[MyAppleMenu] Jun 28, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Monday, June 28, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[News]

*** 'QuickTime Bug' To Capture Imagery Of America
<http://www.macnn.com/news/25226>
by MacNN
Famous immersive photographer Dennis Biela will capture imagery of America from the driver's seat of a specially-outfitted Volkswagen Bug using Apple technology.

*** OS X And iPod Lure Windows Users To Mac
<http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,9959806%5E15400%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html>
by David Frith, The Australian
The advent of Apple's Mac OS X and the wild sucess of its iPod portable music players have got many Windows PC users thinking about a possible switch to the Macintosh platform.

*** Huge Gaps In Europe's iTunes
<http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64000,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4>
by Robert Andrews, Wired News
Angered, many consumers have turned the iTunes software against its maker in a public demonstration against the shortage of indie labels.

*** Riches For Retired Apple CFO
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/9030080.htm>
by Dan Lee, San Jose Mercury News
Fred Anderson began his retirement from Apple Computer by picking up almost $6 million from exercising options and selling shares in the Cupertino computer maker's stock.

*** Revenge Of The Nerd
<http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004291855,00.html>
by Derek Brown, The Sun
The Briton who designed the iPod has beaten ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, Bono and Bob Dylan in a music power list.

*** RealNetworks Announces RealPlayer 10 For Mac OS X
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/06/28/realplayer>
by MacMinute
The newest RealPlayer enables Mac users to take advantage of audio and video content in many of hte major Internet media formats.

*** Apple Blasts Microsoft's Longhorn
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/06/27/tigerbanners>
by MacMinute
At its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple has taken a rather large shot at Microsoft's Longhorn.

*** Apple Not Broadcasting WWDC Keynote
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/06/27/wwdckeynote>
by MacMinute

*** The iPod, The Must-Have New Toy Of Generation Next
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailfeatures.asp?fileid=20040628.P02&irec=1>
by Vishnu K. Mahmud, Jakarta Post
It sems that the iPod has transcended the IT world to enter the realm of consumer products.

[Opinion]

*** News In A Nutshell
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1617757,00.asp>
by Jim Rapoza, eWeek
The underlying problem isn't operating system security or even the vendor runaround but, rather, people who just read headlines or summaries of security news and then form opinions based on this information -- or lack thereof.

*** Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright
<http://www.leaveitbehind.com/home/2004/06/tiger_tiger_bur.html>
by Brian Bailey
My real concern lies with the hundreds of editors who will have to provide pithy, cliche-ridden titles featuring the word Tiger only moments after the keynote ends.

[Review]

*** Worms 3D
<http://macteens.org/more.php?id=244_0_1_0_M>
by Kevin Linderman, MacTeens
Worms 3D is a great multiplayer game.

*** Mac GEMS: Further Functionality
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/06/reviews/julymacgems/>
by Dan Frakes, Macworld

*** New (Local) Mac OS X Vulnerability: Passwords In Swap Files
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/wlg/5125>
by Nitesh Dhanjani, O'Reilly Network
Passwords should never be stored in clear text anywhere.

[Wintel]

*** Microsoft Prepares For Search Assault
<http://news.com.com/Microsoft+prepares+for+search+assault/2100-1038_3-5249975.html?part=rss&tag=5249975&subj=news.1038.20>
by Iain Ferguson, CNET News.com
Microsoft plans to kick off a series of improvements to its search capabilities starting in July as it looks to compete with heavyweights Google and Yahoo, Bill Gates said Monday.

*** EU Temporarily Lifts Microsoft Antitrust Ruling
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9561-2004Jun27.html?nav=rss_technology>
by Robert Wielaard, Associated Press
The European Union on Sunday temporarily lifted its order to Microsoft to change the way it sells software in Europe until the EU high court has heard the company's request for a final appeal of the landmark antitrust decision.

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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[News]

*** Sun Opens Some Java Source Code
<http://news.com.com/Sun+opens+some+Java+source+code/2100-7344_3-5248590.html?part=rss&tag=5248590&subj=news.7344.20>
by Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com
In a move that reflects the growing power of the open-source programming movement, Sun plans Monday to share a modest chunk of Java source code, an experimental user interface for desktop computers called Project Looking Glass.

[Linux]

*** One Small Step In Uphill Fight As Linux Adds A Media Player
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/28/technology/28linux.html?ex=1089000000&en=fb7b3d8588112d81&ei=5062>
by Steve Lohr, New York Times
Red Hat and Novell are expected to announce that they will ship the media-playing software of RealNetworks in their Linux desktop products.

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The other things in life

[Expressions]

*** Elsie By Starlight
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/?040705fi_fiction>
by John Updike, New Yorker

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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** RI Maids In Singapore Prone To Human Rights Violations
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20040628.D02&irec=4>
by Fadli, Jarkarta Post
The Indonesian Embassy in Singapore says it receives dozens of reports daily from maids who claim they have been the victims of abuse.

[News]

*** Singapore: New Haven For Dark Cash
<http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200406/27/200406272142123709900090109012.html>
by Lee Se-jung, JoongAng Daily
As the reputation of Swiss banks fell into jeopardy, some people forecast that Singapore would replace Switzerland as an offshore banking haven.