[MyAppleMenu] Mar 16, 2004

Tue Mar 16 13:15:01 EST 2004

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Tuesday, March 16, 2004

MyAppleMenu
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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** Apple Releases Mac OS X V10.3.3
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/03/15/1033/?lsrc=mcrss-0304>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral

[News]

*** How The iPod Became An Icon
<http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=302952004>
by Alex Massie, The Scotsman
"It's a society within itself. You've got your biker community, your hip-hop community and now you've got your iPod community. It's all about those wires."

*** Laptop Program Has Other School Systems Greene With Envy
<http://www.kinston.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=18580&Section=Local>
by LaToya Mack, Kinston Free Press
Studnets like the access to information they have with the computers, and teachers like that students are taking a greater interest in their school work.

*** G5s Get Fan Control Update
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=8180>
by Macworld UK
Apple says this update "improves performance and reliability of the Fan Control system of the Power Mac G5."

*** Cocktail 3.4.5 Adds Mac OS 10.3.3 Compatibility
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/03/16/cocktail>
by MacMinute

*** Jobs Wins Wired Renegade Of The Year Award
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/03/16/raveawards>
by MacMinute
The honor goes to "the person who had the most significant cultural impact in the wired world in 2003."

See Also : Rave Awards
<http://www.raveawards.com/frontdoor.htm>
by Wired

*** Apple Shares Seen Falling Through First Half
<http://www.forbes.com/markets/2004/03/15/0315automarketscan05.html>
by Forbes
Prudential Equity Group said that valuation of Apple Computer shares "has gotten ahead of itself."

*** Apple Updates DVD Studio Pro To V2.0.5
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/03/15/dvdstudiopro/?lsrc=mcrss-0304>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral
The update includes "critical fixes for placement of the dual layer break point on DVD-9 titles."

*** Apple Releases Mac OS X Server V10.3.3
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/03/15/macosxserver/?lsrc=mcrss-0304>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral

*** Laptop Plan Calls For Tapping Fund, Sharing Costs
<http://news.mainetoday.com/apwire/D81B016O0-74.shtml>
by David Sharp, Associated Press
Education Commissioner Susan Gendron is seeking to sell state lawmakers on her proposal for tapping into a renovation fund to jump-start an expansion of Maine's laptop computer program into the state's 160 high schools and vocational schools.

*** Virtual 'iPod' For Microsoft Windows Pocket PC OS Pulled From Web
<http://www.macdailynews.com/comments.php?id=P2333_0_1_0>
by MacDailyNews

[Opinion]

*** Should Apple Revive The Mac Portable?
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/04/03/16/index.html>
by Charles Moore, MacOPINION
More a portable true desktop substitute than a road-warrioring machine.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[Linux]

*** HP Expands Linux PC Line To Asia
<http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-5173279.html>
by Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com
The systems will run Turbolinux's software, a version of the open-source operating system based on Novell's SuSE Linux, and are geared for business buyers, HP said.

MyAppleMenu Reader
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The other things in life

[Life]

*** Drink Me
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2096958/fr/rss/>
by Henry Petroski, Slate
How Americans came to have cup holders in their cars.

[Expressions]

*** Passion
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/?040322fi_fiction>
by Alice Munro, New Yorker

[EOF]

*** Restraining Order
<http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA403637?display=Top+of+the+Week&promocode=SUPP>
by Paige Albiniak and John M. Higgins, Broadcasting & Cable
We know how South Park, Sex and the City are cleaned up for station sales.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** Economists Put Q1 Singapore Growth At 5.5%
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/premiumstory/0,4574,110961,00.html?>
by Anna Teo, Business Times
The economy is widely expected to have grown about 5.5 percent in the current quarter, and to pick up further in Q2, before slowing down in the second half.

*** Govt Must Steer The Necessary MRT U-Turn
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/storyprintfriendly/0,1887,240458,00.html?>
by Christopher Tan, Straits Times
It was the government which facilitated 'competition' in the rail business in the first place. So, too, must it undo the situation if it believes it is untenable.

[News]

*** From Mall To Mall -- Underground
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,240410,00.html?>
by Sue-Ann Chia, Straits Times
The government has set aside $59 million to co-pay for underpasses projects that it hopes will lead to an extensive network of underground linkways along Orchard Road and in the central business district.

*** Cheaper Flat, Costly Decor
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,240415,00.html?>
by Leong Pik Yin, Straits Times
Fewer couples go for the largest property they can afford for first homes; instead they would splurge on interior decoration.