[MyAppleMenu] Mar 24, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Wednesday, March 24, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** For Imagining iTunes And Finding Nemo (Then Ditching Disney)
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.04/rave.html?pg=2>
by Wired News
Steve Jobs has always prided himself on thinking different. Now the rest of the world is coming around.

[News]

*** Adobe Turns Its Back On Mac Again
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-5177920.html>
by David Becker, CNET News.com
The decision is the latest in a series of snubs against the Apple operating system.

See Also : Adobe Discontinues FrameMaker For Macintosh
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/03/23/framemaker/?lsrc=mcrss-0304>
by Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral
"We have had some customers request an OS X version of FrameMaker, but it's really hard to justify on a business level."

*** Apple Mac OS X Server Administration Service Undisclosed Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
<http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9914/discussion/>
by SecurityFocus

*** Real's Glaser Exhorts Apple To Open iPod
<http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5177914.html>
by Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com
RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser said that Apple is creating problems for itself by using a file format that forces consumers to buy music from Apple's own iTunes site.

*** Apple Releases Final Version Of iChat AV 2.1
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/03/23/ichat>
by MacMinute
Apple today released the final version of iChat AV 2.1, the update that adds support for video conferencing with the new AOL Instant Messenger 5.5 for Microsoft Windows.

*** Apple Updates Wireless Keyboard And Mouse Firmware
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/03/23/wireless/index.php?redirect=1080051064000>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral
The update improves performance and reliability, according to Apple.

[Opinion]

*** Digital Music: Apple Shouldn't Sing Solo
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2004/tc20040324_2586_tc056.htm>
by Alex Salkever, BusinessWeek
If Apple truly beliees it can make the most innovative music players and software, then it has little to worry about from competition. Standards barriers that ghettoize Apple's music efforts pose a far greater long-term risk.

[Review]

*** RagTime 5.6: Midlevel Publishing Package Marred By Poor Implementation
<http://www.macworld.com/2004/03/reviews/ragtime5x6/>
by Galen Gruman, Macworld
Despite its conceptual strengths, more is wrong than is right in RagTime.

*** Songs In The Key Of iLife
<http://news.independent.co.uk/digital/features/story.jsp?story=504288>
by Charles Arthur, Independent
The nice thing about living at the digital hub is that you can flatter yourself that the world revolves around you. Even if it's not true, iLife 04 gives that impression. And every little counts.

*** Final Cut Express 2
<http://www.creativemac.com/2004/03_mar/reviews/8vm1lasr.htm>
by Stephen Schleicher, Creative Mac
Final Cut Express 2 is a great step in the right direction for DV producers and editors.

*** Tomb Raider: The Angel Of Darkness
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=478>
by Richard Hallas, Inside Mac Games

[Sidetrack]

*** How Do I Spell Thee? 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/03/24/#20040324bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
How many wrong spellings of iPod have you discovered? I've seen ipod, IPOD, and today, I-POD.

And you thought people spelling Macintosh as "MAC" is bad...

[Wintel]

*** Microsoft Hit By Record EU Fine
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3563697.stm>
by BBC News
Microsoft must pay a fine of 497m euros for abusing its dominant market position. Microsoft must also reveal details of its Windows software codes within 120 days, to make it easier for rivals to design compatible products. Microsoft must offer a stripped-down version of its Windows operating system minus the firm's MediaPlayer audiovisual software within 90 days.

See Also : EU Ruling Could Be Key To Microsoft's Future
<http://news.com.com/2100-1014_3-5177521.html>
by Mike Ricciuti, CNET News.com
The EU's decision to force Microsoft to unbundle its media software from WIndows could constitute a legal precedent that'd affect the company's future products.

See Also : A Tale Of Two Cases
<http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-5178202.html>
by John Borland, CNET News.com
The decision would appear to indicate a wide gap between American and European legal and business practices. But legal experts say the divergent courses stern largely from politics and entirely different evidence, not any serious disagreement in antitrust philosophy.

See Also : Coming Back To Haunt Them
<http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-5178150.html>
by Paul Festa, CNET News.com
Every executive knows the risk of having old e-mails surface as trial evidence -- but perhaps none so well as Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.

See Also : Microsoft Ruling Could Affect Marketplace
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Microsoft%20Unsettled%20Tech>
by Allison Linn, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
European regulators have a rare chance to influence Microsoft's current behavior, rather than trying to make amends for alleged wrongdoing against already sunken competitors.

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

[Top Stories]

*** The Outsourcing Bogeyman
<http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20040501faessay83301-p0/daniel-w-drezner/the-outsourcing-bogeyman.html>
by Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs
Outsourcing actually brings far mroe benefits than costs, both now and in the long run. If its critics succeed in provoking a new wave of AMerican protectionism, the consequences will be disastrous -- for the U.S. economy and for the American workers they claim to defend.

[News]

*** Home Is Where The Server Is
<http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/garfinkel0404.asp?trk=nl>
by Simson Garfinkel, MIT Technology Review
A server in your home allows easy storage, retrieval, and backup of your files -- at very little cost.

*** IBM Bets On Software Development Technique
<http://news.com.com/2100-1008_3-5178164.html>
by Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com
Aspect-oriented software development is meant to help programmers easily make changes to complex projects with a more modular approach to development.

*** Sony Ericsson Banks On 3G Appeal
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3558643.stm>
by Alfred Hermida, BBC News
The future looks bright for third-generation mobiles, according to the boss of phone maker Sony Ericsson.

[Internet]

*** Everyone Is A Critic
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-et-tawa24mar24,1,4379384.story?coll=la-headlines-technology>
by Renee Tawa, Los Angeles Times
Customer reviews on Amazon and other websites can seriously affect book sales, and don't publishers know it.

*** Generation WWW: Kids Create Web Sites
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19006-2004Mar23.html>
by Ellen Edwards, Washington Post
Some are creating their own businesses. Other use their sites to further causes they support or provide help for private problems.

[Linux]

*** Red Hat Revenue, Profit Rise
<http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-5178057.html>
by Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com
Red Hat reported a net income of $5 million and revenue that grew 43 percent to $37 million for its most recent quarter.

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The other things in life

[Life]

*** The Churn
<http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?040329fa_fact>
by Katherine Boo, New Yorker
Creative destruction in a border town.

*** Too Much Rock Ruins The Soup
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/24/dining/24MUSI.html>
by Eric Asimov, New York Times
After a decade in which the central presence of music in the dining room has seemed to increase steadily, could it be that restaurants are finally turning down the volume?

*** The Essential Egg
<http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-egg24mar24,0,3848160.story?coll=la-headlines-food>
by Emily Green, Los Angeles Times
Delivered in aningenious package, it's simply the world's most perfect food.

*** A Chinese Girl's Diary Builds A Bridge Out Of Rural Poverty
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/24/books/24MA.html>
by Alan Riding, New York Times
The long road that brought Ma Yan to the Paris book fair this week began three years ago in the remote village of Zhang Jia Shu in Ningxia region of northern China.

[Expressions]

*** The Bidding Of The Harbor God
<http://slate.msn.com/id/2097662/>
by Antipater of Sidon, Slate

*** Father Daughter
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/?040329fi_fiction>
by Jim Harrison, New Yorker

[EOF]

*** California, Ho!
<http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0412/cotts.php>
by Cynthia Cotts, Village Voice
Once parochial, The New Yorker has discovered that more people read its pages on the west coast.

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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** Gaming Giants Eye Singapore
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/16457.asp>
by Kevin Tan, Today
Analysts: Singapore casino may exceed Genting in revenue.

[News]

*** HarbourFront Mall Eyes 30m Visitors A Year
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/premiumstory/0,4574,111802,00.html?>
by Kalpana Rashiwala, Business Times
Owner Mapletree is lining up attractions to meet ambitious target.

*** Lessons To Be Learnt From SIA Falling-Out
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/storyprintfriendly/0,1887,241951,00.html?>
by Rebecca Lee, Straits Times
SIA's management may be skilled at hedging against fuel price or foreign exchange fluctuations and managing the airline's capacity against passenger demand. But it may have overlooked the manner in which it executed its decisions and the impact it would have on employees.