[MyAppleMenu] Mar 25, 2004

Thu Mar 25 13:15:01 EST 2004

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Thursday, March 25, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[Top Stories]

*** Apple iPod Mini Available Worldwide In July
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/03/25/ipodminisoft>
by MacMinute
Apple today announced that it is moving the worldwide availability of its iPod Mini later to July due to the "much stronger than expected demand in the U.S. far exceeding the total planned supply through the end of June."

*** Mac.Ars Takes On Three Years Of OS X
<http://www.arstechnica.com/etc/mac/index.html>
by Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica
It has been a long and winding road for OS X users. After three years, Mac users have a modern, mature, and stable desktop OS.

*** Apple Server Blossoms With Telcos
<http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3330611>
by Michael Singer, InternetNews.com
Apple is quietly making gains in server rooms and data centers and not just because the art department needs a G5. Improvements to the company's Xserve and Xserve RAID products as well as new networking software is allowing more companies to give Apple the eye.

[News]

*** Apple Named Bio-IT World Best Of Show Finalist
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/03/25/bestofshow>
by MacMinute

*** Photos From Apple Retail Store In London
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/03/25/aslpics>
by MacMinute

*** REALbasic 6 To Feature New Interface, Multiple Projects
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/03/24/realbasic/?lsrc=mcrss-0304>
by Jason Snell, MacCentral
Dozens of REALbasic developers who gathered at Real Software's inaugural Real World conference got a sneak peek at a major update to the REALbasic development environment that features an interface overhaul and numerous productivity-boosting features, as well as enhanced Linux support.

*** Apple Xserve G5 Challenges Linux Clusters
<http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/25394-1.html>
by Susan M. Menke, Government Computer News
The Xserve PowerPC G5 server "is not for IT people, it's for users themselves to set up," Apple's server hardware product manager Douglas Brooks says.

*** Apple Still Rules Paid Music Download Market
<http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/8259224.htm>
by Jon Fortt, Knight Ridder Newspapers
Apple still rules the paid music download market. But the company said its iPod audio player is still the real moneymaker in its music strategy.

*** Dev To Dev: James Duncan Davidson Interviews Panic
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/03/23/panic.html>
by James Duncan Davidson, O'Reilly Network
"Mac OS X has dramatically shifted the way our development works. Things are so much quicker and faster now."

*** George Crow Talks Apple, Then And Now
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/03/24/georgecrow>
by Dennis Sellers, MacMinute

*** Apple Offers Xgrid Preview 2
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/03/24/xgrid/index.php?redirect=1080137111000>
by Peter Cohen, MacCentral

[Opinion]

*** Why Are Mac Users Still Surfing With Internet Explorer?
<http://lowendmac.com/misc/04/0223.html>
by Charles W. Moore, Low End Mac
Do yourself a favor and check out some of the alternatives. I think you'll be happy that you did.

[Review]

*** Battle Of The iPod Polishes: iClaeaner Vs. Ice Creme
<http://www.ipodlounge.com/reviews_more.php?id=3389_0_6_0_C>
by Jeremy Horwitz, iPodlounge
For the most part, our results were positive. But as with many products, these polishes have interesting strengths and weaknesses that should be understood before you depend upon them for your own perosnal needs.

*** Mac Tip: Getting In iSync
<http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/mac/story/0,24330,3646649,00.html>
by Christopher Breen, TechTV
I'll offer you some tips for making the most of iSync.

*** iPod Through The Eyes Of A Windows User
<http://www.forbes.com/personaltech/2004/03/24/cx_ah_0324tentech.html>
by Betsy Schiffman, Forbes

*** iBlog. Do You?
<http://www.mymac.com/showarticle.php?do=something&id=441>
by Maria Langer, MyMac.com
If you're yearning to start your own blog, check out iBlog.

*** The Real Benefits Of .Mac
<http://www.mymac.com/showarticle.php?do=something&id=445>
by Maria Langer, MyMac.com
It's money well spent.

[Sidetrack]

*** Rumor Today: Attacks Hackers Back 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/03/25/#20040325bg000003>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
"Apple appears to be working with the guys at Symbiot<http://www.apple-x.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=842&mode=thread&order=1&thold=0>... [on] a 'Killer App' for enterprise customers."

*** Rumor Today: No More Google 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/03/25/#20040325bg000002>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
See that Google search box in your Safari? It's going to be Yahoo!<http://www.newmediamusings.com/blog/2004/03/will_apple_safa.html> search soon, unless Google brings some cold hard cash to the bargaining table.

*** Rumor Today: No New Hardware 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/03/25/#20040325bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
No, there isn't any "imminent product revisions." Apple is simply warning resllers that there will be a shortage of products for sale simply because of the "beginning of the educational buying season<http://appleinsider.com/article.php?id=401>."

[Wintel]

*** US Denounces EU Decision On Microsoft, But Rivals Applaud
<http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/040325010108.0pqq8nox>
by EU Business
US antitrust regulators sharply rebuked their EU counterparts for imposing a record fine and other sanctions on Microsoft, but rivals of the software giant hailed the action as a victory for free competition.

*** Cropped Windows Already Exists
<http://news.com.com/2100-1014_3-5177455.html>
by David Becker, CNET News.com
Microsoft may have damaged its own arguments to the European Union to accept its standard platform pledge in the wake of recent programs to offer stripped-down versions of its software in some Asian countries.

*** Ballmer: All Companies Should Be Allowed To Innovate
<http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-5178627.html>
by Ina Fried, CNET News.com
Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer vowed to fight the European Commission's antitrust ruling, arguing that all companies, even ones with a near monopoly, have a right to improve their products.

*** Gates Gets Updated Windows Mobile Moving
<http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-5178716.html>
by Ina Fried and Richard Shim, CNET News.com
Bill Gates announced an update to the company's mobile device operating system as well as the latest version of its speech software.

*** Microsoft: We Offered To Install Three Media Players With WIndows
<http://www.pcpro.co.uk/?http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/news_story.php?id=55478>
by PC Pro
Microsoft offered to install three different media players with all Windows installations worldwide -- not just within the EU -- during discussions with the EUropean Commission last week.

*** The Remdy Vanishes?
<http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-5178172.html>
by Declan mcCullagh, CNET News.com
"Has any part of the settlement loosened Microsoft's grip on their ilegally maintained monopoly? The answer's 'No. Nothing. Zip. Zero.'"

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

[News]

*** Google Set To Woo Non-Internet Users With Voice Search
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39149846,00.htm>
by Munir Koladia, ZDNet UK
Google is not the obvious company to telephone when you are looking for directions to a restaurant or hotel, but the popular search engine's development team is hoping that its emerging voice search facility may over time completely change the concept of a search engine.

[Internet]

*** For Some Internet Users, It's Better Late Than Never
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/25/technology/circuits/25elde.html>
by Katie Hafner, New York Times
Once largely written off as a lost cause, older Americans are now coming into their own as Internet users.

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** The Science Behind The Film Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/tech/nextnews/archive/next040323.htm?track=rss>
by James M. Pethokoukis, U.S. News
If a pill could eliminate bad memories, should you actually use it?

[Life]

*** The Last Supper
<http://www.legalaffairs.org/issues/March-April-2004/feature_price_marapr04.html>
by Brian Price, Legal Affairs
Last-meal requests were always released to the media exactly the way the state received them. But many of the meals that prisoners wanted were replaced with less expensive or more accessible alternatives, which forced me to be creative in honoring prisoners' wishes.

[EOF]

*** Pointing Fingers Back At Trump, For Fun
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/25/nyregion/25trump.html>
by Sherri Day, New York Times
The tourists position themselves in front of Trump Tower. They strike a pose that, to the uninitiated, might seem an awkward gesture. They extend one hand, sideways, and scream, "You're fired!"

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** Don't Rush To Build A Budget Terminal
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/16508.asp>
by Prithpal Singh, Today
Why Changi Airport may not be an attractive proposition to low-cost airlines.

[News]

*** Dreams Of A Mini-Holland V Crushed
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,242145,00.html?>
by Glenys Sims, Straits Times
Plans to bring life back to Anak Bukit hit snag over canal.