[MyAppleMenu] May 16, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Sunday, May 16, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[News]

*** Apple Files Patent On Translucent Windows
<http://www.macnn.com/news/24708>
by MacNN
Apple has recently filed a patent for translucent windows that automatically adjust the opacity as information is updated (or not update).

[Opinion]

*** Do We Need A Completely New Interface?
<http://www.macnightowl.com/newsletters/2004/05/233.htm#interface>
by Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl

*** An Apple Store Story
<http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/an-apple-store-story-016208.php>
by Gizmodo
Holy smoke, yep, "60 Minutes" anchor Ed Bradley is an Apple fanatic!

[Wintel]

*** Microsofot XP Service Pack 2 Still In Flux
<http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1592780,00.asp?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535>
by Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Watch
Even in the eleventh hour, Redmond is continuing to make changes to its Windows XP update code.




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The other things in life

[Life]

*** The (New) Parent Trap
<http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2004/05/09/the_new_parent_trap/>
by Michelle Bates Deakin, Boston Globe
With Massachusetts on the brink of making history by becoming the first state to allow gays to legally marry, the parents of many gay couples find themselves torn between the love for their children and a traditional view of marriage.

*** The Greening Of The City
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/16/magazine/16ESSAY.html>
by Jane Jacobs, New York Times
As offices move to the suburbs, nature takes up residence downtown.

*** Without Walls
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/16/magazine/16WWLN.html>
by Verlyn Klinkenborg, New York Times
What if nature had an author? Landscape architecture's delights and disturbances.




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Life in the city

[News]

*** Outsourcing Is A Hush-Hush Word Here
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4386,251246,00.html?>
by Li Xueying, Straits Times
More white-collar jobs lost now but Singapore benefited from the trend in teh past.




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