[MyAppleMenu] Sep 20, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Monday, September 20, 2004

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Mac News for Mac Users

[News]

*** Apple Store Plans Second UK Retail Store
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/09/20/applestoreuk/>
by MacMinute
The new Apple Store will be located in Birmingham at the Bullring shopping area, which just opened on September 4.

*** Macs Bring Lord Of The Rings, Other DVDs To Life
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2004/09/20/dvd/index.php>
by Brad Cook, MacCentral

*** Apple Denies Apple AdWord Use
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9681>
by Macworld UK
Apple hs moved to prevent UK resellers employing the wrod Apple in elements of their online advertising, reports claim.

*** Apple Shares Flying High
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9677>
by Macworld UK
Apple's stock reached a new 52-week high on Friday, closing at $37.14.

*** iMac G5 Plans UK Tour
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=9675>
by Macworld UK
Apple's rock-star new iMac will be making its public debut across the UK in a series of 'iMac G5 Discovery Days' at Apple resellers across the UK.

*** Think Simple
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/personal_technology/9712405.htm>
by Dawn C. Chmielewski, San Jose Mercury News
Industrial design drives new iMac, Apple's fortunes.

*** Kansas City Apple Store To Open This Saturday
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/09/20/kansas/>
by MacMinute

*** Terrence Coggin
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/computing/personaltech/20040920-9999-mz1b20five.html>
by Jonathan Sidener, San Diego Union-Tribune
Terrenc Coggin is the president and chief technology officer of La Jolla-based Information Appliance Associates, creators of the PocketMac series of software programs that bridge the digital divide Macintosh users face when trying to send data to devices such as Pocket PCs.

*** New iMac Clicks With Shoppers, Drags 'Em In
<http://business.bostonherald.com/technologyNews/view.bg?articleid=45050>
by Denis M.Hurley, Boston Herald
"We've been getting 50 to 75 calls a day just to see if we have them since the day it was announced."

*** A Music Download Site For Artists Less Known
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/20/technology/20music.html>
by Laurie J. Flynn, New York Times
When the new service starts this week, eMusic will look as much like a magazine as an online music service, with an assortment of reviews, recommendations and columns.

[Opinion]

*** New iMac's Beauty In The Eye Of The Beholder
<http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/personal_technology/9710968.htm>
by Mike Langberg, San Jose Mercury News

[Review]

*** iMac Upgrade A Chore, But Could Be Worth It
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/computing/personaltech/20040920-9999-mz1b20mac.html>
by David L. Hart, San Diego Union-Tribune

*** Mac OS: Take Command Of Your OS
<http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id%3B803381391%3Bfp%3B2%3Bfpid%3B37>
by Joshua Gliddon, PC World
The average OS X users shouldn't ever need to venture anywhere near the command line interface, but since you're not the average OS X user, it's probably time to have a rummage.

[Sidetrack]

*** Presenting, The 2004 Model 
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/2004/09/20/#20040920bg000001>
by Heng-Cheong Leong
This<http://manalang.com/archives/2004/09/19/the-home-computer-of-2004/> is how scientists from the RAND Corporation predicted the home computer will look like in the year 2004, 50 years ago.

[Wintel]

*** Mr Gates Goes To Washington
<http://www.cio.com/archive/091504/microsoft.html/>
by Ben Worthen, CIO
Microsoft cared little for politics until the Department of Justice called it a monopoly. Now the company approaches lobbying the way it approaches everything -- aggressively -- and consequently it dominates the technology policy agenda. CIOs may not be better off for it.

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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[News]

*** Thanks For Memory (But I Need More)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3673262.stm>
by Paul Rubens, BBC News
How quaint... an MP3 player that will store your entire record collection. The inexorable demand for more memory means we will soon be storing thousands of feature films in our pockets, and that's just for starters.

*** Hollywood: It's Time To Get Creative, Use The Net
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/9704789.htm>
by Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News
The future of video should be an expansion of choices: into dimensions far beyond the traditional tube.

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The other things in life

[Tech & Science]

*** What To Eat On The Way To Mars
<http://www.wired.com/news/space/0,2697,64976,00.html?tw=rss.TOP>
by Karen Lurie, Wired News
Think it's tough figuring out what to whip up for dinner? Try figuring out what to eat during a two-and-a-half-year trip to Mars and back. Food scientists have some solutions on the plate.

[Life]

*** You Say Prosciutoo, I Say Pro-SHOOT, And Purists Chringe
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/20/nyregion/20italian.html?ex=1253419200&#38;en=b03770cf84f8a2a2&#38;ei=5088&#38;partner=rssnyt>
by Stacy Albin, New York Times
The Italian spoken by many New Yorkers or New Jerseyans make Italian teachers, the purists who love the language just as Dante wrote it, wince.

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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** New Leaders Improve Singapore-Malaysia Relations
<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6038982/site/newsweek/>
by Lorien Holland and Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, Newsweek
With new leaders in both nations, the two Southeast Asian neighbors are looking past memories of their painful 1965 separation and toward a more cooperative future.

[News]

*** SMRT To Crack Down On Commuters Crossing Yellow Lines To Prevent Accidents
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/107620/1/.html>
by Yvonne Cheong, Channel NewsAsia
Land Transport Authority and SMRT say they will not install physical barriers at the 35 above-ground stations.

*** Foreign Players To Remain Shut Out From Singapore's Media
<http://servihoo.com/channels/kinews/v3news_details.php?id=54327&CategoryID=47>
by AFP
Foreign players will remain barred from becoming involved in Singapore's media despite the government wanting to increase competition in the industry.

*** Singapore Issues Bomb Alert
<http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/20/1095647526389.html?oneclick=true>
by AFP
Singapore has issued another warning about terrorists' intentions to attack soft targets in the city-state following the deadly bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta, reports said today.

*** Singapore To Send Team To Explore Islamic Banking
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/9/20/latest/18957Singapore&sec=latest>
by Associated Press
Singapore's central bank will send a team to the Middle East to explore Islamic banking in a bid to boost the city-state's standing as a financial center, senior minister Goh Chok Tong said Sunday.

[Opinion]

*** Speakers' Corner Now Requires Only Simple Registration
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,4386,273619,00.html?>
by Victor Keong, Singapore Police Force, Straits Times
It is not possible to do away with regulations at Speakers' Corner as experience has shown outdoor talks can be used to incite large crowds to demonstrate or riot, resulting in loss of lives and property.

[Entertainment]

*** Fine Dining On The Run
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/life/story/0,4574,129394,00.html?>
by Jaime Ee, Business Times
Yes, it's possible to do a one-hour lunch and no, it doesn't have to be a sandwich at the deli.