From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Mon Dec 1 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Monday, Dec 1, 2003 Message-ID: <20031202020500.13208.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Monday, Dec 1, 2003 MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Steve Jobs Tops List Of Forbes' 'The Most-Improved CEOs' List (MacDailyNews) Apple: Haute Couture Computers (JapanConsuming.com) Tokyo was the obvious choice for Apple's first directly operated store outside the US, and Japanese from all over the country and even overseas flocked to see it open on 30 November. Apple Store Boss: 'Crisis Under Control' (Macworld UK) "We have fixed the broken parts, and have the capacity to respond." Business Healthy For Apple's iPod (Kat Gresey, Columbia Chronicle) Some people are so into the Apple iPod it hurts. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- iPod For Photos (Globe And Mail) Moving with the trend in technology toward convergence, the dockable iPod can now be a voice recorder, photo vault and music player wrapped into one. Mac.Ars Takes On Holiday Shopping (Eric Bangeman and Erik Kennedy, Ars Technica) Gifts for the Mac user in your life. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Google To Limit Some Drug Ads (Gilbert M. Gaul and Mary Pat Flaherty, Washington Post) Web giants asked to help discourage illicit online pharmacies. What To Look For In '04 (Philip D. Long, Syllabus) The most striking thing about the current trends in technology, as this issue will catalog in detail, is that the 'next big thing' doesn't leap from the pages, at least not as a product. 7 Hot Projects (Erika Jonietz, MIT Technology Review) These seven technologies are about to make their way out of the lab, onto the market -- and into our lives. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories --------------------------------------- Trying Time Wheeling Round Singapore (Theresa Tan, Straits Times) Hurdles, obstacles everywhere... MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Singapore To Amend Law To Stem SIA-Pilots' Union Disputes (Dow Jones) In a statement from the Prime Minister's Office, the government said the Ministry of Manpower will amend the Trade Unions Act to enable trade union executive committees to negotiate and commit to collective agreements without having to seek ratification from their members. Film About Street Kids Shows Seedy Side Of Singapore (Alexa Olesen, Associated Press) Heavily censored at home, '15' wins praise abroad with its hard look at a place that prides itself on cleanliness, propriety and a strict sense of order. Study Downside Of Media Competition (Warren Fernandez, Straits Times) What Singapore needs is not more blind faith in competition and what its advocates promise, but a hard-headed look at whether competition in this market and in its present form needs fixing or is best left alone. SIA Pilots: Law To Be TIghtened (Rebecca Lee, Straits Times) Changes will mean leaders of pilots' union won't need to get members' approval for agreements, a right now unique to Alpa-S. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Tue Dec 2 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Tuesday, Dec 2, 2003 Message-ID: <20031203020500.33058.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Tuesday, Dec 2, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- Cost 'Key Factor In Buying PC' (Macworld UK) Apple has bought many new technologies to market but such innovations are not the most important factors to IT buyers, according to an Information Week poll. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Apple: Can Sex Appeal Counter Sticker Shock? (Aaron Ricadela, InformationWeek) Music Download Battle Looms (Chris Jenkins, News.com.au) Industry sources tipped that the Australian version of Apple's iTunes will be available in the first quarter of 2004. Apple Ranks 34th In Consumer Electronics Sales (MacMinute) Music At Your Fingertips, And A Battle Among Sellers (Bob Tedeschi, New York Times) With hundreds of millions of investment and marketing dollars flowing into the sector, the paid digital download arena could be the most active online commerce category. Apple Film Festival Planned For '04 (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK) Apple is planning a pilot run of an international online film festival next year, according to the San Diego Screenwriter's Association (SDSA) yesterday. Apple Computer -- From Proud PC Inventor To Niche Player (Christoph Dernbach, E-Commerce News) Reader: Apple iPod Ads "Branded" With Smear Message (MacNN) Disgruntled iPod users have vandalized advertisements for the music player in Manhattan. Playboy Names Mac Top Product 'That Changed The World' (MacMinute) In its 50th anniversary issue, Playboy ranked the original Apple Macintosh computer No. 1 in its "Top 50 Products That Changed The World." Apple Recognized For Branding, Strategic Direction (MacNN) "The insightful brand strategy behind the iPod, iTunes and the latest part of this digital music package, the iTunes Music Store, wins Apple kudos for one of the clear brand hits of 2003," according to Prophet. Alpharetta, Ga. Gets Its Own Apple Store Saturday (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) The new store is opening in Alpharetta, Ga. at the North Point Mall. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Is The Apple Portable Mystique In Danger? (Charles Moore, MacOPINION) The reputation has been taking a bit of a beating lately. There's A Noose In The Hoose -- iTunes Shoppers Discover DRM (Andrew Orlowski, The Register) So for Apple to pop up and grant the dying RIAA members a 99 cents toll on each song -- when the distribution costs are zero, and when the RIAA is so mainifestly corrupt -- is a pill many find hard to swallow. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Apple's Backup 2 -- Near Perfection (Jim Darlymple) After making Apple's Backup 2 the mainstay of my back up strategy, I can say it's a must have for anyone concerned with data loss. And it's free to .Mac subscribers. The 25 Best Products Of The Year: Power Mac G5 (Fortune) iBook G4 Screen Spots Appearing? (MacFixIt) "I just noticed two spots on my new 14" G4 iBook. The iBook is about 3 weeks old and came directly from Apple." Snood 3.0 (Chris Lawson, ATPM) iConquer 2.2 (Eric Blair, ATPM) I'm going to make this very simple. If you like Risk, buy iConquer. If you've never played Risk but like strategy games, try iConquer. MindRover -- The Europa Project (Nat Panek, Inside Mac Games) It's a shame that this title couldn't have been better put together, because it's a great alternative to the FPS and RPG titles that dominate the market out there. MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- What's Behind Microsoft's Office Moves? (David Becker, CNET News.com) Looming competitive and regulatory pressures factored into Microsoft's recent decision to reveal formerly secret pieces of its latest Office software, according to analysts. More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories --------------------------------- Craftsmanship (Joel Spolsky) The mora of the story is sometimes fixing a 1% defect takes 500% effort. A Micropayment For Your Thoughts (Associated Press) An idea that seemingly evaporated along with dot-com mania is back: that the Internet would realize its full grass-roots potential if Web surfers could pay small amounts for tidbits of online content. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Why It's Time To Rein In ICANN (Sonia Arrison, CNET News.com) It often finds itself steeped in controversy over what many see as its overzealous urge for policymaking. Intel Scientists Find Wall For Moore's Law (Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com) Moore's Law, as chip manufacturers generally refer to it today, is coming to an end, according to a recent research paper. Diebold Retreats; Lawmaker Demands Inquiry (Paul Festa, CNET News.com) Diebold is facing threats on two fronts as free-speech advocates pursue monetary damages against it and a presidential candidate urges a congressional inquiry into the company. New Models For Net Business (Mark Ward, BBC News) Although the net has changed the way many firms work beyond the borders of their business, internally they remain very old-fashioned. Wi-Fi To Get Big Extensions (Carmen Nobel, eWeek) Several companies are readying WLAN hardware and software to address the security and management of remote networks, especially in larger enterprises. Look North, Workers Advised (Patrick Thibodeau, Computerworld) IT jobs are available in Canada, where pay, and costs, are lower. MyAppleMenu Reader: World ------------------------- The Two Terrorisms (Jonathan Stevenson, New York Times) The apocalyptic "new" terrorism affords leaders the chance to neutralize "old" militant groups reluctant to be associated with such sweeping destruction. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ For A Good TIme, Well, Don't Call Dad (Mary Duenwald, New York Times) Sir Walter Scott's dark heroes, rebellious and promiscuous, and his proper heroes, law-abiding and monogamous, reflect the two types of men scientists recognize by the kinds of relationships they have with women: cads and dads. Disney Devotee Designed, lives In Facsimile Of Haunted Mansion (Brian Feagans, Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Something frightful happens every time Mark Hurt turns on the cold water in his downstairs bathroom. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Government Acting To Prevent 'Broken Heads' At SIA (Lydia Lim, Straits Times) SM Lee's message to Singapore Airlines management and pilots: Stop the 'test of wills' now before it gets troublesome. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Wed Dec 3 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Wednesday, Dec 3, 2003 Message-ID: <20031204020500.28885.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Wednesday, Dec 3, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- Speed Demon (Garry Barker, The Age) The Age imaging centre recently put a dual-processor Power Mac G5 through its paces, and the team was suitably impressed. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Apple Releases AppleWorks 6.2.1 For Windows Updater (MacDailyNews) Apple Speaks Mac To BBC -- Webcast Online (Macworld UK) Show highlights include a face-to-face interview with Apple's vice president of hardware product marketing Greg Joswiak. Willow Design Releases 20" iMac Carry Case (MacMinute) The case features protective compartments for the iMac, keyboard, speakers and accessories. Apple Initiated With "Neutral" Rating (MacNN) Analysts at JP Morgan mention that Apple is poised for "robust margin expansions" in the forthcoming quarters on account of its new digital music product offerings. Moby To Appear At L.A. Apple Store (MacMinute) Moby will be at The Grove Apple Store in Los Angeles, California, this Thursday, December 4 at 6:30 p.m. Soundtrack v1.1 Released (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) The new release includes general fixes as well as improvements in performance and linking of relocated project audio files, according to Apple. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- An Apple On The Ginza (The Blog From Another Dimension) It is an impressive sight. One More Reason To Love OS X... (Alan Graham, O'Reilly Network) It seems almost everyday there is another reason why I love OS X. Here's reason #367. Why MS Software Is Driving Me Nuts (David Coursey, ZDNet) Why Encoutrage couldn't have just told me it was unable to connect to an IMAP server rather than presenting the TDN (three digit number), I don't understand. The Upgradability Myth (Amy Percival, Spymac) Its clear that consumers are recognizing that practicality and efficiency are more important than expandability. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Apple Offers DHCP Security Workaround (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) Apple recently posted details to its online Knowledgebase explaining how to circumvent potential problems. Screen Spots On Computers Other Than The PowerBook G4 15" (FireWire 800) (MacFixIt) We've received a number of other reports over the past couple of months with various other Apple laptops. Collaborative Editing With Rendezvous (Wei-Meng Lee, O'Reilly Network) One of the innovative uses of Rendezvous is in the area of collaborative editing, which allows multiple users to edit a document simultaneously, collaborating through the network. In this article I will introduce two collaborative editing tools, SubEthaEdit and iStorm, and talk about their various features. iPod As Digital Photographer's Best Friend (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network) What makes the iPod scenario compelling is that it plugs into Panther, allowing you to leverage some of its powerful technologies. And that's what I'm going to explore here today. MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- Windows ATMs Raise Security Concerns (Paul Roberts, IDG News Service) Last week's revelation by Diebold that its automated teller machines (ATMs) operated by two financial services customers were struck by the W32/Nachi worm raises the specter of even wider disruptions from virus and worm outbreaks and highlights a growing security concern that cash machines running Windows XP and interacting with other Windows systems are vulnerable to attack. More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- The Myth Of Doomed Data (Simson Garfinkel, MIT Technology Review) The handwringing about obsolete formats is misguided. The digital files we create today will be around for a very, very long time. How Much Is Privacy Worth? (Ryan Singel, Wired News) The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday over whether the federal government should reimburse individuals whose sensitive data was disclosed illegally, even if no harm can be proven. Sexual Spam Could Spark Lawsuits (Mark Ward, BBC News) Firms that do not take steps to stop sexually explicit spam could face lawsuits from employees suffering distress because of exposure to offensive images. The Search For The Perfect Gift Grows At Small Online Stores (Saul Hansell, New York Times) Shoppers understand that they cannot feel the softness of a cashmere sweater on a Web site, but the Internet offers speed, low prices, detailed product information and a way to avoid the holiday crush at the malls. Cooperative Computing Finds Top Prime Number (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com) An effort in which thousands of people donate their computers' unused processing power has uncovered the largest prime number so far known. AOL Fights Spyware In Coming Software Upgrade (Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com) America Online will introduce antispyware software for subscribers as part of an optional service upgrade early next year, company officials confirmed Tuesday. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Why Do People Read Newspapers? (Carl Sessions Stepp, American Journalism Review) A massive research effort by the NAA- and ASNE-backed Readership Institute endeavored to find out. Now newspapers are heeding some of the findings in an effort to reverse the persistent circulation slide. MyAppleMenu Reader: EOF ----------------------- Store Owner Fights Display Ban (SarahEisenhauer, Palm Beach Post) To Christopher James, Christmas inspires too much joy to be celebrated only one or two months of the year. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- A Major Push For Monopoly? (Lawrence T Pereira, Today) The reading public is not naive, Mr Fernandez. Singapore Signals Free Trade Agreement With EU Is A Priority (EU Business) Singapore said Tuesday it would like to complete a free trade agreement with the European Union before a similar pact is reached between the bloc and the ten-member ASEAN grouping of southeast Asian nations. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Thu Dec 4 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Thursday, Dec 4, 2003 Message-ID: <20031205020500.29751.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Thursday, Dec 4, 2003 MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ District 834 Should Not Break Laptop Contract, Board Members Say (Craig Dirkes, Stillwater Gazette) Oak-Land Junior High School students and faculty, and most staff members at Stillwater Junior High School, will receive laptops. Oak-Land is among four National Demonstration Sites in Apple's one-to-one laptop initiative, which is meant to enhance student achievement. Contour Desiggn Debuts NoteRiser For Laptops (MacNN) Contour Design today announced NoteRiser, which enables the laptop/notebook user to position the computer for optimal ergonomic integrity. New iPod Accessories Announced (MacMinute) SimpleSpeaker is a small and light stereo loudspeaker which works without batteries and is connected directly with the headphone jack on the iPod. Evangelist Spreads The Word (Alan Cane, Financial Times) It is Russell Brown, all right, but not as his colleagues know him.Wearing a tuxedo and sportinga black wig, the senior creative director of Adobe, the software group, looks as if he has been processed with the group's own Photoshop system. Graphic Converter 4.9.2 Released (MacMinute) Macworld US 'Eddy' Awards Announced (Macworld UK) These are given to the year's top hardware and software products chosen by Macworld US's editorial department. Kensington MouseWorks X 2.4 Released (MacMinute.com) Version 2.4 adds support for Safari, Horizontal Scrolling, and Kensington Digital Update. Timbuktu Pro. 7.0 Released With Panther Support (MacMinute) Some of the new features in version 7.0 include support for Mac OS X 10.3 (with support for Fast User Switching), support for multi-button and scroll wheel mouse commands, multiple user options to maximize bandwidth conservation, an improved Internet Locator Service which adapts itself even to frequently-changed IP addresses, and more. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- The Panther Report: Why Do We Have To Unlock Secret Features? (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl) In fact, if you pour through many of these utilities, you'll find that all they do is access features that are normally available only via a Terminal command. A Sign Of What AppleWorks Is Worth (Rob McNair-Huff, Mac Net Journal) $5, that is about what the application is worth to me these days. Discussion: Can You Make A Living From Shareware? (MacSlash) A Dim View Of Apple's Photo Op (Alex Salkever, BusinessWeek) I wrote that Apple could win big by making iPhoto software for Windows. That drew a slew of reader responses -- mostly negative. The Apple Way (John Papola) What better place to start the Apple journey than to examine the fundamentals of how Apple delivers its products and why they remain one of the few "whole widget" computer companies. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Apple's New iBook Is A Perfect Combination Of Price, Performance, And Design (John Manzione, MacNETv2) If you've ever wanted a laptop, or even a second laptop to keep with you wherever you go, this is it. Big-Time Music Services Arrive (Eric Dahl, PC World) Apple's iTunes Music Store is by far the best designed, and it lets you stream songs from the shared collections of other users (PC or Mac). Today Is The Anniversary Of My Switch (Mike Wendland) I've put together the top 5 reasons why I won't go back to a PC. TechTool 4.0.1 For Mac OS X (Macs Only!) The unique eDrive alone is worth the price in that one avoids the need for an external boot drive to run optimization utilities. MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- Microsoft To Allow More Licensing Of Its Technology (Steve Lohr, New York Times) Microsoft announced today that it would open the doors to its storehouse of patents, copyright and trade secrets to outsiders with a more liberal policy for licensing the big software maker's intellectual property. More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories --------------------------------- That 1994 Feeling (Scott Rosenberg, Salon) RSS delivers a long-promised Internet dream -- getting you the information you want from the people you want without hassle or bother. Checking Your Bill For A New Charge Called 'Oops' (David Pogue, New York Times) As nickel-and-dime errors show up with increasing frequency on their phone bills and in other accounts, some customers wonder whether the mistakes are in fact company policy. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Games made For Remaking (Michel Marriott, New York Times) In recent years, players dedicated to modifying store-bought computer games have morphed into an underground movement -- mod makers, as they often call themselves. Now they are showing signs of breaking into the mainstream as game developers are increasingly willing to give away the very software tools they use to construct the games, including them on the disc with the game itself. What Roy Disney's Resignation Means (Dana Blankenhorn) We must build on the past, not use it against the future. MyAppleMenu Reader: World ------------------------- Should I Have Asked John To Cool It? Standards Of Reason In The Classroom (Michael Berube, Chronicle Of Higher Education) To all such students -- indeed, to all students, those with disabilities and those without -- I try to apply the standard of disability law: I make reasonable accommodation for them. The challenge, though, lies in making reasonable accommodations for students whose standards of "reasonableness" are significantly different from yours. MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions ------------------------------- Iowa (Rick Barot, Slate) MyAppleMenu Reader: EOF ----------------------- It's The naughty List For DJ (Sumathi Reddy, Newsday) The Babylon radio station WBAB/102.3 FM is experiencing a backlash from some listeners after a Monday morning show promoted a big announcement to families for several days, then told children that Santa Claus ... (stop reading this if you're under 10) ... does not exist. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Alkaff Mansion Restaurant To Close In May (Straits Times) Located in the lush greenery of Telok Blangah Hill Park, the mansion was once a popular venue for wedding banquets and other functions. Japan-Singaproe FTA Shows Little Effect (Junichi Fukazawa and Kazuta Umezu, Yomiuri Shimbun) About a year after a free trade agreement with Singapore took effect, it has yet to produce a major effect on the economy. No Quick Decision On Seletar Upgrade (Crystal Chan, Straits Times) Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said he wants to see what advantages AirAsia sees in Seletar that Changi Airport cannot provide, especially when other budget airlines have said they prefer Changi. Cost-Cuts Can Turn Off Good Staff, Bosses Told (Bryan Lee, Straits Times) A survey by US-based Towers Perrin found companies here too eager to slash costs by cutting jobs and salaries. It warned that this can actually harm businesses. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Fri Dec 5 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Friday, Dec 5, 2003 Message-ID: <20031206020500.18294.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Friday, Dec 5, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- When Technology Is Heartwarming (David Pogue, New York Times) There's a lot of junk in technology, a lot of hassle and frustration, a lot of disappointment. But this moment was like a TV commercial. It was an emotional, powerful, simple, perfect example of how technology can change a moment, solve a problem, and despite the gulf of time and distance, bring you face to face with the people you love. XPress/InDesign War Escalates (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK) The battle for market share between Adobe and Quark over desktop publishing appears likely to begin in earnest next year, according to executives from both companies speaking to Macworld. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ iPod Sets New Trend In Portability (Dennis Friedel, Delaware Beachcomber) "It's by far the hottest item for the holiday." Waiting Game At Tokyo Apple Store (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK) UK BBC Viewers Snub Gates For Jobs (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK) Last night's BBC broadcast in which TV hack Alvin Hall declared Microsoft's Bill Gates the most powerful computer mogul has generated a storm of protest from Apple CEO Steve Jobs' followers. Downloading Squeezes The Art Of The Album (Edna Gundersen, USA Today) The album, music's dominant creative framework for the past 40 years, is dying under the wheels of an accelerating revolution. Lights, Camera, Action: Panther Ready For Prime-Time (Robyn Weisman, E-Commerce Times) "It's great to see people recognizing our OS and our hardware. Our goal is to make the best desktop computers and operating system we can make." NTT DoCoMo FOMA 3G Subscriber Success Bolsters Apple's QuickTime, Microsoft Left Out (MacDailyNews) MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Apple iPod (Robert Irvine, Web-User) Although far from cheap, the sheer style and substance of the iPod make it both a desirable and worthwhile purchase. Owari (Erica Marceau, Applelinks) MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- Microsoft To Charge For FAT File System, ClearType (Sydney Morning Herald) Microsoft has announced that it will be charging a fee from those who use the FAT file system and offered to sell licences to those who wish to buy one. More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Google Wants Ruling On Search Trademark Law (Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com) Aiming to pre-empt mounting complaints of trademark violations, search company Google has asked a court to rule on whether its keyword-advertising policy is legal. FCC Seeks To Overturn Cable Broadband Ruling (Jim Hu, CNET News.com) The Federal Communications Commission filed a petition Thursday requesting a rehearing in a case that could bring new federal regulations to the cable broadband industry. IDC Predicts 'Tech Resurrection' In '04 (Paul Roberts, IDG News Service) An improving U.S. economy and pent-up demand after years of austerity will combine to fuel IT spending growth in 2004, research firm IDC predicts. What's In Store For Wi-Fi Standards? (Richard Shim, CNET News.com) Representatives from key industry groups gave an update on upcoming Wi-Fi standards that lay the groundwork for determining what tools manufacturers will have to work with as they develop new products in the coming years. Report: Keep Broadband In Companies' Hands (Jim Hu, CNET News.com) The U.S. broadband industry may be dominated by phone and cable companies, but that doesn't mean the government needs to get involved, according to the Congressional Budget Office. MyAppleMenu Reader: World ------------------------- Search For A New U.N. Role (Kofi A. Annan, Los Angeles Times) The organization has been under a microscope since the U.S. defied it on Iraq. Focus On Interaction, Not A Piece Of Cloth (Laila Saada, Straits Times) I have always thought that religious belief and its practice are matters of personal choice, veiling included; for a majority of Muslims, this is indeed the case. But is wearing the veil as a sign of solidarity no longer optional in a post-Sept 11 world, where the whole faith seems to be under assault in the West? MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech ---------------------------------- Roast Dinosaur Off The Menu? (Philip Ball, Nature) New evidence questions the idea that a meteorite impact thought to have wiped out the dinosaurs triggered worldwide wildfires. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Fast Food Flap (Candy Sagon, Washington Post) His detractors call him a pimp, a sell-out and a hypocrite. He, in turn, accuses them of being elitist, unrealistic prigs. Who would have suspected that a chicken sandwich could generate all this heat? Copywrong (Fiona Morgan, Independent Weekly) Copyright laws are stifling art, but the public domain can save us. MyAppleMenu Reader: EOF ----------------------- DJ: Sorry For Handling Of Santa 'News' (Lisa Schiffman, Newsday) WBAB talk show host John Parise still doesn't believe in Santa Claus, and he's not sorry for saying so. But he apologized yesterday for the way he broke the secret to children listening to his morning show Monday. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Singapore's First Animated Movie 'Sing To The Dawn' To Cost S$2.5 Million (Joanne Leow, Channel NewsAsia) The movie is a collaboration between Raintree Pictures, the Media Development Authority and Silicon Illusions. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Sat Dec 6 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Saturday, Dec 6, 2003 Message-ID: <20031207020500.80374.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Saturday, Dec 6, 2003 MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Security Update Offers Safari Cookies Fix (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Sun, RSS And Apple Challenge Office Dominance (Steve Gillmor, InfoWorld) Suddenly, the Windows advantage as the essential platform for applications was neutralized. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- ReadIris 9 (Gary Coyne, Applelinks) With ReadIris 9, the first OCR program to be fully compliant with Twain Scanners and OS X, all the other programs are also rans. They need to catch up with ReadIris, and with the speed of this program, they have a lot of catching up to do. X2: Wolverine's Revenge (Ken Newquist, Inside Mac Games) MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- Microsoft's Patchwork Security Blanket (Wayne Rash, InfoWorld) Microsoft has had a lot of Windows patches, but is that really a bad thing? More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories --------------------------------- How To Succeed In 2004 (Business 2.0) We asked leaders from business (and elsewhere) how they do what they do better than anyone else. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- RIAA, Radio And Hurting Your Customers (Dave Slusher) Now it is about ever common denominators, ignoring the small and midlist artists, and collecting all the eggs into a few blockbuster baskets. Why Three Heads Are Better Than One (Lauren Gibbons Paul, CIO) Evenin the best of times, it's a battle to convince employees to participate in knowledge management programs. But in tough times, the tendency is for employees to horde what they know. Here's how some companies convinced individuals to share best practices. Yahoo Pitching Antispam Initiative To Industry (Juan Carolos Perez, IDG News Service) Yahoo Inc. has developed a system it says will go a long way toward curbing spam, but the technology's success is dependent on its widespread industry adoption beyond the borders of Yahoo's e-mail servers. Broadband Have-Nots To Raise A Political Stink (Graeme Wearden, ZDNet UK) People who can't get broadband intend to be very vocal until they get it, politicians have been warned. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ It's Not The Hat That Makes The Cowboy (Aaron Latham, New York Times) With the closing of the frontier, the decline of western movies every Saturday afternoon at the Bijou and the evaporation of afternoon westerns on television, being a cowboy more and more comes down to wardrobe. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Shorter Hours So LRT Can Be Fixed (Goh Chin Lian, Straits Times) The shorter operating hours are to allow Singapore LRT (SLRT) to fix what is hopefully the last of a series of faults that have plagued the system since the light rail system opened four years ago. SPH Says It's In TV Business For The Long Haul (Audrey Tan, Straits Times) Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) remains committed to its money-losing television subsidiary, MediaWorks, as it sees TV as an important part of its overall media strategy, SPH chairman Lim Chin Beng said yesterday. Give SIA Pilots Some Credit (Tan Soon Kee, Straits Times) Let's not start labelling SIA pilots. They deserve some credit for the job that they do and our leaders should take the first step. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Sun Dec 7 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Sunday, Dec 7, 2003 Message-ID: <20031208020500.24841.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Sunday, Dec 7, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- Listening (Brent Simmons) What Apple did in this case was listen to the problem rather than specific solutions, and they came up with a solution that probably nobody had asked for -- but that works wonderfully (and that, as a bonus, delights people who use it). MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Students Learn How To Use Video Technology (Jennifer burd, Daily Telegram) The standard academic report as generations of grade school studnets have known it is clearly evolving. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Bigger Monitor Display Isn't Necessarily Better (Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times) If mot of what you do is vertically oriented -- scrolling down Web pages, creating Web pages, writing or reading documents, sending and receiving e-mail -- you can't effectively use the side-by-side page ability that a 20-inch monitor affords. Burning Monkey Casino (Kirk Hiner, Applelinks) Ultimately, Burning Monkey Casino is a decent game, it just can't rise above its genre. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Handling Web Services With Care (Terry Noreault, CNET News.com) As the Web services movement rides the crest of a marketing wave promising "etopia" in full-spectrum business integration, a closer look reveals that many new tools are still not ready for prime time. MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech ---------------------------------- 'We Can Implant Entirely False Memories' (Laura Spinney, The Guardian) You were abducted by aliens, you saw Bugs Bunny at Disneyland, and then you went up in a balloon. Didn't you? MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Boob Tube (Benjamin Wallace-Wells, Washington Monthly) MTV used to be about ambition. Now it's about hot tubs. The L.A. Advice Guy (E. D. Maytum, Los Angeles Times) The frenzied search for replacements for Dear Abby and Ann Landers had at its core a strange double standard. Greens And Doctors Are Against Them, And Now It Seems They Cause Arthritis Too. Can Anything Save Chopsticks? (Hector Mackenzie, Sunday Herald) The Year of the Goat has not been kind to chopsticks. The Writing On The Wall (Tracy Mayor, Boston Globe) Though handwriting's days may be numbered, traditional cursive is still taught exactingly in New England classrooms. When Political Art Mattered (Jesse Green, New York Times) Only once in the 20th century did plays and posters and other creative works really change the consciousness and the policies of the country: the 80's, in response to the AIDS epidemic. How? And why? How 'The Nutcracker' Became An Institution (Nicholas Fox Weber, New York Times) That the origins of this performance were part czarist, part Orthodox Church, part German fairy tale reconfigured by a French novelist, speaks also of the wonderful way that culture, like sports, bursts the boundaries of nationalism. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Singapore Turns Sewage Into Water (The Age) Singapore, always in search of creative ways to bring in tourist dollars, has unveiled a new attraction -- a high-tech plant which makes sewer water drinkable. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Mon Dec 8 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Monday, Dec 8, 2003 Message-ID: <20031209020500.18586.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Monday, Dec 8, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- Steve Jobs: The Rolling Stone Interview (Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone) He changed the computer industry. Now he's after the music business. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ "Mac OS X Unwired" Released By O'Reilly (MacNN) Griffin Releases iTrip Station Finder 2.0 (MacMinute) A free application that helps iTrip owners find a clear frequency in over 200 U.S. cities. One-Inch Hard-Drives 'Next Year' (Martyn Williams, Macworld UK) The move could herald a move to a smaller form-factor for Apple's market-leading iPod music player. Linux PowerBooks On-Sale (Macworld UK) Xtops.DE is offering Apple PowerBooks and iBooks with Linux pre-installed. '14% Of Americans Would Choose Apple' (Macworld UK) Apple is the favourite brand of 14 per cent of Americans looking to buy a new PC. iTunes' Popularity Soars (New Zealand Stuff) MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- How To Spiff Up An MP3 Player (John Flinn, San Francisco Chronicle) And while other makers are trying furiously to catch up, nothing on the market at the moment matches the ease of use, storage size and all-around coolness of Apple's iPod. Apple, You've Done It Again (Dan Harrison, Sydney Morning Herald) The iBook G4 is beautifully finished, well up to Apple's usual high standard of industrial design and output. Some Support For Those That Offer Support (Paul Andrews, Seattle Times) Of all the tech companies I've dealt with over the years, Apple has the best consumer support. The catch is that it costs -- after the warranty period, at least. Apple Acknowledges PowerBook G4 15" (FireWire 800) "White Spot" Problem (MacFixIt) "Customers experiencing faint white spots on the PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW 800) computer's display should contact AppleCare." Mac.Ars Used Mac Buyer's Guide: Part III (Erik Kennedy, Ars Technica) Given that most people would be looking to run OS X on any Mac they purchase, we're choosing to focus on G3 and G4-based models of Apple's laptop lineup. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Feds Should Hang Up VoIP Regulations (Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com) Imposing those regulations would crush fledgling VoIP companies with the weight of volumes of "bureaucratelia." Who Wins And WHo Loses As Jobs Move Overseas? (Erika Kinetz, New York Times) The outsourcing of jobs to China and India is not new, but lately it has earned a chilling new adjective: professional. Future Of TV Looks A Lot Like Broadband (Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News) If a new digital age of television is emerging, it may look a lot like "Now Broadband TV," a service launched earlier this fall by PCCW, Hong Kong's dominant telecommunications company. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Final Days In The Life At Jennicam (Mike Musgrove, Wsahington Post) After seven years, it looks like former Washington resident Jennifer Ringley is finally turning off the webcams. Hints Of Wine? Chocolate Enters The Tasting Room (Julia Moskin, New York Times) In the beginning, there was wine. And there were wine tastings and wine snobs and wine-of-the-month clubs. Then olive oil, vinegar, cheese, coffee and butter followed into the American culinary consciousness. Now the appreciation of fine chocolate seems poised to become the next gastronomic parlor game. Vegans Vs. Atkins (Katharine Mieszkowski, Salon) Animal-rights activists claim that low-carb, meat-heavy diets are killing people. Are they raising legitimate health concerns -- or are they just rabid anti-carnivores? MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions ------------------------------- Beat Me Daddy (Eight To The Bar) (Cory Doctorow, Fortean Bureau) We were the Eight-Bar Band: there was me and my bugle; and Timson, whose piano had no top and got rained on from time to time; and Steve, the front-man and singer. And then there was blissed-out, autistic Hambone, our "percussionist" who whacked things together, more-or-less on the beat. Sometimes, it seemed like he was playing another song, but then he'd come back to the rhythm and bam, you'd realise that he'd been subtly keeping time all along, in the mess of clangs and crashes he'd been generating. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories --------------------------------------- Expressway Air May Cause More Harm Than Thought (Sharmilpal Kaur, Straits Times) New study finds polluted particle in air along AYE far smaller than that detected in the past; it can enter lungs more easily. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- What Golden Handshake? (Today) Did Singapore shoot itself in the foot by extending the retirement age from 55 to 62 in 1999? Financially-Strong MediaCorp Rules Out Merger With SPH (Clement Mesenas, Today) MediaCorp is open to discussions if Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) wants to divest its TV business, MediaCorp Group CEO Ernest Wong said yesterday, in a statement to the media. Singapore Denies Democracy Activists Permission To Hold Burma Forum (Michael Dwyer, Radio Australia) Organisers of the forum were told by Singapore police that the event was likely to be against the public interest. Singapore Airlines Faces Fresh Turbulence As Pilots Show Dissent (Channel NewsAsia) Singapore Airlines (SIA) is undergoing fresh turbulence soon after recovering from the SARS epidemic amid disenchantment among its pilots over the way the carrier has treated its staff. Baby Care To Be Made Affordable, Accessible (Helmi Yusof, Straits Times) Government looking into a project to provide it and possible financial schemes to help parents pay too, says Lim Hng Kiang. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Tue Dec 9 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Tuesday, Dec 9, 2003 Message-ID: <20031210020500.11812.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Tuesday, Dec 9, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- A Return To Those Thrilling Days Of Yesteryear... (Ted Landau, MacFixIt) I have never regretted my decision to go with a Mac back in 1984. Not even for an instant. Thanks for the ride Apple. It's been great. Happy 20th anniversary! iTunes Music Store Tops 20 Million Song Downloads (MacMinute) Peter Lowe, Apple's director of marketing for applications and services, said Monday that more than 20 million songs have been purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Music Store since it launched in April. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Shooting The D1X For National Geographic (Eamon Hickey, Rob Galbraith DPI) Instant review and tethered shooting let McNally execute the big production shots more quickly and efficiently. LaCie To Ship FireWire 800 PC Card For Laptops (MacNN) LaCie today announced it will begin shipping in December its a FireWire 800 PCMCIA card, allowing users to add 3 seperate FireWire ports to their Mac or PC laptop: two external FireWire 800 ports and one FireWire 400 port. SpamSieve 2.1 Adds Apple Mail POP Support (MacMinute) Version 2.1 includes support for Apple Mail POP accounts. BBEdit Update Adds 'Refresh BBEdit Preview' Command (MacMinute) The update adds a new "Refresh BBEdit Preview" command, which can be used to refresh a BBEdit Preview window when files have been changed outside of BBEdit, as in the case of linked images, style sheets, and other external content. Jupitermedia: iPod, iTunes 'Energized Music Industry' (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) Now Up-To-Date & Contact Gains Panther Support (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) The new version includes performance enhancements and feature updates, and has been thoroughly testing with Mac OS X v10.3 "Panther," according to its developers. Knofabulator 1.5.3 Offers Numerous Fixes, Tweaks (MacMinute) Euro iTunes Petition Raised (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK) UK Mac users are growing restless for the chance to buy music online. Profiles In Success: Columbia University, College Of Physicians And Surgeons -- Bringing Training To Life (Apple) If someone who's learning to do a procedure has carefully watched a video... the total time needed to train that person could be dramatically reduced -- by as much as half. So for us, Final Cut Pro is an incredibly valuable tool." How Much Is Digital Music Worth? (John Borland, CNET News.com) As the early buzz over new music services such as Apple Computer's iTunes fades, record labels and technology companies are struggling to turn the services into profitable businesses. Free Utility Brings Long-Lost AvantGo Back Into The Mac Fold (Chuck La Tournous, RandomMaccess) MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Holy Dichotomy! Writer Calls iPod 'World's Most Elegant' Nine Days After Writing Dell DJ 'Surpassed' iPod (MacDailyNews) The Genius Of The Laptop (Charles Moore, MacOPINION) MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Jailbreak (Bill Stiteler, Applelinks) There's not a great variety of play in Jailbreak, but for a nice time-waster that you can pick up and put away with fun characters and solid design, you need look no further. NASCAR Racing 2003 Season (Bill Stiteler, Applelinks) For people who are into NASCAR, this is probably a dream come true. But for someone who just wants to drive fast and watch beautiful vistas fly past, or for someone who is looking for a simple game to pick up, play, and put down, NASCAR 2003 will be as exciting as sitting in the sun all day, smelling gas fumes. iPod Gift Offerings, Part 1 (Dan Frakes, TidBITS) To help you decide on such a gift, the following are some of my favorite iPod-related products. MacPAD: The Future Of Mac Software Updates (Adam C. Engst, TidBITS) You can think of a PAD file as an RSS feed for software updates. Hands On: Easy Mac Maintenance (Dan Frakes, Macworld) Get the most from Disk Utility's repair permissions and OS X's Unix maintenance scripts. For Mac Sysadmins, An Upgrade Checklist (Ryan Faas, Computerworld) Like many Mac administrators, I'm confronted with a question: How and when should I begin upgrading to Panther? MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- SoBig Blamed For Four-Fold Rise In Spam (Munir Kotadia, ZDNet UK) The amount of spam email has increased by a factor of four during the past year, according to email-security company MessageLabs -- and the SoBig virus is being blamed More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories --------------------------------- Shoppers Flip-Flop Their Web Strategy (Dinesh C. Sharma, CNET News.com) Consumers have been using the Internet to browse for products before buying offline for some time. But a new survey says they're now starting to reverse that shopping method. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- The Magic Of An Empowered Consumer (Dana Blankenhorn) What's wrong with the current talk of a UN takeover of Internet governance is just that -- it's all about the money. Wi-Fi Concerns Shift Gears (Scott Tyler Shafer, InfoWorld) Interoperability, RF management emerge as new areas of focus. Upturn Seen For IT Spending In 2004 (Dinesh C. Sharma, CNET News.com) Small and medium-size companies are set to lead a recovery of IT spending in 2004, with priorities returning to more traditional patterns. Intel Researchers Open 'Learning Library' (John G. Spooner, CNET News.com) The chipmaker's research arm on Monday said it is offering the Open Source Machine Learning Library, a collection of software that can help computers learn from various experiences. It will offer the library to interested parties for free via the Web. Time Warner Cable Reaches VoIP Deals (Ben Charny and Jim Hu, CNET News.com) Time Warner Cable and two U.S. telephone service providers announced agreements Monday that may help the cable company's attack on the local and long-distance phone service market. Saying No To Games (Clint Swett, Sacramento Bee) While males spend millions on action-packed video fun, females don't, and the industry is looking for keys to this lucrative kingdom. MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech ---------------------------------- Humanity? Maybe It's In The Wiring (Sandra Blakeslee, New York Times) Neuroscientists have given up looking for the seat of the soul, but they are still seeking what may be special about human brains, what it is that provides the basis for a level of self-awareness and complex emotions unlike those of other animals. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Turning Heads With PowerPoint (Xeni Jardin, Wired News) David Byrne, who climbed to fame with the Talking Heads, lately has been wrapping his brain around PowerPoint, cranking out art. Higher And Higher (Adam Gopnik, New Yorker) The tall building is the symbol of all that we hope for -- height, reach, power, and a revolving restaurant with a long wine list -- and all that we cower beneath. It is a symbol of oomph and of waste, the lighthouse of commerce and the outhouse of capitalism, the tallest candle on the biggest cake, and the cash-economy prison made up of countless anonymous cells. MyAppleMenu Reader: EOF ----------------------- Price For '12 Days Of Christmas Jumps' (Barbara Hagenbaugh, USA Today) According to an annual inflation gauge based on purchases included in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," inflation is up 16 percent this year as rising prices for services, such as drummers, outweighed declines in prices for goods, such as pear trees and gold rings. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Singapore Airlines Moves Into Budget Fare Market (Hasan Jafri and Abdul Handhi, Dow Jones) Singapore Airlines and its parent, Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd., the Singapore government's investment arm, will own a majority in the new airline called Tiger Airways. The family that owns Dublin-based Ryanair will also be a shareholder along with Indigo Partners LLC, a U.S. investment company. Singapore Economists See GDP Rising 1.0% This Year: MAS (Channel NewsAsia) Private sector economists expect Singapore's economy to grow strongly in the October to December quarter, resulting in 2003 full-year growth of one percent before rising to 5.4 percent in 2004. Banks' Credit Card Hard-Sell Curbed (Hugh Chow, Straits Times) Banking regulators have clamped down on hard-sell tactics in public areas used by financial institutions to promote credit cards and other types of unsecured loans. Virgin's Singapore Partnership Hits Turbulence (Andrew Clark, The Guardian) A rift has opened up between Virgin Atlantic and its part owner, Singapore Airlines, over a new treaty allowing Sir Richard Branson's carrier to begin flights to Australia. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Wed Dec 10 21:05:01 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Wednesday, Dec 10, 2003 Message-ID: <20031211020501.89388.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Wednesday, Dec 10, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- Apple Store: Chain Of Devotion (Leander Kahney, Wired News) Gary Allen is nuts about Apple Stores. So if you've memorized the blueprints and know the surveillance features like the back of your hand, a flight to Tokyo just to walk into the newest store doesn't seem abnormal. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ iPod Tops ESPN's List Of "Favorite Things Of The Year" (Bill Palmer) Is there anyone out there who doesn't love the iPod these days? iSkin Offers Keyboard Protector For iBooks, PowerBooks (MacMinute) The form-fitting ProTouch PB is made of a flexible, high-grade silicone that provides a transparent barrier against spills, dirt, and other unwanted elements that may get in between the keys of the keyboard and potentially cause damage to the laptop. Three Filmmakers, Three Visions, One Platform (Brad Cook, MacCentral) Three wildly different events that resulted in three disparate documentaries: "The Journey," "Growin' a Beard," and "Live From Shiva's Dance Floor," respectively. All three, however, were made with Macs by filmmakers who love the platform. A Gift Of Learning: Donated Computer Helps JDHS Student (Masha Herbst, Juneau Empire) Ashley Tomlinson's favorite class is choir. That's the only course in which the 17-year-old alto doesn't have to take notes, an activity her eye condition, aniridia, renders painful. She wants to go to college, perhaps to become a music teacher, and that dream is more feasible now thanks to a $1,400 Macintosh iBook computer the Juneau Moose Lodge bought her. Five New Mac Books For The Holidays (Chuck Toporek, O'Reilly Network) Poll: Santa Facing iPod Hell (Macworld UK) A quarter of Macworld readers have asked Santa for an iPod, with a further quarter hoping for a PowerBook, the latest Macworld Online poll shows. Japan iTunes Store 'Next Year' -- Jobs (Macworld UK) Apple plans to introduce its iTunes Music Store to Japanese consumers by "as early as next year", said Apple CEO Steve Jobs in Tokyo to help launch the company's giant Ginza own-brand retail store there. Microsoft Releases MSN For Mac OS X v2.01 Update (MacNN) The update includes fixes for users running Panther, specifically minimizing dialing crashes and enhancing MSN browsing performance. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Apple's Panther: Something Wicked This Way Comes (Philip Ben-David, E-Commerce Times) While the company speeds forward, it must not lose its focus on quality control or user loyalty. Does Apple Have The Opportunity Of The Lifetime? (John Manzione, MacNETv2) So, have Apple been right along? MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- One Is Never Enough (Gene Steinberg, Gannett News Service) Backup methods summarized. Internet Access On The Cheap (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl) If you are sick and tired of paying close to broadband prices for old fashioned dial-up, there are really cheap ways to get online with probably the same level of reliability that you get with the higher priced spread. Panther Delights (David Miller, O'Reilly Network) Here's a look at Panther from another point of view, not so much its high-flying features, but rather, the subtle refinements that we've come to expect from Apple products. Here are ten things that won't make you buy Panther, but you'll appreciate them once you have it. Panther And Acitve Directory (Michael Bartosh, O'Reilly Network) Panther's capabilities have been specifically engineered by Apple to work in much the same way that a Windows client would when joining and participating in an Active Directory. MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- Flaw Could Unleash Another Slammer (Robert Lemos, CNET News.com) A research company warned Tuesday that an attacker could use a recently patched Microsoft flaw to create a fast-moving worm similar to SQL Slammer, which spread rapidly across the Internet a year ago. More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- New Rules Unlikely To Can Spam (Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle) Microsoft Patents 'HTML Applications' (Matt Loney, ZDNet UK) The patent describes a new type of application written using Web protocols, but without the security constraints of a browser. The Second Most Important Property Of The Web (Steven Pemberton, MIT Technology Review) Companies aiming to cut site development costs tend to de-emphasize usability. A new markup language -- XHTML2 -- should help put an end to that unwise trend. First Test Of IPv6 Network Goes Well (InfoWorld) An early test of a multi-site, next-generation Internet, powered by IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) went well, and the coalition of groups working on the so-called Moonv6 project will conduct more comprehensive tests starting in February, said two people involved in the project Tuesday. MyAppleMenu Reader: World ------------------------- Attack Of The Killer Bras (Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times) The Bush administration prefers trade war to tapping the potential of industrializing China. Civil Wars (Stuart Taylor Jr. and Evan Thomas, Newsweek) Doctors. Teachers. Coaches. Ministers. They all share a common fear: being sued on the job. Our litigation nation -- and a plan to fix it. A Shot In The Dark (Eric Boehlert, Salon) The U.S. military requires troops to take controversial anthrax shots and court-martials them if they refuse. But critics say the vaccine is too dangerous -- and with Saddam's bioweapons nowhere to be found, needless. MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech ---------------------------------- Scientist Links Man To Climate Over The Ages (Kenneth Chang, New York Times) Humans have altered the world's climate by generating heat-trapping gases since almost the beginning of civilization and even prevented the start of an ice age several thousand years ago, a scientist said on Tuesday. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ In The Capital Of The Car, Nature Stakes A Claim (Kate Stohr, New YorkTimes) After decades of blight, large swathes of Detroit are being reclaimed by nature. Roughly a third of this 139-square-mile city consists of weed-choked lots and dilapidated buildings. Satellite images show an urban core giving way to an urban prairie. The Halo Squard (David Montgomery, Washington Post) Guardian angels patrol the rough streets, unpaid but appreciated. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Spamming In Singapore Is Costing Some S$50m In Lost Productivity (Dominique Loh, Channel NewsAsia) In a survey commissioned by Internet software developer Symantec, more than 80 percent of Singaporeans have been spammed, resulting in some $50 million in lost productivity. Singapore 2nd Most IT-Savvy Country In The World (Channel NewsAsia) --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Thu Dec 11 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Thursday, Dec 11, 2003 Message-ID: <20031212020500.61645.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Thursday, Dec 11, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- 2003 MacInTouch Reader Choice Poll (MacInTouch) As soon as we began to review the results for this year's poll it became clear that there was one standout winner: the iPod and iTunes, along with the revolutionary iTunes Music Store. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Apple Offers New Promos To Education Customers (MacNN) Apple is offering a special 20-pack bundle of eMacs for $950 each or a 20-pack of iBooks for $850 each, when purchased through the Apple Store for Education (Institutions). iMovie Competition Winners Announced (Macworld UK) This aimed to identify the best short movies made using Apple's consumer video-editing application. iPod Makes The Headlines (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK) Apple's iPod continues to attract global media attention as the company maintains its marketing push to get the product into people's pockets. Apple Outstanding Tertiary Educator Award (Apple Press Release) An exceptional lecturer has been acknowledged for his innovative approach regarding the use of technology in learning. Mozilla Readies Next Release (Matt Hicks, eWeek) The open-source project releases a beta version of Mozilla 1.6 as it prepares for a full launch by January. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Old Habits (John Gruber) What to do about my Finder Cmd-N habit? A Nasty Fix For Apple (Alex Salkever, BusinessWeek) It didn't have to be this way. Properly trained support reps would have headed this problem off long before it blossomed into a subversive online antiadvertising campaign. And a better customer-support system in general could be a huge selling point for Apple, as users encounter increasing complexity in pulling together the various pieces of the digital lifestyle. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Newsreaders -- A Comparison: MacReporter And NetNewsWire (Apple-X.net) Computer Can Be A Tool For Wishing A Cool Yule (Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press) Does your computer have the holiday spirit? Zoo Tycoon: Marine Maina (Eddie Park, Inside Mac Games) If you were a fan of the original game, this double expansion set should be more than enough to keep you happy. However, if your response to the original was at best lukewarm, Marine Mania isn't going to change your mind, no matter how many times an Orca juggles a ball on its nose. Product Of The Year: Apple iTunes Music Store (Peter Lewis, Fortune) Apple is almost single-handedly dragging the music industry, kicking and screaming, toward a better future. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- New Laws On Spam Come Into Force (BBC News) New European laws banning the sending of unwanted e-mails -- spam -- come into force on Thursday. For Hearing Aids, A Lesson From A Fly On The Wall (Anne Eisenberg, New York Times) Carrying on a conversation in a busy restaurant can be a challenge for anyone who wears a hearing aid. The devices amplify speech, but they amplify the general racket in the room, too. But a microphone that imitates the remarkably acute hearing of a tiny fly -- and gives it a boost with the latest in miniature lasers and signal processing -- may one day help solve this problem. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Out Of The Shadows (Jen Banbury, Salon) Armed only with ancient film, scraps of paper, broken buildings and an irrepressible passion to create, Baghdad's artists are emerging from the long darkness of Saddam. All That Noise For Nothing (Aaron Friedman, New York Times) Every day, car alarms harass thousands of New Yorkers -- rousing sleepers, disturbing readers, interrupting conversations and contributing to quality-of-life concerns that propel many weary residents to abandon the city for the suburbs. So there must be a compelling reason for us to endure all this aggravation, right? Amazingly, no. MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions ------------------------------- Recuperation (Roddy Doyle, New Yorker) Minnesota (David Thoreen, Slate) MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories --------------------------------------- Restoration Of National Monument Will Be Costly (Benjamin Ho, Straits Times) If funds cannot be raised, the building may be de-gazetted -- a first for a national monument here. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- AirAsia Threatens To Undercut Tiger (Eddie Toh, Business Times) Fernandes not certain Tiger will be allowed to fly to Malaysia. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Fri Dec 12 21:05:01 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Friday, Dec 12, 2003 Message-ID: <20031213020501.35817.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Friday, Dec 12, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- iPod In 'Huge Demand' -- Apple (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK) Apple's digital music initiatives continue to gather momentum, and demand for its market-leading iPod is very strong, the company has confirmed. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Halo For Macintosh Now Shipping (MacMinute) MacSoft today announced thatHalo for Macintosh began shipping to retailers yesterday. How Mac OS X Can Shed Its Skin (Leander Kahney, Wired News) A small community of desktop "skinners" has sprung up around Unsanity's ShapeShifter, a utility for Mac OS X that allows the desktop interface to be customized in highly personal and sometimes strikingly beautiful ways. Profits, Revenue Up For Adobe (David Becker, CNET News.com) Software publisher Adobe Systems reported record revenue and income for its fourth quarter, buoyed by a new version of one of its main graphics packages and by strong growth for its publishing products. School Unveils Wireless Laptop Project (Capital News 9) A Troy City school teamed up with Apple Computers to enhance the learning process. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Kicking Off The Macworld San Francisco Wish List (Nicolas diPierro, Mac Observer) December. It's the most wonderful time of the year. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Tech Tool Pro 4.0.1 -- Powerful But Unfinished (Apple-X.net) Differences In iBook, PowerBook Still Hefty (Bob LeVitus, Houston Chronicle) Rather than compare individual models, let's take a look at the differences between the iBook and PowerBook product lines. MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- Floppy Costs Will Not Rise Due To FAT Licensing: Microsoft (Sam Varghese, The Age) The cost of an average box of formatted floppy disks is unlikely to rise next year even though Microsoft has decided to levy a charge on those who use the FAT file system, a company official claims. More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories --------------------------------- Patenting Air Or Protecting Property? (Jonathan Krim, Washington Post) The Acacia case highlights why a growing chorus of corporate and government officials is warning that the U.S. patent system is broken, threatening to stunt technological innovation. If The Kitchen's Warm, It May Be The PC (Katie Hafner, New York Times) Even if Internet-ready refrigerators have yet to become much of a presence, technology is making its presence felt as families increasingly descend on the kitchen not just for a meal but also for a session on the computer. PC, Consumer Engineers Play Different Tunes On Road To Wireless Music (Rick Merritt, EE Times) PC and consumer engineers are taking separate paths to audio over Bluetooth, raising the possibility of incompatible wireless MP3 players, headsets and speakers. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Big Blue Tackles New Grid-Computing Services (Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com) IBM has unveiled services for grid and autonomic computing that will, ideally, let large institutions run their most complex applications more efficiently. Tomorrow's Menu: Spam, Spam, Spam (Amit Asaravala, Wired News) Congress overwhelmingly passes a bill to fight the online scourge, but critics say the unwanted e-mail will increase because the law will actually legitimize spam. Offshore Outsourcing: Little Effect On US Jobs? (Grant Gross, IDG News Service) The trend toward U.S. IT and manufacturing companies outsourcing jobs to other countries has so far had little effect on the overall U.S. job market, supporters of offshore outsourcing and some economists argued Thursday, but others predicted the national debate over the issue will get hotter as more jobs move. VoIP Battles Heats Up With Carrier, Cable Announcements (Loring Wirbel, EE Times) In a year-end claim-staking stampede, carriers from the cable TV, local phone exchange and long-distance worlds are scrambling to make announcements pledging customer support for Voice Over Internet Protocol service in 2004. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Wine's Secret Club (Corie Brown, Los Angeles Times) L.A.'s wine storage scene -- yes, it's a scene -- has exploded. And the locker rooms are for more than just cellaring. (Have you heard about the fabulous $13 Shiraz?) Away At College, But Not Quite Away From Home (Lisa Kalis, New York Times) So long, dorm room. These days, a growing number of parents around the country are buying property for their college-age children to live in. Religious Upsurge Brings Culture Clash To College Campuses (Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor) Religion on campus is thriving these days, but it doesn't always find an easy home in the intellectual, secular world of higher education. MyAppleMenu Reader: EOF ----------------------- Santa's Coming To Town. Big Deal (Tim Radford, The Guardian) And yet another blow for tradition: Santa Claus leaves New York children cold. Father Christmas can ho-ho-ho all he likes, but all that the tiny tots of Manhattan can manage in return is a Bronx cheer. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Tropical Singapore Fears A SARS Winter Return (Jason Szep, Reuters) Fearing that the flu season getting underway in the Northern Hemisphere will be accompanied by a resurgence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), tropical Singapore is taking no chances and reinforcing its front-line health defences. National Library May Install Cameras At Check Out Counters In Security Move (Channel NewsAsia) The National Library says it is stepping up security at all its outlets and there may soon be cameras fitted at book check-out machines and counters, just like at ATMs. Bring Back Old CCA Grading System (Straits Times) --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Sat Dec 13 21:05:01 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Saturday, Dec 13, 2003 Message-ID: <20031214020501.82130.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Saturday, Dec 13, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- Apple iPod In Short Supply For Christmas (Paul Taylor, Financial Times) Hoping to get an Apple iPod for Christmas? You could be out of luck. Apple Computer's digital music player is in short supply in many markets, including the US and UK. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ A Bakery On The Rise (David Levy, Apple) "We're a 24-hour operation. With Macintosh and FileMaker Pro, we can adjust our standing orders, or add new orders, the moment any customer calls. To me, that's miraculous." Apple Releases Pro App Runtime Update (MacMinute) The update "provides improvements forApple's professional applications, and is strongly recommended for all users of Final Cut Pro, Cinema Tools, Compressor, LiveType, Soundtrack, and DVD Studio Pro. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- A CTO's Holiday WIsh List (Chad Dickerson, InfoWorld) A new 40GB iPod tops an IT wish list that also includes better airport Wi-Fi and Groove for OS X. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Flexible OmniOutliner (Giles Turnbull, O'Reilly Network) When is an outliner not an outliner? When it does more than just outlines. Halo: Combat Evolved (Jean-Luc Dinsdale) Following in the tradition of well-produced, stylish, innovative and fun game releases, Bungie Studio's Halo is a landmark first person shooter. 2003 Hardware Gift Ideas (TidBITS) 2003 Software Gift Ideas (TidBITS) 2003 Gaming Gift Ideas (TidBITS) 2003 Gift Ideas For The Macintosh-Minded (TidBITS) MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- Windows Longhaul? Longhorn Could Be 2008, Says Gartner (John Lettice, The Register) Longhorn in 2005 seems definitely off the agenda, and while it might ship in 2006, it could be delayed until 2008 or 2009, according to Gartner. More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Reader: World ------------------------- Coffee, Tea Or Freedom? (Nicholas D. Kirstof, New York Times) Ever since the Tiananmen movement was brutally crushed, China has been fairly stable because its leaders and its citizens have each been a bit afraid of the other. But the fear has steadily ebbed. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Valuair Getting Nearer To Take-Off (Karamjit Kaur, Straits Times) Budget airline has submitted its planned destinations for approval, and aims to pick its new chief soon. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Sun Dec 14 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Sunday, Dec 14, 2003 Message-ID: <20031215020500.13599.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Sunday, Dec 14, 2003 MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Apple's Panther Bares Its Teeth (Ian Hardy, BBC) Apple, fed up with playing second string to Windows, has been taking its operating system from strength to strength. iPod Player Elevates Portable Music (M. Scott Skinner, Arizona Daily Star) Students' Best Gift This Season May Be From District (Genevieve Marshall, Morning Call) Middle-schoolers in Bethlehem will each get a laptop computer. WWDC 2004 Scheduled For June 28 - uly 2 (MacMinute) The Apple Of Our I (Daid Williamson, Western Mail) At a time when computer laptops are viewed by grave-faced airline security staff as possible bombs, Apple have breathed fun, possibility and beauty back into technology. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Muckraking, The PC Way (Richard Forno) Despite a few hiccups along the way, it's becoming clear that Mac OS, not Windows, epitomizes Microsoft's new mantra of "secure by design, default, and deployment." iPod Shortage: Storke Of Genius? (Bill Palmer) Rarely have such headlines caused shoppers to simply turn their attention to other gifts so much as they've helped to ignite a last-minute shopping frenzy. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- The Sims: Superstar Expansion Pack (Kirk Hiner, Applelinks) If you've got all the expansion packs and are looking for yet more variety, you'll be happy with Superstar. If you haven't picked up an expansion pack since House Party, however, you won't find much here to regenerate interest. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories --------------------------------- China Tries To Establish Homegrown Tech Rules (Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News) China isn't just reluctant to pay what amount to taxes to the developed-world owners of global technology standards. With the largest domestic market on the planet, at least potentially, plus an increasingly creative and well-educated workforce, China is creating its own competitive set of standards for its own market, although the global potential is obvious. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Net Delivers Early News Of Hussein's Capture (Jeff Pelline, CNET News.com) Americans logged onto the Internet to learn about the capture of Saddam Hussein because the news broke after most of the nation's newspapers had "gone to bed." MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech ---------------------------------- In Archimedes' Puzzle, A New Eureka Moment (Gina Kolata, New York Times) A historian of mathematics appears to have solved the mystery of a treatise written 2,200 years ago by Archimedes. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ The Thrill Is Gone (Michael Walker, Los Angeles Times) Airline travel isn't what it used to be -- and it's not just because of 9-11. Forced into action, the industry is attempting to redefine the flying experience. Acquiring Minds (April Witt, Washington Post) Consumerism was the triumphant winner of the ideological wars of the 20th century, beating out both religion and politics as the path millions of Americans follow to find purpose, meaning, order and transcendent exaltation in their lives. Food For Thought (Julia Reed, New York Times) The newest ideas in cooking aren't so different from the oldest. The Powering Up Of The Power Lunch (David Carr, New York Times) The right lunch at the right place at the right time is a statement, a way to get the jungle drums chanting. In San Francisco, Good Things Come On Small Plates (Bryan Miller, New York Times) San Francisco is joining in the East Coast trend towards small portions of food. MyAppleMenu Reader: EOF ----------------------- Good Book Care Starts With Proper Shelving (Stacy Downs, Knight Ridder News Service) There are definite ways to store books and set up a house for comfortable reading. A good starting point is shelving. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories --------------------------------------- Singapore Sees Potential In Developing Good Ties With New Malaysia PM: DPM Tan (Yvonne Cheong, Channel NewsAsia) Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan told reporters that if the Malaysian government would like to take a second look at the whole bridge, Singapore would be happy to discuss the matter. Call To Shelve Causeway Bridge Project (Brendan Pereira, Straits Times) Now, an influential Umno politician in Johor has called for a rethink of Malaysia's plan to build a crooked bridge to replace its half of the Causeway. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Singapore Reviewing Athlete Imports Programme (Channel NewsAsia) Singapore's performance in international sports has been boosted by foreign-born players, but the city-state is now reviewing its programme of importing athletes to augment the local talent pool. Ex-MP Exposes Ugly Voters (Li Xueying, Straits Times) These anecdotes and more are revealed in Goh Choon Kang's new book. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Mon Dec 15 21:05:01 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Monday, Dec 15, 2003 Message-ID: <20031216020501.91400.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Monday, Dec 15, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- Marketer Of The Year: Apple (Alice Z. Cuneo, Advertising Age) An innovative company changes consumers' lives. Apple: iTunes Downloads Top 25 Million (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) Extrapolating based on this traffic, Jobs said that the numbers show that the iTunes Music Store is selling about 1.5 million songs per week, or 75 million songs per year. iPod Is Favourite Stocking Thriller As Internet Shopping Finally Booms (Robin McKie and Ben Wilson, The Observer) The iPod may be just a hard-disk storage device, but it has become a cult consumer gift that has achieved a unique festive status over the past few days: it is the fastest-selling item being snapped up by internet shoppers. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Apple Offers G5 Firmware Update (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) The update provides Power Mac G5 systems with performance improvements in some PCI-X configurations. Shopping For Electronics, Peacefully (BusinessWeek) Apple, Gateway, and Sony are luring customers with Zen-like stores aimed at providing service and building loyalty to their products Apple Offers Details On WWDC 2004 (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) WWDC 2004 is billed as "the definitive event for programmers, IT managers, content creators, systems administrators or anyone who wants to make the most out of Apple's innovative technologies and the robust and flexible Mac OS X platform." Downloaders Dance To Apple's iTunes (Jefferson Graham, USA Today) While piracy continues to threaten the music business, Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store is the digital hit of the year with 20 million 99-cent-a-song downloads since April. Even With A Fee, Legal Music Sites Are Attracting A Crowd (Jennifer Inez Ward, San Mateo County Times) 2003 will be marked as the year the market for legally downloading music began really taking off. Sacred Heart Goes Worldwide -- Web (Kathie Dickerson, Coshocton Tribune) The iMovie program is a great way for the students to enjoy getting hands-on computer experience. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Can Apple Cement MPEG4 As The New Music Standard? Here's One Way To Help... (John Papola) The key is making "iPod Compatible" a must-have feature for any music service and actively courting the other services to add the AAC format to their offering. A Marketing Tale Of The Great And Desperate (Scott Donaton, Ad Age) Apple's brillance vs. Abercrombie & Fitch's gaffs. Mac OS X Misconceptions (Prachi Gauriar) You can't say Apple took an idea from Windows if the things aren't functionally similar. Tempter For A Christmas Gift (Chris Oaten, The Advertiser) I usually shy away from suggesting the wait-and-see approach to buying a new Mac but in this case my instinct says hold off. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- An App The Mac Can Brag About (Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes) So what does Konfabulator do? Pretty much anything you want to dream up. Losers, Weepers (John Gruber) If Apple wants to provide a useful, standard, system-wide human interface for user-customizable keyboard shortcuts, they need to provide a system-wide mechanism for applications to register all of their menu key shortcuts. MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- Music Sites To Get More Competition (Benny Evangelista, San Francisco Chronicle) Microsoft Corp. is teaming up with a digital media company to offer a new service that lets any firm quickly launch an online music store, a move that could create even more competition for music sites such as Apple's iTunes and Napster 2.0. More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- The Return Of The Free 'PC' (Drew Cullen, The Register) A British start-up is to offer up to free PCs to the public. The catch? The PC fills the screens with ads for 60 seconds every 20 minutes. No Recovery For The Internet (David McClure, CNET News.com) Lost in all the good news about the economic recovery is a chilling fact: The recovery isn't being felt by the Internet industry. Fax -- The Technology That Refuses To Die (Paul Robens, BBC News) Why bother with fax machines when almost everything put on paper has been produced in digital format? Using A Bicycle To Uplink On A Downtown Platform (David F. Gallagher, New York Times) As a saxophone's melancholy music bounced off the tile walls of the subway station at Union Square in Manhattan last Thursday afternoon, Yury Gitman was hunched over a laptop computer, trying a different kind of performance. The Internet's Role In Media Freedom (Mick Stern, Boston Globe) As the opponents of Web censorship become more sophisticated, so do the censors themselves. MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech ---------------------------------- Inventions For The Gifts Of Tomorrow (Sabra Chartrand, New York Times) As always, the holiday season sets off a mad scramble for new gift ideas. Who knows? Even some of the more bizarre of the last year's patents might one day evolve into real products that can be tied up with a bow. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Children With Time On Their Hands Have Vanished... Let Us Mourn (Mimi Swartz, Los Angeles Times) FAO Schwarz and its customers knew, once, the difference between doing and being, understood that children needed time alone, in peace, to imagine their futures, even if it was just to scan the pages of a catalog. Those children are gone now, so there is no need for a company that catered to them. That's a reason to mourn, if ever there was one. When Books Kill (Aidan Doyle, Salon) Movies and video games get blamed for acts of senseless violence all the time. But some famous murderers got their ideas from literature. Traffic Flow Is Crucial Part Of Debate At Trade Center (David W. Dunlap, New York Times) Planners have been given, through unparalleled disaster, the rare opportunity to correct what is now regarded as a major mistake made in the 1960's: the truncation of Dey, Cortlandt, Fulton, Greenwich and Washington Streets to create the site of the twin towers and 7 World Trade Center. Saving The Family Farm (B.J. Roche, Boston Globe) "Innovation" might not be the word that comes to mind when you travel the back roads of New England. And "marketing expert" might not be the term you'd apply to the guy cutting hay. But agriculture is changing, and farms are having to change with it. Witness these four examples of farmers breaking with tradition to survive. Spare Us The Dreary Science Behind Art (Kate Taylor, Globe And Mail) It ultimately doesn't matter much what event caused Munch to paint The Scream. DreamWorks Still Looking For A Hit In '03 (Laura M. Holson, New York Times) DreamWorks operates in a netherworld of being too big to be considered merely a production company yet too small to be a major studio. MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions ------------------------------- Debarking (Lorrie Moore, New Yorker) A Visit From Saint Nicholas (In The Ernest Hemingway Manner) (James Thurber, New Yorker) MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Singapore Jobless Rate Rose To 5.9% In Q3:MOM (Channel NewsAsia) Fear Factor -- Is It Just An Excuse? (Teo Hwee Nak and Ng Shing Yi, Today) In a twist that was both sad and ironic, the fear quotient crept up and usurped a forum on politics on Saturday. The Art And Soul Of Singapore (Wang Jie, Shanghai Daily News) Sterile, efficient, and boring -- that sums up the usual impression of Singapore. But while no one was looking, the island nation has been building up an impressive collection of Asian art. Solving Low Birth Rate Not Just About Getting More Babies: DPM Tan (Channel NewsAsia) He said a total approach was necessary to ensure that Singapore has strong families where parents can take good care of their children and give them the best chance of success in life. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Tue Dec 16 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Tuesday, Dec 16, 2003 Message-ID: <20031217020500.76141.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Tuesday, Dec 16, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- Collectible Blank CDs Aimed At 'Rings' Fans (Jeff Leeds, Los Angeles Times) Apple Computer and Reprise are selling the discs to those who want to burn the soundtrack. Happy Birthday, Mac! (Quentin Hardy, Forbes) It ought to be dead by now, beset by time and big competitors. Be grateful it isn't. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Apple Blase About Online Music Rivals (Michelle Kessler, USA Today) Who's afraid of retail giant Wal-Mart? Not Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Selling Steve's Vision (Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes) "Jobs simply has a certain vision for the company that doesn't necessarily equate with having the biggest market share." Pepsi To Give Away 600 iPods? (MacMinute) StuffIt Update Adds Full Panther Support, New Options (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) Apple Updates Remote Desktop (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) "The Apple Remote Desktop Client version 1.2.4 update delivers improvements to security, performance, and reliability of the Apple Remote Desktop 1.2 client software running on Mac OS X versions 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3," according to Apple. Ambrosia Updates Escape Velocity: Nova For Panther (MacMinute) Nick Kereakos: A Studio In The Field (Barbara Gibson, Apple) "That's where Pro Tools on the PowerBook is great, because my whole recording rig is just a small laptop and a small interface from Pro Tools. It weighs -- what? Six pounds?" John D. Lowry: Restoration Software (Joe Cellini, Apple) "To do the work we are doing today 10 years ago, would have cost tens of millions of dollars for a computer facility... But along came the Power Mac G4 and the Power Mac G5, and suddenly we had an answer." No Other Internet Music Service Has Touched FIrst Out Of The Gate (Jefferson Graham, TechNewsWorld) The thunderous response to iTunes helped push four other music services to market, with several more planned. But their initial success has been much more muted. Tinderbox 2.1 Released (Mac Net Journal) MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- What Happens When You Don't Understand The Problem (John C. Welch) The real source of the vulnerability is not Apple's code, or really even their implementation. But the DHCP standard itself. PortalPlayer Photo Edition Paves Way For Picture iPod (Tony Smith, The Register) PortalPlayer, the company behind the hardware, software and processor technology that powers Apple's iPod, will soon launch a upgraded version of its chip/firmware combo that paves the way for a Photo iPod. What I Don't Want For Christmas (Chris Adamson, O'Reilly Network) There are a couple of items that the pundits and the rumor sites say we might see in 2004, and if it's all the same to y'all in Cupertino, don't bother with these. Annals Of Bad Marketing Dept. (Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News) Earthlink couldn't be bothered to cross-check before pitching me on a service that I can't use. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Ghost Master (Bill Stiteler, Applelinks) Ghost Master is a game that, like the Sims, isn't a game to be enjoyed by scoring points or achieving goals. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories --------------------------------- Biculturalism (Joel Spolsky) What are the cultural differences between Unix and Windows programmers? There are many details and subtleties, but for the most part it comes down to one thing: Unix culture values code which is useful to other programmers, while Windows culture values code which is useful to non-programmers. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Phone Service Over Internet Revives Talk Of Regulation (Matt Richtel, New York Times) The debate over how government treats the Internet is likely to reach a new level of intensity now that Internet technology is colliding with one of the nation's most lucrative businesses, telephone service. MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech ---------------------------------- Writing Science For Children In An Age Of Discovery (Eric Nagourney, New York Times) Writing a children's book is never easy. But the challenges are multiplied for children's books about science. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Singapore Fencing Up Army Base And Industrial Areas (The Star) --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Wed Dec 17 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Wednesday, Dec 17, 2003 Message-ID: <20031218020500.75837.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Wednesday, Dec 17, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- Apple Emerges From The Pod (BBC News) You can hire as many "cool hunters" and guerrilla marketers as you like, but when it comes to the youth market you've either got it or you haven't. And, at the moment, the iPod has got it. A Look Back: The Best Of 2003 From Apple Computer (Yuval Kossovsky, Computerworld) Apple is not a computer company, but a solution company. Apple delivers innovative, elegant and friendly solutions to a specific community with a problem. Apple delivers utility in a decidedly nonutilitarian way. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Reader: Apple Quietly Patches MPEG-2 Component Bug (MacNN) Awards Of Excellence 2003 (Judy Salpeter, Techlearning) Apple's four popular multimedia tools-iTunes for music management, iPhoto for digital photography editing, iMovie for digital moviemaking, and iDVD for burning DVDs-have been upgraded in the past year and incorporated into a single integrated package known as iLife. Impressed with each of these tools individually, our judges were particularly wowed by the richness of the resulting suite. Apple Releases Battery Update 1.1 For Portables (MacNN) Apple today released Battery Update 1.1, which enhances the performance of the battery to ensure that full capacity is available for your PowerBook or iBook. The iPod Is The New Sonic Boom (Toby Manhire, The Guardian) Apple Discussions Support Area Gets Revamped (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) The new Apple Discussions area features "a significant update to the user interface and a change to the way posts are rated." AppleCare Planned For Euro iPods (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK) Apple Europe has told Macworld of its plans to offer Europe's iPod owners battery replacement and AppleCare packages soon. FoxTrot Dances Across Your Comics Page In Step With Mac (Brad Cook, MacCentral) Few months ago, Bill Amend treated himself to a 2 GHz Dual Processor Power Mac G5, complete with a Cinema HD display. Love Apple (Garry Barker, Sydney Morning Herald) As Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith of The A Team would have said, the plan has come together and the people love it. Apple Hits Back (Russell Brown, New Zealand Listener) Apple's PC market share might be as little as three percent, but the pundits have lately queued up to praise its sense of style and innovation. Poll: Mac Veterans Abound (Macworld UK) Nearly a third of Mac users readers bought their first Mac between 1984 and 1990, the latest Macworld Online poll shows. Free 2 - 3 Day Shipping At Apple Store (MacMinute) The online Apple Store is offering free 2- to 3-day shipping on all orders until December 27, 2003. Mac Applets Coming Soon To Windows (Paul Festa, CNET News.com) A Web site that offers desktop applets for the Macintosh desktop is gearing up to provide similar gadgets for Windows. Stillwater: Laptop Foes Say Deal Will Stand (Megan Boldt, Pioneer Press) Public opposition to a plan to provide laptops to junior high students was strong enough to help put two write-in candidates on the Stillwater school board last month, but iBook naysayers on the board say they won't push to sever the deal with Apple Computer. Microsoft's Music Play Aims To Put Apple's iTunes In Juicer (Stephen Lynch, New York Post) "Microsoft isn't interested in selling music. Microsoft is interested in providing technology that proliferates." MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Update: What's Up With Uru For Mac? Cyan Answers (Vern Seward, Mac Observer) While there's no definite date for when Uru will show up, it seems reasonably certain that it will, which should make a lot of Mac Myst fans extremely happy. A G5 Laptop? Maybe Next Year (Alex Salkever, BusinessWeek) Much of the requisite modifications needed to convert a G5 desktop chipset into one that works in a laptop may have already taken place. iTunes For The Rest Of Us (Amy Percival, SpyMac) Apple must open the iTunes Music Store internationally, or risk losing the market share it has gained in the digital music market it created. 10 Things I Think I Think I Feel About Switching (Tim Verpoorten) I think after less than a year as a Mac owner, I've seen more quality software than I did in 15 years working with PC's. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0 (Lucian Fong, Inside Mac Games) I find it puzzling that after all the great mice that Microsoft has made, they release a product that takes a step back. Apples G5: More Than A Pretty Face (Tom Yager, ARN) iPod Offerings, Part 2 (Dan Frakes, TidBITS) Give your favorite iPod user even more reason to love their iPod with one (or more) of these useful items. Music To Your Ears: 2003 (Dan Frakes, TidBITS) If someone in your life uses headphones, give them a pair that do their music/movies/games justice. Age Of Mythology (Mike Phillips, MacGamer) This game is deep in strategy, rich in story, lush in visuals and well-groomed in sound. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories --------------------------------- Bush OKs Spam Bill -- But Critics Not Convinced (Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com) President Bush signed the "Can-Spam" bill Tuesday, creating the first federal law regulating spam, a move backers say will be a major step in the war against e-mail solicitations for pornography, Viagra, diet pills, get-rich-quick schemes and the like. But critics scoff that e-mail users will be unlikely to see a decline in the volume of junk in their in-boxes as a result. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Film Fans Befuddled By Copyright (Katie Dean, Wired News) A major studio's recent action to curtail online sales of its films has left some movie buffs confused about where and when purchasing foreign DVDs is legitimate. "Moving To India Is Not A Luxury. It Is A Necessity" (Katharine Mieszkowski, Salon) American workers won't like what venture capitalist Ravi Chiruvolu says about why his tech start-ups are built using Indian workers. But they'd better listen. Google Here, There, And Everywhere (Alex Salkever, BusinessWeek) As the search giant keeps expanding into new services, it's becoming a rival to just about every other Net company out there. Soon, Marketing Will Follow You (Daniel Terdiman, Wired News) While consumers may wish for less-intrusive advertising, it appears, short of permanently shutting their wallets, they may not be able to fend off the coming wave of mobile-target marketing. It's Not Called 'Can' Spam For Nothing (Ray Everett-Church, CNET News.com) The law is little more than an instructional guide for how to keep pumping out millions of e-mails per hour while avoiding legal liability. Why We've Finally Canned Spam (Ron Wyden and COnrad Burns, CNET News.com) As co-authors of this legislation and as two of the Senate's leading technology legislators, we do not claim that the Can-Spam Act, which passed into law Tuesday, offers a silver bullet that will stop all unwanted e-mail. However, we do believe that the law will offer important new tools in the fight against spam and that some of the criticisms of the legislation are misguided. Where Did My IT Job Go? (William V. Grebenik, CNET News.com) Markets hate high prices, and our labor was extremely high-priced. Blaster And The Great Blackout (Bruce Schneier, Salon) It's impossible to prove that a malicious worm caused last summer's power outage, but one thing's clear: Ordinary computers are the weakest link. MyAppleMenu Reader: World ------------------------- Saddam Is Ours. Does Al Qaeda Care? (Bruce Hoffman, New York Times) There's strong evidence that Osama bin Laden is using Iraq the way a magician uses smoke and mirrors. MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech ---------------------------------- Seven Days Of Creation (Wendy Goldman Rohm, Wired) The inside story of a human cloning experiment. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Look! Up In The Air! It's A Plane! The Joy Of Flight (Joel Achenbach, Washington Post) A hundred years after the Wright brothers, everyone has to change planes in Atlanta. McLanguage Meets The Dictionary (Dennis Baron, Chronicle Of Higher Education) Dictionaries don't tell us how to use our words, they describe how we use them. For Some, It's A Very Moo Shu Christmas (Alex Witchel, New York Times) Welcome to the conundrum that is Christmas New York style: while most restaurants close for the holiday, or in a few cases, stay open and serve a prix fixe meal laden with froufrou, thousands of diners, most of them Jewish, are faced with a dilemma. The Kitchen Faucet Is A Vegetable's Best Friend (Marian Burros, New York Times) It has become clear that fruits and vegetables have been responsible for about as many reported cases of food poisoning as beef, chicken, fish and eggs combined. MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions ------------------------------- Dinner With The Metrophobe (Aimee Nezhukumatahil, Slate) All Aunt Hagar's Children (Edward P. Jones, New Yorker) MyAppleMenu Reader: EOF ----------------------- Disney Puts 'Motion Sickness' Bags On Mission: Space Ride (Local6.com) Several theme park consultants told Local 6 News that it is the first time "motion sickness" bags have been made available on a theme park ride. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- 70 Quarantined On Sars Precaution (Straits Times) Singapore health authorities said on Wednesday that 70 people will be quarantined as a precautionary measure after Taiwan health officials confirmed that a medical researcher who had visited Singapore between Dec 7 and 10 has tested positive for Sars. No SARS Cases In Singapore: MOH (Channel NewsAsia) The Health Ministry says there are no SARS cases in Singapore following the latest infection in Taiwan announced on Wednesday. Merger? What Merger? (Tan Hui Leng, Today) The two main media groups have scotched speculation of an impending union. However, the punters haven't lost steam yet. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Thu Dec 18 21:05:01 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Thursday, Dec 18, 2003 Message-ID: <20031219020501.78672.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Thursday, Dec 18, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- iTunes v4.2 Now Available For Download (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) The new version of iTunes now allows users to sign in and buy music using either their Apple or AOL accounts, view the iTunes Music Store in a separate window, and includes a number of performance improvements. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Apple Updates Final Cut Pro, LiveType (MacMinute) FCP 4.1.1 addresses issues that may be encountered with the editing software if you are using the Simplified Chinese Input Method. LiveType 1.1.1 addresses compatibility issues with third-party LiveFonts, textures, and objects. Apple Releases DVD Studio Pro Update (MacMinute) The update adds support for Cropped D-1 and 1/2 D-1 MPEG-2 video resolutions in addition to a number of enhancements and improved overall stability. That Gift Mac Might Include A Lump Of Coal (Sacramento Bee) Some models of the computer purchased this holiday season are not coming loaded with the company's newest operating system, the highly touted OS X Panther. Hidden Costs Of Mac Ownership (James Maguire, NewsFactor) Minority status carries burdens, even in the computing world. Apple Tunes Up QuickTime For Wireless (Evan Hansen, CNET News.com) Although video-ready wireless networks are still a work in progress in much of the world, multimedia software vendors like Apple, RealNetworks and Microsoft are racing to stake out mobile beachheads for their competing formats. Apple Releases Xcode 1.1 Update (MacDailyNews) Apple has released Xcode 1.1 Update which provides overall stability and performance enhancements to Xcode IDE, as well as improvements to debugging, workflow, the Xcode build system and CodeSense. Apple Launches 'iTunes Essentials' Compilations (MacMinute) The collections are categorized by genre, artist, mood, or season. Apple Releases QuickTime 6.5 (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) The new version incorporates new features and updates, including expanded support for mobile multimedia, improved DV playback options and more. AOL Members Get Access To iTunes Music Store (Brad Cook, MacCentral) AOL members who visit AOL Music can now click an iTunes button next to featured songs and launch the iTunes Music Store, where they can preview, purchase and download the tracks to listen to on their computer or iPod. Apple Releases Java 3D, Java Advanced Imaging Update (MacMinute) Steve Jobs Macworld Expo Keynote Confirmed (Macworld UK) Apple CEO Steve Jobs will deliver his customary keynote speech at Macworld Conference and Expo, San Francisco, 2004. Trustees Impressed With PowerSchool (Mark Waite, Pahrump Valley Times) A new PowerSchool computer program was touted as so comprehensive, Nye County School District trustee Tracie Ward exclaimed Dec. 10, "Is there anything it can't do?" Stillwater: School Board, Apple Agree On Laptop Plan (Megan Boldt, Pioneer Press) The Stillwater school district has entered into an agreement with Apple Computer to provide laptops to students at Oak-Land Junior High in Lake Elmo and all of the district's junior high teachers by next fall. Apple Working 5th Ave. Lease (Lois Weiss, New York Post) The computer business that started in a garage may be landing in a basement -- one of the most expensive basements in the universe. Mac OS X 10.3.2 Released (MacMinute) According to the release notes, the new update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther and is recommended for all users. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- The Ultimate Nightmare: Is Good Customer Service An Illusion? (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl) MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Halo: Combat Evolved (Corey Tamas, MacGamer) Halo sets a high standard for quality entertainment and is not likely to be entirely trumped by another game for a very long time. If you have the means to run Halo and enjoy first person shooters then you really must do yourself a favor and treat yourself to one of the best games ever made. Do Not Install Mac OS X 10.3.2 (Rob McNair-Huff, Mac Net Journal) The update causes the PowerBook's fan to run non-stop while on AC power, and so far no workaround has been found to address the problem. Easy Listening For The Long Haul (Michelle Slatalla, New York Times) Need to keep the kids busy on long road trips? Check out audible.com, a repository for audio programming of all kinds. MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- RealNetworks Files Antitrust Suit Against Microsoft (Evan Hansen and David Becker, CNET News.com) Streaming media provider RealNetworks on Thursday sued Microsoft on antitrust charges, accusing the software giant of illegally using its Windows monopoly to limit consumer choice in digital media. More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Google Tests Book Search (Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com) Google has started letting people search text within books, following similar strides from retail behemoth Amazon.com. The RIAA Succeeds Where The Cypherpunks Failed (Clay Shirky) The RIAA is succeeding where the Cypherpunks failed, convincing users to trade a broad but penetrable privacy for unbreakable anonymity under their personal control. Japan Working On Appliances-Internet Link (Associated Press) Four Japanese electronics makers have agreed to work together in developing a common standard to link refrigerators and other home appliances to the Internet. MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech ---------------------------------- Strange Lights Imaged, Astronauts Not Crazy (Robert Roy Britt, Space.com) The study shows that auroras reach far higher into the atmosphere than expected, though scientists are still puzzled over how it is possible. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ This Buyer Of Fiction Has Real Clout (Joanne Kaufman, Wall Street Journal) Meet the woman who decides what Barnes & Noble stocks. The Blogs Of Freedom (Matt Rosenberg, Seattle Times) Now more than ever, the fresh voices of Iraqi bloggers will be an invaluable counterweight to traditional media coverage. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories --------------------------------------- A Move Towards Kongsi (Tor Ching Li, Today) Early signals from new Malaysian PM look promising for bilateral ties. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Singapore Arrests 'Future' Terror Leaders (Fox News) Singapore has arrested two men who were being trained to be leaders in an Al Qaeda-linked terror network, the Home Affairs Ministry said Thursday. No-Frills Terminal Could Be On The Way (David Boey, Straits Times) It is likely to look more like a bus interchange, and have an austere design because low-cost airlines want to keep their operating costs low. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Fri Dec 19 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Friday, Dec 19, 2003 Message-ID: <20031220020500.59590.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Friday, Dec 19, 2003 MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ CBS MarketWatch Names Jobs 2003 'Winner' (MacMinute) Edit This! Cold Mountain's Final Cut (Ken McGorry, Post Magazine) "Here it was just the laptops they had, fitted out with Final Cut... It's removed a bottleneck [I've faced] for 30 years." Free ArcSoft PhotoStudio X For .Mac Members (MacMinute) PhotoStudio X is a photo-editing software that lets you remove backgrounds, add text, and apply a variety of special effects. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Newsfactor Network Hit Piece On 'Hidden Costs Of Mac Ownership' A Load Of Bunk (MacDailyNews) FUD, pure and simple. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Shop Smart: When, Where, And How To Get The Best Mac Deals (Macworld) Although systems, software, and peripherals get better, faster, and smarter by the month, you don't need to plunder your 401(k) account to live a lavish Mac life. This wealth of tips will help you find the best deals on Macs and Mac products. Mobile Mac: Leave Your Laptop At Home (Jeff Carlson, Macworld) Create: Animatics In Final Cut Pro 4 (Anton Linecker, Macworld) Digital Hub: Bring Old Photos To iPhoto (Jim Heid, Macworld) To bridge the gap between print and pixels, you'll need a scanner. I'll show you how to pick the right one, and I'll share strategies for incorporating those old photos into your new digital workflow. Dreamweaver MX 2004: An Indispensable Part Of Any Web-Site Developer's Tool Kit (David McFarland, Macworld) Dreamweaver MX 2004 is a great tool for any Web developer working on the cutting edge of CSS design. It's too bad the same kind of innovation isn't demonstrated in other areas of the program. Fireworks MX 2004: The Standard For Creating And Optmizing Graphics For The Web (Martin Gittins, Macworld) Fireworks MX enjoys a well-deserved reputation as a solid tool for producing Web graphics, but this release maintains, not enhances, that status. It also introduces new features that try to compete with Photoshop in creating bitmapped graphics, but they fall short. Flash MX 2004: Development Tool Of Choice For Creating Rich Internet Content (Martin Gittins, Macworld) The introduction of separate standard and Professional editions lets the high-end application really take off as a solid development platform without eliminating the ease of use that made Flash so popular in the first place. Nisus Writer Express: Powerful Word Processor Starts Fresh In OS X With Unsatisfying Results (Jeffery Battersby, Macworld) Nisus Writer Express has great roots, and it's an excellent foundation for future versions. But while Nisus has succeeded in cutting back on features, it hasn't yet created an OS X word processor for everyday use. Digital Performer 4.1: Simply Put, New Version Of Music-Product Program Rocks On OS X (David Leishman, Macworld) Its comfortable interface, adherence to Apple's OS X technologies, and new Audio Units support make for a great working environment. If you must work with a huge number of tracks, you may want to investigate Emagic's Logic or wait until you buy a G5; otherwise, there's no reason not to start using Digital Performer now. Eudora 6.0: E-Mail Favorite Gets Built-In Spam Filtering But Still Shows Its Age (Jason Snell, Macworld) Eudora is an undeniably powerful product. It's fast -- especially when searching thousands of archived messages -- and quite flexible once you take the time to learn its quirks. Its new spam-filtering features are first-rate, especially since they support third-party spam-filtering tools. Cleaning Utilities: Spring Cleaning 6.0 And Internet Cleanup 1.0 Are Hampered By Overzealous Decluttering Efforts (T. Patrick Henebry, Macworld) Spring Cleaning is a good choice for managing the digital junk you've created, such as documents and QuickTime movies. But some of Spring Cleaning's features make it potentially dangerous for people who may not know what they're deleting. As for Internet Cleanup, if you use Internet Explorer, you may find it useful. Fans of other browsers should look elsewhere. Backup Hard Drives: CMS ABSplus And Maxtor OneTouch Offer Easy Backup And Easy Storage (Adam Engst, Macworld) Both drives do a fine job of simplifying backup and providing external storage space. The ABSplus is a focused backup device that's easy to use, right out of the box, for backup and restoration, whereas Maxtor's cheaper and quieter drive is better for people who want extra disk space and more backup flexibility. Mathematica 5: Significant Speed Improvements Make Math App The Last Word In Numbers (Charles Seiter, Macworld) If you already use Mathematica, you should upgrade to version 5 -- the speed improvements alone are reason enough. The program's overhauled matrix operations make Mathematica competitive with Matlab on most engineering matrix problems, and new solvers for business problems will prove valuable in financial modeling. The Game Room: Macworld's 2003 Game Hall Of Fame (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) Mac Gems: iSeek, DejaMenu 1.0, PocketDock, WireTap 1.0, iSight Case (Dan Frakes, Macworld) MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- Infinite Support -- Finito (John C. Dvorak, PC Magazine) Expect things to change even more with the release of Longhorn, when Microsoft can begin to slide people into its trusted computing initiative and force upgrades -- or else! More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- New York And Microsoft File Suits On E-Mail Spam (Saul Hansell, New York Times) Eliot Spitzer, the New York state attorney general, and Microsoft each filed suits today charging one of the nation's most prominent e-mail marketers with fraud stemming from sending unsolicited commercial e-mail, commonly known as spam. Regulators Issue First Citation For Violation Of No-Call Law (Bloomberg) The Federal Communications Commission cited but did not fine CPM Funding of Irvine, Calif., which does business as California Pacific Mortgage. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- 'No Frills' Must Not Mean 'No Class' (Alexis Hooi, Straits Times) Operators like idea, but warn that it could backfire too. Days Of The Mega Hospitals May Be Over (Lee Hui Chieh, Straits Times) Singapore's future general hospitals are likely to have fewer beds but with more space devoted to better infection control. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Sat Dec 20 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Saturday, Dec 20, 2003 Message-ID: <20031221020500.10852.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Saturday, Dec 20, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- An Unencrypted Look At FileVault (Francois Joseph de Kermadec, O'Reilly Network) I'm going to walk you through FileVault and try to explain how it works, and what it can (and cannot) do for you. In the end, I hope that it will help you answer one important question: "Should I use it?" MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Apple Releases Mac OS X Server 10.3.2 (MacMinute) Battery And Assault (Hank Stuever, Washington Post) When his iPod died, this music lover tackled Apple. Stay tuned. Apple's CEO Soap Opera (Lisa DiCarlo, Forbes) Highlights From Apple's Annual Report (MacMinute) Apple reported that net sales increased US$465 million or 8% during 2003 compared to 2002, while Mac sales declined 3% year-over-year to approximately 3 million units. Q&A: Arik Hesseldahl (Forbes) The past, present and future of Apple's Macintoshc omputer. Walter Murch: An Interview With The Editor Of "Cold Mountain" (Joe Cellini, Apple) One of the significant things about Final Cut is that it's not a software/hardware hybrid system, it's a software-only system. Profiles In Success: Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University: Cost-Conscious Supercomputing (Apple) dr. srinidhi Varadarajan realized he'd have as much 64-bit processing as he needed to power his dream, without overtaxing his budget. Apple Launches New Science Education Site (MacNN) Panther Up-To-Date Program Extended (MacMinute) Extended to Jan. 31, 2004. Apple Releases New OS X Security Update (MacMinute) Dell Stops Selling iPods (Amy Schatz, American-Statesman) Dell's tendency to undercut competitor's prices might have played more of a role [than Dell's entry into the MP3 market]. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Best Mac Year Ever? (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network) You, and hundreds of others who work for Apple, have provided us with one of the most exciting rides in recent computing history. Thank you. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- There's Nothing Like An Apple Under The Tree (Bob LeVitus, Houston Chronicle) If you're still stuck on what to buy the Mac enthusiast in your life, here are a few mostly inexpensive gifts, most of which can still be received in time for the holiday. Bare Bones Software Mailsmith 2 (IT-Enquirer) Mailsmith has grown up from a modest mail client to a full-blown POP client that has all the bells and whistles you should expect from a professional mail client. 2003 Editor's Choice: Apple iPod (Stereophile) The Playlist: My Love/Hate Relationship With iTunes (Eric Dahl, PC World) An in-depth look at the greatest, coolest, most insanely frustrating media player out there and the store behind it. MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- Experts Warn Of Windows Attacks (eWeek) Security experts have found a new way to exploit a critical vulnerability in Windows that evades a workaround and enables the attacker to compromise a number of machines at one time. More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories --------------------------------- Hard Disks Go Home (The Economist) Hard disks are starting to appear in household devices, from televisions to stereos, adding novel features and making possible new products. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Court: RIAA Lawsuit Strategy Illegal (John Borland, CNET News.com) A federal appeals court on Friday handed a major setback to the record industry's legal tactics for tracking down and suing alleged file swappers. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Smaller AirPorts Are Growing In Stature (Barry Estabrook, New York Times) Many passengers are happy to drive a bit to save money or avoid long lines. MyAppleMenu Reader: EOF ----------------------- Every Long Movie Has That Special Moment -- Here's How To Find It (Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle) Fortunately, the makers of "Loard of the Rings" have given viewers a subtle visual cue for when to dash for the facilities. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories --------------------------------------- Singaporeans Have To Get Used To 3-4% Jobless Rate: Ng Eng Hen (Channel NewsAsia) Gone are the boom years when Singapore's unemployment rate was at two percent. Now, Singaporeans will have to get used to a long-term range of between three and four percent, says Acting Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- DBS Proves Commitment To POSB With New Branch (Nicholas Fang, Straits Times) For the first time since the 1998 merger of DBS and POSB banks saw a string of high-profile branch closures, a new POSB branch has opened. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Sun Dec 21 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Sunday, Dec 21, 2003 Message-ID: <20031222020500.46653.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Sunday, Dec 21, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- While Other Customers Help, The Companies Hide (Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post) When companies try to reduce their tech-support costs in these ways -- a good thing if it lets them lower their prices -- they also reduce the chance of learning anything from their users. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Brands To Use 'Free' Music To Lure Teens (Brian Garrity, Billboard) Music giveaways are understood to foster customer loyalty. What's more, they provide consumers with powerful incentives to use the related products, executives say. Christmas Shoppers 'Can't Get Enough Of iPods' (Ananova) Shops are struggling to cope with demand for a hi-tech personal stereo which has become the must-have gadget of the year. Angry iPod People Assault Battery-Price Shcoker (Dan Kadison, New York Post) Apple To Sell Software Via Software Update? (Mac Rumors) Embedded in one of the configuration files of Panther's Software Update is evidence that Apple has planned for the implementation of a new feature in Software Update: Selling Software. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- There Are Alternatives To Microsoft, Really (Star-Ledger) Living without Microsoft isn't as hard as you might think. On Shipping Software (Brent Simmons) It's kind of like what Woody Allen said, "90% of life is just showing up." MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- iTunes Music Store Vs. WalMart's Download Service: A Head-To-Head Comparison (Bill Palmer) WalMart's download service would probably seem bearable if iTunes for Windows didn't exist. But unfortunately for WalMart, it does. Radio Userland (Karlin Lillington, The Guardian) MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- courts Slow Copyright Cartel's March, But For How Long? (Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News) But before anyone celebrates, let's keep something in mind. The fight is far from over. Lost? Hiding? Your Cellphone Is Keeping Tabs (Amy Harmon, New York Times) Driven by worries about safety, the need for accountability, and perhaps a certain "I Spy" impulse, families and employers are adopting surveillance technology once used mostly to track soldiers and prisoners. MyAppleMenu Reader: World ------------------------- True And False (James Traub, New York Times) Liberal Democrats and teachers' unions and school professionals should stop trying to prove that No Child Left Behind is a failure and should stop pretending that money is the cure for everything; Republicans should accept that money does, however, matter terribly if you wish to attract the kind of teachers who can make a difference. Where Birds Don't Fly (Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times) Give us your tired, your poor and your properly fingerprinted. MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech ---------------------------------- A Grand Plan For A Tiny Science (Jessica Steinberg, New York Times) A good bit of vision is needed to grasp the possibilities of nanotechnology, the science of using very small things. As such, it could be the perfect technology for Israel, a country that knows about small. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Sanctuary In The Past (John Balzar, Los Angeles Times) The old soap about Americans not caring a whit for their history doesn't account for one thing. It doesn't account for the great many who do. It doesn't account for those untold thousands of people who go marching backward every chance they get. These legions of Americans aren't just mindful of their past, they read history books as the script to bring yesteryear back to life. Plan B For 'Plan 9' (Jim Burger, Washington Post) For one obsessed fan, seeing the worst movie of all time over and over just wasn't enough. Pulling Strings To Get Volins Back Into Children's Lives (Bernard Holland, New York Times) The University of South Carolina, now a model for the rest of the country, is doing work here that may at best keep the violin a mainstream instrument and at worst provide it a permanent niche. It will not be allowed to become an antique. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Steve Chia Admits Taking Maid Photos, Denies Molesting Her (Benjamin Nadarajan, Straits Times) Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Steve Chia admitted taking 'sexy photos' of his Indonesian maid, but denied molesting her, at a press conference held on Sunday morning. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Mon Dec 22 21:05:01 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Monday, Dec 22, 2003 Message-ID: <20031223020501.13550.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Monday, Dec 22, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- Father Of Invention (John Arlidge, The Observer) It's unlikely you've heard of him, this quiet man from Essex, but you probably own one of the gadgets that he's designed. He transformed the image of the computer and, if you're really lucky, you might get one of his latest must-haves this Christmas. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Laptop Study In Henrico Raises Concerns (Nicole Johnson, Richmond Times-Dispatch) Concerns about confidentiality and a potential conflict of interest are among the issues surrounding a study of Henrico's iBook program. Apple Store Michigan Ave: Highest-Trafficked Store (MacNN) Microsoft Updates Remote Desktop Client For Mac (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) Nisus Writer Express 1.1.1 Offers Many Fixes (MacMinute) Official Macworld San Francisco 2004 QuickTime Stream (MacRumors) Apple hasposted a placeholder page for the official MacWorld San Francisco 2004 Keynote Quicktime Stream. 25 Million iTunes (Barry Willis, Stereophile Magazine) The music industry's traditional packaged-goods retail business may be continuing its long decline, but the sale of downloadable tunes is hot and getting hotter. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer (D.G. Chichester, Inside Mac Games) KSPS may not be the most exciting or extreme of sports title around, but it successfully captures the distinctive 'tude of the sport in a fun and engaging game. MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- The Long Road To Longhorn (Scott Rosenberg, Salon) Who knows what Microsoft's whiz-bang new Windows will look like by the time it's ready, in 2006 or beyond? In the meantime, the bloggers of Redmond will provide progress reports. More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- AOL Version 2004: You've Got News (Howard Kurtz, Washington Post) The most popular online news site doesn't employ any reporters -- but is about to have a whole lot of big names covering and pontificating on the 2004 campaign. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Nothing New Under The Tree (David Bianculli, New York Daily News) When it comes to Christmas TV specials, they sure don't make them like they used to. And most of the time, for various reasons, they're not even trying. When In Doubt... (Blake Gopnik, Washington Post) ... Just say 'Merry Christmas'. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- SingPost To Raise Postal Rates To Account For GST Hike (Channel NewsAsia) SingPost says that from 3 February 2004, the cost of sending a standard letter of up to 20 grammes will go up 1 cent to 23 cents. Freer Skies Hurting Singapore? (Straits Times) What started as a competitive advantage for Changi appears to have, in a few years, lost some of its force. For SIA, it appears to be a double whammy: giving up the protection of a restrictive air pact without gaining in return a clear edge at all times. Singapore Feels The Heat (Rebecca Lee, Straits Times) Changi Airport, long taken for granted as part of the Singapore success story, faces multiple and mounting pressures to its status as a premier air hub. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Tue Dec 23 21:05:01 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Tuesday, Dec 23, 2003 Message-ID: <20031224020501.91111.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Tuesday, Dec 23, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- If He's So Smart... Steve Jobs, Apple, And The Limits Of Innovation (Justin Wood, Fast Company) The battle over digital music is just another verse in Apple's sad song: This astonishingly imaginative company keeps getting muscled out of markets it creates. So what does Apple have to tell us about innovation? Apple To Continue Retail Expansion (Sacramento Business Journal) With its retail stores showing sharp sales increases and contributing to the company's top-line growth, Apple Computer Inc. plans to continue its retail expansion push, the company said in regulatory filings. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Old School, New Tricks (Lev Grossman, Time) Students at Brooklyn's Packer school are field testing the wireless future. And you thought high school was tough. Apple Pegs 2004 Capex At $160 Mln (Leticia Williams, CBS MarketWatch) Apple Computer expects to use $160 million in 2004 for capital spending, according the annual report filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Attorneys Considering iPod Class Action Lawsuit (MacMinute) Girard Gibbs & De Bartolomeo LLP, a San Francisco, California-based law firm, is "investigating a potential class action against Apple Computer, Inc. on behalf of iPod owners whose batteries have died or lost their ability to hold their charge." Apple Considering 20th Anniversary Superbowl Ad? (Mac Rumors) Last month's print version of Advertising Age reported that Apple was in talks with their Advertising agency, TBWA/Chiat/Day, about developing a 20th Anniversary Superbowl Advertisement "that would be reminiscent of "1984". Apple Q1 2004 Earnings Due Jan 14 (MacMinute) Apple Sold 1.79 iPods Per Minute In 2003 (MacMinute) Apple said it sold 939,000 iPods for US$345 million in net sales this past year. Don't Leave Home Without Cover For Portables (The Times) Elves' Shelves iPod-Bare (Karen Haslam, Macworld UK) UK resellers are struggling to meet demand for iPods -- despite having stocked-up on Apple's smash-hit MP3 player. What's Next? (Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes) Steve Jobs has already gone on the record saying that the G5 computer will contain PowerPC chips that run at 3 GHz by the summer of 2004. A mid-step between the current systems, which top out with two chips running at 2 Ghz, and systems with chips as fast as 2.6 GHz would be a logical move come January. NetNewsWire, NetNewsWire Lite Updated To v1.0.7 (MacMinute) This release adds a new widescreen view, support for favicons and feed URLs, boosts performance, and fixes several bugs. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- AliBook Shines In Military Presentation (Peter J. Park, MacInTouch) It was nice to see Apple finally on or perhaps more like above the playing field of all the others. How Not To Write An OS X Installer (Apple-X.net) One of the most powerful features of OS X's Unix underpinnings is the ability of a single computer to host multiple users. Unfortunately, this strong point of OS X is rendered into an annoyance by many software developers who are either too lazy to write a proper installer or ignorant of how to do so. A Flawed Permise (Codepoetry) It amazes me that FileVault was setup in a binary fashion. All or nothing. How silly. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- The 17" PowerBook is A Full Laptop (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network) What's interesting to me, is not so much that the PowerBook feels fast, as much as it feels right. In other words, it does things as you would expect it too. I don't think about performance, and that's the way I like it. Warrior Kings (Dave Peck, MacGamer) When Warrior Kings works, it's a decent game. But it has a few problems. MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- New PCs Must Be Protected, Patched (Gregg Keizer, TechWeb) Consumers buying PCs as holidays gifts and businesses purchasing new systems to squeeze capital expenditures under the tax wire may be putting themselves at risk as soon as they unwrap the machines, a security analyst said Monday. More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Web Addresses Get Nip And Tuck -- And Spam (Paul Festa, CNET News.com) A crop of Web sites have sprung up with the mission of making long, easily breakable Web addresses shorter -- and at least one of them is trying to make money at the idea. Top Ten Web Design Mistakes Of 2003 (Jakob Nielsen) Sites are getting better at using minimalist design, maintaining archives, and offering comprehensive services. However, these advances entail their own usability problems, as several prominent mistakes from 2003 show. DeCSS Author Cleared Again On Appeal (Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica) Jon Johansen's retrial on charges of DVD piracy ended today as a Norwegian appeals court ruled that his breaking copy protection on DVDs was legal. MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech ---------------------------------- Falling Physics, When THe Weather Outside Is Frightful (Dennis Overbye, New York Times) The next time it snows the first thing I'm going to do is grab my magnifying glass and run outside to look at car windshields, the better to appreciate the dance between destiny and contingency, the collision of law and chance that is one of nature's simplest but most sublime creations, the humble snowflake. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Has The Mainstream Run Dry? (James Poniewozik, Time) In 2003 TV's ratings went on the blink. Music buyers went missing. Pop-culture audiences divided young from old, red state from blue state. What does mass culture without the masses look like? The Tyranny Of The Standing Ovation (Jesse McKinley, New York Times) Go to nearly any Broadway house, any night, and you can catch a crowd jumping up for the curtain call like politicians at a State of the Union address. The Curse Of Designing With Microsoft Word (Andy Lester, O'Reilly Network) Word actively dumbs down the design sensibilities of those who use it. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories --------------------------------------- Singapore's Steve Chia Quits Party Post But Keeps NCMP Seat (Channel NewsAsia) Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Steve Chia has resigned from the executive committees of both the National Solidarity Party and the Singapore Democratic Alliance. But as he remains a member of the NSP and the alliance, this means he still retains his seat in Parliament. Spare The Pain -- Step Down Or Resign From Party (Ben Nadarajan, Straits Times) Are Singaporeans ready for a politician who admits to having an 'adventurous streak' and an 'open mind', as he puts it? MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- How To Beat Competitors (Today) Changi Airport and Singapore Airlines are moving quickly to stay ahead. Hey Now, Hey Now, The Dream Is Over (Stanley Ho, Today) Well, four years after its birth, the FAS has decided to ditch the bird. Officially, and you heard it here first, Goal 2010 no longer exists. Singapore Could Soon Be A Sports Power (ABS-CBNNEWS) How serious Singapore has turned in its effort to emerge as a power in sports has become evident in its bid to build an ultra-modern sports complex and invest in the youth through a sports school catering to teenagers with potentials. Singapore MP In Photo Scandal (The Australian) The political career of one of Singapore's few opposition members of parliament was in jeopardy today after he admitted to taking digital photographs of his Indonesian maid as she posed topless. NSP Yet To Decide On Steve Chia's Fate (Ben Nadarajan, Straits Times) Full-scale committee meeting yet to take place but some members have met; if party boots out Chia, he loses NCMP seat. Air Hubs -- Evolve Or Risk Vanishing Into Thin Air (Straits Times) Is the air hub slowly spinning into oblivion? Let's just say it is more probable today than 20 years ago. Changi Fights Back (Christopher Tan, Straits Times) Can Changi keep its air hub crown? Not to be outdone by its competitors, it is spending $2.25 billion on makeovers and a new terminal. Prices Of Big HDB Flats Set To Dip Further (Vladimir Guevarra, Straits Times) Demand likely to be affected by new down payment rule from Jan 1, but smaller flats will stay popular. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Wed Dec 24 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Wednesday, Dec 24, 2003 Message-ID: <20031225020500.41275.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Wednesday, Dec 24, 2003 MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Ambrosia Offers Aki Mahjong Solitaire (Peter Cohen, MacCentral) Ambrosia Software Inc. has released Aki Mahjong Solitaire for Mac OS X. The company describes it as a blend "of the ancient Chinese game of Mahjong with an enchanting journey across Japan." Walter Murch: An Interview With The Editor Of "Cold Mountain" (Joe Cellini, Apple) Apple Seen Unveiling Lower-Cost iPods -- Analysts (Duncan Martell, Reuters) "Odds are it's a flash-memory-based player, something to position Apple against the low-cost offerings from Creative and Rio." Apple Releases DVD Studio Pro 2.0.4 (MacNN) It adds support for Cropped D-1 and 1/2 D-1 MPEG-2 video resolutions in addition to a number of enhancements and improved overall stability. Music Lovers Rush To Grab iPods (BBC News) Apple's digital jukebox, the iPod, is flying off shop shelves in the run-up to Christmas and Santa's helpers are struggling to keep up. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Will There Be A Corporate Mac? (Andras Puiz, Applelust.com) MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Apple Power Mac G5 (PC Magazine) Bulletproof Baby (Dave Bullard, Herald Sun) If you don't need to burn DVDs, don't need lots of screen real-estate for high-end applications and aren't a power-gamer, have a look at this iBook. It's a little beauty. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- IT Salary Survey: Hopes For A Better 2004 (Grant Gross, IDG News Service) More than four out of 10 U.S. IT workers received no raises during 2003, but 60 percent expect to receive a raise of at least 3 percent in 2004, according to a new survey released by skills assessment firm Brainbench. MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech ---------------------------------- How The Internet Invented Howard Dean (Gary Wolf, Wired) Forget fundraising (though his opponents sure can't). The real reason the Doctor is in: He listens to the technology -- and the people who use it. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ The Ritual Of Breakfast, Without The Stress (Nigella Lawson, New York Times) Considering how truly great breakfast can be, it is a shame that people rarely eat it properly. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- What Now, Mr Chia? (Teo Hwee Nak, Today) Future cloudy as NCMP awaits public response to indiscretion. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Thu Dec 25 21:05:01 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Thursday, Dec 25, 2003 Message-ID: <20031226020501.60252.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Thursday, Dec 25, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- Many Are Singing A Sad Tune Over The iPod (Jon Fortt, San Jose Mercury News) The scarcity of the iPod, a smooth, white, digital music player about the size of a computer mouse, affirms its status as the It-Thing, the tech industry's answer to pilates and Orlando Bloom. Oprah, Moby and 50 Cent all like it. At 5.6 ounces, it's an inanimate celebrity. The Sound Of The Future (Paul Jackson, Daily Yomiuri) Far from being pessimistic about the state of music in the digital era, the major labels in Japan are excited about the prospects in front of them. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Apple Offering PowerBook G4 Trade-In Program (Nick dePlume, Think Secret) Apple is giving customers the option of trading in their PowerBook G4 laptops for credit toward the purchase of the latest 15-inch and 17-inch notebooks. Macworld Expo Primed For Enterprise (Daniel Drew Turner, eWeek) MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Gear Junkie: Software Helps Map Out Trips (Stephen Regenold, Billings Gazette) Protecting Your iPod (Aoife White, Electricnews.net) If you're planning to buy an expensive piece of music kit now or in the sales, make sure you protect your investment. Your Mac Doesn't Do Windows? (Walter S. Mossberg, Smart Money) Virtual PC 6.1 is simultaneously impressive and frustrating. Wireless Optical Desktop 2.0 (Mike Apps, Inside Mac Games) Microsoft's Wireless Optical Desktop 2.0 is a decent keyboard with some useful function keys and a merely adequate mouse. It does have potential though. MyAppleMenu : Wintel News ------------------------- Microsoft's Festive Advice: Don't Plug Our PCs Into The Web (Charles Arthur, Independent) Its slogan is "where do you want to go today?" But Microsoft asks that if you get a Windows computer for Christmas,don't take it to one particular place: the internet. More Wintel news at MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories --------------------------------- The Return Of The Internet (Farhad Manjoo and Katharine Mieszkowski, Salon) In 2003, Howard Dean scored big with the Web, while India took advantage of online communications to grab thousands of white-collar jobs from the West. The Net, it turns out, still matters. 'Get Me Rewrite!' 'Hold On, I'll Pass You To The Computer' (Anne Eisenberg, New York Times) Using several methods, including statistical techniques borrowed from gene analysis, two researchers have created a program that can automatically generate paraphrases of English sentences. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Sites Lag As Shoppers Throng Online (Paul Festa, CNET News.com) Calling it a "perfect online shopping storm," a survey of major retailers reported that events have conspired this season to send hordes of shoppers to the Internet, slowing major sites to a crawl. Will DVD Acquittal Mean Tougher Copyright Laws? (Evan Hansen, CNET News.com) The acquittal of a Norwegian programmer charged with breaking Hollywood's DVD encryption scheme could lend new urgency to the entertainment industry's efforts to enact tougher global copyright laws. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Survivors All, This Family Makes Its Own Holiday Spirit (Lily Koppel, New York Times) It was a peaceful day. A happy one. It was also a respite from much harder days -- days in which the family, rather than coming together, felt as if it was coming apart. MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions ------------------------------- The Oxen (Thomas Hardy, Slate) MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Sexy Singapore Santas Hand Out Condoms (Associated Press) Young women dressed in skimpy Santa outfits have distributed 50,000 free safe-sex stocking stuffers -- condoms -- to holiday shoppers in the city-state's glitzy tourism and shopping district. Singapore: Slaps Six-Year Ban (Straits Times) AVA stipulates that any country seeking to export beef to Singapore must be certified free of mad-cow disease for six years. This means that it will be at least six years before US beef can be imported here again.AVA stipulates that any country seeking to export beef to Singapore must be certified free of mad-cow disease for six years. This means that it will be at least six years before US beef can be imported here again. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Fri Dec 26 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Friday, Dec 26, 2003 Message-ID: <20031227020500.94205.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Friday, Dec 26, 2003 MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ The Year Apple Saved Music (Mike Prevatt, Las Vegas Mercury) If there's one dominant "person" or "artist" of the year, it belongs to Apple. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Bible Software For The Mac (Charles W. Moore, Applelinks) MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories --------------------------------- Signs Of Recovery: Domain Names Once Again Fetch Top Dollar (Anick Jesdaun, Associated Press) One more sign the technology sector is rebounding: An Internet domain name is again commanding seven figures. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Online Data Conflict With Desire For Privacy (May Wong, Associated Press) Some fear misuse of personal information that is readily accessed on Internet. Microsoft Aims To Make Spammers Pay (Jo Twist, BBC News) A group of researchers at Microsoft think they may have come up with a solution that could, at least, slow down and deter the spammers. Why Machines Should Fear (W. Wayt Gibbs, Scientific American) Once a curmudgeonly champion of "usable" design, cognitive scientist Donald A. Norman argues that future machines will need emotions to be truly dependable. MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech ---------------------------------- Making Memories In Real Time (Amy Harmon, New York Times) "We're on vacation. We should be being on vacation, not looking at pictures of ourselves on vacation." A Very Merry Equation (Marcus du Sautoy, Telegraph) The festive season throws up all manner of mathematical enigmas. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ High-Tech Quirkiness Restores Radio's Magic (Stephen Holden, New York Times) Music beamed by satellite has resurrected the thrill of musical discovery that has all but vanished on what is called terrestrial radio. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Foreign Sports Talent Scheme To Be Made More Rigorous (Channel NewsAsia) Announcing changes to the scheme, in place since 1997, the Ministry of Community Development and Sports said National Sports Associations must now submit comprehensive plans if they want to bring in foreign talent. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Sat Dec 27 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Saturday, Dec 27, 2003 Message-ID: <20031228020500.37152.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Saturday, Dec 27, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- iPod, Therefore I Am (Steve Gillmor, eWeek) Apple's popular MP3 gadget is at the front lines of a battle for digital rights. Can the government, the entertainment industry and Microsoft stop it? MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ 2003: Online Music Comes Of Age (Daren Waters, BBC News) In the not-too-distant future when compact discs are museum pieces and vinyl records are near fossils, 2003 will be remembered as the year digital music stepped into the mainstream. BookEndz 15" Docking Station Debuts At Macworld (MacNN) BookEndz products, a popular line of docking stations for Apple PowerBook and iBook computers, enable the user to convert from a portable system to a "complete desktop system in seconds. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Six Things I Wish Apple Would Have Done Differently In The Past Six Years (Bill Palmer) MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Apple G5: Is It World's Fastest PC? (Gene Steinberg, Gannett News Service) Even the least expensive configuration should outperform any of Apple's G4 computers and keep pace with 2.4 GHz Pentium PC. Panther Raring To Make Leap Onto Your Mac (Bob LeVitus, Hoston Chronicle) If you haven't upgraded to Panther yet, I think it's time. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Experimental Lit (Laura Miller, New York Times) Few literary scholars appreciate the fact that they labor in a field that lacks ''empirically valid hypotheses,'' or perhaps they prefer it that way. How To Hold Up A Subway Tunnel: Get A Big Hanger (Michael Luo, New York Times) The resulting four-year nightmare of jackhammers, blocked stairwells and rerouted exits will finally end next month, and commuters will get their station back. But most will have missed the feat of engineering that unfolded all around them every day. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Singapore's Spots To Avoid (Greg Cruey, About.com) In this squeekiest of squeaky clean cities, prostitution is legal -- and relatively well regulated. And if you're not careful you could walk right into a brothel in some of the city's shopping malls without even realizing. Malaysia's New Leader To Meet Singapore Counterpart (John Burton, Financial Times) The leaders of Malaysia and Singapore are expected to exchange visits next month in an attempt to improve strained relations following the inauguration of Abdullah Badawi as Malaysia's new prime minister in October. $250m Upgrade For Changi Terminal 1 (Karamjit Kaur, Straits Times) The aim is to remain aviation hub; Terminal 3 opening put off to 2008. Output Falls In Singapore (Bloomberg) Singapore's manufacturing slowed more than expected in November, according to figures released on Friday, as companies like Merck and Schering-Plough produced fewer drugs. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Sun Dec 28 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Sunday, Dec 28, 2003 Message-ID: <20031229020500.82151.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Sunday, Dec 28, 2003 MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Making Tech Connect (Laura Pappano, Boston Globe) There's a definite coolness factor: There are no books, no papers, no pencils in Tom Daccord's World History class at the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham. Every student has an iBook and Daccord has a laptop. Web pages projected on a screen fueled a class discussion recently about women's role in Islam. Online Music's Winners And Lowers (Knowledge@Wharton, CNET News.com) Online music services that depend solely on selling downloadable tracks and albums may be bucking a marketing reality. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- iPods To Take Center Stage For Apple (Rex Crum, CBS MarketWatch) The economic realities of the market are also making it likely that Apple will, at the very least, cut the prices of its current iPod line even if it doesn't show off any new iPods. Shareware Can Beat Off-The-Shelf Version (Allan Hoffman, Star-Ledger) If you haven't delved into the world of shareware, the new year may be an opportune time. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- iMac 20in 1.25GHz (Keith Martin, MacUser UK) The massive widescreen resolution and fast G4 processor should be enough for a large number of people. Try it out at your nearest Apple dealer if you're not convinced, and you'll see why we are so impressed. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- We Hate Spam, Congress Says. Except From Us. (Jennifer 8. Lee, New York Times) Even as Congress was unanimously approving a law aimed at reducing the flow of junk e-mail, members were sending out hundreds of thousands of unsolicited messages to constituents. MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech ---------------------------------- Mother Of Invention (Rich Barlow, Boston Globe) Virtual cow fences and self-reconfiguring automatons are just two of MIT roboticist Daniela Rus's futuristic visions. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Between Iraq And A Hard Place (Dave Barry, Washington Post) Approximately 2003 reasons to be grateful it's almost December 31. It's A Long New Year's Eve That Starts At Thanksgiving (Alex Kuczynski, New York Times) If alcohol has a season, it is now: the eye of the storm between Christmas and New Year's, when New Yorkers have waded through four marathon weeks of holiday cocktail parties. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Despite Low Pay, Singapore Maids Happy (UPI) A survey in Singapore Sunday suggested most of its 140,000 maids are happy, despite low pay and long hours. Malaysia Concerned Over Singapore's Action At Disputed Island (Xinhua) Malaysia is gravely concerned that Singapore authorities have prevented Malaysian fishermen fromtaking refuge on the Malaysian island of Pulau Batu Puteh during stormy weather on Dec. 21, an official statement said. DPM Lee Praises Steve Chia For His Contribution In Parliament (Channel NewsAsia) Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has denied rumours of any Government involvement in leaking the recent scandal involving NCMP Steve Chia taking sexy pictures of his maid. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Mon Dec 29 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Monday, Dec 29, 2003 Message-ID: <20031230020500.55611.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Monday, Dec 29, 2003 MyAppleMenu : Top Stories ------------------------- Executive Of The Year (Lizette Wilson, San Francisco Business Times) Steve's Jobs: Balancing performance at Pixar, innovation at Apple. MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Online Music Finally Starts To Rock 'N' Roll (Benny Evangelista, San Francisco Chronicle) The success of Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store, which has sold more than 25 million songs, set off a new Internet gold rush of online services that had even mainstream retailers like Wal-Mart joining the stampede. 2004 May See 'Bit Of A Gold Rush' For Digital Tunes (Byron Acohido, USA Today) With consumers fast getting used to the idea of buying songs online, scores of companies are readying launches of digital music initiatives. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Rob Enderle: Putting The 'Anal' In 'Analyst' (John Gruber) If the purpose of the rumored iPod expansion is to lower the price, why in the world would Apple switch to a higher-priced storage medium? MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Sight For Sore Eyes (Troy Dreier, PC Magazine) Apple iMacs are always beautifully designed, but the latest, a system with gorgeous 20-inch flat screen, is almost too striking to relegate to a desktop. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories --------------------------------- The Duel Of The Dual-Layer DVD Formats (Ed Frauenheim, CNET News.com) One side of the ongoing recordable DVD format battle is expected to be first with products that nearly double the amount of data held on one disc. But that victory may not put an end to the feud. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- The Personal Links Of Three Social-Networking Sites (Joseph Menn, Los Angeles Times) If there's one place where knowing the right people is as important as it is in Hollywood, that place is Silicon Valley. Communication Breakdown Threatens VoIP (Ben Charny and Marguerite Reardon, CNET News.com) As cable and telephone companies begin offering Net telephony services to consumers in earnest, complications on the back end threaten to crimp cost savings for providers and ultimately dampen expectations for the much-hyped technology. Offshore Jobs In Technology: Opportunity Or A Threat? (Steve Lohr, New York Times) An Industry Watches Japan's Experience (Ken Belson, New York Times) Having drawn 300,000 subscribers to its 3G service in the first 18 months, DoCoMo added about that many in September, and by the end of November had 1.6 million subscribers. Will Google Take The Plunge? (Laurie J. Flynn, New York Times) Many investors are eagerly waiting for Google, the Web search titan, to go public. But those same investors, many of them still smarting from losses when technology stocks plummeted, may not be ready to jump at just any new technology offering in 2004. MyAppleMenu Reader: Science & Tech ---------------------------------- What's It Do? Nothing, But Mathematicians Relish The Quest (Fermando Q. Gouvea, Los Angeles Times) Although proving theorems usually doesn't add up to anything practical, the intellectual allure is powerful. Wins, Losses And Algorithms (Thomas K. Landauer, New York Times) When people try to divide subjective opinions into components and put them together to get more accuracy, they often end up disagreeing with the result. So, Scrooge Was Right After All (Ross Gittins, Sydney Morning Herald) Gift giving is irrational -- unless, perhaps, you hare hedging your bets. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Library Books Play Second Fiddle To Videos, CDs (Michael Booth, Denver Post) As budget-squeezed public libraries rush to buy DVDs for an insatiable public, branches must act more like multimedia centers and less like temples of the printed page. Oh, R-o-ob, The Bad Words Won't Go Away (John T. McWhorter, Washington Post) Just like clothing, our language reflects who we are, and we are a people who can only deem most profanity "evil" if we are ready to be seen 50 years from now as being as laughable as the producers of "Gilligan's Island" who required Mary Ann to keep her navel covered. Japan's Empire Of Cool (Anthony Faiola, Washington Post) Even as this country of 127 million has lost its status as a global economic superpower and the national confidence has been sapped by a 13-year economic slump, Japan is reinventing itself -- this time as the coolest nation on Earth. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories --------------------------------------- Departmental Stores, Unable To Change Price Tags, Will Continue To Charge 4% GST (Channel NewsAsia) It has been a busy time for retailers -- with Christmas sales and New Year's offers. But on top of the huge crowds and extended shopping hours, sales staff have also been busy preparing new price tags. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Credit Card Spending By Affluent Singapore Falls: Nielsen Media Research (Chan Hwa Loon, Channel NewsAsia) A survey on credit card spending indicates that affluent Singaporeans have also been pinched by the recent hard times. No Way To Treat Women (Today) Steve Chia must rethink power dynamics in marital, boss-maid relationships. Opposition Will Expose Their Own Flaws: PM (Straits Times) Goh Chok Tong yesterday rebutted the claims of some opposition politicians that the ruling People's Action Party can no longer deliver on its promises of material well-being for Singaporeans. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Tue Dec 30 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:10:58 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Tuesday, Dec 30, 2003 Message-ID: <20031231020500.15940.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Tuesday, Dec 30, 2003 MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ iPod #1: Apple Continues MP3 Player Dominance In November (Brad Gibson, Mac Observer) Apple continues to dominate the overall portable MP3 player market in the US with the 10GB iPod the number one selling device. Dead iBook Owners Take Protest To Macworld Show (Andrew Orlowski, The Register) Faithful Apple users plan to put Quality Control issues center stage at the MacWorld show in San Francisco next week, to highlight a problem that Apple refuses to acknowledge. (Charles Moore, MacOPINION) While the year of the laptop hasn't passed without some rough patches, it has seen Apple replace its entire portable line with either new or substantially upgraded products, and introduced two additional very cool new ones. iPod At Center Of Buzz (San Francisco Chronicle) Rumors predict new affordable player at Macworld. Mac.Ars Takes On 2003: The Year In Review (Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica) 2003 was a big year for Apple, and arguably its most successful in over a decade on a number of metrics. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Every App Has Its Day (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network) There are a few Mac applications that are ready to be reintroduced to the spotlight. MyAppleMenu : Reviews --------------------- Have Your iSight Tested (Aoife White, ElectricNews.net) Apple's iSight video camera is not a new idea but it is a solid piece of tech that does a simple job extremely well. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories --------------------------------- The Fantasy And Reality Of 2004 (Michelle Delio, Wired News) We asked a dozen experts in fields that are apt to touch all our lives this year -- privacy, defense, spam, security, open source, technology development, life online and human rights -- to answer this question: "What do you wish would happen in 2004, and what do you think will actually happen?" MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- Social Networking Vendors Aim For The Enterprise (Matt Hicks, eWeek) Having started beta tests and raised funding, a string of vendors are ready to launch new offerings in the new year that promise to expand users' business connections. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ Sex, Silliness In The Year Of Publishing Shamelessly (Peter Carlson, Washington Post) A very weird year in magazines. Thoughts On The Killing Of A Young Correspondent (Jay Rosen) I said earlier: He was a Dutch journalist, and young man of conscience, killed on assignment in East Timor on September 21st, 1999. That is one way of telling his story. I have given you four more: Sander as world citizen, Sander as dweller in the university tradition, Sander and the scruple of post-colonialism, Sander as soldier in journalism's conflict with the media. Others will tell their own tales today, different from mine, and that is all we can do. MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions ------------------------------- Broccoli (Lara Vapnyar, New Yorker) "Here's another one, seduced and abandoned," Nina's husband often said, pulling abunch of wilted, yellowed broccoli from the refrigerator shelf. He held it, pinched between two fingers, his handsome face contorted in disgust, as though it smelled. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories --------------------------------------- Singapore 2003 GDP Likely Up 1% After 4Q Rise (Izham Ahmad, Dow Jones) In his New Year speech Wednesday evening, Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong is expected to affirm a fragile recovery extended into the final quarter, taking full year expansion to the top end of the official 0.5%-1% forecast, economists said. Will SingTel Get Its Wish? (Chan Chao Peh, Today) SingTel may finally fulfil its wish for higher local fixed line phone charges, if analysts' prognostications are anything to go by. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Where To Party? (Zul Othman, Today) Confused by your choices for the New Year? Singapore Sweep Top Prize Is Now $2m (Nicola Cheong, Straits Times) When tickets for the next Singapore Sweep draw go on sale from Jan 8, the top prize will be worth $2 million, up from the current $1.5 million. Each ticket will cost $3, $1 more than now, but fewer will be printed, improving chances of winning. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved. From applesurf at myapplemenu.com Wed Dec 31 21:05:00 2003 From: applesurf at myapplemenu.com (applesurf@myapplemenu.com) Date: Thu Feb 3 15:11:03 2005 Subject: [MyAppleMenu] Wednesday, Dec 31, 2003 Message-ID: <20040101020500.67685.qmail@voot.pair.com> MyAppleMenu Newsletter Wednesday, Dec 31, 2003 MyAppleMenu : News ------------------ Would $100 iPod Compete Or Cannibalize? (Paul Festa, CNET News.com) With rumors rife that Apple Computer will unveil a $100 music player at Macworld Expo next month, analysts are split on the likelihood -- and wisdom -- of such a move. MyAppleMenu : Opinions ---------------------- Macworld Wish List For Steve (David Miller, O'Reilly Network) iPod Speculation Grows Before Macworld (Jon Fortt, San Jose Mercury News) Don't count on seeing dramatically smaller or cheaper iPod music players in the new year, despite Internet rumors that Apple Computer will announce them next week in San Francisco. MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: Top Stories --------------------------------- 101 Ways To Save The Internet (Paul Boutin, Wired) 101 proposals that harness the Net's own superpowers to defeat its foes. Up, up, and away! MyAppleMenu Tomorrow: News & Opinions ------------------------------------- The Fabulous Disappearing Internet (Susan Kuchinskas, InternetNews.com) Will 2005 be the year we forget about the Internet? Thanks to always-on broadband connections at home and at work, plus simple and fun phone-based applications, "going on the Internet" isn't such a big deal. MyAppleMenu Reader: World ------------------------- The 'We' Word: And The Tyranny Of The Majority (Roger Kerr, Policy) False collectives-what Americans call 'weasel words'-poison the language we use to talk about public affairs by cobbling together spurious majorities. MyAppleMenu Reader: Life ------------------------ After 1,200 Meals, 'Check, Please' (William Grimes, New York Times) New York diners have never had it so good. MyAppleMenu Reader: Expressions ------------------------------- Toad Skin (Barry Goldensohn, Slate) MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories --------------------------------------- PM Goh Upbeat About Future In New Year Message (Channel NewsAsia) The Singapore economy is turning around and the sky is getting brighter -- these are some of the encouraging words Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has for the nation ahead of the new year. MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions ------------------------------------------- Singapore-US Trade Deal Brings ICT Opportunities (David Legard, IDG News Service) The free trade agreement signed between Singapore and the U.S. (USSFTA) in May 2003 comes into force on Jan. 1, 2004, and provides opportunities and challenges for information and communications technology (ICT) suppliers in both countries, Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Investment (MTI) said Tuesday. --- Modify your subscription at MyAppleMenu is edited by Heng-Cheong Leong. This site is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc., or any other companies in any manner. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, iPod, and eMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their registered holders. Copyright (C) 1996-2003 Heng-Cheong Leong. All rights reserved.