[MyAppleMenu] Jul 6, 2003

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Sunday, Jul 6, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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iTMS: Are Those Sour Notes I Hear? (Vern Seward, Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/justathought/2003/20030704.shtml>
If record labels find that there is more money to be had using services like iTMS, then you can kiss CDs goodbye.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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12-Inch PowerBook G4 (Zack Stern, MacHome)
<http://www.machome.com/reviews/display.lasso?grr8=122>
The 12-inch PowerBook is fast enough for demanding media applications while being even smaller than the iBook.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : Top Stories
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53 Years Ago: Miracles You'll See In The Next 50 Years (Waldemar Kaempffert, MIT House_n)
<http://architecture.mit.edu/house_n/web/resources/articles/lifeinthefuture/MIRACLES%20OF%20THE%20NEXT%20FIFTY%20YEARS.htm>
What will the world be like in A.D. 2000?

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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Technology Is Back, But Is It Here To Stay? (Alex Berenson, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/06/business/mutfund/06TECH.html>
After glancing at the top-performing funds of the second quarter, investors may be forgiven for wondering if they have somehow gone back to 1999.

Searching For A Dial Tone In Africa (G. Pascal Zachary, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/05/business/worldbusiness/05VOIC.html?pagewanted=all>
In parts of Africa, the Internet is serving as a powerful force for change, primarily by allowing companies and individuals to make international telephone calls far less expensive than through conventional channels.

The Lure Of Data: Is It Addictive? (Matt Richtel, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/06/business/yourmoney/06WIRE.html>
The ubiquity of technology in the lives of businesspeople and consumers has created a brewing tension between productivity and freneticism.

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
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A Genealogy Of Anti-Americanism (James W. Ceaser, Public Interest)
<http://www.thepublicinterest.com/current/article1.html>
A genuine dialogue between America and Europe will become possible only when Europeans start the long and arduous process of freeing themselves from the grip of anti-Americanism.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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Big-City Hall Marks (Paul Lieberman, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.calendarlive.com/stage/cl-ca-lieberman6jul06.story>
Conceived in the Eisenhower era, the Los Angeles Music Center, Washington's Kennedy Center and New York's Lincoln Center -- are forced to face some modern realities.

Is Less More? Broadway's Naked Truths (Jesse Green, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/06/arts/theater/06GREE.html>
There's currently a bumper corp of flesh on Broadway, both subtly achieved and blatantly revealed.

Up, Up And Away (Cathy Horyn, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/06/fashion/06SHOR.html?8hpib>
Apparently for many women, exposing four inches of bare belly is easier to accept than the last inch of leg.

It's Hard, Being A Chinese DJ (Hector Mackenzie, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,59299,00.html>
Welcome to the resourceful world of the Chinese DJ.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Singapore Softens Attitude Towards Gays (Gay.com/PlanetOut.com Network)
<http://uk.gay.com/headlines/4633>

Last-Minute Tests In Singapore On Iranian Twins Before Surgery (Associated Press)
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/7/5/latest/12834Lastminut&sec=latest>
After a lifetime of compromises on everything from when to wake up each day to what city to live in, the pair have decided they would rather risk death -- or being left brain dead -- than go on living joined together.

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