[MyAppleMenu] Jul 10, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Thursday, Jul 10, 2003

MyAppleMenu : News
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Scientists Pick The G5 (Ron Carlson, Insanely Great Mac)
<http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=2341>
Scientific Computing & Instrumentation magazine has named Apple's PowerMac G5 as its "editor's choice" for scientific applications.

Free GameHouse Games For .Mac Users (Galen Wiley, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ID=8006>

New Head For Apple Australia (Sarah Stokely, ARN)
<http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=518501557&fp=2&fpid=1>
Tony King was recruited from IBM, where he ran the company's PC division for Asia-Pacific.

Rich In History (Tom Lappas, Henrico Citizen)
<http://www.richmond.com/locallife/output.cfm?ID=2492916&vertical=locallife>
"This is a place where tradition and innovation meet."

PC Users Rate Dell Tops In Desktops (Associated Press)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/936754.asp?0cv=TA00&cp1=1>
Apple's only manufacturer who scored top grades in both desktop and laptop categories.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Two Apples Aren't Better Than One (David Zeiler, Baltimore Sun)
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http://www.sunspot.net/technology/custom/pluggedin/bal-mac071003,0,6535413.column?coll=bal-business-indepth
http://www.sunspot.net/technology/custom/pluggedin/bal-mac071003,0,6535413.column?coll=bal-business-indepth>
Even if one accepts that Apple is in trouble and needs a dramatic new strategy to reverse the trend, a breakup plan hardly seems the appropriate remedy.

The Marcophile: Dog Versus iMac (Chris Curle, Macro Eagle)
<http://www.marcoeagle.com/03/07/marco/d942443a.htm>
I have a high-tech computer and a low-tech dog and the interaction between the two is making me crazy.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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The Power Of The G5 And The Future Of THe Mac (Dan Knight, Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/03/0710.html>

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Microsoft Patches Holes In Windows (Ina Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-1024178.html>
Microsoft on Wednesday warned of three security gaps in its software, including one "critical" Windows flaw that could allow a hacker to run unauthorized code on victims' PCs.

More Wintel News at <http://www.myapplemenu.com/wintel/>

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : Top Stories
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Microsoft Brains Take On Google (Simon Sharwood, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-1024038.html>
Microsoft has hired top scientists in its quest for search algorithms that will allow it to compete directly with Google.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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Linux Making Headway In Desktop Space (Peter Galli, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1189564,00.asp>
Linux is not going to take over the desktop space anytime soon, but is making significant headway in vertical markets, Mitch Kapor said.

And Now, The Weather Report For Your Neighborhood (Anne Eisenberg, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/10/technology/circuits/10next.html>
Will it rain on your tennis game between 5 and 7 p.m.? Some companies are aiming to provide just that sort of short-term, highly focused information.

Some Xbox Fans Microsoft Didn't Aim For (Seth Schiesel, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/10/technology/circuits/10xbox.html>
All sorts of new software is indeed running on Xbox consoles these days, and they are in fact becoming home-entertainment hubs, but it is not Microsoft doing the amazing.

Wal-Mart Cancels 'Smart Shelf' Trial (Alorie Gilbert and Richard Shim, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1019_3-1023934.html>
Wal-Mart Stores has unexpectedly canceled testing for an experimental inventory control system, ending one of the first and most closely watched efforts to bring  controversial radio frequency identification technology to store shelves in the United States.

New Memory That Doesn't Forget (Elliot Borin, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,59559,00.html>
The five-year search for a "universal RAM" technology offering a combination of non-volatility and high-speed random access appears to be all but over.

Google Cache Raises Copyright Concerns (Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-1024234.html>
Like other online publishers, The New York Times charges readers to access articles on its Web site. But why pay when you can use Google instead?

MyAppleMenu Reader : Science & Tech
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To Kill An Avatar (Dan Hunter and F. Gregory Lastowka, Legal Affairs)
<http://www.legalaffairs.org/issues/July-August-2003/feature_hunter_julaug03.html>
Norrath, the online world created by Sony, has more residents than Miami and a bigger GNP than Bulgaria. Who will make its laws?

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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'Bling-Bling' In The Oxford Dictionary? That's Phat (Renne Tawa, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.calendarlive.com/books/cl-et-tawa9jul09,0,3160337.story?coll=cl-books-features>
The popular hip-hop phrase has a shot at being included in the paes of the highly respected tome.

A Wine Award That Seems Easy To Come By (Amanda Hesser, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/09/dining/09SPEC.html>
For wine drinkers around the country, finding a restaurant with a Wine Spectator award has become a reassuring sign. It has come to mean that the restaurant's wine list, wine service and wine storage have been held up to the discerning light of one of some of hte nation's most well-respected wine critics, and that it has triumphed. Or has it?

MyAppleMenu Reader : Expressions
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Paradise Seed (Kathleen Raine)
<http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/poetry/story/0,6000,368920,00.html>

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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Singapore's Economy Has Biggest Decline On Record (Bloomberg)
<http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=adouZyGqv_Xo&refer=asia>
Singapore's economy had its biggest contraction on record in the second quarter after factory orders fell and the SARS virus emptied hotels. The government signaled it will accept a weaker currency to bolster exports and revive growth.

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