Wednesday, September 3, 2003

Salkever: Students will love Windows iTunes Music Store. In his latest BusinessWeek Online "Byte of the Apple" column, Alex Salkever runs the risk of stating the blindingly obvious when he says that Apple should steer into the Windows market with its iTunes Music Store. His comments come in a new article called Time for Apple to spread the beat. [MacCentral] 12:59:45 PM

What is social phobia/anxiety?. It is a disorder that makes you incredibly afraid of social situations. It is not a well known or trendy disorder. There are no hollywood movies about it. It is common for it to be disabling.Social anxiety is the fear of social situations and the interaction with other people that can automatically bring on feelings of self-consciousness, judgment, evaluation, and inferiority. Put another way, social anxiety is the fear and anxiety of being judged and evaluated negatively by other people, leading to feelings of inadequacy, embarrassment, humiliation, and depression.Source: socialanxietyinstitute.org These are not rational fears either, they are irrational ones. [kuro5hin.org] 12:57:01 PM

Apple No. 5 with 7 percent of notebook market [The Macintosh News Network] 12:38:51 PM

FileMaker intros new FileMaker Applications [The Macintosh News Network] 12:38:40 PM

Panther: significant Unix improvements [The Macintosh News Network] 12:38:30 PM

Study: Saving Trees Saves Water. Big cities can conserve both money and water by protecting forests, a new study shows. Forests reduce erosion, filter pollutants and store water -- and they do so more cost-effectively than water treatment plants. [Wired News] 12:36:53 PM

Burning Man '03 Ashes, Dust. The death of a California woman mars this year's Burning Man festival, but its shaken founder says organizers will learn from the tragedy and make the community stronger. Xeni Jardin reports from Black Rock City. [Wired News] 12:36:43 PM

Security Expert Turns Political. Wired News talks with Richard Forno about his latest book, a departure from his usual computer security work. In it, he warns that 'the real danger facing America is what we're allowing ourselves to become.' By Michelle Delio. [Wired News] 12:36:34 PM

"If Americans aren't working, America's not working". In a speech officially announcing his presidential candidacy, Sen. John Kerry vows to create 3 million jobs if elected president -- and cut the budget deficit in half in four years. [Salon.com] 12:34:57 PM

"A crisis in democracy". Gubernatorial candidate Arianna Huffington tells voters that "Big Money is calling the tune in California." [Salon.com] 12:34:44 PM