July – August 2003 — Vol 25 No 4
Source
Open PDF • Jul–Aug 2003 • Vol 25 No 4 • 96 pages
Overview
Pat Fauquet elected Pi President — "President's Corner" (5). Thanks from All of Us! (6). The Pi Network (8). Gena Urban's Remarks at the Pi's 25th Anniversary Party (Genevie Urban, 9). Pi 25th Anniversary Honorees (11). Elections — We Did It! (13). June Computer Show & Sale (14). Minutes BOD April 9 + May 14 (16-17). Outstanding Discussions — Mac OS X Bootable CDs + Rendezvous Is Not Napster (19). Playing Telephone on the TCS (22). Power Users / Graphic Arts / Retired SIGs (22-25). Help Us Improve the Journal (Len Adler, 26). A Request from the Editor (26). Tuesday Night Clinic Helpful Information and Tips (27). Top Ten Hotline Tips (Jim Ritz, 28).
Macintosh: A First Look at the G5 & OS X v 10.3 (Lorin Evans, 30) — Power Mac G5 (announced WWDC Jun 23, 2003) + Panther 10.3 (released Oct 24, 2003). A Switcher's Tale (Lila Bednar, 33) — PC-to-Mac switcher narrative. Back from the Sand: A Mac in Iraq (Lawrence I. Charters, 36) — Mac in the Iraq War zone. iTMS FAQ: iTunes Music Store Frequently Asked Questions (Craig Contardi, 39) — iTMS launched April 28, 2003. Disk Warrior 3.0 (Lorin Evans, 43). The New Hotline (47). So, Who Do You Trust? (Pat Fauquet, 50). Special Offers Apple User Group Bulletin, June 2003 (51). DiMage Scan Dual III (David L. Harris, 53). Getting Envelopes and Labels Printed (Steve Roberson, 58). Design Tools Monthly (Nicholas Pyers, 61). iLife, a Review (and some how-to with multiple cameras) (Guy B. Serle, 62). Review of NoteBook by Circus Ponies Software (Lila Bednar, 68). Crosswords Online (Kirk McElhearn, 70). Repairing Permissions (Don Mayer, 72). Flaming Wires and United States Bees, Part 2 (James Higgins, 74). Resolving OS X Printing Issues (Don Mayer, 76). The Blogging Phenomenon Takes Off (Phil Shapiro, 77). Taking Out the Trash (Brian G. Mason, 79). DoubleClick (80-89).
Highlights
Fauquet Becomes President
Pat Fauquet takes the presidency from Lorin Evans (~1992-2003 long stretch). Fauquet had been on masthead as Tutorials Editor + prolific writer. First woman president since Diana King much later (2012).
Gena Urban at the 25th Anniversary
Gena Urban — Bernie Urban's widow — gives remarks at the April 26 anniversary party. Continuing the Urban family connection (Bernard Urban d. 1993, Gena's SEAC memory in 2001-01 — V23 N01).
Power Mac G5 + Panther First Look
Power Mac G5 (WWDC June 23, 2003) — first 64-bit Mac — + Mac OS X 10.3 Panther preview (Lorin Evans). Panther ships Oct 24, 2003.
A Mac in Iraq — Lawrence I. Charters
Wartime Mac coverage — "Back from the Sand." Iraq War began March 2003.
iTunes Music Store FAQ — Craig Contardi
iTMS launched April 28, 2003 — Pi covers it with an FAQ. Mac-only at launch; cracked open digital music.
Blogging Phenomenon — Phil Shapiro
Phil Shapiro on the rise of blogs — 2003 was the year blogging became mainstream.
iLife 03
iLife '03 (iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD bundle, released Jan 2003) reviewed by Guy B. Serle.
Entities
People: Pat Fauquet, Genevie Urban, Lorin Evans, Lawrence I. Charters, Craig Contardi, Lila Bednar, Jim Ritz, Len Adler, David L. Harris, Steve Roberson, Nicholas Pyers, Guy B. Serle, Kirk McElhearn, Don Mayer, James Higgins, Phil Shapiro, Brian G. Mason Topics: Fauquet Presidency, Power Mac G5, Mac OS X Panther, A Mac in Iraq, iTMS Launch, Blogging Phenomenon, iLife 03 References: Power Mac G5, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, iTunes Music Store, Disk Warrior 3, Circus Ponies NoteBook
Connections to other issues
- Fauquet Presidency = Lorin Evans's long tenure (1992-09 — V14 N09 inauguration era → 2003) ends; Fauquet takes over
- Power Mac G5 = the first 64-bit Mac (last PowerPC desktop) — before Intel transition (2006)
- A Mac in Iraq = Charters covers wartime Mac use (Iraq War began Mar 2003)
- iTMS Launch = the iPod/music-store flywheel begins April 28, 2003
- Gena Urban = bridge to Pi co-founder Bernard Urban (d. 1993)