[MyAppleMenu] Dec 10, 2001

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=== news ====================================

Wilco Move Into A Future Age At Denver Tour Finale (Sonicnet)
<http://www.sonicnet.com/news/story.jhtml?id=1451373>
Eschewing its status as an alt-country offshoot, the now Chicago-based band has embraced the tools of technoogy to create a swirling, atmospheric amalgam of noise.

Offering Indian Business An Apple A Day (Beena Nandakumar, Peopleone)
<http://www.people-one.com/thehub/topdownvision/topdownvision-Naren.asp>
Naren S Ayyar, Managing director - Apple, India and SAARC countries, speaks about competition, the impact of the US economy slowdown on Apple India, nd the work culture at Apple.

Other World Announces The Pod Protector (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0112/10.pod.php>
Other World Computing has introduced the Pod Protector, a customized leather carrying case.

Kids Use School Laptops To Download Porn (Larry O'Dell, Associated Press)
<http://www.miami.com/herald/content/news/national/digdocs/089283.htm>
Pride over a deal to provide laptop computers to every high school student in a suburban district has turned to embarrassment after dozens of youngsters were found to have downloaded pornography.

=== opinions ====================================

Apple Store Revisited: Looking For Dirt At The Tampa Apple Store (Vern Seward, The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2001/12/10.1.shtml>
They have a great team that knows how to keep customers happy.

=== reviews ====================================

Ricoh's Caplio Digital Camera Praised (Larry Blasko, Associated Press)
<http://www.austin360.com/shared/news/technology/ap_story.html/Technology/AP.V3758.AP-FEA-Hobbies-Com.html>
If Santa's feeling both flush and photogenic this year, a new digital camera by Ricoh is worth a look.

The Pod Plays On (Christaylor, Time)
<http://www.time.com/time/asia/digital/daily/0,9754,186717,00.html>
Apple excels at this kind of so-simple-it's-brilliant stuff.

The iPod Experience: Does $400 Really Get You That Much Play? (Remy Martin, MacEdition)
<http://www.macedition.com/feat/feat_ipod_20011210.php>
I may not have put it through the most rigorous testing, but I believe I went through a lot of different scenarios to give an idea of what to expect, which is that everything you have read on the Internet is pretty much true.

=== internet news ====================================

Analyst Lowers Estimates For AOL (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5100450,00.html>
Analyst cites Levin's retirement, AOL's interest in AT&T's cable operations and other factors.

Who's Downloading Movies Off The Net? (Roger Ebert, Yahoo! Internet Life)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2831293,00.html>
When the movies-on-demand industry finally matures, most deliveries will be by cable or satellite, to the screens people use for actually watching movies.

=== wintel top news ====================================

Microsoft Urges Judge To Approve Ameneded Settlement (Carrie Johnson, Washington Post)
<http://www.washtech.com/news/regulation/14112-1.html>
U.S. District Judge nodded to Apple's concerns.

Hewlett Chief Battles For Her Deal And Her Career (Steve Lohr, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/10/technology/ebusiness/10CARL.html>
Facing unified opposition from the families, the largest merger in computer history is in danger of a humbling rebuff.

=== wintel news ====================================

Pocket PC Upgrade Missing Software (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-8130501.html?tag=owv>
Some key software isn't included in the upgrade, and may never be released.

Microosft Shows Passport Users The Money (Jim Hu anad Joe Wilcox, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5100502,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_nbs_hl>
The program will doe out $20 rebates for each $100 spent using the online service, with total rebates capped at $100.

Microsoft Says Xbox Sales Are On Track (John G. Spooner, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-8127212.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft said it has shipped about 1.1 million Xbox units to retailers so far, and expects to ship 300,000 more by end of the month.

Get Out Of The MS Licensing Forest (Jim Seymour, PC Magazine)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2831289,00.html>
Focus on your business' needs, not Microsoft's.

Microsoft To Amend Schools Settlement Plan (Joe Wilcox, CNET News.com)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2100602,00.html>
The settlement could be altered to give schools more choices in how funds are used, and to support training.

=== reader : world ====================================

Europe Will Never Be The Same Again (Ian Black, The Guardian)
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,616125,00.html>
Celebration and dismay set to greet world's biggest cash changeover.

Now, About The Rule Of Law (Robert L. Bartley, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/rbartley/?id=95001579>
Clinton's defenders don't have the credibility to criticize Ashcroft.

=== reader : tech ====================================

DVD Menu Design: The Failures Of Web Design Recreated Yet Again (Donald A. Norman, Useit.com)
<http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20011209.html>
Designers of DVDs have failed to profit from the lessons of previous media: Computer software, Internet web pages, and even WAP phones.

A Scientific Mystery Stalks Stockholm's Ailing Modern Museum (Alan Riding, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/10/arts/design/10MOLD.html>
Stockholm's modern art museum, the Moderna Museet, is being forced to close next month because of what is known as "sick-building syndrome," a series of seemingly unrelated construction defects believed responsible for health problems reported by numerous staff members.

=== reader : life ====================================

Networks May Be Losing The News War (Mark Jurkowitz, Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/344/living/Networks_may_be_losing_the_news_war+.shtml>
In a story driven by the all-war-all-the-time TV outlets, it was the cable news correspondent, not the broadcast bigfeet, who accompanied the troops.

How Low Can They Go? (Kera Bolonik, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/2001/12/10/women_s_mags/index.html?x>
Women's magazines, once the source of first-rate writing, now offer a steady diet of diets and product tie-ins to readers who get no respect.

Space Oddity (Robert Hodierne, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58840-2001Dec5.html>
Promoters insist that zero-G tourism is no joke. Maybe it's time to start planning an out of this world vacation.

Online Archive For Coke Advertising (Allison Fass, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/10/business/media/10ADCO.html>
The goal of the project is to make it easier for Coca-Cola employees to gain access to advertising and marketing material going all the way back to the first newspaper ad that appeared for the Cocoa-Cola soft-drink brand on May 29, 1886.

=== singapore news ====================================

'Dont Make Estate Private' (Sim Chi Yin, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,89940,00.html?>
Some residents of an HUDC estate in Tampines are asking for a delay in the privatisation of the estate because they are concerned that they cannot cough up money during the recession.

Altered States (Judith Thruman, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/THE_CRITICS/THE_ART_WORLD/>
A new show at the Costume Institute features outr&eacute; outfits.

EdgeMatrix Acquired (Irene Tham, CNETAsia)
<http://asia.cnet.com/sg/0,39002190,39005299,00.htm>
The buyout comes after EdgeMatrix laid off almost 70 percent of its staff.

Two Operators To Provide Transport System Along Singapore River (Fiona Tan, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2001/12/10/singaporenews14238.htm>
With longer river coverage and more stops, it may become a viable alternative for many.

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