[MyAppleMenu] Dec 11, 2001

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=== top ====================================

The Big Apple: How Architects Use The Macintosh In Practice (Louis B. Smith, Architectural Record)
<http://www.archrecord.com/DIGITAL/features/feature1201/feature1201.asp>
Designers dig the Mac's iconic look, but lower-priced, faster PCs have eaten into Apple's market share in recent years. Is there a place for the Mac in today's design practice?

Apple's OS X Brings America Online (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8143259.html?tag=lh>
America Online said Tuesday that it has readied a Mac OS X version of its flagship software, marking another key program that has been reworked for Apple Computer's new operating system.

RealNetworks To Support MPEG-4 (Evan hansen, CNET News.com)
<http://investor.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-8135162-0.html?tag=ats>
While RealNetworks already supports Apple's QuickTime format, adding support for MPEG-4 may help drive greater adoption of the standard.

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

IT Wholesale In Mac Play (Byron Connolly, CRN)
<http://www.itnews.com.au/story.cfm?ID=8685>
National distributor IT Wholesale is attempting to breath some life back into the suffering Apple market with a plan to position itself as a digital hub solution provider.

New Web Site Launched Dedicated To iPod News & Information (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/12/11.9.shtml>

Apple Named 2001 Georgia Friend Of Education (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=11221>
Exceptional level of support for public education.

Apple, Nvidia Products Honored By Gaming Magazine (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0112/11.honor.php>
The Titanium PowerBook has been a consistent seller and award winner for Apple.

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

Evangelism That Works (Kevin Webb, Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/webb/01/1211.html>
Grab a Wintel friend and let him or her use your Mac for a few days.

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

Picking A Computer For Christmas (Manuel Mejia Jr., Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/macdan/01/1210mm.html>
Shop wisely and get the most for the buck.

=== internet top news ====================================

Google's Gaggle Of Discussions (Michelle Delio, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,49016,00.html>
Google: The most comprehensive collection of Usenet posts available on the Internet.

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

Windows Software Takes Instant Messaging To New Level (Mike Langberg, Kngith Ridder News Service)
<http://www.pioneerplanet.com/tech/ptk_docs/166747.htm>
What is so different about Windows Messenger is collaboration: Users can now work together on the same application, instead of just exchanging messages about a joint project.

Apple's OS X Brings America Online (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8143259.html?tag=lh>
America Online said Tuesday that it has readied a Mac OS X version of its flagship software, marking another key program that has been reworked for Apple Computer's new operating system.

Windows Hack For Web-Surfing Privacy (Thomas C Greene, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23279.html>

Web Services Heat Up (Darryl K. Taft, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D1884%2526a%253D19631,00.asp>

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

Itanium Sales Off To A Slow Start (Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8145128.html?tag=owv>
It's going to be a long haul for Itanium, Intel's new server chip.

MS Unveils New Media Software (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,49015,00.html>
Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off "Corona," a new package of digital media products it hopes will help let the Internet deliver theater-quality entertainment to consumers and big profits to content providers.

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

Windows Software Takes Instant Messaging To New Level (Mike Langberg, Kngith Ridder News Service)
<http://www.pioneerplanet.com/tech/ptk_docs/166747.htm>
What is so different about Windows Messenger is collaboration: Users can now work together on the same application, instead of just exchanging messages about a joint project.

Microsoft Must Do More To Secure Systems (Henry Baltazar, eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2831753,00.html>

Can Compaq Live Without HP? (Larry Dignan, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2831726,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp02>
Compaq appears to be positioning itself in case the companies' merger unravels.

AOL Pumps $200m Into Gateway (Robert Blincoe, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/23287.html>
Gateway will continue to distribute and promote AOL's products and services, including Netscape browser and AOL Instant Messenger.

Windows Hack For Web-Surfing Privacy (Thomas C Greene, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23279.html>

Web Services Heat Up (Darryl K. Taft, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D1884%2526a%253D19631,00.asp>

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

Death Penalty, Location Are Linked In Va. Study (Brooke A. Masters, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22698-2001Dec10.html>
The city or county where a murder occurs outweighs race or the specific facts of the crime in determining whether a killer faces execution in Virginia.

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

Did Noah Really Need The Ark? (Kevin Cox, The Globe And Mail)
<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/GIS.Servlets.HTMLTemplate?tf=tgam/common/FullStory.html&cf=tgam/common/FullStory.cfg&configFileLoc=tgam/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20011208&dateOffset=&hub=science&title=Science&cache_key=science&current_row=1&start_row=1&num_rows=1>
Two sets of geologists are having a flood feud. The Americans say they have proof that the Great Deluge happened just when the Bible says it did. The Canadians say it's hogwash.

Game Developer Sid Meier Has His Priorities Straight (Mike Musgrove, Washington Post)
<http://www.washtech.com/news/media/14097-1.html>
How many companies would write off millions of dollars because they had not "found the fun?"

Engineers Ask Nature For Design Advice (Jim Robbins, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/11/science/life/11MIMI.html>
What does a flower known as the sacred white lotus have to do with house paint? In the world of biomimicry, everything.

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

Sweatshop Stars And Stripes (Matt Weiser, Salon)
<http://images.salon.com/src/ads/petal/flashme_petalexp.html?http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/12/11/chinese_flags/index.html>
How Chinese communism is profiting from America's post-Sept 11 love affair with the flag.

Anatomy Of A Word (Linton Weeks, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22726-2001Dec10.html>
Harvard professor hopes to take away a racial epithet's sting.

=== reader : eof ====================================

Why New Yorker Is Going To The Dogs (Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/12/08/MN216799.DTL>
An important new scientific study revealed there are five times more dogs in New Yorker magazine cartoons than there were 40 years ago.

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

Offers At The iPod Roadshow (MacSingapore)
<http://www.macsingapore.com/archive/news200112a.html#offers>

TDB And PSB Merger Talks Off, New Names In January (Katherine Tay, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2001/12/11/business14351.htm>
The Ministry now thinks there is no real need to merge the two.

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