[MyAppleMenu] Dec 13, 2001

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

At The Core Of Apple's OS X (Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/347/business/At_the_core_of_Apple_s_OS_X+.shtml>
After seeing a preview of OS X last year, Hubbard felt like an early Christian after the conversion of Emperor Constantine.

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

Apple Offers $100 Discount On Office/FileMaker Bundle (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0112/13.discount.php>
Customers will receive an immediate US$100 discount when purchasing the two products together through Apple's online store.

Apple Makes Available Back Version Of QuickTime (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/12/13.2.shtml>
Apple has released QuickTime version 4.1.2 in a stand-alone installer.

Laptop Composing (Kelafa Sanneh, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/09/magazine/09LAPTOP.html>
At a recent electronic music festival, a bunch of virtual producers performed together as Fleetwood Macintosh.

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

They Still Make Apple Macs - Don't They? (Mock Turtle, IT-Director.com)
<http://www.it-director.com/article.php?id=2419>
With the market place getting more competitive and every dollar spent having to be justified, Apple seems to be hiding its light under a bushel.

Mac OS X Gaining Traction In Real World (David Rosen, CanadaComputes.com)
<http://www.canadacomputes.com/v3/story/1,1017,7755,00.html?tag=81&sb=124>
Apple must bring out its new G5 hardware soon for Mac OS X to help people realize the new OS is the future.

3 Macs And A Printer (Matthew Glidden, Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/hist/3macs.html>
The original name of the site, 3 Macs and a Printer, was literally true.

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

Make Beautiful iMusic (CNET)
<http://www.cnet.com/software/0-7251411-8-8105656-1.html?tag=ld>
Apple's new iPod player and iTunes 2.0 software go together like Sonny and Cher.

Sherlock Now Seems Elementary (Jim Heid, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000098792dec13.column?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology>
In fact, some might argue that Watson and programs like it are cyber-leeches, sucking information from sites whose owners might rather you view their pages directly -- along with their sponsors' advertisement.

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

The Mall In Amazon's Future (Leslie Walker, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/washtech/techthursday/columns/dotcom/A35096-2001Dec12.html>
Since Amazon.com is seen as a proxy for Internet retailing, it's worth taking stock of the company's business model as it nears the peak of its seventh holiday shopping season.

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

3 Macs And A Printer (Matthew Glidden, Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/hist/3macs.html>
The original name of the site, 3 Macs and a Printer, was literally true.

Web Radio Not Making Waves (David Colker, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-tt-cover13dec13.story>
An unfulfilled Internet vision: thousands of low-cost stations to challenge the status quo.

Yahoo Bids For Career Site In Threat To Previous Deal (Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/technology/13YAHO.html>
Trying to bolster its online recruiting business, Yahoo made an unsolicited bid late yesterday to acquire HotJobs.com.

Online Duel: You've Got Mail, Music And More (J.D. Biersdorfer, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/technology/circuits/13STAT.html>
Trying to decide between AOL and MSN is a lot harder than it was before MSN got better and AOL got more expensive.

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

MS Rolls Out Security Obscurity Bribe Program (Thomas C Greene, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23366.html>
Saddle up with a heap of free software and deep discounts by keeping your mouth shut.

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

Microsoft Gets Backing For .Net Tools (Mike Ricciuti, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8166213.html?tag=owv>

Could Small Shareholders Swing HP Vote? (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8168347.html>

Microsoft Appoints Compliance Officers (Joe Wilcox, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8168888.html?tag=mn_hd>
Microsoft named two compliance officers Thursday in anticipation of concluding its antitrust settlement with the Justice Department and nine of 18 states.

The Microsoft Secure PC: MS Patents A Lock-Down OS (Andrew Orlowski, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23387.html>
A formal patent cliam for a "digital rights managemnt" was granted on Wednesday.

HP/Compaq: HP Exec Says Merger Will Go Through (Ashlee Vance, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/12/12/011212hnhptalk.xml>
They expect to secure enough shareholder support to push the deal through.

Hewlett To Directors: Give Up On HP-Compaq (Larry Dignan, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8164147.html?tag=owv>
Walter Hewlett continued his assault on the rationale behind the HP merger with Compaq.

Online Duel: You've Got Mail, Music And More (J.D. Biersdorfer, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/technology/circuits/13STAT.html>
Trying to decide between AOL and MSN is a lot harder than it was before MSN got better and AOL got more expensive.

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

Making The City Whole (Bob Herbert, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/opinion/13HERB.html>
For the federal assistance so quickly and generously offered by the president -- assistance that is crucial to getting the city back on its feet &mdash; well, the government now seems to be saying, "Not so fast."

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

Web Radio Not Making Waves (David Colker, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-tt-cover13dec13.story>
An unfulfilled Internet vision: thousands of low-cost stations to challenge the status quo.

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

Gastro-Porn (Inigo Thomas, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2059687&device=>
The long march of the British chef would appear to be at an end.

Restaurant Prices: How Low Will They Go? (Amanda Hesser, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/12/dining/12PRIC.html>
The days of breaking the $30 price ceiling seem, for the moment at least, to have vanished.

Pooh-Poohing The Purists, A Scholar Revels In Netspeak (Anne Eisenberg, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/technology/circuits/13NEXT.html>
The future of the Internet isn't just commercial or technical. It's linguistic, too.

Slinky Winter Garden Opens In Philadelphia (Herbert Muschamp, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/arts/design/13KIMM.html>
Philadelphia now breaks ranks with cities that have regressed toward infinite infantilism in the quest to revitalize their downtowns.

=== singapore top news ====================================

Great Service Should Be Country's Hallmark (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,90380,00.html?>
Unless service standards here are improved, the battle for the tourism dollar cannot be won.

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

Travel Agents Slow To Tap Into E-Commerce Opportunities (Koh Boon Pin, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,90584,00.html?>
After survey reveals only 11 per cent of agents here use e-commerce, Natas aims to triple figures within three years.

A Giant Leap For Shoppers (Tee Hun Ching, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,90549,00.html?>
You don't need to cross the Causeway to shop at a Giant hypermarket with the opening of Turf City in Bukit Timah.

SIA Shelves $300m Plan For Inflight Internet Service (Donald Urquhart, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,30433,00.html?>
System provider denies SIA's claim it's due to US firm's business review.

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