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

Adobe Cozies Up To Apple's OS X (Joe Wilcox, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-8208527.html?tag=owv>
Upcoming software upgrades from Adobe Systems could help reinvigorate sales of professional-oriented Macs, though the biggest boost -- the release of Photoshop for Mac OS X &mdash; is still up to six months away.

Apple Updates PowerBook With Combo Drive (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0112/17.powerbook.php>
Apple quietly updated its PowerBook line of computers today, adding a slot-loading DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive.

Apple's Sleek iPod Heralds Revolution In Music (K.J. Peterson, Star Tribune)
<http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/899322.html>
Then I saw an iPod, the sleek new portable music player from Apple Computer, and my world changed. I bought a Mac.

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

QuickTime Heads Toward Open Standards (David Nagel, Creative Mac)
<http://www.creativemac.com/cgi-bin/getframeletter.cgi?/2001/12_dec/features/applequicktimelive011217.htm>
An interview with Frank Casanova, director of QuickTime product marketing, on QuickTime 6, MPEG-4, Microsoft and Real.

Charter One Donates iMacs To Schools (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0112/17.charterone.php>
The initiative, dubbed the One-Click Fund,e ncouraged customers to sign-up for online banking with the company.

Adobe CEO: Photoshop For OS X Coming In Q2 (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0112/17.photoshop.php>
Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen says that Photoshop is headed to Mac OS X in the second quarter of next year.

Mac AOL Users Get OSX-Savvy Software, Plus A Wireless Option (Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Pioneer Press)
<http://www.pioneerplanet.com/tech/ctk_docs/207649.htm>
AOL-loving Mac users have received a double dose of good news courtesy of America Online and Apple Computer.

PowerMail 3.1 Boasts Over 91 Enhancements (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0112/17.powermail.php>
Carbonized and ready for Mac OS X, sports over 95 enhancements, support for the IMAP protocol, and reliability and performance enhancements.

Windows No Longer The Only OS In Town (Electronic Accountant)
<http://www.electronicaccountant.com/news/121301_2.htm>
An increasing number of accounting software developers are supporting operating system platforms besides Microsoft Windows.

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

Jobs Is All Talk Before Macworld (Henry Norr, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/12/17/BU192915.DTL>
Master buzz builder Steve Jobs has added an odd but clearly effective new trick to his toolbox.

Macworld SF: Expensive Fun Or Big Disappointment? (Chris Seibold, osOpinion)
<http://www.crmdaily.com/perl/story/15334.html>
Speculation flies concerning what new products Apple will trot out at next month's gathering of Macintosh aficionados.

The Company That Flet Hostage (Macuarium)
<http://www.macuarium.com/macuarium/actual/especiales/2001_12_14_willyougetit.shtml>
Does Apple Computer really understand its users?

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

Office-Strength Mac Software Shines (James Coates, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0112160272dec16.story?coll=chi%2Dtechnology%2Dhed>
This full-blown implementation of the Office suite makes an OS X-equipped Macintosh shine.

Entourage X Integrates E-Mail, Contacts, Calendar (Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/personaltechnology/134378512_ptmac16.html>
It's powerful, simple, and completely integrates e-mail, an address book, and appointments.

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

For Some Dot-Coms, There Are Real Profits (Saul Hansell, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/17/technology/17DOTS.html>
This new breed emerged dodging the feet o ftheir seemingly fearsome rivals. As a sresult, they are small, scrappy, able to live on the leanest diet and willing to do whatever it takes to survive.

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

Yahoo Cues Up Music Site (Tiffany Kary, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8204235.html?tag=owv>
Yahoo on Monday debuted its music destination, Launch, which represents a departure in the portal's previous branding strategy.

An E-Government Pill For The Tech Sector (Larry Dignan, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-8182655.html?tag=owv>
A decline in corporate spending has forced many tech companies to aggressively pursue Uncle Sam and his deep pockets.

Mac AOL Users Get OSX-Savvy Software, Plus A Wireless Option (Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Pioneer Press)
<http://www.pioneerplanet.com/tech/ctk_docs/207649.htm>
AOL-loving Mac users have received a double dose of good news courtesy of America Online and Apple Computer.

PowerMail 3.1 Boasts Over 91 Enhancements (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0112/17.powermail.php>
Carbonized and ready for Mac OS X, sports over 95 enhancements, support for the IMAP protocol, and reliability and performance enhancements.

MSN Investing Big In Asia (Kenneth James, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/bizit/story/0,2276,30736,00.html?>
Expect hundreds of millions of dollars in Asia-specific investment over the next three years.

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

The End Of The Road For The IBM PC (John C. Dvorak, PC Magazine)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2833148,00.html>
If IBM sees PCs as a dead-end business, then why spend any money to celebrate them?

For Microsoft, A Season Of Triumph (Steve Lohr, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/17/technology/17MSFT.html>
Legal pressure is not the only thing forcing Microsoft to change. Technology trends -- notably the spread of Internet technology &mdash; are equally responsible.

Land Of The Rising Xbox (Steve Mollman, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/12/17/xbox_japan/index.html?x>
Nintendo, Sony and Sega have made Japan king of the game console. Can Microsoft make a dent in Nippon?

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

Lineo: MS 'Lied' About Embedded Linux (Matthew Broersma, ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2833255,00.html>

Lineo Responds To Microsoft Attack (ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2833256,00.html>

States Line Up Witnesses Against Microsoft (Brian Krebs and Robert MacMillan, Newsbytes)
<http://www.washtech.com/news/regulation/14226-1.html>

MSN Investing Big In Asia (Kenneth James, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/bizit/story/0,2276,30736,00.html?>
Expect hundreds of millions of dollars in Asia-specific investment over the next three years.

=== linux top news ====================================

Red Hat Adds To Linux's Credibility (Curtis Franklin, InternetWeek)
<http://www.internetweek.com/enterprise/enterprise121701-1.htm>
The most significant enterprise product we evaluated this year is important not only on its own merits, but because of its impact on several existing computing platforms.

=== linux news ====================================

Lineo: MS 'Lied' About Embedded Linux (Matthew Broersma, ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2833255,00.html>

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

The Clash (Joel Achenbach, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34207-2001Dec12.html>
Two professors, two academic theories, on ebig difference. Depending on which is right, September 11 may mark a brief battle against terrorism, or an endless struggle between Islam and the West.

Leaping To Conslusions (Tamim Ansary, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/12/17/role_of_women/index.html?x>
Well-meaning observers are making dangerous assumptions about Afghan women and their goals for the future.

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

Silicon Valley's Cyberwarriors (Louis Freedberg, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/12/16/IN179444.DTL>
Tech firms rush to cash in on the fight against terrorism.

If You Can't Touch It, Can You Steal It? (George Johnson, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/16/weekinreview/16JOHN.html>
Throughout the world of the Internet, people wo would never think of stealing a cellphone or a camera find it easy to justify downloading pirated software.

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

The Clich&eacute; Expert Takes The Stand (Frank Sullivan, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/FROM_THE_ARCHIVE/ARCHIVES/?011224fr_archive01>
Mr Arbuthnot, you are an expert in the use of the clich&eacute;, are you not?

Latitude For Living (Paula Bock and Alan Berner, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2001/1216/cover.html>
To a degree, you can find just about anyone along this line.

A Father's Legacy Lives On In His Words, Spoken And Written (Pati Poblete, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/12/16/LV207197.DTL>
In my cold and dusty garage, all I could feel was pride.

Writers' Bloc (David Wildman, Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/351/living/Writers_bloc+.shtml>
At lunchtime each Wednesday in Cambridge, a group of authors called the Porch Table gathers to talk about writing and life.

The Runway To Christmas (Jeanne Marie Laskas, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34205-2001Dec12.html>
This year, with Anna approaching 3, Alex and I have agreed it's time to kick the traditions up a notch. All the traditions.

Driving Along The Mississippi River (Jennifer Moses, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/16/travel/LOUIS.html>
Just a mile west of my house in Baton Rouge lies the River Road, which follows the winding course of the Mississippi River for mile after mile.

To Help Land, Australians Rethink Role Of Kangaroos (John Shaw, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/17/international/asia/17AUSS.html>
Harvesting Australia's 25 million-strong kangaroo population to sell the meat around the world is a central element in a new land care strategy being promoted here by scientists, ranchers, environmentalists and government officials.

=== reader : expressions ====================================

The Christmas Walk (Hilary Flanery)
<http://www.advsys.co.uk/homepages/chris/shortstr/flanery07.html>
Think with the wise but walk with the vulgar; I recalled the old German saying, as Bridget, eleven years old, shouted at Campion, seven... "You idiotic freak of nature."

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

Is Singapore Toying With Its Identity? (Asad Latif, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,91311,00.html?>
As the history of the nation is not represented on toy shop shelves, children may lose touch with past.

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

UOB And Unions Clinch On Severance Package (Edna Koh, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,91456,00.html?>
The agreement paves the way for UOB to let go of as many as 2,000 excess employees.

MSN Investing Big In Asia (Kenneth James, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/bizit/story/0,2276,30736,00.html?>
Expect hundreds of millions of dollars in Asia-specific investment over the next three years.

Sell Night's Stay In HDB Flat, Says Reader (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,91292,00.html?>
"Singapore is about living in HDB flats... It is an unique story to tell."

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