[MyAppleMenu] Dec 18, 2001

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

Expect A Revolution Says Apple (ComputerWeekly)
<http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunner?REQSESS=Jo6GE07&690REQEVENT=&CARTI=108866&CARTT=14&CCAT=1&CCHAN=1&CFLAV=1&CPAGEN=ArticlePage&CPAGET=-99999&CSEARCH=&CSESS=-99999&CTOPIC=>
Apple Computer has said it will unveil a new "innovative, revolutionary and different" device, fueling speculation that the compnay will introduce flat panel iMacs.

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

iPod: Still A Media Darling (Vern Seward, The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/12/18.1.shtml>

Jobs: Microsoft Settlement Still Not Good Enough (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0112/18.jobs.php>
"Any settlement must guarantee that schools have the freedom to choose, and this requires that Microsoft pay their penalty in cash, not donated Microsoft software which will cost them only pennies on the dollar."

David Pogue Reviews Sharp's Tiny Laptop; Recommends Apple's TiBook (Vern Seward, The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/12/14.13.shtml>
The reason is that Sharp sacrificed a lot to obtain the tiny footprint.

Apple Start Page Moves To Netscape (Michael Flaminio, Insanely Great Mac)
<http://www.insanely-great.com/news/01/1291.html>
Apple has changed the default Internet start page to load a new custom Netscape portal.

Reader: Some Apple Stores Have OS X 10.1.2 (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=11382>

New Apple Store Coming To NJ (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=11379>

Cocoa Programming Book Published (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0112/18.cocoa.php>

'Smart' Browser Ships For X (macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3987>
Surfboard 1.0 is an application that summarizes Web pages and searches for specific information.

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

Let's Kill The Hard Disk Icon (Daniel Loebl, osOpinion)
<http://www.wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/15357.html>
Multiple desktops make it easier to organize data nad add information about locations inside the computer.

Apple Owes Us (Dan Knight, Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/01/1218.html>
Supporting the accelerated graphics chips hardwired into the older G3 models is the right thing to do.

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

Tales Of A BeOS Refugee (Scot Hacker, OSNews.com)
<http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=421>

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

Don't Steal Music, Pretty Please (Paul Boutin, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/12/18/dont_steal_music/index.html?x>
Record companies will make big money online. They just need to let go.

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

Apple Start Page Moves To Netscape (Michael Flaminio, Insanely Great Mac)
<http://www.insanely-great.com/news/01/1291.html>
Apple has changed the default Internet start page to load a new custom Netscape portal.

Singapore Sees Rise In Net Shoppers (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-8221830.html?tag=owv>
Shoppers are increasingly turning to online retail sites as a convenient and safe way of making their purchases this Christmas.

Priceline And AOL Form Alliance (Associated Press)
<http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Pricelinecom-America-Online.html>
Priceline's travel products will be promoted throughout AOL's Travel Channel, as well as travel and related areas across CompuServer, Netscape and MapQuest.

'Smart' Browser Ships For X (macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3987>
Surfboard 1.0 is an application that summarizes Web pages and searches for specific information.

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

Loving Bill Gates To Death (Michael S. Malone, Forbes ASAP)
<http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/SiliconInsider/SiliconInsider_011218.html>
If you want to trip up the Devil, start with a big, warm embrace.

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

Jobs: Microsoft Settlement Still Not Good Enough (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0112/18.jobs.php>
"Any settlement must guarantee that schools have the freedom to choose, and this requires that Microsoft pay their penalty in cash, not donated Microsoft software which will cost them only pennies on the dollar."

PlayStation 2 Holds Slight Edge In Sales Over Xbox (Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000100182dec18.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology>
Reports finds Sony has been better able to meet demand than rivals Microsoft and Nintendo.

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

Darwinsim Under Attack (Beth McMurtrie, Chronicle Of Higher Education)
<http://chronicle.com/free/v48/i17/17a00801.htm>
View that 'intelligent force' shaped life attracks students and troubles scientists.

Don't Steal Music, Pretty Please (Paul Boutin, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/12/18/dont_steal_music/index.html?x>
Record companies will make big money online. They just need to let go.

Shorter Workweeks Increase Options: Should You Stay? (Carrie Johnson, Washington Post)
<http://www.washtech.com/news/atwork/14217-1.html>
Now that many firms are struggling to conserve cash, the prospect of reduced workweeks is sinking empoyees' spirits.

In Tiny Cells, Glimpses Of Body's Master Plan (Nicholas Wade, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/18/health/genetics/18NEXT.html>
The designer of the body is evolution, but its builders are the cells themselves.

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

Poet Of The Streets (Maria Elena Fernandez, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-121801rodriguez.story>
With gang life long behind him, author Luis Rodriguez turns his attention to nurturing Latino creativity.

Cooking For Fun And Staggering Profits (Chris Colin, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/sust/2001/12/18/beverage/index.html?x>
The apogee of my culinary career came early, and ended with a dog instead of a swimming pool full of Coke.

High Society (Vanessa E. Jones, Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/352/living/High_society+.shtml>
In magazines and movies, on the radio and on TV, it seems that everybody must get stoned.

On The Front And Personal (Peter Carlson, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57356-2001Dec17.html>
Elizabeth Rubin reports the feel of Afghanistan.

A School Finds Strength In A Network Of Grief (Jane Gross, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/18/nyregion/18XAVI.html>
Xavier faces a test of moving forward that is dreadful, to be sure, but it is one the Jesuit school is equipped to meet.

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

Singapore Sees Rise In Net Shoppers (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-8221830.html?tag=owv>
Shoppers are increasingly turning to online retail sites as a convenient and safe way of making their purchases this Christmas.

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

MediaCorp To Bring Singapore's Wheel Of Fortune To TV Screens In May (Rozlin Othman, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2001/12/18/singaporenews15087.htm>

Singapore's Retailers Hit As Shoppers Turn Cautious (Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2001/12/18/singaporenews14966.htm>
Sales are down and retailers could be in for nine more months of struggle before a recovery kicks in, says Dr Jannie Tay, President of the Singapore Retailers Association.

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