[MyAppleMenu] Dec 28, 2001

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

Economy Takes Bite Out Of Apple (Lisa Gill and Robyn Weisman, NewsFactor)
<http://www.wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/15512.html>
Apple noted that among the factor sthat threaten the future of its retail stores are consumer acceptance and the ability to attract new Mac users.

Year In Review: X Marks The Spot (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-8156224-0.html?tag=owv>
What is it about the letter X?

Palm Gives OS X A Thumbs Up (David Becker, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5101088,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp02>
Mac OS X can finally speak directly to Palm handhelds.

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

Sweet Exec Deals Sour Apple's Image (Glenn Curtis, TheStreet.com)
<http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/comment/merchantofvalue/10005947.html>
It would have been nice to see the company hold off on such sweet deals -- at least until the ship is clearly righted.

Apple Takes It On The Chin In FY2001 (Dan Knight, Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/musings/01/1228.html>
Apple's loss of $25 million is actually a pretty good showing in this climate.

Apple Store: E-Tail Done Right (Dave Ficks, osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/15496.html>
If everyone handled e-tailing the way Apple Computer does, people would likely purchase products online a whole lot more.

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

Happy Holidays, And A Simply Productive New Year (Sharlene Myers, CanadaComputes.com)
<http://www.canadacomputes.com/v3/story/1,1017,7852,00.html?tag=81&sb=121>
If you have someone on your Christmas list who's determined to get stuff done, or if you've made a resolution for a more productive New Year, then check out this list of what you can get for less than $200.

Teh Mac OS X Loose Ends (Damien Gallop, MacWrite)
<http://www.macwrite.com/criticalmass/ten-mac-os-x-ends.php>

Choice Shareware Programs Improve Upon Mac OS X (Bob LeVitus, Houston Chronicle)
<http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/tech/weekly/1189182>
Here are three programs I not only recommend, but use, a million times a day.

A Mac OS Innocent In Linux Land (Charles W. Moore, Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/mooresviews/73.shtml>
If you want the stability and power of Unix without (msot of) the hassle, be thankful for OS X.

Dual Duel (Luke Hones, DV.com)
<http://www.dv.com/magazine/2002/0102/hones0102.html>

A Better Word From Microsoft (Charles Haddad, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/dec2001/nf20011228_5162.htm>
I'm going to make some suggestions for changes that Microsoft might want to make next time round.

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

Yahoo Buys No. 2 Web Site For Job Seekers (Brian Bergstein, Associated Press)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32790-2001Dec27.html>
$436 million for HotJobs eclipsed Monster offer.

Apple Store: E-Tail Done Right (Dave Ficks, osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/15496.html>
If everyone handled e-tailing the way Apple Computer does, people would likely purchase products online a whole lot more.

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

Year In Review: X Marks The Spot (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-8156224-0.html?tag=owv>
What is it about the letter X?

Will Microsoft's Passport Net Success? (Sriram Seshan, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2835079,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_nbs_hl>
What businesses certainly will not like is Microsoft using its clout to dictate to them from a position of power.

A Better Word From Microsoft (Charles Haddad, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/dec2001/nf20011228_5162.htm>
I'm going to make some suggestions for changes that Microsoft might want to make next time round.

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

A Mac OS Innocent In Linux Land (Charles W. Moore, Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/mooresviews/73.shtml>
If you want the stability and power of Unix without (msot of) the hassle, be thankful for OS X.

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

Should Americans Exchange Privacy For Security? (Patti Waldmeir, Financial Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/analysis/story/0,1870,93542,00.html?>
Even if the loss of privacy is unavoidable, the social cost of its sacrifice is not a small one.

Smart Woman, Foolish Choices (Thomas J. Bray, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/tbray/?id=95001650>
A glance at the Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency might leave you thinking that Mr. Gore had won the electon on a smart-growth platform.

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

Digital Technology Is Reconfiguring The Taxi (Sam Lubell, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/27/technology/circuits/27TAXI.html>
The cab, the workhorse of urban living, seems to be getting a technological makeover.

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

PJs Are Climbing Out Of Bed (Michael Quintanilla, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-122801lounge.story>
Jammies are making more public appearances these days, doing double duty in eye-catching prints.

The People's Choice: Movies You Can Spell (David Montogomery, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32463-2001Dec27.html>
We, the moviegoing public, should be ashamed of ourselves.

When A Year Becomes An Old Acquaintance (Jon Pareles, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/28/arts/28CELE.html>
Soon it will be over. That may be the best thing left about 2001.

How To Celebrate The New Year When The City Is Still Wounded (Susan Saulny, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/28/nyregion/28EVE.html>
A half-million people are expected to crowd into Times Square on New Year's Eve, but across a city still nukb fromt he attack on the World Trade Center, many interviewed yesterday had yet to decide what to do that night.

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

Loving Chek Jawa To Death (Lydia Lim, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,93491,00.html?>
Crowds flocking there are threatening the survival of its natural habitats, so NParks is stepping in with visiting rules.

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

NLB Website Commendable (Gerry Choo, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,93540,00.html?>

Rain, Rain Go Away... And It Did (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,93446,00.html?>
The weatherman predicted rain until Sunday, but yesterday turned out to be a bright, sunny day.

Asia: Faulty Cable Slows Net Access (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2835126,00.html>
As torrential rain kept people indoors yesterday, surfing the Internet proved to be little help in staving off boredom.

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