[MyAppleMenu] Apr 3, 2002

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

Apple, Microsoft To Renew Vows (Matt Berger, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4453>
Microsoft has scheduled a presentation for April 10 where Kevin Browne, general manager of MacBU, is expected to discuss the future of the group and its products.

PC To Apple? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/apr2002/nf2002043_6046.htm>
Watch out, Bill Gates, our unscientific survey finds a big percentage of PC users would consider switching to a Mac.

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

New OS X IntelliPoint Driver Fixes Classic Problem (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0204/03.intellipoint.php>
The re-released IntelliPoint software makes a couple of fundamental changes.

Drawing On Mac Magic (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/uk/creative/detlefsurrey/>
"The Mac has made my job so much more creative. It means I can work in totoally new ways, and gain totally new clients."

Club Mac To Be Rolled Into MacMall (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0204/03.clubmac.php>
Direct marketer PC Mall has acquired "substantially all" of the assets of Pacific Business Systems.

Apple At Circuit City: Going, Going, Gone (Ian Fried, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-874881.html>
The end of Macs at Circuit City is adding up to some great deals for those who take the last few machines off the retailer's hands.

OmniWeb 4.1 Public Beta 2 Now Available (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=13467>
The second public beta adds better Java support, improved JavaScript compatibility, and more CSS improvements.

House: Divert Laptop Funding (Grace Murphy, Portland Press Herald)
<http://www.portland.com/news/statehouse/020403laptops.shtml>
"The message that was sent to the governor from the House of Representatives... was that we have enough votes to override a veto."

ATI Takes Radeon 8500 To The Mac (Drew Cullen, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/24684.html>
ATI yesterday released a Mac board version of the Radeon 8500, its top performing graphics chip.

Apple Eyes Spring Shows (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4455>
Apple is exhibiting a range of its hardware and software at three key events in April.

Wireless Technology Helps Make Maine Governor's Vision A Reality (eSchool News)
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=3641>
Without it, the Maine project would have been too expensive to fathom.

Apple To Triple Mac-based Developers (Ravind Ramesh, The Star)
<http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2002/4/2/prodit/r5macdev&sec=prodit>
Apple hopes to triple the number of developers using Mac OS X to develop software in the Asian region within the next five years.

Microsoft, Apple Reassess Their Relationshipo (Matt Berger, IDG News Service)
<http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,92464,00.asp>
Cooperation on new projects could improve compatibility between Macs, Windows PCs.

Cary Lad's Education Of A Different Sort (Dale Gibson, Business Journal)
<http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2002/04/01/editorial1.html>
Scandariato was 13 years old at the time, and, like most kids, he figured he'd use that Macintosh for games.

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

iMac, You Mac, We All Should Mac (Dave Davis, Louisville.com)
<http://www.louisville.com/leodisplay1.html?article=8932>
My god in heaven, I want one. I shouldn't want an inanimate thing this much, but I do.

Plucking The Fruit Of iPod Envy (Charles Haddad, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/apr2002/nf2002043_8682.htm>
Even hardened PC users look longingly at Apple's new music player. A Windows version could boost market share, but it won't be easy.

A New High In Underhanded Licensing (Bradley F. Shimmin, Network Computing)
<http://www.networkcomputing.com/1307/1307rant.html>
It appears that with its recent release of Office v.X for Apple Mac OS X, Microosft has come to a very distinct conclusion: Users and administrators can no longer be trusted to comply with the licensing agreement.

Publicizing OS X Free Software (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/article.pl?sid=02/04/01/086233>

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

Final Cut Pro 3 (Stephen Schleicher, Creative Mac)
<http://www.creativemac.com/2002/04_apr/reviews/fcp3review.htm>
New features make program even more valuable for editors.

All Notebooks Are Not Created Equal (Sydney Morning Herald)
<http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/03/1017206218912.html>
[iBook is] a good choice unless you really must have a Windows notebook.

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

The Battle Over Web Radio Continues (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/03/web_radio_redux/index.html>
Who benefits from the new rules? Point-counterpoint between the Recording Industry Association of America and an Internet radio pioneer.

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

In Free Music Software, A Hidden Fee-Based Service (Matt Richtel, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/03/technology/03MUSI.html>
Users of Kazaa, a popular Internet network that lets people freely exchange music files online, have unknowingly received software that could make them participants in a second pay network.

Server Port 80 Plagues Internet Security (Sam Costello, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/04/03/020403hniss.xml>
One major risk factor that will be difficult to address is the way the majority of attacks are being perpetrated.

OmniWeb 4.1 Public Beta 2 Now Available (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=13467>
The second public beta adds better Java support, improved JavaScript compatibility, and more CSS improvements.

Sick Of IE? Then Try A New Web Browser (Robert vamosi, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-874398.html>
IE is inherently vulnerable because it is so tightly bound to the Windows operating system.

Dear Blog, Today I'll Tell All... (Steven S. Woo, Des Moines Register)
<http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4780940/17659912.html>
New web form of sharing personal details is popular among youth.

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

AOL Exec Wants Remedy To .Net Threat (Reuters)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-875090.html>
A proposed settlement of the antitrust case would still allow Microsoft to protect its Windows monopoly and boost its Internet presense, an executive from AOL testified on Wednesday.

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

New OS X IntelliPoint Driver Fixes Classic Problem (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0204/03.intellipoint.php>
The re-released IntelliPoint software makes a couple of fundamental changes.

Pocket PC: A Handheld Or A Gag Gift? (Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-874987.html>
A novelty-gift inventor faced off with Microsoft on Tuesday in an unlikely tussle over the rights to the term "Pocket PC."

Microsoft: Kertzman Curried Favor (Reuters)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-874153.html>
An interactive-television company executive testifying against Microsoft offered to tone down his criticism last year while trying to close a key business deal.

Belluzzo Out At Microsoft In Reorganization (Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-875202.html>
Microsofot President and COO Rick Belluzzo will be leaving Microsoft, the company said Wednesday.

Dell Increases Revenue Target (ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2110-11-875114.html>
Dell said Wednesday that its current-quarter revenue may be slightly higher than expected, saying it used its low-cost productioin system to win new business.

Apple, Microsoft To Renew Vows (Matt Berger, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4453>
Microsoft has scheduled a presentation for April 10 where Kevin Browne, general manager of MacBU, is expected to discuss the future of the group and its products.

Microsoft, Unisys Trip Moving Web Site To Windows (Gillian Law, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/04/03/020403hnunisys.xml>
An anti-Unix campaign funded by Microsoft and Unisys went offline on Tuesday, just as the site switched to runon Windows 2000 instead of FreeBSD.

Sick Of IE? Then Try A New Web Browser (Robert vamosi, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-874398.html>
IE is inherently vulnerable because it is so tightly bound to the Windows operating system.

Microsoft Wants New Lindows.com Ruling (Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134430414_lindows03.html>
Microsoft is asking a federal judge to reconsider a ruling that questioned the validity of its Windows trademark.

Competitors Eye Microsoft's CRM Moves (Ben Heskett, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-9580899-0.html>
Microsoft says it's aiming for small businesses with its move into the customer relationship management software market. But industry watchers say the software giant will almost surely move upstream.

Gates Fails To See Through Windows Prank (Globe and Mail)
<http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/RTGAMArticleHTMLTemplate/C,C/20020402/wgates0402?hub=homeBN&tf=tgam%252Frealtime%252Ffullstory.html&cf=tgam/realtime/config-neutral&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&slug=wgates0402&date=20020402&archive=RTGAM&site=Front&ad_page_name=breakingnews>

Microsoft, Apple Reassess Their Relationshipo (Matt Berger, IDG News Service)
<http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,92464,00.asp>
Cooperation on new projects could improve compatibility between Macs, Windows PCs.

A New High In Underhanded Licensing (Bradley F. Shimmin, Network Computing)
<http://www.networkcomputing.com/1307/1307rant.html>
It appears that with its recent release of Office v.X for Apple Mac OS X, Microosft has come to a very distinct conclusion: Users and administrators can no longer be trusted to comply with the licensing agreement.

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

Sharp Starts Shipping Linux Handheld (Richard Shim, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-875013.html>
Sharp is shipping a Linux handheld, giving that niche market its first major device manufacturer.

Why Software Should Be Free (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1898000/1898803.stm>
Richard Stallman's vision is of software that has no secrets, that people can share freely.

Microsoft, Unisys Trip Moving Web Site To Windows (Gillian Law, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/04/03/020403hnunisys.xml>
An anti-Unix campaign funded by Microsoft and Unisys went offline on Tuesday, just as the site switched to runon Windows 2000 instead of FreeBSD.

Microsoft Wants New Lindows.com Ruling (Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134430414_lindows03.html>
Microsoft is asking a federal judge to reconsider a ruling that questioned the validity of its Windows trademark.

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

Independent Media Centers: Cyber-Subersion And The Alternative Press (Gene Hyde, First Monday)
<http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_4/hyde/index.html>
While criticism of corporate media has been growing, Independent Media Centers have actively covered alternative viewpoints, and have successfully used the Web to broadcast news.

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

A Dim View Of A 'Posthuman Future' (Nicholas Wade, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/science/social/02END.html>
Francis Fukuyama, the political theorist, warns in a new book that biotechnologists may someday alter human nature.

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

The Catholic Man With The Sign: Suddenly People Are On His Side (Alan Cooperman, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53994-2002Apr2.html>
"Pedophilia: Catholic Clergy's Sordid 'Professional Secret,'" reads the latest version, which he shakes back and forth to catch a driver's fleeting attention, then flips over to deliver a second punch: "Gross and So True."

A La Mode (Emily Nussbaum, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2063972>
<i>Vogue</i>'s pathetic attempt at body-type diversity.

When PBS Looks Like CBS, I'm Worried (Joanne Weintraub, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
<http://www.jsonline.com/enter/tvradio/apr02/31705.asp>
Faced with its smallest audience in 23 years and growing competition from cable, PBS has come to look more and more like the commercial networks to which it's supposed to offer an alternative.

Cutting Off Oscar (Tad Friend, New Yorker)
<http://newyorker.com/talk/content/?020408ta_talk_friend>
The test of any technology is the extreme case. For TiVo, the digital video-recording device, it is capturing the wily and elusive Academy Awards broadcast.

Is Race Real? How Does Identity Matter? (Danny Postel, Chronicle Of Higher Education)
<http://chronicle.com/free/v48/i30/30a01001.htm>
As he leaves Harvard for Princeton, K. Anthony Appiah's scholarship takes a new direction.

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

Cell 7: The Mocking Of Christ (Angie Estes, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2063727>

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

Elections Not Fair, Says NCMP (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,112143,00.html?>
The general election may be over, but political undercurrents persist.

Why Are People Cynical About Politics? Are We Missing Something? - Former Speaker Tan Soo Khoon (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,112158,00.html?>

Open 24 Hours Once, Denny's Now Closed (Krist Boo, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,112145,00.html?>
Restaurant chain is served winding-up notice after it fails to repay parent company Lam Soon $1 million in loans.

iMac Promotion (MacSingapore)
<http://www.macsingapore.com/archive/news200204a.html#imacpromo>
Purchase the brand new iMacs and pay in installment, interest free.

Time Not Right For An Equal Opportunities Commission: Manpower Minister (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/020403/5/singapore4281.html>
Singapore should stick to mediation between employers, unions and the Ministry to resolve disputes for now.

PSA Loses Shipping Gaint Evergreen To Malaysia (Nicholas Fang, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,112115,00.html?>
Evergreen said that lower costs at PTP were a key factor for making the switch.

More Filing Tax Returns On Net (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,112098,00.html?>
More than 450,000 people, or 25 percent increase over last year, have opted for the paperless option of filing.

MP Slams Malaysia Over Land Reclamation Issue (The Star)
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/4/3/nation/singslam&sec=nation>

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