[MyAppleMenu] Apr 4, 2002

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

Apple Gobbles Up FireWire Company (Margaret Kane, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-875510.html?tag=cd_mh>
Apple Computer said Thursday that it has acquired Zayante, which makes chips and software that enable the high-speed data transfer standard known as FireWire.

iMacs Arrive In US 'By Truckload' (Dominique Fidele, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4461>
"The iMac G4 waiting list is history. Customers have been very patient waiting for these awesome new iMac G4s."

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

Adapter Sends Music To FM Radio Without Wires (Brian McDonough, Wireless NewsFactor)
<http://www.wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/17058.html>
For consumers, the new adapter offers a wire-free way to turn the factory-standard FM stereos in their cars into CD or MP3 players.

Inside The SuperDrive (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/creative/resources/superdrive/>
Is it a CD burner? Is it a DVD burner? Yes, it's both.

Microsoft Expected To Stay With Mac (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://investor.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-9623073-0.html?tag=ats>
Kevin Browne, head of Microsoft's Mac Busienss Unit, is expected to reaffirm Microsoft's commitment to the Mac, but the two tech giants are not exepcted to sign a new pact.

Apple Tarts Up Nvidia Drivers (Drew Cullen, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/24716.html>
Apple today released a new Nvidia driver for iMacs running on OS 9.2.2.

USB Device Gives Mac Users Another Wireless Option (Ian Austen, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/technology/circuits/04GEE2.html>
A tiny USB device from D-Link and a free software download from Apple now allows owners of newer Macintosh computers to use Bluetooth. They may, however, have trouble finding something to do with the technology.

Regulated Chaos Master: Charlie Clouser Defines His Own Place In Sound History (Stephanie Jorgl, Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2002/04/charlieclouser/>

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

Apple Ties The Wireless Knot -- Again (Michael Swaine, Dr. Dobb's Journal)
<http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=2312/ddj1017947473469/>
Apple is already all over the Wi-Fi wireless standard.

Will Apple's iMac Get Copied Again? (Mary Lou Comerford, osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/17118.html>
It will be interesting to see whether PC makers will stand on the sidelines and lose market share, go the copycat route again, or create something unique and different for a change.

Top Five Things You Can Do On A PC, But Not On A Mac (Brett Larson, TechTV)
<http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/showtell/story/0,24330,3378482,00.html>
I'm a true blue Mac lover, but even I must admit that there are some areas on which a Mac is lacking.

Understanding Apple's Technical Support And Customer Service (AppleTechs.com)
<http://www.appletechs.com/archives/00000075.html>
Be nice. Use your best judgment.

What The Heck Was Apple Thinking? (Eric Schwarz, MacWeekly.com)
<http://macweekly.com/schwarz/040402.html>
Apple needs to sell computers and win converts from the Wintel world.

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

iMac's Monitor Bends To User's Will (Rebecca Freed, PC World)
<http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,90603,00.asp>
Eye-catching Apple is a powerful home computer at a reasonable price.

OS X Email Client Showdown (OSXGuide.com)
<http://www.osxguide.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=35&mode=&order=0>
The number of quality email clients available for the OS has gone from zero to a handful or so of very good quality clients.

Hands On With The Formac Gallery Display (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0204/04.formac.php>
It's good looking, offers great viewing, is reasonably priced and touts a great three-year warranty.

Rip 'N' Roll: A Date With 8 Jukeboxes (Wilson Rothman, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/technology/circuits/04BASI.html>
The iPod is still the best for gloriously seamless interaction with Mac desktops and laptops.

All Those Megabytes Fit On A Key Chain (Carlos A Soto, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58275-2002Apr3.html>

Direct To The Small Screen: Major Studios Try Online Delivery (Mike Langberg, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/2996443.htm>
CinemaNow and Intertainer, two online movie services, are just now providing access to major studio releases.

An Online Course In Digital Video (Leonard Fischer, USA Today)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/ccarch/2002/04/03/fischer-dv.htm>

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

Slow Times For High Speed (Alex Daniels, Washington Post)
<http://www.washtech.com/news/telecom/15970-1.html>
Only 7 percent of U.S households subscribe to high speed Internet services, still a long way from the point where broadband becomes a standard feature.

AOL Pushes For Customisable Windows (CW360)
<http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunner?REQSESS=0C6IC3IU&690REQEVENT=&CARTI=111321&CARTT=14&CCAT=2&CCHAN=28&CFLAV=1&CPAGEN=ArticlePage&CPAGET=-99999&CSEARCH=&CSESS=-99999&CTOPIC=>
An AOLTW executive support the litigating states' proposed remedy that Microsoft be forced to sell an "unbound" version of Windows, free from software such as its browser and media player.

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

Rick Belluzzo: Microsoft's Odd Man Out (Jay Greene, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/apr2002/nf2002044_2053.htm>
After leading a reorganization, he found that he made his own job superfluous. Probably just as well, considering the two guys above him.

Microsoft Says Court Should Not Design Computer Systems (Amy Harmon, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/technology/04SOFT.html>
Microsoft's lawyer said that stripping components out of Windows would prevent a separate set of third-party programs that depended on them from working.

The Next Round In The PC Wars (Economist)
<http://www.economist.co.uk/agenda/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=1066505>
As the final salvoes are fired in the battle by HP to merge with Compaq, Dell prepares to take on both firms. The contest will be fierce, because the rising cost of components is pushing up computer prices.

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

Microsoft Expected To Stay With Mac (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://investor.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-9623073-0.html?tag=ats>
Kevin Browne, head of Microsoft's Mac Busienss Unit, is expected to reaffirm Microsoft's commitment to the Mac, but the two tech giants are not exepcted to sign a new pact.

Why Microsoft President Quit (Michelle Delio, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/exec/0,1370,51559,00.html>
Rick Belluzzo was a victim of a restructuring plan designed to ensure that Microsoft can survive both an uncertain economy and a possible breakup of the company.

Signs Of 'Trustworthy Computing' (Paul Boutin, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,51521,00.html>
NEC has announced a trial program in which Packard Bell PCs will be equipped with keyboards that include secure smart-card readers.

Gateway Waves Goodbye To Tech Support Firm (Drew Cullen, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/24699.html>

AOL Pushes For Customisable Windows (CW360)
<http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunner?REQSESS=0C6IC3IU&690REQEVENT=&CARTI=111321&CARTT=14&CCAT=2&CCHAN=28&CFLAV=1&CPAGEN=ArticlePage&CPAGET=-99999&CSEARCH=&CSESS=-99999&CTOPIC=>
An AOLTW executive support the litigating states' proposed remedy that Microsoft be forced to sell an "unbound" version of Windows, free from software such as its browser and media player.

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

Review: Yellow Dog Linux 2.2 (Olivier Reisch, TuxPPC)
<http://www.imaclinux.net/plain_page.php?caller=imaclinux.php3+record=92>
TerraSoft should just extend their testing period a bit next time to avoid problems like those I encountered.

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

The Inner Savant (Douglas S. Fox, Discover)
<http://www.discover.com/feb_02/featsavant.html>
Are you capable of multiplying 147,631,789 by 23,674 in your head, instantly? Physicist Allan Synder says you probably can, based on his new theory about the origin of the extraordinary skills of autistic savants.

Living On Internet Time, In Another Age (John Schwartz, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/technology/circuits/04EDIS.html>
Thomas Alva Edison's labs at the Edison National Historic Site in West Orange, N.N., have never stopped innovating. But then, as now, innovation involves starts and stops.

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

Small Screen Downplays Big rents (Steve Kerch, CBS Marketwatch)
<http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BE9F8B74A%2DD7BD%2D47CD%2DADE9%2D13AAED95BD9C%7D&siteid=mktw>
The apartments in New York ought to be considered for an Emmy award. Their performance in a number of popular television shows overshadow a lot of the work by actors int he series themselves.

The Quest For A Sense Of Place (Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-040402homes.story>
A tour explores some of L.A.'s historic districts, which offer respite from tear-down mania.

Unearth Bitter History Of Washington's Slaves (Acel Moore, Philadelphia Inquirer)
<http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/editorial/2981954.htm>
The U.S. Park Service should not be allowed to cover over the glaring contradictions - call them acts of hypocrisy - by this nation's first president.

Terps And Perps (Michelle Cottle, The New Republic)
<http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=express&s=cottle040202>
You have to wonder why we tolerate -- condone even -- this kind of destructive B.S. from coddled, affluent suburban kids.

The Hard News Smackdown (Caryn James, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/arts/television/04NOTE.html>
The recent coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict suggests that the network newscasts remain important by default.

Off Off Bourbon Street, A Jubilant Revival (William Grimes, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/03/dining/03NEW.html>
In New Orleans, a city that loves to be entertained, the dining slump is over.

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

Indonesian Court Delays Hearing Of Libel Suit Against Singapore (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/020404/1/2nh4u.html>
An Indonesian court on Thursday postponed hearing a 100 million dollar libel suit filed by a militant Muslim cleric against the Singapore government after representatives of the island republic failed to show up in court.

Singapore May Up GST To Lower Income Tax (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,112283,00.html?>
Singaporeans may soon have to pay more tax for goods and services in order to keep personal income and corporate taxes low, Lee Hsien Long said.

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

Muslim Cleric Calls Singapore's Lee A "Toungue Of The U.S." (Achmad Sukarsono, Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/reuters/asia-98285.html>
"It's clear that Lee Kuan Yew is a tongue of the United States and it's clear that the U.S. is waging a war against Islam."

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