[MyAppleMenu] Apr 11, 2002

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

Apple To Target 'The Other 95%' (Simon Jary, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=4496>
Apple is to launch a massive advertising campaign to woo Windows users to the Mac, later this year.

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

Microsoft Plans Mac Office Fixes (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-881209.html>
Microsoft plans to offer a modest update in late May or early June, but the company is not saying when it will solve one major shortcoming in its OS X offering: the lack of an e-mail program that can directly share data with a Microsoft Exchange server.

When MacWEEK Ruled The Earth (Chuck La Tournous, RandomMaccess)
<http://www.randommaccess.com/newspro/articles/1018391028.shtml>
Before there was the web, before there was the "dot com," there was MacWEEK. It was the ultimate Mac publication, not available to just anyone.

First Mozilla Release Candidate On The Way (Matthew Borersma, ZDNet UK)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2108200,00.html>
The open-source browser's first testing version aimed at a wide user base could arrive as soon as this week, in preparation for the long-awaited release of Mozilla 1.0.

Microsoft Entering New Stage With Apple (Jon Fortt, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/3041735.htm>
Despite assurances from the manager of Microsoft's Mac busines unit, everyone is not convinced.

Mac Web Browsers Draw Battle Lines (Ben Wilson, NewsFactor)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/17184.html>
A handful of competitors are battling to claim Mac OS X's fertile user base.

Locking Out The Hackers (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1870000/1870342.stm>
Broadband users worried that their PC is vulnerable will soon be able to buy a new "black box" that watches over their net link to stop viruses and hack attacks.

Year Of The iPod? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/apr2002/nf20020411_7708.htm>
Mac fans certainly think so. Our Reader Survey found that most would have no problem paying over $400 for Apple's snazzy music player.

"Total OS X" Sign Of Good Things To Come? (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/1276>
Total OS X is the first cooperative effort between Macworld and O'Reilly. Our goal was to pool our collective knowledge about Apple's new OS and publish a special <i>13th issue</i> that was unlike anything already on the streets.

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

Is Streamed QT Dead? (Ron Carlson, Insanely Great Mac)
<http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=269>

Why Microsoft And Apple Need To Renew Their Vows (David Coursey, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2860891,00.html>
For the time being, I'm taking both sides at their word. But, like the rest of their combined customer base, I still want to see proof. And I want to see it in writing.

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

Adobe InDesign 2.0 (Cliff Joseph, vnunet.com)
<http://www.vnunet.com/Products/Software/1130840>
A solid upgrade that concentrates on productivity.

iMac Is aOK (Dave Bullard, Herald Sun)
<http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,4094723%255E11869,00.html>
The specifications make it good value for money.

Three Strikes For Zoboomafoo (Larry Blasko, Associated Press)
<http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/348970p-2863199c.html>
The Learning Company has been belting children's educational software out of the park for years, but its recent offering of Zoboomafoo Creature Quest for the Windows and Macintosh platforms is three called strikes.

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

Seeking Profits, Internet Companies Alter Privacy Policy (Saul Hansell, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/11/technology/ebusiness/11PRIV.html>
Pressed for profits, Internet companies are increasingly selling access to their users' postal mail addresses and telephone numbers, in addition to flooding their e-mail boxes with junk mail.

Inventing The Future (Tim O'Reilly, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/04/09/future.html>
The facilities being pioneered by thousands of individual hackers and entrepreneurs will, without quesiton, be integrated into a standardized platform that enables a next generation of applications.

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

When MacWEEK Ruled The Earth (Chuck La Tournous, RandomMaccess)
<http://www.randommaccess.com/newspro/articles/1018391028.shtml>
Before there was the web, before there was the "dot com," there was MacWEEK. It was the ultimate Mac publication, not available to just anyone.

First Mozilla Release Candidate On The Way (Matthew Borersma, ZDNet UK)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2108200,00.html>
The open-source browser's first testing version aimed at a wide user base could arrive as soon as this week, in preparation for the long-awaited release of Mozilla 1.0.

Mac Web Browsers Draw Battle Lines (Ben Wilson, NewsFactor)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/17184.html>
A handful of competitors are battling to claim Mac OS X's fertile user base.

Make A Million, Lose A Million, Who Cares? (Jeff Beard, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/11/startup/index.html>
Even in the middle of the dot-com boom, some start-ups weren't just about the money.

Microsoft Has Shelved Its Internet 'Persona' Service (John Markoff, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/11/technology/ebusiness/11NET.html>
Microsoft has quietly shelved My Services, a consumer information service that was once planned as the centerpiece of .NET.

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

Are Ads A Gateway To Illegal CDs? (Brad King, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285,51719,00.html>
"Gateway supports your right to enjoy digital music legally."

Microsoft Has Shelved Its Internet 'Persona' Service (John Markoff, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/11/technology/ebusiness/11NET.html>
Microsoft has quietly shelved My Services, a consumer information service that was once planned as the centerpiece of .NET.

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

Microsoft Plans Mac Office Fixes (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-881209.html>
Microsoft plans to offer a modest update in late May or early June, but the company is not saying when it will solve one major shortcoming in its OS X offering: the lack of an e-mail program that can directly share data with a Microsoft Exchange server.

Microsoft Ventures Forth Again In China (Reuters)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-880683.html>

Intel Froze Exec Salaries, Cut Bonuses (John G Spooner, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-880989.html>
Intel froze pay among top executives and slashed bonuses last year, but it increased option grants.

Microsoft Entering New Stage With Apple (Jon Fortt, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/3041735.htm>
Despite assurances from the manager of Microsoft's Mac busines unit, everyone is not convinced.

Microsoft Corners States' Economist (Reuters)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-881351.html>
An economist testifying for nine states against Microsoft balked on Thursday at supporting one of the key provisions in the states' plan.

Economist: Get Microsoft Under Control (Joe Wilcox, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-880857.html>
Without stiff controls on its business practices, Microsoft will continue to maintain "an applications barrier to entry" that significantly thwarts competition in the software market, an economist testified Thursday.

Microsoft Defends Licensing Plan (Andrea Malcolm, Computerworld New Zealand)
<http://www.idgnet.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/456A7BADDB10DFA7CC256B96001831E9!opendocument>
Licensing programme designed to make complex process "easier to manage".

Why Microsoft And Apple Need To Renew Their Vows (David Coursey, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2860891,00.html>
For the time being, I'm taking both sides at their word. But, like the rest of their combined customer base, I still want to see proof. And I want to see it in writing.

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

Red Hat CEO Named Chairman (Tiffany Kary, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-880767.html?tag=cd_mh>
Matthew Szulik replaces Bob Young, a Red Hat founder, who will continue to serve as a board member.

MS Office For Linux: Why It Won't Convert The Masses (David Morgenstern, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2860870,00.html>
Would it make a difference if you could easily run your essential Microsoft Office applications under Linux?

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

In The Mideast Peace Theater, Well-Rehearsed Exits (Mark Leibovich, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28980-2002Apr10.html>
Previous U.S. negotiators describe thankless role of the go-between.

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

Make A Million, Lose A Million, Who Cares? (Jeff Beard, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/11/startup/index.html>
Even in the middle of the dot-com boom, some start-ups weren't just about the money.

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

Leaping The Abyss (Gregory Benford, Reason)
<http://www.reason.com/0204/fe.gb.leaping.shtml>
Stephen Hawking on black holes, unified field theory, and Mariyln Monroe.

Radio Fliers (Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Family-X!ArticleDetail-55888,00.html>
Re-creating old-style broadcast dramas allow kids' imaginations to take flight.

Back In The Saddle (P. Smith, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/04/11/pilot_now/index.html>
These days, because I am an airline pilot, people want to know if I'm scared. Of course I'm scared. I would be nervious flying with a pilot who wasn't.

Oprah's Book Fatigue (Chris Lehmann, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2064224>
How fiction's best friend ran out of stuff to read.

Relaunching Governors Island (Robert Yaro and Robert Pirani, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/11/opinion/11PIRA.html>
Governors Island can play an important role in the rebirth of Lower Manhattan.

Unloading His Books, But Not His Conscience (Fred Bernstein, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/11/technology/circuits/11BOOK.html>
Amazon did well, and I've got money in my checking account. It's the authors I'm worried about.

Almost Famous (Lorraine Adams, Washington Monthly)
<http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0204.adams.html>
The rise of the "nobody" memoir.

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

Singapore Unveils Tax Changes In Bid To Stay Competitive (Jacqueline Wong, Reuters)
<http://asia.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=PIUCWSEFWM23MCRBAEKSFEYKEEATIIWD?type=topnews&StoryID=798586>
Singapore proposed sweeping changes to its tax system on Thursday through cuts in corporate and personal taxes and higher consumer taxes, aiming to boost its competitiveness and growth while maintaining a balanced budget. The proposals were welcomed by businesses and investors, but met with scepticism among lower income earners and job seekers.

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

Artistic Dining (Cheah Ui Hoon, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,2276,41621,00.html?>
Chefs Zhang Jin Jie and Arun Sampanthavivat demonstrate well how food can become an art form.

A Savvy Tax Package, But Could It Be Bolder Still? (Vikram Khanna, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,41583,00.html?>
The need to increase GST is questionable - unless there are new expenditure-heavy policies in the pipeline that we don't know about yet.

Is Privacy Protected By Law? (Thomas Teo Chun Nee, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,113656,00.html?>
There do not seem to be any laws in place aimed at protecting the privacy of citizens.

New Life For Anak Bukit (Alicia Yeo, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,113742,00.html?>
Once bustling with street hawkers, the sleepy enclave along Upper Bt Timah is slated for a makeover.

The Late Show (Michelle Ho and Ruby Pan, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,113583,00.html?>
It's round 'bout midnight and you need a kopi fix. Never fear, there's a kopitiam near.

PM Tells How Note From KL Can Help (Narendra Aggarwal, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,113607,00.html?>
Goh Chok Tong urged KL to send an offiical note spelling out its concerns over land-reclamation work here.

DPM Lee To Deliver Singapore Budget On 3 May (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/020411/5/singapore4988.html>
The budget is expected to include the tax changes recommended by the taxation subgroup of the Economic Review Committee.

'I Not Stupid' Grosses $3.6m At Box Office (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/020411/5/singapore4989.html>
'I Not Stupid' has become the second biggest local film of all time in Singapore.

Experts: Project May Lead To More Accidents (Mazwin Nik Anis, The Star)
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/4/11/nation/jblangga&sec=nation>
Maritime experts see the recent collision that occurred near Singapore'e Pulau Tekong reclamation area near Pasir Gudang Port as the beginning of more such calamities linked to the project.

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