[MyAppleMenu] Apr 15, 2002

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

Apple Pictures Growth (Alex L. Goldfayn, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0204150009apr15.story?coll=chi%2Dtechnology%2Dhed>
Company tempts Windows users with year-long parade of products.

Adobe Ships Photoshop 7.0 (Remy Davison, Insanely Great Mac)
<http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=279>
Adobe has commenced shipping its OS X-native version of Photoshop.

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

The Microsoft Macintosh (John D. Ruley, Byte)
<http://www.byte.com/documents/s=7114/byt1018896354399/>
"[Microsot] said they're fully committted to building a lot of neat stuff for the Mac -- but they aren't going to tell us <i>how</i> they're doing it."

4D v6.8 Native For Mac OS X (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0204/15.4d.php>

Jobs To Keynote WWDC, Demo Mac OS X "Jaguar" Upgrade (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/#020415-wwdc>

A Top-Secret, One-Of-A-Kind Mac (Leander Kahney, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,51670,00.html>
A private computer museum in an old barn may have the rarest Mac ever: an apparently unique computer evidently made for a spy or military agency. It's so secret, no one knows anything about it.

How To Hack An iPod (Chris Taylor, Time)
<http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101020422-230383,00.html>
Owners of Apple's MP3 player opened it up and added all sorts of bells and whistles. You can too.

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

Six Months With A TiBook (John C Welch, Workingmac.com)
<http://www.workingmac.com/inetd/147.wm>
The only reason I went for a TiBook instead of an iBook is because I need dual monitors. The extra speed is not worth [the] thrice-daily cable struggle.

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (Michael Phillips, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/previews/view.php?ID=58>
Bottom line, Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds will be an ountstanding RTS for our platform and a gem for all Star Wars fans.

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

AOL Slips As It Tries To Get Grip On Market (Saul Hansell, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/15/technology/ebusiness/15AOL.html>
Everything that the critics said about America Online turned out to be true -- years later.

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

Microsoft-IBM Web Conspiracy? I Don't Think So (David Coursey, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2861318,00.html>
Why? Because the marketplace won't let it happen.

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

How Microsoft Conquered Washington (Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=207250>
By spending lots of money -- of course -- but also by doing lots of creative lobbying you don't know about.

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

Government Examining HP Vote (Margaret Kane and Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-882502.html>

Analyst: Xbox May Miss Sales Targets (Reuters)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-883022.html>
Sales of Microsoft's Xbox game console have slowed to the point that sales estimates for both the software giant and its manufacturing partner could be adversely affected, a financial analyst said Monday.

Change In Microsoft's Licensing Prices Attracts Some Colleges And Worries Others (Florence Olsen, Chronicle Of Higher Education)
<http://chronicle.com/free/v48/i32/32a03301.htm>
New leasing option saves money in the short term but might limit choices later.

The Microsoft Macintosh (John D. Ruley, Byte)
<http://www.byte.com/documents/s=7114/byt1018896354399/>
"[Microsot] said they're fully committted to building a lot of neat stuff for the Mac -- but they aren't going to tell us <i>how</i> they're doing it."

Intel To Pay In Chip Patent Dispute (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-9716800-0.html>
Intel has agreed to pay at least $300 million to settle a long running legal dispute with Intergraph, which at one time developed its own microprocessor for high-end workstations, the companies said in a joint release.

Intel Cuts Prices To Pave Way For New Chips (Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-882818.html>
Intel cut prices on Pentium 4 and Pentium III chips for desktops and on several low-voltage mobile chips on Sunday to make way for new processors that will appear over the next few weeks, the company said.

Microsoft's License To Confuse (Gavin Clarke, ComputerWire)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24845.html>
Microsoft has blamed confusion over forthcoming changes to its licensing model for sparking a revolt among enterprise customers, who are threatening to throw out Windows operating systems and applications for cheaper alternatives.

Microsoft-IBM Web Conspiracy? I Don't Think So (David Coursey, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2861318,00.html>
Why? Because the marketplace won't let it happen.

Will Dell Click In Asia? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_16/b3779132.htm>
The PC maker is going all out to win a bigger piece of the pie.

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

Linux For The Masses (Gary Krakow, MSNBC)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/737744.asp>
Installation a snap with Desktop/LX from Lycoris.

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

Seize The Night (Richard Leiby, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48536-2002Apr14.html>
In Jerusalem's dance clubs, young Israelis party like there's no tomorrow.

Take The DNA Kits Off The Shelves (Bob Herbert, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/15/opinion/15HERB.html>
There is now an effort in Congress to bring a greater degree of professionalism, order and efficiency to the collection and processing of DNA evidence in rape cases.

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

In Defense Of Copyright (Damien Cave, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/15/copyright_defense/index.html>
A top intellectual property lawyer argues that the Supreme Court's decision to review the Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act is plain wrong.

Guys And Digital Dolls (Bob Thompson, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23856-2002Apr10.html>
What's not to like about an ingenious computer game that tries to imitate real life? A skeptical parent's guide to The Sims.

Tue Futristic Segway Scooter Is A Publicity Success (Teresa Riordan, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/15/business/15PATE.html>
The importance of "It" may have as much to do with the scooter's future engine as with the scooter itself.

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

Don't Mention It (Calvin Trillin, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?020415fa_FACT>
The hidden life and times of a Greenwich Village restaurant.

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Jamie Allen, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/ent/masterpiece/2002/04/15/teen_spirit/index.html>
Was Nirvana's angry, culture-shifting 1991 anthem really a revolution? Maybe not. But it changed my life.

Twisting Arms & Talking Heads (Howard Kurtz, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48339-2002Apr14.html>
Every week, the White House plots strategy for dealing with the Middle East, Afghanistan and the Sunday talk shows.

Comforts In New Mexico's Rugged Landscape (Kathryn Jones, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/14/travel/NEWMEX.html>
North of Sante Fe, an elegant inn sits amid dramatic rock formations that inspired Georgia O'Keeffe.

Celebrities With Sobering Stories To Tell (Janet Maslin, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/15/arts/15MASL.html>
There are celebrated authors, and then there are authors who happen to be celebrities.

Can't Beat The Buffet (Jon Filson and Jennifer Bain, Toronto Star)
<http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1018347402909&call_page=TS_Food&call_pageid=968867496431&call_pagepath=Life/Food>
There's an old joke -- "The food is bad, but at least there were lots of it" -- that pretty much sums up every buffet that ever was.

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

Why The Malaysian Media Clamour Over Tekong? (Lee Kim Chew, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/analysis/story/0,1870,114429,00.html?>
Pulau Tekong's reclamation is not the only instance of biased reporting in the Malaysian media.

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

Where Do Ez-Link Deposits Go? (Ong Seh Bin, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,114405,00.html?>
This seems to be a clear example of conflict of interest, or of how government agencies are making money where they shouldn't.

Broadcasters Have Final Say On What TV Shows To Air (Eddie C.Y. Kuo, Programme Advisory Committee, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,114462,00.html?>
The PAC is purely an advisory committee. In the end, it is up to the broadcaster to decide what programmes will be aired, and up to the viewers to make their choice.

Farecard Refund Claims Causing Delays (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,114480,00.html?>
Long delays are common at sales counters because of customers who claim refunds for their old farecards while buying the ez-link cards.

Chee Says QCs Will Defend Him For Free (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,114376,00.html?>

Baby Blues Or Bonus? (Tee Hun Ching, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,114350,00.html?>
Four married ocuples - two with children and two without - tell why birth pangs give them joy, or the jitters.

Time For Good Faith And Sincerity (Editorial, New Straits Times)
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/Columns/20020415082614/Article/>
Shorn of diplomatic dressing, Singapore's recent actions and its posture appear as little more than a heavy-hearted concession to fateful regional geopolitics.

Singapore's Trade Minister To Visit Malaysia (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,114330,00.html?>
George Yeo will visit Malaysia from Tuesday to Saturday to 'reaffirm and strengthen' business ties and explore opportunities.

Port Technology Makes Singapore Model Of Efficiency (Alexa Olesen, Associated Press)
<http://www.nj.com/newsflash/business/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?f0015_BC_PortLabor-Singapore&&news&newsflash-financial>

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