[MyAppleMenu] Apr 19, 2002

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

Why Do New iMacs Surf So Slowly? (Paul Boutin, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,51926,00.html>
User complaints confirmed by an independent test maintain the new flat-screen iMacs are really slow on the Web. Seems the problem is an operating system legacy issue.

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

Music Player Takes On New Guises (Jon Wurtzel, BBC)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1933000/1933142.stm>
With all the hacks its devoted fans have developed for it, the iPod is practically morphing into a personal digital assistant.

Cocoa API Reference Browser (James Davidson, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/1301>
This program provides an easy way to browse the Cocoa libraries by class and method.

Apple Tests Web-Based E-Mail (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2110-1040-886530.html>

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

Games Play Better Than They Look (Reuters)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/2002/4/18/kids-software.htm>
I don't think I've seen so much advanced educational material packed so discreetly in a child's game.

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

Deep Linking Returns To Surface (Michelle Delio, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51887,00.html>
Hyperlinks, the little bits of code that quickly whisk Web surfers from one site to another, may soon be forced to detour around legal and technical "No Trespassing" signs.

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

IBM: We Won't Seek Patent Plan Royalties (Wylie Wong, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-886829.html>
IBM on Thursday said it will not seek royalties on patented technology that is part of an e-commerce Web standard.

Why Do New iMacs Surf So Slowly? (Paul Boutin, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,51926,00.html>
User complaints confirmed by an independent test maintain the new flat-screen iMacs are really slow on the Web. Seems the problem is an operating system legacy issue.

SOAP? Blah! What's Wrong With /bin/sh? (Edd Dumbill, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/1303>
What a waste of space for something that can be done in one line of shell script!

Apple Tests Web-Based E-Mail (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2110-1040-886530.html>

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

Feds Might Use Microsoft Product For Online ID (Brier Dudley, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134438173_passport18.html>
Forget about a national ID card. Instead, the federal government might use Microsoft's Passport technology to verify the online identity of America's citizens.

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

MS Witness Takes A Java Break (Robert Zarate, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/antitrust/0,1551,51954,00.html>
The CTO of Autodesk, a Microsoft witness, complains on the stand about the company's decision to nix Java from its operating system.

Microsoft Warns That 2003 Earnings Will Disappoint (Ananova)
<http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_570470.html?menu=business.latestheadlines>

SOAP? Blah! What's Wrong With /bin/sh? (Edd Dumbill, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/1303>
What a waste of space for something that can be done in one line of shell script!

Microsoft Defends Passport Privacy (Lisa M. Bowman, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-886552.html>
What if technology that could track your every move was embedded in your cell phone, your smart card and your laptop?

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

Yodeler Tells Yahoo: I'll Sue You-Hooo! (Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000027844apr19.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology>
A cowboy-singer-poet from a town called Dusty is accusing Internet giant Yahoo Inc. in a lawsuit of rustling his signature vocalization in thousands of commercials.

Buying Into Hometown Style (Booth Moore, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-041902stein.story>
Veteran retailer Shauna Stein goes in search of local talent and is pleasantly surprised at some of what she finds.

Penthouse To Bite The Dust? (Lee Quarnstrom, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/04/19/penthouse/index.html>
A former Hustler editor reminisces about the days when you could write about a man who "landed his throbbing 747 of lust in her velvet runway of love." Will Internet porn have writing like that?

What's So Bad About Good Sex? (Amy Benfer, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/04/19/levine_talks/index.html>
"Harmful to Minors" author Judith Levine talks about why American parents are afraid of their teenagers' sexuality, says kids know the difference between coercion and consent -- and blasts critics who say she advocates pedophilia.

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

Chinatown Congestion To Be Free From Saturday (Karamjit Kaur and Goh Chin Lian, Straits Times)
<http://www.wired.com/news/antitrust/0,1551,51954,00.html>
When Chinatown merchants wake up on Saturday, it would be to a new neighbourhood, free of congestion and construction.

Parents To Sue Singapore Government (The Star)
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/4/19/nation/aetudung&sec=nation>
Four fathers whose daughters were suspended from school for wearing the tudung in Singapore will be filing legal action against the Singapore government and its Education Ministry.

Singaporean Tourist Arrivals In Malacca On The Rise (Chrstina Tan and Nik Naizi Husin, The Star)
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/4/19/nation/mlkshop&sec=nation>
"I believe Singaporeans are a matured lot as they will not allow diplomatic conflict to affect them."

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