[MyAppleMenu] Aug 13, 2002

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

Apple Mvoes Desktops To Dual Processor (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0208/13.powermac.php>
Apple today released new desktop machines, moving the entire line to dual processors.

Apple Intros New eMac, Lowers iMac Pricing (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=15867>
Apple today announced a new SuperDrive eMac as well as lowered priced flat-panel iMacs.

No OS 9 CD With 10.2 Or New Macs (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=5109>
Users of pre-OS 9 OSs will be unable to install OS X's Classic environment.

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

Apple's Stock Continues To Languish (Robert Paul Leitao, The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/stockwatch/2002/08/12.2.shtml>

Apple Kicks Off New Display Promotion (MacMinute.com)
<http://www.macminute.com/viewnewsitem.php?item=20020813101559>

EU Recycling Law Hits Apple (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=5107>
The EU is finalizing the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, which makes electrical-goods manufacturers financially responsible for the collection, recycling and safe disposal of past and future products.

USD 308 Expands PowerSchool Program, Giving Parents Real-Time Student Info (Deborah Kinirons, The Hutchinson News)
<http://www.hutchnews.com/days/monday/firsthour/firsthour1.html>
PowerSchool provides the school a much better management tool.

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

Macking .Mac Right (Bryan Chaffin, The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/thebackpage/2002/20020813.shtml>
These are really minor complaints, but that makes them all that much more crucial.

Sage Words (Doc Searls)
<http://doc.weblogs.com/2002/08/12#sageWords>
"Regarding the Mac, two factoids - take them for what you will: a) the top personal request on the Groove website is currently "when will there be a Mac version?", and b) no major enterprise customer has yet asked to purchase a Mac versoin. Quite perplexed."

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

Beach Head 2002 (Christopher Paretti, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=279>
If you’re looking for something to pass the time and you don’t feel like teasing the noggin, by all means try Beach Head. For the rest of you, you’ll probably get more enjoyment out of a game a Mahjongg or maybe even chatting on the IMG IRC channel.

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

Language Barriers On The Web? (Paul Festa, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-949492.html>
As the Web marches into the future, some developers say they're concerned about what will become of its past.

The Media Titans Still Don't Get It (Scott Rosenberg, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/08/13/media_titans/index.html>
Corporate America lost billionson the Net. That doesn't mean the medium has no value -- but the moguls remain clueless about where it lies.

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

Yahoo Yields To Chinese Web Laws (Jim Hu, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-949643.html>
Yahoo on Tuesday defended its decision to sign off on voluntary content limitations in China, a move that critics say opens the door to online censorship by the Web portal.

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

Possible Microsoft Flaw May Give Access To Private Information (Helen Jung, Associated Press)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/08/12/financial1852EDT0342.DTL&type=tech>
Microsoft is investigating claims that its popular Internet Explorer software has a loophole that lets attackers pose as legitimate Web site operators, potentially giving them access to computer users' names, passwords, and credit card numbers.

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

IE Flaw Can Expose Credit Cards (Reuters)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-949551.html>
Security researchers say they have found a serious flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser that could expose credit card and other sensitive information of Internet surfers.

Dell Services Tap Red Hat Partnership (Stephen Shankland and John G Spooner, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-949650.html>
Dell began offering new services Tuesday to help customers install and use Linux, but Red Hat will be doing much of the behind-the-scenes work.

Group Campaigns Against Open Source (Matthew Broersma, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-949635.html>
Microsoft and other software companies are ramping up a lobbying effort that aims to convince governments to think again about adopting open-source software.

Dell Buks Up Low-End Pac (John G. Spooner, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-949521.html>
Dell is offering a bit more for less, with a new low-end desktop PC for consumers.

Microosft Puts On The Tux (Michelle Delio, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/linux/0,1411,54489,00.html>
One of the big questions brewing about LinuxWorld San Francisco is how attendees at the open-source tradeshow will respond to the new kid on the block.

Microsoft Names The Day For Xbox Online (David Becker, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-949489.html>
Microsoft will launch its Xbox Live online game-playing service on Nov. 15, a year after the video game console entered the market, the company plans to announce Tuesday.

Computer Industry Awaits Dell's Next Smart Move (Lee Gomes, Associated Press)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/08/12/financial1010EDT0043.DTL&type=tech>
Is there room in the computer industry for intense R&D from anyone besides Bill Gates, Andy Grove and the Linux enthusiasts led by Linus Torvalds?

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

Dell Services Tap Red Hat Partnership (Stephen Shankland and John G Spooner, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-949650.html>
Dell began offering new services Tuesday to help customers install and use Linux, but Red Hat will be doing much of the behind-the-scenes work.

Microosft Puts On The Tux (Michelle Delio, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/linux/0,1411,54489,00.html>
One of the big questions brewing about LinuxWorld San Francisco is how attendees at the open-source tradeshow will respond to the new kid on the block.

Red Hat Unfurls Hammer Plans (Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-949486.html>
Red Hat will bring out a version of its server software for the Hammer processor family from AMD, as momentum for the chip builds.

India's Supercomputing Agency Goes For Linux (Reuters)
<http://www.forbes.com/technology/newswire/2002/08/12/rtr692658.html>
India's Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, which makes supercomputers used for heavy-duty data processing, said on Monday it had decided to use open source Linux software in a high-performance computing lab.

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

Smart Tools For The Elderly (John Harney, Technology Review)
<http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/wo_harney081202.asp>
Automated navigation and monitoring technology keeps seniors living better--and longer.

The Media Titans Still Don't Get It (Scott Rosenberg, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/08/13/media_titans/index.html>
Corporate America lost billionson the Net. That doesn't mean the medium has no value -- but the moguls remain clueless about where it lies.

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

Tough But SO Exhilarating (Julie Welch, The Times)
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-381919,00.html>
Although many people undoubtedly take a walk when they need inspiration or -- luck them -- simply to soak up the scenery, thousands see walking as a means of escaping from the claustrophobic atmosphere of the city, or as a way to better physical and mental health.

The Secret Garden (Loren Stein, Metroactive)
<http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/08.08.02/summer5-0232.html>
How Palo Alto creagted a park all its own--and you can't go there--nyah! nyah! nyah!

Red, White And Blue And Gray (Ken Ringle, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6961-2002Aug12.html>
An ex-army man makes a name for himself with civil war novels.

A Shameful Gap On The Mall (Richard Cohen, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10181-2002Aug12.html>
The shame of the nation's capital is that it lacs a museum dedicated to the African American experience.

Busman's Holiday (Linton Weeks, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10301-2002Aug12.html>
Newsman and novelist Jim Lehrer likes to be in the driver's seat.

Hard Covers, Hard Work: Building Careers By The Book (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/13/arts/13ARTS.html>
Despite its dusty connotations, bookbinding is a relatively young program at an unusual trade school in Boston that specializes in promoting Old World crafts.

We Don't Need Your Language Lesson, Ambassador (Philip Hensher, The Independent)
<http://argument.independent.co.uk/regular_columnists/philip_hensher/story.jsp?story=323910>
Go into a London pub and you'll be surprised by the linguistic competence, from Urdu to Xhosa.

Blogging For Dollars: Giving Rise To The Professional Blogger (Meg Hourihan, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2002/08/12/megnut.html>
It's time to take blogging to the next level and that starts with paying people to produce high-quality, focused blogs for commercial Web sites.

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

Mercy (Stanley Plumly, The Atlantic)
<http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/poetry/antholog/plumly/mercy.htm>

=== reader : eof =============

Godzilla Attacks Harmless Blogger (Thomas C Greene, The Register)
<http://www.theregus.com/content/6/25959.html>
The Davezilla blog site is under threat from humorless owners of the Godzilla trademark, Toho Ltd.

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

More Companies Hiring, But More Retrenching Too (Sue-Ann Chia, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,137327,00.html?>
Though more are restructuring and downsizing, fewer people are being laid off.

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

Centrepoint Skybridge Plan Still Up In The Air (Andrea Tan, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,54241,00.html?>
Chief Valuer awaits details of bridge's floor area to carry out assessment.

MPH To Close Its Book On Historic Stamford Store (Kalpana Rashiwala, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,54236,00.html?>
MPH, the grand-daddy of Singapore bookshops, will close its historic flagship store in Stamford Road after almost a century when the lease expires in May next year.

Singapore On Course To Achieve New Growth Target: Economists (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/latest/story/0,2276,54186,00.html?>
Singapore looks set to achieve its new growth forecast of three to four per cent in 2002 after rebounding from a recession but there are concerns over next year's performance, economists said.

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