[MyAppleMenu] Aug 17, 2002

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

Audible Books On Your iPod (Erik T. Ray, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/08/16/audible_books.html>
Apple's [iPod] implementation is simple and intuitive. Audible's pricing is reasonable and its Web site is very friendly. Together, it's an incredible combination that fits the digital hub strategy well.

iBooks And TiBooks And MyBooks (Nathan Torkington, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/1839>
Apple's Switch campaign is great, but nobody tells you what you <i>really</i> need to know when switching. Here in one place is my top-ten list of switching essentials.

Apple Doesn't Slam The Door On OS 9... Yet (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0208/16.apple.php>
"We are not including a full Mac OS 9 CD in the Jaguar software update for the simple reason that an overwhelming majority of customers that will be buying... already have an OS 9 System Folder."

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

Inventor, Toy Maker Dies At 47 (Elise Ackerman, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/3883069.htm>
James Sachs, a technologist, toy maker and e-book pioneer, died Thursday after a 19-month battle with lymphoma.

Laptop Conference Gets Under Way In Orono (Associated Press)
<http://www.boston.com/dailynews/228/region/Laptop_conference_gets_under_w%3A.shtml>
"Everything changed the way the students looked at school, the way they looked at themselves."

Netscape Communicator 4.8 Released (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=15952>

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

Microsoft Unit Bungles Details On Its OS X Applications (Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/practicalmac/134515371_ptmacc17.html>
Given the missteps and remaining problems in otherwise terrific software, it might be time for MacBU to launch that feedback line and do what the company does best: listen.

Apple OS 9: Buried Alive? (Elizabeth Millard, osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/19053.html>
It seems that a better strategy would be to let users coast in OS 9 for as long as they like, or at least until OS X is replaced by the next major operating system.

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

Switching Is Not So Simple (John Morris, CNET)
<http://computers.cnet.com/hardware/0-1016-8-20305183-1.html?tag=st.co.1016.anc.1016-8-20305183-1>
Apple's brazen bid to steal Windows users has gotten lots of attention, but before you jump on the bandwagon, be sure to weigh the pros and cons.

Hands On With Monsoon's PlanarMedia 9 Speakers (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0208/16.monsoon.php>
The PlanarMedia 9s require a bit more massaging than the average set of speakers to get them sounding right, I'll admit, but the net result is very interesting and appealing.

Titanium PowerBook G4/800 (Richard Hallas, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=301&Page=1>
The PowerBook is marketed as a desktop-replacement system, and that's exactly what it is.

CodeWarrior 8 (Douglas A. Welton, Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/alust/resources/Reviews/Archives/codewarrior8/rev_cw8.shtml>
CodeWarrior's product maturity shows through in the polished interface presented to the user.

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

Intel, PC Makers Sued Over P4 Performance (Tom Mainelli, PCWorld)
<http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,104075,00.asp>
Customers seek class action status in charge that vendors misrepresented the power of Intel's top chip.

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

Mapping Microsoft's Mobile Mission (Steve Gillmor, Mark Jones, Ed Scannell, and Jon Udell, Infoworld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/08/15/020815hnchristensen.xml?s=rss&t=wireless&slot=2>
Juha Christensen, corporate vice president of Microsoft's mobility group discusses where the Pocket PC, Wi-Fi, and peer-to-peer fit in Microsoft's mobile vision.

Analysts: Dell Move Into Printers, PDAs Benefits Users (Tom Krazit, Infoworld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/08/16/020816hndellbenefit.xml>
Dell's eventual entry into the printer and PDA markets will cause headaches for some vendors and delight users as the company drives down prices, analysts said.

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

Standards Help Linux Avoid Unix Fate (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-950180.html>
Efforts to prevent the Linux from splitting into several incompatible versions--a problem that has in the past hobbled Unix, the operating system upon which Linux is modeled--moved several steps ahead this week.

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

The Growing Politicization Of Open Source (Tim O'Reilly, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/1840>
Any victory for open source achieved through deprivation of the user's right to choose would indeed be a betrayal of hte principles that free software and open source have stood for.

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

Watching You Watch Them: A Visit To The Bronx Zoo (Douglas Martin, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/16/arts/16ZOO.html>
A safari to the Bronx Zoo reveals that each animal represents an advertisement for the well-being of its brothers and sisters, as well as its habitat.

The King Of Schlock (Adam Buckman, New York Post)
<http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/54819.htm>
If a network wants to celebrate the life of Elvis Presley, the last thing it should do is present one of his God-awful movies.

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

Case Wants Rethink Of Freeing Up Bus Services (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,138056,00.html?>
"If greater competition leads to higher fares and lower service standards without the sfaety net provided by the PCT, then we should rethink our approach to the issue."

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

MediaCorp Ch 8 Most Watched Channel In Q2 (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/innews/story/0,2276,54585,00.html?>
Channel 8 commanded a 37.2 per cent share of the local free-to-air market. MediaWorks Channel U was second, with a share of 26.9 per cent.

Foreign Films Galore At A Cineplex Near You (Karl Ho, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,137883,00.html?>
Many embassies here are realising that film festivals make for effective branding and marketing tools for their respective countries.

Singapore Needs To Make Foreign Talent Feel At Home: SM Lee (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,137956,00.html?>
If Singapore does not want to be relegated to the second or third division in world-class contests, it would have to welcome foreign talent and make them feel part of the Singapore team, he said.

Eldershield -- Ill-Conceived Or Just Badly Explained (Salma Khalik, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,137919,00.html?>
Whichever direction the finger points, the Health Ministry cannot escape part of the blame.

Subsidise Bus Routes, Not Companies (Joseph Teo Chin Guan, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,138034,00.html?>
The PTC should continue to ensure that bus companies adhere to standards that meet commuters' needs, and it should aim to subsidise bus routes, and not companies.

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