[MyAppleMenu] Aug 18, 2002

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myapplemenu : newsletter

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

Creator Of Pepper Text Editor Calls It Quits (Rob McNair-Huff, Mac Net Journal)
<http://www.whiterabbits.com/MacNetJournal/2002/08/17.html#a1976>
"Recent changes in the various OSes and several not-so-nice experiences with less than honest 'clients' combined with negative feedback on my software have forced me to stop."

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

Discussion: .Mac And Spam Volume: Is It Just Me? (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/17/163213>
"Has anyone noticed an increase in the volume of spam [in .mac]?"

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

Apple's iMac A Work Of Art, But So Is Profile 4 (James Coates, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/printedition/chi-0208180020aug18.column?coll=chi%2Dprintbusiness%2Dhed>
Behold, a computer that matches the style, grace and power of iMac but runs the far more popular Windows operating system.

Apple iBook (Anthony Zurcher, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29335-2002Aug17.html>
The laptop is still one of the best around in terms of size, weight and overall quality.

The Write Answers (Darren Yates, The Age)
<http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/08/15/1029113980904.html>
When yo go looking for an external CD writer, there are three things to look for: how it connects up to your PC or notebook, its maximum recording speed and the operating systems it supports.

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

Living In The Blog-osphere (Steven Levy, Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/795156.asp?cp1=1>
Welcome to the world of a half million (and counting) Weblogs, where anywhere can instantly publish his passions and favorite Weblinks. And the fun's just begun.

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

Apple's iMac A Work Of Art, But So Is Profile 4 (James Coates, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/printedition/chi-0208180020aug18.column?coll=chi%2Dprintbusiness%2Dhed>
Behold, a computer that matches the style, grace and power of iMac but runs the far more popular Windows operating system.

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

Camps For Citizens: Ashcroft's Hellish Vision (Jonathan Turley, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/la-oe-turley14aug14.story>
Attorney general shows himself as a menace to liberty.

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

NASA Plans To Read Terrorist's Minds At Airports (Frank J. Murray, Washington Times)
<http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020817-704732.htm>
Airport security screeners may soon try to read the minds of travelers to identify terrorists.

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

Living In The Blog-osphere (Steven Levy, Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/795156.asp?cp1=1>
Welcome to the world of a half million (and counting) Weblogs, where anywhere can instantly publish his passions and favorite Weblinks. And the fun's just begun.

The XXX Files (Victoria Coren and Charlie Skelton, The Observer)
<http://www.observer.co.uk/magazine/story/0,11913,775906,00.html>
Their plan was to make the best porn movie ever, so how did Victoria Coren and Charlie Skelton end up in Amsterdam with a frozen chicken, a camp exotic dancer and an actress who'd lost her underwear?

Queer As Folk (David Hajdu, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/18/magazine/18FOLK.html>
How did an earnest voice and an acoustic guitar become the sound of lesbian culture?

In The Backbone Of The World (Barry Est Abrook, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/18/travel/MONTANA.html>
Among the peaks, pinnacles and valleys of Glacier National Park in Montana, it is easy to find yourself eye to eye with wildlife.

Troubled Airlines Face Reality: Those Cheap Fares Have A Price (David Leonhardt with Micheline Maynard, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/18/business/18AIR.html>
Now, suffering their worst financial losses ever, the nation's biggest carriers plan to start bringing service more closely in line with their fares.

Cabby, Take Me To The Esplanade (Suhaila Sulaiman, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,138120,00.html?>
Do you say Espla-NARD? Or Espla-NAID?

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

Singapore Reclaims Water, And Its Self-Sufficiency (Richard C. Paddock, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-water18aug18002131.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dworld>
In this prosperous island city-state, the latest way to promote the nation's independence might seem a bit revolting: drinking water recycled from residents' sewage.

Feeder Service Guidelines Provide 'Level Playing Field' (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,138197,00.html?>
Private companies wanting to run such bus services must compete with existing operators, says Transport Minister.

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

Public Should Not Subsidise New MRT Stations (Leong Yit Chun, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,138362,00.html?>
Not only is there no differential pricing, but there is also no extra charge for travelling on the Changi extension.

Government Cannot Run Country Just On Feedback: PM Goh (Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/16402/1/.html>
Goh Chok Tong hopes that when Singaporeans next go to the polls, they will look at the government's overall track record, and not individual policies that may have caused unhappiness.

Minister: NEWater Won't Affect Our Stand (The Star)
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/8/18/nation/jbsyed&sec=nation>
Singapore's newly-discovered water source is not expected to have a significant effect on Malaysia's stand on the water pricing issue.

Cabby, Take Me To The Esplanade (Suhaila Sulaiman, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,138120,00.html?>
Do you say Espla-NARD? Or Espla-NAID?

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