[MyAppleMenu] Aug 20, 2002

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

Apple's Mac Muscles In (Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/232/business/Apple_s_Mac_muscles_in+.shtml>
Lots of scientists are taking a long second look at a computer that many of them, not long ago, might have dismissed as a toy.

Apple Extends .Mac Subscription (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=5144>
Apple has extended the subscription period for former iTools members so that those signing up for the company's .Mac services can use the service for longer.

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

Apple Releases New Security Update For Mac OS X (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0208/20.security.php>
The new Security Update contains updatd OpenSSL and Security components.

Apple Moves Up In Big Market Rally (Robert Paul Leitao, The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/stockwatch/2002/08/19.1.shtml>
Apple moves up in sympathy with Dell.

Mac Figurehead Hits His Waterloo (Leander Kahney, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,54633,00.html>
Shane Anderson, the "list dad" of the once-mighty Mac EvangeList mailing list, is in jail after being charged with two misdemeanors: unauthorized computer access and criminal mischief of the third degree.

Apple Takes Bow For Another Emmy (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-954457.html?tag=cd_mh>
Steve Jobs credited Final Cut Pro for bringing the quality of a $50,000 editing bya to anyone willing to spend $1,000 for video-editing software.

PGP Finds New Home With Startup (Matt Berger, IDG News Service)
<http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2428/020819pgp/>
Network Associates has unloaded its software portfolio based on the security technology PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) to a startup launched Monday by a collection of security industry veterans.

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

What's Next For Apple's Book Brigade? (Charles Moore, MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/02/08/20/index.html>
What features would you like to see on the next PowerBooks and iBooks?

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

iTunes 3 Hands On Review (Steve Watkins, Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/practical/02/0820.html>
It is one of the most versatile music programs available, and best of all, it's free!

iPhoto Power Techniques (Adam C. Engst, TidBITS)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=06910>
Apple's iPhoto is simple and easy to use for importing, organizing, editing, and sharing photos, right? Not so fast.

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

PayBITS: Acknowledging The Value Of Information (Adam C. Engst, TidBITS)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=06909>
It's time to rethink how we value information, and I have a proposal about how we can do it.

Searching Leads Back To Google (Henry Norr, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/08/19/BU230843.DTL>
More often than not these days, it's Google that brings on the flashes of appreciation.

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

A Time To Compare Numbers (Martha Stone, Online Journalism Review)
<http://www.ojr.org/ojr/business/1029471539.php>
Advertising measurement experts seek to standardize online traffic, print circulation and broadcast audiences.

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

Security Flaw In Key Microsoft Services (Joe Wilcox, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-954590.html>
Microsoft on Tuesday warned users of a number of its subscription programs, including product testing and volume licensing, of a potential security flaw affecting the software they use for downloads.

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

Students Say MS Buys Curriculum (Charles Mandel, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,54601,00.html>
Students at the University of Waterloo in Ontario have charged that Microsoft is trying to buy its way into the academic curriculum.

Intel To Debut Faster Pentium 4 Next Week (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-20319603-0.html>

Can Microsoft Take The Lead In Security? (Josh Mehlman, ZDNet Australia)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-954521.html>
Microsoft is undergoing a major cultural shift in the way it deals with security, but it has come much later than it should have.

Two Chip 'Brains' Better Than One? (Michael Kanellos, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-954456.html>
There's more than one way to build a multi-chip microprocessor, according to Intel.

Microsoft Faces Taiwan Inquiry (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2204599.stm>
Microsoft is facing an investigation by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission into allegations that it has abused its market power.

Dell To Use Dealers To Sell PCs - WSJ (Reuters)
<http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-tech-dell-report.html>
Dell is expected to begin offering an unbranded desktop personal computer to dealers, a move outside its long-held tactic of direct sales, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

Microsoft To Roll Out Office XP SP-2 (Peter Galli, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,476775,00.asp>
The pack will be a collection of all the bug fixes that Microsoft has released and has been working on since last December.

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

Behind Economy's Dark Clouds, Here Are Some Silver Linings (Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3889373.htm>
Plenty of things are right with the world -- or at least showing signs of progress. Consider these few examples.

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

Real Time (Gary Stix, Scientic American)
<http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=00071AFE-CEBF-1D4E-90FB809EC5880000&catID=2>
The pace of living quickens continously, yet a full understanding of things temporal still eludes us.

The 19th-Century Internet (Tom Standage, Context Magazine)
<http://www.contextmag.com/setFrameRedirect.asp?src=/archives/200208/Catalyst2.asp>
A jaded editor once said, "There are no new stories, just new reporters."

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

The Talent Myth (Malcolm Gladwell, The Times)
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-389268,00.html>
Business wisdom decrees that the more talent you hire, the more successful your company. So why did Enron, epitome of that belief, collapse in disgrace?

Too Hot To Handle (Eric Boehlert, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/08/20/fdny/index.html>
The New York Fire Department suffered a communications breakdown on Sept. 11, and hundreds of firefighters died. Why are so many jouralists ignorning the story?

In Florence, Michelangelo Has His Moment (Alan Riding, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/20/arts/design/20MICH.html>
Three Italian exhibitions explore how the master influenced art and the notion of beauty.

Old CD-ROMs Never Die, They Just Become Unreadable (Scott Rosenberg)
<http://blogs.salon.com/0000014/2002/08/19.html#a90>
What's depressing to realize today is that most of these old discs are not only not terribly interesting but, today, actually inaccessible.

Some Magazines Are Publishing Biggest September Issues Ever (David Carr and Allison Fass, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/19/business/media/19ADCO.html>
The September results of some magazines are so noteworthy.

Abolish The New York Times Wedding Pages! (Timothy Noah, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2069714>
Including same-sex unions is a halfway measure toward equality.

The Joy Of Living Dangerously (Richard Dawkins, The Guardian)
<http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,5500,750270,00.html>
Forget exams and league tables. Real education, exemplified by a maverick headmaster almost 100 years ago, is about the power of knowledge and the thrill of discovery.

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

Best Laid Plans (Bess Kemp, (this) poetry site)
<http://www.thispoetrysite.com/poem0214.html>

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

Singaporeans Say Government Can Do More To Respond To Feedback (Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/16630/1/.html>
Perhaps what is needed is some feedback on the feedback that has been given.

A Visitor From Singapore (Jarkarta Post)
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20020820.E02&irec=1>
We should not allow Singaporeans to feel as if they were being besieged with no friends around.

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

Singapore Hopes To Diversify Its Water Sources: DPM Dr Tan (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/16627/1/.html>
He does not see why the Republic should not get any water from Indonesia if the Jarkata government invites Singapore to discuss the issue.

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