[MyAppleMenu] Feb 6, 2002

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

A Closer Look At Nvidia's GeForce 4 Line (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0202/06.geforce4.php>
A single GeForce4 chip sports more floating point calculation ability than existed on the entire planet in 1985.

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

Apple Withdraws - Then Reissues Its NVidia Press Release (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=4205>
The irony of the situation is not lost on industry watchers, who point to Nvidia's GPU rival ATI, which itself broke an Apple Macworld Expo embargo in July 2000, incurring the wrath of Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

Rotundo Urges Laptop Fund Cut (Bonnie Washuk, Lewiston Sun Journal)
<http://www.sunjournal.com/story.asp?slg=020602legis22>
A Lewiston senator proposed that Gov. Angus King's embattled initiaqtive be reduced by half.

Slipped Shipping Date Pushes iMac Lower In Japan (Bit Cafe)
<http://www.bitcafe.com/mac_in_japan.htm>
The new Apple iMac slipped to #3 in Japan's retail desktop sales.

Software Maker Quark Reaffirms Commitment To Mac OS X (Ben Wilson, NewsFactor)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16201.html>

Nvidia Splits PC Market With New Chips (David Becker, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-830221.html>
Nvidia's new GeForce4 chip comes in separate versions for the high-end and midlevel PC markets, a first for the company.

Apple Retracts GeForce4 Press Release, Second PR Expected Wednesday (Michael Flaminio, Insanely Great Mac)
<http://www.insanely-great.com/news/01/1471.html>
Looks like Apple jumped the gun on nVidia's release.

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

And We Used To Laugh At Windows 95 Users (Rodney O. Lain, Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2002/02/06.1.shtml>
I want the world's most advanced operating system, but I want it today.

The Laptop Vs. Desktop Dialectic (Charles Moore, MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/02/02/05/index.html>
Once you begin using a laptop it's highly likely that you will be ruined for desktops forever.

Video Editing: Readers Know (Bill Machrone, PC Magazine)
<http://www.pcmag.com/article/0,2997,s%253D1493%2526a%253D21863,00.asp>
Video professionals were quick to assure me that the pros are moving away from the Mac platform, finding more power and flexibility in PCs.

The New iMac May Be The Ideal Platform For XP (Daniel H. Steinberg, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/1115>
The new iMac is made for pair programming... You can network several together and perhaps purchse a dual 1 GHz machine as your integration machine and you've got a great Extreme Prrogramming (XP) workshop.

Apple Makes Young Hearts Beat Faster (Charles Haddad, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/feb2002/nf2002026_5958.htm>
Looks, power, and price make the new iMac a teen dream. Good thing, too, because the youth market is vital to the company's future.

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

Apple's iMac Is Flat-Out Powerful And Pretty (Edward C. Baig, USA Today)
<http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20020206/tc_usatoday/3831633>
Just a glance at the clutter on the top of my desk and you'll appreciate my affection for the striking new flat-panel iMac.

iPhoto Scripts And Plug-Ins (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2002/02/05/mac_dev.html>
I hope these goodies will help make iPhoto life just a bit more enjoyable.

DiskOnKey (Kristina DeNike, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2002/03/reviews/diskonkey.html>
Portable USB flash drive is no flash in the pan.

PowerBook Vs. The New iBook (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0202/06.ibook.php>
If the PowerBook is a BMW, the iBook is the dependable family car -- and they are priced accordingly. Pick the one that best suits your needs.

New iMac Takes Us Back To The Future (Adam Gifford, New Zealand Herald)
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=888358&thesection=technology&thesubsection=general>
The differences in the Apple architecture and operating system means the new G4 will leave Pentiums in its dust.

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

Why Won't You Pay For Net Content? (Andreas Pfeiffer, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-830490.html>
Perhaps, before we ask ourselves why people don't want to pay, we should ask ourselves a more stringent question: Do we have anything to sell?

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

Google Takes On Paid-Search Company (Stefanie Olsen, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-830437.html>
For Google, the partnership marks its first foray into advertising syndication.

Microsoft Launches MSN Mobile Portals In Europe (Lucas van Grinsven, Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-8717435-0.html?tag=ats>
Microsoft has launched mobile versions of its MSN Internet portal in Europe which are specifically designed for the small colour screens of handheld computers.

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

Q&A: Steve Ballmer -- Trust Us (Charles Cooper, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-830351.html>
Little in Steve Ballmer's two years as CEO resembles the scope of the challenge Microsoft embarks upon this month, when the compnay will go into lockdown mode to conduct a top-to-bottom review of its software code.

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

Site To Pool Scrutiny Of Linux Security (Robert Lemos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-830130.html?tag=cd_mh>
A government-funded initiative announced Tuesday aims to boost code review of open-source software to prevent security holes.

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

A Doctrine In The House (Pete Du Pont, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pdupont/?id=95001827>
Jan. 29 marked an even more enduring change than Sept. 11.

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

French Study Pooh-Poohs Expert tasters' Palates (Gerald D. Boyd, San Francisco Chroncile)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/02/06/FD125531.DTL>
A group of French researchers have really got me steamed.

Move To The Rhythm Of Your Heartbeat (Hilary E. MacGregor, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-000008708feb04.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dhealth%2Dmanual>
Salsa dancing -- along with being fun -- can elevat pulse and burn calries. It's a great way to get an aerobic workout.

Now Showing: The Flag (Sharon Waxman, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29627-2002Feb5.html>
Hollywood is storming out of its 9-11 foxhole with a barrage of patriotic flicks.

One Film To Rule Them All (Scott Rosenberg, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/02/06/lotr_movie/index.html>
Pter jackson's "Fellowship of the Ring" pleases both Tolkien nuts and "Lord of the Rings" virgins. How did he pull off such an unlikely feat?

A Curator Defends His Show Exploring Nazi Imagery (Sarah Boxer, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/06/arts/design/06CURA.html>
The problem is that at this point "the works are shown only in reproduction" in the catalog. And that is the worst way to see installation art and sculpture.

Tea In Tokyo Salons: A Blend Of Japan And Paris (Elizabeth Andoh, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/03/travel/03TAB.html?homepageinsidebox>
Despite the recent advent of Starbucks and other, domestically spawned chains of inexpensive coffee shops in Tokyo, there still exists a genteel tea parlor culture where utterly divine cakes are consumed with leisure in classy salons.

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

The Laughter Of The Gods (John Updike, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/FICTION/?020211fi_fiction>

Last Letter (Ellen Bryant Voigt, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2061658&device=>
A proper interval, and then<br>
you must love twice as hard, and fast.

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

In The Blank Marked 'Sex,' He Wrote 'Yes' (Bob Levey, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18465-2002Feb3.html>
He didn't get the job. Now he's talking about suing the company.

TiVO Data Shows Super Bowl Viewers Got Into Replays -- With Commercials (Sam Diaz, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svfront/tivo020502.htm>
TiVo took note how its subscribers watched the Super Bowl and found the commercials -- not the game -- sent viewers running for the rewind button.

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

SIA Denies Responsibility For Ken-Air Collapse (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,35452,00.html?>
Airline had dealings with only one of the group's companies.

Brunei Party Raps Singapore For Tudung Ban (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,101369,00.html?>
A Brunei political party on Wednesday criticised Singapore for a policy banning Muslim girls from wearing the Islamic headscarf in school.

MRT Rides To Changi Airport From Friday (Karamjit Kaur, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,101398,00.html?>
>From Friday, the MRT will take you all the way to Changi Airport.

Night Safari Introduces Gourmet Ride To Woo Visitors (Tanny Chia, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/02/06/singaporenews20135.htm>
The latest attraction is a tram-ride that combines both culinary delights and the park's nocturnal attractions.

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