[MyAppleMenu] Feb 8, 2002

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

"No Dumb Questions" (Stephanie Jorgl, Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2002/02/nodumbquestions/>
This 24-minute documentary, created by Melissa Regan using iMovie, received Honorable Mention for Short Filmmaking at Sundance.

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

MS Outlook & Exchange For OS X, But Only With Your Help (Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2002/02/07.11.shtml>
Microsoft is calling for input to decide if they will bring Outlook and Exchange to OS X.

New Toast Titanium 5.1.2 Build Released (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0202/08.toast.php>

Government, Industry Launch Security Campaign (Associated Press)
<http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/02/07/stay.safe.online.ap/index.html>
A host of technology industry leaders have teamed up with government security agencies to launch a new online education program designed to teach computer users how to protect their home and small business computers online.

Apple Spams Users With Virus (Silicon.com)
<http://www.silicon.com/public/door?REQUNIQ=1013093554&6004REQEVENT=&REQINT1=51139&REQSTR1=newsnow>
Swedish screensaver gets users into trouble.

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

Apple's Acquisition Of Nothing Real: Insanely Great Or Just Plain Insane? (John B. Virata, Digital Producer)
<http://www.digitalproducer.com/cgi-bin/getframeletter.cgi?/2002/02_feb/editorials/02_04/apple_nothingreal.htm>
Apple is walking a fine line with the acquisition of these software developers, a line that some in the industry believe Apple has already crossed.

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

Ten Years As A Willing Microsoftie (Andrew Leonard, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/02/08/microsoft_programmer/index.html>
A programmer's account of life at the evil empire is surprisingly un-Borg-like.

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

MS Outlook & Exchange For OS X, But Only With Your Help (Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2002/02/07.11.shtml>
Microsoft is calling for input to decide if they will bring Outlook and Exchange to OS X.

Microsoft, Justice Dept. May Refine Antitrust Accord (Jonathan Krim, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42048-2002Feb7.html>
Microsoft and the Justice Department are weighing the possibility of modifying the antitrust settlement they reached last year after the government received more than 30,000 public comments on the deal.

Intel May Still Not Be Absolved In EC Investigation (Jack Robertson and Faith Hung, EBN)
<http://www.ebnews.com/story/OEG20020207S0067>
A complaint against Intel filed by archrival Advanced Micro Devices is apparently still pending.

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

Ten Years As A Willing Microsoftie (Andrew Leonard, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/02/08/microsoft_programmer/index.html>
A programmer's account of life at the evil empire is surprisingly un-Borg-like.

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

Blow Up Your Schwarzenegger (Mark Morford, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/morford/>
All hail the return of ultraviolent Hollywood schlock, because apparently you asked for it.

Single-Minded Encounters (Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39070-2002Feb7.html>
Personal ads, volunteer work, six-minute dates and other unusual ways people hook up.

Showcase For Muppets (Peter Marks, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/08/arts/theater/08CARN.html>
Puppets from the Jim Henson Company join Broadway stars in a production of "Carnival," part of the Encores! series at City Center.

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

Former President Ong Teng Cheong Dies At Age 66 (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/02/08/singaporenews20417.htm>
Former President Ong Teng Cheong, Singapore's first Elected President, died at 8.14 pm on Friday at his Dalvey Estate home.

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

Pacific Internet's Full Year Net Loss Narrows 33% To S$15m (Chan hwa Loon, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/02/08/business20287.htm>
Broadband subscrib ers rose despite the economic slowdown.

Changi Airport MRT Station Opens (Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/02/08/singaporenews20425.htm>
The Changi Airport MRT station opened on Friday with about 10,000 commuters travelling to and from the station on its first day.

Mohd Maidin Says Chee Soon Juan Undermining Mufti (Patwant Singh, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/02/08/singaporenews20418.htm>
Mr Maidin accused the opposition leader of simply trying to exploit the situation.

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