[MyAppleMenu] Feb 10, 2002

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

Apple QuickTime Content-Type Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (SecurityFocus)
<http://www.securityfocus.com/cgi-bin/vulns-item.pl?section=discussion&id=4064>
This vulnerability was reported for Japanese versions of Apple QuickTime Player, running on Japanese versions of the Microsoft Operating System.

Educators Cheer King Laptop Idea (Amy Calder, Blethen Maine Newspapers)
<http://www.centralmaine.com/news/stories/020210laptops_.shtml>
Before King even reached the stage to speak, he garnered loud applause and a standing ovation from educators.

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

New Apple Retail Location To Open In Atlanta (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=12416>
Apple continues to open retail stores in an effort to expand its market share.

Design Currents (Steven Litt, Plain Dealer)
<http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/entertainment/1013250638730699.xml>
"Mood River," as the show is called, overflows with optimism.

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

Reader: Apple Phasing Out "Think Different"? (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=12415>

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

CD-ROMs For The Rocker In All Of Us (Gene Emery, Reuters)
<http://news.lycos.com/news/story.asp?section=Technology&storyId=332664>
Let me give you a perfect example of why the world needs a CD-ROM like "Guitar Method Volume 1" from eMedia.

A Mac Can Be Made To Do Windows (Gannett News Service)
<http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/today/business/stories/bu021002s5.shtml>
Virtual PC isn't a new program, but version 5 adds so many new features it might as well be.

Asiva Photo 1.0 (Bruce Fraser, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2002/03/reviews/asiva.html>
New image editor is innovative but slow.

No Bad Apples In New Bunch (Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134402017_ptmacc09.html>

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

Tax Policies Give An Unfair Advantage To Online Merchants (Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.miami.com/mld/miami/business/2639244.htm>
As we head into that upleasant period we think of as "tax season," it's worth nothing that unbalanced tax policies are as American as apple pie.

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

Microsoft's Top Officials May Testify To Help Fight Sanctions (Steve Lohr, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/10/business/10WEB-SOFT.html>
To make its case against severe sanctions, Microsoft, shifting its previous strategy, has named both Bill gates and Steve Ballmer as witnesses.

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

Microsoft Looking For Big Catch With Its .NET (James Coates, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/printedition/chi-0202100010feb10.column?coll=chi%2Dprintbusiness%2Dhed>

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

Blunt Question, Blunt Answer (Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/10/opinion/10FRIE.html>
Blaming someone else is not a substitute for analyzing or coping.

U.S. Against The World (Betsy Pisik, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/analysis/story/0,1870,102079,00.html?>
America going it alone - that was a key concern that emerged as elites from around the world gatehred for the World Economic Forum last week.

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

The Predator In The Plastic Cigar (Paul D. Kretkowski, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/gate/archive/2002/02/09/elkhorn.DTL>
Sure, it looks tranquil now. But what happens when birds, seals, otters and jellyfish are confronted by a human in a precariously balanced, glacially slow-moving piece of plastic shaped like a cigar?

In The Bedrooms (Kevin Roderick, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/magazine/la-021002bedrooms.story>
Are your sleeping quarters just that? Or are they places for multi-tasking or entertaining or making a statement? Explore the art of the private domain.

Salt Lake's New Glimmer Of Hip (Susan Spano, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/travel/destinations/other/la-021002slc.story>
Long preceived as Dullsville, Utah's capital is a little sexier, a tad more sophisticated. But when the Olympics clear out, will it be worth a visit?

In Love And War (Chuck Staresinic, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30057-2002Feb5.html>
They found each other, then his country started bombing her, and things got complicated.

The His-And-Hers Bibile (Emily Nussbaum, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/10/magazine/10WWLN.html>
To translate the Bible this way is understandably tempting, but it's also a lie.

Rebel Who Realised The Irrelevance Of Royalty (Mary Riddell, Observer)
<http://www.observer.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,647877,00.html>
Margaret was the first Windsor to realise there wasn't much for a minor royal to do. Her life was devoted to reckless hedonism.

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

Government Ups 2002 Growth Forecast To 1-3% (Kalpana Rashiwala, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,35807,00.html?>
But continued to caution Singaporeans against being "excessively sanguine about prospects of an early economic recovery for Singapore."

Singapore Flag To Fly At Half-Mast On Monday (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,102168,00.html?>
Feedback showed that many people were uncomfortable at having the nation's flag at half mast on an auspicious day.

Economic Outlook Less Pessimistic This Year: Matthias Yao (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/02/10/singaporenews20546.htm>
Singapore may not see a quick economic upturn this year but there are signs that it will be less pessimistic compared to last year.

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

Lonely Hearts Club (Suzanne Sng, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,102160,00.html?>
Sick of soppy love stories? This Channel U trilogy leaves you wondering if there are any happy-ever-afters.

Singapore A Target In Dec 4 Strike Plan (Derwin Pereira, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,102181,00.html?>
Newly-found document reveals terror plans for KL, Jakarta too.

Cupid Takes A Beating From God Of Fortune (Krist Boo, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,102139,00.html?>
Couples are expected to spend less to celebrate this year's Valentine's Day.

Chinatown Shopkeepers Welcome Re-Opening Of Roads (Tanny Chia, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/02/10/singaporenews20547.htm>
Despite the recession, businesses are reporting higher sales than last year.

DPM Lee Drops His 'BG' Title (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,102061,00.html?>
He has reached the age of 50 and, under the Enlistment Act, he is no longer a national serviceman.

Wine Experts Here Know Their Drink (Samuel Lee, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,101983,00.html?>
We threw the grape gauntlet at some local pros to see if they know their fine vines.

Singapore Mourns Presidnet Who Was Seen As Minor Insurgent (Associated Press)
<http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/ap02-09-093012.asp?reg=PACRIM>

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