[MyAppleMenu] Feb 20, 2002

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

A Great Future In Store For Apple? (Charles Haddad, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/feb2002/nf20020220_9570.htm>
The company's retail outlets throng with visitors. Trouble is, too few are buying. A little fine tuning could turn a good idea into a gold mine.

Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.1.3 (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0202/19.osx.php>
10.1.3 improves reliability of applications, improved security, and better support for a variety of Digital Hub peripherals.

Capturing Olympic Glory - Digitally (Barbara Gibson, Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2002/02/olympicphotogs/>
Professional photographers want the computer to do what they want to do. They want the computer as a tool, not as an adventure.

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

Bridging The Divide (Elen Lord, Macon Telegraph)
<http://www.macon.com/mld/telegraph/2705167.htm>
Educator helps Hamilton students get computers.

FireWire 120GB External Hard Drive Available (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0202/20.drive.php>
For those who don't care about techno-speak, it's fast.

Symantec Revamps Products For Mac OS X (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0202/20.symantec.php>
Built for Mac OS X.

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

Easier. Why Not Faster? (Korin hasegawa-John, Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/myturn/02/0220.html>
Apple's "pro" systems are a joke.

Lessons For Small Business Owners: Why The Mac Web Is Struggling So Much (Paul Shields, Business Mac)
<http://www.thebusinessmac.com/features/websites.shtml>
How many Mac web sites had a fully developed business plan before they started publication?

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

AirPort Base Station (Shelly Brisbin, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2002/04/reviews/airport.html>
Though newest iteration of Apple's wireless network product offers improvements, it still lags behind similar, less-expensive competitors.

Rescue Simulation Game Needs 911 (Gene Emery, Reuters)
<http://www.iwon.com/home/technology/tech_article/0,2109,37582|technology|02-20-2002::11:59|reuters,00.html>
The game left me with the nagging impressions that its developers don't even know what a diagnosis is.

Judge Browsers By Compatibilty, Stability (Gavin Shearer, Puget Sound Business Journal)
<http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2002/02/18/focus10.html>
Don't be afraid to try new browsers from time to time.

Apple Power Macintosh G4 Dual 1GHz (Brett Larson, TechTV)
<http://www.techtv.com/products/hardware/story/0,23008,3372521,00.html>
This will make any content creator happy, with enough power to shave valuable time off just about every creative tasks.

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

Web Holiday Sales: Is The Party Over? (Alorie Gilbert, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1017-841503.html>
Online holiday sales grew only modestly compared with 2000, according to Department of Commerce.

Lessons For Small Business Owners: Why The Mac Web Is Struggling So Much (Paul Shields, Business Mac)
<http://www.thebusinessmac.com/features/websites.shtml>
How many Mac web sites had a fully developed business plan before they started publication?

AltaVista Cans Web Mail Service (Tim Richardson, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/24137.html>
The once-great Internet portal retreats from non-core activities to focus on its search engine business.

No Olive Branch For Napster (John Borland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-840756.html>
Napster and the Big Five record labels are headed back to court after a month of court-sanctioned settlements talks closed without agreement.

Judge Browsers By Compatibilty, Stability (Gavin Shearer, Puget Sound Business Journal)
<http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2002/02/18/focus10.html>
Don't be afraid to try new browsers from time to time.

Introduction To CSS Layout (Apple)
<http://developer.apple.com/internet/css/introcsslayout.html>

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

States Renew Attack On Microsoft (Reuters)
<http://www.wired.com/news/antitrust/0,1551,50536,00.html>
Microsoft has already used its proposed settlement to impose harsher terms on computer manufacturers, the states alleged.

Danish Local Government Rebels Against MS License Terms (John Leyden, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24131.html>
Going StarOffice could save euro 100 per user.

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

Survey: Most HP Workers Oppose Merger (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-841322.html>
The poll comes as the latest salvo in the battle by Packard and fellow heir Walter Hewlett.

Microsoft Opposes Media Access To Transcripts (CW360)
<http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunner?REQSESS=zK945BU7&690REQEVENT=&CARTI=110165&CARTT=14&CCAT=2&CCHAN=28&CFLAV=1&CPAGEN=ArticlePage&CPAGET=-99999&CSEARCH=&CSESS=-99999&CTOPIC=>
Microsoft has mounted a vigorous opposition to media attempts to gain access to pre-trail interviews.

Alternative Strategy Is Offered For Hewlett (Steve Lohr, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/20/technology/20HEWL.html>

Intel Chips Lift New Dell Servers (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t271-s2104693,00.html>
Dell introduces servers using Intel's Prestonia chip with high-end features for the low-end market.

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

Linux In The US Government (Richard Vernon, Linux Journal)
<http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5833>
The use of open-source software by the government and its agencies is increasing.

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

This Economic Slowdown Hasn't Hit Home (Robert J. Samuelson, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36179-2002Feb19.html>
Is housing's bull market genuine? Or is it another "bubble"?

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

>From PlayStation To PC (Nick Montfort, Technology Review)
<http://www.techreview.com/articles/montfort0302.asp>
Whether you play them or not, video games are good for you.

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

Ceci N'est Pas Surrealism (Carol Kino, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2061761&device=>
Even if you don't know Surrealism, it knows you.

Anti-Telemarketers Send Out A Very Busy Signal (Don Oldenburg, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35877-2002Feb19.html>
With the explosion in telemarketing, people who were once content to say no and hang up have instead created a cottage industry of activists.

An 'Eat More' Message For A Fattened America (Mary Duenwald, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/19/health/nutrition/19CONV.html>
Dr. Marion Nestle is a food scientist distrubed by the ways the food industry encourages Americans to eat large amounts of non-nutritious food.

Where Have You Gone, Jerry, When We Need You? (Susan Orr Braudy, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/17/arts/television/17BRAU.html>
I long to return to the innocent days when scores of unseen "Seinfeld" episodes were part of my future.

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

Day Of Needs (Jennifer Clarvoe, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2061641&device=>

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

Waterboat House Set For New Lease Of Life (Alicia Yeo, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,103877,00.html?>
The URA is placing colonial building besides Merlion Park up for sale, on the condition its buyers restore it.

Round 1 Of Newspaper Battle To SPH (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,103847,00.html?>
The Straits Times has not only survived the competition from a second morning daily, but it has also set a circulation record.

CASE To Tackle Credit Card Compalints On Its Own (Fiona Tan, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://fast.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/357/1/.html>
CASE is fed up that nothing is being done about credit card complaints, and has decided to tackle the issues on its own.

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