[MyAppleMenu] Feb 22, 2002

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

Microsoft, Apple Alliance At Key Juncture (Joe Wilcox, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-8880389-0.html>
Analysts see strains of the old Macintosh-unfriendly Microsoft outside of the 160 employees in the Mac unit.

Mac Cluster's Last Stand? (Kristen Philipkoski, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,50454,00.html>
Researchers on the Human Genome Project would rather use Macintosh computers in clusters. Unfortunately, the computers are in  the wrong shape.

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

For Designers, Will X Mark The Spot? (Terri Stone, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2002/02/22/seybold.html>
At Seybold, print, web pros consider adopting Apple's new OS.

PowerSchool Program Opens Lines Of Communication Between Parents, Teachers (Jane Langman, Echo Press)
<http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?p32575907>

Apple Computer's Maine Education Contract May Be Scaled Back (Greg Chang, Bloomberg)
<http://quote.bloomberg.com/fgcgi.cgi?ptitle=Technology%20News&T=markets_bfgcgi_content99.ht&middle=ad_frame2_all&s=APHUdnRUqQXBwbGUg>
The fate will be confirmed when legislature passes the budget on March 31.

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

Cult Of The Mac - Why Do People Still Love Their Macs? (Robyn Weisman, NewsFactor)
<http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/16433.html>
The love and devotion lavished by Mac fans on Apple's computers and OS is a phenomenon that still confounds many of the 95 percent of Windows users.

Apple's Core Quality Shows With New iMac (Karlin Lillington, Irish Times)
<http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/finance/2002/0222/1666710166BWAPPLE.html>
The return of Steve Jobs to the helm has boosted Apple's fortunes but it still must convince the business market that its machines are well worth a try.

Quest For An iMac (Nancy Reed, Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/alust/oped/Editorials/Archives/nancy_quest.shtml>
Finding an iMac on display.

Not Built Here - Apple Says 'So What?' (Khan Klatt, osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16453.html>
The worst thing Apple could do is to readopt the "Not Built Here" attitude and assume that it needs to enter the server segment just because it can.

Why Now Is A Great Time To take A Macintosh For A Spin (Gene Steinberg, Gannett News Service)
<http://www.azcentral.com/computing/etech/etechmain.html?gannet_story=http://www.gannettonline.com/e/eteam/mac_reality_check.html>
If you need a personal computer, maybe it's time for you to consider a Mac.

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

Apple iMac: Bold New Look, Software Bundle Woos Converts (Troy Dreler, PC Magazine)
<http://www.pcmag.com/article/0,2997,s=1470&a=23100,00.asp>
It's an exceptionally well-designed product at a reasonable price.

For A Long Road Trip, The S.U.V. Of Music Players (Mark Glassman, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/21/technology/circuits/21GEE2.html?ex=1014958800&en=9e4b041426d0ce6f&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER>
The Riot looks like a beefy Game Boy with a score to settle.

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

Getting It Wrong (Doc Searls, Linux Journal)
<http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5842&mode=thread&order=0>
Google does nothing to change its searches while improving its advertising, but that's not how the Associated Press told the story.

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

Internet Running Out Of Room? (Sam Ames, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-842973.html>
The EC said that business and government leaders in Europe must work harder to shift the Internet infrastructure to IPv6 to make room for upcoming wireless devices.

IM Upstart To AOL: We're Baaack (Paul Festa, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-842658.html>
Battle between AOL Time Warner and PlaTalk entered day two.

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

Sun Goes After Windows NT Base With Cobalt Servers (ComputerWire)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/24171.html>
Sun hopes to tap large customer base of Windows NT, who doesn't want to move to Windows 2000, must less future Windows Server.NET.

Microsoft Patches Three 'Critical' Software Flaws (Joris Evers, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/02/22/020222hnmsflaws.xml>
The patches plug holes in IE, Windows XP, SQL Server 2000 and Commerce Server 2000.

Line Form For Microsoft Xbox Debut (Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/ats-ap_technology10feb22.story?coll=sns%2Dap%2Dtoptechnology>
The 34,800 yen Xbox went on sale on Friday in Japan.

Microsoft Judge Rules Against Antitrust Group (Robyn Weisman, NewsFactor)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16450.html>
Presiding judge tossed out a key demand from American Antitrust Institute, saying that the group has no standing in the settlement discussion.

Expert To Examine XP Souce Code (ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2110-1104-842734.html>
Lee Hollaar, from University of Utah, is named as one of the experts to examine the source code of Windows XP.

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

Sun Goes After Windows NT Base With Cobalt Servers (ComputerWire)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/24171.html>
Sun hopes to tap large customer base of Windows NT, who doesn't want to move to Windows 2000, must less future Windows Server.NET.

Full-Fledged Linux Coming To IBM Servers (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-842633.html?tag=cd_mh>
Full-fledged 64-bit versions of Linux will arrive for IBM servers that previously had to make do with lesser software, Big Blue is expected to announce in the next month.

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

Mickey Mouse vs. The People (Damien Cave, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/02/21/web_copyright/index.html>
How an antiquarian bookseller and a Nathaniel Hawthorne fan sued Congress and ended up before the Supreme Court.

NBC, Synchronizing Its Watchers (Paul Farhi, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48870-2002Feb21.html>
Network's SimulCam gives viewers a two-for-one look.

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

After A Star's Death, A Delicate Marketing Task (Lorenza Munoz, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Movies-X!ArticleDetail-51808,00.html>
The makers of "Queen of the Damned" try to honor Aaliyah and cope with a backlash among Anne Rice fans.

A Perfectionist's Pupil With A Major In Creepy (Rick Lyman, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/22/movies/22WATC.html>
Watching movies with Nicole Kidman.

Black Mischief (Christopher Hitchens, The Nation)
<http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20020304&s=hitchens>
"How should <i>nigger</i> be defined? Is it part of the American cultural inheritance that warrants preservation?"

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

Lost And Found (Tessa Hadley, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/?020218fi_fiction>

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