[MyAppleMenu] Feb 24, 2002

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

Photoshop Upgrade Grooves With OS X (David Becker, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-843783.html>
Version 7.0 of Photoshop will go on sale in April, the company said in a statement, with versions tailored for Windows XP and Mac OS X.

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

Photoshop For Mac OS X Arrives: Our Exclusive First Look (Deke McClelland and Kelly Lunsford, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2002/04/features/photoshop/>
An in-depth sneak peek at one of this year's most anticipated software releases.

Interview: David Pogue (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/Interview/02/02/24/1817215.shtml>
Mr Pogue is the technology columnist for the New York Times, and the author of many books, including Mac OS X: The Missing Manual.

Laptop Vision Founders As Endowment Melts Away (Paul Carrier, Portland Press Herald)
<http://www.portland.com/news/statehouse/020224laptop.shtml>
Instead of  creating a self-supporting endowment, figures show that the purchase program could be broke in a few years.

Technically, Boomers Still Love Gadgets - Just Not As Many (Associated Press)
<http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=3364299&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=7546&rfi=6>
These days, boomers are more likely to buy tech items that can benefit the whole family.

Adobe Unveils Photoshop 7.0 For Mac OS X (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0202/24.photoshop.php>
Meet Gwyn Weisberg, Photoshop Product Manager, together with a hands-on demonstration of the new features.

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

Remote-Control Tools: Easy Way To Manage Multiple Computers (Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134409608_ptmacc23.html>

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

Fine E-Print, Big Headaches (Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press)
<http://www.post-gazette.com/businessnews/20020224fineprint5.asp>
For years, online concerns have loaded their Web sites with easily ignored restrictions. Now courts are upholding them.

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

Everybody's All-American (Winfried Fluck, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/analysis/story/0,1870,104531,00.html?>
Hyperbolic rhetoric about invasions misses the complexity of the cultural change taking place all around us.

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

Web Site Helped Changed Farm Policy (Elizabeth Becker, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/24/politics/24WORK.html>
Throughout the angry Senate debate about whether to limit subsidies to wealthy farmers, lawmakers kept referring to "the Web site" to make their points.

First Tower To Fall Was Hit At Higher Speed, Study Finds (Eric Lpton and James Glanz, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/23/science/23PLAN.html>
Researchers trying to explain why the WTC's south tower fell first, though struck second, are focusing on new calculations.

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

Letterman In The Lead (Rick Kushman, Sacramento Bee)
<http://www.sacbee.com/content/lifestyle/story/1653962p-1729358c.html>
Dave skates circles around the competition as he enters his third decade of late night.

Even The Whales Are Gay Down Mexico Way (Peter Tachell, The Observer)
<http://www.observer.co.uk/travel/story/0,6903,655936,00.html>
Seduced by Puerto Vallarta's beaches, plam trees and live and let live attitude.

The Music Isn't Live, Either (Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Music-X!ArticleDetail-51891,00.html>
Cold weather and a global audience require performers to try to match recordings during the opening and closing ceremonies.

So, They're All Gay, Right? (King Kaufman, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/02/22/galindo/index.html>
Former U.S. figure skating champion Rudy Galindo talks about the Salt Lake Olympics, the sport's effeminate image and the reactions to his coming out. And no, they're not.

A Woman's Place (Teresa Wiltz, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52219-2002Feb22.html>
At a Kabul clinic, childbirth means a cold table and a tireless doctor.

Who's To Judge? (Laura Miller, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/24/magazine/24WWLN.html>
The questions are fundamentaly unanswerable -- which may explain why we just can't stop talking about them, especially when the official judgment conflicts with our own.

Words Of 9/11 Go From Coffee Shops To The Dictionaries (Janny Scott, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/24/nyregion/24WORD.html>
Every catastrophe begets its own linguistic fallout -- words and phrases forged by the awful novelty of the moment or catapulted from obscurity into everyday speech.

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

God's Goodness (Marjorie Kemper, The Atlantic)
<http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/03/kemper.htm>

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

Singapore Land Reclamation Should Not Encroach On Malaysian Territory (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/020224/1/2jdax.html>
The Berita Harian newspaper reported that Singapore was carrying out reclamation works that could disrupt the water flow of the Tebrau Strait off Johor.

Jakarta Says SIngapore Authoritarianism At Root Of Dispute (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/reuters/asia-91197.html>
The Jakarta Post quoted Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda as saying that from Singapore's "authoritarian" viewpoint, mere "suspicion" of illegal activity was grounds for harsh action.

The Instant-Noodle Generation (Wong Yuan Jun, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,104459,00.html?>
Many teens who have grown up with maids either refuse to, or have no clue how to do household chores or cook - save for, well, Maggi mee.

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

Some Unlicensed Financial Sites Under Scrutiny (Serena Ng, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,37014,00.html?>

Wedding Couple Charged $2,000 For Split Wine (Kirst Boo, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,104628,00.html?>
When a guest split red wine on a white carpet in Westin Stamford, joy and celebration turned quickly to anger and frustration.

Sale Of Chinese New Year Goodies Down (Sue-Ann Chia, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,104632,00.html?>
Crunch times sees many people opting for cheaper festive menus and lower-grade sharksfin, and skipping the usual abalone.

Europa Changi To Go (Arti Mulchand, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,104596,00.html?>
After 22 years, an image past its prime and dwindling business have forced Europa's flagship outlet to close.

M1 Aims To Offer 3G Services By Mid-Year (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,104662,00.html?>
Offerings just months away, provided handsets are available.

Singapore Unemployment Rate Hits 17-Year High Of 5.3% (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,104585,00.html?>
May even hit 6 percent before the economy recovers later this year, said Ng Eng Hen.

SingTel's New Programme Solves 8-Digit Hassle (Tan Ooi Boon, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,104573,00.html?>
SingTel has a computer program to convert telephones numbers stored on SIM cards.

I'll Bite If I Have To: Case's New Chief (Koh Boon Pin, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,104454,00.html?>
"I'd like to project an image that we are not just a watchdog but also an advocate for good business practices."

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