[MyAppleMenu] Jan 9, 2002

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

A Penguin Angle On The Ox: Day One At Macworld (Doc Searls, Linux Journal)
<http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5715&mode=thread&order=0>
While Apple pitches radical hardware and practical software to the masses, UNIX geeks are quietly adding big value to the company's open-source, BSD-based operating system.

The Round Mound Of iMac Rebound (Leander Kahney, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,49565,00.html>
Apple's new iMac has already earned a few nicknames, including the iTit and the iBlob. But perhaps the most telling is one being bandied about the Macworld show floor: the "iWant."

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

Maine Students Hit The iBooks (Katie Dean, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,49046,00.html>
Maine is known for its lobster and blueberries, and now, its Apples.

FileMaker Mobile For Palm And OS X Readied (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4071>

Eazel Exec Returns To Apple (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2002/01/20020109140029.shtml>

Lot To Learn About School Laptops (Katie Dean, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,49576,00.html>
"It's going to be a massive, massive project."

Lotus Notes 'Will Port To X' (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4070>
Lotus said this release will offer Mac OS X users the same collaborative technology and features of Lotus software as enjoyed by their PC collegues.

Maine Buys Apple Laptops For Middle-Schools (Alexander Soule, Mass High Tech)
<http://www.masshightech.com/displayarticledetail.asp?art_id=53637&cat_id=107>

Omni Group Releases First iPhoto Plug-In (Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2002/01/09.11.shtml>
The plug-in allows the export of iPhoto files to the OmniGraffle diagramming application.

Mac Fans get Opera 5, But Not For OS X (Paul Festa, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8419134.html?tag=lh>
The 5.0 browser boasts a number of features already familiar to users of AOpera for Windows, while Opera's browser for Mac OS X is undergoing its final testing, or beta, phase.

Making A Fashion Statement (Bob Keefe, Atlanta Journal-Constituion)
<http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/epaper/editions/today/business_c3b3be21d42e21c300a7.html>
Tech firms now stress gadgets' look, feel ahead of how they work.

Taiwan's Quanta Says No Comment On Apple Report (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-8412623-0.html?tag=ats>
Taiwan's top notebook computer maker Quanta Computer declined to comment on a report it would make new-generation desktop computers for Apple Computer.

Execs, Users Weigh In On Apple Announcements (David Schloss, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0201/08.reaction.php>
One can't help but to bask in the glow of a new product like the iMac.

Apple's Jobs: No Merging Macs With TVs (Reuters)
<http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/08/apple.jobs.reut/index.html>
"The next great age of the personal computer is going to be as the digital hub. We don't care where they put their computer in the house, as long as it is a Mac."

Apple Expands Its Consumer Services (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2102219,00.html>
With the introduction of iPhoto, Apple is inching further into the services sector.

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

Please Lick This iMac (Mark Morford, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2002/01/09/notes010902.DTL>
Yet another utterly annoying, nearly perfect gizmo gem from those shameless bastards at Apple.

Apple's New Goodies: What Works, What Doesn't (Stephen Somogyi, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-8417843.html?tag=lh>
Apple has again proven that it can make beautiful personal electronic devices with impressive specs. But in these troubled times, price matters a lot.

Gates 'Hitting Apple Where It Hurts' (Lisa Gill, NewsFactor)
<http://www.wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/15670.html>
Bill Gates noted that new products designed to enhance the consumer PC user's experience could also provide an impetus for economic stimulation.

Hold Off On Bitting Into Apple (Bob Beaty, WorldlyInvestor.com)
<http://www.worldlyinvestor.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=34408>
I would wait for the early reviews and perhaps a bit of time to pass, before considering a purchase of the shares. But keep close watch on the new 14-inch iBook sales.

Apple's Extraordinary Macworld Expo (Kelly McNeill, osOpinion)
<http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nf/20020108/tc/15660_1.html>
It looks like Apple has got a real winner on its hands.

Macworld And The New iMac (Jeff Adkins, Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/lab/02/0109.html>

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

Apple iPhoto 1.0 (Jeff Keller, Digital Camera Resource Page)
<http://www.dcresource.com/specials/iPhoto/index.shtml>
Apple's iPhoto is a very impressive effort, and a great tool for beginning and immediate digital photographers.

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

Cutbacks Push Dot-Coms Toward Profits (Jim Hu and Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8411260.html?tag=owv>
Don't call it a comeback. The online media sector is still at a low point. But brutal layoffs and a sharp dose of fiscal discipline over the past 18 months are now offering a surprising number of Web publishers the hope of profitability.

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

Hotmail Gets A Wireless Win (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-8417273.html?tag=owv>
Telefonica Moviles will brings Hotmail e-mail service to 24 million cellphone users in Spain and Latin America.

Lotus Notes 'Will Port To X' (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4070>
Lotus said this release will offer Mac OS X users the same collaborative technology and features of Lotus software as enjoyed by their PC collegues.

Mac Fans get Opera 5, But Not For OS X (Paul Festa, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8419134.html?tag=lh>
The 5.0 browser boasts a number of features already familiar to users of AOpera for Windows, while Opera's browser for Mac OS X is undergoing its final testing, or beta, phase.

AOL Time Warner's Identity Crisis (Jim Hu and Larry Dignan, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8411525.html?tag=owv>
AOL Time Warner lost some face this week when executives revealed that their marriage made in heaven was falling quickly to earth.

DoubleClick Turns Away From Ad Profiles (Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8407125.html?tag=owv>
Proving consumer tracking doesn't always pay.

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

.Net Vote Rigging Illustrates Importance Of Web Services (Peter Judge, ZDNet UK)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2102244,00.html>
Investigation revealed just what lengths Microsoft will go to promote its products.

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

Who Wants An MTV PC? (John G Spooner, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-8421966.html?tag=owv>
MTV is building what it considers the perfect PC for 18-to-24-year-olds.

Hotmail Gets A Wireless Win (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-8417273.html?tag=owv>
Telefonica Moviles will brings Hotmail e-mail service to 24 million cellphone users in Spain and Latin America.

Gates 'Hitting Apple Where It Hurts' (Lisa Gill, NewsFactor)
<http://www.wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/15670.html>
Bill Gates noted that new products designed to enhance the consumer PC user's experience could also provide an impetus for economic stimulation.

Microsoft Brings DVD Into The Picture (Joe Wilcox, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-8417904.html?tag=owv>
DVD recording got a big endorsement Wednesday from Microsoft, which is licensing technology from Sonic Solutions, presumably for use in Windows XP.

New Virus First To Infect Macromedia Flash (Robert Lemos, ZDNet)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2102215,00.html>
Proof-of-concept shows that Flash player can open up one more way to damage your PC.

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

Red Hat Releases Linux For ALpha, Itanium (Matthew Broersma, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8419396.html?tag=lh>
The move brings version 7.2 of the most popular Linux distribution to a wider range of hardware.

A Penguin Angle On The Ox: Day One At Macworld (Doc Searls, Linux Journal)
<http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5715&mode=thread&order=0>
While Apple pitches radical hardware and practical software to the masses, UNIX geeks are quietly adding big value to the company's open-source, BSD-based operating system.

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

Divided We Stand (Oliver Morton, Wired)
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/defense.html>
When war comes home, so must war strategy. Lesson one: Disperse vulnerabilities - which means breaking up everything from the energy industry to air travel to, yes, operating systems.

Cryptographic Abundance (Tom Berson, Technology Review)
<http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/insight0102.asp>
Cryptography could give us data privacy today. Only no one's aasking for it.

A Marvel Of Scince, Hawking Turns 60 (Dennis Overbye, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/science/space/09HAWK.html>
One of his most astonishing achievements may simply be that he has survived.

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

A Head For Bread (Tito Morales, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-010902bread.story>
Franck-Herve Commereuc at Le Pain du Jour is fixated on making the perfect baguette. His secret? Make 'em sing.

Colors Flies Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Douglas Cruckshank, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/01/09/colors/index.html>
The Benetton publication's latest issue on mental illness puts respectable newsmagazine to shame.

"Lord Of The Rings" Vs. "Star Wars" (Jean Tang, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/01/09/lotr_starwars/index.html>
Peter Jackson's glorified video trivia game doesn't hold up to the grandly human epic that defined a generation.

Dave, America's Hamburger Helper (Hank Stuever, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16328-2002Jan8.html>
There are more than 6,000 Wendy's restaurants now, yet it seemed like Dave could have been working behind the counter of any of them.

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

Flat Unsold, So More Choice For Buyers (Lydia Lim, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,95626,00.html?>
Big selection exercise will give all in the HDB queue their pick of 17,500 flats in new towns as government acts to boost demand.

Singapore Changi Airport To Impose Security Tax (Tanny Chia, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/01/09/business17266.htm>
Pssengers will soon have to pay a security tax to help cover the cost of tighter security.

MediaCorp To Shut Down City TV Channel (Fiona Tan, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/01/09/singaporenews17262.htm>
MediaCorp TV will be shutting down its City TV channel after the close of this Friday's transmission.

Bus Stop Flyers An Expensive Headache For LTA (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/020109/5/singapore17155.html>
The LTA has said it is spending some S$200,000 a year to remove notices and flyers put up indiscriminately at Singapore's bus stopes, and the problem has got worse with economic slowdown.

No Chingay Preview This Year (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,95582,00.html?>
Organisers have scrapped the usual parade preview to focus on making one big bang.

PacNet Launches Wireless Broadband Service For Companies (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/01/09/business17158.htm>

Contractors Welcome HDB's Decision On New Flats (Low Hooi Hoon, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/01/09/singaporenews17250.htm>
The Singapore Contractors Association has welcomed the HDB's decision to build new flats only when sufficient bookings for the flats are received.

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