[MyAppleMenu] Jan 10, 2002

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

Aside From iMac, Macworld Bores (Farhad Manjoo, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,49563,00.html>
The rest of Macworld is a barren, lifeles world, devoid of almost anything exciting to make the new Apple hardware fun.

Apple Delivers Hyperbole And Beauty (David Pogue, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/technology/circuits/10POGUE-EMAIL.html?ex=1011330000&en=72e4f76ed8ebf1ba&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER>
If this idea shakes up the world of design the way that the original iMac did, then the Apple hype have been justified.

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

Fewer Exhibitors, Reduced Show Floor Space Reflect Economic Times (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/mwsf02/turnout.shtml>
A number of major companies are not on hand.

Flat-Out Beautiful (Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/010/business/Flat_out_beautiful+.shtml>
The pictures of Apple's new iMac one-piece computer don't do it justice.

Macworld Best Of Show Winners Announced (Peter Cohen, Macworld)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0201/10.bestofshow.php>

Apple Posts iPod 1.04 Updater (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=11839>
Support for iPod names of up to 255 characters.

Add-On Makers Looking For Piece Of iPie (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2102323,00.html>
Accessory makers are already beginning to think of peripherals to create for Apple's new iMac.

Tribble At The Top? Apple, NeXT Grande Fromage Returns (Andrew Orlowski, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/23615.html>
If the unthinkable were to happen, and Steve Jobs was run over by a runaway muesli container truck, who would inherit the hot seat?

Full iPhoto Euro Version 'In Pipeline' (Sean Ashcroft, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4082>
Apple is very interested by providing prints and ablums ordering online in Europe.

Jobs Webcast Shatters Record (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4084>
The audience was double that of last year's Macworld New York, with over 81,000 viewers.

'New' iMac Online Last Year (Leander Kahney, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,49612,00.html>
A Belgian Web designer said he posted a very similiar concept on the Web more than six months ago.

Apple, In Search Of Perfection, Enlarges iBook's Screen (David Pogue, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/technology/circuits/10GEE1.html?ex=1011330000&en=08b9b0ed77bed094&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER>

Video, Music, Now Photos: For Mac Users, The i's Have It (David Pogue, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/technology/circuits/10GEE4.html?ex=1011330000&en=ef27ded56c570c2e&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER>
Now comes iPhoto, the latest prong in Apple's strategy to make the Macintosh a digital hub.

All Hail The iMac (Monica Rivituso, SmartMoney)
<http://www.smartmoney.com/stockwatch/index.cfm?story=20020109>
Apple's new iMac is cool. But what does that get you in 2002?

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

Can The iMac Fix What's Wrong With The PC? (Jon Fortt, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/ptech/imac011002.htm>
It's just a question of whether Apple wants to.

Something To Celebrate At Macworld (David Plotnikoff, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/opinion/daveplot/dp011002.htm>
Amid tech industry's downturn, Apple offers fans an excuse to pull out their checkbooks.

Redesign Is More than Just iCandy (Jim Held, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000002279jan10.column?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology>

Apple's Pricey iMac Design Falls Flat (Dave Wilson, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000002281jan10.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology>
What Apple really needs to do is build a box that can prop up Microsoft's creaky architecture.

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

Deimos Rising (Chris Barylick, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=221>
Well-designed, beautifully detailed, old-school shoot-em-up with graphics and sound that would make strong men weep.

Preparing For OS X (Dan Knight, Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/musings/02/0110.html>

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

Net Filter Use Jumps In Libraries (Lisa M. Browman, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8432254.html?tag=owv>
Libraries installed blocking software at a frantic pace last year, according to a new report.

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

AOL's "Alert" Resembles .Net's Beginnings (Jim Hu, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8430477.html?tag=owv>
America Online on Thursday unveiled a content-delivery system that mirrors Microsoft's ambitious .Net strategy.

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

Accenture, Microsoft Carpool On Auto Gadgets (Margaret Kane, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-8428652.html?tag=cd_mh>
Teamed up to bring computer technology to automobiles and push along development of "telematic" services.

AOL's "Alert" Resembles .Net's Beginnings (Jim Hu, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8430477.html?tag=owv>
America Online on Thursday unveiled a content-delivery system that mirrors Microsoft's ambitious .Net strategy.

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

Linux Chops PDA Prices Royally (Matthew Broersma, ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5101549,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_nbs_hl>
Royal Consumer Information Products this week became the first to announce a low-cost color PDA based on Linux.

SuSE Settlement Lets Linux Ship (Robert Lemos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8423151.html?tag=lh>
SuSE settled a trademarks uit on Wednesday over the name "Krayon."

SuSE Settlement Lets Linux Ship (Robert Lemos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8423151.html?tag=lh>
SuSE settled a trademarks uit on Wednesday over the name "Krayon."

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

Rascally Marc Racicot (Jacob Weisberg, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2060577&device=>
The way has been paved for a president able to hasten Washington's seemingly inexorable ethical decline with no hypocrisy whatsoever.

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

The Curse Of Complexity (Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-tt-cesjon10jan10.story>
The lack of standardization among new devices forces exasperated users to adapt.

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

Leg Work (Renee Schettler, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13357-2002Jan8.html>
In search of the perfect duck confit.

Sex And The Kitchen (Amanda Hesser, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/09/dining/09NIGE.html>
Ms Lawson certainly does play to the camera, but beneath that satin veneer is a true cook with a valuable message and a groundbreaking show.

When The Going Gets Tough, Some Go Shopping At Museums (Celestine Bohlen, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/arts/design/10MUSE.html>
The success of high-end merchandise offered a small dash of comfort in what was otherwise a bleak holiday shopping season in New York's museum stores.

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

New Ticket To Ride From March (Karamjit Kaur, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,95814,00.html?>
Just a tap of contactless smart card will get you on and off the bus or train more quickly, and no need to figure out the fare.

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

Couple Got Tired Of Waiting For New Flat (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,95819,00.html?>
Falling prices of resale units also prompted some to quit the HDB queue.

SIA Trying To Avoid First-Ever Loss: Chairman (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/latest/story/0,2276,32769,00.html?>
The sector's return to health hinged on winning back travellers' confidence.

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