[MyAppleMenu] Jan 12, 2002

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

The Best Revenge (Robert X. Cringely, PBS)
<http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20020110.html>
Why the new iMacs will be successful no matter what they look like.

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

Apple: 14-Inch iBook No Threat To TiPB Line (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0201/11.nothreat.php>
Many professionals and those into high-end graphics would still go for the TiPB with its slightly larger screen and G4 processor.

Who Needs Ads? (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0201110064jan11.story?coll=chi%2Dleisure%2Dhed>
The Tempo task Force on Periodical Psychology predicts more cover stories on products in the near future.

Analyst Takes A Bite Out Of Apple's Plan (Steve Maich, Financial Post)
<http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost/investing/story.html?f=/stories/20020111/1097138.html>
Redesigned iMac launched at worst time, Fortuna says.

No iPhoto Planned For Traditional Mac OS (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0201/11.iphoto.php>
There are no plans for a Mac OS 9.x version.

Apple Computer Says European Holiday Sales 'Good, But No More' (Cecile Daurat, Bloomberg)
<http://quote.bloomberg.com/fgcgi.cgi?ptitle=Technology%20News&T=markets_bfgcgi_content99.ht&middle=ad_frame2_all&s=APD73KBW5QXBwbGUg>
"We didn't see the classic spike in sales we usually have for Christmas."

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

Why We've Embraced Mac OS X (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/1046>
If you've been less than enthusiastic about Apple technologies in the past, I'm asking you to take a second look.

A Visit To Macworld Expo 2002 (John C. Dvorak, PC Magazine)
<http://www.pcmag.com/article/0,2997,s%253D1500%2526a%253D21026,00.asp>
Maybe this will be the year of the iMac, I hate to admit it, but I like the new iMac Luxo-lamp look-alike.

Bold New Look, Tired Old Metaphor (David Gelernter, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/opinion/11GELE.html?ex=1011766403&ei=1&en=a588e095cc003ff4>
Will Appl ehave the nerve to do it again? Build a new computer, not just a new Mac? Back to you, Mr. Jobs.

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

Apple iPod (Matthew Witheiler, AnandTech)
<http://www.anandtech.com/audio/showdoc.html?i=1575>
The iPod is the best MP3 player we have seen to date.

The Nisus Files: Converting To The Nisus Writer Word Processor (Kirk Hiner, Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/reviews/nisusfiles6.shtml>

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

CMS And The Single Web Designer (James Ellis, A List Apart)
<http://alistapart.com/stories/cms1/>
What began with CSS and was furthered by XML is exploding witht he CM environment.

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

Internet Week Magazine Closes (Associated Press)
<http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Internet-Week.html>
Internet Week, a weekly magazine focusing on Internet strategies and technologies, has stopped publishing as of Jan 7.

Microsoft Taps Start-Up For MSN Streams (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8447492.html?tag=owv>
Microsofot is using Scale Eight's global storage system to send streams of audio out from its MSN site.

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

Chinese Experts Back Dumping Of Microsoft (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/story/0,1870,96035,00.html?>
The Beijing municipal government's move to buy local software is seen as a huge boost for Chinese firms.

Judge Scraps Microsoft School Deal (Joseph Menn, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000002862jan12.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology>
Court says $1-billion settlement wasn't enough and might extend monopoly. More negotiations are possible.

Out The Windows (David Lagesse, US News)
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/020114/tech/14linux.htm>
Breaking with Microsoft gets a little easier.

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

Gigger Virus Gets 'High' Rating (Dennis Fisher, eWEEK)
<http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D701%2526a%253D20993,00.asp>
The virus hasn't infected many computers yet, but Symantec has given it a High rating for both damage and distribution.

Microsoft: .Net Virus .Not (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8444607.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft claims that the virus targeting files used in its .Net framework is actually based on an old Windows virus.

Microsoft Taps Start-Up For MSN Streams (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8447492.html?tag=owv>
Microsofot is using Scale Eight's global storage system to send streams of audio out from its MSN site.

=== linux top news =============

Linux For People Who Think An iMac Is Hard To Use (Robin "Roblimo" Miller, NewsForge)
<http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/01/10/1922249&mode=thread>
OEone's Internet Computer is easier to set up than an iMac, and lots easier to use than a typical Windows PC.

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

Chinese Experts Back Dumping Of Microsoft (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/story/0,1870,96035,00.html?>
The Beijing municipal government's move to buy local software is seen as a huge boost for Chinese firms.

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

What Is America's Place In The World Now? (Alexander Stille, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/arts/12WORL.html>
Ask the most prominent strategic thinkers around, and they will all agree that pretty much every cherished notion about America's role in the world must be revised -- except, of course, their own.

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

London Invaded By Foreign Chefs (Sylvia Tan, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/whatsin/story/0,2276,32957,00.html?>
Why some new foreign restaurants are creating a real buzz.

Hank Donat: He Left His In S.F. Web Site (Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/01/11/WB160850.DTL&type=travel>
He still finds his heart beating faster and his breath catching in his throat when he comes across a beautiful sunset at the Marina or feels a warm breeze in Noe valley or meets a kooky character in Union Square.

The Plagiarst (David Plotz, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2060618&device=>
Why Stephen Ambrose is a vampire.

Vacation Shots: Time To Go Digital? (Michael Shapiro, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12160-2001Dec21.html>
Though digital photography poses more challenges to the user than film, the bar is coming down as it becomes easier to take, share, store and print digital images.

Play It Again, And Again (Eric Brace, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25670-2002Jan10.html>
In the world of the piano lounge, Herman Hupfeld is king.

A Quick Spin Of The Wheel In Las Vegas (Hope Reeves, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/13/travel/VEGAS.html>
Las Vegas is the kind of place, I discovered, where you desperately want someone to elbow when the outrageous happens -- and it happens often.

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

Arrests Should Not Upset Multi-Racial, Multi-Religious Ties: PM Goh (Lew Siew Hoon, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/01/12/singaporenews17552.htm>
The group's behaviour has nothing to do with Islam or the Muslim community in Singapore.

Singapore Leaders Slam Acts Of Terror Plotters (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/reuters/asia-83381.html>
Singapore government and religious leaders on Saturday condemned the acts of the 13 men now under arrest.

Let's Get Fresh (Cheah Ui-Hoon, Let's Get Fresh)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/whatsin/story/0,2276,32947,00.html?>
With choices aplenty at seafood specialist shops and farms here, all one needs is recipes to tuck in.

Can This Be Called Art? (Karl Ho, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,96001,00.html?>
M-Spaces is an exhibition that highlights the diversity of spaces in Singapore -- physically, socially and culturally.

Incoming Calls May Soon Be Free (Oo Gin Lee, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,96065,00.html?>
Infocomm Development Authority getting feedback on system in which cell-phone users pay only when calls are made.

Afghan Tape Helped Lead To Singapore Terror Cell (Bradley Graham, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34200-2002Jan11.html>
Bicycle explosives shown in videotape.

Singapore Details Plot Of Al Qaeda (Associated Press)
<http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Attacks-Singapore.html?ex=1011416400&en=4f53f94b1e5592b9&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER>
It was the first time a government has revealed that evidence found in Afghanistan has been used to thwart terrorism.

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