[MyAppleMenu] Jan 13, 2002

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The Shape Of Things To Come (Charles Arthur, Independent)
<http://news.independent.co.uk/digital/features/story.jsp?story=114276>
Jonathan Ive can hardly believe it. "It's funny, it having been so, so secret. Now it's everywhere."

Apple's Music Player Wins Following (Elinor Mills Abreu, Reuters)
<http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=QOWWZRBDDDXBMCRBAELCFFAKEEARKIWD?type=technologynews&StoryID=509760>
Following Apple tradition, the industrial design of the iPod is nothing short of cool and easy to use.

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

Time Right To Upgrade Computers (Steven S. Woo, Des Moines Register)
<http://DesMoinesRegister.com/news/stories/c4780940/16963186.html>
Upgrades are best for computers that are less than five years old and that lag only in a few areas.

Betting On Jobs (Dale Kasler, Scaramento Bee)
<http://www.sacbee.com/static/live/sitehelp/mhp.html>
Some Apple admirers fret that Apple is a one-man band dependent on Jobs.

Net Watchdogs Criticize Time's Timing (Skinny DuBaud, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1015-205-8445357.html?tag=rmrftr>
Time came uncomfortably close to crossing the line that divides editorial and advertising.

This Week In Review: All Charged Up (Steven Musil, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-8437786.html?tag=owv>
Apple Computer stole the spotlight this week wtih the unveiling of its new iMac design amid a parade of new gadgets and gizmos from the annual Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Macworld Expo: Hidden Gems (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/mwsf02/gems.shtml>
Lesser known titles that perform an especially unique or impressive function.

Touring The Downtown San Francisco Apple Billboards (John F. Braun, Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2002/01/11.12.shtml>

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

iPod, Nomad Power Players, But Not Perfect (James Coates, Chicago Tribune)
<http://chicagotribune.com/technology/columnists/chi-0201130028jan13.column?coll=chi%2Dhomepagebiz%2Dutl>
It is a shame to see engineers designing products that deliberately are crippled in the name of ethics.

iPod: The Designers Got This One Right (Stephen H. Wildstrom, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_03/b3766026.htm>
Apple's digital music player is a cinch to use, has lots of memory -- and it looks great.

Jukebox Talented, Tough, Bookish (James Coates, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/printedition/chi-0201130026jan13.story?coll=chi%2Dprintbusiness%2Dhed>
Music lovers with computers will be drawn to this because it holds more tunes than competition and because it has some highly sophisticated high-fidelity features.

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

Fed Up With Unsolicited E-Mail, Computer Users Go To Court (Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/01/12/state1549EST0067.DTL&type=tech>
Although the laws don't ban unsolicited e-mail outright, frustrated recipients can often find a violation or two when hitting the delete button isn't emotionally satisfying.

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

Price Of Power (Ed Vulliamy, Observer)
<http://www.observer.co.uk/focus/story/0,6903,631991,00.html>
He has won the Afghan war, but President Bush's peace is threatened by the Enron scandal.

Messier And Messier (Economist)
<http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=931111>
Seducing Hollywood still seems to mean enraging the French film industry.

Enron? We're Missing The Point (Lanny J. Davis, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64887-2002Jan4.html>
So if Enron's fall doesn't really matter in macroeconomics terms, why should we care? Because the corporate culture that bred the failure has undermined trust in the integrity of the public markets.

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

Super Fly (Rob Turner, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/13/magazine/13FLY.html>
Ron Miles wants to put a bug in your ear. More specifically, a bug's ear, or rather a replica of one.

For Women, To Soar Is Rare, To Fall Is Human (Alessandra Stanley, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/13/business/yourmoney/13WOME.html>
It is not enough for women to succeed in business. They also must fail.

A Frozen Sperm Riddle (Tamar Lewin, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/13/weekinreview/13LEWI.html>
What are the inheritance rights of children conceived posthumously, with frozen sperm, years after their father's death?

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

A Chinese Writer Blooms In Ipoh (Kao Chen, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/analysis/story/0,1870,96309,00.html?>
Who's that 30-year Malaysian writer making waves on the Chinese literary scene?

All-American Burgher (Dave Shiflett, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=95001720>
Dave Thomas, scourge of the health nuts.

Faces And Tickers And Blurbs, Oh My! (Matt Richtel, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/13/technology/13SLAS.html>
Anyone who tries to listen to the anchor while reading the various tickers all over the screen may come away thinking that bin Laden looks elegant at 35, while Julia Roberts remains at large.

=== reader : eof =============

maya Angelou Pens Her Sentiments For Hallmark (Jeannie Williams, USA Today)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/enter/books/2002/2002-01-10-maya-angelou-full.htm>
"Challenging and daring" to craft two-sentence sentiments.

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

More Turning TO Iron Rice Bowl For Work... (Sue-Ann Chia, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,96417,00.html?>
Applicants for public-sector openings swelled last year, with teaching and police force among the top draws.

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

Fears Over Singapore's Racial Harmony (John Burton, Financial Times)
<http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT30WQ24FWC&live=true&tagid=ZZZC19QUA0C&subheading=asia%20pacific>
Some analysts think the incident could revive debate on allowing ethnic Muslim Malays into the armed forces.

More Than S$13m A Year Lost To Fare Cheats (Karamjit Kaur, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,96375,00.html?>

White Paper May Be Put Up On Arrests Of 15 Under ISA (Hasnita A Majid, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/01/13/singaporenews17588.htm>
A more comprehensive account of last month's arrest will be made public and debated in Parliament.

HDB Or Condo? (Lionel Seah, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,96236,00.html?>
With falls in prices of condo units, the ultimate dream is within reach of heartlanders who want to upgrade.

Pentagon 'Pleased' With Singapore's Response (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,96253,00.html?>
U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said officials here were 'very pleased' with Singapore's response to reported plots against U.S. military personnel in the region.

Singapore Says Terror Ring Planned Attacks On Americans (Richard C. Paddock, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-011201singa.story>
Group broken up last month had Al Qaeda training, officials allege.

Suspects In Singapore Are Linked To Al Qaeda And Plans For Anti-U.S. Attacks (Seth Mydans, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/12/international/asia/12SING.html>
United States Embassy in Singapore said it was confident of the government's ability to protect American citizens and interests there.

Singapore Fears More Terrorist Cells Are At Work (MSNBC)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/633205.asp>
Singapore's prime minister said Saturday more al-Qaida linked terrorists may be at large.

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