[MyAppleMenu] Jan 15, 2002

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

Flat-Screen iMac Wows Design Guru (Alfred Hermida, BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1761000/1761289.stm>
Apple's new iMac has won the endorsement of the influential computer design guru Don Norman.

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

iMac Is No Threat To CRT Screens, Say Experts (Martin Veitch, IT Week)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2102502,00.html>
Steve Jobs' proclamation of the 'death of CRT' may have been a bit premature, some experts feel.

A Flat, Flat, Flat Screen World (Jeffrey Benner, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,49602,00.html>
With Apple's sleek new iMac leading the way, flat screen displays are poised to muscle bulky TV-style computer monitors off desks and into dumpsters.

Apple's PowerBook Combo Upgrade Program Delayed (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0201/15.powerbook.php>
The site now indicates orders for the PowerBook combo drive upgrade will be taken on January 28, 2002.

Myst For OS X 'In April' (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4103>
The company bills it as a "director cut" of the original Myst title.

The Universal Serial Bus Is A Wonderful Thing (Matt Foster, Brick-City)
<http://www.starbanner.com/articles/insight/586.shtml>
If you're a veteran, then you've just got to love USB.

WebObjects Updated To 5.1 (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4096>

Maine Laptop Plan Moves Closer To Reality (David Sharp, Associated Press)
<http://www.bangornews.com/editorialnews/article.html?ID=48906>
Two thousand teachers will get laptops this spring, and seventh-graders will see them this fall in 241 schools across Maine.

Desklamp Is A Head-Turner (David Frith, The Barrow)
<http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,3588672%5E15423%5E%5Enbv%5E15309,00.html>
However you look at it, there's no doubt Apple Computer's new iMac is different from any other PC you've seen.

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

Peering Into 2002's Tea Leaves (Adam C. Engst, TidBITS)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=06688>
I hope that Apple will be a major force in surprising me.

Mac Rant: It's A Safe Bet The G5 Is On Its Way This Year (David Rosen, CanadaComputes.com)
<http://www.canadacomputes.com/v3/story/1,1017,7912,00.html?tag=81&sb=124>
If this G5 power prognostication comes tru,e the computer world will once again be subjected to yet another round of advertising from Apple rightfully claiming it produces the most powerful (and coolest) computers around.

21st Century Tech Strategy War: Apple Vs Microsoft (Tim McDonald, NewsFactor)
<http://www.crmdaily.com/perl/story/15703.html>
As usual, Apple and Steve Jobs are setting the standard for ease-of-use and for advanced elegant functionality.

Will Apple Roll Out New High-End G5s In March? (Kelly McNeill, osOpinion)
<http://www.crmdaily.com/perl/story/15677.html>
Apple's traditional release schedule is that shortly after new consumer products are announced, the company goes through a brief period when its consumer product feature set resembles that of the professional line.

Discussion: Steve Jobs And The Oh-So-Cool iMac (Slashdot)
<http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=141>

Boot This! Industrial Designs Gain Cool Factor (Chris Winters, East Side Journal)
<http://www.eastsidejournal.com/sited/story/html/79473>
I'd wager [Apple] is the only computer manufacturer that makes something that can even be considered art.

Hey, Cool (Philip Machanick, MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/intelligence/02/01/14/index.html>

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

PowerBook 5300 Revisited (Charles Moore, MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/02/01/15/index.html>

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

The Password Is... Confusion (Lou Hirsh, EcommerceTimes)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/15766.html>
Web users do not get loaded down with packages when they go from site to site, but they do lug some baggage in the form of passwords.

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

Dot-Name Frenzy? No, Dot-Calm (Joanna Glasner, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,49759,00.html>
Dot-name got off to a slow but relatively untroubled start Tuesday as it released it first batch of domains live on the Internet.

DoubleClick's Cost Cutting Brings Profit (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8493939.html?tag=owv>
DoubleClick managed to eke out a profit, before items, beating Wall Street estimates, thanks to cost cutting amid the worst ad slump in recent history.

Stop The Email Madness (Steve Watkins, Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/practical/02/0115.html>
All I wanted to do was use the email address I had used for over five years. Is that too much to ask?

MSN Adds Members As AOL Growth Slows (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8487244.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft on Tuesday said it has added some 750,000 net subscribers to its MSN Internet access service in its last quarter.

Does Fast Internet Need A Push? (Jonathan Krim, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45676-2002Jan14.html>
High-speed access seen as economic catalyst.

Effort To Measure Online Ad Campaigns (Andrew Zipern, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/15/business/media/15ADCO.html>
In an effort to standardize the often puzzling formulas used to gauge the effectiveness of Internet marketing, a trade group will release a set of guidelines today for measuring online advertising campaigns.

Internet Suffix For Individual Makes Debut (Associated Press)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svfront/002411.htm>
Operators of ".name" are hoping individuals will be lured by e-mail and Web addresses featuring their own names.

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

How Long Can Dell Defy Gravity? (Andrew Park, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jan2002/nf20020115_3976.htm>
Discounting lifted the computer maker's stock, but falling prices and shrinking profit margins have analysts dubious about further, short-term growth.

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

Wanted: A Factory For Xbox In Asia (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-8488513.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft said Tuesday that it was looking for a production base in Asia to manufacture its Xbox game console for the Japanese market.

.Net gain For Office (David Smith, Gartner Viewpoint)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-8492903-0.html?tag=owv>

Intel Beats Estimates To End Tough Year (Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8493512.html?tag=owv>
Intel closed out a difficult 2001 by reporting revenue and earnings for the fourth quarter that were higher than expected.

21st Century Tech Strategy War: Apple Vs Microsoft (Tim McDonald, NewsFactor)
<http://www.crmdaily.com/perl/story/15703.html>
As usual, Apple and Steve Jobs are setting the standard for ease-of-use and for advanced elegant functionality.

Lindows Seeks To Dismiss Microsoft Suit (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8490977.html?tag=owv>
Lindows, a start-up developing software that would let many Windows programs run on Linux computers, filed a motion to dismiss a trademark-infringement suit Microsoft filed.

MSN Adds Members As AOL Growth Slows (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8487244.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft on Tuesday said it has added some 750,000 net subscribers to its MSN Internet access service in its last quarter.

Glitch Halts Windows XP Updates (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8484261.html?tag=owv>
Engineers are working to fix a glitch in a Microsoft Web server that has prevented Windows XP users from downloading software updates, including a patch for a security hole.

The Universal Serial Bus Is A Wonderful Thing (Matt Foster, Brick-City)
<http://www.starbanner.com/articles/insight/586.shtml>
If you're a veteran, then you've just got to love USB.

Korea Migrates 120K Civil Servants To Linux Desktop (Drew Cullen, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23667.html>
The Korean government is to buy 120,000 copies of Hancom Linux Deluxe this year, enough to switch 23 per cent of its installed base Microsoft user to open source equivalents.

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

Korea Migrates 120K Civil Servants To Linux Desktop (Drew Cullen, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23667.html>
The Korean government is to buy 120,000 copies of Hancom Linux Deluxe this year, enough to switch 23 per cent of its installed base Microsoft user to open source equivalents.

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

Lindows Seeks To Dismiss Microsoft Suit (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8490977.html?tag=owv>
Lindows, a start-up developing software that would let many Windows programs run on Linux computers, filed a motion to dismiss a trademark-infringement suit Microsoft filed.

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

The Inherent Danger Of Flying (P. Smith, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/01/15/more_airline_security/index.html>
Shoe bombs and suicidal 15-year-olds are heightening fears about airline security. But aside from creating more chaos at airports, what can we do?

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

The Lure Of THe Unfathomable (Margaret Wertheim, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-000003164jan13.story?coll=la%2Dnews%2Dcomment%2Dopinions>
Why are so many people paying hard-earned cash for books they can barely begin to understand?

Screen Savers (Dan Gilgoff, U.S. News)
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/020121/ideas/21theaters.htm>
Can grand old theaters survive the age of the multiplex?

Camera-Ready Inside Joshua Tree (Kathryn Wilkens, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-011302escape.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtravel%2Dmanual>
In the desert, developing photo skills and an appreciation for barren beauty.

Losing Fear (Beth Baker, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46061-2002Jan14.html>
Recent events led many to consider their mortality, some for the first time. But does such fleeting reflection really do any good?

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

The Maths Master (Robert Whiteley, Spout Poetry Magazine)
<http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/peve/Staff/Jon/Poetry/Spout5/maths.html>
A poem.

The Egg That Went To Tanglewood (Frances Bevency Errion, Log Cabin Chronicles)
<http://www.tomifobia.com/tanglewood.html>
The lights came on for intermission, conversations rose all around. Suddenly, the people directly behind us were completely silent. Then, someone said, "Who would bring an egg to a concert?"

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

Ring Of Truth To Old Wives' Tale? (Tom Clarke, Nature)
<http://www.nature.com/nsu/020107/020107-13.html>
'Feed a cold, starve a fever' may make sense, say immunologists.

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

Get The Business Going At HDB Homes (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,96914,00.html?>
Allow more businesses to use HDB flats as home offices, giving entrepreneurial spirit a fillip.

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

Chef Makes 1 Sushi In 3 Secs (Tee Hun Ching, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,96810,00.html?>
Sasanuma Mitsuyoshi may have flying fingers when it comes to making sushi. But he doesn't lift a finger in his kitchen at home.

Singapore's No Less Safe Today: Envoy (Felix Soh, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,96856,00.html?>
US Ambassador to Singapore Frank Lavin said this yesterday when he spoke about the recent arrests here.

Most CPF Investors Lost Money On Shares (Lorna Tan, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,96828,00.html?>
Six in 10 faced losses totalling $594.4m last year, but over a third who invested CPF savings made almost $230m profit.

Beans Factory Acquires Systems Integrator SingaLab (Katherine Tay, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/01/15/business17787.htm>

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