[MyAppleMenu] Jan 18, 2002

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

iMac Hopefuls Face Longer Waits (Tiffany Kary, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-818219.html?tag=cd_mh>
Strong demand for Apple Computer's new top-of-the-line iMac means a longer wait for prospective buyers.

Jonathan Ive: Apple Of The Mac (Caroline Frost, BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/in_depth/uk/2000/newsmakers/newsid_1768000/1768724.stm>
With the release of the new iMac, its chief designer Jonathan Ive has cemented his reputation as the Armani of Apple. So what motivates the man whose motto remains "Sorry, no beige"?

Apple: Lofty Goals Breed Mistrust (Elyssa Jaffe, IDEAadvisor)
<http://www.ideaadvisor.com/article/article.asp?aid=15497>
We are less optimistic about the near future as management has already set a precedent of failing to meet its retail goals and creating the need to backtrack.

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

Authoring Tools (Joe Cellini, Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2002/01/authoringtools/>
Since 1987, Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer fiction writer Michael Chabon has created novels, stories, screenplays and a distinctive website -- exclusively with Macintosh computers.

Sonnet Responds To OWC Upgrade Imbroglio (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0201/18.owcsonnet.php>

Subscritption Music Service Coming To The Mac: Eventually (Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2002/01/18.4.shtml>
Pressplay and other subscription music servers say they are coming to the Mac soon.

TiBooks Flourish At Cincinnati College (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0201/18.migration.php>
The most interesting find: when asked if they would trade their Mac in for a PC given the chance, not one user would.

Apple Posts AirPort And X Server Updates (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4119>
The update improves Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet support for the original graphite Base Station.

New iMac To Remain In Homes (Stuart Kennedy, iTnews)
<http://www.itnews.com.au/story.cfm?ID=8891>
Apple Australia probably has a consumer hit on its hands with the 'lamp stand' iMac, but it won’t make much of a dent in the corporate market.

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

I Want An iHemi -- I Think (Philip Machanick, MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/intelligence/02/01/18/index.html>

Expo's Other Big Hit: iPhoto (Jim Heid, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000004285jan17.column?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology>
Some of iPhoto's limitations are due to its version 1.0 status, but politics also may be to blame.

Apple's iPod Continues To Defy The naysayers (Kelly McNeill, osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/15863.html>
Now that a few months have passed since the iPod's introduction, it's a good time to take a look at how Apple's MP3 player is doing.

Apple's Financial Results And Other Thoughts (Paul Shields, Business Mac)
<http://www.thebusinessmac.com/editorials/q1_financials.shtml>
No matter how good you thought Apple's financial news was before reading this, hopefully you walk away with even more confidence in the results.

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

Usability Of OS X (Craig Linton)
<http://craiglinton.no-ip.com/webpage/usability/usability.htm>

Inside iPhoto: Image Management For Power Shooters (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2002/01/17/iphoto.html>
Since I've been using it, I'm surprised to see how refined the first version release is.

Start The Year With A Computer Cleanup (J.D. Biersdorfer, New York Times)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/ptech/074321.htm>

iPhoto: Bringing Photography Out Of The Darkroom (Matthew Fordahl, Associated Press)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/2002/1/17/spotlight.htm>
The most promising features are those that link iPhoto with services on the Internet.

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

Why DSL Still Sucks (Bill Barnes, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2060774&device=>
Journalism doesn't get more anecdotal than this, but it seems like everyone I know with a DSL connection to the Internet has bitched about it.

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

China Tightens Web Controls (Associated Press)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,49855,00.html>
China ordered service providers to screen private e-mail for political content and holding them responsible for subversive postings on their websites.

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

The Meter Is Running (Scott Berinato, CIO)
<http://www.cio.com/archive/011502/meter.html>
Microsoft came up with a new subscription licensing model, saying it made life simple for corporate IT. But CIOs are now saying the plan is a long ride with a fare that keeps climbing.

Intel Sabotaged Solaris On Itanic - Sun (Andrew Orlowski, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/23710.html>
Intel had withheld key technical information and resources from Sun engineers, forcing Sun to shelve the project.

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

US Stocks Open Down After IBM, Microosft Disappoint (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-8524411-0.html>

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

Loose Lips, Pink Slips (Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=95001740>
How President Bush made the White House leak-proof.

Red, White And Blue, For Starters (Lynne Duke, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64604-2002Jan17.html>
Firefighters memorial sparks a diverse debate.

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

It May Finally Be Showtime For DVRs (Christopher Stern, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/washtech/fastforward/A242-2002Jan18.html>
Over this holiday season, some analysts saw TiVo round a corner with the public.

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

Have The Fashion Police Handle Airport Profiling (Joe Soucheray, Pioneer Press)
<http://www.pioneerpress.com/news/ncl_docs/230362.htm>
One of the ways that the skies might be made safer is to install a fashion and cosmetics consultant at the gate area.

Forget The Force -- "The Lord" Rules! (Eric Lipton, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/01/18/lotr/index.html>
I, too, once loved "Star Wars." Then I grew up and learned to appreciate "The Lord of the Rings."

Both Timeless And Timely: 'Roots' At Quarter-Century (Caryn James, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/18/arts/television/18ROOT.html>
Viewed today, "Roots" remains a great drama with nothing Disneyfied or softened about it.

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

The Man-Moth (Elizabeth Bishop, Bold Type)
<http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/0900/bishop/excerpt.html>

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

Neighbour Returned Witnesses' Cold Call (Adam Fresco, The Times)
<http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-2002027475,00.html>
A mother of three children became so fed up with Jehovah's Witnesses calling at her home that she interrupted their Sunday service by banging on their church door and offering them free magazines.

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

Singapore's ISD Arrests Not Due To US Tip-Off (S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/01/18/singaporenews18251.htm>
The arrests were not based on a videotape of Yishun MRT station found in Afghanistan, nor on information from any foreign source.

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

Small Firms To Get Net Presence - For $160 (Chan Kay Min, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,97434,00.html?>

Singapore Businesses Optimistic Of Recovery In 12-24 Months: Survey (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/latest/story/0,2276,33595,00.html?>

Government 'Insensitive' For Supporting US Attacks In Afghanistan: Fateha Group (Lee Foong Ming, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/01/18/singaporenews18259.htm>
A Muslim society in Singapore has alleged that the government has not taken the sensitivities of the Muslim community into consideration when supporting American attacks in Afghanistan.

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