[MyAppleMenu] Jul 31, 2002

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

Beantown Wants To Steal Macworld Show From N.Y. (Lauren Barack, New York Post)
<http://www.nypost.com/technology/53693.htm>
Fed up with the rising prices at the Javits Center, and enticed by a free offer for Boston's new convention center, IDG World Expo is considering moving its Macworld trade show out of New York.

Dissecting .Mac (Michael Brewer, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/07/30/dot_mac.html>
In a sense Apple seems to realize the vision that Sun figured out years ago: the network is better for data management than the local client.

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

Adobe Warns On Third-Quarter Earnings (MacMinute.com)
<http://www.macminute.com/index.shtml#020731-adbe>
Adobe cited especially weak sales in Europe and Japan.

Architects Praise New Apple 'Xserve' - Say Hardware Is Very Feature Attractive (Architosh)
<http://www.architosh.com/news/2002-07/2002c1-0718-xserve-arch.phtml>
The combination of excellent pricing, industry-leading storage potential, UNIX stability and superb cross-platform capabilities make the Xserve a top pick for server replacements in the future.

PowerMail 4.0 Released (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2002/07/31.9.shtml>
PowerMail is available for both OS X and Classic, and provides support for POP and IMAP e-mail.

Mac OS X Factors Into Improved Software Sales (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0207/31.osx.php>
"New operating systems help drive software sales as consumers look to upgrade their existing software to utilize the features of the new OS."

With Jaguar In The Wings, Apple Plugs Maintenance Program (MacMinute.com)
<http://www.macminute.com/lib/020731osxma.shtml>
The program entitles instituions to receive all the latest Mac OS X upgrades over a three year period.

iBook Laptop Initiative Raises Student Achievement (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/education/k12/imagine/cascade/>
"We've seen a major impact on academic achievement here... the students are really motivated to learn with the laptops."

Apple To Drop Base iMac Back To $1300 (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=15608>
Amazon.com is now offering the 700MHz iMac for $1300.

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

Alt-Tab (Rael Dornfest, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/1785>
One of the most common complaints I hear from those migrating from that other operating system to OS X is the lack of decent alt-tab functionality.

Deimos Rising (Andrew Willkinson, MacTeens)
<http://macteens.com/news/news.php?id=346150209>
One of the coolest games I've played this year.

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

Pay Up, Or You're Blocked: Indian ISPs Tell US Megasites (Andrew Orlowski, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26450.html>
Although the Internet Service Providers Association of India is split on the issue, several of the larger ISPs want to block access to eBay, MSN or Yahoo! unless the prociders pay a toll.

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

Microsoft's Out The Window (Bill Mann, Motley Fool)
<http://www.fool.com/portfolios/rulemaker/2002/rulemaker020731.htm>
By declining to show true leadership on the stock option expensing issue, Microsoft no longer meets the criteri of a Rule Maker company.

Who Gave Microsoft Control Of Your It Costs? You Did (David Berlind, ZDNet)
<http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2875958,00.html>
The minute you get you or your company hooked on a proprietary technology, you put the vendor of that technology in control of a lot of things that I'm certain you'd prefer to control.

Microsoft Releases Windows 2000 Fixes (Joe Wilcox, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-947337.html>
Service Pack 3 includes all previously released security fixes, "plus security fixes learned from the security push."

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

"Same Job. Different Cubicle" (Sam WIlliams, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/31/va_exodus/index.html>
With the promise of stock riches now a distant dream, VA Linux's former programmers keep the open-source faith.

Scientists Reveal The Secret Of Cuddles (Gaia Vince, New Scientist)
<http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992598>
The human skin has a special network of nerves that stimulate a pleasurable response to stroking.

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

The Fear Factor (Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/tvaradarajan/?id=110002062>
No TV ads this Sept 11? It's self-indulgent symbolism.

To Be PG Or Not PG (Benedict Nightingale, The Times)
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,585-369621,00.html>
Should stage production sbe rated like cinema releases?

A Pointless Exercise (Sarah Vine, The Times)
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-369713,00.html>
At last, it's offiical: going to the gym is  germ-ridden danger to your health.

The Case For Raymond Chandler (Allen Barra, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/07/31/chandler/index.html>
The creator of Philip Marlowe has been called an imitator and a hack, but he deserves his lonely, disillusioned corner in the American literary canon.

When Restaurant Makeovers Go Awry (Eric Asimov, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/31/dining/31RUSS.html>
For eveyr Sirio Maccioni, who triumphantly opened Le Cirque 2000 after shutting down his original place, there's a Lutece, whose owner has struggled to build a new identity.

Airline Clubs Aren't Just For Business These Days (Edward Wong, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/30/business/30CLUB.html>
Air travel had changed so much after the Sept 11 attacks that these clubs provided exactly the kind of escape that a family needed.

Mathematician Fills In A Blank For A Fresh Insight On Art (Sara Robinson, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/30/science/30ESCH.html?8hpib>
Maurits Cornelis Escher fascinated by visual mathematical concepts and often featured them in his art.

Obscene Words (Julian Burnside, The Vocabula Review)
<http://www.vocabula.com/VRJULY02BurnsideALD.htm>
Looked at solely as a lexical unit, "fuck" is a very good, sturdy, versatile, and descriptive word.

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

The Queen Of Tragedy (Carol Muske-Dukes, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2068633&device=>

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

Quick Switch For HDB Shop Tenants (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,135043,00.html?>
HDB has simplified the procedures for shop tenants wanting to change company names or the type of business.

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