[MyAppleMenu] Jul 5, 2002

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

Saving Collectibles To The Macs (Leander Kahney, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,53562,00.html>
Over the years Apple has given out millions of branded tchotchkes. Some are now very valuable. Who knew a promotional poster would be worth more than $1,000?

Metrowerks To Release New Development Tools At Macworld (Mike Washlesky, The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2002/07/05.3.shtml>

Warcraft III Released, Mac Patch Available (Tuncer Deniz, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ArticleID=5786>

Mac Electrifies Aracde Classic Pong (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4904>
The Painstation is the old-school arcade game Pong, with electric shocks added every time a player misses the ball. It's the brainchild of students from the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne, Germany.

Grassroots Apple Sites Cower, Close (Andrew Orlowski, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/26032.html>

Apple Finds Ripe Market In Southern Mindanao (C. Q. Francisco, BusinessWorld)
<http://www.itmatters.com.ph/news/news_07052002h.html>
Apple Philippines is strengthening its presence in Davao, saying this part of Mindanao is more receptive to new technology than other urban centers and cities outside Metro Manila.

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

Poll: Keep G3 iMac Say Readers (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4907>
59% of those polled said "No, don't scrap the G3 iMac, keep it cheap." A further 2% said they preferred its small screen to a larger one.

Bipolar Conditioning And The Myth Of Ease Of Use (Jeff Lewis, MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/macskeptic/02/07/05/index.html>
We all have a tendency to see the world in black and white - our way or the other way. It's usually wrong - but it's how we seem to see the world... MacZealots are particularly prone to this problem.

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

ColdFusion MX On Mac OS X, Part 2 (Dick Applebaum, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2002/07/03/coldfusion_two.html>

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

Dell Snubs Itanium 2 Launch Party (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/61/26052.html>
Dell Computer Corp has confirmed reports that it will not be launching servers and workstations based on Intel Corp's 64-bit Itanium 2 "McKinley" processor when it launches next week.

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

Re-Imagining Singapore (Trish Saywell and David Plott, Far Eastern Economic Review)
<http://www.feer.com/articles/2002/0207_11/p044money.html>
After decades of heady growth, last year's economic contraction came as a shock to the city state. It not only laid bare the risks of an over-reliance on electronic exports but underscored the limits to a state-directed model of growth.

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

Chequing In (The Economist)
<http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1216322>
Why are Britain's nhotels so expensive?

Sousa's Song Will Never Die (Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/?id=110001941>
American patriotism rocks on.

Bored On The Fifth Of July (Hank Stuever, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26115-2002Jul4.html>
After the fireworks, summer's more sizzle than steak.

A Journey And A Book Are Perfect Companions (Alain de Botton, The Times)
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,923-344636,00.html>
Summer promises us two of life’s great joys; escaping home and reading books — joys that are intimately connected, for not only do many of us read when we’re on the road, but literature and travel are also two of the most effective ways of expanding our horizons.

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

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

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

Thinking The Unthinkable (Trish Saywell, Far Eastern Economic Review)
<http://www.feer.com/articles/2002/0207_11/p052money.html>
Economic integration between Malaysia and Singapore may seem far-fetched today but could one day become a mutually beneficial reality.

Building A Whole New Mindset (Far Eastern Economic Review)
<http://www.feer.com/articles/2002/0207_11/p049money.html>
Singapore needs to revitalize its economy. But to do so means changing the way everyone thinks, from people in high places to the person on the street.

Re-Imagining Singapore (Trish Saywell and David Plott, Far Eastern Economic Review)
<http://www.feer.com/articles/2002/0207_11/p044money.html>
After decades of heady growth, last year's economic contraction came as a shock to the city state. It not only laid bare the risks of an over-reliance on electronic exports but underscored the limits to a state-directed model of growth.

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