[MyAppleMenu] Jul 12, 2002

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

Are Mac Users Smarter? (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-943519.html>
Those who surf the Web using a Mac tend to be better educated and make more money than their PC-using counterparts, according to a report from Nielsen/NetRatings.

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

First O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference Scheduled (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0207/12.oreilly.php>
Tailored to developers, users, and technical staff, the conference promises an in-depth tour of all things Mac OS X, said Tim O'Reilly.

Microsoft Updates Outlook Express (MacMinute.com)
<http://www.macminute.com/index.shtml#0200712-oe5>

Apple Goes Overseas With Retail Store (CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-943509.html>
Apple Computer is taking its retail store effort international next week, with plans to open a store in the Netherlands, according to people briefed there on Apple's efforts.

Halo For Mac And PC Announced (Tuncer Deniz, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ArticleID=5837>
The Mac version is being ported over by Westlake Interactive and is expected to be released sometime in 2003.

Mac Laptop Users Get An iCurve (Mac Net Journal)
<http://www.whiterabbits.com/MacNetJournal/2002/07/12.html#a1753>

Apple To Webcast FY 02 3Q Conference Call (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=15199>

New Mac Usear Group Comes To Russia (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0207/12.damug.php>

Video Scratching On M-M-Macs (Leander Kahney, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,53807,00.html>
Just as scratching and sampling has forever changed music, video scratching is starting to revolutionize club visuals. A New York trio, Squaresquare, are leading the pack.

SuperCard Aquired By Solutions Etcetera (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=15193>
The acquisition culminates over 18 months of development on the next major iteration of SuperCard.

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

Just A Thought - Rumor Run Rampant As MWNY Nears, But Not From The Usual Suspects (Vern Seward, The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2002/07/10.1.shtml>
Rumors are part of the Mac culture, and I wish Apple would find a wayt o, if not embrace, at least tolerate them.

Apple: What You Should Know About The Books (RodgerRafter, Motley Fool)
<http://www.fool.com/community/pod/2002/020712.htm>
Comparing Apple to Dell or Gateway, you'll find that Apple has a vastly superior edge in intellectual property.

Laptop Contract Inquiry Poses Wrong Question (Blethen Maine)
<http://news.mainetoday.com/indepth/laptops/020711laptop.shtml>
To go the next step and kill the program may not cost anything in dollars and cents paid to Apple, but it will exact a heavy price on Maine's children.

Year Of The "Little Guy" At Macworld NYC? (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/1679>
What a perfect time for new companies to make their move.

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

Arcane Arena (Erica Marceau, Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/reviews/arcanearena.shtml>
It's a simple game, but that's a good thing.

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

Asia Proves Sweet Spot For Yahoo (Reuters)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-943426.html>
Web portal Yahoo said it hopes to ride on Asia's acceptance of online advertising and focus on wireless content to boost its regional business.

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

AMD To Unveil Chip Amid Earnings Woes (John G. Spooner, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-943538.html>
Advanced Micro Devices will have good news for customers next week, but bad news for investors.

Microsoft Office: Not Your Only Option (Shaun Conlin, Gannett News Service)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/2002/7/12/office-suites-full.htm>

Palladium: Safe Or Security Flaw? (Paul Boutin, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/antitrust/0,1551,53805,00.html>
What's Palladium? Depending on who you ask, it's either a catalyst to turn silicon into gold for the PC industry, or it's the stuff the black helicopters are made of.

Microsoft Details Pricing For New Customer Software (Reuters)
<http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-tech-microsoft-crm.html>
Microsoft on Thursday unveiled details on packaging and pricing for a software set to debut later this year for mid-sized companies that need to closely manage sales and information about their customers.

DOJ Vs Microsoft Makes Me Want To Ralph (Mike McCune, osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/18568.html>
The government could simply name the criteria that Microsoft must adhere to in order to sell to government agencies. If Microsoft refused to comply, many other vendors would do so.

Rivals Help Improve Dell's Outlook (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-943191.html>
Dell on Thursday raised its revenue and earnings outlook for the second quarter, saying it continues to gain market share from computer rivals.

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

How Stock Options Lead To Scandal (Walter M. Cadette, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/12/opinion/12CADE.html>
The stock-options culture is at the root of the current scandals on Wall Street.

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

Scientists Create A Live Polio Virus (Andrew Ollack, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/12/science/12POLI.html>
Scientists reported yesterday that they had constructed a virus from scratch for the first time, synthesizing a live polio virus from chemicals and publicly available genetic information.

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

The Lesson Of Good Health Is That There Are No Quick Fixes (Nicholas Wapshott, The Times)
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-353227,00.html>
When it comes to losing weight, things take a little more time.

Conversations With The Dead (The Economist)
<http://www.economist.com/books/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1223985>
Two of Britain's best prose writers--a novelist and a journalist--confront the errors and evasions of an earlier generation in politics.

Le Gray, An Ingenious Photography Pioneer (David Pagel, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Art-X!ArticleDetail-65749,00.html>
About 150 years before seamlessly editing photographs on a computer became <i>de rigueur</i>, French photographer Gustave Le Gray used nothing but his wits to do the same thing.

Pricing The Fast Lane (Jerry Taylor and Peter VanDoren, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58389-2002Jul11.html>
The solution to gridlock is to give drivers a financial incentive not to drive during peak traffic hours.

At Your Convenience (Libby Copeland, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58108-2002Jul11.html>
Yesterday, on the 11th day of the seventh month, 7-Eleven celebrated its 75th birthday.

London Summer, Alive With Art (Michael Kimmelman, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/11/arts/design/11NOTE.html?8hpib>
London this summer is, as always, besotted by art in a way that only New York rivals.

Hip To Be Square: National Geographic Channel Is Cable's Newest Gem (Aaron Barnhart, The Kansas City Star)
<http://www.tvbarn.com/2002/2002July9natgeo.shtml>
In its 118 years of publishing magazines and three-plus decades of making TV specials, the National Geographic Society has brought the world's most exotic creatures and jaw-dropping sights to American eyes. Now, through its new cable channel, Geographic is doing that all day, every day.

Ms. Finds Some Muscle (Beverly Beyette, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-lv-msmag11jul11.story>
New editor hopes to bring a harder edge and broader focus.

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

Unhappily Wed? Put Off Getting That Divorce (Karen S. Peterson, USA Today)
<http://www.usatoday.com/news/healthscience/health/behavior/2002-07-11-divorce.htm>
Divorce doesn't necessarily make adults happy. But toughing it out in an unhappy marriage until it turns around just might, a new study says.

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

Principals Held To Account Even For Honest Mistakes (Lawrence Sia, Singapore Teachers' Union, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,131597,00.html?>
There is an obvious contradiction in the two positions.

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

Can Singapore GLCs Succeed Overseas? (Owen Belman, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,51130,00.html?>

CPF Deductions Provided For Under Law (Matthew Wong, CPF Board, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,131601,00.html?>
DPS is provided for under the CPF Act.

Chinatown Heritage Centre Launched (Chia Hui Kheng, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/13119/1/.html>

Malaysia Briefed On Singapore's NEWater Plans: DPM Lee (Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/13118/1/.html>
"We've briefed them and shown them what we're doing, and it's a serious alternative for us."

Singapore Won't Agree To One-Sided Water Agreement: DPM Lee (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/020712/5/singapore13105.html>
Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said Singapore will not give in to a one-sided water agreement with Malaysia.

Rep: Time For Senai Airport To Go International (The Star)
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/7/12/nation/jbair&sec=nation>
“While the Singapore market should not be neglected, we now have to explore further and attract the foreign tourists to land here instead of Singapore."

ERC Recommendations On CPF To Be Announced Monday Morning (Hwee Goh, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/13083/1/.html>
The anxiously-awaited recommendations to modify the CPF scheme will be announced on Monday morning by Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

Singapore Firms Becoming More Family Friendly To Promote Productivity (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/latest/story/0,2276,51050,00.html?>
Singapore companies are seen to be investing more in the welfare of their staff as a way to boost productivity as they struggle through the Republic's worst recession.

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