[MyAppleMenu] Jul 27, 2002

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

Home Movies Become Big Business (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2154172.stm>
The technology to produce your own films is becoming more accessible, and Apple disciples are bidding to become tomorrow's digital film-makers.

Sun To Push StarOffice For Apple's OS X (Joe Wilcox, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-946714.html>
The partnership is expected to produce a Java-based version of OpenOffice by the end of the year, followed by a commercial StarOffice release sometime in 2003.

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

Wireless Chips Take Their First Steps (Ben Charny, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1033-946665.html?tag=cd_mh>
Some of the first integrated circuits that create a wireless network using the very powerful, and controversial, unltawideband wireless technique are on their way for testing by device makers.

Apple Lawyers Nix Box Pix (Andrew Orlowski, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/26401.html>
Apple's legal department has sent threatening letters to two websites publishing incredibly borning information, purportedly of the company's new professional PowerMac case.

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

Apple's Rebranded iTools No Bargain (Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/practicalmac/134501447_ptmacc27.html>
I'll wind up paying Apple not because I love the package of services, but because to use its newest free software packages most effectively, I'll need to stay a .mac user.

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

The Mac OS X Open Source Tools Collection (Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/07/26/os_tools.html>
How do you part the waters of the Aqua interface and delve into the open source depths of Mac oS X?

The Magic Of iPod (S Sadagopan, Financial Express)
<http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=13831>
iPod convinces us that there is still enormous place for "cool" products.

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

Hollywood Wants The Right To Hack Your Computer (Dave Winer, DaveNet)
<http://davenet.userland.com/2002/07/26/hollywoodWantsTheRightToHackYourComputer>
It's finally time to stop patronizing the entertainment industry.

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

DMCA Demonstration Goes Out With A Whimper (Matt Berger, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/07/26/020726hndmcawimp.xml>
Perens backed down from the stunt under pressure from HP, where Perens is employed as a Linux developer and advocate.

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

Educators Take Redmond Field Trip (Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-946716.html>
Microsoft will hold a research conference next week detailing technology development in its labs as well as ongoing projects sponsored by Microsoft at universities.

HP: Dell's Printer Plans Are Jammed (John G. SPooner, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-946602.html>
HP says Dell's printer strategy has a fatal flaw-consumers prefer to purchase ink refills at traditional retailers rather than by mail.

Analyst: Dell May Offer Handheld This Year (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-946651.html>
Dell is likely to enter the handheld market later this year with a device to be manufactured by a Taiwanese contract manufacturer.

Microsoft Stops The Music Swaps (Joe Wilcox, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-946604.html>
Microsoft warned its employees Thursday night that no swapping of music or other files is to occur via its PCs or networks.

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

Going Hybrid (The Economist)
<http://www.economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1251254>
Rumors of open-source software's demise are exaggerated.

How Do You Figure The Odds Of An Asteroid Hitting The Earth? (Brendan I. Koerner, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2068546&device=>
The long odds are figured from the wildly inaccurate data provided to Sentry.

Md. War On Fish Just Might Get Ugly (Anita Huslin, Wsahington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7726-2002Jul26.html>
Killing snakeheads to make big mess.

Up With Downloads (Jake Tapper, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/magazine/28QUESTIONS.html>
Questions for Shawn Fanning, Napster founder.

At Airport X-Ray Machines, A Mountain Of Forgotten Laptops (Jeffrey Selingo, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/25/technology/circuits/25LAPT.html>
Tighter airport security in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks has travelers forgetting all kinds of personal articles at screening machines. But laptop computers have posed one of the biggest problems for lost-and-found departments.

The Programmable Building (Neil Gershenfeld, Technology Review)
<http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/demo0702.asp>
Interchangeable power sockets, switches and appliacnes snap into the walls--then plug into the Internet.

Hollywood Wants The Right To Hack Your Computer (Dave Winer, DaveNet)
<http://davenet.userland.com/2002/07/26/hollywoodWantsTheRightToHackYourComputer>
It's finally time to stop patronizing the entertainment industry.

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

The Long Farewell To Ann Landers (Amy E. Schwartz, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8043-2002Jul26.html>
When she judged, she judged firmly but without being on a crusade or appearing to believe that the world or society was hurtling hellward. That's a tough trick to sustain over a half-century.

I Spy A Hot Ticket (Jacqueline Trescott, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8086-2002Jul26.html>
For the summer of 2002, Washington's new International Spy Museum is the stealth blockbuster that caught everyone off guard.

Dysfunction For Dollars (Pat Jordan, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/magazine/28PELZER.html>
Dave Pelzer has one subject -- himself, as an abused child. He may not have been, but that hasn't stopped his readers from buying millions of his books.

Vietnam's Vanishing Primates (Connie Rogers, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/travel/VIETECO.html>
I never thought my wildlife tour of northern Vietnam would begin in a zoo.

People Who Can Rebuild A City (Richard Florida, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/26/opinion/26FLOR.html>
The most sensible overall planning aporach is to help Lower Manhattan become what it is becoming anyway -- a multifaceted creative hub.

The Spies Who Thrilled Me (Stephanie Zacharek, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/07/26/spy_movies/index.html?x>
The truth is that a lot of the great old spy movies aren't so great, but the sexiness and style of James Bond and the Avengers never gets old.

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

CPF Changes Undigested By Property Market (Malcolm Scott, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/14494/1/.html>
Homebuyers aren't exactly out house hunting in droves.

High Standard Of Service In HK An Eye-Opener (Hansen Yeong Meng Fei, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,134144,00.html?>
This dynamic spirit in the provision of service is missing in Singapore.

Women Treated Equally In Civil Service (Jean Tan, Minister for Manpower, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,134154,00.html?>
The lack of women in the Cabinet and the top level of the public sector is not evidence of discrimination.

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