[MyAppleMenu] Jun 30, 2002

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

At Awards, The I's Have It (Linda Hales, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64301-2002Jun28.html>
Once in a decade, if we are lucky, a new product will be so perfectly conceived that it merits designation as a design icon. Apple's second iMac can be added to the list.

Apple Gets Five IDEA Design Awards (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0206/29.design.php>
Sponsored by BusinesWeek, the annual awards have been created to reward designs ranging from the PCs to skateboards, with everything in between.

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

PCs: More Than 1 Billion Served (Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-940713.html?tag=cd_mh>
Approximately 1 billion PCs have been shipped worldwide since the mid-'70s, according to a study released Sunday by consulting firm Gartner.

Ambrosia Software Continues Windows Porting Efforts (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.org/article.pl?sid=02/06/30/0658216>

Grand Opening Of AppleCentre@ Orchard (MacSingapore)
<http://macsingapore.com/archive/news200206a.html#grand>
The design of the place was futuristic and was reminiscent of the photos of MacWorld Expo and Apple Stores overseas.

AOL Strives For Aqua Guideline Compliance (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=15004>

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

Dead Poet Reviews (Michael Swaine, Dr. Dobb's Journal)
<http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=2312/ddj1023467813267/0206fc001.htm>

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

XPlay Beats Apple To The iPod-Windows Punch (James Coates, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0206300084jun30.column?coll=chi%2Dtechnology%2Dnav>
Jobs owes MediaFour a thank you card.

Speedy Mac Drive Can Do Windows, Too (James Coates, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/reviews/chi-0206300086jun30.story?coll=chi%2Dtechnology%2Dhed>
What a rewarding experience it is running a massive 120 gigabyte hard drive capable of moving back and forth between Windows and Macintosh platforms simply by unplugging it from one machine and plugging it into another.

Life In Six Degrees: Confessions From A Beta-Tester Of A Killer App (Christopher Murphy, OSNews.com)
<http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1279>
Six Degrees is a remarkable new piece of software for Mac OS X and Windows.

Mac OS X Vs. Windows XP: It's No Photo Finish (Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64882-2002Jun29.html>
If you're shopping for a new machine, you'll probably be much happier with iPhoto -- as long as you're willing to do things the Apple way.

The Mac Hybrid Studio (Hoover's)
<http://hoovnews.hoovers.com/fp.asp?layout=displaynews&doc_id=NR200206292500.4.3_a1de02ce44b36056>
My main goal in designing this high-end Mac-based studio is to create a music-production system that is versatile enough to tackle almost any assignment, expandable enought o adapt to new situations, and powerful enough to deliver professional-level results.

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

New Services For News Junkies (Leslie Walker, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64884-2002Jun29.html>
Lycos has added a news-only search service that re-indexes 3,000 online news sites every minute.

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

Mac OS X Vs. Windows XP: It's No Photo Finish (Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64882-2002Jun29.html>
If you're shopping for a new machine, you'll probably be much happier with iPhoto -- as long as you're willing to do things the Apple way.

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

Unhealthy Air (Jim Jeffords, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/30/opinion/30JEFF.html>
If the president won't lead the world, then the business community, the American people and their elected representatives in Congress must lead the president.

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

A Flightless Bird (Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/tvaradarajan/?id=110001920>
Connie Chung's new show is a turkey.

Designing Women (Cynthia Gorney, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61747-2002Jun28.html>
Scientists and capitalistss dream of finding a drug that could boost female sexuality. There's one little problem...

The Young And The Restless (margaret Talbot, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/30/magazine/30WWLN.html>
When it comes to teaching kids about sex, a little ambiguity makes a lot of sense.

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

Case's Wish-List For Basic Banking Services (Chang Ai-Lien, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,129353,00.html?>
It includes at least 18 basic transactions a month and removal of minimum balance requirement if a service fee is imposed.

Government 'May Divest Its Interest In SIA' (Pauline Leong, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,129126,00.html?>
"The key thing for Singapore is:  How do we make sure that as many airlines as possible fly into Singapore?"

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

Singapore, KL Officials Don't See Quick Breakthrough On Water (Eddie Toh and Chuang Peck Ming, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,49828,00.html?>
Officials from Malaysia and Singapore have downplayed the possibility of a quick breakthrough in the fresh round of talks starting today to resolve a package of outstanding bilateral issues.

No Conflict Of Interest, Says DPM (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,129296,00.html?>

Malaysia And Singapore Seek To Resolve Water Row (Barani Krishnan, Reuters)
<http://asia.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=XFNOTEDI3A1PWCRBAEZSFEYKEEATIIWD?type=topnews&StoryID=1148893>
A history of mistrust and doubts over Malaysia's foreign policy after Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's scheduled resignation late next year could set back any long-yielding agreement, analysts said.

Grand Opening Of AppleCentre@ Orchard (MacSingapore)
<http://macsingapore.com/archive/news200206a.html#grand>
The design of the place was futuristic and was reminiscent of the photos of MacWorld Expo and Apple Stores overseas.

22 Men, One Ball - And Big, Big Bets (Koh Boon Pin and Lee Hui Chieh, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,129147,00.html?>
One punter has lost almost $100,000, while another has won $10,000. But the biggest winner will be Singapore Pools.

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