[MyAppleMenu] Jun 14, 2002

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

Poll: Apple Luring Windows Users (Russell Redman, CRN)
<http://www.crn.com/Sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=35852>
A new survey found that Apple Macintosh computers are drawing increased interest from Microsoft Windows-based PC users, some of whom have switched or plan to switch platforms.

A Switch In Time (Stuart Wilkes, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/opinion/opinion_june02/wilkes_june02.cfm>
Apple's new ads are targeting the PC SoHo market, but corporate business could be harder to come by.

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

New Apple Store Coming To Pasedena, CA (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=14732>

Apple Pulls Pricey-Macs Myth Release (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=4800>
Industry sources suggest that Apple wished for the information to be released further into Apple's newly-unveiled ad campaign.

iPhoto Printing 'Coming To UK' (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4803>
Sources report that Apple UK is negotiating with third-party online digital-photo-processing companies to tie-up a deal meaning that UK Macintosh users will be able to submit digital-images for printing from within iPhoto.

PowerLogix Offers 500MHz 'Pismo' PowerBook G3 Upgrade (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0206/14.powerlogix.php>
The BlueChip Pismo upgrade requires that PowerBook G3 owners send their entire laptop computer in to PowerLogix.

Adobe Builds On Last Quarter (David Becker, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-935865.html>
Adobe expects Photoshop to exert more influence on sales of other [Adobe] products written for Mac OS X as custmers become more familiar with the new version.

Poor Capital management Costs Industry Billions (Stacy Cowley, Infoworld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/06/13/020613hnrel.xml>
Dell and Apple are exceptions, both achieving negative cash cycles thanks in part to outsourcing manufacturing and focusing on direct, build-to-order sales.

Does Apple Want to Break Into Movies? (Stefanie Olsen, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-935838.html>
Apple Computer has quietly purchased technologies from digital effects company Silicon Grail, extending its recent push into the high-end motion picture production market.

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

Apple To Market Xserve To Home Users In The Near Future? (Robert Accettura, MacVillage.net)
<http://www.macvillage.net/news/articles/102407087723629.shtml>
It just seems evident that this will be the next step in the digital hub strategy.

Pay FOr Content Revisited (Bob McCormick, Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/alust/oped/Editorials/Archives/mccormick_pfcr.shtml>
The Mac is synonymous with good design, and Mac readers do not deserve to be insulted (or assaulted) by the ads on the Mac web.

Mac OS X In Enterprise And Education - Who Is Dr. Tim Hillman?? (Dr. Tim Hillman, OS X FAQ)
<http://www.osxfaq.com/Editorial/hillman/index.ws>

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

Two Software Updates Worthy But Have Issues (Bob LeVitus, Houston Chronicle)
<http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/tech/weekly/1453583>
Both Apple and Microsoft promise improvements that sould almost too good to be true.

Kensington Turbo Mouse Pro (Ken Leyden, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=260&Page=1>

Griffin's iMic And Other USB Audio Devices (Pierre Igot, Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/alust/resources/Reviews/Archives/imic/rev_imic.shtml>

The Apple Of Your Ear (Paul Thurrott, Connected Home)
<http://www.connectedhomemag.com/Audio/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=24742>
Digital-music lovers find what they're listening for in Mac OS X.

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

What We're Doing When We Blog (Meg Hourihan, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2002/06/13/megnut.html>
What we write about does not define us as bloggers; it's how we write about it.

A Patent On Pop Under Ads? (EContent Xtra)
<http://www.econtentmag.com/ecxtra/2002/6_13.html#2>
The filing broadly covers any systematic delivery of a window launched after another, including those on mobile devices like cell phones.

Browser Makes One Last Stab At Challenging Microsoft (Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press)
<http://www.boston.com/dailynews/164/economy/Browser_makes_one_last_stab_at:.shtml>
A Web browser project run primarily by volunteers and backed by America Online is making one last stab at challenging the dominance of Microsoft.

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

Pay FOr Content Revisited (Bob McCormick, Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/alust/oped/Editorials/Archives/mccormick_pfcr.shtml>
The Mac is synonymous with good design, and Mac readers do not deserve to be insulted (or assaulted) by the ads on the Mac web.

The End Of The Revolution (Andrew Leonard, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2002/06/14/root/index.html>
"Ruling the Root" documents the sorry tale of how the Internet was brought to heel.

=== wintel top news =============

Can Dell Keep Beating The Odds? (Amy Tsao, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jun2002/nf20020614_2045.htm>
While the ever-growing PC maker's formula clearly works, some say its stock price reflects past succes -- not challenges ahead.

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

Microsoft Finds Dormant Virus In Korean Software (Reuters)
<http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-tech-microsoft-virus.html>
Microsoft said on Friday it had unwittingly released a Korean-language version of its development software for online services that was infected with the notorious Nimda virus.

Court Says Iowa PC Users Can Seek Damage Fro MS (Cara Garretson, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/06/14/020614hniowa.xml>
In a 5-2 decision, the Iowa Supreme Court has reversed and remanded a lower court's decision to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft that alleged the software company overcharged for its Windows 98 operating system.

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

Stop Blaming The Weather (Economist)
<http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1177198>
The world grows enough food. What the hungry need is economic growth.

The Truman Show (David Greenberg, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2066942>
Bush's Department of Homeland Security plan is modeled on Truman's 1947 national security reorganization. Here's why Harry got wrong.

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

The End Of The Revolution (Andrew Leonard, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2002/06/14/root/index.html>
"Ruling the Root" documents the sorry tale of how the Internet was brought to heel.

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

Hoping For A Rebound (David Armstrong, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/06/13/BU153943.DTL>
Tourism is down everywhere, but in 2001, S.F. fell from top of the charts to 12th in the nation.

In A Family Way (Janice L. Kaplan, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44888-2002Jun13.html>
There's a transformation taking place in art museums. These temples of conemplation that once catered mostly to adults now offer a full menu of programs aimed at families -- not to mention school groups, singles, teenagers, seniors or any other demographic group willing to walk through the front door.

Postcards From The Cutting Edge (Bradford McKee, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/13/garden/13TOUR.html?8hpib>
This summer, 60,000 Americans are expected to visit Switzerland, and not just to commune with their inner Heidis. Instead, they will be strolling around for lakeside towns near the French border and gawking at the kind of architecture that is more brave-new-world than yodel-ready chalets.

In A Snob-Free Zone (Joseph Epstein, The Washington Monthly)
<http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0206.epstein.html>
Is there a place where one is outside all snobbish concerns--neither wanting to get in anywhere, nor needing to keep anyone else out?

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

My Father Addresses Me On The Facts Of Old Age (Grace Paley, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/content/?020617fi_fiction>

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

It's Time To Open Up The Public Transport Business (Christopher Tan, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,48329,00.html?>
A group of leaner and hungrier operators may improve efficiency and benefit consumers.

Taiwan Will Not Prosecute SQ 006 Pilots (Lawrence Chung, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,126136,00.html?>
Prosecutor says they are excellent pilots who had expressed their sympathies to victims' families through newspaper ads.

Singapore Jobless Rate To Continue Rising: Report (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/latest/story/0,2276,48287,00.html?>
Singapore's escalating jobless rate is unlikely to be arrested until next year despite signs of improving economing indicators, according to a government report released today.

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

Bank Fees And Interest Income Linked (Goh Bun Hiong, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,126149,00.html?>
As the derivation of interest income appears to be impossible without the incurring of such charges, there is clearly a link between the two.

PTC's Formula Removes Need To Cut Costs (Joseph Chia Hock Herng, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,126174,00.html?>
A formula that is based solely on the cost structure provides little incentive for transport companies to control or cut their costs.

HSA Knew Slim 10 Had Nicotinamide, Says Importer (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,126106,00.html?>
Copies of test results were submitted to HSA, as part of the approval process.

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