[MyAppleMenu] Jun 29, 2002

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

The New Apple Of Mac Fans' Eyes (Suzanne Sng, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,128910,00.html?>
The 1,711-sq ft showroom -- one of the largest in Asia and modelled after 7,000-sq ft megastores in America -- is the third AppleCentre in Singapore.

Apple Execs' Stock Sales Studied (May Wong, Associated Press)
<http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020628/ap_on_hi_te/apple_exec_stock_sales_2>
Twice within the last two years, Apple executives sold companys tock worth millions of dollars just weeks before Apple warned of disappointing financial results.

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

CEO: Corel's On The Comeback (ZDNet UK)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-940304.html>
Having got costs under control last year, Corel now says it has resources and ideas for a new, smarter company.

Are All-In-One PCs Doomed? (John G Spooner, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-940469.html>
With the exception of Apple Computer's original iMac, most of these computers experience light sales.

New Apache Worm Starts To Spread (Robert Lemos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-940585.html>
Security experts are rushing to decode a worm program that exploits a 2-week-old flaw to infect computers running vulnerable versions of the popular open-source Apache Web server application.

Yellow Dog Linux 2.3 Ships (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0206/28.ydl.php>
Yellow Dog Linux 2.3 now offers the KDE 3 desktop.

Apple Security Updates Fixes OpenSSH, More (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0206/28.security.php>

Apple Resolves Mac.com Email Glitch (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=15003>

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

MacMania Cruise: High Tech On The High Seas (Dr Mac, Houston Chroncile)
<http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/tech/weekly/1474060>
Everyone had nothing but priase.

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

3-D Data Visualization On Mac OS X (Michael J. Norton, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/06/28/data_visualization.html>

Digital Interface A Must For PowerBook Fans (James Coates, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/personal_technology/3554630.htm>
with it, the PowerBook becomes a potent desktop workstation as well as a versatile portable computer.

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

Getting To Know You (J.D. Lasica, Online Journalism Review)
<http://www.ojr.org/ojr/lasica/1025227718.php>
Online newspapers are requiring users to register -- but at what cost?

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

'Digital Divide' Less Clear (Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63831-2002Jun28.html>
Researchers mining the data from their survey of 2,000 U.S. households recently came across an interesting fact about the "digital divide." There isn't one.

NPR Retreats, Link Stink Lingers (Farhad Manjoo, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,53543,00.html>
There are still limits on linking to the nonprofit radio network's site.

New Apache Worm Starts To Spread (Robert Lemos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-940585.html>
Security experts are rushing to decode a worm program that exploits a 2-week-old flaw to infect computers running vulnerable versions of the popular open-source Apache Web server application.

FTC Wants Paid Search To Shape Up (Evan Hansen, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-940598.html>
The Federal Trade Commission on Friday said search-engine companies need to clearly mark paid listings on their sites, concluding an 11-month investigation.

ICANN To Net Users: No, You Can't (Reuters)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-940291.html>
ICANN voted on Friday to exclude ordinary Web surfers from its board, a move critics say allows mainstream interests to tighten their grip on the online world.

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

Broken Trust (Dylan F. Tweney)
<http://www.tweney.com/2002/0628trust.html>
The problem is that Palladium requires users to place a huge amount of trust in Microsoft.

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

Are All-In-One PCs Doomed? (John G Spooner, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-940469.html>
With the exception of Apple Computer's original iMac, most of these computers experience light sales.

Dell, Others Tout Flat Panels (Richard Shim, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-940346.html>
Looking to cash in on the current popularity of flat-panel displays, Dell Computer, Hitachi and ViewSonic touted their liquid crystal display monitors this week at the annual TechXNY trade show in New York City.

Is Microsoft's Palladium A Trojan Horse? (Brian Morrissey, Internet..com)
<http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/1378731>
The challenge now facing Microsoft is hwo to convince the sketpics that Palladium isn't all a plot to gain control of how technology evolves.

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

'Digital Divide' Less Clear (Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63831-2002Jun28.html>
Researchers mining the data from their survey of 2,000 U.S. households recently came across an interesting fact about the "digital divide." There isn't one.

Peering Over Einstein's Shoulders (JR Minkel, Scientific American)
<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?articleID=00003F8F-046D-1D12-8B07809EC588EEDF>
Seeking still more complete descriptions of the workings of spacetime, scientists are testing the boundaries of the special theory of relativity.

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

On The Other Hand... (Robert Fulford, National Post)
<http://www.nationalpost.com/commentary/story.html?id=BB240D38-2D84-409E-AFD6-EB6700E3CE33>
It seems what we think we know about lefties is not right at all.

The Plot Ripens (Ann Gerhart, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64142-2002Jun28.html>
In D.C.'s multi-culti public gardens, food, beauty and friendship grow together.

Sweet Sorrows: Parting's Parties On Embassy Row (Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64328-2002Jun28.html>
Old acquaintance not forgot, but it's never the same again.

Music Made With Soda Cans And Soggy Hamburger (Matthew Mirapaul, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/24/arts/music/24ARTS.html>
By pulverizing the products sold by multinational corporations, Mr. Herbert is protesting global consumerism. He is also making music.

Textbook Publishers Learn To Avoid Messing With Texas (Alexander Stille, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/29/arts/29TEXT.html?8hpib>
Textbook battles are legendary in Texas, and the latest round has involved a coalition of nine conservative organizations vetting more than 150 books.

Battlefields, Blues And Barbecue (Jennifer Moses, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/30/travel/DRIVE.html?8hpid>
A family trip from the Deep South to the Midwest, tracking the Mississippi, finds a lot of laid-back Americana.

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

Theater Company Swaps 'Hunchback' For 'Bellringer' (Associated Press)
<http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,56505,00.html>
It did not want to upset people with scoliosis.

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

Government's Latest Move Fuels SingPost IPO Talk (Denesh Divyanathan, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,129035,00.html?>
Finance Minister gives up special rights; analysts say this may be prelude to public listing of SingTel's postal unit.

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

The New Apple Of Mac Fans' Eyes (Suzanne Sng, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,128910,00.html?>
The 1,711-sq ft showroom -- one of the largest in Asia and modelled after 7,000-sq ft megastores in America -- is the third AppleCentre in Singapore.

IDA Fines SingNet Over 'Misleading' Ad (Denesh Divyanathan, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,129003,00.html?>
It is believed to be the first penalty imposed by the IDA on an Internet service provider for a misleading ad.

21 DBS, POSB Online Accounts Hacked (Sharmilpal Kaur, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,129012,00.html?>
DBS Bank, stumped by three cases of online theft on Wednesday last week, yesterday admitted to another 18 similar cases taking place on the same day.

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