[MyAppleMenu] Mar 5, 2002

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

Apple Is Global Brand Of The Year (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0203/05.brand.php>
Apple beat out such names as Volkswagen, Nokia and Starbucks to win the Reader's Choice 2001 Brand of the Year survey conducted by Brandchannel.

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

FCP, After Effects High On Visual Effects Shops' List (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0203/05.list.php>
TrendWatch's report notes that 43 percent of all visual effects shops plan to buy video manipulation / editing software such as Apple's Final Cut Pro and Adobe's After Effects.

Apple Store Atlanta Sets May Opening Date (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=12921>

Even More Software Shoplifting: This Time, Sans iPod... (Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2002/03/05.4.shtml>

Omni Group: Java Fixed, Java Web Start Added (Daniel H. Steinberg, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/1182>

Technology Divide Creates Social, Educational Cavern (S. Elizabeth Bird, Tampa Bay Business Journal)
<http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2002/03/04/focus6.html>
A growing body of research shows that in reality, access is just the beginning.

DivX Updates Digital Video Technology (Paul Festa, CNET News.com)
<http://investor.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-8984558-0.html?tag=ats>
DivX Networks on Monday released the latest version of its digital video technology, and an alpha version for Mac OS.

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

Skinning: A Call For Intelligent Debate (Gary Rogers, osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16621.html>
The Raskin interview did more to inflame the community than to provide knowledge that would allow them to come to informed conclusions.

Discussion: Disney Blames Apple For Music Piracy (Slashdot)
<http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/04/1445216&mode=flat&tid=107>

Installers In OS X -- The Good & The Guilty (John C Welch, Workingmac.com)
<http://www.workingmac.com/inetd/142.wm>
When it comes to just plain annoying and sometimes destructive installers, there is one target, one virtual black hole for boots to the head... Apple.

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

Freakin' Cool iMac Has It All (Andy Ihnatiko, Chicago Sun-Times)
<http://www.suntimes.com/output/worktech/cst-fin-andy051.html>
Stop looking at its body and try to appreciate the iMac for its mind.

iMac: White, Flat & Cool (Mike Taylor, Sky News)
<http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,31500-1045417,00.html>
The machine's innovative design, attractive hardware, and excellent software bundle means Apple's new iMac isn't easy to ignore.

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

Waiting For Wi-Fi (Paul Boutin, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/03/05/wi_fi_nation/index.html>
Outside of airports and Starbucks, the wireless Net is still hanging fire. You can build your own node, but who'll hook you up with the rest of the world?

Online Advertising, Strong Content Will Save Medium, Kinsley Believes (Kara Swisher, Wall Street Journal)
<http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB101519732673747040,00.html>
Having the high-profile job at Microsoft of creating its flagship online magazine, Slate, since 1996, Michael Kinsley is pretty much a grizzled veteran of the battles to sell content on the Web.

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

Amazon's Chief Financial Officer Resigns (Greg Sandoval, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1017-852218.html>
"It's the appropriate time for me to move on to a new set of challenges."

Vignette Melds Web Services, Content Management (Cathleen Moore, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/03/05/020305hnvignettews.xml>

Omni Group: Java Fixed, Java Web Start Added (Daniel H. Steinberg, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/1182>

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

Time To Call Microsoft's Bluff (Khan Klatt, osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16624.html>
For Microsoft to suggest that it is impossible to remove IE from Windows is ludicrous, considering the assertions the company makes about being an innovator.

Microsoft Makes Pact With PhotoWorks (David Becker, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-851786.html?tag=cd_mh>
Photo services company PhotoWorks announced Tuesday a deal with Microsoft to provide photo-printing services through the MSN site.

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

Microsoft Asks Judge To Delay Hearings (Reuters)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-852160.html>
It needed a two-week postponement to weigh a revised remedy proposal filed by a group of nine states that have rejected a settlement.

HP Merger Plans Get Big Boost (Ian Fried and Dawn Kawamoto, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-852220.html>
An influential advisory firm recommended that shareholders vote in favor of the deal.

Microsoft Offers Patch For Java Software (Margaret Kane, CNET News.com)
<http://investor.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-8992591-0.html?tag=ats>
A flaw in Microsoft's JVM could allow hackers to hijack a browser and redirect traffic, capturing sensitive data such as the person's passwords, Microsoft has revealed.

Microsoft Reveals Antitrust Testimony (Joe Wilcox, CNET News.com)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t272-s2105533,00.html>
Complying with a court order, the software company posts transcripts of antitrust case depositions made by chief executive Steve Ballmer and senior vice president Jim Allchin.

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

All Thought Out? (Jay Tolson, U.S. News)
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/020311/ideas/11public.htm>
The intellectuals are dead! Long live the intellectuals!

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

One Lifetime Is Not Enough For A Trip To Distant Stars (Natalie Angier, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/05/science/space/05TRAV.html>
Experts on space travel are starting to talk about journeys to distant stars and galaxies, which could take generations.

Online Advertising, Strong Content Will Save Medium, Kinsley Believes (Kara Swisher, Wall Street Journal)
<http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB101519732673747040,00.html>
Having the high-profile job at Microsoft of creating its flagship online magazine, Slate, since 1996, Michael Kinsley is pretty much a grizzled veteran of the battles to sell content on the Web.

Wal-Mart Trumps Moore's Law (Michael Schrage, Technology Review)
<http://www.techreview.com/articles/schrage0302.asp>
Information technology matters -- when it delivers "everyday low prices."

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

Brothel Or Wedding Gown: Putting It On Company Tab (Mary McNamara and Martin Miller, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-030502expenses.story>
In the corporate world, expense-account tales are as common, and as epic, as the fish story.

Can The Real Robin Still Stand Up? (Terry McCarthy, Time)
<http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101020311-214078,00.html>
Robin Williams got hooked on sappy roles. Now he's getting help, by doing improv and acting out.

Six Months After, A Memorial Built On Beams Of Light (Lynne Duke, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38440-2002Mar4.html>
Ethereal towers of light, visible for miles around, will pierce the Lower Manhattan skyline starting Monday evening.

Looking Grim At The Grammys (Lorraine Ali and David gates, Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/718662.asp?cp1=1>
Ralph Stanley's performanc eof 'O Death' wasn't the only ominous note. This may have been the swan song for the music industry as we know it. But does anybody care?

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

Digital Domesday Book Lasts 15 Years Not 1000 (Robin McKie and Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer)
<http://www.observer.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,661093,00.html>
By contrast, the original Domesday Book -- compiled in 1086 -- is in fine condition in the Public Record Office.

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

Singapore Data Point Towards Gradual Recovery (Jacqueline Wong, Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/reuters/asia-93013.html>
Singapore's Purchasing Managers' Index for February points to a gradual pick-up across a broader section of the manufacturing economyg as factories still keep a tight lid on hiring.

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

New Graduates Find Relief In Government Jobs (Sandra Davie, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,106487,00.html?>
Aggressive public-sector recruitment resulted in most NUS, NTU graduates finding work by the end of last year.

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