[MyAppleMenu] Mar 7, 2002

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

iPhoto Tops 1 Million Downloads (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0203/07.iphoto.php>
That figure would be even higher if copies that are distributed on new Mac systems were also counted.

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

Apple Store Coming To New Orlando Mall (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0203/07.orlando.php>

OSXFoundry Is Ready For Prime Time (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/article.pl?sid=02/03/06/1651236>
Developers can post their work, download source code, try out samples, and share ideas and information.

Apple To Advertise During Oscars (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=12971>

Apple's OS X: What Linux Wants To Be? (Robyn Weisman, NewsFactor)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16653.html>
According to one analyst, Mac OS X is a big winner in a Linux vs. Mac face-off on the desktop side, but it is a big loser to Windows in terms of market share.

Bubble Trouble Coming To OS X (Eddie Park, Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ArticleID=4975>
Beta tester wanted.

Freeway 3.5 Supports OS X, Photoshop Support (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=12958>

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

Don't Give Up On A Mac (Gene Steinberg, Gannett News Service)
<http://www.azcentral.com/computing/etech/etechmain.html?gannet_story=http://www.gannettonline.com/e/eteam/mac_reality_check.html>
You feel like a fish swimming upstream, and you're getting tired of fighting an uphill battle.

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

Charges Of The Site Brigade (Leslie Walker, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51958-2002Mar6.html>
This may go down in Internet history as the year millions of people started paying for online content.

Slashdot Ad Free: The Worst Subscription Services Ever Launched (Robert Loch, Dotcom Scoop)
<http://www.dotcomscoop.com/article.php?sid=263&mode=thread&order=0>
There is nothing wrong with introducing a subscription service, but for god sake if you are going to do so, offer something of additional value.

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

House Approves Child-Friendly Domains (Reuters)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-854745.html>
A congressional panel gave the nod to .kids.us.

Making Losers Of Auction Winners (Jennifer 8. Lee, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/07/technology/circuits/07FRAU.html>
Perpetrators of online auction fraud are becoming more technologically and finacially sophisticated, moving beyond the basic misrepresentation and nondelivery of goods.

New .Name Domains Give Individuals A Place To Call Home (Mike Langberg, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/personal_technology/2806495.htm>

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

Microsof'ts Foes: Foiled Again (Dan Carney, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/mar2002/nf2002037_4079.htm>
A Mar. 6 hearing to examine if Justice's deal with Gates & Co. serves the public interest avoided the key issues critics raise.

Quick Microsoft Decision Unlikely (D. Ian Hopper, Associated Press)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/ats-ap_technology10mar07.story?coll=sns%2Dap%2Dtoptechnology>
"This is a very important and complex case. I have a lot of work ahead of me before I make this decision."

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

Sony Plays PS2 Online Against Microsoft (Reuters)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-854257.html>
Sony will launch online services for its market-leading PlayStation 2 in August.

Microsoft Addresses Japan Xbox Gripes (Reuters)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-854262.html>
Microsoft said it would unconditionally replace all hardware and any damaged software due to scratches.

Microsoft Drama Could Still Play Out In Several Ways (Jonathan Krim, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51991-2002Mar6.html>
It's not over yet.

Xbox Trouble Tests Microsoft Support (David Becker, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-854706.html>
Welcome to the consumer-electronics business, Microsoft.

=== linux news =============

Apple's OS X: What Linux Wants To Be? (Robyn Weisman, NewsFactor)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16653.html>
According to one analyst, Mac OS X is a big winner in a Linux vs. Mac face-off on the desktop side, but it is a big loser to Windows in terms of market share.

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

Sneaking Peeks At The Porn Clowns (Daniel Terdiman, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/03/07/photo_privacy/index.html>
Even flaming exhibitionists agree: Digital cameras and the Internet make invading a person's privacy much too easy.

Uncertainty About The Uncertainty Principle (Jim Holt, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2062844&device=>
Can't anybody get Heisenberg's big idea right?

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

Berkeley Now -- And Then (Peter Y. Hong, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-030302escape.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtravel%2Dmanual>
A few funky holdovers keep the '60s alive amid upscale shops and eateries.

Reading Rainbox (Kate Taylor, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2062841&device=>
What book would you force on your neighbors?

America In The Abstract (Kimberley A. Strassel, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/kstrassel/?id=105001731>
A by-the-numbers look at the nation.

There's No Time Like The Past: Geezers Will Always Tell You About The Golden Age That Was (Robert Fulford, National Post)
<http://www.nationalpost.com/commentary/columnists/story.html?f=/stories/20020219/20020304story2.html>
Just about everyone believes in the idea of the Golden Age, but no one has ever announced that we are right now living through one.

He Hacks By Day, Squats By Night (Noah Shachtman, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,50811,00.html>
Adrian Lamo is gaining recognition in the hacking world for surreptitiously slipping into computer networks. The fact that he's homeless only adds to his reputation.

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

A Case Of Strange Book-Keeping (Linton Weeks, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51631-2002Mar6.html>
Author Vise bought thousands of copies of his own work.

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

KL Minister Says Singapore Project Affects Port, Facility (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/latest/story/0,2276,38174,00.html?>
Ships using Malaysia's Pasir Gudang Port would incur extra costs because the reclamation work would narrow the approach route.

229 OCBC Staff Lose Jobs In First Wave Of Layoffs (Edna Koh, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,106736,00.html?>
Retrenchment exercise - the bank's first in 30 years - could result in some 700 employees getting their marching orders.

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

Malaysia Should Stop Stalling On Bilateral Package (Sebastian Tan, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,106932,00.html?>
Malaysia should also not be seen as trying to subjugate Singapore with actions like abrupt decisions or changes of mind.

Bulging Public Sector Not The Way To Go For Singapore (Brian Lynch, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,107006,00.html?>

Singapore Pools To Take Bets On World Cup, Premier League (Tay Cheng Khoon, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,106893,00.html?>

Have Fewer Night Markets At Bedok Central (Rachel Woo Ern Ern, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,106755,00.html?>
Having the pasar malam once or twice a year is reasonable bu thaving it almost every month will, in the long term, bring only distress to the residents as well as the shop owners there.

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