[MyAppleMenu] Mar 9, 2002

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

Schools Unpacking The Laptops (Tess Nacelewicz, Portland Press Herald)
<http://www.portland.com/news/state/020308laptops.shtml>
The new laptops are here - at least in nine "demonstration" schools.

DVD Player 3.1.1 Released For OS X (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0203/08.dvdplayer.php>
Replaces the recently released DVD Player 3.1.

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

The New iMac Ad Is On Apple.com (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/article.pl?sid=02/03/09/0624209>

Microsoft: Appel's Enemy Or Savior? (Ben Wilson, NewsFactor)
<http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/16679.html>
Kevin Browne, head of MS' Mac business unit, said that customers are no longer caught in the middle of the feud.

Power Mac 'Is No Supercomputer' (MacUser)
<http://www.macuser.co.uk/macsurfer/php3/openframe.php3?page=/newnews/newsarticle.php3?id=1816>
The Motorola PowerPC 1GHz processor 'is far less suited for scientific applications.'

Macs Help Painters Along The Katy Trail (Stephanie Jorgl, Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2002/03/katytrail/>
"The Mac was a pure joy to use. I found it refreshing tow ork with a machine that was not only totally reliable, but more importantly, completely internally compatible."

REALbasic Developer Magazine Coming This Summer (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0203/08.rbdeveloper.php>
Written by REALbasic users for REALbasic users.

Apple Store Opens In North Carolina (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0203/08.applestore.php>
Apple's 28th retail store unofficially opened today in Durham, North Carolina.

Pitney-Bowes Files Suit Vs. Lexmark (Associated Press)
<http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/020307/lexmark_patents_1.html>
Alleges Lexmark, Apple, and others of violating patent on laser printer part.

Accessing Linux Volumes From Mac OS X (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/article.pl?sid=02/03/08/2057226>

Smile, You're On Bootleg Camera (Leander Kahney, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,50910,00.html>
There are myriad clever ways to steal software from computer stores.

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

The G4 iMac As A Portable Substitue Computer? (Charles W. Moore, Applelinks)
<http://www.applelinks.com/mooresviews/imacport.shtml>
Of course, no desktop computer incorporates one of the laptop's most improtable portable features -- battery power.

Upgrade Time (Jeff Lewis, MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/macskeptic/02/03/08/index.html>
It's always been an accepted belief in the Mac world that PCs have to be upgraded more often than Macs do.

Mac At The X-Roads (Stephen Bollinger, Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/alust/oped/Editorials/Archives/stephen_xroads.shtml>
Your show of support will help the Mac community transits to OS X.

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

Apple Dual 1 GHz Versus Pentium III 1GHz (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/article.pl?sid=02/03/07/217238>
The G4 can't always even keep up clock per clock with a Pentium-III.

A Little Help For OS X File Management (Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/practicalmac/134417405_ptmacc09.html>
The way you open, save and navigate to files stinks.

Apple's Final Cut Pro 3: Professional Video On Your Desktop (David Rosen, CanadaComputes.com)
<http://www.canadacomputes.com/v3/story/1,1017,8208,00.html?tag=81&sb=124>

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

Netscape Navigator Browser Snoops On Web Searches (Brian McWilliams, Newsbytes)
<http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175035.html>
According to a network traffic analysis performed by Newsbytes, Netscape is capturing Navigator 6 users' search terms.

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

Why Is Napster Shut Down But Grokster's Still Running? (Brendan Koerner, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2062959&device=>

Hacking With A Pringles Tube (Mark Ward, BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1860000/1860241.stm>
Empty cans of Pringles crisps could be helping malicious hackers spot wireless networks that are open to attack.

Amazon Quietly Adds A Touch Of Luxury (Greg Sandoval, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1017-855694.html>
The Web superstore quietly launched a luxury-goods store on its site.

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

Sun Microsystems Sues Microsoft For $1B (Brian Bergstein, Associated Press)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61077-2002Mar8.html>
Just because Microsoft made Windows XP incompatible with Sun's Java programming language.

Gateway Throws A Profile Punch At iMac (Joe Wilcox, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-9031281-0.html?tag=ats>
Apple Computer has whipped up a frezny with its new flat-planel iMac, and Gateway is getting in on the action.

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

Japanese Retailers Pull Microsoft's Xbox Game Machine (Ananova)
<http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_540058.html?menu=business.latestheadlines>
Two major Japanese electronics retailers are suspending sales of Xbox after customers complained that the machine scratches game discs.

Microsoft: Appel's Enemy Or Savior? (Ben Wilson, NewsFactor)
<http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/16679.html>
Kevin Browne, head of MS' Mac business unit, said that customers are no longer caught in the middle of the feud.

Judge Grants Delay In Microsoft Hearings (Reuters)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-855450.html>
Microsoft granted a one-week delay to study last-minute changes to the sanctions proposed by the nine states.

Microsoft Warns Of Bogus Patch (Allison Linn, Associated Press)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/ats-ap_technology13mar08.story?coll=sns%2Dap%2Dtoptechnology>
The bogus e-mail reads much like a typical Microsoft security bulletin.

Let Windows Die (Gary Rogers, osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16692.html>
When all the components of a computer cost as much as Microsoft wants to charge for the operating system, the company will have to reduce the price until Windows isn't profitable anymore.

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

Linux Watch Counts Down To Launch (Matt Loney, ZDNet UK)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-855857.html>
IBM will be showing the latest version of its prototype Linux watch at CeBIT this month.

Accessing Linux Volumes From Mac OS X (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/article.pl?sid=02/03/08/2057226>

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

Thomas Friedman (David Plotz, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2062905>
What makes the <i>Times</i> man a great columnist? Not that peace proposal.

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

I'd Like To Buy The World A Shelf-Stable Children's Lactic Drink (Seth Stevenson, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/10/magazine/10COKE.html>
So mighty Coca-Cola, the ultimate global brand, has finally been reduced to this: inventing hundreds of faddish new drinks and gimmicks to sell them.

Noosa: Surf With A Side Of Latte (Susan Gough Henly, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/10/travel/NOOSA.html>
Flanked by two national parks, a Queensland resort balances development and preservation.

Six Months Later, Reality Sets In For A New Jersey Town (Andrew Jacobs, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/09/nyregion/09MIDD.html>
If anything, the surviving family members say, the daily struggles with sadness and anger have become more debilitating.

The Dark Side Of Dave (Alex Beam, Boston Globe)
<http://search.boston.com/dailyglobe2/066/living/The_dark_side_of_Dave+.shtml>
What's eating David Letterman?

Prime-Time Porn (R.D. Heldenfels, Beacon Journal)
<http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/entertainment/columnists/rd_heldenfels/2809451.htm>
Popular sows are using X-rated references as liberally as canned laugher. It's not funny.

Environmental Stoicism And Place Machismo (Michael Benedikt, Harvard Design Magazine)
<http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/research/publications/hdm/current_issue/16_bendikt.html>
When environmental stoicism wanes, when place machismo has had its day and architects begin to address the gamut of human needs with all their goodwill and intelligence, place sensitivity will emerge and flourish.

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

KL Wants Assurance On Reclamation (Brendan Pereira, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,107126,00.html?>
Malaysia wants an assurance from Singapore that its land-reclamation work will not affect the deepest point of the Straits of Johor.

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

Cooking Up A Passion (Geoffrey Eu, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/whatsin/story/0,2276,38323,00.html?>
It's getting hot and steamy in the kitchen as people head to cooking schools for a culinary experience.

Say Goodbye To Small Cabs (Karamjit Kaur, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,107156,00.html?>
Taxi firms plan to phase out small cabs over the next five years.

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