[MyAppleMenu] Mar 12, 2002

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

Future Boy: The Apple Touch (Erick Schonfeld, Business 2.0)
<http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,38555,00.html>
The company's deep talent lies in making technology that's easy to love -- which is exactly what the digital world needs now.

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

Free Office Alternative Is Open (MacUser)
<http://www.macuser.co.uk/macsurfer/php3/openframe.php3?page=/newnews/newsarticle.php3?id=1824>
Mac OS X users can soon look forward to a free-of-charge altnerative to Microsoft Office, thanks to the efforts of open source developers.

Microsoft, Apple Brew Up Machemistry.ca (Globe and Mail)
<http://rtnews.globetechnology.com/servlet/RTGAMArticleHTMLTemplate/C/20020312/gtb8?tf=tgam%252Frealtime%252Ffullstory_Tech.html&cf=globetechnology/tech-config-neutral&slug=gtb8&date=20020312&archive=RTGAM&site=Technology>
The new site for Mac-using professionals is part of The Chemistry Project - a Canadian program that explores and promotes good hcemistry between the two companies, and Mac owners.

Apple Fans Anticipate New York Macworld (Ben Wilson, NewsFactor)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16739.html>
According to Macworld organizer IDG Expo, the show has already 'significantly surpassed Seybold, PC Expo and Internet World in New York.'

Escape Velocity Nova Goes Gold (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0203/12.evn.php>

PlayStation Mag Gives Nod To iMac (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0203/12.psm.php>
An interesting acknowledgement of the new iMac's cool factor came from an unlikely source this month: PlayStation enthusiast magazine PSM.

Mac Broadband-Satellite Launched (Dominique Fidele, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=4355>

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

Mac Performance: Up To Snuff Or Up To Duff? (Andrew Orlowski, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/35/24378.html>

Will There Be A G4 iBook? (Charles Moore, MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/02/03/12/index.html>
The question, of course, is not if, but when.

Those Still Living In Pre-OS-X World Need To 'Let It Go,' Cuz All Our Mac Belong To Unix (Rodney O. Lain, Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2002/03/12.1.shtml>

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

Mac OS X - The Missing Manual (Eugenia Loli-Queru, OSNews)
<http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=786>
If you are not the Ultimate Power User or a "hacker", this book is for you.

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

Mozilla's Revenge (Andrew Leonard, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/03/12/mozilla/index.html>
As the much-touted, long-delayed open-source browser nears the version 1.0 finish line, it may give AOL a new weapon against Microsoft.

AOL Embraces Linux And Mozilla, Plans To Drop MS Explorer (Robin Miller, NewsForge)
<http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/03/08/1957252&mode=thread>
The Gecko rendering engine is scheduled to replace Microsoft's Internet Explorer as AOL's default browser in the 8.0 version of AOL's client software.

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

Little Support Seen For ICANN Overhaul Proposal (Scarlet Pruitt, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/03/12/020312hnicann.xml>

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

PC Still Beige, And Butt-Ugly (Chris Barton, New Zealand Hearld)
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1191102&thesection=technology&thesubsection=web-column>
I was hoping for something surprising, even stunning, in the lineup of new "concept PCs" at the Intel Developer Forum. I was disappointed.

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

Free Office Alternative Is Open (MacUser)
<http://www.macuser.co.uk/macsurfer/php3/openframe.php3?page=/newnews/newsarticle.php3?id=1824>
Mac OS X users can soon look forward to a free-of-charge altnerative to Microsoft Office, thanks to the efforts of open source developers.

Microsoft, Apple Brew Up Machemistry.ca (Globe and Mail)
<http://rtnews.globetechnology.com/servlet/RTGAMArticleHTMLTemplate/C/20020312/gtb8?tf=tgam%252Frealtime%252Ffullstory_Tech.html&cf=globetechnology/tech-config-neutral&slug=gtb8&date=20020312&archive=RTGAM&site=Technology>
The new site for Mac-using professionals is part of The Chemistry Project - a Canadian program that explores and promotes good hcemistry between the two companies, and Mac owners.

Intel Launches Xeon MP (George A. Chidi, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/03/12/020312hnxeon.xml>
Intel launched the long-awaited design for low-end multiprocessor servers.

Ballmer: Microsoft Wants To be Trustworthy (Reuters)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-858223.html>
Steve Ballmer attempted to build bridges with governments and industry rivals on Tuesday when he said Microsoft aspired to become a responsible industry leader.

Buffer Overflow Opens Windows (James Middleton, vnunet.com)
<http://www.vnunet.com/News/1130007>
A buffer overflow vunlerability in the Windows shell could lead to the execution of malicious code with privileges of the logged in user.

Microsoft Makes Changes To Address European Concerns (Reuters)
<http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-tech-microsoft-europe.html?ex=1016600400&en=a9274f5ffd2a0152&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER>
Microsoft said it would open up some information that the European Commission alleged it unfarily kept secret to make life tough for rivals.

Intel Demos First Ultrawideband Wireless (Rupert Goodwins, ZDNet UK)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2106347,00.html>
Intel gave the first demonstration of a radical radio technology that should allow up to 500mbps to be transmitted in 'steerable' beams.

AOL Embraces Linux And Mozilla, Plans To Drop MS Explorer (Robin Miller, NewsForge)
<http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/03/08/1957252&mode=thread>
The Gecko rendering engine is scheduled to replace Microsoft's Internet Explorer as AOL's default browser in the 8.0 version of AOL's client software.

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

Mandrake Linux: Join Our Club (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2106405,00.html>
The Linux company's financial problems have led it to asking customers to pay to join its User Club.

AOL Embraces Linux And Mozilla, Plans To Drop MS Explorer (Robin Miller, NewsForge)
<http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/03/08/1957252&mode=thread>
The Gecko rendering engine is scheduled to replace Microsoft's Internet Explorer as AOL's default browser in the 8.0 version of AOL's client software.

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

Tiny Technologies Slip Unseen Into Daily Life (Barnaby J. Feder, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/11/technology/11NANO.html>
NanoOpto has joined a diverse group of down-to-earth businesses that are already making commercial use of nanotechnology.

21st-Century Plumbing For New York City's Leaky Old Water Tunnel (Andrew C. Revkin, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/12/science/12AQUE.html>
Leaks in the Delaware Aqueduct now amount to 36 million gallons of water a day, something that has taken on new urgency with impending drought emergencies.

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

"Tribute In Light" Explained (Gustavo Bonevardi, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2063051>
A designer of the WTC memorial says it's too early for a permanent one.

'Do I Remember? Try Every Day' (Michael Powell, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10917-2002Mar11.html>
Two shafts of light rose into a periwinkle evening sky, two towers of memory rendered ghostly across this city.

'9/11' Benefits CBS And Nextel (Simon Romero and Bill Carter, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/12/business/media/12CELL.html>
The CBS broadcast of the documentary "9/11" on Sunday evening drew the largest audience of any nonsports telecast this television season.

A New Order: Headwaiters Changing Their Form (Adrienne Lochte, F.A.Z.)
<http://www.faz.com/IN/INtemplates/eFAZ/docmain.asp?rub={B1311FD3-FBFB-11D2-B228-00105A9CAF88}&doc={524F95FA-3484-4545-9483-455766625FF2}>
In these days of speed eating, head waiters around Germany are changing their ways. The formality of the past is being replaced with a touch of charm.

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

Masturbation Message Spelled With 407 Books (Andrew Fickes, Observer Online)
<http://www.cwu.edu/~observer/story.php?storyid=478&navArea=News>
"It was very creative."

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

Singapore Unfazed By JB Competition (Brendan Pereira, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,107876,00.html?>
"Our competition is not primarily with each other."

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