[MyAppleMenu] May 4, 2002

Sat May 4 21:05:01 EDT 2002

myapplemenu : newsletter

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

Steve Jobs And The History Of Cooca, Part One (Simson Garfinkel and Michael Mahoney, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2002/05/03/cocoa_history_one.html>
Why Cocoa and Mac OS X aren't nearly as revolutionary as they are evolutionary -- and stillin the process of refinement.

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

AOL UK Announces OS X Browser Plans (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=4613>
The surprise announcement is a change of heart on behalf of the company.

Microsoft Faces Challenge From Browser (John Yaukey, Chicago Sun-Times)
<http://www.suntimes.com/output/tech/cst-fin-mozilla30.html>
Most people use Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser and think nothing of it. But there are other options out there.

iPhoto 1.1 Available On Ivory TiBooks (O'Grady's PowerPage)
<http://www.powerpage.org/story.lasso?newsID=9312>
The updated iPhoto does come pre-loaded on the new "Ivory" PowerBook G4 Titaniums announced on Monday.

Apple Provides Details On Plans For Shake (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0205/03.shake.php>

Sould Apple And Microsoft Stay Hitched? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/may2002/nf2002053_0410.htm>
Sounds like a good idea to the folks who answered our survey. Plus, they think Apple has lots of room to grow.

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

eMac? Great. Now How About itMac Running aLinux? (Matthew Ruben, MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/curmudgeon/02/05/03/index.html>
The exact nature of the tweaking would be different, but the business model is essentially the same.

Apple On The Right Track (John H Farr, Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2002/05/20020503164933.shtml>
There's your digital hub idea in black and white.

This Is Welcomed News (Tolldog, Slashdot)
<http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=32062&cid=3460595>
I was nervous with Apple's purchase of Shake. Between that and Maya being ported to OS X, I was afraid that in the near future, our render farm would have to consist of some really nice desktops, but extremely expensive render boxes.

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

New Educators' Mac Is Advanced, And At Lower Price (Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/practicalmac/134448181_ptmacc04.html>
As the eMac demonstrates, Apple spends a lot of time working with and listening to the education community.

Norton SystemWorks Now Fully Xed (David Rosen, CanadaComputes.com)
<http://www.canadacomputes.com/v3/story/1,1017,8460,00.html?tag=81&sb=124>
Is SystemWorks worth its $200 price tag? Yes.

Adobe GoLive 6.0 (Glenn Fleishman, Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2002/06/reviews/golive.html>
GoLive's database-integration support alone is worth the price of the program, and the powerful Adobe Web Workgroup Server makes GoLive suitable for workgroups.

PowerBooking In China (Korin Hasegawa-John, Low End Mac)
<http://80211b.weblogger.com/2002/04/23>
Here is a short guide about taking your PowerBook to a foreign country.

Toast With Jam (Kirk Hiner, Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/reviews/toastwithjam.shtml>
It give you <i>more</i> than you need to produce better sounding, higher quality audio CDs, and it makes burning data and video CDs a fairly simple process.

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

The Sanctity Of Elements, Or Why You Shouldn't Be Double-Clicking In A <textarea> (Meg Hourihan, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2002/05/03/megnut.html>
The client isn't always right.

Code Red Still Threatens Net (Robert Lemos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-899245.html>
Security researchers presented data on Friday indicating that Code Red version 2, a 9-month-old worm, continues to spread slowly across the Internet, compromising computers and leaving them easily accessible to malicious attackers.

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

AOL UK Announces OS X Browser Plans (Jonny Evans, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=4613>
The surprise announcement is a change of heart on behalf of the company.

Ordering Groceries In Aisle 'www' (Terry Pristin, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/04/nyregion/04GROC.html>
Despite recent notable failures, Internet grocery shopping is quietly making a comeback. This time, however, the online grocer is likely to have the name of the local supermarket.

Microsoft Faces Challenge From Browser (John Yaukey, Chicago Sun-Times)
<http://www.suntimes.com/output/tech/cst-fin-mozilla30.html>
Most people use Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser and think nothing of it. But there are other options out there.

My Blog, My Self (Jennifer Balderama, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2010-1074-897638.html>
By attempting to close the gaps left by the mass media, can blogging save the world?

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

Microsoft Sketches Windows Management Road Map (Cathleen Moore, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/05/03/020503hnmicromanage.xml>
Microsoft on Friday laid out its long-term vision for Windows management, offering a glimpse into two research projects and its view of the future systems management in a Web services world.

Code Red Still Threatens Net (Robert Lemos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-899245.html>
Security researchers presented data on Friday indicating that Code Red version 2, a 9-month-old worm, continues to spread slowly across the Internet, compromising computers and leaving them easily accessible to malicious attackers.

C# Striking A Chord With Programmers (Wylie Wong, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-899161.html>
Microsoft's new C# programming language is gaining in popularity, with usage nearly doubling in the last six months, a new study shows.

Intel To Announce New P4s And Chipset (John G Spooner, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-898978.html>
Intel's new flagship Pentium 4 will be a 2.53GHz chip.

Ballmer Dropped From Witness List (Joe Wilcox, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-899105.html?tag=cd_mh>
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will not testify as expected in the ongoing antitrust trial, Microsoft said on Friday.

Microsoft Complianant Publishes Open Letter  (Andrea Malcolm, Computerworld New Zealand)
<http://www.idgnet.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/532A95908C65FD5FCC256BAC0018F668!opendocument>
The Auckland lawyer who has filed a complaint against Microsoft licensing practices with the Commerce Commission has posted an open letter to Microsoft users on the web.

Is Microsoft Controlling PC Makers? (Joe Wilcox, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-898931.html>
How Micosoft treats its PC customers could become a hot issue next week in federal court.

HP Closes Book On Compaq Deal (Ian Fried, CNET News.com)
<http://investor.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-9834165-0.html?tag=ats>
After a rancorous eight-month proxy fight, a three-day trial in Delaware, countless speeches, a blizard of regulatory filings, and a bitter boardroom squabble, HP on Friday completed the largest technology merger in history by acquiring Compaq.

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

eMac? Great. Now How About itMac Running aLinux? (Matthew Ruben, MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/curmudgeon/02/05/03/index.html>
The exact nature of the tweaking would be different, but the business model is essentially the same.

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

Some Chinese Se The Future, And It's Capitalist (Joseph Kahn, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/04/arts/04CHIN.html>
The question that captivates leading minds in China is the same one that engaged at the end of the 19th century: how to make the country modern.

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

Check, Please (Ann Marlowe, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/05/04/who_pays/index.html>
Some argue that the convention of men paying for women is a harmless gallantry, like holding a door open. I beg to differ.

Fallen Idols (Economist)
<http://www.economist.com/printedition/displaystory.cfm?Story_ID=1109770>
The world is falling out of love with celebrity chief executives.

The End Of British Invasion (Mark Jenkins, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2065252>
Why can't Britpop crack the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 anymore?

Blueprint For Ground Zero Begins To Take Shape (Edward Wyatt, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/04/nyregion/04REBU.html>
Crucial components of what will occur at ground zero appear to have already been settled upon by city and state officials.

Timeless Wyoming, At A Gallop (Erica Goode, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/05/travel/SADDLE.html>
On a rugged trip into the Old West, riders camp in snug tepees, test their stamina and learn to break the rules.

Web Master (Maurice Martin, Baltimore City Paper)
<http://www.citypaper.com/current/film.html>
Tobey Maguire got the big bucks, but Dan Poole got to Spider-Man first.

My Blog, My Self (Jennifer Balderama, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2010-1074-897638.html>
By attempting to close the gaps left by the mass media, can blogging save the world?

The Internationlist (Christopher Hitchens, LA Weekly)
<http://www.laweekly.com/ink/02/24/cover-hitchens.shtml>
No one who has endured the agony of self-employment as a scribbler can possibly afford not to read George Orwell's "Confessions of a Book Reviewer."

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

Singapore Ushers In Bold, New Tax Regime (Anna Teo, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,43892,00.html?>
Aim is to be more competitive, and to create more jobs and prosperity.

Opposition Hits Out At Election Rules (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,117763,00.html?>
A spirited exchange on last November's General Election dominated the one-hour question time in Parliament yesterday.

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

Singapore: Malaysia Should Show Proof Land Projects Hurt (Associated Press)
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/5/4/latest/4642Singapore&sec=latest>
Singapore needs to see detailed proof before it will consider any changes in its land policy, a government minister said Friday.

Singapore Open To Region Tie-Ups Against Terror (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/reuters/nsp243742.html>
Singapore said on Saturday it was willing to help anti-terrorism efforts under a pact between Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Singapore Pins Hopes On Budget (BBC)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1966000/1966505.stm>
Singapore has announced a budget it hopes will enable it to compete better on the global stage.

$3.6b Handout A Key Plank Of GST Offset Package (Chuang Peck Ming and Serena Ng, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/specialfocus/story/0,2276,43943,00.html?>
A key plank of the government's package to help Singaporeans cushion the impact of a higher goods and services tax is a $3.6 billion handout over three years that comes in the form of 'economic restructuring shares'.

Muted Reactions In Malaysia And HK (Audrey Tan and Diana Oon Abdullah, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/specialfocus/story/0,2276,43904,00.html?>
Malaysia greeted the Budget measures with a sense of deja vu, while Hong Kong is hardly perturbed by Singapore's latest attempt to sharpen its competitiveness as it regards Shanghai as its real competitor, not the Republic.

Water Deal 'Unfair', But KL Can't Act Alone (Leslie Lau, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,117758,00.html?>
"Unfortunately, our people were not that smart because we signed in 1963 when Singapore was still part of Malaysia."

Do U & i Get An A? (Samuel Lee, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,117711,00.html?>
With its first anniversay of broadcast this month, the question is how SPH MediaWorks fared?

Ez-Link Card Refunds Must Be Made Easier (Ee Yik Khoon, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,117821,00.html?>
The last thing I want to do is to waste time queueing for a refund, when it is not my fault.

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