[MyAppleMenu] May 20, 2002

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

Computers The Apples Of Auburn's 'i' (Lindsay Tice, Lewiston Sun Journal)
<http://www.sunjournal.com/story.asp?slg=052002laptop>
Two months after the laptops arrived and just about a month before the school year ends, teachers, parents and kids are calling the program a huge success.

Apple Releases 700MHz iBook (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0205/20.ibook.php>
Apple today updated its iBook with double the on-chip level 2 cache, a more powerful ATI Mobility Radeon graphics processor, larger hard drives and one model that includes a 700MHz G3 processor.

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

Apple UK's Retail Strategy Pays Off As Sales Increase (Mike Hirchkom, MacUser)
<http://www.macuser.co.uk/macsurfer/php3/openframe.php3?page=/newnews/newsarticle.php3?id=2015>
A report by IDC showed a massive 21.2 per cent year-on-year growth in the company's unit sales. This means APple's share of the UK PC market in the first quarter of 2002 jumped to 3.2 per cent, compared with 2.5 per cent last year.

Apple Market Share: Shift, But No Increase (Ben Wilson, NewsFactor)
<http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/17837.html>
Apple has taken bold steps in a number of directions. But so far it has seen little change in its customer demographics.

Watson Web Tool Gets Updated (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0205/20.watson.php>
The update addresses an issue with downloading and installing third-party tools.

Zimbabwe Bank Donates 253 iMacs To Schools (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0205/20.zimbabwe.php>
The bank decided to launch the Edu-Cat promotion after realizing the critical role played by information technology in schools.

Apple's Bluetooth Adaptor Delayed 'Indefinitely' (MacUser)
<http://www.macuser.co.uk/mminute/php3/openframe.php3?page=/newnews/newsarticle.php3?id=2014>
Apple has cancelled customer orders for the USB Bluetooth adaptor, the availability of which it said has been delayed indefinitely.

Potent Laptops Shove Desktops Aside (Fred Langan, Christian Science Monitor)
<http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0520/p18s01-wmcn.html>
As more people grow accustomed to powerful laptops with big screen and fast microprocessors, they will begin to accept them as outright replacements for old-style computers that take up so much space.

Smiles For Some But Tough For Others (The Star)
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/5/20/nation/kkexhibit&sec=nation>
New features in the Mac OS X systems like iDVD, iTunes, iMovie and iPhoto did the trick.

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

Apple Laces Up Its Wing Tips (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_21/b3784060.htm>
The only question is whether it's enough tiger power to get Apples arriving at offices in white boxes rather than brown bags.

One Mac User's (Successful) Effort To Get A Mac In HIs Windows Run Company (Randy DeSerranno, Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2002/05/20.1.shtml>
Isn't that a happy story?

Can Apple Succeed In School? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/may2002/nf20020520_9434.htm>
Apple Computer must retain its 50% share of the education market at all costs -- and Mac aficionados won't blame the company if it significantly lowers the prices it charges schools in order to fend off the Microsoft juggenaut.

No G4 iBooks, But A Decent Revision Nonetheless (John Manzione, MacNetv2)
<http://www.macnet2.com/index.php?itemid=126>
What bothers us is the continued use of the G3 processor and the inability to take full advantage of Quartz Extreme.

Can Microsoft Throw A Monkey Wrench Into The AoL And Apple Relationship? (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl)
<http://www.macnightowl.com/index.htm#microsoft>

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

Watson Web Tool Gets Updated (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0205/20.watson.php>
The update addresses an issue with downloading and installing third-party tools.

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

Four Years On, Microsoft Case Far From Over (Joe Wilcox, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-917863.html>
Saturday marked the four-year anniversary of Microsoft's antitrust case, which, legal experts say, could still go on for quite some time to come.

Microsoft's $1 Billion Bet On Xbox Network (John Markoff, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/20/technology/20GAME.html>
On Monday, Microsoft will annnounce the next big gamble: an ambitious billion-dollar-plus investment in an online game service to be called Xbox Live.

Prisoners Go To Work For Dell (Drew Cullen, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/25343.html>
The PC giant is cutting another corner by employing prisoners to handle its new consumer recycling scheme in the US.

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

Xbox Online Pricing Set (David Becker, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1040-918460.html>
Microsoft will spend $2 billion in its effort to make Xbox the leading video game console, a company executive said Monday.

Dell Vets Get Behind Tablet PC (John G Spooner, CNET News.com)
<http://investor.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-9928234-0.html?tag=ats>
A group of former Dell Computer executives is putting in motion a new company to tackle the tablet PC market.

StarOffice To Eat MS Share (Probably) (ComputerWire)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25164.html>
Gartner Group predict that Sun has a "slightly better than 50:50 chance" to win a 10% slice of business away from Microsoft.

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

Do Fingerprints Lie? (Michael Specter, New Yorker)
<http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?020527fa_FACT>
The gold standard of forensic evidence in now being challenged.

The Business Of Making The Trains To Auschwitz Run On Time (Edwin Black, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/05/19/IN213268.DTL>
Nazi documents contained in the U.S. National Archives and Polish eyewitness testimony make clear that IBM's aliance with the Third Reich went far beyond its German subsidiary.

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

A Drought In Shanghai (Ching-Ching Ni, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Movies-X!ArticleDetail-59571,00.html>
Once known as the Hollywood of China, the city is now a conservative center that's inhospitable to filmmakers.

Lock Up The Analysts And Throw Away The Key (Damien Cave, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/20/analysts/index.html>
An investor who followed expert advice lost $100,000. He wants vengeance, but history suggests he's not likely to get it.

The Talk Of The Book World Still Can't Sell (Warren St. John, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/20/national/20BOOK.html>
The most talked-about book in America, which raises the specter that women who sacrifice families for careers might wake up childless at 45, is hardly selling at all.

What 'Friends' Has That 'X-Files' And 'Ally' Lacked (Caryn James, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/20/arts/television/20NOTE.html?8hpib>
There are no rules for how to keep a series alive except one: the show has to maintain the essential connection between the viewers and the characters on screen.

=== reader : expressions =============

Signal 1 (Chrstopher Stackhouse, Fence Magazine)
<http://www.fencemag.com/v5n1/text/stackhouse.html>

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

Hospital Asked For $60,000 To Admit Baby (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,121029,00.html?>
Public hospitals should not aim to make money out of Singaporeans.

Government May Hive Off Building Arm Of HDB (Lydia Lim, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,120926,00.html?>
This new housing group could then have more flexibility to build public housing, allowing for greater efficiency and innovation in the design of HDB flats.

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

De-Lighted By Light (Clara Chow, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,120915,00.html?>
Keiichi Tahara saw the light, literally, when he was 10. No wonder nature's rays figure so much in his works.

Medisave To Cover More (Salma Khalik, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,120931,00.html?>
Major changes, including coverage of some outpatient treatment, will also affect MediShield, but premiums will rise.

Singapore Fights Back (New Straits Times)
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/Business/20020520082153/Article/>
In a move aimed at overcoming the eroding competitiveness of Singapore port posed by dramatic inroads made by Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas, Singapore has announced a S$80 million fund aimed at boosting its flagging fortunes.

Singaporeans Say Build To Order System For HDB Flats More Practical (Hwee Goh, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/8394/1/.html>

New IUP Plus Scheme Combines Interim And Lift Upgrading For HDB Flat Owners (Hwee Goh, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/8475/1/.html>
Residents have to poll and co-pay for the lift upgrade under IUP Plus. Interim upgrades will still be government-funded.

Smiles For Some But Tough For Others (The Star)
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/5/20/nation/kkexhibit&sec=nation>
New features in the Mac OS X systems like iDVD, iTunes, iMovie and iPhoto did the trick.

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