[MyAppleMenu] Jan 21, 2003

Tue Jan 21 21:05:00 EST 2003

MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Tuesday, Jan 21, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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Wireless Far From Flawless (Henry Norr, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/01/20/BU143826.DTL&type=tech>
For most people, my advice is to hold off on 11g for now -- if you have to buy now, go with the tried and true 11b.

MyAppleMenu : News
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5GB iPod Unavailable At Apple Store Due To "Significant Holiday Demand" (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/01/21/ipodunavailable>

Apple Web Site Recognizes Safari Users (MacMinute)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/01/20/safariuser>
Several MacMinute readers note that Apple's Web site now recognizes what browser you are using —- as long as you are surfing with its new Safari Web browser.

Phoenix Browser For OS X Released (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=18180>

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Apple Takes On Enterprise Shine (eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,838233,00.asp>
To those who gripe about having only one real end-user IT choice, we have a suggestion: Stop complaining and look at Apple.

Focus Your Energies Wisely (Ben Franklin, Entrepreneur)
<http://www.entrepreneur.com/amex/article/0,5742,306104,00.html>
Don't spend so much time fighting competitors that you lose sight of what's important.

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Apple Safari 1.0 (Beta) (Troy Dreier, PC Magazine)
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,838004,00.asp>
Speed is the main reason to try Safari, but the product also introduces several eyebrow-raising innovations.

Introductions To VPN's Under Mac OS X (Thomas Vincent, OSXFAQ)
<http://www.osxfaq.com/Editorial/vincent/index2.ws>

AirPort Extreme: In The Key Of G (Glenn Fleishman and Adam C. Engst, TidBITS)
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07047>
We're bullish on 802.11g because it's backwards compatible, and because it doesn't rely on unproven technology. Faster speed at about the same price? Count us in.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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When Bill Gates Speaks, Look For The Devil In The Details (Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times)
<http://www.suntimes.com/output/worktech/cst-fin-andy21.html>
The Bill Gates who steps up to a conference podium is, in equal amounts, both sinner and savior ... and the devil will always be in the details.

More Wintel News at <http://www.myapplemenu.com/wintel/>

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : Top Stories
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Is There Hope For Java? (Farhad Manjoo, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/01/21/java/index.html>
A judge has ordered Microsoft to make it easy for Sun's popular programming language to work with Windows. But the remedy may be too little, too late.

Mickey Mouse Clubbed (Jesse Walker, Reason)
<http://www.reason.com/links/links011703.shtml>
Disney's cartoon rodent speaks out on the Eldred decision.

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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Courts Split On Internet Bans (Matt Richtel, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/21/technology/21MONI.html>
If a person goes to prison for using a computer and the Internet to commit a crime, can he be barred from using the Internet after the sentence is served?

HP Walout Clouds Desktop Linux Show (Stephen Shankland, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-981257.html>
Hewlett-Packard and other participants have withdrawn from a February conference on the use of Linux on desktop computers, casting a shadow on the show's debut.

Yahoo And AOL: Reversal Of Foruntes (Jim Hu, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-981217.html>
The past two years have seen a dramatic reversal of fortunes for Internet bellwethers AOL Time Warner and Yahoo, highlighting both the pitfalls and the renewed promise of the Internet.

Sony's New Day (Steven Levy, Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/861338.asp>
Nobuyuki Idei took charge of Japan’s electronics and media giant at the end of the analog age—1995. His mission is to remake the company—-all of it—-for the network age.

Malaysia's Broken Internet Promise (Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/000741.shtml#000741>
Promises by governments are often worth nothing, and that's apparently the case here.

Heavy Hitters To Dominate LinuxWorld (Ed Scannell, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/03/01/20/030120hnlinuxwrap.xml>
Dominant Linux players including IBM and HP are proving to be the chief beneficiaries of Linux's rising financial fortunes in the enterprise as smaller Linux-only companies struggle for survival.

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
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Failed College Math (Richard Cohen, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19635-2003Jan20.html>
Americans do not support affirmative action. Even many blacks do not support it.

The More Pernickious Bias Is Less Substance, More Fluff (David Shaw, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/showcase/la-ca-shaw19jan19.story>
The way I see it, the problem with the media's political coverage isn't bias. It's shrinkage. And superficiality.

War Stories (David Folkenflik, Baltimore Sun)
<http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/arts/bal-as.warcoverage19jan19,0,5704220.story?coll=bal%2Dartslife%2Dsociety>
Even with greater access, can the media overcome military pressure and its own foibles to make war coverage meaningful?

MyAppleMenu Reader : Science & Tech
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Motion-Picture Windows: Soon On A Wall Near You? (Daniela Deane, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19548-2003Jan20.html>
Spending lots of time staring out your window? Soon, that could become a different experience.

Sony's New Day (Steven Levy, Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/861338.asp>
Nobuyuki Idei took charge of Japan’s electronics and media giant at the end of the analog age—1995. His mission is to remake the company—-all of it—-for the network age.

Mathematicians Find Path Less Travelled (Philip Ball, Nature)
<http://www.nature.com/nsu/030113/030113-1.html>
Simulation of Grand Canyon rafting helps manage overcrowding in the wild.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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The Actor's Cut? (Jason L. Riley, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110002942>
If film stars could see the big picture, they'd be better directors.

Southern Magazine Is Revived In New Home (Stepen Kinzer, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/21/arts/21OXFO.html>
This might not be the best time to revive a collapsed regional magazine devoted to fine writing and cultural criticism. Editors of The Oxford American, however, are trying.

Salon Clings To Dot-Com Swagger (Michael J. Ybarra, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.calendarlive.com/cl-et-ybarra21jan21,0,271953.story?coll=cl-home-more-channels>
Now in what may be a last-ditch effort to stay alive, Salon is about to dramatically change its business model.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : Top Stories
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Bickering Is Something Of A Habit (Oon Yeoh, Bangkok Post)
<http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/21Jan2003_news33.html>
It does not take much to inflame emotions where there are deep-seated grievances and attitudinal problems. Such is the case with Singapore and Malaysia, once one but now most definitely divided.

MyAppleMenu SingaporeSurf : News & Opinions
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Water Issue Gets A Replay, Singapore Charges Back (Bernama)
<http://www.bernama.com.my/B2002/news.shtml?general/ge2001_8>
The Straits Times, a newspaper owned by Singapore Press Holdings, charged back at Utusan Malaysia for accusing Singapore of profiting from the water it buys from Malaysia.

SLRT Given 6 Months To Shape Up At Bukit Panjang (Karamjit Kaur, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,167372,00.html?>

Malaysia's Broken Internet Promise (Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News)
<http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/000741.shtml#000741>
Promises by governments are often worth nothing, and that's apparently the case here.

More Singapore News at <http://www.myapplemenu.com/singapore/>

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