[MyAppleMenu] Aug 11, 2002

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

Apple Sees Breakeven In Next Quarter - Paper (Reuters)
<http://www.forbes.com/markets/newswire/2002/08/11/rtr692183.html>
"It would be crazy to expect strong growth at this moment, therefore we aim to break even in the next quarter."

What's Really 'Real'? (Joellen Perry, U.S. News)
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/020819/biztech/19applegate.htm>
Apple's new ad campaign features ordinary folks, but some wonder just how ordinary they are.

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

Hungry For A Bigger Bite (Duncan McLeod, Hoover's)
<http://hoovnews.hoovers.com/fp.asp?layout=displaynews&doc_id=NR20020809670.2_31b0000c3a319cb6>
Apple wants to double its market share in SA in the next two years. It wil try to do this through new retail and sales channel initiatives.

XLR8 Inc. Closes Doors (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0208/10.xlr8.php>
XLR8 Inc. had focused on the development of Macintosh processor upgrades and perihperals.

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

Good-Bye XLR8 (Dan Knight, Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/musings/02/0812.html>
I think almost everyone who owns an XLR8 product has nothing to worry about. Hardware tends to fail right away ro last for a long, long time.

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

How Does The Pentium 4 And Athlon XP Running Windows XP Compare To The G4 Power Macintosh Running OS X? (rob-ART, Bare Feats)
<http://www.barefeats.com/pentium4.html>
I think Apple is at a crossroads. It must decide whether to stick with the Morotola processor which is falling further and further behind in speed or switch to Pentium or Athlon.

Xserve Solo Vs XServe Dual Vs Power Mac Dual (rob-ART morgan, Bare Feats)
<http://www.barefeats.com/xserve2.html>
After all the hype touting the Xserve's "phenomenal processing power," I was disappointed in the performance.

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

The Death Of E-Mail (Steve Gillmor, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/02/08/12/020812opcurve.xml>
I don't care about spam. Spam will go away -- with the death of e-mail.

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

The Sprint 3G Ballyhoo: So What? (Elisa Batista and Jason Pollack, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,54425,00.html>
Sprint PCS may face an uphill battle to sell its new high-speed Internet services for mobile phones.

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

A White House In Search Of A Policy (Martin Indyk, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/11/opinion/11INDY.html>
Does the Bush administration know what it's doing in the Middle East?

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

Crunch Time (Preston Lerner, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/magazine/la-tm-thorne32aug11.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dmagazine>
No one has ever seen a gravitational wave, but Caltech's Kip Thorne and other scientists are convinced they exist. Now they're weeks away from a huge experiment that could prove them right--or wrong.

So You've Got Your HDTV. Now What's There To See? (David Everitt, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/11/arts/television/11EVER.html>
When the gizmo is hooked up and ready to display its wide-screen, high-quality pictures, what will there be to watch?

The Mathematics Of... Auctions (Michael Abrams, Discover)
<http://www.discover.com/aug_02/featmath.html>
By the time an auctioneer shouts "Sold!" most bidders have already gone too far.

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

The Human Bond (Matthew Gilbert, Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/globe/magazine/2002/0811/currents.htm>
There is nothing to match paper's tactile variations. It offers a special sensual pleasure that is nonexistent online.

The Genius Of Idiotism (Daniel Finkelstein, The Times)
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-377952,00.html>
Totally unmoved by label politics.

The Odds Of That (Lisa Belkin, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/11/magazine/11COINCIDENCE.html>
In paranoid times like these, people see connections where there aren't any. Why the complex science of coincidence is a conspiracy theorist's worst nightmare.

Rustic Romance (A.O. Scott, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/11/magazine/11WWLN.html>
Vacations are more and more about seeking the simple authenticity we ruin by showing up.

A Fat Nation (Amanda Spake, U.S. News)
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/020819/health/19fat.htm>
America's 'supersize' diet is fattier and sweeter--and deadlier.

The Ancient Art Of Haranguing Has Moved To The Internet (Emily Eakin, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/10/arts/10TANK.html>
If Orwell had lived to surf the Internet, he might have been cheered to discover a flourishing new breed of paphleteer: the blogger.

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

The Downside To Singapore's Higher Grwoth Forecast (Vikram Khanna, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,54059,00.html?>
Projects here are being raised but so are thr risks of a flatering US recovery.

Relook Use Of New SAT For Varsity Admission (Sandra Davie, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/analysis/story/0,1870,136885,00.html?>
Teachers questioned the value of the SAT now that it resembles the A levels.

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

New PacNet Service May Spark Broadband War (Angela Tan, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/bizit/story/0,2276,53993,00.html?>
It could spur more price cuts, lure more dial-up users to opt for broadband, and entice service providers to offer more innovative applications.

HDB Flat Not A Ticket To Extra Loan Cash (Neo Hui Min, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,136962,00.html?>
Flat owners will not be able to use their homes as collateral to take out more loans.

Upgrading Of Schools Is To Meet Long-Term Needs (Tang Tuck Weng, Ministry of Education, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,136972,00.html?>
Schools are upgraded only after a thorough evaluation of the costs and benefits of different options.

As Singapore Marks 37th Anniversary, Economy Mars Celebrations (Anindya Mukherjee, Bloomberg)
<http://quote.bloomberg.com/fgcgi.cgi?mnu=news&ptitle=South%20Asia%20News&tp=topfinancial&T=as_storypage99.ht&s=APVMl5haGQXMgU2lu>
Singapore marked its 37th anniversary of independence amid signs that an end to the island's worst recession may not restore its status as one of Asia's fastest-growing economies.

Spat Set Aside For Celebrations (Paul Gabriel, The Star)
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/8/11/nation/gptoast&sec=nation>
The spat over the water issue between Malaysia and Singapore was momentarily set aside.

Ez-Link Woes Will Improve Soon (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,136929,00.html?>
The hippcus with ez-link cards on buses are teething problems, and will get better when commuters get used to the system, said Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong.

A Third Of Singaporeans Use Internet To Deal With Government: Survey (Lee Siew Hoon, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/15779/1/.html>
The survey of 800 Singaporeans found that 35 percent prefer to use the Internet to deal with government.

Super Mega Hyper (Tee Hun Ching, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,136805,00.html?>
Supermart chains are expanding here, opening themed and no-frills outlets plus hypermarts to capture customers in a mature market.

Adult Novelties Come To Town - But Forget The Porn (Chong Chee Kin and Suhaila Sulaiman, Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,136823,00.html?>
Several shops sell them, albeit 'mild' versions - you won't find anatomically-correct vibrators, as it is an offence to deal in obscene objects.

Where Have All The Flags Gone This Year? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,136858,00.html?>
The decrease does seem to reflect the loss of public interest in buying flags and hanging them up, as well as the bad state of the economy.

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