[MyAppleMenu] Aug 22, 2002

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

New Mac OS X Simplifies WebServices (Matt Berger, InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/08/22/020822hnmacos.xml>
While several industry analysts said that Apple's technology is far less developed than the infrastructure Microsoft aims to deliver through its .Net initiative, conceptually, the Web-based applications delivered through Sherlock provide an early glimpse at the future of Web-based applications and services.

Mac OS 10.2 Reviewed (David Pogue, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/22/technology/circuits/22STAT.html>
Mac OS X 10.2 is the best-looking, least-intrusive and most thoughtfully designed operating system walking the earth today.

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

Report: 3GHz Pentium, Pricier PCs (Matthew Broersma, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2110-1001-954892.html?tag=cdshrt>
Motherboard makers are gearing up to support Intel's upcoming 3GHz Pentium 4 chip, and the cost of their upgraded parts could mean a price hike for PC buyers.

Jaguar Shipments Arrive Early (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=16073>
Some Apple customers who pre-order Mac OS X 10.2 are already receiving shipments of the new OS.

Some 10.2 Customers Face Minor Delay (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=16071>
Apple may be delaying some Mac OS X 10.2 "Family Pack" orders.

Microsoft Warns Of Flaws In ActiveX Control (Dennis Fisher, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,480448,00.asp>
There are three security vulnerabilities in an ActiveX control included in several of Microsoft Corp.'s most popular applications that give an attacker the ability to execute code and read files on a remote machine.

Super Get Info Gets Jaguar Compatibility (Dennis Sellers, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0208/22.getinfo.php>
The update includes a "Reveal in Finder" menu item and provides the ability to configure a keystroke to invoke the "Empty Trash" command.

GraphicConverter 4.4.4 Released (Peter Cohen, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0208/22.graphicconverter.php>
LemkeSoft has updated its popular shareware graphics editing and conversion utility, GraphicConverter.

Steve Jobs Keynote At Apple Expo Paris (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=5160>
Apple CEO Steve Jobs will deliver the opening keynote address at Apple Expo Paris 2002 on Tuesday September 10.

MSN Coming To Mac OS X (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0208/22.msn.php>
Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) on Thursday will announce its intention to bring its MSN service to Mac OS X in early 2003.

Mathematica Broadens Appeal (Peter Coffee, eWeek)
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,478893,00.asp>
Mathematica is a leading example of supercomputer power for single-user systems.

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

Unix As Literature: Revisited (Rob Flickenger, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/1874>
I find it a very humorous irony that the ultimate tool that will likely bring people back to doing more in a Unix terminal may turn out to be the latest version of Mac OS.

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

New iMac, Old Mac OS (Jeff Adkins, Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/lab/02/0822.html>
Why Mac OS X sometimes isn't the right solution.

Back-To-The-Future Design Is Also Office-Friendly (Glenn Fleishman, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/22/technology/circuits/22GEE1.html?tntemail0>
If you cheered for the robots in  old sci-fi thrillers, your computer may have found a new friend in Harman Multimedia's JBL Creature speakers.

Griffin Technology's PowerMate (Neal Parikh, MacNN)
<http://reviews.macnn.com/review.php?id=23>
The great looks and exgtensive customization features make the PowerMate well worth the money, especailly for Mac users in the audio or video arenas.

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

An Ad-Free Web Might Be A Barren Place (Jonathan Krim, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47050-2002Aug21.html>
 As annoying as the pop-ups are, computer users would be wise not to let their anger translate into a wish that the Internet become an advertising-free zone.

Wi-Fi And Free Lunches (John Patrick, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2010-1071-954609.html>
Stopping for a bite to eat in a small New England town, was I ever surprised to find a Wi-Fi connection available at 1.2 megabits per second. Where was this bandwidth coming from? No idea. Who was paying for this bandwidth? Same answer.

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

AOL Revives Focus On Creating Oiginal Content (David D. Kikpatrick and Saul Hansell, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/22/technology/22AOL.html>
The executives assuming control of the struggling AOL Intenet service are reviving a strategy the company abandoned five years ago, emphasizing the creation of original, exclusive content.

Will Price Cuts Rescue The Wireless Web? (Ben Charny, ZDNet)
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-954614.html>
High prices have dissuaded many consumers from accessing the Web via cell phones, but there are some indications that prices are falling.

Businesses Pushing Web Services To Simplify Work (Daniel Sorid, Reuters)
<http://www.forbes.com/business/newswire/2002/08/21/rtr701600.html>
Web services have been hyped since the dot-com boom as a way to manage transactions over the Internet, and were seen as a victim when the technology bubble burst. Research firm Gartner, however, said that now even cautious firms have once again begun to test Web services as a key part of their strategy.

Voice Over Internet Service Talks To Consumers (Associated Press)
<http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/08/20/internet.voice.ap/index.html>
For years, the high cost of phone calls was the biggest obstacle to Internet growth. These days, that curse is proving to be a bit of a blessing.

New Salvo In Piracy, Privacy War (Brad King, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285,54678,00.html>
The music industry's trade association is asking a federal district court to force an Internet service provider to turn over private information for a subscriber, heating up the legal war between technology and entertainment companies.

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

Microsoft Retools Visual Studio.Net (Mike Ricciuti, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-954835.html>
Microsoft on Thursday offered a glimpse of its new features for future versions of its Visual Studio.Net development tool bundle.

MSN Coming To Mac OS X (Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0208/22.msn.php>
Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) on Thursday will announce its intention to bring its MSN service to Mac OS X in early 2003.

Microsoft-Centric Smartphone Still Immature (Jim Krane, Associated Press)
<http://www.boston.com/dailynews/233/economy/PRODUCT_REVIEW_Microsoft_centr%3A.shtml>
Paul Masson used to say he'd sell no wine before its time. Somebody should've given this advice to the makers of the first cellphone/organizer to incorporate Microsoft's new Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition.

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

The Linux Developer Lifestyle, Exposed (Matthew Broersma, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1001-954929.html>
According to a new survey, open-source software developers are mostly men in their twenties, and they vastly favor the Debian operating system distribution.

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

How U.S. Fears Hurt Business (Murray Hiebert with Ben Dolven, Far Eastern Economic Review)
<http://www.feer.com/articles/2002/0208_29/p012region.html>
American companies are crying 'Foul.' As they rush to sell more hi-tech goods to China, some have hit a wall thrown up by a U.S. government worried about national security and suspicious of Chinese intentions. And critics say the strategy isn't even working.

The IT Split (Robert Shapiro, Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/?id=2069718&device=>
Why Japan's tech industry bombed while America's boomed.

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

Fat Chance (Marion McGilvary, The Times)
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-390644,00.html>
So Jamie Lee Curtis has given up the star struggle and become an ordinary fortysomething. Oh no, you don't.

Weblogs Of The Stars (Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/08/21/DD78157.DTL>
Hollywood personalities share their innermost thoughts, interesting or not, on the Internet.

The Mysteries Of Life Inspire Michael Connelly (Gary Dretzka, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/08/13/DD194477.DTL&type=books>
'Blood Work' author studied his friend's reaction to receiving a heart transplant.

Whirl Of The Words (Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.calendarlive.com/books/cl-lv-bookmobile21aug21.story?coll=cl%2Dbooks>
Project Movilivre, on a cross-country tour, offers alternative, handmade publications.

Fox Populi (Charles P. Pierce, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/08/22/fox/index_np.html>
What do the barking heads of Fox News Chanel and other Murdoch media have that CNN, Rather and Donahue don't? A true, virtuous, tabloid soul.

AOL Revives Focus On Creating Oiginal Content (David D. Kikpatrick and Saul Hansell, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/22/technology/22AOL.html>
The executives assuming control of the struggling AOL Intenet service are reviving a strategy the company abandoned five years ago, emphasizing the creation of original, exclusive content.

Why All TV Series Aren't Simply Set In Tempe, Ariz. (Rick bentley, The Knoxville News-Sentinel)
<http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/tv_and_radio/article/0,1406,KNS_357_1337227,00.html>
Action on a TV program must take place somewhere, and that means every television show is set in a real or fictional geographic location.

He's Not Moses, But He's Something Else (Richard Dreyfuss, National Review)
<http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-dreyfuss082002.asp>
My tribute to Charlton Heston.

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

Jani And The Pigeon Man (Bill Carrigan, Potpourri Magazine)
<http://www.potpourri.org/editor/fiction/fic_jani/fic_jani.html>

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

MPH Writes Its Epilogue (Jaime Ee, Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,2276,55211,00.html?>
Ripples of regret are surfacing even as the bookstore decides to vacate its venerable premises next year. But what's next for the building that has been gazetted for conservation?

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

A Turnaround (Trish Saywell, Far Eastern Economic Review)
<http://www.feer.com/articles/2002/0208_29/p044money.html>
Falling prices and sluggish sales of electronics chips underscore how fragile the recovery is.

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