[MyAppleMenu] Jan 11, 2002

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

iMac: What's In A Design, Anyway? (Farhad Manjoo, Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,49652,00.html>
Called for comment this week on Apple's new iMac, several industrial designers offered a less consistent view of the new machine.

iPhoto Makes Working With Pictures Fun Again (Khan Klatt, osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/15707.html>
The same tedious task that previously took at least four different software applications to accomplish is made easy and enjoyable by iPhoto.

Apple Has High Hopes For iMac (Matthew Broersma, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5101584,00.html>
With the launch of the new flat-panel iMac computer, Apple says it showed its strategy for riding out the current slump in PC sales and general consumer confidence: release compelling products, and the buyers will come.

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

Thumbs Up For Macworld (Leander Kahney, Macworld)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,49655,00.html>
Macintosh fans are almost as funky as Apple's computers.

Apple Cream Of Corporate Corp (Dominique Fidele, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4092>
Apple is one of the UK's most visited Web sites, research shows.

Microsoft Boss Cheers Apple's OS X Decision (Simon Jary, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4085>
"It's risky, but dropping OS 9... is no more dangerious than canning ADB for  USB, or removing floppy disk drives. Apple has made the right decision."

New iMac To Be Displayed At Apple Stores This Weekend (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/article.pl?sid=02/01/10/2340214>
However, customers won't be able to walk out with a product-filled box for a few more weeks.

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

Digital Hub Incomplete (Jeff Adkins, Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/lab/02/0110.html>
There are some loose ends Apple has not addressed in the whole digital hub strategy.

Naked At The Moscone: The Macworld Expo Round-Up (Andrew Orlowski, The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/23643.html>
For me the glory of Macworld is not the hysterical keynote, but the excuse to go on an extended, four-day shopping expedition.

Come On Steve -- Think Beyond The Mac (Cliff Edwards, BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jan2002/nf20020111_8871.htm>
Apple's market share will keep shrinking unless it applies its design genius to other areas, like a wireless, networked media center.

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

The Internet's Invisible Hand (Katie Hafner, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/technology/circuits/10NETT.html>
The Internet is a network whose many incarnations -- as obscure academic playpen, information superhighway, vst marketplace, sci-fi-inspired matrix -- have seen it through more than three decades of ceaseless evolution.

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

Some E-Mail Users Devise Tricks That Keep Them Afloat (Elizabeth Weinstein, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/01/10/financial1033EST0060.DTL&type=tech>
Experts say keeping email under control requires a careful balance of common sense, organizational skills and vigilant workplace policy.

Dot-Com Shakeout Slams Unions (Alorie Gilbert, ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5101592,00.html>
The failure of unions to crack the tech industry, in good times and bad, is somewhat odd considering that New Economy workers deal with many issues that unions fight against.

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

Microsoft's Security Push Lacks Oomph (Robert Lemos, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8437230.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft's security initiatives and the release of the company's "most secure operating system yet" haven't quashed myriad holes that security experts say put customers in harm's way.

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

A Cheaper Office Suite Challenges Microsoft, But Can't Match Quality (Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/01/10/financial1048EST0068.DTL&type=tech>

Ruling Near On Microsoft Class-Action Suits (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8440321.html?tag=owv>
A federal judge could rule as early as Friday on a proposed multimillion-dollar settlement.

Microsoft Boss Cheers Apple's OS X Decision (Simon Jary, Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=4085>
"It's risky, but dropping OS 9... is no more dangerious than canning ADB for  USB, or removing floppy disk drives. Apple has made the right decision."

We Can Put An End To Word Attachments (Richard M. Stallman, Linux Today)
<http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-01-11-002-20-OP>
With our numbers, simply by asking, we can make a difference.

Microsoft Sets Price For Japanese Xbox (David Becker, CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-8436971.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft's Xbox video game console will go on sale in Japan on schedule Feb 22, at a price nearly identical to Sony's market-leading PlayStation 2.

=== linux top news =============

We Can Put An End To Word Attachments (Richard M. Stallman, Linux Today)
<http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-01-11-002-20-OP>
With our numbers, simply by asking, we can make a difference.

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

'Everybody's Been Shot' (Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=95001715>
Americans are exquisitely sensitive -- just not to each other.

The Dangers Of Overstimulation (Damien Cave, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/01/11/stimulus/index.html>
The right time to jump-start the economy may already have passed.

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

The Internet's Invisible Hand (Katie Hafner, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/technology/circuits/10NETT.html>
The Internet is a network whose many incarnations -- as obscure academic playpen, information superhighway, vst marketplace, sci-fi-inspired matrix -- have seen it through more than three decades of ceaseless evolution.

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

The Seven Circles Of SUV (Adair Lara, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/01/10/DD122384.DTL>
It's time, I think, that we updated the list of the damned that Dante described in "The Divine Comedy."

Tron's 20th Anniversay (Glen Helfand, San Franicso Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/technology/cultural/>
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of "Tron" -- and a fine time to revisit this groundbreaking cult film.

Send In The iKlowns (Katharine Mieszkowski, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2002/01/10/iklown/index.html>
At Macworld, out-of-work dot-commers pose as marauding clowns. The authorities are not amused.

Art, After A Fashion (Christine Temin, Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/011/living/Art_after_a_fashion+.shtml>
Dressed up exhibits look at clothes' place in world.

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

Terrorists Target Diplomatic, Commercial And Military Areas In Singapore (Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/01/11/singaporenews17476.htm>
One plan was to take place in housing estate Yishun - targeting a regular shuttle service carrying American personnel between Sembawang Wharf and Yishun MRT station.

Two-Year Detention For 13 People Arrested For Terorist Activites (Hwee Goh, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/01/11/singaporenews17475.htm>
Thirteen of the 15 people arrested by Singapore's Internal Security Department for terorist-related activities will be detained for two years under the Internal Security Act.

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

MediaCorp Lays Off 200 Workers, Announces Pay Cuts (Chia Hui Kheng, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/01/11/singaporenews17446.htm>
MediaCorp laid off some 200 employees or 7 percent of its staff, and announced pay cuts for the remaining staff.

Home Video Found In Afghanistan Targets Singapore For Attack (Lee Siew Hoon, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2002/01/11/singaporenews17479.htm>
The video shows surveillance of Yishun MRT station and the bus services which shuttle American personnel to Sembawang Wharf.

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