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Tuesday, July 9, 2002

News

Taiwan iMac Shipments Take A Hit As Demand For The Computer Slackens
by David Tzeng, Chou Hua-Hsin, DigiTimes
The new iMacís Taiwanese part suppliers and assemblers are reporting reduced or halted shipments amid weakening demand for the flat-panel desktop, according to sources familiar with the companies.

Quanta Computer May Ship 4.5 Million Notebooks This Year, Below Its Earlier Estimates
by David Tzeng, Chou Hua-Hsin, DigiTimes.com
Hit by slowing iMac shipments and cuts in orders from HP, Quanta Computer could face a long road in reaching its shipment target this year.

Crunch Time For Apple OS Security
by James Middleton, vnunet.com
Hackers see Mac OSX hole as soft touch.

Study Of Power Consumption Also Finds Macs Are Cheaper To Run
by Alex Summersby, Macunlimited.com
An independent analysis at the University of Liege, Belgium, has shown that Mac systems' significantly lower power consumption also means substantial savings over Windows PC systems.

Opinion

What's With Apple's Fetish For Secrecy?
by David Coursey, ZDNet
Whoever is really to blame here, Apple needs to turn this brouhaha into a non-issue—and fast.

GraphicPower 'Blacklisting' Looks More Like Apathy Than Conspiracy
by Chuck La Tournous, RandomMaccess

Review

Apple Determined To Upstage Rival
by Peggy Rogers, The Miami Herald
There will be pain involved, but also joy of release for Microsoft dissidents.

eMac Test Drive
by Steve Watkins, Low End Mac
The eMac fills at least two voids in Apple's product line.

Top Ten iPhoto Tips
by Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network
The truit is, iPhoto is really quite powerful (and complicated), even though it appears simple on the surface.

Sidetrack

Tuesday, July 9, 2002
by Heng-Cheong Leong

Gene Steinberg: Many of the articles complaining about Apple's posture on this subject haven't apparently bothered to consult [Macworld Expo Media Registration page].

Wintel

Don't Trash Microsoft Office Just Yet
by Peet Morris, CW360
One issue that is being missed in the hullabaloo regarding Microsoft's and Sun's office suites is programmability.

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