[MyAppleMenu] Aug 2, 2000

[applesurf at myapplemenu.comapplesurf]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

== AppleSurf (Top Stories) ====================

Apple Misses The Tune On CD-RW Drives (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2410690.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Apple Computer may claim to have the coolest computers on the planet, but it missed out on the market for Internet music.

Think Different (Village Voice)
<http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0031/ladd.shtml>
Apple plugs corporate leaks.

Berst Misses The Boat Again (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/scope/2k0802.html>
The main difference between Jesse Berst and me... seems to be that I don't expect Apple to release its product plans for the next 2 or 3 years to the general public.

Is This Apple Or... NeXT? (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/flipside/2000/20000801.shtml>
When Apple bought NeXT, it did not just buy a company and get a former leader back in the field, but it actually got its ideas.

== AppleSurf (News) ====================

Apple Misses The Tune On CD-RW Drives (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2410690.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Apple Computer may claim to have the coolest computers on the planet, but it missed out on the market for Internet music.

Think Different (Village Voice)
<http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0031/ladd.shtml>
Apple plugs corporate leaks.

== AppleSurf (Opinion) ====================

Berst Misses The Boat Again (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/scope/2k0802.html>
The main difference between Jesse Berst and me... seems to be that I don't expect Apple to release its product plans for the next 2 or 3 years to the general public.

Is This Apple Or... NeXT? (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/flipside/2000/20000801.shtml>
When Apple bought NeXT, it did not just buy a company and get a former leader back in the field, but it actually got its ideas.

== AppleSurf (Reviews) ====================

AppleShare IP 6.3 (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/07/19/reviews/appleshare.html>
AppleShare IP 6.3 maintains its appealing features and rolls out a few more.

ihateapple.com (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/tf/2k0802.html>

AirPort (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/07/30/0801everyairport.html>
Once people begin using it, they can't imagine life without it.

== The Wintel Empire (Top Stories) ====================

Microsoft Slashes Price On Windows Me (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2406026.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
&quot;Sale&quot; is not usually a store term associated with Windows. But in what may be an unprecendented maneuver to push consumers to upgrade from Windows 98, Microsoft will offer Windows Me at a $30 discount.

== The Wintel Empire (News) ====================

Microsoft Slashes Price On Windows Me (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2406026.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
&quot;Sale&quot; is not usually a store term associated with Windows. But in what may be an unprecendented maneuver to push consumers to upgrade from Windows 98, Microsoft will offer Windows Me at a $30 discount.

IE Shuts Some Users Out Of Net Bill-Paying Site (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2410164.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft Internet Explorer users could have a hard time paying their bills online for the next several days at PayMyBills.com.

== Breaking Barriers (Top Stories) ====================

Legal Experts See One Course For Napster: Litigation (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2410791.html>
Napster's appeal of a court-ordered shutdown has granted the company more time but little room to maneuver in its ongoing clash with the recording industry, legal experts said this week.

== Breaking Barriers (News) ====================

Legal Experts See One Course For Napster: Litigation (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2410791.html>
Napster's appeal of a court-ordered shutdown has granted the company more time but little room to maneuver in its ongoing clash with the recording industry, legal experts said this week.

IE Shuts Some Users Out Of Net Bill-Paying Site (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2410164.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft Internet Explorer users could have a hard time paying their bills online for the next several days at PayMyBills.com.

== PenguinSurf (News) ====================

Red Hat Pushes Beyond PCs WIth Ericsson Deal (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2408427.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Red Hat's efforts to push Linux into small, non-PC computing devices have borne their first fruit: a partnership with European telecommunications company Ericsson.

== SingaporeSurf (Top Stories) ====================

Starhub Grabs 80,000 New Mobile Users (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri2_0802.html>
Two out of every three new mobile-phone subscribers from April to June chose new kid on the block StarHub over incumbent SingTel Mobile.

== SingaporeSurf (News) ====================

Sentosa Should Be Overhauled, Say Experts (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin1_0802.html>
The idea is for the island's theme parks to be relocated closer together to create a bigger impact.

== SingaporeSurf (Technology) ====================

Starhub Grabs 80,000 New Mobile Users (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri2_0802.html>
Two out of every three new mobile-phone subscribers from April to June chose new kid on the block StarHub over incumbent SingTel Mobile.