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== AppleSurf (Top Stories) ====================
Avoiding The PC Box (Green Magazine)
<http://www.greenmagazine.com/2000/08/000824b.asp>
Its ad campaign pushed, "Think Different," and that's exactly what Apple Computer has managed to do. Now, after tasting success, Steve Jobs' baby has to continue to be unconventional.
Back-To-School In Style (ABCNews.com)
<http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/DailyNews/techfashion000824.html>
This year’s fall shopping season for the back-to-school crowd is tapping into the world of high tech.
Toward A Simpler Operating System (Los Angeles Times Syndicate)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500243060-500359008-502101539-0,00.html>
Unfortunately, neither Apple nor anyone else has done much to fundamentally improve on that 16-year-old Big Idea.
Imaging In Quartz (And 3-D) (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/08/20/0824moveeight.html>
Quartz, in a sense, is Apple's "secret sauce," one of the primary features that will distinguish Mac OS X applications from those that run on other platforms.
== AppleSurf (News) ====================
Avoiding The PC Box (Green Magazine)
<http://www.greenmagazine.com/2000/08/000824b.asp>
Its ad campaign pushed, "Think Different," and that's exactly what Apple Computer has managed to do. Now, after tasting success, Steve Jobs' baby has to continue to be unconventional.
Back-To-School In Style (ABCNews.com)
<http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/DailyNews/techfashion000824.html>
This year’s fall shopping season for the back-to-school crowd is tapping into the world of high tech.
Why DVD Have Been A Desktop Dud (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdii.com/industry_list.asp?mode=news&doc_id=ZD2619648>
Movies are all the rage when it comes to DVDs, but this is not what PC makers had in mind when they started building them into their systems.
In Search Of Mac Gaming's Holy Grail (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0008/24.gameguru.shtml>
Ah, simultaneous releases, the holy grail of the Mac games world.
Imaging In Quartz (And 3-D) (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/08/20/0824moveeight.html>
Quartz, in a sense, is Apple's "secret sauce," one of the primary features that will distinguish Mac OS X applications from those that run on other platforms.
Macromedia Ships Flash 5 (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/08/20/0824flashships.html>
The latest version of the Web-animation software is available now for download. Macromedia said boxed versions will be on store shelves in September.
Freeway Enters The Ring (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/08/20/0824shalatfwy.html>
It's not a heavyweight like GoLive or Dreamweaver, but the Web-design software from Britain could be the top contender for the welterweight title.
== AppleSurf (Opinion) ====================
The Ultimate PowerBook (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/tangible/00/08/24/index.html>
There are thousands of Mac users clamoring for Apple to make a sub-notebook, but the sad reality is that sub-notebooks are a niche market.
Toward A Simpler Operating System (Los Angeles Times Syndicate)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500243060-500359008-502101539-0,00.html>
Unfortunately, neither Apple nor anyone else has done much to fundamentally improve on that 16-year-old Big Idea.
== AppleSurf (Reviews) ====================
Quadras Still Useful (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/archive/2k0825.html>
Although Quadras are getting on, they are by no means useless.
== The Wintel Empire (Top Stories) ====================
Pentium 4: Performance Worth The Price? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2619619,00.html>
Intel's forthcoming Pentium 4 chip will be fast, but will it be faster than a Pentium III? Some analysts say it will be slower.
== The Wintel Empire (News) ====================
Complicated Computers (Associated Press)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/450556.asp>
Gateway Inc. is admitting publicly what most computer makers generally try to sweep under the rug: using a computer can be pretty darned complicated.
Intel's XScale Design Would Fit Handily Into A Palm (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2605811.html?dtn.head>
It's impossible to predict whether Palm will design new versions of its handheld devices using Intel's new XScale chip architecture. But XScale would be a good choice for a personal digital assistant (PDA), especially one with a wireless connection to the Internet.
Toward A Simpler Operating System (Los Angeles Times Syndicate)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500243060-500359008-502101539-0,00.html>
Unfortunately, neither Apple nor anyone else has done much to fundamentally improve on that 16-year-old Big Idea.
MS Designs Its Own Chip For WebTV (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2619528,00.html>
Software maker spends less than $20M to create Solo2, a special processor to combine Internet browsing, TV and video recording.
Microsoft Goes Vertical With .Net (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2619650,00.html>
.Net for manufacturing, healthcare, banking? Redmond offers a glimpse of how it intends to extend .Net into corporations.
Pentium 4: Performance Worth The Price? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2619619,00.html>
Intel's forthcoming Pentium 4 chip will be fast, but will it be faster than a Pentium III? Some analysts say it will be slower.
MS Fixes FrontPage Hole, Quietly (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,38410,00.html>
A hole in FrontPage Server Extensions that enabled denial-of-service attacks gets fixed, but the programmer who discovered the problem wonders about the way Microsoft went about fixing it.
Intel Says: Think Like Napster (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,38413,00.html>
The head of Intel's architecture group says peer-to-peer networking technologies such as Napster are as revolutionary to the Web as were the first browsers.
Sorting Out The Office-On-Linux Rumors (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2605044.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
While scores of tech companies were tripping over each other last week to show support for the Linux operating system at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, Microsoft was busy squelching rumors that it is quietly developing a Linux version of Office.
Why DVD Have Been A Desktop Dud (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdii.com/industry_list.asp?mode=news&doc_id=ZD2619648>
Movies are all the rage when it comes to DVDs, but this is not what PC makers had in mind when they started building them into their systems.
== Breaking Barriers (Top Stories) ====================
What Happened To The Women's Web? (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/08/25/womens_web/index.html>
They promised a revolution, but all we got was horoscopes, diet tips and parenting advice.
Paper Loses Copyright Case (Financial Times)
<http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3VNA0Y7CC&live=true&tagid=ZZZLZDL1B0C&subheading=media%20%26%20entertainment>
Leading Dutch newspapers on Tuesday failed to prevent an online news service from providing direct links to articles on newspaper websites, in a legal ruling that helps define the limits of internet copyright.
Shanghai Noon (Guardian)
<http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,357641,00.html>
Bill Clinton hailed the internet as a harbinger of democracy. Beijing agrees. That's why it's cracking down.
Intel Says: Think Like Napster (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,38413,00.html>
The head of Intel's architecture group says peer-to-peer networking technologies such as Napster are as revolutionary to the Web as were the first browsers.
== Breaking Barriers (News) ====================
Yahoo To Offer Encrypted Email Option (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2605437.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Yahoo plans to let its email account holders use data scrambling to protect the privacy of their messages, marking a potentially significant advance for the mainstream use of encryption.
NSI Calls Server Failure A "Major Incident" (Bloomberg News)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2608664.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Network Solutions executives classified the brief failure Wednesday night of four of the 13 computers that manage global Internet traffic as a "major, major incident," according to reports.
Analysts Say AOL Safe On Messaging (Reuters)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/08/biztech/articles/25message.html>
America Online Inc.'s domination of the instant messaging world has drawn scrutiny by federal regulators who are considering the company's merger with Time Warner Inc. but analysts are skeptical regulators will do much to reduce their hold on the market.
What Happened To The Women's Web? (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/08/25/womens_web/index.html>
They promised a revolution, but all we got was horoscopes, diet tips and parenting advice.
Paper Loses Copyright Case (Financial Times)
<http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3VNA0Y7CC&live=true&tagid=ZZZLZDL1B0C&subheading=media%20%26%20entertainment>
Leading Dutch newspapers on Tuesday failed to prevent an online news service from providing direct links to articles on newspaper websites, in a legal ruling that helps define the limits of internet copyright.
Shanghai Noon (Guardian)
<http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,357641,00.html>
Bill Clinton hailed the internet as a harbinger of democracy. Beijing agrees. That's why it's cracking down.
MS Designs Its Own Chip For WebTV (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2619528,00.html>
Software maker spends less than $20M to create Solo2, a special processor to combine Internet browsing, TV and video recording.
MS Fixes FrontPage Hole, Quietly (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,38410,00.html>
A hole in FrontPage Server Extensions that enabled denial-of-service attacks gets fixed, but the programmer who discovered the problem wonders about the way Microsoft went about fixing it.
Intel Says: Think Like Napster (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,38413,00.html>
The head of Intel's architecture group says peer-to-peer networking technologies such as Napster are as revolutionary to the Web as were the first browsers.
Parody Sites Sucked Into Cybersquatting Squabbles (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2604599.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Protest and parody sites that register Internet addresses based on trademarked corporate names are increasingly coming out on the losing end in domain name disputes, according to a review of arbitration records.
Macromedia Ships Flash 5 (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/08/20/0824flashships.html>
The latest version of the Web-animation software is available now for download. Macromedia said boxed versions will be on store shelves in September.
Freeway Enters The Ring (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/08/20/0824shalatfwy.html>
It's not a heavyweight like GoLive or Dreamweaver, but the Web-design software from Britain could be the top contender for the welterweight title.
== PenguinSurf (Top Stories) ====================
Toward A Simpler Operating System (Los Angeles Times Syndicate)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500243060-500359008-502101539-0,00.html>
Unfortunately, neither Apple nor anyone else has done much to fundamentally improve on that 16-year-old Big Idea.
Custom Software Strategy Spreads Among Linux Firms (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2605456.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Penguin Computing has added a build-to-order system that lets customers fine-tune the software for their Linux computers--less than two weeks after a similar move by its main rival.
== PenguinSurf (News) ====================
Toward A Simpler Operating System (Los Angeles Times Syndicate)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500243060-500359008-502101539-0,00.html>
Unfortunately, neither Apple nor anyone else has done much to fundamentally improve on that 16-year-old Big Idea.
Companies Enjoy Upbeat Line On Linux (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2604132.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
The stock prices of three pure-play Linux companies have received big boosts in August, after a solid second-quarter report and bullish announcements for the open-source industry.
Sorting Out The Office-On-Linux Rumors (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2605044.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
While scores of tech companies were tripping over each other last week to show support for the Linux operating system at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, Microsoft was busy squelching rumors that it is quietly developing a Linux version of Office.
Custom Software Strategy Spreads Among Linux Firms (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2605456.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Penguin Computing has added a build-to-order system that lets customers fine-tune the software for their Linux computers--less than two weeks after a similar move by its main rival.
== The AppleSurf Reader ====================
The Survivor Consultant's Last Laugh (Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/code/Moneybox/Moneybox.asp?Show=8/24/2000&idMessage=5948>
So, perhaps what the Survivor consultant has ultimately taught us is that in life's little contests, it's not whether you win or lose, but how well you play the office politics. Now, that's entertainment! By Rob Walker.
Survivor's Lessons For Busn And Gore (Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/Code/Culturebox/Culturebox.asp?Show=8/24/2000&idMessage=5949>
So what does Survivor's finale tells us about the other big competition going on in America right now? By Judith Shulevitz.
Stupid Traveller Tricks II (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/08/25/calls/index.html>
This is something I will never do in a hotel room again. Ever. By Don George.
Richard Deserved To Win (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2000/08/24/richard_love/index.html>
His surprise victory showed age and cunning triumphing over youth and idiocy. By Joan Walsh.
Anyone But Richard! (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2000/08/24/richard_hate/index.html>
The smug bastard's win is a trophy for ladder-climbing executives everywhere. By Janelle Brown.
What Happened To The Women's Web? (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/08/25/womens_web/index.html>
They promised a revolution, but all we got was horoscopes, diet tips and parenting advice. By Janelle Brown.
Globaloney 2000 (The American Spectator)
<http://www.spectator.org/archives/0007-8TAS/moore0007-8.htm>
Twenty years ago our world was on the verge of collapse.
== SingaporeSurf (Top Stories) ====================
M1 Accuses Rivals Of Unfair Tactics (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb1_0825.html>
SingTel and StarHub say they are not doing anything wrong by making calls to M1 customers to win them over.
== SingaporeSurf (News) ====================
Petrol Companies: Explain Yourselves (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/1,1381,1368,00.html?>
"This is ridiculous. The petrol companies obviously think that by making gradual price increases, we will be caught unaware and will be slowly cooked to death like frogs in boiling water."
A New National Library By 2003 (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin15_0825.html>
The new National Library building will have facilities such as teahouses for informal meetings, a good collection of books on the arts and page-turning devices for the disabled.
Two MRT Failures In A Week (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin11_0825.html>
Hundreds of peak-hour commuters were stranded twice in a week, as trains stalled last Saturday evening and, again, yesterday morning.
FairPrice To Review Rebates Limit (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin10_0825.html>
NTUC FairPrice is to review its member-rebate scheme, following a series of complaints to the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case).
== SingaporeSurf (Technology) ====================
SNP Gets On The E-Book Bandwagon (ZDNetAsia)
<http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/dailynews/story/0,2000010021,20065195-1,00.htm>
Myepb.com offers free downloads of excerpted chapters for preview.
M1 Accuses Rivals Of Unfair Tactics (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb1_0825.html>
SingTel and StarHub say they are not doing anything wrong by making calls to M1 customers to win them over.
== SingaporeSurf (Entertainment) ====================
Jeff Wang, Lynn Poh To Replace City Beat Duo (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2000/08/25/singaporenews35070.htm>
Singapore's "Hip" Hotel Soft Opens On Monday (Travel Asia)
<http://www.travel-asia.com/hotstories/singapore_aug24.htm>
Gallery Evason, dubbed Singapore's first "hip" hotel, is soft-opening this Monday.
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