[MyAppleMenu] Dec 11, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

 Breast Cancer Researches Hoping To Make A Difference (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/scitech/health/jefferson/>
Scintimammography, a technique using a mini camera attached to a Power Mac, may someday detect tumors smaller than a dime, enabling doctors to better diagnose a womanÕs health and reduce the need for biopsy.

 Why Apple Is Losing Its Appeal Again (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/dec2000/nf20001211_005.htm>
Investors may be asking themselves what Apple can do to revive its fortunes. The likely answer, unfortunately, is that Steve Jobs has no white rabbits left in his hat. Apple appears to be facing a dead end in its business growth, the victim of mismanagement and unmitigated hubris.

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

 Breast Cancer Researches Hoping To Make A Difference (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/scitech/health/jefferson/>
Scintimammography, a technique using a mini camera attached to a Power Mac, may someday detect tumors smaller than a dime, enabling doctors to better diagnose a womanÕs health and reduce the need for biopsy.

 X Or Classic, Apple Never Really Liked Interface Tweaking (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/11.tweak.shtml>

 Curtain Rises On Premiere 6.0 (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/12/10/1211premiere.html>
The latest release of Adobe's video-editing software adds beefed-up support for DV camcorders and an integrated version of Cleaner 5 for Web export. Other new features include a streamlined interface, built-in audio mixer and support for motion effects.

 Napster Hits OS X A Big Way (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2000/12/11.1.shtml>

== AppleSurf (Opinions) ==============

 Business Week Slams Apple With Errorneous Data And Flat Out Lies (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2000/12/11.1.shtml>

 Why Apple Is Losing Its Appeal Again (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/dec2000/nf20001211_005.htm>
Investors may be asking themselves what Apple can do to revive its fortunes. The likely answer, unfortunately, is that Steve Jobs has no white rabbits left in his hat. Apple appears to be facing a dead end in its business growth, the victim of mismanagement and unmitigated hubris.

 Random Reflections On OS X (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/techref/2k1211.html>

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

 Ixla Photo Easy DualCam Edition (MacDirectory)
<http://www.macdirectory.com/RVU/ixla/index.html>

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

 There'll Be No Pentium 4 Under My Christmas Tree (Sm at rt Partner)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2663150,00.html>
The P4 is fast, but its new design gives older programs fits.

 Windows Developers Weigh Java's Worthiness (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4097296.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
As the legal battle between Microsoft and Sun Microsystems over Java drags into a third year, Windows developers are wondering: Who needs Java anyway?

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

 There'll Be No Pentium 4 Under My Christmas Tree (Sm at rt Partner)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2663150,00.html>
The P4 is fast, but its new design gives older programs fits.

 Not All Linuxes Run On Pentium 4s (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2663335,00.html>
Intel blames Linux vendors for not keeping up-to-date with its Pentium 4 code base. Red Hat and TurboLinux are OK -- sort of.

 Windows Developers Weigh Java's Worthiness (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4097296.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
As the legal battle between Microsoft and Sun Microsystems over Java drags into a third year, Windows developers are wondering: Who needs Java anyway?

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

 A Fast-Changing Genie Alters The World (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/11/technology/11WEB.html>
The Web has been hailed as the most significant computing advance of the 20th century, and yet to see the Web as a single, static invention is to miss the point. Today's Web is not yesterday's, or tomorrow's.

 New Web Suffixes Are Changing The Rules (Knowledge at Wharton)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-4065509-0.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..sf>
Whether ".com" continues to be te Park Avenue of the Internet remains an open question, but at some point there may be dozens or hundreds of top-level domain names available. That's when companies might decide there is no good reason to spent the huge amount of resources it would take to register all of their major brands in every single domain.

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

 A Fast-Changing Genie Alters The World (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/11/technology/11WEB.html>
The Web has been hailed as the most significant computing advance of the 20th century, and yet to see the Web as a single, static invention is to miss the point. Today's Web is not yesterday's, or tomorrow's.

 Yahoo Slips After More Analyst Downgrades (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4096484.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
More Wall Street analysts are warning that Web giant Yahoo will not live up to financial expectations, citing concerns that online advertising revenue will weaken.

 New Web Suffixes Are Changing The Rules (Knowledge at Wharton)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-4065509-0.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..sf>
Whether ".com" continues to be te Park Avenue of the Internet remains an open question, but at some point there may be dozens or hundreds of top-level domain names available. That's when companies might decide there is no good reason to spent the huge amount of resources it would take to register all of their major brands in every single domain.

 Napster Hits OS X A Big Way (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2000/12/11.1.shtml>

== PenguinSurf (Top Stories) ==============

 Linux Moves Slowly Onto The Desktop (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4101018.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Several recent developments have moved Linux a few steps closer to the abilities of the average computer user, but the alternative operating system still isn't a Windows killer.

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

 Not All Linuxes Run On Pentium 4s (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2663335,00.html>
Intel blames Linux vendors for not keeping up-to-date with its Pentium 4 code base. Red Hat and TurboLinux are OK -- sort of.

 Linux Moves Slowly Onto The Desktop (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4101018.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Several recent developments have moved Linux a few steps closer to the abilities of the average computer user, but the alternative operating system still isn't a Windows killer.

== The AppleSurf Reader ==============

 This Just In: Lunch Lines Suck (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,40395,00.html>
Eat your heart out, Dan Rather. A middle school in Carlsbad, California, broadcasts a weekly live news program on the Web. Did ya catch the investigative piece on long lunch lines?

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

 No Hurry For Singapore PM To Step Aside: Lee Kuan Yew (AFP)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/afp/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001211/singapore/afp/No_hurry_for_Singapore_PM_to_step_aside__Lee_Kuan_Yew.html>
There is no hurry for Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong to step aside and no one is going to edge him out, his influential predecessor Lee Kuan Yew said in remarks published Monday.

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

 Trust In Power Supply Violated (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,9852,00.html?>
Ong Hwee Ping: Power Supply has let this problem fester since June.

 Billing Woes: PUB Should Step In (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,9856,00.html?>
Alvin Lim Sweek Hock: Since it is providing an essential service to all of Singapore, shouldn't a higher level of authority take active measures now to ensure Power Supply cleans up its act quickly?

 No Hurry For Singapore PM To Step Aside: Lee Kuan Yew (AFP)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/afp/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001211/singapore/afp/No_hurry_for_Singapore_PM_to_step_aside__Lee_Kuan_Yew.html>
There is no hurry for Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong to step aside and no one is going to edge him out, his influential predecessor Lee Kuan Yew said in remarks published Monday.

 Newspapers By The Residents, For The Residents (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/1,1381,9906,00.html?>
Forget the big news and the world headlines, the community paper focuses on the events and happenings in your neighbourhood. And it is often written by the residents, for the residents.

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

 Many Still Send Greeting Cards (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/story/0,1870,9922,00.html?>
More festive-season cards are being mailed, although fewer cards are sent abroad as e-cards gain popularity.

== SingaporeSurf (Entertainment) ==============

 AsiaOne To Start Online Motoring Magazine (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/2/news/nsing03.html>
AsiaOne will become the Singapore operations for AutoSpeed, handling the marketing and promotions for the site, and localising the content to suit Asian and local tastes.