[MyAppleMenu] Dec 13, 2000
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== AppleSurf (Top Stories) ==============
Supercomputing Power Of The Mac Facilitates Major Breakthroughs In Space Exploration (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/scitech/stories/santangelo/>
>From artists and teachers to aerospace engineers, everyone agrees: you donÕt have to be a rocket scientist to use a Mac. But in the case of independent research scientist Andrew Santangelo, it doesnÕt hurt.
Apple, Sun, Cisco Et Al To Set Streaming Media Standard (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/15414.html>
A bunch of famous companies and a not-so-famous one today unveiled the latest in a very long line of industry bodies to develop a set of open standards, in this case streaming live audio and video over the Net.
Mac Users Don't Have A Seat At NMCI (Federal Computer Week)
<http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/1211/web-mac-12-12-00.asp>
Despite Macs’ uncertain future in the Navy, the Apple booth at last week’s Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association TechNet Asia-Pacific 2000 conference in Honolulu sometimes was busier than competing PC vendors’ booths.
== AppleSurf (News) ==============
MacSoft Delivers New Games For The Holidays (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/games/articles/2000/12/macsoft/>
>From Tom ClancyÕs latest adventure full of tactical action to titles based on classic board games and TV game shows, MacSoft has some recreation to intrigue anyone who owns a Macintosh.
Supercomputing Power Of The Mac Facilitates Major Breakthroughs In Space Exploration (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/scitech/stories/santangelo/>
>From artists and teachers to aerospace engineers, everyone agrees: you donÕt have to be a rocket scientist to use a Mac. But in the case of independent research scientist Andrew Santangelo, it doesnÕt hurt.
Educators Speak On Apple Woes (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/13.glory.shtml>
Apple, Sun, Cisco Et Al To Set Streaming Media Standard (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/15414.html>
A bunch of famous companies and a not-so-famous one today unveiled the latest in a very long line of industry bodies to develop a set of open standards, in this case streaming live audio and video over the Net.
Apple's Innovations Welcomed By Creative Types (Union-Tribune)
<http://205.138.64.30/news/uniontrib/tue/computers/news_1u12mactrack.html>
While we Mac people may be in the minority, we've always been in the forefront of what computing is all about.
Mac Users Don't Have A Seat At NMCI (Federal Computer Week)
<http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/1211/web-mac-12-12-00.asp>
Despite Macs’ uncertain future in the Navy, the Apple booth at last week’s Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association TechNet Asia-Pacific 2000 conference in Honolulu sometimes was busier than competing PC vendors’ booths.
Myst III: Exile Release Set For April (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/12.myst3.shtml>
BBEdit 6.0.2 Adds Features, Fixes Bugs (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/12.bbedit.shtml>
== AppleSurf (Opinions) ==============
Jobs Is Nimble Enough To Put Apple Back On Track (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/dec2000/nf20001213_641.htm>
Though his Cube hasn't caught on and he has made other missteps, the CEO has a great overall record and can change course quickly.
One Step Forward, None Back (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/5991.html>
I already pay a premium to use Apple's products -- the tradeoff is, I can use those products longer, easier and ultimately save money.
Microsoft & Bloatware Revisited (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/flipside/2000/20001212.shtml>
This kind of power is not necessarily for everyone, but let me testify that yes, there ARE people who need all the stuff that some bloatware has to offer.
One For The Money (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/12/10/1212shalatmoney.html>
We Mac users have often been called cultists. But the important thing is that as long as we spend our time prostrate before our monitors, producing bits of ourselves in digital formats, the belief will go on.
== AppleSurf (Reviews) ==============
FireWire Hard Drives (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/12/07/reviews/firewire.html>
== The Wintel Empire (Top Stories) ==============
Analyst Downgrades Microsoft On PC Worries (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4130635.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Prudential Securities analyst Douglas J. Crook downgraded his estimates on Microsoft Wednesday, citing more ominous news about PC sales.
Microsoft CEO Predicts Rosy Future For Streaming Media (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4119264.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer on Tuesday acknowledged serious shortcomings in current audio and video streaming technology but promised better things to come.
== The Wintel Empire (News) ==============
Microsoft Scores Big Points In Video Game Market (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-4128393.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft on Wednesday said the top independent video game developer, Electronic Arts, will make titles for its upcoming Xbox console, giving a huge boost to the software giant's push into the $20 billion-a-year video game market.
Analyst Downgrades Microsoft On PC Worries (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4130635.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Prudential Securities analyst Douglas J. Crook downgraded his estimates on Microsoft Wednesday, citing more ominous news about PC sales.
Pentium 4 Linux Problem All Chipzilla's Fault, Apparently (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/15441.html>
Intel seems to be largely to blame for the fact that many Linux distributions won't install on the Pentium 4. According to the latest Linux 2.2.18 kernel notes, Chipzilla's big mistake was to break the usual pattern in CPUID model numbering without telling people - or at least without telling them loudly enough.
Microsoft CEO Predicts Rosy Future For Streaming Media (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4119264.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer on Tuesday acknowledged serious shortcomings in current audio and video streaming technology but promised better things to come.
Microsoft Releases BizTalk E-Commerce Softare (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4119583-0.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..sf>
Microsoft and Sun Microsystems are squaring off on yet another front.
Microsoft Settles Temp Lawsuits (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4123521.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft has reached a $97 million settlement of federal lawsuits from temporary workers who challenged the software giant's employment practices, which once allowed employees to be classified as temporary for as long as 14 years, a plaintiffs' lawyer said.
== Breaking Barriers (Top Stories) ==============
Walmart.com Vs Amazon: This Race Isn't Even Close (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_51/b3712204.htm>
Trouble is, the case for Amazon getting crushed by Wal-Mart doesn't stand up when you do some side-by-side comparing of their Web sites. What's wrong with Walmart.com? Put simply, it settles for taking orders for the products people come looking for rather than enticing them to buy things they hadn't even thought of buying.
Dot-Com Downturn Taking A Toll On Trade Publications (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/12/12/BU153517.DTL>
A sextet of magazines with headquarters in San Francisco anticipate a year of slower growth or even retrenchment.
== Breaking Barriers (News) ==============
As Nasda Swoon Continues, Media Web Sites Come Face To Face With Delisting (Inside)
<http://www.inside.com/jcs/Story?article_id=17755&pod_id=7&user_type=1>
DrKoop.com, iVillage and Women.com are among the companies in danger of having their businesses demoted.
Walmart.com Vs Amazon: This Race Isn't Even Close (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_51/b3712204.htm>
Trouble is, the case for Amazon getting crushed by Wal-Mart doesn't stand up when you do some side-by-side comparing of their Web sites. What's wrong with Walmart.com? Put simply, it settles for taking orders for the products people come looking for rather than enticing them to buy things they hadn't even thought of buying.
Singapore Is Role Model For Egovernment (Associated Press)
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356237&rel=true>
Governments around the world might be rushing to make services accessible to the public online, but Singapore has already paved the way for electronic government initiatives.
Dot-Com Downturn Taking A Toll On Trade Publications (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/12/12/BU153517.DTL>
A sextet of magazines with headquarters in San Francisco anticipate a year of slower growth or even retrenchment.
DoubleClick Struggles To Balance Revenue, Privacy (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4116800.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
DoubleClick's downward earnings revision this week could put new pressure on the company to risk inflaming privacy advocates and capitalize on its year-old merger with data collector Abacus Direct.
== PenguinSurf (Top Stories) ==============
Pentium 4 Linux Problem All Chipzilla's Fault, Apparently (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/15441.html>
Intel seems to be largely to blame for the fact that many Linux distributions won't install on the Pentium 4. According to the latest Linux 2.2.18 kernel notes, Chipzilla's big mistake was to break the usual pattern in CPUID model numbering without telling people - or at least without telling them loudly enough.
== PenguinSurf (News) ==============
Pentium 4 Linux Problem All Chipzilla's Fault, Apparently (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/15441.html>
Intel seems to be largely to blame for the fact that many Linux distributions won't install on the Pentium 4. According to the latest Linux 2.2.18 kernel notes, Chipzilla's big mistake was to break the usual pattern in CPUID model numbering without telling people - or at least without telling them loudly enough.
Red Hat Shares Climb On Earnings Optimism (Bloomberg News)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4118178.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Red Hat shares rose 17 percent Tuesday on investor optimism that the largest U.S. distributor of software based on the Linux operating system will meet or exceed financial forecasts, an analyst said.
== The AppleSurf Reader ==============
Bidding For Hillary's Memoir Reaches $8 Million (Inside)
<http://www.inside.com/story/Current?art_id=17794&podId=8>
Eight major houses vie for the rights to publish the first lady's story. The auction is heated, but privately some wonder whether the book will be worth it.
Dot-Com Downturn Taking A Toll On Trade Publications (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/12/12/BU153517.DTL>
A sextet of magazines with headquarters in San Francisco anticipate a year of slower growth or even retrenchment.
== SingaporeSurf (Top Stories) ==============
The People Know Best (Asiaweek)
<http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/asiacities2000/cities.singapore.html>
In Singapore, planners don't always get it right.
Singapore Is Role Model For Egovernment (Associated Press)
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356237&rel=true>
Governments around the world might be rushing to make services accessible to the public online, but Singapore has already paved the way for electronic government initiatives.
Opposition: Don't Write Us Off... (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,10142,00.html?>
Opposition politicians say the ruling party may be in for a rude shock if the opposition, gearing up for the election, makes a breakthrough.
Banned Artists Move Online (Reuters)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,40628,00.html>
Literature and artworks snipped and banned by Singapore's censors may soon be archived online in their full glory by a group of local artists.
== SingaporeSurf (News) ==============
The People Know Best (Asiaweek)
<http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/asiacities2000/cities.singapore.html>
In Singapore, planners don't always get it right.
Robust Singapore Economy Vulnerable: US Embassy (AFP)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/afp/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001213/singapore/afp/Robust_Singapore_economy_vulnerable__US_embassy.html>
The analysis, prepared by the embassy's economic and political section, said external factors could drag down Singapore's growth in 2001 to five percent or less, well down on this year's projected growth of 9.5 percent.
Let's Save Our Heritage Before It's Too Late (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,10206,00.html?>
Ho Weng Hin, Tan Kar Lin: The question is, how long do we need to learn a lesson? How much more can we afford to lose before we learn?
Opposition: Don't Write Us Off... (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,10142,00.html?>
Opposition politicians say the ruling party may be in for a rude shock if the opposition, gearing up for the election, makes a breakthrough.
Banned Artists Move Online (Reuters)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,40628,00.html>
Literature and artworks snipped and banned by Singapore's censors may soon be archived online in their full glory by a group of local artists.
== SingaporeSurf (Technology) ==============
Singapore Is Role Model For Egovernment (Associated Press)
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356237&rel=true>
Governments around the world might be rushing to make services accessible to the public online, but Singapore has already paved the way for electronic government initiatives.
U.S. Broadband Players Join Singapore ONE (ZDNet Asia)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/technology/zdnetasia/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001213/technology/zdnetasia/_U.S._broadband_players_join_Singapore_ONE.html>
Centerseat and Speedera's services and applications will add on to the range of interactive broadband multimedia content on Singapore ONE.
M1, Sonera Zed To Kick Off Mobile Net Services (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/3/news/nsing03.html>
== SingaporeSurf (Entertainment) ==============
Where's The Great Singapore Novel? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,10041,00.html?>
The inaugural Dymocks Singapore Literature Prize will be presented tomorrow. But can writers here produce the Great Singapore Novel?
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