[MyAppleMenu] Dec 28, 2000

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

 OS X: Think Quality, Not Schedule (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2668675,00.html>
Apple has exactly one chance to ship OS X, so it had better do it as flawlessly as possible. Even this late in the game, there are alarming signs that last-minute entropy is winning out over carefully plotted and executed strategy.

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

 Washington Apple Pi Delivers 25 Refurb Macs To Families In DC (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2000/12/26.6.shtml>

 Apple Store Offers Radeon Kits For Power Mac G4, Cube (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/27.radeon.shtml>

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

 OS X: Think Quality, Not Schedule (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2668675,00.html>
Apple has exactly one chance to ship OS X, so it had better do it as flawlessly as possible. Even this late in the game, there are alarming signs that last-minute entropy is winning out over carefully plotted and executed strategy.

 Apple And Education: A Proposal (Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/HTML/MacAmalgamte/html/Archives/wetzel_education.shtml>
Where was I when Apple needed me? Where I've always been: sitting in a school, wishing I had a Mac sitting on my office desk, and willing to help make that happen.

 Top UI Grievances Of Mac OS X (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/6292.html>
To reproduce the old UI would be a design and marketing nightmare for a company trying to reinvent itself. Apple is listening. Try X and let them know what you think.

 The Importance Of The Mac: What's In A Pretty Face? (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/fuzzylogic/2000/20001227.shtml>
The long and the short of it is that the Mac talks to the playful side of us, and it talks with aesthetics. Serious machines are for getting things done, no less and please, no more. Anything else is frivolous, and it is not important, and so should not be addressed outside kindergartens.

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

 CodeWarrior Pro 6 (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/news/reviews/2001_01_07.shtml>
Overall, CodeWarrior Pro 6 is a solid upgrade, but it will likely be the last version to ship without facing serious competition.

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

 Slower Than Its Predecessor: Pentium 4 (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/28/technology/28STAT.html>
It's always been true that whatever PC you buy now will be made obsolete by next year's faster models. But now the unthinkable has happened: the Intel Corporation has released a new processor chip, the Pentium 4, that's actually slower than the Pentium III.

 Bush Presidency No Miracle Cure For Microsoft (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4288788.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
With a deeply divided Senate and weak initial political support after the struggle for Florida's 25 electoral votes, Bush will have to pick his initial policy battles carefully. Microsoft is not likely to be one of them, particularly considering that the appeals court is expected to overturn much of the government's victory.

 Minor Bug Lingers In Pentium 4 Chipset (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4285629.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
A bug associated with the Pentium 4 that delayed Intel's introduction of the chip by a month is still with us, but the company and PC makers have worked to contain the potential damage.

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

 Slower Than Its Predecessor: Pentium 4 (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/28/technology/28STAT.html>
It's always been true that whatever PC you buy now will be made obsolete by next year's faster models. But now the unthinkable has happened: the Intel Corporation has released a new processor chip, the Pentium 4, that's actually slower than the Pentium III.

 Bush Presidency No Miracle Cure For Microsoft (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4288788.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
With a deeply divided Senate and weak initial political support after the struggle for Florida's 25 electoral votes, Bush will have to pick his initial policy battles carefully. Microsoft is not likely to be one of them, particularly considering that the appeals court is expected to overturn much of the government's victory.

 Minor Bug Lingers In Pentium 4 Chipset (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4285629.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
A bug associated with the Pentium 4 that delayed Intel's introduction of the chip by a month is still with us, but the company and PC makers have worked to contain the potential damage.

 Report Targets Security Risks Of ActiveX (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4291869.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
A group of security experts has published a report filled with tips on how individuals and organizations can reduce security risks in Microsoft's Internet Explorer when using ActiveX controls.

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

 Report Targets Security Risks Of ActiveX (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4291869.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
A group of security experts has published a report filled with tips on how individuals and organizations can reduce security risks in Microsoft's Internet Explorer when using ActiveX controls.

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

 Pricing Matters (EVHEAD)
<http://www.evhead.com/longer/1775742_essays.asp>

 eBay Goes Prime Time With Ad Campaign (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-4292389.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Internet auction site eBay will unveil its first national television advertising campaign Thursday, in a move to reap a new crop of online bidders and distance itself from the gloomy publicity surrounding this year's dot-com meltdown.

 Dot-com Job Cuts Surge As Year Winds Down (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-4286824.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
As stock prices for many Internet companies end the year at record lows, the number of layoffs in the sector just gets higher and higher.

 Report Targets Security Risks Of ActiveX (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4291869.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
A group of security experts has published a report filled with tips on how individuals and organizations can reduce security risks in Microsoft's Internet Explorer when using ActiveX controls.

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

 Give Details Of Plans For Gardens (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,13522,00.html?>
Ananda Perera: I wonder when Singapore Leisure Industries company secretary Lim Kim Wah last took a walk in the park around Jurong Lake, to ensure that the park is maintained regularly?

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

 Give Details Of Plans For Gardens (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,13522,00.html?>
Ananda Perera: I wonder when Singapore Leisure Industries company secretary Lim Kim Wah last took a walk in the park around Jurong Lake, to ensure that the park is maintained regularly?

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

 Singtelshop.com's Lapse Corrected (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,13530,00.html?>
Chai Boon Chong, Corporate Communications Manager, Singtel: The run on stocks and the fact that some of the temporary staff were unfamiliar with the delivery procedure contributed to the missed delivery of Mr Tang's order.