[MyAppleMenu] Dec 29, 2000

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

 The Sound Of Dalmatians (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2000/12/dalmatians/>
You might expect to hear the sound of stomping puppy feet in Ò102 Dalmatians.Ó But how do you fit a 100-piece orchestra into a single Power Mac?

 Newer Ceases Operations; To Seek Bankruptcy (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/29.newer.shtml>

 Apple's Power Mac G4 AGP Update Increases Reliability (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/28.g4update.shtml>

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

 The Thin iMac (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/imac/thin.html>
A thin iMac would not only help Apple establish a presence in the business world, but could also help them retake the education market.

 Apple Is Beleaguered! Everone Off The Bandwagon! (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/flipside/2000/20001227.shtml>
Apple is in a bit of trouble, and it is not too late if it wants to do something about it. It cannot keep trying to tell everybody that Megahertz are mere details and that Indigo will motivate the masses to get Macs. There has to be more to a Mac than a cute flavor and a Photoshop speed test.

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

 Aladdin Tuner 3.0 (MyMac.com)
<http://www.mymac.com/memo/tuner_12.22.00.shtml>
This application is best suited to listeners of mainstream music and talk Internet radio who appreciate the Tuner's straightforward simplicity.

 REALBasic 2.12 (Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/HTML/Reviews/html/Archives/realbasic/review_realbasic.shtml>
REALbasic lacks many features, but as it grows and improves, it may be the programming tool of choice for all developers.

 Picking A Portable Mac (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/archive/2k1229.html>
Looking for a new portable Mac? If you are, you may be unsure of which portable to get. There are two Mac portables available right now: the PowerBook, and the iBook. The decision can be hard -- unless you buy both.

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

 Microsoft News Not Fit To Print (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2668671,00.html>
Let's all hold our fire on the Microsoft matter until we know not just who's running the Justice Department, but what the Appeals Court actually decides. Until then, the rest of the talk isn't even suitable for burial in the back pages.

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

 Microsoft News Not Fit To Print (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2668671,00.html>
Let's all hold our fire on the Microsoft matter until we know not just who's running the Justice Department, but what the Appeals Court actually decides. Until then, the rest of the talk isn't even suitable for burial in the back pages.

 More Microsoft Madness (PC Magazine)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2669184,00.html>
The company is not about to change its ways just because a potential breakup by the Justice Department edict is hanging over its head. So it's trying to tackle three monster markets. Its success is doubtful -- but possible.

 Softwafre Start-up Seeks Antitrust Query Of Microsoft Buy (Bloomberg News)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4301305.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Attorneys for a Silicon Valley software company have written to the U.S. Justice Department seeking an antitrust investigation into Microsoft's planned $1.1 billion purchase of Great Plains Software, according to a report.

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

 Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About CPRM, But ZDNet Wouldn't Tell You... (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/2/15718.html>
You're assuming that in the future that content producers, such as the folk who produce your audio CDs, will ignore CPRM, that the default mass-market download mechanism (let's call it "Internet Explorer") will ignore CPRM, and that mass-market hardware vendors will not produce CPRM drives. That's a lot of assumptions, isn't it? And it doesn't it make you wonder why they went to the trouble of inventing it?

 British Schoolboy Saves Firm From Bankruptcy (Angence France-Presse)
<http://www.nandotimes.com/noframes/story/0,2107,500294001-500467235-503145503-0,00.html>

 New Economy Magazines Can Learn From Old-Economy Mistakes (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/12/28/BU156183.DTL>
A bigger threat to the magazines than the drying up of dot-com advertising is the competition from the big business publications such as Forbes, Fortune, Business Week and the Wall Street Journal.

 Invaasion Of The 'Blog': A Parallel Web Of Personal Journals (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/28/technology/28BLOG.html>
That may not sound like the recipe for a social movement. But in the past two years, thousands of people have started their own Web logs, creating a vast sprawl of sites that, to the uninitiated, might feel like a parallel Web universe.

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

 Is Business.com Actually A Business? (Inside)
<http://www.inside.com/jcs/Story?article_id=18718&pod_id=13&user_type=1>
It has the world's priciest URL, it's headed by a former Disney man, and it's based in sunny SoCal. You might think business.com is a joke except for the fact that it just pocketed $61 million from serious media investors.

 Few Kicked Out Of Nasdaq Club (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,40791,00.html>
Although many Internet stocks have fallen below the minimum price needed to stay listed on Nasdaq, few have been booted off. A number are appealing to exchange officials to let them stay on a little longer.

 Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About CPRM, But ZDNet Wouldn't Tell You... (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/2/15718.html>
You're assuming that in the future that content producers, such as the folk who produce your audio CDs, will ignore CPRM, that the default mass-market download mechanism (let's call it "Internet Explorer") will ignore CPRM, and that mass-market hardware vendors will not produce CPRM drives. That's a lot of assumptions, isn't it? And it doesn't it make you wonder why they went to the trouble of inventing it?

 British Schoolboy Saves Firm From Bankruptcy (Angence France-Presse)
<http://www.nandotimes.com/noframes/story/0,2107,500294001-500467235-503145503-0,00.html>

 New Economy Magazines Can Learn From Old-Economy Mistakes (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/12/28/BU156183.DTL>
A bigger threat to the magazines than the drying up of dot-com advertising is the competition from the big business publications such as Forbes, Fortune, Business Week and the Wall Street Journal.

 Invaasion Of The 'Blog': A Parallel Web Of Personal Journals (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/28/technology/28BLOG.html>
That may not sound like the recipe for a social movement. But in the past two years, thousands of people have started their own Web logs, creating a vast sprawl of sites that, to the uninitiated, might feel like a parallel Web universe.

 Priceline.com Founder To Leave Board (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-4305367.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>

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

 Linux In 2001: The Year Of Predicting Dangerously? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2667247,00.html>
If 2000 was the year of Linux, what can 2001 possibly be christened?

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

 Linux In 2001: The Year Of Predicting Dangerously? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2667247,00.html>
If 2000 was the year of Linux, what can 2001 possibly be christened?

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

 LRT Operator Fined $10,000 For Crash (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,13661,00.html?>
LTA yesterday said that Singapore LRT had breached a strict performance standard set by it that demands that the operator not cause any collisions.

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

 Singapore To Ban Performing Wild Animals In Travelling Circuses (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/cna/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001229/singapore/cna/Singapore_to_ban_performing_wild_animals_in_travelling_circuses.html>
AVA has been monitoring the incidences of mishaps and abuse associated with performing wild animal in travelling circuses in recent years and has decided to initiate this restriction in the interest of public safety and animal welfare.

 Get Independent Body To Regulate Price (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,13781,00.html?>
Seah Yam Meng: It is obvious that without a viable solution in sight, this seemingly intractable issue of petrol prices may surface again in the future.

 Longer MRT Stops Key To Courtesy (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,13759,00.html?>
Edwin Tan Lee Yew: I urge the SMRT to review its alighting time during peak periods to make our trips more pleasant.

 SMRT Meets Standards Despite Train Stoppages (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,13678,00.html?>
Train operator performs within LTA's guidelines, but the authority says that it is 'unhappy' with SMRT for the spate of MRT delays in August.

 LRT Operator Fined $10,000 For Crash (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,13661,00.html?>
LTA yesterday said that Singapore LRT had breached a strict performance standard set by it that demands that the operator not cause any collisions.

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

 McDonald's To Keep A Lid On Hello Kitty Frenzy (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,13663,00.html?>
Limits on purchases, adequate rubbish bins and beefed-up security will accompany next week's sale of toys.

 Here's Chicken Rice To Chat About (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,13680,00.html?>
The lowly chicken rice stays lofty at Mandarin hotel's Chatterbox coffee house, ringing up sales of $5 million last year, thanks to a German chef.