[MyAppleMenu] Jul 2, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

LinkSearch - New At AppleSurf (MyAppleMenu)
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/applesurf/sidetrack/?20000702>
Specially for all you webmasters out there.

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

Audrie Krause's Connections (San Francisco Examiner)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/2000/07/02/BUSINESS10287.dtl>
"I have a Mac and few viruses affect them."

New Site For FireWire Products (MacWEEK.com)
<http://www.macweek.com/2000/07/02/0702fwdepot.html>
FWDepot said it will sell a complete line of FireWire peripherals. Owner Jeff Chasick was previously a partner in FireWireDirect.com.

== AppleSurf (Opinion) ====================

My Heart Sank: Microsoft Acquired Bungie (MacSoldiers)
<http://www.macsoldiers.com/columns/2000/000701gw-msbungie.html>
Only time will tell, but history doesn't bode well for Bungie.

Plea To Apple: Give Us More Graphics Card Options (MacSoldiers)
<http://www.macsoldiers.com/columns/2000/000701jb-graphicscard.html>
This is not a demanding request, and one that could be satisfied easily.

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

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

Bill Gates Has Plans For Microsoft’s Future — And Yours (Newhouse News Service)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/427271.asp>
The .NET plan doesn't say who will own the system, but you can guess.

Slate Takes On Many Forms (Associated Press)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500223411-500320180-501798143-0,00.html>
Slate, the Web magazine owned by Microsoft Corp., will be one of the software giant's first online properties to get the .NET treatment.

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

Some Guidelines From One Of Online News' Waling Wounded (Online Journalism Review)
<http://ojr.usc.edu/content/story.cfm?request=397>
Cybernews, to survive financilly, has to come in a sophisticated bundle of news, services and e-commerce.

Sign Of the Times (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20000702mag-salientfacts.html>
Electronic signatures are now legally valid. So what's an electronic signature?

LinkSearch - New At AppleSurf (MyAppleMenu)
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/applesurf/sidetrack/?20000702>
Specially for all you webmasters out there.

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

Some Guidelines From One Of Online News' Waling Wounded (Online Journalism Review)
<http://ojr.usc.edu/content/story.cfm?request=397>
Cybernews, to survive financilly, has to come in a sophisticated bundle of news, services and e-commerce.

Bill Gates Has Plans For Microsoft’s Future — And Yours (Newhouse News Service)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/427271.asp>
The .NET plan doesn't say who will own the system, but you can guess.

Slate Takes On Many Forms (Associated Press)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500223411-500320180-501798143-0,00.html>
Slate, the Web magazine owned by Microsoft Corp., will be one of the software giant's first online properties to get the .NET treatment.

Into the Wild With The Web As A Guide (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/travel/namerica/bp000702.html>
After a long hiatus, an outdoorswoman goes camping and finds a few things have changed.

You Paid That Bill With A Single Click, Or Did You? (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/financial/personal/070200personal-bill.html>
Electronic bill-paying is growing in popularity. But some say such systems may deliver the opposite of what they promise: more delayed payments, more late fees, and more hard-to-spot, hard-to-correct problems.

Sign Of the Times (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20000702mag-salientfacts.html>
Electronic signatures are now legally valid. So what's an electronic signature?

Market Turmoil Shakes World Of Dot-com Investors (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2183925.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
The second quarter was agony for e-commerce companies that closed shop, dot-com workers who were laid off, and investors who watched the market slide.

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

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

No Spy Cameras In Common Areas (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin6_0703.html>
The location of the devices, not invasion of privacy, is the crux of the surveillance camera issue in HDB estates, say town councils, lawyers.

Hong Kong Vs. Singapore, Cont'd (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/business/2000/07/01/>
One of the Lion City's biggest companies is recognizing acknowledging what everyone else in Asia has known for months -- Hong Kong is the Internet capital of Asia, not Singapore.

Show's Over But Art Still Here (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin5_0702.html>
Sculpture exhibition ended eight months ago but some artists are still waiting for works to be returned to them.

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

What The IMF Thinks Of The CPF (Business Times)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/1/news/nfrnt05.html>
It offers some interesting ideas for reforming Singapore's retirement savings scheme.

No Spy Cameras In Common Areas (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin6_0703.html>
The location of the devices, not invasion of privacy, is the crux of the surveillance camera issue in HDB estates, say town councils, lawyers.

Riau In Sumatra Keen To Fill Singapore's Water Needs (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin6_0702.html>
Under the plan, water pipelines will run from its Sungai Kampar to Bintan, and on to the Republic as early as 2005. Officials hope to reach a deal this week.

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

Hong Kong Vs. Singapore, Cont'd (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/business/2000/07/01/>
One of the Lion City's biggest companies is recognizing acknowledging what everyone else in Asia has known for months -- Hong Kong is the Internet capital of Asia, not Singapore.

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

Shopping Down Under (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/life1_0703.html>
With CityLink Mall connecting the Raffles City and Marina Centre areas, pederstrians can pick up a coffee or a couple of CDs on the go easily.

Show's Over But Art Still Here (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin5_0702.html>
Sculpture exhibition ended eight months ago but some artists are still waiting for works to be returned to them.