[MyAppleMenu] Jul 9, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Nick Graham's Connections (San Francisco Examiner)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/2000/07/09/BUSINESS5154.dtl>
I haven't carried a computer for two years. I'm not a great writer. I'm a better talker.

When A Mouse Is Like A Turtle (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdii.com/industry_list.asp?mode=news&doc_id=ZD2600212>
Consider the computer mouse, and you will be one of the few. After all, it's just a mouse.
 

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

Home Videos Get Boost From PC Treatment (USA Today)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/ccarch/ccbru000.htm>

Hands On With Arthur's 2nd Grade (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0007/09.arthur.shtml>
Arthur fans are sure to find Arthur's 2nd Grade to be a special treat, combining learning activities with creative play.

The Louvre - The Virtual Visit (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/07/07/reviews/louvre.html>
An informative and enjoyable way to explore the Louvre. Great for students and adults as well as anyone interested in art and history.

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

How Tight Can They Tie Up Microsoft? (Business Week)
<http://www.businessweek.com/ebiz/0004/ep0410.htm>
The feds may be on solid ground in asking for antitrust remedies that go beyond browsers to products like Office and Win2000.

Ballmer At The Helm (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/dg070900.htm>
How Microsoft's CEO sees his role as leader, coach and friend of a corporate legend.

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

How Tight Can They Tie Up Microsoft? (Business Week)
<http://www.businessweek.com/ebiz/0004/ep0410.htm>
The feds may be on solid ground in asking for antitrust remedies that go beyond browsers to products like Office and Win2000.

Scrap File Worm Highlights Another Obscure Yet Unsecured Feature Of Windows (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/00/07/10/000710opswatch.xml>
The LifeChanges virus made its rounds the week of June 19, its payload hidden by a scrap file-based delivery mechanism.

When A Mouse Is Like A Turtle (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdii.com/industry_list.asp?mode=news&doc_id=ZD2600212>
Consider the computer mouse, and you will be one of the few. After all, it's just a mouse.
 

Ballmer At The Helm (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/dg070900.htm>
How Microsoft's CEO sees his role as leader, coach and friend of a corporate legend.

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

HTML Forms Get Face-Life (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/07/10/000710hnw3c.xml>
The mechanisms for HTML forms will at long last be updated -- seven years after the specification saw its last major overhaul.

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

Groups Want Public To Steer Internet (Associated Press)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500226074-500325085-501840784-0,00.html>
Three public advocacy organizations concerned about the management of the Internet have launched a program meant to boost public participation in charting the future of the computer network.

Oracle-Backed Network Computer Debuts On Amazon (Reuters)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/430020.asp>

IPv6: It's About Time (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2600183,00.html>
The first IP overhaul in 25 years promises quality, security and zillions of badly needed addresses. WorldCom and Sprint take IPv6 for a spin.

Getting Real (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/technology/2000/0714/tech.main.html>
Asia's Internet companies shift to survival mode as funding falls off.

Asia Poorly Prepared For E-Commerce Revolution (South China Morning Post)
<http://technology.scmp.com/ecommerce/DAILY/20000707085551692.asp?Section=Main>
The main problem lies in &quot;teledensity&quot;, and the relative lack of phone lines, Internet connections and mobile phones across the region.

Recording Industry Wants Its Share (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2600393,00.html>
Conceding that Napster has started something big, the head of the RIAA says major labels are scrambling to sell music online.

HTML Forms Get Face-Life (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/07/10/000710hnw3c.xml>
The mechanisms for HTML forms will at long last be updated -- seven years after the specification saw its last major overhaul.

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

Duck Soup (Chicago Sun-Times)
<http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/greatmovies/ebert091.html>
To describe the plot would be an exercise in futility, since a Marx Brothers movie exists in moments, bits, sequences, business and dialogue, not in comprehensible stories. By Roger Ebert.

Lion City's Stage Of Change (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0714/as.theatre.html>
In carving a path abroad, Singapore's leading theater talents are also gaining greater freedom at home. By Jacintha Stephens.

Punch And Judy (Tribune Media Services)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/columns/barrydave/A7427-2000Jul8.html?GXHC_gx_session_id_FutureTenseContentServer=531302c346c37ab4>
It's a shame, this male tendency toward aggression, which has caused so many horrible problems, such as war and ice hockey. It frankly makes me ashamed of my gender. I'm going to punch Bob. By Dave Barry.

The Aftershock Of Lockerbie (Washington Post)
<http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/postmagazine/A18-2000Jul7.html>
Some families of victims in the 1988 plane crash find their demands for justice run against U.S. interests. By John Lancaster.

Martial Masterpiece (Time)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/time/magazine/2000/0710/cover1.html>
Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun-fat and two young stunners help director Ang Lee fashion a thrilling action drama that roars and soars. By Richard Corliss.

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

Government's Pay Stance Makes Mockery Of Volunteer Drive (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for1_0710.html>
Dana Lam-Teo, President, Aware: How is the National Volunteer Centre to encourage Singaporeans to do what the DPM cannot envisage anyone, least of all a Singapore leader, doing?

Lion City's Stage Of Change (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0714/as.theatre.html>
In craving a path abroad, Singapore's leading theater talents are also gaining greater freedom at home.

We'll Break Bonds, Say 11 Scholarship Holders (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri2_0709.html>
They reason that they have to move around to advance their careers.

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

Do Town-Council By-Laws Have Bite? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin9_0710.html>
Despite living their entire lives in HDB estates, many Singaporeans still remain clueless about the existence of these municipal laws.

SMRT Fine Doesn't Help Users (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for3_0710.html>
Ng Kheng Lee: It is only fair that compensation in the form of rebates and refunds be given to commuters rather than paid as fines to the authorities.

Government's Pay Stance Makes Mockery Of Volunteer Drive (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for1_0710.html>
Dana Lam-Teo, President, Aware: How is the National Volunteer Centre to encourage Singaporeans to do what the DPM cannot envisage anyone, least of all a Singapore leader, doing?

Shout Out Loud At Hong Lim Park (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/opinion/opin1_0710.html>

School Streaming System Hot Topic At Seminar (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/07/09/singaporenews31414.htm>

HDB Walking A Tight Rope Over Appeals Against Flat Acquisition (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/07/09/singaporenews31408.htm>
It has to consider not just the ownership of a flat, but the safety of residents against deaths and injuries from killer litter.

LTA To Plug Leaks In CTE Tunnel (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin1_0709.html>
There are about 1,000 points through which water is seeping through the concrete walls and into the tunnel.

Scholarship Not Simply A Commercial Contract (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri6_0709.html>
Scholars are selected carefully for their qualities, said PSA, who keeps close contact with its scholars.

We'll Break Bonds, Say 11 Scholarship Holders (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri2_0709.html>
They reason that they have to move around to advance their careers.

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

SCV Plans Net TV Trial Next Month (Business Times)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/1/fbzit/fbzit01.html>
Trialists can surf the Net on their TV set; the service will be &quot;always on&quot; and offer up to 128 kbps access speed.

Still No Hosting For per.sg (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for4_0710.html>

Getting Real (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/technology/2000/0714/tech.main.html>
Asia's Internet companies shift to survival mode as funding falls off.

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

Lion City's Stage Of Change (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0714/as.theatre.html>
In craving a path abroad, Singapore's leading theater talents are also gaining greater freedom at home.

Big Menu For Small Shanghainese Eatery (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/life9_0709.html>
Pu Dong Kitchen is a speciality restaurant that offers the real thing. But what it offers lacks the finesse of a hotel restaurant.

Arts Fest &quot;A Stage For New Ideas And Images&quot; (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri11_0709.html>
Pointing to the controversial Desdemona and Hot Water, minister says experimentation is important.