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== AppleSurf (Top Stories) ====================
Putting 'A Brain In A Beaker' (Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/436446.asp>
AppleÕs CEO on innovation and dot-comsÑand Disney.
Apple: Yes, Steve, You Fixed It. Congrats! Now What's Act Two? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_31/b3692001.htm>
But with so much of its future resting on the power--and instincts--of one person, Apple is vulnerable. What if Jobs gets distracted or falls off his game?
Macs Move Into Research (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/cyber2_0725.html>
Across diverse scientific and technical disciplines around the world, Macs are being re-introduced increasingly to assist in research work, number-crunching, and product design and development.
Apple Plays Its Cards Close To Its Chest (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/cyber1_0725.html>
"We like to surprise our customers, and we like to make sure our competition does not know what we are doing."
Apple Pro Mouse An Improvement, But Not Gamer's Ideal (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0007/24.promouse.shtml>
The most obvious reason the Pro Mouse won't make the grade for serious gamers has to do with this one very basic problem: The Pro Mouse has only one button.
Towards The Anti-Mac (Advogato)
<http://www.advogato.org/article/130.html>
The Anti-Mac interface as outlined by Gentner and Nielsen is aimed at a third group of users, which they believe will be dominant in the future (the future as seen from 1996, there are signs that this group is emerging at the moment): People with extensive computer experience (although not necessarily a CompSci background) who want to manipulate huge numbers of complex information objects while being connected to a network shared by immense numbers of other users and computers.
Microsoft And Apple: Friends Again? (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/07/biztech/articles/24jobs.html>
It may not be "Sex and the City," but relationships in the computer industry often run from frosty to passionate awfully quickly. Just look at that old yin-yang pair, Apple and Microsoft.
== AppleSurf (News) ====================
Putting 'A Brain In A Beaker' (Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/436446.asp>
AppleÕs CEO on innovation and dot-comsÑand Disney.
Apple: Yes, Steve, You Fixed It. Congrats! Now What's Act Two? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_31/b3692001.htm>
But with so much of its future resting on the power--and instincts--of one person, Apple is vulnerable. What if Jobs gets distracted or falls off his game?
Macs Move Into Research (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/cyber2_0725.html>
Across diverse scientific and technical disciplines around the world, Macs are being re-introduced increasingly to assist in research work, number-crunching, and product design and development.
Apple Plays Its Cards Close To Its Chest (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/cyber1_0725.html>
"We like to surprise our customers, and we like to make sure our competition does not know what we are doing."
Thinking Inside The Box (Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/436447.asp>
Steve Jobs follows the stylish iMac with the tiny yet mighty $1,800 cube!
Siggraph 2000 Opens In New Orleans (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/07/23/0724siggraph.html>
The computer graphics trade show has traditionally been a bastion for Windows NT and Unix, but Apple is making inroads with Alias|Wavefront's decision to move Maya to the Mac.
Apple And Akamai Deliver Landmark Webcast Of Macworld Keynote (PRNewswire)
<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000724/ca_apple_a.html>
4.3 gigabits per second of video streamed at broadband rates of 1 megabit per second streams.
Apple's Monitor Strategy Confusing To Many (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0007/24.monitor.shtml>
n addition to a lack of monitors in certain sizes and price ranges, other attendees balked at not being to use old monitors on new Macs and visa versa.
Macromedia Debuts Flash 5 (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/07/23/0724flashintro.html>
The upgrade introduces a unified interface for Macromedia applications along with Bezier editing tools, enhanced scripting capabilities and other new features.
Microsoft And Apple: Friends Again? (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/07/biztech/articles/24jobs.html>
It may not be "Sex and the City," but relationships in the computer industry often run from frosty to passionate awfully quickly. Just look at that old yin-yang pair, Apple and Microsoft.
== AppleSurf (Opinion) ====================
Mac OS X: The Lessons Of Mac OS 9 (MacinStart)
<http://www.macinstart.com/news/887.shtml>
If the roll-out of Mac OS 9 last October taught me anything with regard to the upcoming release of OS X, it was this: wait.
What Exactly Did Happen Last Week? (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2000/07/24.1.shtml>
Apple Pro Mouse An Improvement, But Not Gamer's Ideal (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0007/24.promouse.shtml>
The most obvious reason the Pro Mouse won't make the grade for serious gamers has to do with this one very basic problem: The Pro Mouse has only one button.
Cube? Sorry, But I Don't Get It (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/intelligence/00/07/24/index.html>
This time, I can't even discern the logic.
More Macworld Reflections (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/mwny724.html>
Apple Strongarms Mac Junkie (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/strongarm.html>
It looks like Apple legal finally managed to shut down one site, at least temporarily.
What Apple Didn't Change When Updating The iMacs And Power Macs (About.com)
<http://machardware.about.com/compute/machardware/library/weekly/aa072100a.htm>
A Mac is now placed in the bargain PC price-range at $799. This is probably one of the most important announcements from Apple, although it is overshadowed by all the others.
Towards The Anti-Mac (Advogato)
<http://www.advogato.org/article/130.html>
The Anti-Mac interface as outlined by Gentner and Nielsen is aimed at a third group of users, which they believe will be dominant in the future (the future as seen from 1996, there are signs that this group is emerging at the moment): People with extensive computer experience (although not necessarily a CompSci background) who want to manipulate huge numbers of complex information objects while being connected to a network shared by immense numbers of other users and computers.
Pride And Prejudice: The Platform War Comes To the Web (Caspian's Den)
<http://caspian.twu.net/tech/writing/prideprejudice.shtml>
The Web has become the victim of pride and prejudice-- non-Microsoft users being too proud to admit that there are more important things than standards compliance (for example, oh, things actually working) and Microsoft users being irrationally prejudiced against anything not written in Redmond, and all too willing to turn a cold shoulder to Netscape, Unix, Mac OS, and so on.
Mac OS X Revamped: Form And Function Please (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/M/M1.html>
By Mac standards, the new interface for Mac OS X is awful.
What Went Wrong With Mozilla? (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley11.html>
If at some point in the future a seminar is ever given on how not to conduct a large-scale Open Source software project, Mozilla would make a dandy example. A long series of lamentable mistakes, most of them avoidable, have caused the Mozilla project to languish unfinished for more than a year beyond its projected release date.
== AppleSurf (Reviews) ====================
Now Up-To-Date And Contact 3.9 (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/news/reviews/2000_08_11.shtml>
This PIM can easily handle the most tortured schedule you can throw at it.
T-RackS 1.1.2 (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/news/reviews/2000_08_09.shtml>
It may not completely put the warmth back into digitally recorded analog instruments, but it certainly makes everything sound a lot better.
== The Wintel Empire (Top Stories) ====================
Linux Closing In On Microsoft Market Share, Study Says (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2332817.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Linux will pose a significant threat to Microsoft for market share among server operating systems over the next few years, according to new research released today.
Microsoft And Apple: Friends Again? (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/07/biztech/articles/24jobs.html>
It may not be "Sex and the City," but relationships in the computer industry often run from frosty to passionate awfully quickly. Just look at that old yin-yang pair, Apple and Microsoft.
== The Wintel Empire (News) ====================
Itanium Poses New Challenges For Intel (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2606222,00.html>
Just because it's out of sight doesn't mean it should be out of mind.
Writing Competitive Code (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2604750,00.html>
While competing makers of programming tools target the fastest-growing languages on the fastest-growing platforms, a certain Redmond-based company is following in the tradition of Ford.
New Software Lets Palm, Microsoft Share Data (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2334682.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
A new software application aims to bridge the gap between Palm- and Microsoft-based handheld computers, allowing the devices to share information for the first time.
Linux Closing In On Microsoft Market Share, Study Says (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2332817.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Linux will pose a significant threat to Microsoft for market share among server operating systems over the next few years, according to new research released today.
Microsoft Whittles Away At Class-Action Suits (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2334645.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
The Redmond, Wash.-based company has now won five times out of five, with more than 130 private cases still pending against it.
What Will Drive PC Maker Profits In The Future? (Gartner Viewpoint)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2335713.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Asia and Latin America will become more important to PC makers as the U.S. market begins to feel the impact of saturation in large accounts and, to a lesser extent, in the home market.
Overseas Markets Drive PC Growth In Second Half (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2330859.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Computer buying in Asia and Latin America drove growth in the PC market in the second quarter, perhaps foreshadowing some interesting new dynamics for the market.
States Sue Microsoft, While Holding Millions In Stock (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/07/biztech/articles/24soft-states.html>
Across the country, 19 states are costing themselves billions of dollars -- at least on paper. When one part of the government takes Microsoft to court, another tries to invest wisely on behalf of retired state-government employees.
Microsoft And Apple: Friends Again? (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/07/biztech/articles/24jobs.html>
It may not be "Sex and the City," but relationships in the computer industry often run from frosty to passionate awfully quickly. Just look at that old yin-yang pair, Apple and Microsoft.
== Breaking Barriers (Top Stories) ====================
After Layoffs, Many Dot-Coms Fail, Survey Says (Bloomberg)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2334700.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
One in five Internet companies that say they have cut staff since December has gone out of business, according to a survey by a job-placement company.
Creating Static For AOL (Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/436548.asp>
Disney, fearful of losing power in the wired world, is attacking the planned merger with Time Warner.
What Went Wrong With Mozilla? (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley11.html>
If at some point in the future a seminar is ever given on how not to conduct a large-scale Open Source software project, Mozilla would make a dandy example. A long series of lamentable mistakes, most of them avoidable, have caused the Mozilla project to languish unfinished for more than a year beyond its projected release date.
The Verdict: The People Vs. Salon (Upside)
<http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/ontrial?id=397792610>
Not guilty by reason of maintaining one of the most loyal readerships in media.
== Breaking Barriers (News) ====================
Thousands Download Stephen King's Online Novel (The Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2332180.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Stephen King's latest online publishing effort got off to a smooth start today as thousands of people downloaded the first installment of "The Plant," a new serial novel.
After Layoffs, Many Dot-Coms Fail, Survey Says (Bloomberg)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2334700.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
One in five Internet companies that say they have cut staff since December has gone out of business, according to a survey by a job-placement company.
Visa Targets Web Payments With New Net Unit (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2336257.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Visa International said today it has formed a new Internet unit to focus on expanding the top credit card network's share of payments crisscrossing the Web.
The Napster Mirage (Inter at ctive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2606153,00.html>
The latest popular truth is that Napster is the killer application that proves the viability of peer-to-peer networking, in which each user's computer also acts as a server.
Apple And Akamai Deliver Landmark Webcast Of Macworld Keynote (PRNewswire)
<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000724/ca_apple_a.html>
4.3 gigabits per second of video streamed at broadband rates of 1 megabit per second streams.
I Want My Own .tv (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/view/2000/07/24/dot_tv/index.html>
The CEO of a company that administers the domain name for the island nation of Tuvalu thinks it could be more profitable than .com.
Creating Static For AOL (Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/436548.asp>
Disney, fearful of losing power in the wired world, is attacking the planned merger with Time Warner.
Pride And Prejudice: The Platform War Comes To the Web (Caspian's Den)
<http://caspian.twu.net/tech/writing/prideprejudice.shtml>
The Web has become the victim of pride and prejudice-- non-Microsoft users being too proud to admit that there are more important things than standards compliance (for example, oh, things actually working) and Microsoft users being irrationally prejudiced against anything not written in Redmond, and all too willing to turn a cold shoulder to Netscape, Unix, Mac OS, and so on.
What Went Wrong With Mozilla? (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley11.html>
If at some point in the future a seminar is ever given on how not to conduct a large-scale Open Source software project, Mozilla would make a dandy example. A long series of lamentable mistakes, most of them avoidable, have caused the Mozilla project to languish unfinished for more than a year beyond its projected release date.
The Verdict: The People Vs. Salon (Upside)
<http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/ontrial?id=397792610>
Not guilty by reason of maintaining one of the most loyal readerships in media.
== PenguinSurf (Top Stories) ====================
Linux Closing In On Microsoft Market Share, Study Says (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2332817.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Linux will pose a significant threat to Microsoft for market share among server operating systems over the next few years, according to new research released today.
Red Hat CFO Leaves For Struggling SGI (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2335727.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
n a surprise move, SGI has hired Red Hat's Hal Covert to become chief financial officer, just four months after he started his last job.
== PenguinSurf (News) ====================
Writing Competitive Code (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2604750,00.html>
While competing makers of programming tools target the fastest-growing languages on the fastest-growing platforms, a certain Redmond-based company is following in the tradition of Ford.
Linux Closing In On Microsoft Market Share, Study Says (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2332817.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Linux will pose a significant threat to Microsoft for market share among server operating systems over the next few years, according to new research released today.
Red Hat CFO Leaves For Struggling SGI (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2335727.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
n a surprise move, SGI has hired Red Hat's Hal Covert to become chief financial officer, just four months after he started his last job.
== SingaporeSurf (Top Stories) ====================
Superfast Net Access For 2.2m Singaporeans By 2005 (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri3_0725.html>
Almost every home and office in Singapore will have access to superfast Internet in five years' time.
== SingaporeSurf (News) ====================
Digging Mustn't Affect Property Next Door: CJ (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri4_0725.html>
Owners will be held responsible if faults appear on their neighbours' property, S'pore's highest court rules.
Better Pay And Training To Stem Social Worker Dropouts (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/07/24/singaporenews32558.htm>
Many of Singapore's young social workers drop out of the profession within the first four years of their career.
Unprofessional Reporting Of Bond-Breaking Issue (Lianhe Zaobao)
<http://www.zaobao.com/yl/yl0021.html>
Straits Times reporting is not accurate, and the subsequent follow-ups lack objectivity. In simiplified Chinese.
== SingaporeSurf (Technology) ====================
Macs Move Into Research (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/cyber2_0725.html>
Across diverse scientific and technical disciplines around the world, Macs are being re-introduced increasingly to assist in research work, number-crunching, and product design and development.
Superfast Net Access For 2.2m Singaporeans By 2005 (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri3_0725.html>
Almost every home and office in Singapore will have access to superfast Internet in five years' time.
== SingaporeSurf (Entertainment) ====================
Eric Khoo's Stories About Love (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/life1_0725.html>
Eric Khoo -- known to his pals as a beer-drinker first and a film-maker second -- goes back to where it all started and shoots the breeze.
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