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== AppleSurf (Top Stories) ====================
Apple's New Software Is Even Better Than Its Impressive Hardware (Boston Globe)
<http://www2.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisStory=82197273>
As ever, Apple is being driven forward by software. It's the code for these new Macs that could redefine Apple's role in the computer business.
Modesto Man Records Huge Music Collection Onto DVD Discs (The Modesto Bee)
<http://www.modbee.com/technology/story/0,1161,180259,00.html>
"The storage media will keep changing, but it will stay digital. So now that I've got my music in a digital format, I can move it to any device I want."
== AppleSurf (News) ====================
Not Sexy Or Aerodynamic, The Cube Is Not The iMac (Knight Ridder Newspapers)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/business/html98/newp30_20000730.html>
While the iMac won people over with its colorful flamboyance, the G4 Cube, if successful, may be known for its raw utility. The Cube is not sexy or aerodynamic, but neither a line nor a curve appears wasted.
Apple's New Software Is Even Better Than Its Impressive Hardware (Boston Globe)
<http://www2.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisStory=82197273>
As ever, Apple is being driven forward by software. It's the code for these new Macs that could redefine Apple's role in the computer business.
Modesto Man Records Huge Music Collection Onto DVD Discs (The Modesto Bee)
<http://www.modbee.com/technology/story/0,1161,180259,00.html>
"The storage media will keep changing, but it will stay digital. So now that I've got my music in a digital format, I can move it to any device I want."
Apple Sparked A Revolution (Scripting News)
<http://radiodiscuss.userland.com/appleSparkedRevolution>
The Apple II was a perfect mix of the personalities of the Apple founders.
== AppleSurf (Reviews) ====================
With Prices Dropping, Scanners Are Becoming Must-Haves For A Home Computer Setup (Knight Ridder Newspapers)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/business/html98/nuscan_20000730.html>
Portable Players Make MP3 Music Mobile (Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/business/html98/gett30_20000730.html>
Disney's Mickey Mouse Toddler (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0007/30.mickeytoddler.shtml>
The game's otherwise exemplary production values are marred by sloppy proofreading and spellchecking in the accompanying documentation. Fortunately, this haphazard treatment did not extend to the material in the game itself, so it's a shortcoming that can be overlooked.
Dual-Processor Power Macs (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/07/28/benchmark.html>
Two 450MHz processors are clearly better than one.
Back To School With An iMac (Help & How-To)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2606656,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1ms>
Learn how to set up your brand new iMac.
== The Wintel Empire (Top Stories) ====================
Who Needs To Get The Boot? PC Builder Or Software Maker? (Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/business/html98/paul30_20000730.html>
Complaints about computer support are as old as the microchip. But as someone who has used PCs for more than 20 years, I sense an escalation in the support wars.
Microsoft Rolls Out Windows 2000 Bug Fixes (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2390640.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft has quietly posted the first collection of Windows 2000 bug fixes on the Internet.
Microsoft Notebook: Some Straight Talk (TheStreet.com)
<http://www.thestreet.com/comment/siliconstreet/1018980.html>
f there is one take away (that's MBA-talk for what schoolchildren refer to as "What I learned at school today") from Microsoft's yearly meeting with Wall Street analysts and investors, it is that no matter how exciting the future may be for Mr. Softee, the near-term outlook gets bleaker and bleaker.
Microsoft Primes The Windows Me Pump (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2609350,00.html>
Want a free guided tour of the Redmond campus? A limited edition autographed by Bill Gates? Then read about Microsoft's hype-o-meter strategy.
== The Wintel Empire (News) ====================
Who Needs To Get The Boot? PC Builder Or Software Maker? (Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/business/html98/paul30_20000730.html>
Complaints about computer support are as old as the microchip. But as someone who has used PCs for more than 20 years, I sense an escalation in the support wars.
Microsoft Rolls Out Windows 2000 Bug Fixes (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2390640.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft has quietly posted the first collection of Windows 2000 bug fixes on the Internet.
Microsoft Notebook: Some Straight Talk (TheStreet.com)
<http://www.thestreet.com/comment/siliconstreet/1018980.html>
f there is one take away (that's MBA-talk for what schoolchildren refer to as "What I learned at school today") from Microsoft's yearly meeting with Wall Street analysts and investors, it is that no matter how exciting the future may be for Mr. Softee, the near-term outlook gets bleaker and bleaker.
Microsoft Primes The Windows Me Pump (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2609350,00.html>
Want a free guided tour of the Redmond campus? A limited edition autographed by Bill Gates? Then read about Microsoft's hype-o-meter strategy.
== Breaking Barriers (Top Stories) ====================
New Media May Be Old Media's Savior (Columbia Journalism Review)
<http://www.cjr.org/year/00/2/boynton.asp>
Although it is too early to predict precisely what will emerge from the collision of new and old media, there are several indications that the encounter will be far more beneficial than was once thought.
== Breaking Barriers (News) ====================
New Media May Be Old Media's Savior (Columbia Journalism Review)
<http://www.cjr.org/year/00/2/boynton.asp>
Although it is too early to predict precisely what will emerge from the collision of new and old media, there are several indications that the encounter will be far more beneficial than was once thought.
China Sees Internet Use Rising Fast As Prices Fall For Computers, Phone Lines (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/china073000.htm>
Piling On Amazon's Stock, After The Fact (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/financial/columns/073000market-watch-co.html>
Rats leaving a sinking ship. That unfortunate metaphor sprang to mind when a pack of formerly bullish stock analysts suddenly cooled on shares of Amazon.com.
Modesto Man Records Huge Music Collection Onto DVD Discs (The Modesto Bee)
<http://www.modbee.com/technology/story/0,1161,180259,00.html>
"The storage media will keep changing, but it will stay digital. So now that I've got my music in a digital format, I can move it to any device I want."
Media Plays Catch-Up To Internet (Christian Science Monitor)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500233652-500340185-501943810-0,00.html>
A court ruling this week threatened the Internet's most popular music-sharing site with shutdown at midnight Friday, yet experts say the case is only a wakeup call in a much larger conflict: the entertainment industry's struggle to adapt to the wired digital era.
Get Your Music Mojo Working (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,37892,00.html>
A new file-sharing system could best rivals like Napster and Gnutella through more anonymous and efficient transfers.
== SingaporeSurf (Top Stories) ====================
Bus Drivers Hurry Because Of Unforgiving Schedules (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for7_0731.html>
Ku Chih Long: Management knows about these problems through our feedback, but no useful steps seem to have been taken to remedy the situation. SBS' goal to be a world-class public-transport company is just a pipe-dream unless some serious policy-tweaking is carried out.
"I'll Tell A Bond-Breaker To His Face He Is Wrong" (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri8_0731.html>
Even those who view bonds as commercial contracts should realise they are obliged to discharge their responsibilities, says minister.
One-Third Of Singaporeans Familiar With S21 - Survey (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/07/29/singaporenews33047.htm>
However, a quarter of those polled dismiss S21 as little more than Government propaganda.
Opposition MP May Move To A GRC (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin23_0730.html>
Workers' Party Member of Parliament Low Thia Khiang is open to moving out of his single-seat ward of Hougang to contest in a Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
Automatic Tax Deductions From Iras (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri2_0730.html>
With automatic deductions, all a taxpayer has to do is to provide his identity-card number when making a donation, and the deduction will be made automatically in the following assessment year.
== SingaporeSurf (News) ====================
Bus Drivers Hurry Because Of Unforgiving Schedules (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for7_0731.html>
Ku Chih Long: Management knows about these problems through our feedback, but no useful steps seem to have been taken to remedy the situation. SBS' goal to be a world-class public-transport company is just a pipe-dream unless some serious policy-tweaking is carried out.
"I'll Tell A Bond-Breaker To His Face He Is Wrong" (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri8_0731.html>
Even those who view bonds as commercial contracts should realise they are obliged to discharge their responsibilities, says minister.
Channel NewsAsia Reaches Target Of 5m Households (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/07/30/singaporenews33075.htm>
Five million households across Asia will receive the regional feed of Channel NewsAsia when it is launched in September.
Nine Foreign HIV Spouses Allowed Back (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/07/29/singaporenews33035.htm>
As of this week, nine foreign spouses of Singapore citizens, out of the 12 who were deported because they were HIV infected, have been granted re-entry into Singapore.
One-Third Of Singaporeans Familiar With S21 - Survey (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/07/29/singaporenews33047.htm>
However, a quarter of those polled dismiss S21 as little more than Government propaganda.
Lfe Sciences Push Could Mean Compulsory Biology In Schools (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/07/29/singaporenews33027.htm>
Biology as a compulsory subject at university and, 10 years down the road, possibly in secondary schools as well: this may soon be a reality with Singapore's push into the life sciences.
Opposition MP May Move To A GRC (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin23_0730.html>
Workers' Party Member of Parliament Low Thia Khiang is open to moving out of his single-seat ward of Hougang to contest in a Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
Scholarship Issue A "Timely Call" (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin5_0730.html>
The recent controversy over scholarship students intending to break their bonds is a timely call for young Singaporeans to re-look their role in society, said NTUC chief Lim Boon Heng.
== SingaporeSurf (Technology) ====================
Sleazy Website Plastered Her Picture Online (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin1_0730.html>
Real estate consultant says her reputation has been ruined by the personal-ad website, which used her photograph without consent.
Will Our Own Gates Make The Difference? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/analysis/cpe9_0730.html>
Is Singapore on the right track to being a technopolis? What pitfalls will it face? Two American experts, who were here as visiting professors and participants in a media conference, give their views.
Automatic Tax Deductions From Iras (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri2_0730.html>
With automatic deductions, all a taxpayer has to do is to provide his identity-card number when making a donation, and the deduction will be made automatically in the following assessment year.
== SingaporeSurf (Entertainment) ====================
Singer Kit Chan Turns Poet (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/life7_0731.html>
She recites her verses to background music on a CD which comes with her newly-launched book of poems.
Millenia Walk Gets A Makeover (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin24_0730.html>
Developer hopes converting the row of designer boutiques into a trendy F&B hub will reverse its fortunes.
In Search Of The Real Jalan Kayu Prata (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/life1_0730.html>
If you have ever been confused by the many prata shops that claim they sell the famous crispy Indian bread, read on, as we reveal the truth.
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