[MyAppleMenu] Jun 3, 2000

[applesurf at myapplemenu.comapplesurf]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

I Feel Your Pain (AppleSurf)
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/applesurf/sidetrack/?20000603>
Ooooh, yes. Yet another revamp.

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

I Feel Your Pain (AppleSurf)
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/applesurf/sidetrack/?20000603>
Ooooh, yes. Yet another revamp.

SuSE Linux Days Away From Mac Release (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/news/news/06_01_2000/suse.shtml>
Though there is no shortage of Mac-compatible Linux distributions, SuSE represents the first mainstream distribution to come to the Mac.

Deja Vu All Over Again (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0006/02.gameguru.shtml>
You know, it's silly. Once a game does well, everyone has to make one just like it.

Slow, Slow, QuickTime Slow (MacUser UK)
<http://www.macuser.co.uk/macsurfer/php3/openframe.php3?page=/news/32877.html>
[I]f Apple is serious about competing with Real and Microsoft, it is going to have to push the development of QuickTime Player very hard indeed.

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

VBS Worm Targets Gnutella Users (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2581605,00.html>
An unknown author has created a worm aimed at infecting Gnutella users.

Critics Warn A Microsoft Breakup May Turn Out To Be Very Messy (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/415350.asp>
[A] growing group of critics says that the government’s breakup plan, far from providing for a tidy divorce, is in fact full of ambiguities and hidden complexities and could set off a chain reaction of unintended consequences.

Outlook Patch Poses Compatibility Risk (InternetWeek)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000602S0001>
The patch, which lets administrators selectively permit some attachments, could cause compatibility problems with software meant to work with Outlook, Microsoft said last week.

Microsoft Windows 2000 Accepted In ASP Arena (InternetNews.com)
<http://www.internetnews.com/asp-news/article/0,2171,3411_386261,00.html>
By highlighting the strength of its Windows 2000 platform for application and Internet Service Providers, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is attempting to demonstrate its commitment to robust online businesses.

Microsoft Says Web Site Violates Copyright (Computerworld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/06/02/000602hnslashdot.xml>
Microsoft appeared to be backing down from the dispute last week.

Microsoft Breakup Offers Both Potential And Pitfalls, Analysts Say (Associated Press)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500211352-500297037-501630775-0,00.html>
Corporate friends and foes alike are poised to benefit from a court-ordered breakup of Microsoft Corp. But one thing is clear, analysts say: Consumers have the most to lose.

Marathon To Offer NT Fault-Tolerance Solution (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/06/02/000602hnmarathon.xml>
Endurance 6200 ties four Intel-based servers into one array of servers, which is split into two halves. Each half runs the same application, and if one half of the array fails, the application continues to run on the other side.

HP Upgrades High-end Windows Server (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2002144.html?dtn.head>
With the new NetServer AA 6200, HP has doubled the processing horsepower of its "assured availability" line, which is designed to crash far less frequently than ordinary servers.

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

VBS Worm Targets Gnutella Users (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2581605,00.html>
An unknown author has created a worm aimed at infecting Gnutella users.

Why Salon's New Look Is More Ad-friendly (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/june2000/nf00601b.htm>
The tony Web site's financial struggles created an imperative: Generate more advertising revenue.

Salon.com Goes Back To The Future (New York Post)
<http://www.nypost.com/business/5217.htm>
It was a blunder as big as New Coke.

Outlook Patch Poses Compatibility Risk (InternetWeek)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000602S0001>
The patch, which lets administrators selectively permit some attachments, could cause compatibility problems with software meant to work with Outlook, Microsoft said last week.

Domain Hijacking Raises Security Issue (InternetNews.com)
<http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article/0,2171,3_386441,00.html>
The theft highlights the security issues surrounding domain names, particularly the authorization schemes that are in place to protect domain owners.

DoubleClick Faces International Privacy Issue (InformationWeek)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000602S0004>
Online ad company DoubleClick might be expanding beyond the United States, but it can't stop looking over its shoulder to the privacy imbroglio through which it continues to struggle.

Microsoft Windows 2000 Accepted In ASP Arena (InternetNews.com)
<http://www.internetnews.com/asp-news/article/0,2171,3411_386261,00.html>
By highlighting the strength of its Windows 2000 platform for application and Internet Service Providers, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is attempting to demonstrate its commitment to robust online businesses.

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

SuSE Linux Days Away From Mac Release (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/news/news/06_01_2000/suse.shtml>
Though there is no shortage of Mac-compatible Linux distributions, SuSE represents the first mainstream distribution to come to the Mac.

Linux Works Its Way Toward Prime Time (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/06/02/000602hnlinuxshow.xml>
Although the operating system has become a real alternative for the server market with vendors offering it on a range of higher-end machines, the consensus here on the show floor was that there are still interface and application issues that keep it off the desktop.

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

SuSE Linux Days Away From Mac Release (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/news/news/06_01_2000/suse.shtml>
Though there is no shortage of Mac-compatible Linux distributions, SuSE represents the first mainstream distribution to come to the Mac.

Linux Works Its Way Toward Prime Time (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/06/02/000602hnlinuxshow.xml>
Although the operating system has become a real alternative for the server market with vendors offering it on a range of higher-end machines, the consensus here on the show floor was that there are still interface and application issues that keep it off the desktop.

TurboLinux Reorganizes Management After Job Cuts (Computerworld)
<http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000602E502>
Just two days after laying off an unspecified number of its workers, San Francisco-based TurboLinux Inc. announced a shakeup in its senior management.

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

Fall Of Private Man (The New Republic)
<http://www.thenewrepublic.com/061200/rosen061200.html>
Something has gone wrong in the law of sexual harassment. A jurisprudence originally designed to protect privacy and dignity is inadvertently invading privacy and dignity.

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

I Feel Your Pain (AppleSurf)
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/applesurf/sidetrack/?20000603>
Ooooh, yes. Yet another revamp.

Showing 'Greater Humanity' (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0609/nat.singapore.html>
In Singapore, swift reversals of policy are rare. So it was noteworthy when the Home Affairs Ministry announced on May 27 that 12 foreign spouses of Singaporeans, who have been or were about to be repatriated because they have the AIDS virus, would be allowed to return or stay in the country.

Singapore Is Not Ready To Accept Homosexuality (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin23_0603.html>
More than 80 readers gave their responses to last week's feature which discussed if gays should be given more space in Singapore.

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

3G Wireless Demos Begin In Singapore Next Week (IDG.Net)
<http://www.idg.net/ic_184847_1773_1-483.html>
This marks the first live deployment of 3G mobile technology in Asia outside Japan, StarHub said in a statement.

NTUC Income Takes Stake In Online Used Car Bid System (ZDNet Asia)
<http://www.zdnetasia.com/stories/0,10000002,10074940,00.html>
The joint venture would develop juzclickcar.com.sg into a more comprehensive automotive portal with extensive services such as finance and insurance, extended warranties and road tax and workshop services, packaged as a one-stop automotive service site for used vehicles.

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

Raintree To Produce Its First Local English Movie "Chicken Rice War" (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/06/02/singaporenews28879.htm>
The first locally produced English movie by Raintree Pictures and its latest Mandarin offering about a mysterious relationship between a boy and a tree will be released by the end of the year.

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

Singapore Executives Can Expect Better Wage Hikes This Year (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/06/02/singaporenews28871.htm>
[T]he numbers show that more companies are finally rewarding performance as performance bonuses are rising for the first time in four years.

Showing 'Greater Humanity' (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0609/nat.singapore.html>
In Singapore, swift reversals of policy are rare. So it was noteworthy when the Home Affairs Ministry announced on May 27 that 12 foreign spouses of Singaporeans, who have been or were about to be repatriated because they have the AIDS virus, would be allowed to return or stay in the country.

New Bookshop For Bargain Hunters (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/life4_0603.html>
"Don't call us cheap," Mr Ashley Bala, chief operating officer of myepb bookstore says emphatically. What they are, he says, is "better value".

Give Gays Due Credit (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin24_0603.html>
Homosexuals contribute to the progress of this country, and do not threaten social order.

Singapore Is Not Ready To Accept Homosexuality (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin23_0603.html>
More than 80 readers gave their responses to last week's feature which discussed if gays should be given more space in Singapore.

Steady Income -- Not Assets -- Vital For Daily Needs (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for5_0603.html>
Narayana Narayana: Dr Cheung has fallen into the common error of equating assets with income.

Aim To Ensure Privacy And Optimal Land Use (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for1_0603.html>
Housing And Development Board: While we note the desire for more space between HDB blocks, we cannot regress to the generous spacing of old HDB blocks.