[MyAppleMenu] Jun 7, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Judge: Microsoft Must Be Broken In Two (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2033666.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
A federal judge ruled today that Microsoft should be broken into two companies, a decision that could radically tilt the balance of power in the technology industry.

Apple Takes Home Top Honors In Awards For Design Excellence (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/news/00/june/000607/ideaawards2000.shtml>
Taking home top honors in this year's awards is the stunning Apple Cinema Display in the Business and Industrial Equipment category, and the USB iMac subwoofer, iSub, in the Consumer category.

Apple Talks About ColorSync (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0006/07.colorsync.shtml>
You can start to resolve your local problems  by learning how to make sure your monitor is correctly calibrated.

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

Apple Takes Home Top Honors In Awards For Design Excellence (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/news/00/june/000607/ideaawards2000.shtml>
Taking home top honors in this year's awards is the stunning Apple Cinema Display in the Business and Industrial Equipment category, and the USB iMac subwoofer, iSub, in the Consumer category.

Apple Talks About ColorSync (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0006/07.colorsync.shtml>
You can start to resolve your local problems  by learning how to make sure your monitor is correctly calibrated.

IBM Rolls Out New PowerPCs (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/04/0606newppcchips.html>
The 750CX and 750CXe offer faster clock speeds and lower power consumption, but it's not clear whether either will end up in Apple's hardware.

Microsoft Mac Business Unit: Innovate Or Bust! (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=1398>
"Bill [Gates] loves the Mac. He encourages us to build the right products for the Mac, and point sout when we don't design them right."

Adobe Brings Non-PostScript Printing To InDesign (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/04/0606adobeprint.html>
The Non PostScript Printing Update for Adobe InDesign 1.5 lets Mac users print to popular ink-jet printers and other non-PostScript devices directly from the program.

At Java Fest, McNealy, Jobs Play Up Kinship (San Francisco Examiner)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/2000/06/06/NEWS8616.dtl>
"We finally figured out how to work with each other from across the street. We're totally committed."

Why My Next Mac Might Be A PowerBook (The Macjunkie)
<http://www.themacjunkie.com/archives/bombshelter.6.7.00.html>
If you're a frustrated, rich, nomandic graphic artist... it looks like your ship has finally come in.

The Celeron Effect (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.net/musings/celeron.html>
Thanks to an on-chip L2 cache, Intel's cheap Celeron rivals Pentium III performance. IBM's enhanced G3s may offer similar benefits to the Mac user.

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

iTools: A Great Tool For Beginners (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/firstmac/2000/20000607.shtml>
The most important [attribute] is that it is really user friendly and very easy to use.

Heroes Of Might & Magic III (Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/00/homm3/>
Heroes 3 is not a perfect game, but it certainly is fun to play and quite engrossing.

The Perfit Mouse-USB (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/newreviews/bt/00/000607perfitmouse/perfitmouse.html>
This mouse is a little pricey but worth every penny, chiefly because its ergonomics reduce the pain related by extensive use of the computer.

Overcoming PowerBook Hard Drive And Expandability Limitations (MacOS Daily)
<http://www.macosdaily.com/opinion/columns/roadwarrior_29_20000607.html>
[T]he PowerBook does have performance and expansion shortcomings compared with higher and desktop Macs.

Intellinews And Macticker Bring News And Stock Quotes To Your Desktop (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/08/reviews/tickers.html>
Although both [software] provide information you could find free on the Web, those resources won't deliver it in a neat package right to your desktop.

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

DOJ: Ruling A Victory For Consumers (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2583968,00.html>
The U.S. Department of Justice was quick to declare Wednesday's ruling in Microsoft Corp.'s antitrust case a victory for consumers. It also used the occasion to argue that the mandated Microsoft breakup will be a boon for high-tech innovation, despite the company's arguments to the contrary.

Gates' Guarantee: We'll Win It (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2583991,00.html>
A bitter and battling Bill Gates slammed Wednesday's court-ordered breakup as "unwarranted" and "unprecedented" and predicted Microsoft Corp. would ultimately win the case on appeal.

Transcript Of Jackson's Order (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,36855,00.html>
This is the full text of the memorandum and order issued by U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson on his ruling that Microsoft be split into two companies.

Judge: Microsoft Must Be Broken In Two (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2033666.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
A federal judge ruled today that Microsoft should be broken into two companies, a decision that could radically tilt the balance of power in the technology industry.

Reaction To Microsoft Ruling Is Swift, Mixed (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2033846.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Reaction was quick and varied today as high-tech executives, politicians and frontline software coders digested Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's order splitting Microsoft into two companies.

Microsoft Mac Business Unit: Innovate Or Bust! (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=1398>
"Bill [Gates] loves the Mac. He encourages us to build the right products for the Mac, and point sout when we don't design them right."

Intel, Inside (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/06/07/intel/index.html>
The world's largest semiconductor company treats every outsider like a potential spy.

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

DOJ: Ruling A Victory For Consumers (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2583968,00.html>
The U.S. Department of Justice was quick to declare Wednesday's ruling in Microsoft Corp.'s antitrust case a victory for consumers. It also used the occasion to argue that the mandated Microsoft breakup will be a boon for high-tech innovation, despite the company's arguments to the contrary.

Gates' Guarantee: We'll Win It (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2583991,00.html>
A bitter and battling Bill Gates slammed Wednesday's court-ordered breakup as "unwarranted" and "unprecedented" and predicted Microsoft Corp. would ultimately win the case on appeal.

What People Are Saying About MS (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2584040,00.html>
Quotes from industry leaders, scholars and politicians in reaction to the blockbuster breakup decision.

Ballmer Bemoans Innovation Loss (Reuters)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,36819,00.html>
[A] possible breakup of the software giant would slow innovation within the industry, but that the company would survive either way.

Microsoft Remains Defiant (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,36845,00.html>
Microsoft will continue operating and developing software as one company despite a federal judge's ruling that it should be sliced in two for violating antitrust laws, Microsoft officials said Wednesday.

Transcript Of Jackson's Order (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,36855,00.html>
This is the full text of the memorandum and order issued by U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson on his ruling that Microsoft be split into two companies.

Transmeta Gears Up For Notebooks, Expands Chip Line (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2033443.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Upstart microprocessor designer Transmeta plans to showcase a number of corporate notebooks using its chips at PC Expo later this month, and will later diversify its product line to offer capabilities for different devices.

Judge: Microsoft Must Be Broken In Two (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2033666.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
A federal judge ruled today that Microsoft should be broken into two companies, a decision that could radically tilt the balance of power in the technology industry.

Reaction To Microsoft Ruling Is Swift, Mixed (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2033846.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Reaction was quick and varied today as high-tech executives, politicians and frontline software coders digested Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's order splitting Microsoft into two companies.

Envisioing Life After Windows (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2028868.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
For years, aspiring entrepreneurs had two fundamental goals when starting a high-tech company: raising money and steering clear of Bill Gates' empire.

Boldness, Pace efine Jackson's Rle (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2031600.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
With only passing comments, Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson recently touched off a frenzied round of speculation about the possibility of a three-way Microsoft split. 

Microsoft Investors Face Split Decision (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2031629.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Today's court order to split Microsoft in two may leave investors with a tough choice: put their money in a proven software business with a limited future, or pin their hopes on a new, perhaps riskier, Internet company with vast growth potential.

Appeals Court Could Favor Microsoft (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2033399.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft may have good reason for boasting that it will prevail on appeal.

IBM And Microsoft: Antitrust Then And Now (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2033489.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Is history repeating itself?

Gates Talks Up High-tech On Capitol Hill, Omitting The Obvious (Scripps McClatchyWestern Service)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500212906-500300124-501654928-0,00.html>
"Everyone here is past [the lawsuit]. People want to know what the next big breakthrough will be. This is a new economy. There are a lot of questions."

Poll Finds Few Affected By "I Love You" Virus (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2029120.html?dtn.head>
Fewer than one in 15 U.S. companies suffered substantial disruption due to the "I Love You" virus, according to a new Gallop poll.

Microsoft Mac Business Unit: Innovate Or Bust! (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=1398>
"Bill [Gates] loves the Mac. He encourages us to build the right products for the Mac, and point sout when we don't design them right."

Linux Beats Microsoft To Support Superfast Disks (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/000606-000006.html>
Linux support is now available for the Ultra ATA/100 bus specification.

Intel, Inside (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/06/07/intel/index.html>
The world's largest semiconductor company treats every outsider like a potential spy.

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

Are We Too Connected To The Net? (Inter at ctive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2583329,00.html>
This whole sea change in our economy and culture is not about computing. It's about using the computer to communicate. Or not.

Salon.com Trims Work Force, Closes Seattle Office (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2033890.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Online magazine Salon.com laid off 13 employees today as part of a plan to cut operating expenses by 20 percent, the company said.

School Project Connects Families With Internet (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/boxes060700.htm>
In a community where few homes boast Internet-compatible computers, San Jose's Cesar Chavez Elementary School is giving fourth- and fifth-grade students and their families a chance to surf the Web on their television sets.

Film Project Gets Internet Valuation (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2029016.html?dtn.head>
Moviegoers and art aficionados can ow get fiscally invovled with favorite works by more than just buying a ticket or object d'art: They can finance its production through the Net and profit from its success.

E-mail Outage Leaves Pac Bell Customers Fuming Again (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/pacbel060700.htm>
Pacific Bell's e-mail system crashed Monday and remained down for much of Tuesday, leaving the compnay's Internet subscribers in Northern California fuming over the latest in a series of problems with the service.

What A Tangled Web: eBay V. Bidder's Edge (Upside)
<http://www.upsidetoday.com/Upside_Counsel/393bea5f0.html>
It could be the first of other decisions that protect the contents of publicly available databases. This is important because copyright law safeguards forms of expression, not the assembling of facts.

Number Of Chinese Internet Users Exceed 10 Million (AFP)
<http://www.chinatimes.com.tw//english/elife/89060605.htm>
In 1999 alone, the number of Internet users quadrupled from two million in the early part of the year to 8.9 million by the end of the year.

Dot-com To The Stars (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/biztech/articles/06star.html>
The intersection of the Internet and celebrity.

Meet The $7.5 Million URL (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/07/gumbel/index.html>
It's got a recognizable name and some high-profile backers, but does Business.com have anything on Yahoo?

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

Analysts Claim ASP Model Will Dent Linux's Future (Silicon.com)
<http://www.silicon.com/public/door?REQUNIQ=960337190&6004REQEVENT=&REQINT1=37889&REQSTR1=newsnow>
"One of the great hopes for Linux was that it would help small businesses service their software and avoid licence fees. But with the rise of ASPs, Linux vendors will have to rethink how it's going to make money."

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

Is Linux The Embedded Operating System Of The Future? (EarthWeb)
<http://opensourceit.earthweb.com/news/000606_embedded.html>
Enthusiasm for embedded Linux systems has grown dramatically over the past two years -- even Linus Torvalds has gone on the record to saythat it should be a priority for the open source OS.

Linux Beats Microsoft To Support Superfast Disks (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/000606-000006.html>
Linux support is now available for the Ultra ATA/100 bus specification.

Big Blue Backs Linux (NetworkWorld)
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2000/0606bigbluelinux.html>
"All Linux decisions [from IBM] appear to be based on a when, not an if, scenario."

Analysts Claim ASP Model Will Dent Linux's Future (Silicon.com)
<http://www.silicon.com/public/door?REQUNIQ=960337190&6004REQEVENT=&REQINT1=37889&REQSTR1=newsnow>
"One of the great hopes for Linux was that it would help small businesses service their software and avoid licence fees. But with the rise of ASPs, Linux vendors will have to rethink how it's going to make money."

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

The End Of Mystery (Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/Features/FreundFeature/FreundFeature.asp>
The encroachment of science on fantasy's last redoubts. By Charles Paul Freund.

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

Case For New Media Structure? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin19_0607.html>
Frankly, if the Government sticks to its political arguments, it has a sufficiently rigorous and sustainable stand without an economic alibi.

Release Of Clob Shares May Hit KL Sentiment (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/3/news/nfrnt05.html>
Possible selldown by investors will worsen already poor market sentiment.

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

RCS To Launch 20 Internet-only Radio Stations (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/06/07/singaporenews29208.htm>
Available on a new website called radioeastwest.com, each channel will play music from a specific genre every day, 24 hours a day.

SPH Eyes Internet Hybrid Tabloid Newspaper (Agence France-Press)
<http://www.technologypost.com/internet/DAILY/20000607090104432.asp?Section=Main>
The online Web site is to be a forum site as opposed to just being an online newspaper.

Singapore Media Urged To Bolster Net Content (Newsbytes)
<http://www.bizreport.com/international/2000/06/20000606-1.htm>
Singapore's two core media groups... have been urged to boost their Internet offerings as the Web is beginning to have a significant impact on the media intake of young Singaporeans.

AsiaTech Invests US$20m In 8 Singapore Net Companies (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/3/focus/focus11.html>
Hongkong-based venture capital firm is an early-stage investor.

$1.5b Plan To Put Public Services Online (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri14_0607.html>
Civil service transforming into an e-Government, which people and businesses can interact with virtually.

SPH To Launch Newspaper For The Hip And Opinionated (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri1_0607.html>
Interaction with readers a key feature of Project Eyeball, which goes online next month, hits the streets in August.

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

RCS To Launch 20 Internet-only Radio Stations (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/06/07/singaporenews29208.htm>
Available on a new website called radioeastwest.com, each channel will play music from a specific genre every day, 24 hours a day.

Real-time News And Entertainment With Digital TV Next Year (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/06/06/singaporenews29139.htm>
TCS will... run TVMobile, which makes use of digital technology for clear pictures and sound, on 2,000 SBS buses.

Chinese Bands Rock Singapore Local Scene (MTVAsia Online)
<http://www.mtvasia.com/News/Asia/Items/0006/0006021.html>
It's touching to see that local Chinese bands are receiving their long overdue recognition.

Foreign Audiences High On "M:I-2," "Noon" (Reuters)
<http://www.boston.com/dailynews/158/variety/Foreign_audiences_high_on_M_I_:.shtml>
John Woo's actioner nabbed $893,000 in Singapore -- the territory's sixth-biggest opener of all time.

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

AMD Debuts Athlon Processors (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2581756,00.html>
The chip maker unveils 15 new processors, including the first copper-wired Athlons and a new low-cost chip, the Duron.

Chinese Evening Dailies To Launch Noon Editions (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin3_0608.html>
These early editions will be circulated by late morning so that readers can get hold of them by lunch-time.

SPH's Free Tabloid To Hit The Streats In September (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri5_0608.html>
A free morning tabloid-size newspaper for commuters will hit the streets in early September.

Tremor: Communication Could Have Been Better (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for4_0608.html>
Singapore Police Force, Meteorological Service Department: While tremors and earthquakes cannot be predicted, a preliminary observation is that there could have been more effective public communication. There is also a need for more participation by high-rise residents in tremor exercises. These and other learning points will be addressed by all the agencies concerned in dealing with future incidents.

Singapore Media Urged To Bolster Net Content (Newsbytes)
<http://www.bizreport.com/international/2000/06/20000606-1.htm>
Singapore's two core media groups... have been urged to boost their Internet offerings as the Web is beginning to have a significant impact on the media intake of young Singaporeans.

Case For New Media Structure? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin19_0607.html>
Frankly, if the Government sticks to its political arguments, it has a sufficiently rigorous and sustainable stand without an economic alibi.

SPH To Launch Newspaper For The Hip And Opinionated (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri1_0607.html>
Interaction with readers a key feature of Project Eyeball, which goes online next month, hits the streets in August.

Release Of Clob Shares May Hit KL Sentiment (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/3/news/nfrnt05.html>
Possible selldown by investors will worsen already poor market sentiment.

No News Or Advice On Night Of Tremors (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for1_0607.html>
Susan Yeo: I find it ludicrous that the various authorities and media channels did not even have the most basic information and advice to give to the public.