[MyAppleMenu] Jun 9, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Real Estate Breakers (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/07/opinions/desktop_critic.html>
Apple's software designers now threaten to undo all of their predecessors' good work.

Making Movies With iMovie (O'Reilly)
<http://www.oreilly.com/news/imovie_0600.html>
Apple produced a great piece of software.

AppleMasters: Michael Crichton (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/applemasters/mcrichton/>
The Mac's graphic interface was simple, but it had serious, deep thought behind it.

FAS Asked To Cover Computer Kiosks (The Harvard Crimson)
<http://www.thecrimson.harvard.edu/news/article.asp?ref=8210>
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Computer Services reluctantly covered and turned off the Science Center's iMac computer kiosks last week in response to a request from Intel, which sponsored an exhibit in the Science Center as part of the Internet and Health conference.

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

Trojan Horse Won't Run On Macs (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/04/0609trojan.html>
A computer security firm has discovered a Trojan horse that could be used to launch denial-of-service attacks from thousands of PCs. However, the software, a Windows executable disguised as an AVI video clip, won't run on a Mac.

Apple Talks About ColorSync Part 2 (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0006/09.colorsync.shtml>
There can be a lot of confusion in the term "calibration," especially since when you talk about the monitor, you talk about calibrating the monitor. But, when you talk about printers, there's a difference between calibration and characterization.

Sun's StarOffice Headed For Mac (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/04/0608staroffice.html>
The company has not formally announced a Mac version of the free productivity software, but it is advertising for a Mac programmer and an FAQ says a Mac release is targeted for the end of the year

PowerLogix Offers iMac Upgrade (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/04/0608plimac.html>
The iForce plugs a 400MHz or 500MHz G3 CPU into older iMacs, and you don't have to return the original board.

Will AirPort Become Grounded? (Go2Mac)
<http://www.go2mac.com/displaynews.cfm?newsid=6622>
Analysts expect the 2.4GHz band to become a "junk band".

Apple Axes 6 Percent Of Service Providers (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/feature.php?id=40>
In a move related to this morning’s report on Express Depot service for PowerBooks, Apple earlier this week cut 6 percent of the company’s Authorized Service Providers. These providers failed to meet their quota of $100,000 per quarter.

AppleMasters: Michael Crichton (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/applemasters/mcrichton/>
The Mac's graphic interface was simple, but it had serious, deep thought behind it.

MacCPU Ceases Operations (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/feature.php?id=37>
MacCPU has closed their doors voluntarily on June 7, 2000. We will no longer sell CPU upgrades from any manufacturer and the website has been removed.

Quake 3 For OS X Delayed; Developers Await OS X Update (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0006/08.q3osx.shtml>
"Unfortunately, [OS X Developer Preview 4] has a couple of issues which hit Q3 hard, so we don't expect to release Q3 until Apple provides a Mac OS X update that addresses these problems."

Apple: Java, Mac OS X Integration A 'Big Win' (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0006/08.osxjava.shtml>
"This announcement has made a lot of people very happy. This is a big win for us and for our customers."

'Think Different' Wins Ad Awards (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0006/08.effie.shtml>
The campaign was judged by senior industry peers to be 1999's most effective advertising campaign.

Apple Number One Again (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/news/00/june/000608/pcdatatop10000608.shtml>
Apple Computer has again taken the toop spot in the PC Data Top 10 rankings [of web site].

FAS Asked To Cover Computer Kiosks (The Harvard Crimson)
<http://www.thecrimson.harvard.edu/news/article.asp?ref=8210>
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Computer Services reluctantly covered and turned off the Science Center's iMac computer kiosks last week in response to a request from Intel, which sponsored an exhibit in the Science Center as part of the Internet and Health conference.

Corel Lays Off 320 Employees Amid Financial Woes (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2040687.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Struggling Canadian software maker Corel today cut 320 jobs, or 21 percent of its workforce, as part of a $40 million cost-cutting measure.

Q&A On Mac OS X (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/04/0608rzqa.html>
Apple does not intend to keep the Control Strip in Mac OS X.... [It] conflicts with the Dock for space and would clutter up the desktop.

Real Estate Breakers (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/07/opinions/desktop_critic.html>
Apple's software designers now threaten to undo all of their predecessors' good work.

Can't Get Good Help These Days (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/04/0609shalattwo.html>
Distinctions are blurring between Web and print design tools, but MacWEEK contributor Andrew Shalat finds that many recent art school grads lack the skills to use both.

Megahertz And Mega-Hurts (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/macskeptic/00/06/09/index.html>
We've been hearing about Intel 'zooming' ahead in horsepower and so now, the defense is to discredit MHz as a measure of power. I'd like to talk about why that's true and not so true.

The Elusive State Of Continuous Success (MacOS Daily)
<http://www.macosdaily.com/opinion/columns/jmartellaro_006_20000608.html>
The only thing we as humans can do to offset the random events of failure and success is to always apply an honorable effort.

Is Aqua All Wet? (MacOS Daily)
<http://www.macosdaily.com/opinion/columns/joecarson_008_20000608.html>
Aqua, has inaugurated a new pastime for online writers and posters in the Macintosh world...

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

VersionTracker (Apple iReview)
<http://ireview.mac.com/WebObjects/iReview.woa/wa/GoReview?t=e&cat=202&site=403&u=17712785>
VersionTracker is becoming a nearly indispensable tool for Mac users. But whatÕs missing on this site, which is clearly oriented to the professional or high-end user, is a simple tutorial to make the less technically minded feel welcome.

Cast Off 1.0 (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/newreviews/bc/00/000609castoff/castoff.html>
Keep your computer operations clean and lean.

Macromedia Gets Dynamic (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/04/0609tmsultradev.html>
The $599 program adds database connectivity to the popular Dreamweaver Web-authoring tool, and lets designers and programmers create visually rich, fully interactive, dynamic, cross-platform Web sites.

Let This Powerful Tool Cast Its Spell On You (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/june2000/nf00607b.htm>
Casady & Greene's Spell Catcher for the Mac does much of its work without being asked.

Making Movies With iMovie (O'Reilly)
<http://www.oreilly.com/news/imovie_0600.html>
Apple produced a great piece of software.

RestaurantRow.com (Apple iReview)
<http://ireview.mac.com/WebObjects/iReview.woa/wa/GoReview?t=f&cat=704&site=60&u=17794527>
RestaurantRow is perhaps most useful for traveling professionals in need of a quick listing of area restaurants.

Don't Lose Your Patients (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/games/articles/2000/06/er/>
Emergency Room: Life or Death is a perfect game for anyone curious about what goes on behind the doors of the emergency room.

Flat Panels: The Next Generation (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/07/features/flatpanelside.html>
Macworld Lab evaluates 6 new displays to see whether digital makes a difference.

The Suitabiility Of G3 Upgrades For Gaming (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.net/gaming/2k0609.html>
Everybody knows that a faster computer will play games better than a slower one, but the real question is whether or not the available upgrades are suited to gaming.

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

Security Experts Discount Threat Of Bug Posing As Video Clip (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2047715.html>
Government and private cyber security experts said today a rogue program masquerading as a sexually explicit video posed scant threat to security on the Internet.

Retracing The Missteps In Microsoft's Defense At Its Antitrust Trial (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/biztech/articles/09trial.html>
Dozens of state and federal officials who have investigated and prosecuted Microsoft for the last four years, as well as industry executives, have seen many moves by Microsoft that they think backfired and led to a resounding court defeat in the company's antitrust case. Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, right, ordered a breakup of the company on Wednesday.

The Elusive State Of Continuous Success (MacOS Daily)
<http://www.macosdaily.com/opinion/columns/jmartellaro_006_20000608.html>
The only thing we as humans can do to offset the random events of failure and success is to always apply an honorable effort.

Redmond Rallies 'Round MS (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,36863,00.html>
Up in Washington, where Microsoft has its headquarters, people generally support the home team. And Judge Jackson, they say, went too far.

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

Gates Hands Out Scholarships To Minorities (USA Today)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cti072.htm>
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates put aside his antitrust woes briefly Thursday to hear college students express their gratitude for 4,000 minority scholarships awarded this year by his charitable foundation.

Next Windows More Integrated Than Ever (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2585237,00.html>
As the legal battle over Microsoft Corp.'s right to integrate technologies into its programs and operating systems drags on, the company is forging full steam ahead with the next very tightly integrated version of Windows.

DOJ Vs MS: A Case Of Many Colors (Inter at ctive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2585472,00.html>
After two years of trial, thousands of pages of depositions, hundreds of hours in the courtroom and millions of pages of media coverage, Microsoft's sins are mostly in the eye of the beholder.

Microsoft May Have Trouble Retaining Software Engineers (Computerworld)
<http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000609E72A>
Labor experts are predicting that turmoil from the high-profile antitrust case may give competitors an opening to steal Microsoft Corp.'s top-notch software engineers and other employees.

How Far Will Microsoft Decision Reach? (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/06/12/000612hnmsdoj.xml>
With IT taking on more economic and political clout, some observers expect that other industry heavyweights will have the government looking over their shoulders.

Netscape's Clark: Keep Internet Explorer With Windows (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2047407.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Clark is worried that the proposed breakup of the software giant doesn't adequately guard against Microsoft regaining overwhelming power over the Internet. Allowing the company to put the most widely used Web browser under the same roof as its Web services is tempting fate, he said.

Security Experts Discount Threat Of Bug Posing As Video Clip (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2047715.html>
Government and private cyber security experts said today a rogue program masquerading as a sexually explicit video posed scant threat to security on the Internet.

Microsoft's Ballmer Welcomes More Settlement Talks (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2045470.html?dtn.head>
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer today welcomed an offer from the U.S. Justice Department for more talks aimed at settling their antitrust dispute.

Experts Praise Judge's Antitrust Rulings As Gounded In Principle Of Fair Competition (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/biztech/articles/09legal.html>
[T]he actions of the judge, Thomas Penfield Jackson, had made it more difficult for Microsoft to suggest that the computer industry ought to be given more leeway than traditional businesses under antitrust law.

Retracing The Missteps In Microsoft's Defense At Its Antitrust Trial (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/biztech/articles/09trial.html>
Dozens of state and federal officials who have investigated and prosecuted Microsoft for the last four years, as well as industry executives, have seen many moves by Microsoft that they think backfired and led to a resounding court defeat in the company's antitrust case. Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, right, ordered a breakup of the company on Wednesday.

Microsoft Readies Ad Blitz (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2043067.html?dtn.head>
Microsoft, having lost a major round in its antitrust case, is appealing to the court of public opinion.

Will A Microsoft Appeal Go Straight To The Supremes? (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/09/fast_track/index.html>
Judge Jackson's attempt to expedite a final resolution to the antitrust trial could backfire.

Microsoft Verdict: Microsoft Ruling Raises Fears Of Unhealthy Precedent (Silicon.com)
<http://www.silicon.com/public/door?REQUNIQ=960508942&6004REQEVENT=&REQINT1=37975&REQSTR1=newsnow>
European companies and IT organisations claim the Judge was stepping beyond the boundaries of his remit when he decided to dismantle the software giant.

Microsoft Breakup To Have Little Impact On Asia (Associated Press)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/019110.htm>
The ruling by a U.S. federal judge to break up Microsoft Corp. generated big interest but little concern in Asia.

Microsoft's Fate In Developers' Hands (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2584038,00.html>
The appeal that matters most at this point is not in the courts, but in the hearts and minds of software developers.

Judge Jackson Goofed (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2584409,00.html>
Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's biggest mistake: He bought into the government's argument that Microsoft Office is the platform most likely to rival Microsoft Windows.

What The Web Wants (Scripting News)
<http://davenet.userland.com/2000/06/08/whatTheWebWants>
Some of your generosity must now be directed towards the industry you helped create. It's not OK to make us wait for you to atain a personal victory.

Ballmer: Get Ready For Higher Prices (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2584422,00.html>
In the Netherlands one day after Judge Jackson's final judgment, Microsoft's CEO ripped the ruling, while elsewhere abroad, opinions ran high.

Klein: Microsoft Case Must Go To High Court Quickly (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2584642,00.html>
Justice Department antitrust chief Joel Klein said Thursday it is important that the Supreme Court agree quickly to hear any appeal in the Microsoft Corp. case so that key issues for the high-tech industry and the public can be resolved.

Ballmer Urges Employees: Focus On The Future (Computer Reseller News)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000608S0017>
"I simply do not believe that a breakup will ever occur. The order to dismantle this company simply isn't justified by the court's findings of facts and conclusions of law, even if they were to be upheld by the appellate courts."

The Elusive State Of Continuous Success (MacOS Daily)
<http://www.macosdaily.com/opinion/columns/jmartellaro_006_20000608.html>
The only thing we as humans can do to offset the random events of failure and success is to always apply an honorable effort.

MS To AOL: End IM Stranglehold (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,36874,00.html>
In a move dripping with irony, Microsoft and 42 other technology companies are petitioning the government to force AOL to create open standards for the instant-messaging market.

Redmond Rallies 'Round MS (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,36863,00.html>
Up in Washington, where Microsoft has its headquarters, people generally support the home team. And Judge Jackson, they say, went too far.

Microsoft Patch To Block "Love"-like Viruses (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2042738.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft today released a security patch for its Outlook email software to create stronger safeguards against virus attacks such as the recent "I Love You" outbreak.

EU Moves Ahead With Microsoft Investigation (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2040056.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
The European Commission said today it was too early to predict how a U.S. court ruling that Microsoft must be split in two might affect its own antitrust investigation into the software giant.

Gates Vocie Second Thoughts On Testimony Decision (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2040080.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Would a personal appearance by Bill Gates at the Microsoft antitrust trial have averted a judge's order to split the company in two?

FAS Asked To Cover Computer Kiosks (The Harvard Crimson)
<http://www.thecrimson.harvard.edu/news/article.asp?ref=8210>
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Computer Services reluctantly covered and turned off the Science Center's iMac computer kiosks last week in response to a request from Intel, which sponsored an exhibit in the Science Center as part of the Internet and Health conference.

Microsoft Stock Slips After Ruling (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2038400.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
As Microsoft ponders its future following a federal judge's historic ruling to split the company in two, investors turned pessimistic about the shares in late trading.

Ruling To Split Microsoft Is Final, But The Outcome Is Not (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2040553.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
The Microsoft case is far from over, as the appeals process (expedited or not) could take as long as one or two more years.

Forget Microsoft's Competitors, It's Planet Earth That Can No Longer Afford The Windows Monopoly (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/perspectives/george/2000/20000608microsoft.shtml>
Nothing less than the future of civilization may hang on Microsoft's appeal of their conviction.

Next U.S. President Unlikely To Touch Microsoft Case (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2040637.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
If Microsoft is to succeed in having its antitrust judgment overturned, it must rely on the appeals court and not the court of politics.

Court Kills Key Parts Of Bulk Email Law (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2047482.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
A California state law aimed at reining in unsolicited bulk email is unconstitutional, a judge ruled this week.

What The Web Wants (Scripting News)
<http://davenet.userland.com/2000/06/08/whatTheWebWants>
Some of your generosity must now be directed towards the industry you helped create. It's not OK to make us wait for you to atain a personal victory.

MS To AOL: End IM Stranglehold (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,36874,00.html>
In a move dripping with irony, Microsoft and 42 other technology companies are petitioning the government to force AOL to create open standards for the instant-messaging market.

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

Nintendo Takes Game Boy To The Net (Bloomberg)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2045426.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Nintendo, the world's second-largest home video-game maker, said it will sell an adapter that links its Game Boy consoles to the Internet via cellular phones.

Sony Device Bookmarks Music Heard On Radio (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2043092.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Sony plans a U.S. launch next month of its eMarker, a key-chain attachment that lets consumers "bookmark" music from the radio and then buy it online.

Court Kills Key Parts Of Bulk Email Law (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2047482.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
A California state law aimed at reining in unsolicited bulk email is unconstitutional, a judge ruled this week.

Netscape's Clark: Keep Internet Explorer With Windows (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2047407.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Clark is worried that the proposed breakup of the software giant doesn't adequately guard against Microsoft regaining overwhelming power over the Internet. Allowing the company to put the most widely used Web browser under the same roof as its Web services is tempting fate, he said.

Web Site Pays For Job Referrals (Associated Press)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500213741-500301791-501668140-0,00.html>
More now than ever, it pays to have smart friends.

Will AirPort Become Grounded? (Go2Mac)
<http://www.go2mac.com/displaynews.cfm?newsid=6622>
Analysts expect the 2.4GHz band to become a "junk band".

Children Frequently Exposed To Online Solicitations, Study Finds (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2043032.html?dtn.head>
Online sexual solicitations are as likely to come from other youths than from the stereotypical Internet pedophile, according to a study released today.

What The Web Wants (Scripting News)
<http://davenet.userland.com/2000/06/08/whatTheWebWants>
Some of your generosity must now be directed towards the industry you helped create. It's not OK to make us wait for you to atain a personal victory.

New Pen Will Write And Send E-mail (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2584537,00.html>
Ericsson signs up to produce 10 million 'Anoto' pens based on Bluetooth technology. Pens are expected to hit the market next year.

RestaurantRow.com (Apple iReview)
<http://ireview.mac.com/WebObjects/iReview.woa/wa/GoReview?t=f&cat=704&site=60&u=17794527>
RestaurantRow is perhaps most useful for traveling professionals in need of a quick listing of area restaurants.

MS To AOL: End IM Stranglehold (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,36874,00.html>
In a move dripping with irony, Microsoft and 42 other technology companies are petitioning the government to force AOL to create open standards for the instant-messaging market.

BMG First Label To Sell Streams (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,36888,00.html>
MP3.com settles with two major labels after losing its copyright-infringement lawsuit. But before the ink is even dry, BMG Entertainment licenses its content with another music service-provider.

Soros Eyes Russian Internet Frontier (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2038498.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
International financier George Soros today said the Russian Internet is a hot investment, and he would consider again investing in the country where he made what he called the worst bet of his career.

Democrats Launch Free ISP; Republicans Create Portal (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2040348.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Taking a political game of online one-upmanship to new heights, the Democratic National Committee said today that it will begin offering free Internet access to all comers, regardless of political affiliation.

Microsoft Patch To Block "Love"-like Viruses (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2042738.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft today released a security patch for its Outlook email software to create stronger safeguards against virus attacks such as the recent "I Love You" outbreak.

Amazon Preps For Next European Site (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2040151.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Amazon.com is preparing to launch another European version of its Web site to add to its British and German online shop, senior executives say.

Wireless Web Awaits Killer Application (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/cyber1_0609.html>
The Net "unplugged" will take off once there is a critical mass of users and the right application, says scientist.

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

Penguin Playtime: Linux Gets Game (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2584746,00.html>
Is Linux gaming going mainstream? With the lowering of installation and development hurdles, game developers are ready to play.

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

Linuxcare To Fine Tune Linux For Thinkpads (TechWeb)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000609S0008>
Linux services company Linuxcare has forged a deal with IBM to customize Caldera's OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4 for two new IBM Thinkpads, potentially raising the viability of the alternative operating system in the mainstream notebook marketplace.

IBM To Ally With Liux Superclusters (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2584715,00.html>
The king of supercomputing faces a new threat to its crown from the Linux supercluster, but Big Blue says it will support the low-cost newcomer just the same.

Penguin Playtime: Linux Gets Game (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2584746,00.html>
Is Linux gaming going mainstream? With the lowering of installation and development hurdles, game developers are ready to play.

Linuxcare Says Funding Round Will Be Last (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2042899.html?dtn.head>
Linuxcare, a struggling provider of services for the Linux operating system, has begun its third round of funding with hopes of raising between $25 million and $35 million.

Corel Lays Off 320 Employees Amid Financial Woes (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2040687.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Struggling Canadian software maker Corel today cut 320 jobs, or 21 percent of its workforce, as part of a $40 million cost-cutting measure.

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

How To Win At "Survivor" (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2000/06/08/survivor_strategy/index.html>
The Darwinian undercurrents of "Survivor" are plain, but the real winner will be the castaway who understands the show's endgame.

AppleMasters: Michael Crichton (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/applemasters/mcrichton/>
The Mac's graphic interface was simple, but it had serious, deep thought behind it.

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

Singapore Breaks Monopoly (Financial Times)
<http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3ULKSN79C&live=true&tagid=ZZZLZDL1B0C&subheading=media%20%26%20entertainment>
Singapore's decision this week to break its media monopolies did not go as far as critics had hoped, but the authorities' move into such a sensitive area at all has been hailed as underlining their commitment to develop the system that has served them since independence.

SPH Sets Up TV Company (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri1_0609.html>
SPH MediaWorks is applying for licences for two television channels, likely to be in English and Chinese, and expects to launch them a year after obtaining the licences.

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

A New Tech Support Column For Mac Users (MacSingapore)
<http://www.macsingapore.com/news200005b.html#tech>
In today's issue of Computer Times, a new technical support solutions column was started for Macintosh users under the "dr.pc" page.

Wireless Web Awaits Killer Application (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/cyber1_0609.html>
The Net "unplugged" will take off once there is a critical mass of users and the right application, says scientist.

Step Into Singapore's First Internet Home Soon (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri3_0609.html>
Couple in a four-room flat in Bishan will be the first to taste a range of e-lifestyle services in the pilot project.

DBS Net Banking: Beef Up Security (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for6_0609.html>
John Ta How Check: It should increase the security of its [Web] site if it wants to encourage more people to use Internet Banking.

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

SPH Sets Up TV Company (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri1_0609.html>
SPH MediaWorks is applying for licences for two television channels, likely to be in English and Chinese, and expects to launch them a year after obtaining the licences.

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

Singapore Breaks Monopoly (Financial Times)
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Singapore's decision this week to break its media monopolies did not go as far as critics had hoped, but the authorities' move into such a sensitive area at all has been hailed as underlining their commitment to develop the system that has served them since independence.

Carrefour Trims Singapore Loss; Dismisses Talk Of Pull-out (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/5/news/nsing06.html>
Market talk that the group would pull out of Singapore if it failed to clinch more store sites soon is "totally out of the question".

SPH Sets Up TV Company (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri1_0609.html>
SPH MediaWorks is applying for licences for two television channels, likely to be in English and Chinese, and expects to launch them a year after obtaining the licences.