[MyAppleMenu] Jun 12, 2000

Mon Jun 12 21:30:01 EDT 2000

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Apple, Real Announce QuickTime Deal (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/11/0612applereal.html>
Real's streaming-media server will deliver QuickTime content to QuickTime Players. This could increase the number of QuickTime-enabled sies by making it easier for them to add the format.

Moving To OS X (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/11/0612moveone.html>
A look at Apple's next-generation operating system and how it will radically change the Mac user experience.

Company To Fly First Web Sever In Space (SpaceViews)
<http://www.spaceviews.com/2000/06/11a.html>
An Apple Macintosh G4 computer, modified for space, will be in orbit.

<!--enddayindex1-->== AppleSurf (News) ====================

News Scoop Yields Suit From A Software Maker (The Recorder)
<http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=law/View&c=Article&cid=ZZZHLJ8I79C&live=true&cst=4&pc=0&pa=0&s=News&ExpIgnore=true&showsummary=0>
Adobe Systems Inc. has filed suit against MacNN for previewing software products still in development.

Linux On The PowerPC (IDG)
<http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/06/12/linux.powerpc.idg/index.html>
Linux is one of the few operating system that can be said to work on every kind of hardware.

Is Apple Going Hollywood? (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/07/news/is_apple.html>
New products herald strong focus on digital video.

Real-Apple: Can You Say Monopoly? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2586491,00.html>
What's the best way to combat Microsoft Corp. in the streaming media world? Take the No 1 and 2 streamng media companies and band them together.

RealNetworks, Apple Ink Web Streaming Deal (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2064399.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
"The No. 1 and No. 2 players are starting to collaborate."

Aspyr Releases Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation For Mac (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0006/12.tombraider.shtml>
The Last Revelation follows the story of a younger and more innocent Lara Croft -- a sixteen year old version of the popular heroine.

Apple, Real Announce QuickTime Deal (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/11/0612applereal.html>
Real's streaming-media server will deliver QuickTime content to QuickTime Players. This could increase the number of QuickTime-enabled sies by making it easier for them to add the format.

Moving To OS X (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/11/0612moveone.html>
A look at Apple's next-generation operating system and how it will radically change the Mac user experience.

Three Versions Of Opera Browser Coming To The Mac (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0006/12.opera.shtml>
Different versions of browser caters to different versions of Mac OS.

Company To Fly First Web Sever In Space (SpaceViews)
<http://www.spaceviews.com/2000/06/11a.html>
An Apple Macintosh G4 computer, modified for space, will be in orbit.

Searching For The True Macintosh Spirit (Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/html/mencken/archive/mencken001.html>
Apple has recaptured the vision that made the company a pioneer int he past and a corporate prophet in the present.

Private 'Fit,' Public Cant (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/11/0612rfi.html>
Robert Morgan gets a new USB hub.

How To Be A Rumors Skeptic (The Macjunkie)
<http://www.themacjunkie.com/archives/6.12.00.rumors.html>
Rumors are fun and exciting for the reader, but there is also a downside.

<!--enddayindex1-->== AppleSurf (Reviews) ====================

Apple PowerBook G3 2000 (Insanely Great Mac)
<http://www.insanely-great.com/reviews/pb2k.html>
The new PowerBooks redefine portable computing.

IBM ViaVoice (MacOS Monthly)
<http://www.macosmonthly.com/issues/0006/0006.viavoice.shtml>
More of a novelty than a tool.

Baldur's Gate (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/newreviews/bc/00/000612baldursgate/baldursgate.html>
Macintosh gamers are in for a monumental treat.

<!--enddayindex1-->== The Wintel Empire (Top Stories) ====================

Redmond Has Already Lost 'FUD' Factor (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2585174,00.html>
What's certain is there will be no return to the days when Microsoft ran roughshod over its competitors.

Windows Me Approaches Official Release (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2064305.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft issued the second release candidate of Windows Me last week, a milestone that may have been eclipsed by the proposed breakup of the software company.

Microsoft By Any Other Name (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/06/12/micronames/index.html>
What should we call the two halves of a divided software giant?

<!--enddayindex1-->== The Wintel Empire (News) ====================

Microsoft's Six Fatal Errors (Newsweek)
<http://newsweek.com/nw-srv/printed/us/st/a20907-2000jun11.htm>
Did the tactics that made Bill Gates the world's richest man provoke the threat of a breakup? The judge thought so.

Redmond Has Already Lost 'FUD' Factor (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2585174,00.html>
What's certain is there will be no return to the days when Microsoft ran roughshod over its competitors.

Disheartened Microsofties Jump Ship (USA Today)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cti080.htm>
Dot-oms offer cash, new job opportunities.

Windows Me Approaches Official Release (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2064305.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft issued the second release candidate of Windows Me last week, a milestone that may have been eclipsed by the proposed breakup of the software company.

Compaq Takes Aim At Dell With Server Program (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2064177.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Compaq Computer is not mincing words in its latest effort to stem customer defections in its Intel-based server business.

Microsoft Tweaks Pricing For E-commerce Software (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2064462.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft try to attract more Internet-based customers and to beter compete against rivals Oracle and IBM.

Bluetooth Bites At PCs (Reuters)
<http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,17112,00.html>
Motorola, IBM, and Toshiba team up on wireless products for PCs and cars.

U.S. Actively Consulted Microsoft Rivals (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/biztech/articles/12soft.html>
The government had to build a relationship of cooperation and trust with the industry to bring and win the Microsoft suit.

Microsoft Spending Millions On Ads And Lobbying Efforts (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/biztech/articles/12lobby.html>
Microsoft attempts to temper the impact of a potentially devastating federal court ruling and generate positive public and political opinion.

Microsoft By Any Other Name (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/06/12/micronames/index.html>
What should we call the two halves of a divided software giant?

Antitrust Case: Matter Of Self-Protection (Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/html98/trah11m_20000611.html>
[Microsoft] was becoming so big, creating its own operating standard, that it threatened to become a government in its own right.

Got Free Time? Watch Corn Grow Online (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2064104.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
An Internet camer focused day and night on an Iowa cornfield has proved more interesting than watching grass grow.

Dot Coms? They're For Losers (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,36828,00.html>
Many start-ups are opting not to use those once ubiquitous i- and e- prefixes and -- gasp! -- even dropping the dot coms from their official names.

A 9-Minute Movie Achieves Success On The Internet (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/biztech/articles/12film.html>
"George Lucas in Love" is topping the video sales charts at Amazon.com after becoming popular on the Internet.

Net Journalism Tries To Regroup After Layoffs And Setbacks (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/biztech/articles/12orig.html>
The aftershocks of the Nasdaq's April collapse hit news and information sites.

Company To Fly First Web Sever In Space (SpaceViews)
<http://www.spaceviews.com/2000/06/11a.html>
An Apple Macintosh G4 computer, modified for space, will be in orbit.

<!--enddayindex1-->== Breaking Barriers (News) ====================

Giveaways -- They Pay Off On The Web (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2585731,00.html>
Want to convince customers to buy on the Web? Give them something for free, a new survey suggests.

Real-Apple: Can You Say Monopoly? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2586491,00.html>
What's the best way to combat Microsoft Corp. in the streaming media world? Take the No 1 and 2 streamng media companies and band them together.

Heavy Flak For Airlines' Site (Reuters)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,36939,00.html>
A travel website set up by five major U.S. air carriers has other travel sites upset and has caught the eye of the Justice Department.

Disheartened Microsofties Jump Ship (USA Today)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cti080.htm>
Dot-oms offer cash, new job opportunities.

E-mails Sent Longer Distances Under The Ocean (Associated Press)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500215033-500304295-501686826-0,00.html>
A submerged and moving submarine is able to communicate without giving away its position.

No Happy Ending For Reel.com (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2061790.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Reel.com is shutting its e-commerce doors, making it the latest online property hit by this spring's market downturn.

Got Free Time? Watch Corn Grow Online (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2064104.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
An Internet camer focused day and night on an Iowa cornfield has proved more interesting than watching grass grow.

Web Sites Turn To Old-fashioned Marketing Tricks (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2064592.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Survival essentially comes down to two things: getting people to visit a Web site, and making money from those visits.

RealNetworks, Apple Ink Web Streaming Deal (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2064399.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
"The No. 1 and No. 2 players are starting to collaborate."

Internet Booming In Taiwan Despite Bureaucracies (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2064244.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
The shift to the Internet occurs at a time when Taiwan's economy is in the throes of a midlife crisis.

Microsoft Tweaks Pricing For E-commerce Software (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2064462.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft try to attract more Internet-based customers and to beter compete against rivals Oracle and IBM.

The Why Files (Apple iReview)
<http://ireview.mac.com/WebObjects/iReview.woa/wa/GoReview?t=f&cat=604&site=209&u=17490193>
The science, in layman's language, behind today's breaking news.

Dot Coms? They're For Losers (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,36828,00.html>
Many start-ups are opting not to use those once ubiquitous i- and e- prefixes and -- gasp! -- even dropping the dot coms from their official names.

E-Loyalty: Job Tenure In Net Time (Inter at ctive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2585747,00.html>
Is there such a thing as company loyalty in a dot com world?

Streaming Media Firms Look For Payday (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2061601.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
The industry is growing impatience for tools to turn content into cash.

Three Versions Of Opera Browser Coming To The Mac (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0006/12.opera.shtml>
Different versions of browser caters to different versions of Mac OS.

A 9-Minute Movie Achieves Success On The Internet (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/biztech/articles/12film.html>
"George Lucas in Love" is topping the video sales charts at Amazon.com after becoming popular on the Internet.

Net Journalism Tries To Regroup After Layoffs And Setbacks (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/biztech/articles/12orig.html>
The aftershocks of the Nasdaq's April collapse hit news and information sites.

U.S. Actively Consulted Microsoft Rivals (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/biztech/articles/12soft.html>
The government had to build a relationship of cooperation and trust with the industry to bring and win the Microsoft suit.

Company To Fly First Web Sever In Space (SpaceViews)
<http://www.spaceviews.com/2000/06/11a.html>
An Apple Macintosh G4 computer, modified for space, will be in orbit.

Q&A: What It Takes For Dot-Coms To Survive (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/qa061200.htm>
A lot of the dot-coms are having trouble because they're not fundamentally providng a new set of vlues that it's worth people changing to.

<!--enddayindex1-->== PenguinSurf (Top Stories) ====================

IBM's Support Is An Important Early Step For Linux (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2064364.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
IBM's Linux push will help increae the credibility of Linux in the enterprise sector.

IBM To Sell Laptops With Linux (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2059590.html?dtn.head>
Thinkpads running Caldera Systems' OpenLinux 2.4 will be available in the third quarter.

<!--enddayindex1-->== PenguinSurf (News) ====================

Linux On The PowerPC (IDG)
<http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/06/12/linux.powerpc.idg/index.html>
Linux is one of the few operating system that can be said to work on every kind of hardware.

IBM's Support Is An Important Early Step For Linux (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2064364.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
IBM's Linux push will help increae the credibility of Linux in the enterprise sector.

Linux The Most Popular Flavor Among IA Makers (Taipei Times)
<http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2000/06/09/story/0000039369>
Taiwanese manufactures of Internet appliacnes are enthusiastically adopting Linux-based operating system.

IBM To Sell Laptops With Linux (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2059590.html?dtn.head>
Thinkpads running Caldera Systems' OpenLinux 2.4 will be available in the third quarter.

<!--enddayindex1-->== The AppleSurf Reader ====================

Microsoft's Six Fatal Errors (Newsweek)
<http://newsweek.com/nw-srv/printed/us/st/a20907-2000jun11.htm>
Did the tactics that made Bill Gates the world's richest man provoke the threat of a breakup? The judge thought so. By Jared Snadberg.

Can Online Media Ever Be A Good Business? (Inside)
<http://www.inside.com/story/Story_Cached/0,2770,5615,00.html>
The 2000 depression has been almost as extreme and unthinking as the 1999 mania. By Kurt Andersen.

Note To Jeff: Sorry I Didn't Write Sooner (Chicago Tribune)
<http://chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/0,1122,SAV-0006110086,00.html>
Fron finding the pen to sealing the envelope to walking it to the mailbox, writing Jeff took less than five mintues. It was so easy. And it was too late. By Mary Schmich.

Looked Good On Paper (The Washington Post)
<http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40410-2000Jun12.html>
On the Internet, how is a person going to discover a book he hasn't already discovered? By Jonathan Yardley.

Net Journalism Tries To Regroup After Layoffs And Setbacks (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/biztech/articles/12orig.html>
The aftershocks of the Nasdaq's April collapse hit news and information sites. By Felicity Barringer and Alex Kuczynski.

Rerunning In Place (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/06/12/reruns/index.html>
TV makes history as two networks consider getting rid of repeats. By Eric Boehlert.

A Hitchhiker In The New Economy (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/view/2000/06/12/adams/index.html>
At h2g2.com, Douglas Adams is trying to make his guide to the galaxy come to life. By Janelle Brown.

The Mama Lion At The Gate (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/06/12/gatekeeping/index.html>
Maternal chauvinism is a dad's greatest obstacle to parental parity.

<!--enddayindex1-->== SingaporeSurf (Technology) ====================

Young Jet Set Get Paid To Play (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/cyber1_0613.html>
Singapore played host to the world's elite computer-game players, who are sponsored to enter tournaments.

SCV Gets Public Telco License (CNET Singapore)
<http://singapore.cnet.com/news/2000/06/12/20000612ab.html>
Csble TV, broadband Internet, and telephony services -- all from one company.

Singapore Mobile Users Up 100,000 In A Month (CNET Singapore)
<http://singapore.cnet.com/news/2000/06/12/20000612r.html>
Half of the increase comes from newcomer StarHub.

<!--enddayindex1-->== SingaporeSurf (Entertainment) ====================

Singapore's First Radio Music Awards (MTVAsia Online)
<http://www.mtvasia.com/News/Asia/Items/0006/0006034.html>
And it promises to be a glittering, star-studded event.

<!--enddayindex1-->== SingaporeSurf (News) ====================

Tibs Wants To Go It Alone As Rail Operator (Business Times)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/2/news/nfrnt01.html>
Bus operator has been sending execs abroad to study various rail systems.

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