[MyAppleMenu] Jun 18, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

A Mac Web Code Of Ethics: Foundations (Applelust.Com)
<http://www.applelust.com/html/editorials/archive/code01.html>
A code of ethics is a charter of conduct or character which specifies certain rules or virtues that the professional for whom it is written should adopt and exemplify.

Gift To Dad Comes With Gratitude From Tech-Savvy Son (Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/technology/html98/paul18_20000618.html>
A father's computer may, in the end, be just a tool. But a son's assistance goes well beyond technical support.

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

Gift To Dad Comes With Gratitude From Tech-Savvy Son (Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/technology/html98/paul18_20000618.html>
A father's computer may, in the end, be just a tool. But a son's assistance goes well beyond technical support.

Waiting For Apple Season (StreetAdvisor.com)
<http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewEconomics.asp?Page=\Economics\archive\ECO20000616c.html>
As the annual trade show nears and excitement builds, a buying opportunity might appear. It's just not here quite yet.

Quark To Unbundle CopyDesk (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/11/0617copydesk.html>
The text-editing software, originally available in Quark Publishing System, will be offered as a stand-alone program.

A Mac Web Code Of Ethics: Foundations (Applelust.Com)
<http://www.applelust.com/html/editorials/archive/code01.html>
A code of ethics is a charter of conduct or character which specifies certain rules or virtues that the professional for whom it is written should adopt and exemplify.

Adobe: What Trade Secrets? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2589339,00.html>
Adobe Systems Inc. has broken one of the unwritten rules of the computer journalism game: Companies don't sue over coverage they don't like.

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

Disney's Magic Artist Studio (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0006/18.magicartist.shtml>
This title is a lot of fun for children and adults, with plenty of features to keep you busy.

Is There A Better, "Faster" USB Mouse Than Apple's "Hockey Puck"? (Bare Feats)
<http://www.barefeats.com/mouse.html>
If a mouse feels better and runs smoother, you'll work faster (and happier).

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

MS Not Confident Of Final Victory After Al, Says SEC Filing (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/11430.html>
So about that plan B again, Steve...

Why Bill Has Become Microsoft's Mr. Rogers (Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/422116.asp>
Gates' new image campaign plays to mixed reviews.

A Good Time To Find Laptop Bargains (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/ml061800.htm>
Notebook computers have suddenly become much more affordable.

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

MS Not Confident Of Final Victory After Al, Says SEC Filing (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/11430.html>
So about that plan B again, Steve...

Compaq's Corporate PC Makeover (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2589801,00.html>
For the first time in two years, Compaq is changing both its case designs and the guts of its corporate desktop PC line.

Why Windows Is Still The Big OS Wheel (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2588766,00.html>
Legal wranglings aside, Microsoft is still powering PCs. Its prospects in the handheld and gadget space might be looking up too.

As Microsoft Preps Web-based Windows, Others Already Online With Concept (Associated Press)
<http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?o1619_BC_WA--Microsoft-NextGen&&news&newsflash-financial>
Microsoft's next-generation technology will already have competition by the time it reaches the marketplace.

Why Bill Has Become Microsoft's Mr. Rogers (Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/422116.asp>
Gates' new image campaign plays to mixed reviews.

A Good Time To Find Laptop Bargains (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/ml061800.htm>
Notebook computers have suddenly become much more affordable.

Silly Web Site In Serious Free-Speech Fight (Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/170/newengland/Silly_Web_site_in_serious_free_speech_fight+.shtml>
Being silly was all a New Hampshire man was aiming for. Instead, he has become enmeshed in an Internet free-speech battle.

A Mac Web Code Of Ethics: Foundations (Applelust.Com)
<http://www.applelust.com/html/editorials/archive/code01.html>
A code of ethics is a charter of conduct or character which specifies certain rules or virtues that the professional for whom it is written should adopt and exemplify.

As Microsoft Preps Web-based Windows, Others Already Online With Concept (Associated Press)
<http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?o1619_BC_WA--Microsoft-NextGen&&news&newsflash-financial>
Microsoft's next-generation technology will already have competition by the time it reaches the marketplace.

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

Silly Web Site In Serious Free-Speech Fight (Boston Globe)
<http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/170/newengland/Silly_Web_site_in_serious_free_speech_fight+.shtml>
Being silly was all a New Hampshire man was aiming for. Instead, he has become enmeshed in an Internet free-speech battle.

Company Buys April Fool's URL (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2103169.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
As business realities become more and more warped in the Internet Age, it's getting downright tough for humor to keep up.

A Mac Web Code Of Ethics: Foundations (Applelust.Com)
<http://www.applelust.com/html/editorials/archive/code01.html>
A code of ethics is a charter of conduct or character which specifies certain rules or virtues that the professional for whom it is written should adopt and exemplify.

Kmart Launches Online Store (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2103197.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
If the online retail business were still being judged by last year's rules, Kmart would have been counted out a long time ago.

The Web Sets The News Agenda - Even In China (Reuters)
<http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/news/wire?id=394b82262>
Propaganda czars who once controlled every word that appeared in print have been scrambling to react.

As Microsoft Preps Web-based Windows, Others Already Online With Concept (Associated Press)
<http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?o1619_BC_WA--Microsoft-NextGen&&news&newsflash-financial>
Microsoft's next-generation technology will already have competition by the time it reaches the marketplace.

Adobe: What Trade Secrets? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2589339,00.html>
Adobe Systems Inc. has broken one of the unwritten rules of the computer journalism game: Companies don't sue over coverage they don't like.

Talent Tug-Of-War (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/technology/2000/0623/tech.fightback.html>
Dotcom defections prompt workplace improvements at older firms.

AOL Now Under The Microscope (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,37024,00.html>
The Feds are looking into AOL's dominance of the instant-messaging biz as part of the antitrust examination of AOL's purchase of Time Warner.

On The Web As Well, Sex Sells (Scripps Howard News Service)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500217670-500309373-501695221-0,00.html>
"The content we are providing should be celebrated, not scorned. It's part of life."

Japan's Internet Entrepreneurs Changing Corporate Landscape (Associated Press)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500217681-500309393-501694019-0,00.html>
E-business opportunities are swelling the ranks of entrepreneurs in Japan in what could provide a needed shot in the arm's for Japan's stagnant economy.

Downloading Some Life Back Into Downtown (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/financial/sunday/061800biz-kotkin.html>
Hopes that the Internet can help revive Iowa's rural communities have not widely materialized.

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

Invasion Of The Rebel Manhole Covers (Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9853-2000Jun16.html?GXHC_gx_session_id_FutureTenseContentServer=daa60e917397bed0>
Birds are supposed to fly. Planes are supposed to fly. Flies are supposed to fly. Manhole covers are just supposed to sort of lay there, preferably while covering manholes. By Peter Carlson.

Books Unbound, Life Unraveled (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/oped/18updi.html>
Books hold our beams down, they cact as counterweight to our fickle and flighty natures. By John Updike.

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

Are Curbs On Doctor Supply Too Stringent For Overall Good? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin4_0619.html>
Shortfall in doctors focuses attention on contentious issues like the cap on intake of medical students and the limited number of approved varsities.

MPH To Rev Up Expansion (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb1_0618.html>
It intends to be Asian equivalent of Amazon.com.

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

For Webpages, It Pays To Be A Hit (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/cyber1_0619.html>
The drawing power of an Internet webpage, as measured in terms of pageviews, hits or eyeballs, is its selling point with potential advertisers.

MacToday Seen On PCK (MacSingapore)
<http://www.macsingapore.com/news200006a.html#pck>
How about Apple coming up with a Banana iMac to suit PCK's yellow boots?

MPH To Rev Up Expansion (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb1_0618.html>
It intends to be Asian equivalent of Amazon.com.

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

Singapore Women Among World's Top Diamond Lovers (Business Times)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/1/news/nfrnt03.html>
"Singapore has one of the highest levels of diamond ownership per capital in the world."

Few Surprises At Radio DJs Awards (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/life5_0619.html>
Popular young Mandarin DJs from Y.E.S. 93.3 FM nab mos of the trophies at RCS' bi-annual awards.

Singapore Movie In Taipei Film Fest (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/life4_0619.html>
Singapore movie Eating Air has galloped into the 2000 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival.

Arts Gets Its Due With The Esplanade (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri3_0619.html>
Billed as a premiere arts centre due to open in 2002, it boasts performance studios and an arts-themed mall.

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

Malaysian Port Deal Is Strictly Business: NOL Chief (Business Times)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/1/news/nfrnt02.html>
Move seeks to improve shareholder value, he says.

Are Curbs On Doctor Supply Too Stringent For Overall Good? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin4_0619.html>
Shortfall in doctors focuses attention on contentious issues like the cap on intake of medical students and the limited number of approved varsities.

More HDB Studios If They Prove Popular (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri1_0619.html>
HDB wants feedback from the first residents of the flats so it can also improve the elderly-friendly design.

$25m Plan To turn Stadium Area Into Leisure Hub (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/life1_0618.html>
What's outside the Singapore Indoor Stadium? Nothing much... yet.