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== AppleSurf (Top Stories) ====================
Mac OS X On The Network (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/18/0622jcwmacosxnet.html>
What does Apple's next-generation operating system offer for network managers? Plenty.
El Dorado District Buys Computers (Wichita Eagle)
<http://www.wichitaeagle.com/news/local/learning/docs/eldorado0622_txt.htm>
Most of the 105 new machines are laptops, which will allow elementary schools to set up portable computer labs.
Why We Love To Hate Microsoft (The Boston Phoenix)
<http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/features/00/06/22/MICROSOFT.html>
Some extremely random obserations and outrageous digressions about our cultural obsession with Bill Gates.
== AppleSurf (News) ====================
MacTech To Include Free SuSE Linux CD For The Mac (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0006/23.mactech.shtml>
SuSE Linux AG and MacTech Magazine have teamed up to distribute a free CD of SuSE Linux for the Power Mac in the June 2000 issue of MacTech. This CD is a fully working distribution of Linux on the 2.2.14 kernel, with SuSE's installation tool as well as other open-source software.
Designers Tangle With The Web (MacWEEK)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/18/0622designers.html>
The Web offers new opportunities for graphic designers, but many are having trouble adapting to interactive media.
Great News For The Macintosh Community...Networking For Less!
Community...Networking For Less! (PR Web)
<http://www.prweb.com/releases/2000/prweb15743.htm>
COMET LABS INTRODUCES 'MAC FRIENDLY'FAMILY OF NETWORK PRODUCTS MAKING NETWORKING SIMPLE IN MAC ENVIRONMENTS
New Mac Radio Show For The Web (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/18/0622macosradio.html>
MacOS Radio.Net, a new Internet talk show on Mac OS topics, will launch July 10 with an appearance by Roger Kasten of Newer Technologies. The weekly Webcast will compete with The Mac Show.
Mac OS X On The Network (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/18/0622jcwmacosxnet.html>
What does Apple's next-generation operating system offer for network managers? Plenty.
El Dorado District Buys Computers (Wichita Eagle)
<http://www.wichitaeagle.com/news/local/learning/docs/eldorado0622_txt.htm>
Most of the 105 new machines are laptops, which will allow elementary schools to set up portable computer labs.
Open-source Sermon At MacHack (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/18/0622mhkeynote.html>
The Mac hacker culture had different strengths, such as multimedia and GUI expertise, than Linux culture.
== AppleSurf (Opinion) ====================
Former Access Software Employee Comments On Microsoft Relationship (Macgamer's Ledge)
<http://www.macledge.com/features/accessemployee/accessemployee.shtml>
"I hope Bungie enjoys their success as new members of the Microsoft team."
The House Of 'X' (MacDiscussion.com)
<http://www.macdiscussion.com/article_show.php3?article_id_var=200>
OX X, if measured in attention and reaction from the press, will be a very big, attractive house.
Positive Evangelistm III (big g media)
<http://www.biggmedia.com/#pe3>
Getting into shouting matches with people who are alerady defending a weak position will just make them turn off their minds and blindly lash back at you.
== AppleSurf (Reviews) ====================
Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer (Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/00/explorer/>
ItÕs a perfect blend of style and technology.
PrintToPDF (MacNN)
<http://review.macnn.com/reviews/printtopdf/printtopdf.shtml>
PrintToPDF does a beautiful job of creating PDF's of small and large documents.
NetBarrier 1.5.1 (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/news/reviews/2000_07_12.shtml>
NetBarrier is certainly less expensive than a corporate firewall, but it's not cheap. If you're paranoid or need to transmit sensitive information, NetBarrier can provide some online peace of mind.
== The Wintel Empire (Top Stories) ====================
Intel-AMD: It's A Post-Gigahertz Hangover (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/special/stories/pcexpo/0,11294,2592584,00.html>
Following a mad dash to develop 1GHz processors, rivals AMD and Intel are taking a chip breather. Sort of.
Microsoft Strategy 'In The Cloud' (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,37178,00.html>
Industry analysts were cautiously optimistic about Microsoft's newly announced "Dot Net" strategic vision for the company's future, given how the sweeping plan interacts with the company's antitrust battle.
Microsoft's Brave New Dot-Net World (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/23/microsoft_dotnet/index.html>
You'd expect Gates and Ballmer to gloat about their plans for a Net-based platform teeming with complex features -- but Marc Andreessen?
Why We Love To Hate Microsoft (The Boston Phoenix)
<http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/features/00/06/22/MICROSOFT.html>
Some extremely random obserations and outrageous digressions about our cultural obsession with Bill Gates.
== The Wintel Empire (News) ====================
Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer (Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/00/explorer/>
ItÕs a perfect blend of style and technology.
Microsoft: Once Again, Not The Pioneer (Upside)
<http://www.upside.com/Larry_Magid/3952f10c0_yahoo.html>
For Microsoft, net-centric computing could easily be labeled "not invented here."
Intel-AMD: It's A Post-Gigahertz Hangover (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/special/stories/pcexpo/0,11294,2592584,00.html>
Following a mad dash to develop 1GHz processors, rivals AMD and Intel are taking a chip breather. Sort of.
Microsoft's The Universal Canvas Universal Rip-Off (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/perspectives/george/2000/20000623dotnet.shtml>
Microsoft's latest scheme is nothing less than a centrally controlled networked operating system that would own every function of your new Internet appliance.
Intel Chief Sees Little Industry Impact From Microsoft Split (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2134738.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
The head of chipmaker Intel said today a broken-up Microsoft would work like the rest of the computer industry
Microsoft Strategy 'In The Cloud' (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,37178,00.html>
Industry analysts were cautiously optimistic about Microsoft's newly announced "Dot Net" strategic vision for the company's future, given how the sweeping plan interacts with the company's antitrust battle.
.Net Initiative Is Close To All Microsoft, All The Time (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/dg062300.htm>
At some point, Microsoft might be able to sneer, "Go ahead, take the operating system away from the rest of the company. We don't care."
Microsoft Net Initiative Draws Yawns From Rivals (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/valley062300.htm>
Microsoft Corp.'s sweeping effort to transform its software products into Internet-based services, unveiled Thursday, was greeted mostly with skepticism from its rivals in Silicon Valley and elsewhere.
Industry Reaction: Microsoft Bowing To the Inevitable (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2592843,00.html>
Wasting no time in reacting to Microsoft Corp.'s wide-ranging plan to turn its software into Web-based services, industry officials today said the announcement was hardly a lightning bolt of brilliance but rather an admission of where the market is headed.
Microsoft's Brave New Dot-Net World (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/23/microsoft_dotnet/index.html>
You'd expect Gates and Ballmer to gloat about their plans for a Net-based platform teeming with complex features -- but Marc Andreessen?
Why We Love To Hate Microsoft (The Boston Phoenix)
<http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/features/00/06/22/MICROSOFT.html>
Some extremely random obserations and outrageous digressions about our cultural obsession with Bill Gates.
Former Access Software Employee Comments On Microsoft Relationship (Macgamer's Ledge)
<http://www.macledge.com/features/accessemployee/accessemployee.shtml>
"I hope Bungie enjoys their success as new members of the Microsoft team."
== Breaking Barriers (Top Stories) ====================
Microsoft's Brave New Dot-Net World (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/23/microsoft_dotnet/index.html>
You'd expect Gates and Ballmer to gloat about their plans for a Net-based platform teeming with complex features -- but Marc Andreessen?
== Breaking Barriers (News) ====================
Hold That Wireless (Inter at ctive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2592666,00.html>
Stop the wireless Web - I want to get off. And I haven't even gotten on, yet.
Microsoft: Once Again, Not The Pioneer (Upside)
<http://www.upside.com/Larry_Magid/3952f10c0_yahoo.html>
For Microsoft, net-centric computing could easily be labeled "not invented here."
Amazon Cash To Run Dry By 2001? (Inter at ctive Investor)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2593173,00.html>
E-tailer's stock crumbles under the weight of debt and sales growth worries.
AOL-Time Warner Merger Approved By Shareholders (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2134616.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
America Online and Time Warner shareholders today approved the megamerger of the two companies, a deal that will create a media powerhouse.
Designers Tangle With The Web (MacWEEK)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/06/18/0622designers.html>
The Web offers new opportunities for graphic designers, but many are having trouble adapting to interactive media.
Microsoft Strategy 'In The Cloud' (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,37178,00.html>
Industry analysts were cautiously optimistic about Microsoft's newly announced "Dot Net" strategic vision for the company's future, given how the sweeping plan interacts with the company's antitrust battle.
Hurricane Season Outlook: Linux (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,37147,00.html>
Aware that bad weather means heavy traffic, the Weather Channel's Web site, weather.com, is battening down its hatches and switching to Linux-based IBM servers.
Napster In Settlement Talks With Record Industry (Bloomberg)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2134432.html?dtn.head>
Napster, the closely held Internet music-sharing site, is discussing a possible settlement of lawsuits brought by the record industry, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Lawsuits Threaten Anonymous Web Chats (USA Today)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cti140.htm>
Companies say forums include libelous, proprietary information.
Appeals Court Rules Against Net Porn Law (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2134563.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
A federal appeals court ruled the U.S. government's latest bid to restrict Internet pornography unconstitutional on Thursday, dealing a fresh blow to congressional efforts to protect minors from online smut.
Microsoft Net Initiative Draws Yawns From Rivals (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/valley062300.htm>
Microsoft Corp.'s sweeping effort to transform its software products into Internet-based services, unveiled Thursday, was greeted mostly with skepticism from its rivals in Silicon Valley and elsewhere.
Industry Reaction: Microsoft Bowing To the Inevitable (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2592843,00.html>
Wasting no time in reacting to Microsoft Corp.'s wide-ranging plan to turn its software into Web-based services, industry officials today said the announcement was hardly a lightning bolt of brilliance but rather an admission of where the market is headed.
Microsoft's Brave New Dot-Net World (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/23/microsoft_dotnet/index.html>
You'd expect Gates and Ballmer to gloat about their plans for a Net-based platform teeming with complex features -- but Marc Andreessen?
== PenguinSurf (Top Stories) ====================
Handheld Makers Grasping For Linux (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2593078,00.html>
Warming to the idea that an open palm is better than a clenched one, major OEMs are looking at open-source OSes for their devices.
Hurricane Season Outlook: Linux (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,37147,00.html>
Aware that bad weather means heavy traffic, the Weather Channel's Web site, weather.com, is battening down its hatches and switching to Linux-based IBM servers.
== PenguinSurf (News) ====================
Handheld Makers Grasping For Linux (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2593078,00.html>
Warming to the idea that an open palm is better than a clenched one, major OEMs are looking at open-source OSes for their devices.
MacTech To Include Free SuSE Linux CD For The Mac (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0006/23.mactech.shtml>
SuSE Linux AG and MacTech Magazine have teamed up to distribute a free CD of SuSE Linux for the Power Mac in the June 2000 issue of MacTech. This CD is a fully working distribution of Linux on the 2.2.14 kernel, with SuSE's installation tool as well as other open-source software.
Hurricane Season Outlook: Linux (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,37147,00.html>
Aware that bad weather means heavy traffic, the Weather Channel's Web site, weather.com, is battening down its hatches and switching to Linux-based IBM servers.
Linux Takes On Microsoft In New Battle (AFP)
<http://www.voila.co.uk/News/afp/eco/000621210416.ayrqm5fi.html>
Analysts interpreted IBM's decision as a strategic move designed to broaden the company's business alliances and diversify technical options ahead of new battles for control of cyberspace.
== The AppleSurf Reader ====================
Fantasia 2000 (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/06/23/fantasia/index.html>
What really goes through most of our heads at the symphony? "Where should we have dinner afterward?" "What's my checking account balance?" "Has that old guy at the end of the row nodded off?" By Charles Taylor.
Why We Love To Hate Microsoft (Boston Phoenix)
<http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/features/00/06/22/MICROSOFT.html>
Some extremely random observations and outrageous digressions about our cultural obsession with Bill Gates. By Dan Kennedy.
== SingaporeSurf (Top Stories) ====================
Media Changes: More Real (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin14_0624.html>
Brace yourself for a media war as Singapore Press Holdings prepares to go into TV and MediaCorp into print. What will it mean to you? Will it add up to more credible choices or just a babel of voices?
StarHub Might Offer Free Local Calls (CNET Singapore)
<http://singapore.cnet.com/news/2000/06/23/20000623t.html>
StarHub Pte Ltd said it might offer free local calls to the residential market.
== SingaporeSurf (News) ====================
Media Changes: More Real (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin14_0624.html>
Brace yourself for a media war as Singapore Press Holdings prepares to go into TV and MediaCorp into print. What will it mean to you? Will it add up to more credible choices or just a babel of voices?
== SingaporeSurf (Technology) ====================
StarHub Might Offer Free Local Calls (CNET Singapore)
<http://singapore.cnet.com/news/2000/06/23/20000623t.html>
StarHub Pte Ltd said it might offer free local calls to the residential market.
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