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== AppleSurf (Top Stories) ==============
Toppling The Desktop (Technlogy Review)
<http://www.techreview.com/articles/nov00/montfort.htm>
The Mac's new OS X erodes the familiar user interface metaphor as Web browsers and the command line assert their influence.
Eek! A Two-Button Mac Mouse? (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39773,00.html>
The news couldn't be more shocking if the Catholic church suddenly announced it was embracing contraception: Apple is moving to a two-button mouse.
== AppleSurf (News) ==============
Toppling The Desktop (Technlogy Review)
<http://www.techreview.com/articles/nov00/montfort.htm>
The Mac's new OS X erodes the familiar user interface metaphor as Web browsers and the command line assert their influence.
Symantec Releases Norton Personal Firewall (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2009/03/01.1.shtml>
Cube Honored With Popular Mechanics Award (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0011/01.cubeaward.shtml>
Apple's controversial Cube has been awarded a Popular Mechanics Design & Engineering Awards 2001, announced today by the magazine's editor-in-chief, Joe Oldham. It's the only computer so honored.
Dollar Down, Apples Up (Computer Reseller News)
<http://www.itnews.com.au/story.cfm?ID=4587>
Apple Computer is the latest victim of the falling Australian dollar, increasing prices by up to 12.5 percent across most of its product lines.
IBM Most Trusted Brand (Stuff)
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,466309a1896,FF.html>
Big Blue took top honours, edging out fellow hardware makers Hewlett-Packard and Apple.
Warnock On The Third Wave (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/10/29/1101warnock.html>
Adobe Systems CEO John Warnock, speaking to MacWEEK Tuesday afternoon, discussed the initiative, as well as Adobe's relationship with Apple and his views of Mac OS X.
The Big iMac Oversupply Means Rotten Apple Xmas (Investor's Business Daily)
<http://www.investors.com/editorial/tech.asp?v=11/1>
Apple Computer Inc. is giving itself a lump of coal for Christmas.
Eek! A Two-Button Mac Mouse? (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39773,00.html>
The news couldn't be more shocking if the Catholic church suddenly announced it was embracing contraception: Apple is moving to a two-button mouse.
OS X On Intel? At Least 20,000 People Think It's A Good Idea (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2000/10/31.9.shtml>
While the OS X on Intel rumbling has quited over the last month or so, one organization is out to keep the idea alive, and is doing everything they can to see OS X ported to work on Intel processors. OS X On Intel (osxonintel.com) has been collecting signatures since the release of OS X Beta, and the petition is now 20,000 strong and growing.
Adobe's Network Publishing Initiative (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/10/29/1031adobe.html>
== AppleSurf (Opinions) ==============
The Road To Hell (MacEdition)
<http://www.macedition.com/op/op_retail_20001101.shtml>
If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, then AppleÕs intention to launch its own chain of retail shops is one of the quicker roads to hell they can set themselves upon.
Mac Users Are Different (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/diff.html>
Call it some kind of mass denial, but the simple truth is that the Mac is not the computer for everyone. We should stop pretending it is.
== AppleSurf (Reviews) ==============
Risk II (Macwarrior)
<http://www.macwarrior.com/reviews/risk/>
It's fun for everyone, whether you are a kid or adult.
QuicKeys 5 (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0011/01.quickeys.shtml>
I've long been a fan of QuicKeys and the latest version, 5.0, is a solid update -- though it may not be for everyone.
Beachhead 2000 (Macwarrior)
<http://www.macwarrior.com/reviews/beachhead/>
When you put it all together you get a game that doensn't really stand up to the big boys, but it does offer some inexpensive fun for those with $20 to spare.
== The Wintel Empire (Top Stories) ==============
Is Intel Sputtering Or Just Catching Its Breath? (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3341263.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
The biggest problem: Investors who had learned to expect extraordinary growth from Intel were shocked when the company warned in September that third-quarter sales would fall short of Wall Street analysts’ estimates. Intel said the main culprit was weak demand in Europe.
How You Hack Into Microsoft: A Step By Step Guide (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14344.html>
We don't pretend to know; but we're going to walk you through the likely steps the intruders would have taken, and let you decide how much damage they might, or might not, have done.
Microsoft Release Test Versions Of Whistler OS (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3350402.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft on Tuesday released the first test version of its next Windows operating system, which will finally merge consumer and business computers under one umbrella.
== The Wintel Empire (News) ==============
Warner Music Endorses Windows Media Format (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3350083.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Warner Music Group on Wednesday unveiled a deal to use Microsoft's Windows Media as its primary format for commercial audio downloads over the next three years; the first tracks appeared online Wednesday.
Is Intel Sputtering Or Just Catching Its Breath? (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3341263.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
The biggest problem: Investors who had learned to expect extraordinary growth from Intel were shocked when the company warned in September that third-quarter sales would fall short of Wall Street analysts’ estimates. Intel said the main culprit was weak demand in Europe.
IBM Most Trusted Brand (Stuff)
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,466309a1896,FF.html>
Big Blue took top honours, edging out fellow hardware makers Hewlett-Packard and Apple.
How You Hack Into Microsoft: A Step By Step Guide (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14344.html>
We don't pretend to know; but we're going to walk you through the likely steps the intruders would have taken, and let you decide how much damage they might, or might not, have done.
MS Hack The Talk Of Linux Conference (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2647630,00.html>
Making Linux more secure against attacks is debated at the first-ever federal Linux user's conference.
IBM Puts Transmeta Plans On Hold (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3349964.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
IBM has suspended a project geared toward releasing a ThinkPad notebook containing Crusoe processors from Transmeta, company executives confirmed Tuesday.
Microsoft Release Test Versions Of Whistler OS (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3350402.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft on Tuesday released the first test version of its next Windows operating system, which will finally merge consumer and business computers under one umbrella.
== Breaking Barriers (Top Stories) ==============
Did Smut Spammers Scam Google? (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39896,00.html>
The savviest of the savvy like Google because it's so spam-unfriendly. But one site that purports to offer pictures of celebrity nudes may have found a way to trick it.
== Breaking Barriers (News) ==============
Did Smut Spammers Scam Google? (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39896,00.html>
The savviest of the savvy like Google because it's so spam-unfriendly. But one site that purports to offer pictures of celebrity nudes may have found a way to trick it.
Warner Music Endorses Windows Media Format (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3350083.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Warner Music Group on Wednesday unveiled a deal to use Microsoft's Windows Media as its primary format for commercial audio downloads over the next three years; the first tracks appeared online Wednesday.
Dot-coms Paring Down Ad Spending Ahead Of Holidays (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-3357286.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Dot-coms are mostly dropping their big-budget, showy advertising campaigns this holiday season, focusing instead on online and direct marketing to drive sales, industry executives say.
Symantec Releases Norton Personal Firewall (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2009/03/01.1.shtml>
Napster Fans Seen As Music Browsers, Not Buyers (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3348572.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
More people may be window-shopping at online music retailer CDNow since they started using software from file-swapping service Napster, but fewer people are buying, according to a new report.
== PenguinSurf (Top Stories) ==============
Linux Advances On Several Fronts (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3356737.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Linux is continuing its spread from the scrawniest to the burliest computing devices, with new products emerging this week for low-power chips all the way up to mainframes.
Company Looks To Jumpstart Linux App Development (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/10/31/001031hnjyacc.xml>
Hoping to accelerate the development of Linux applications for corporate users, JYACC Tuesday announced it was making available the source code for its Panther Open Source Software for Linux (POSSL) to the open source community.
MS Hack The Talk Of Linux Conference (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2647630,00.html>
Making Linux more secure against attacks is debated at the first-ever federal Linux user's conference.
TurboLinux Plans IPO As Investor Wariness Waned (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3348528.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
TurboLinux has filed to go public and hopes to raise about $60 million, an indication that the Linux IPO freeze might be thawing a bit.
== PenguinSurf (News) ==============
Linux Advances On Several Fronts (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3356737.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Linux is continuing its spread from the scrawniest to the burliest computing devices, with new products emerging this week for low-power chips all the way up to mainframes.
Company Looks To Jumpstart Linux App Development (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/10/31/001031hnjyacc.xml>
Hoping to accelerate the development of Linux applications for corporate users, JYACC Tuesday announced it was making available the source code for its Panther Open Source Software for Linux (POSSL) to the open source community.
MS Hack The Talk Of Linux Conference (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2647630,00.html>
Making Linux more secure against attacks is debated at the first-ever federal Linux user's conference.
TurboLinux Plans IPO As Investor Wariness Waned (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3348528.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
TurboLinux has filed to go public and hopes to raise about $60 million, an indication that the Linux IPO freeze might be thawing a bit.
== SingaporeSurf (Top Stories) ==============
Blame Game Begins (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/1,1381,7182,00.html?>
Even as news bulletins broadcast reports of men, women and children drenched in jet fuel and engulfed in fire as the 747 jet erupted in flames on the tarmac, the blame game was beginning - quietly.
Airline Defends Pilot's Decision (Associated Press)
<http://timesargus.nybor.com/Story/14868.html>
The airline and Taiwanese aviation officials said the veteran pilot wasn't reckless for deciding to fly.
Hypocritical To Condone Racism Against Caucasians (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for2_1101.html>
John A. Douglas: Why is it then that bigoted remarks against Caucasians are regarded as decent and acceptable here? The answer: gross hypocrisy.
Pushing Boundaries On Stage (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/life1_1101.html>
The furore over Talaq is just the latest instalment in an age-old struggle, not only in Singapore but around the world, between artistes and the establishment. Talaq is not the first, nor the last, play to offend sensibilities.
Taiwan Jet Crash Leaves Dozens Unaccounted For (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/31/world/31CND-CRASH.html>
There were conflicting reports on the number of dead. On Wednesday moring in Taiwan, The Associated Press reported that at least 65 people had been killed, while Reuters reported the number as 68.
== SingaporeSurf (News) ==============
Blame Game Begins (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/1,1381,7182,00.html?>
Even as news bulletins broadcast reports of men, women and children drenched in jet fuel and engulfed in fire as the 747 jet erupted in flames on the tarmac, the blame game was beginning - quietly.
Airline Defends Pilot's Decision (Associated Press)
<http://timesargus.nybor.com/Story/14868.html>
The airline and Taiwanese aviation officials said the veteran pilot wasn't reckless for deciding to fly.
Plane Drama (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri1_1102.html>
Restoration Of CPF Cut: "Too Early To Tell" (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin12_1102.html>
It was too early to tell if the full restoration of the 10-point CPF cut would be delayed by falling stock prices and the rising cost of crude oil.
Get Streats On Saturdays Too (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin4_1102.html>
Free Cab Rides From Comfort (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin3_1102.html>
Taxi operator Comfort Transportation is switching off the meter in 130 of its cabs between noon and 5 pm on Nov 4, 11, 18 and 25 as part of its 30th-anniversary celebrations.
Don't Short Change Us On CPF Partial Restoration (Sintercom.org)
<http://www.sintercom.org/notstf/cpf_restoration.html>
A responsible paper states its views in its editorial column and defend them when challenged. It does not doctor readers' letters to mute challenges to its own views.
Singapore Airlines Refuses Comment On Wrong Runway Theory For Crash (AFP)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/1,1381,7156,00.html>
Singapore Airlines said Wednesday it could not confirm speculation that a Boeing 747 which crashed on take-off in Taiwan was on the wrong runway and hit construction equipment.
Hypocritical To Condone Racism Against Caucasians (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for2_1101.html>
John A. Douglas: Why is it then that bigoted remarks against Caucasians are regarded as decent and acceptable here? The answer: gross hypocrisy.
SIA Crash: MFA To Render Assistance To Relatives (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/cna/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001101/singapore/cna/SIA_crash__MFA_to_render_assistance_to_relatives_.html>
At a 5 am news conference, SIA had said that there was 11 Singaporean passengers on board, and 17 Singaporean crew members. It could not confirm the total number of deaths, but did say the two Singaporean first officers survived together with the captain.
Accidents Rare For Singapore Air (Associated Press)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/asia/ap/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001101/asia/ap/Accidents_Rare_for_Singapore_Air.html>
At Least 66 Die In Singapore Crash (Associated Press)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/asia/ap/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001101/asia/ap/At_Least_66_Die_in_Singapore_Crash.html>
Taiwan Jet Crash Leaves Dozens Unaccounted For (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/31/world/31CND-CRASH.html>
There were conflicting reports on the number of dead. On Wednesday moring in Taiwan, The Associated Press reported that at least 65 people had been killed, while Reuters reported the number as 68.
Attention Turns Toward Cause Of Deadly Taiwan Jetliner Crash (CNN)
<http://www.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/east/10/31/taiwan.crash.06/index.html>
Preliminary speculation into the cause of the crash will focus on how weather may have affected the flight.
== SingaporeSurf (Technology) ==============
Singapore Power May Lease Its Cables To Telco (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/4/news/nsing02.html>
"Our underground ducts could be useful, but we are not operating a telecoms business . . . Our core business is in the transmission and distribution of electricity."
Power-Socket Internet Access Takes Off (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/cyber1_1102.html>
The new technology is on a one-year trial at Singapore Polytechnic. Access speed may be increased to 4,000 kbps by next year.
M1 Hits Out At Rivals For Moving In On Its CDMA Users (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb11_1101.html>
An advertising war, aimed specifically at drawing away M1's 55,000 CDMA mobile phone subscribers, erupted last week with SingTel Mobile and StarHub taking out full-page advertisements on Wednesday and Friday respectively.
== SingaporeSurf (Entertainment) ==============
MediaWorks In Tie-Up With HK Firm (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin1_1102.html>
Joint venture to pool talents and regional marketing to produce Mandarin TV programmes for Asia.
Pushing Boundaries On Stage (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/life1_1101.html>
The furore over Talaq is just the latest instalment in an age-old struggle, not only in Singapore but around the world, between artistes and the establishment. Talaq is not the first, nor the last, play to offend sensibilities.
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