[MyAppleMenu] Nov 2, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

System Administration - Anytime, Anywhere (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/education/hed/macsinaction/biola/>
I can go anywhere in the lab, or just about anywhere in the building and still control any workstation or server in the lab from my iBook.

Apple Gilds The Lily (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/11/02/turner_os_review/index.html>
The geeks who'd love the BSD microkernel, command-line power and such have no need for Aqua's pretty colors. Conversely, the beginning users most likely to be lured by shiny new objects could care less about protected memory and the like.

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

System Administration - Anytime, Anywhere (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/education/hed/macsinaction/biola/>
I can go anywhere in the lab, or just about anywhere in the building and still control any workstation or server in the lab from my iBook.

Macromedia: "We Share The Vision" (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/10/29/1102mmnetpub.html>
Macromedia and Adobe Systems may be bitter rivals for the hearts and wallets of Web designers, but Macromedia CEO Rob Burgess told MacWEEK that he supports Adobe's vision of Network Publishing, a set of new and emerging technologies that enable "visually rich, personalized content, available anytime, anywhere, on any device."

So Long, Computer Cable? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_45/b3706083.htm>
The bigger news for late 2000 and early 2001 is that virtually all notebook manufacturers will follow Apple's lead by making their products wireless-ready.

== AppleSurf (Opinions) ==============

Programs That Make Your Skin Crawl (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2649486,00.html>
Too many software developers think they own your computer.

Time For A New iMac (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/imac/newimac.html>
The iMac has become pedestrian; it's time for a change.

Computers In The Science Classroom (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/lab/2k1102.html>

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

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0011/02.triv.shtml>
The Last Revelation does still offer a lot of what made Tomb Raider a success in the first place: devious, often mind-bending puzzles, breathtaking, player-created action, and some fascinating, cleverly-crafted environments. If you're looking for the franchise to have grown leaps and bounds, you'll be disappointed. If you're a fan of the series already -- or wanting to see what all the fuss has been about these past four years -- then Lara's still jumping just far enough to make it worth your while.

Apple Gilds The Lily (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/review/2000/11/02/turner_os_review/index.html>
The geeks who'd love the BSD microkernel, command-line power and such have no need for Aqua's pretty colors. Conversely, the beginning users most likely to be lured by shiny new objects could care less about protected memory and the like.

Excel 2001: Fewer Headaches But Still A Pain (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2000/nf2000111_707.htm>
Microsoft has made its mammoth number-cruncher a bit less daunting. The learning curve (and price) remains pretty steep, though.

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

MS 'Whistler' Looks Solid (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2649312,00.html>
With its next-generation Windows client, code-named Whistler, Microsoft Corp. finally pulls the trigger on the long-awaited unification of the consumer and corporate Windows code bases. In the process, Microsoft has produced an operating system that benefits from the stability and security of Windows 2000 and includes several handy usability enhancements.

Compaq's iPaq Goes Wireless For Work (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-3366904.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Compaq wants to put the iPaq H3650 to work at companies across the globe. To do so, the Houston-based PC maker is beginning to aggressively bundle wireless connectivity with a wide range of business-specific products and services for the device, which uses Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system.

Microsoft: Developers' Friend Or Foe? (InformationWeek)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20001101S0015>
Development shops can profit enormously by creating software for the world's most popular PC platform, but Microsoft's tendency to follow its independent software vendors into new markets also puts their products at risk. Yet Microsoft, without a large direct-sales force or full-fledged consulting group, leans heavily on its independent software vendor and reseller channel to get its products in front of customers.

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

MS 'Whistler' Looks Solid (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2649312,00.html>
With its next-generation Windows client, code-named Whistler, Microsoft Corp. finally pulls the trigger on the long-awaited unification of the consumer and corporate Windows code bases. In the process, Microsoft has produced an operating system that benefits from the stability and security of Windows 2000 and includes several handy usability enhancements.

Compaq's iPaq Goes Wireless For Work (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-3366904.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Compaq wants to put the iPaq H3650 to work at companies across the globe. To do so, the Houston-based PC maker is beginning to aggressively bundle wireless connectivity with a wide range of business-specific products and services for the device, which uses Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system.

Microsoft: Developers' Friend Or Foe? (InformationWeek)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20001101S0015>
Development shops can profit enormously by creating software for the world's most popular PC platform, but Microsoft's tendency to follow its independent software vendors into new markets also puts their products at risk. Yet Microsoft, without a large direct-sales force or full-fledged consulting group, leans heavily on its independent software vendor and reseller channel to get its products in front of customers.

Intel: Pentium 4 Will Pass Pentium III In Early 2002 (TechWeb)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/finance/story/INV20001101S0014>
Sales of Intel's Pentium 4 microprocessor will ramp up faster previously forecast, with the new chip overtaking the mainstream Pentium III in early 2002, company officials said in a webcast Wednesday.

== Breaking Barriers (Top Stories) ==============

How To Write For The Web (The Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,19842,00.html>
Much of the editorial content on the Net stinks, but it doesn't have to.

Internet Illusions (New York Books)
<http://www.nybooks.com/nyrev/WWWfeatdisplay.cgi?20001116028R>
This year's election could turn out to be the same watershed for assessments of the Internet's political impact that March 28 was for the Internet's economic role. That is, in politics as in business, the spread of high-speed, low-cost networked communications will be a profoundly important long-term source of change. But the most surprising lesson of this election year is how many things the Internet did not affect, and how many old rules still apply.

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

How To Write For The Web (The Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,19842,00.html>
Much of the editorial content on the Net stinks, but it doesn't have to.

San Francisco To Determine Growth With Ballots (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3367428.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Forget the Summer of Love. It's more like a season of pain in San Francisco for artists, musicians and nonprofit groups who are rapidly being squeezed out of the city in the dot-com era of rocketing rents.

Internet Illusions (New York Books)
<http://www.nybooks.com/nyrev/WWWfeatdisplay.cgi?20001116028R>
This year's election could turn out to be the same watershed for assessments of the Internet's political impact that March 28 was for the Internet's economic role. That is, in politics as in business, the spread of high-speed, low-cost networked communications will be a profoundly important long-term source of change. But the most surprising lesson of this election year is how many things the Internet did not affect, and how many old rules still apply.

So Long, Computer Cable? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_45/b3706083.htm>
The bigger news for late 2000 and early 2001 is that virtually all notebook manufacturers will follow Apple's lead by making their products wireless-ready.

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

Small Step For IBM; Giant Leap For Linux (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2649223,00.html>
IBM announces what it calls the biggest Linux deal ever. Big Blue will outfit a Japanese convenience chain with 15,000 IBM servers running Red Hat Linux.

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

Small Step For IBM; Giant Leap For Linux (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2649223,00.html>
IBM announces what it calls the biggest Linux deal ever. Big Blue will outfit a Japanese convenience chain with 15,000 IBM servers running Red Hat Linux.

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

Internet Illusions (New York Books)
<http://www.nybooks.com/nyrev/WWWfeatdisplay.cgi?20001116028R>
This year's election could turn out to be the same watershed for assessments of the Internet's political impact that March 28 was for the Internet's economic role. That is, in politics as in business, the spread of high-speed, low-cost networked communications will be a profoundly important long-term source of change. But the most surprising lesson of this election year is how many things the Internet did not affect, and how many old rules still apply.

Man, Oh Manifesto! (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2000/11/02/puritans/index.html>
A bash band of young writers issues a screed against "dinosaur" authors and calls for a return to storytelling.

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

Four Banks Plan ATM Joint Venture (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb1_1103.html>
The days of frenzied bidding by Singapore banks for prime automated teller machine (ATM) sites may soon be numbered as four rivals join hands to centrally own and operate the cash-spitting machines.

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

Foolish To Overreact To Remarks Against Western Values (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for5_1103.html>
John B. Carpenter: It is foolish to be so sensitive to people's often-irrational feelings that we fail to identify and guard against the invasion of Hollywood's propaganda.

Four Banks Plan ATM Joint Venture (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb1_1103.html>
The days of frenzied bidding by Singapore banks for prime automated teller machine (ATM) sites may soon be numbered as four rivals join hands to centrally own and operate the cash-spitting machines.

Singapore Airlines Future A Mystery (Associated Press)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/asia/ap/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001102/asia/ap/Singapore_Airlines_Future_a_Mystery.html>
Singapore Airlines, long considered one of the world's safest airlines, may have to draw on its sterling reputation to persuade passengers and investors to stand by it after a crash this week that killed 81 people.

Distraught Relative Demands Answers At Singapore Airlines Briefing (AFP)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/afp/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001102/singapore/afp/Distraught_relative_demands_answers_at_Singapore_Airlines_briefing.html>