[MyAppleMenu] Nov 5, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

When Flying Toasters Were Art (When Flying Toasters Were Art)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,39366,00.html>
Back when the most colorful thing about your computer probably was that rainbow-striped apple icon on the monitor's frame, screensavers offered a bright, fun way to protect a bulky, ugly machine.

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

OS X on Intel: Pros and Cons (Artificial Cheese)
<http://www.artificialcheese.com/articles/november00/osxonintel/>
Should Apple port OS X to Intel powered PCs?  The debate has been going on for awhile, but what are the facts for each side?

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

Window ME & Apple OS X: WorthAn Upgrade (Law.com New York)
<http://www.nylj.com/tech/110600t2.html>
The core system works well already and shows that Apple is still thinking about the person-machine interface in a creative way.

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

Ruling On Procedure In Case Is Partly IN Favor Of Microsoft (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/04/technology/04SOFT.html>
In a procedural ruling partly in favor of Microsoft in its appeal of the antitrust decision that could split the company, a federal court ruled yesterday that America Online must join with three industry trade groups if the company wants to file a supporting brief.

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

Ruling On Procedure In Case Is Partly IN Favor Of Microsoft (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/04/technology/04SOFT.html>
In a procedural ruling partly in favor of Microsoft in its appeal of the antitrust decision that could split the company, a federal court ruled yesterday that America Online must join with three industry trade groups if the company wants to file a supporting brief.

Window ME & Apple OS X: WorthAn Upgrade (Law.com New York)
<http://www.nylj.com/tech/110600t2.html>
The core system works well already and shows that Apple is still thinking about the person-machine interface in a creative way.

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

Universal Won't Join Napster Pact (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3382597.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Universal Music Group has no plans to join the alliance that Napster formed this week with Bertelsmann, an executive of the U.S. company told a French newspaper.

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

New Blood Before Next Election (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri1_1105.html>
PM Goh is searching for a batch of younger Singaporeans capable of taking on a career in politics.

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

Aviation Expert Says Runway Lights Should Not Be Turned On (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/cna/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001105/singapore/cna/Aviation_expert_says_runway_lights_should_not_be_turned_on.html>

Port Still The World's Busiest (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb3_1105.html>
Singapore has maintained its status as the world's busiest port in terms of shipping tonnage but should strive to serve shipping lines better, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said in its 1999 annual report.

New Blood Before Next Election (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri1_1105.html>
PM Goh is searching for a batch of younger Singaporeans capable of taking on a career in politics.