[MyAppleMenu] Nov 6, 2000

[applesurf at myapplemenu.comapplesurf]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Buzzle Six Make Big Apple (Fairfax)
<http://www.it.fairfax.com.au/industry/20001107/A30077-2000Nov6.html>
Buzzle is the name, selling Apples is their game.

Artistic Apples (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_46/b3707020.htm>
Don't consider a Mac if you enjoy playing the hottest new games or need special PC software to do your job. If you value ease of use, then a Mac is for you. Especially if you like the idea of turning heads when you walk into a coffee shop with a tangerine laptop tucked under your arm.

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

Dealers Asking, "Where Are The iBooks?" (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0011/06.ibooks.shtml>
A check of seven North American-based dealers located across the U.S and Canada show they haven't been able to order either model for a number of weeks.

Buzzle Six Make Big Apple (Fairfax)
<http://www.it.fairfax.com.au/industry/20001107/A30077-2000Nov6.html>
Buzzle is the name, selling Apples is their game.

Artistic Apples (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_46/b3707020.htm>
Don't consider a Mac if you enjoy playing the hottest new games or need special PC software to do your job. If you value ease of use, then a Mac is for you. Especially if you like the idea of turning heads when you walk into a coffee shop with a tangerine laptop tucked under your arm.

Microsoft Mourns Employee Who Pushed For Diversity (Associated Press)
<http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?o1441_BC_WA--Obit-Rodriguez&&news&newsflash-oregon>
Santiago Rodriguez, who worked to bring more minorities to Apple Computer, the U.S. Civil Service and most recently Microsoft Corp., has died at age 56.

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

PowerBook Lite Dreams (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/tf/2k1107.html>
The new sub-PowerBook could be Apple's hottest product yet.

Wanna Appreciate Your Mac? Try Using A PC (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/ibrotha/2000/20001106.shtml>

ZD's John Dvorak Doing a 180º for Apple? (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/kellymcneill/kellymcneill23.html>
As I'm sure do most of you that read OSO regularly, I too follow technology current events like a hawk. Part of this process includes examining those individuals that write about high profile technology companies for the mainstream technological press. One such individual that has made a significant name for himself with his controversial subject matter is a Ziff Davis editorial columnist by the name of John C Dvorak.

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

Napster (Apple iReview)
<http://ireview.mac.com/WebObjects/iReview.woa/wa/GoReview?u=4754157&site=779&cat=1002>
Beneath this simple interface is a powerful tool.

TechTool Pro 3.0.2 (Macs Only!)
<http://www.macsonly.com/ttp3rev.html>
TechTool Pro 3 follows in the excellent tradition of its predecessors but is better and more feature rich.

Links LS 2000 (MacNN)
<http://reviews.macnn.com/reviews/linksls2000/linksls2000.phtml>
The game offers plenty of impressive features, but at the same time still leaves plenty of room for improvement.

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

Microsoft, Compaq Shake On Handhelds (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-3411017.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Compaq Computer and Microsoft said Monday that they would collaborate on making it easier for handheld devices to connect wirelessly to corporate networks.

Microsoft Hit By Another Hacker (ComputerWorld)
<http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO53392,00.html>
One week after Microsoft Corp. disclosed that an intruder had broken into its computer network, the software vendor last Friday confirmed claims by another hacker who said he had managed to penetrate at least one of the company's Web servers.

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

Microsoft Seeks Testers For IE6 (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2650506,00.html>
Internet Explorer 6.0 may look and feel a lot more consumer-oriented, according to Microsoft’s beta invitation.

The Patch MS Forgot To Apply (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,39984,00.html>
A Dutch hacker going by the name Dimitri told IDG news service he entered Microsoft's network last Friday and was able to upload a text file, download other files, and view the structure of Microsoft's server network.

Microsoft, Compaq Shake On Handhelds (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-3411017.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Compaq Computer and Microsoft said Monday that they would collaborate on making it easier for handheld devices to connect wirelessly to corporate networks.

Study: Microsoft Reclaims Top Spot Among Home Net Surfers (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3410982.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft claimed the No. 1 spot among at-home Internet users in August for the first time since March, according to a report to be released Monday.

Microsoft Hit By Another Hacker (ComputerWorld)
<http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO53392,00.html>
One week after Microsoft Corp. disclosed that an intruder had broken into its computer network, the software vendor last Friday confirmed claims by another hacker who said he had managed to penetrate at least one of the company's Web servers.

Gates Files To Sell 2 Million Microsoft Shares (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3414666.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Bill Gates plans to sell Microsoft stock valued at $135.4 million, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed on Monday.

Microsoft Mourns Employee Who Pushed For Diversity (Associated Press)
<http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?o1441_BC_WA--Obit-Rodriguez&&news&newsflash-oregon>
Santiago Rodriguez, who worked to bring more minorities to Apple Computer, the U.S. Civil Service and most recently Microsoft Corp., has died at age 56.

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

Microsoft Seeks Testers For IE6 (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2650506,00.html>
Internet Explorer 6.0 may look and feel a lot more consumer-oriented, according to Microsoft’s beta invitation.

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

Jeeves Gets An E-Commerce Partner (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2650165,00.html>
Ask.com adding holiday shopping feature as search engines try to satisfy selective surfers.

Who Knows The Real You Online? (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2647797,00.html>
Should the Internet be a place where everybody knows your name?

Microsoft Seeks Testers For IE6 (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2650506,00.html>
Internet Explorer 6.0 may look and feel a lot more consumer-oriented, according to Microsoft’s beta invitation.

Can Beauty Beat The Dot-Beast? (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,39922,00.html>
By most measures, the online fashion and beauty industry is looking like a mighty ugly place to do business lately.

Study: Microsoft Reclaims Top Spot Among Home Net Surfers (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3410982.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft claimed the No. 1 spot among at-home Internet users in August for the first time since March, according to a report to be released Monday.

DoubleClick, OmniSky Push Wireless Advertising (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3414595.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Online advertising network DoubleClick announced Monday that it has joined forces with OmniSky to begin a trial as part of a larger effort to develop a wireless advertising model and standards.

Clamping Down On High-Tech Growth Is Good For High-Tech (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/11/06/propl2/index.html>
San Francisco's anti-development Prop L will squeeze tech firms into a battle for survival. And nothing could be better for them.

Is The Internet A Bad, Bad Boy? (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/11/06/bad_internet/index.html>
San Francisco's anti-growth Proposition L is an unnecessarily harsh referendum on the merits of the new economy.

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

VA Linux Stock Tumbles On Earnings Warning (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3410985.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Shares of VA Linux Systems plunged 42 percent Monday, after the maker of hardware and software for the Linux computer operating system warned of slowed sales growth.

Mission Critical Linux Names New Chief Operating Officer (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3375542.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Mission Critical Linux has tapped into old-guard talent, hiring Robert Tumanic away from corporate-computing veteran Unisys to become the start-up's chief operating officer.

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

VA Linux Stock Tumbles On Earnings Warning (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3410985.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Shares of VA Linux Systems plunged 42 percent Monday, after the maker of hardware and software for the Linux computer operating system warned of slowed sales growth.

Mission Critical Linux Names New Chief Operating Officer (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3375542.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Mission Critical Linux has tapped into old-guard talent, hiring Robert Tumanic away from corporate-computing veteran Unisys to become the start-up's chief operating officer.

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

Clamping Down On High-Tech Growth Is Good For High-Tech (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/11/06/propl2/index.html>
San Francisco's anti-development Prop L will squeeze tech firms into a battle for survival. And nothing could be better for them.

Is The Internet A Bad, Bad Boy? (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/11/06/bad_internet/index.html>
San Francisco's anti-growth Proposition L is an unnecessarily harsh referendum on the merits of the new economy.

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

M1's IDD Tactic (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb1_1107.html>
At the heart of the matter: the 80,000-odd M1 customers who had pre-registered for SingTel's overseas call services such as 001 and 013.  Instead of having their calls routed through immediately once they dialled these access codes, the customers had to put up with a 10-second marketing message by M1 asking them to use its 002 or 021 IDD services instead.

"Uproar" If Taiwan Prosecutes 3 Pilots (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri1_1107.html>
The aviation expert leading the official investigation into the SQ 006 crash warned yesterday that prosecuting the three pilots involved could damage Taiwan's international relations.

Racial Politics Will Undermine Singapore: PM (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri1_1106.html>
The four races here were like four overlapping circles, and the area of overlap was where Singaporeans "live, play and work together" with "minimal consciousness of ethnicity". "We must never reduce the common space," he stressed. "If we do, the country will break up into separate, unlinked circles."

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

"Uproar" If Taiwan Prosecutes 3 Pilots (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri1_1107.html>
The aviation expert leading the official investigation into the SQ 006 crash warned yesterday that prosecuting the three pilots involved could damage Taiwan's international relations.

Indonesian Minister Accuses Singapore Banks Of Forex Speculation (Asia Pulse)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/asiapulse/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001106/singapore/asiapulse/Indonesian_Minister_Accuses_Singapore_Banks_of_Forex_Speculation.html>
Several banks in Singapore have been accused by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Rizal Ramli of capitalizing on the bickering among Indonesia's political elite through speculation in the foreign exchange market.

Investigators Re-Create Ill-Fated Singapore Airlines Flight (AFP)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/afp/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001106/singapore/afp/Investigators_re-create_ill-fated_Singapore_Airlines_flight.html>
The exercise, held at at Chiang Kai Shek airport at 3:30 am (1930 GMT Sunday), was aimed at determining why the Boeing 747-400 passenger jet tried to take off late Tuesday from a runway sealed for repairs, leading to the crash which killed 82 people.

Racial Politics Will Undermine Singapore: PM (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri1_1106.html>
The four races here were like four overlapping circles, and the area of overlap was where Singaporeans "live, play and work together" with "minimal consciousness of ethnicity". "We must never reduce the common space," he stressed. "If we do, the country will break up into separate, unlinked circles."

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

StarHub Signs Up 200,000 Mobile Customers In 7 Months (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/2/news/nsing03.html>

M1's IDD Tactic (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb1_1107.html>
At the heart of the matter: the 80,000-odd M1 customers who had pre-registered for SingTel's overseas call services such as 001 and 013.  Instead of having their calls routed through immediately once they dialled these access codes, the customers had to put up with a 10-second marketing message by M1 asking them to use its 002 or 021 IDD services instead.