[MyAppleMenu] Nov 11, 2000

Sat Nov 11 21:05:01 EST 2000

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Account Exec: Apple Still Number One In Education (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0011/10.education.shtml>
Apple did lose its way and is not without mistakes, but "we will dominate education again in this decade."

OS Upstarts Challenge Apple In Germany (ZDNet)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/11/05/1110germany.html>
While SuSE touted the strengths of the latest PowerPC version of its Linux distribution, Be talked up the wisdom of its own switch to a business model based on Web appliances and Intel hardware.

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

The Mac Is the Smartest OS? Not For Everyone (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/butidigress/2000/20001110.shtml>
The way to bring more Windows users across is by development of the Mac OS in a manner that supports multiple intelligence theory.

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

New IBM Computer Monitors Have High Resolution, High Price (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/11/10/BU70989.DTL>
IBM will announce shipment of a new generation of computer monitors today that it says produce images 25 times crisper than current displays and 4.5 times sharper than top-of-the-line high-definition television screens. There's just one catch: They cost $20,000 apiece.

Apple Cinema Display (CNET)
<http://computers.cnet.com/hardware/0-1051-405-1425536.html?tag=st.co.1051-404-1425536.rev.1051-405-1425536>
The Apple Cinema Display has a stellar picture and an equally astronomical price. If you have the cash and a new Mac to connect it to, you'll own a first-class system with an awesome display. The rest of us can dream about it.

Mac Office 2001 Upgrade Ties Everything together (Houston Chronicle)
<http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/tech/742151>
Unlike some previous MS Office upgrades, there are plenty of reasons to get this version and, other than the expense, no major reasons not to.

MacNN Games (Apple iReview)
<http://ireview.mac.com/WebObjects/iReview.woa/wa/GoReview?u=4389429&site=788&cat=1204>
Players looking for more than up-to-the-minute news, however, wonÕt find MacNN Games a substitute for other Mac gaming sites. Downloads of game demos are here, though theyÕre neither plentiful.

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

Microsoft, HP Play Politics (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/11/13/001113hnmshp.xml>
Opting to fight archrival Sun Microsystems in the Java arena the old-fashioned way -- with technology rather than through the courts -- Microsoft is working to ink a broad alliance with Hewlett-Packard that could join the companies' application development strategies at the hip.

Es Su Casa Microsoft's Casa? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2652650,00.html>
Gateway and AOL have a plan for wiring your living room. But Microsoft has a plan, too, and it uses many of the same technologies and standards.

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

Microsoft, HP Play Politics (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/11/13/001113hnmshp.xml>
Opting to fight archrival Sun Microsystems in the Java arena the old-fashioned way -- with technology rather than through the courts -- Microsoft is working to ink a broad alliance with Hewlett-Packard that could join the companies' application development strategies at the hip.

Es Su Casa Microsoft's Casa? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2652650,00.html>
Gateway and AOL have a plan for wiring your living room. But Microsoft has a plan, too, and it uses many of the same technologies and standards.

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

URLiquidation (Red Herring)
<http://www.redherring.com/investor/2000/1111/inv-url111000.html?id=userland>
Who would want to spend millions of dollars on a domain name if the seller wasn't able to create a long-lasting business using that name in the first place?

ICANN Staff Opposes ".kids," ".xxx" Domains (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3625612.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
The ICANN staff suggested rejecting some domains because the companies making the proposals didn't have the technical know-how to run domain registries. Others, such as ".kids" and ".xxx," could prove too troublesome, the staff said.

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

FCC Wants Antitrust Study Done Before AOL-Time Decision (Associated Press)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500278602-500436765-502786271-0,00.html>
The nation's top communications regulator on Friday defended his agency's decision to stop its review of the proposed merger between America Online and Time Warner until antitrust authorities complete their work.

AT&T Competitors Have No Right To Cable, Court Rules (Associated Press)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500278604-500436769-502786282-0,00.html>
In the ruling, the judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida determined that a Broward County ordinance requiring cable giant AT&T to allow rival Internet access to their systems violated the First Amendment.

URLiquidation (Red Herring)
<http://www.redherring.com/investor/2000/1111/inv-url111000.html?id=userland>
Who would want to spend millions of dollars on a domain name if the seller wasn't able to create a long-lasting business using that name in the first place?

AOL 6 Over Broadband? Not So Fast (TechWeb)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20001110S0009>
AOL 6, which was supposed to bring America Online Inc. firmly into the broadband world, is having trouble living up to expectations.

Gateway Connects: Will Consumers? (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,40107,00.html>
How do you sell PCs in a flat-lined marketplace? Gateway hopes that providing home networking capacities will be the answer. It unveils its touch pad with Instant AOL service, and a connected music player.

Gateway, AOL Take Wraps Off Web Appliance (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-3618257.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Gateway and America Online on Friday unveiled their long-anticipated Web appliance, the Touch Pad, which taps technologies from chipmakers Broadcom and Transmeta.

ICANN Staff Opposes ".kids," ".xxx" Domains (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3625612.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
The ICANN staff suggested rejecting some domains because the companies making the proposals didn't have the technical know-how to run domain registries. Others, such as ".kids" and ".xxx," could prove too troublesome, the staff said.

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

Watching The World Get Linux (Linux.com)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2652192,00.html>
It's not as if there's some evil conspiracy afoot, though one might be excused for thinking that it seems that way.

French Linux Company Followng Red Hat Model (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3623681.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
MandrakeSoft will begin selling a new version of its Linux software Monday, but the company is shifting away from product sales to a business model more like that of Red Hat, the dominant Linux company.

OS Upstarts Challenge Apple In Germany (ZDNet)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/11/05/1110germany.html>
While SuSE touted the strengths of the latest PowerPC version of its Linux distribution, Be talked up the wisdom of its own switch to a business model based on Web appliances and Intel hardware.

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

Watching The World Get Linux (Linux.com)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2652192,00.html>
It's not as if there's some evil conspiracy afoot, though one might be excused for thinking that it seems that way.

French Linux Company Followng Red Hat Model (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3623681.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
MandrakeSoft will begin selling a new version of its Linux software Monday, but the company is shifting away from product sales to a business model more like that of Red Hat, the dominant Linux company.

OS Upstarts Challenge Apple In Germany (ZDNet)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/11/05/1110germany.html>
While SuSE touted the strengths of the latest PowerPC version of its Linux distribution, Be talked up the wisdom of its own switch to a business model based on Web appliances and Intel hardware.

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

A Redesign With A View (Online Journalism Review)
<http://ojr.usc.edu/content/story.cfm?request=482>
Finally, I've seen a newspaper Web site design that I can call 21st century -- the International Herald Tribune has done a superb job in their latest version. The site is clean, quick to load, easy to read and filled with the kind of user-friendly, interactive features that Web sites are supposed to have but never do.

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

Swee Say: New Economy Dictates Regional Grouping (Business Times)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/6/news/nsing04.html>
It must not only liberalise its economy and shift from a mindset of value added to value creation, but get its neighbours together to compete as a team.

Can Singapore Inc Ever Become A Nation? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin25_1111.html>
Chua Lee Hoong: Not very inspiring stuff, but fine if we are satisfied being Singapore Inc. I am not satisfied though. I want Singapore to be a nation. How?

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

Singapore Lawmakers Call For Discussion Of Plane Crash (Associated Press)
<http://asia.biz.yahoo.com/news/asian_markets/article.html?s=asiafinance/news/001111/asian_markets/dowjones/Singapore_Lawmakers_Call_For_Discussion_Of_Plane_Crash.html>
Singapore legislators will raise questions in Parliament Monday about the recent crash of Singapore Airlines flight SQ006 in Taiwan, officials said Saturday.

Can Singapore Inc Ever Become A Nation? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin25_1111.html>
Chua Lee Hoong: Not very inspiring stuff, but fine if we are satisfied being Singapore Inc. I am not satisfied though. I want Singapore to be a nation. How?

Rebates For Car Buyers Who Go Green (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri1_1111.html>
Environment-friendly electric and "hybrid' cars cost more, but rebates may encourage buyers to switch.

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

Swee Say: New Economy Dictates Regional Grouping (Business Times)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/6/news/nsing04.html>
It must not only liberalise its economy and shift from a mindset of value added to value creation, but get its neighbours together to compete as a team.

== SingaporeSurf (Entertainment) ==============

CHef Celebrates 12 Years At Hai Tien Lo (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/el/pages/crave0721a.html>
Known for his meticulous attention to detail, and painstaking technique, chef Chan can make even the humble roast chicken exceptional. His version is made by hanging the fowl over a hot grill and dousing it continuously in boiling oil -- a messy task Chan often undertakes himself.