[MyAppleMenu] Nov 15, 2000

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

Mac OS X: An OS For Larry? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2653995,00.html>
Who is Apple Computer Inc. building its next operating system for -- its customers or Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison's? Let me put it another way: Isn't it strange a company that long ago lost its enterprise customers is building an enterprise operating system?

Will USB Or FireWire Connect With Consumers? (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3701430.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Whatever it's ultimately called, a drama is unfolding around high-speed standards for connecting computing devices, with an Intel-led coalition on one side and Apple Computer on the other.

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

Climbing Kilimanjaro (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2000/11/kilimanjaro/>
"All of the computers, including the two PowerBooks, performed flawlessly in all conditions up and down the mountain."

Is Netscape Still A Contender? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2653827,00.html>
Despite the software's formidable pedigree as the first multiplatinum Internet browser -- and notwithstanding some political partisans' continued reluctance to concede the title to the tender mercies of Microsoft Corp. and Internet Explorer 5.5 -- many posters to ZDNet News' TalkBack threads are less than optimistic about the prospects for Netscape's latest candidate.

Apple Makes Up For Lost Time In Argentina (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdii.com/industry_list.asp?mode=news&doc_id=ZD2654259>
Apple Computer Inc. is moving to hone its competitive edge in South America with a new subsidiary based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Will USB Or FireWire Connect With Consumers? (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3701430.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Whatever it's ultimately called, a drama is unfolding around high-speed standards for connecting computing devices, with an Intel-led coalition on one side and Apple Computer on the other.

Was Netscape 6 Worth The Wait? Signs Point To No (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2000/11/15.3.shtml>
Forums and message boards across the Web have been littered with Netscape hate messages, with a few, very few, positive comments found in between.

iMac Plant Opens In The Czech Republic (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0011/15.plant.shtml>

Micro Center, CompUSA Give Cash Incentives To Sell Macs (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0011/14.microcenter.shtml>
Both retailers are offering the incentive -- or what is known in the industry as a 'spiff' -- in an effort to move more product during the holiday buying season.

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

Mac OS X: An OS For Larry? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2653995,00.html>
Who is Apple Computer Inc. building its next operating system for -- its customers or Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison's? Let me put it another way: Isn't it strange a company that long ago lost its enterprise customers is building an enterprise operating system?

The Age of Everyman Tech: Geeks, User Interface and Majority Rule  (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/JohnHolmes/JohnHolmes4.html>
"How can I trust Apple to take my concerns seriously about their "baby," when they don't even have enough respect for the end-user to include a decent input device, even NOW. The mouse is great, the keyboard is bad."

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

A Word Challenger WIth Some Classy Tricks (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2000/nf20001115_252.htm>
Nisus' latest word processor gives Mac users most of what they would get from Microsoft's program plus some neat features all its own.

The Top Ten Macs (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/top10.html>

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

Chipzilla, HP Target Apple's Cube (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14726.html>
HP and Intel stress that Deep Forest is "a technology demonstration and not a product for sale". And why not? Presumably because, like Apple's own advanced PC design, which is on sale, no one's going to buy it. Ahem.

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

Microsoft Displays Networked Home (InternetNews.com)
<http://www.internetnews.com/prod-news/article/0,,9_512361,00.html>
Microsoft Corp. Wednesday unveiled the Microsoft Home in New York, a loft in the Tribeca neighborhood outfitted with a complete home network, designed to showcase the company's current technology as well as offer a sneak peak at some of the technologies on their way over the next year.

Will USB Or FireWire Connect With Consumers? (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3701430.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Whatever it's ultimately called, a drama is unfolding around high-speed standards for connecting computing devices, with an Intel-led coalition on one side and Apple Computer on the other.

Chipzilla, HP Target Apple's Cube (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14726.html>
HP and Intel stress that Deep Forest is "a technology demonstration and not a product for sale". And why not? Presumably because, like Apple's own advanced PC design, which is on sale, no one's going to buy it. Ahem.

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

Let's Cough Up The Cash For Web Content (Yahoo! Internet Life)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2653966,00.html>
The Web is not one of those magical plants that can grow in midair. It needs cash to live. The first sites to go micro will be those that know they can get away with it.

RealNames Opens Challenge To ".com" Naming System (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3702723.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Privately held RealNames said on Wednesday it plans to open its proprietary system for marketing common words as replacements for complex Internet addresses, in a challenge to plans for an incremental expansion of the existing Web site naming system.

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

Should Internet Records Be Public? (Associated Press)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/490360.asp>
As more individuals build their own Web sites, some privacy advocates now question requirements that the site owners disclose their personal contact information.

Can Michael Rubin Take Global Sports Across The Goal Line? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/ebiz/0011/em1115.htm>
As dot-coms get clobbered, the high-energy serial entrepreneur swears he has the formula for online profits with his cyber service for sporting-goods sellers.

Is Netscape Still A Contender? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2653827,00.html>
Despite the software's formidable pedigree as the first multiplatinum Internet browser -- and notwithstanding some political partisans' continued reluctance to concede the title to the tender mercies of Microsoft Corp. and Internet Explorer 5.5 -- many posters to ZDNet News' TalkBack threads are less than optimistic about the prospects for Netscape's latest candidate.

Let's Cough Up The Cash For Web Content (Yahoo! Internet Life)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2653966,00.html>
The Web is not one of those magical plants that can grow in midair. It needs cash to live. The first sites to go micro will be those that know they can get away with it.

So Where's The New, Improved Internet? (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2653831,00.html>
Years after a next-generation Ubernet was first proposed -- one that would dazzle users with its blinding speed and sheer technological brilliance -- why are we still stuck with the Internet?

RealNames Opens Challenge To ".com" Naming System (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3702723.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Privately held RealNames said on Wednesday it plans to open its proprietary system for marketing common words as replacements for complex Internet addresses, in a challenge to plans for an incremental expansion of the existing Web site naming system.

Was Netscape 6 Worth The Wait? Signs Point To No (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2000/11/15.3.shtml>
Forums and message boards across the Web have been littered with Netscape hate messages, with a few, very few, positive comments found in between.

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

Linux Server Maker Finds European Partner (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3701855.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
French computer maker Bull has invested in Linux server maker Penguin Computing, and the companies agreed to tackle the European Linux market together.

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

Linux Server Maker Finds European Partner (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3701855.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
French computer maker Bull has invested in Linux server maker Penguin Computing, and the companies agreed to tackle the European Linux market together.

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

Fuzzy Math (Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/framegame/entries/00-11-14_93627.asp>
On the surface, that's a question of simple math. But beneath the number crunching, Republicans and Democrats are waging a war of disguised biases.

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

Government Set To Corporatise More Units (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb1_1116.html>
First off will be depts of JTC, followed by PSB and NSTB; Govt hopes stat boards will become lean and more agile.

MediaCorp Newspaper Today Garners Loyal Following (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/cna/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001115/singapore/cna/MediaCorp_newspaper_Today_garners_loyal_following.html>
The reporter spotted someone wearing a pass bearing the logo of a rival newspaper company and asked about it, whereby the person immediately covered up the pass.

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

Ensure Safe E-Banking Facilities (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for1_1116.html>
Utpalendu Gupta: The Association of Banks in Singapore may wish to initiate measures to see that its members submit their electronic systems to stringent tests conducted by independent and well-recognised testing bodies before hard-selling such systems to unsuspecting clients who are forced to sign indemnities.

Vulgar Postings Lead To Threat Of Lawsuit (ZDNet Asia)
<http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/dailynews/story/0,2000010021,20155265-1,00.htm>
Video-Pro, a computer shop in Sim Lim Square, has threatened to sue about 60 people, most of whom are teenagers, for posting defamatory statements against it on a local IT portal, Hardware Zone.