[MyAppleMenu] Nov 16, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Macworld Announces Eddy Nominees (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/11/12/1116eddys.html>
Macworld magazine has announced the nominees for its sixteenth annual Macworld Editors' Choice Awards. Winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held Monday January 8, 2001 in conjunction with Macworld Expo in San Francisco.

CDW-G Adds Apple To its Cart (Federal Computer Week)
<http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/1113/web-cdwg-11-16-00.asp>
Government technology users who prefer Apple Computer Inc. products now have another way to procure those machines.

Apple Wireless Saves The Day At Ed Tech Conference (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0011/16.wireless.shtml>
IBM, Dell, Compaq, and Cisco finally broke down and demonstrated wireless using Apple Base Stations, according to our source.

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

Apple Posts Darwin 1.2.1 (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0011/16.darwin.shtml>

Macworld Announces Eddy Nominees (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/11/12/1116eddys.html>
Macworld magazine has announced the nominees for its sixteenth annual Macworld Editors' Choice Awards. Winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held Monday January 8, 2001 in conjunction with Macworld Expo in San Francisco.

Orange Micro Touts USB 2.0 At Comdex (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/11/12/1116orange.html>
What's a longtime Mac developer like Orange Micro doing at PC show like Fall Comdex? The company is here displaying its new USB 2.0 products, and appears likely to be the first to ship USB 2.0 controller cards for both Macs and PCs.

CDW-G Adds Apple To its Cart (Federal Computer Week)
<http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/1113/web-cdwg-11-16-00.asp>
Government technology users who prefer Apple Computer Inc. products now have another way to procure those machines.

Linux Cube Reveals A New Box Of Tricks (Fairfax IT)
<http://www.it.fairfax.com.au/breaking/20001116/A54135-2000Nov16.html>
Apple Computers was first with the concept. Now, it seems, everyone wants to get into cubism.

3dfx To Cease Making Their Own Cards, Voodoo (For Mac) Line Continues (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2000/11/16.1.shtml>
Considering the fact that the company is looking for as many sales as they can get, it is not likely that the company will stop making Mac products.

Apple Wireless Saves The Day At Ed Tech Conference (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0011/16.wireless.shtml>
IBM, Dell, Compaq, and Cisco finally broke down and demonstrated wireless using Apple Base Stations, according to our source.

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

Gauging The Gigaflops Gap (MacEdition.com)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2654779,00.html>
Motorola has good reason to be proud of the G4, but there is seldom little time to sit upon one's laurels in the CPU business.

Standards Needed (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/musings/standards.html>
Sometimes computers make things harder than they have to be.

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

Netscape 6 (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/content/news/productwatch/2000/11/15/22658>
The interface itself is less Mac-like than ever.

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

Pentium 4 Debut: Only 1 CPU? (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/special/stories/comdex/0,12245,2654709,00.html>
Intel's promotion of the chip as a single-CPU workstation stands in contrast to previous promotions of dual-chip systems as the workstation ideal.

IBM: Intel Ignored Mobile Market (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2654297,00.html>
Big Blue says Intel was so focused on speed it forgot to consider the power ramifications. Until Transmeta's Crusoe came along, that is.

Is Tech-Savvy Virus Dangerious Or Not? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2654480,00.html>
An anti-virus firm warns of advanced Hybris. Other experts say it's software's equivalent of an overweight platypus.

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

Pentium 4 Debut: Only 1 CPU? (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/special/stories/comdex/0,12245,2654709,00.html>
Intel's promotion of the chip as a single-CPU workstation stands in contrast to previous promotions of dual-chip systems as the workstation ideal.

MSN Criticized For Open Spam Relays (Internetnews.com)
<http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,,10_512791,00.html>
Responding to complaints that the Microsoft Network is allowing spammers to relay junk e-mail through MSN servers, the Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS) has added several MSN systems to its notorious anti-spam blacklist. The action could potentially disrupt emails from thousands of legitimate MSN subscribers.

Microsoft Talks Up Bluetooth (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/11/16/001116hnmsblue.xml?p=br&s=9>
Though the promise of the wireless technology has yet to pan out with actual products available on the market, Microsoft is confident in its decision to put its considerable weight behind the wireless technology.

Linux Cube Reveals A New Box Of Tricks (Fairfax IT)
<http://www.it.fairfax.com.au/breaking/20001116/A54135-2000Nov16.html>
Apple Computers was first with the concept. Now, it seems, everyone wants to get into cubism.

IBM: Intel Ignored Mobile Market (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2654297,00.html>
Big Blue says Intel was so focused on speed it forgot to consider the power ramifications. Until Transmeta's Crusoe came along, that is.

Is Tech-Savvy Virus Dangerious Or Not? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2654480,00.html>
An anti-virus firm warns of advanced Hybris. Other experts say it's software's equivalent of an overweight platypus.

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

Midlife Crisis Hits Young Dot-Commers (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2654115,00.html>
With the Internet shakeout, young dot-commers are rethinking and reassessing their careers at very early ages.

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

Midlife Crisis Hits Young Dot-Commers (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2654115,00.html>
With the Internet shakeout, young dot-commers are rethinking and reassessing their careers at very early ages.

MSN Criticized For Open Spam Relays (Internetnews.com)
<http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,,10_512791,00.html>
Responding to complaints that the Microsoft Network is allowing spammers to relay junk e-mail through MSN servers, the Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS) has added several MSN systems to its notorious anti-spam blacklist. The action could potentially disrupt emails from thousands of legitimate MSN subscribers.

ICANN: The Winners Are... (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,40228,00.html>
The number of new top level domains that will be used on the World Wide Web was narrowed from 44 to 10 on Thursday. Among those still in the race to join dot-com, dot-org and dot-net are dot-biz, dot-i, dot-museum and dot-info.

AOL's Lead In Instant Messaging Arena Dwindles (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3708913.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
America Online's dominance in instant messaging has long been unquestioned, but it may not be as monopolistic as many of the company's fiercest critics portray it, a new study shows.

The Tally On Dot-Com Deaths (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-3727225.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
The sun has set for nearly 130 Internet companies since January, leading to about 8,000 layoffs, according to a new report.

Time Warner, AOL May Not Meet Deadline For Merger (Bloomberg News)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3717954.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
America Online and Time Warner may not be able to close their merger by the self-imposed deadline of Dec. 21, according to reports.

ICANN: Let The Domain Begging Begin (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2654334,00.html>
It was all a precursor to what is likely be an explosive meeting Thursday, when the ICANN board is expected to choose the winners from a pool of 44 applications.

Cat And Mouse (Time)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/time/asiabuzz/2000/11/16/>
Shanghainese web addicts take on the authorities.

The Internet's Chastened Child (Economist)
<http://www.economist.com/people/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=420885>
As in a Greek tragedy, it was the characteristics that had brought Mr O’Connor so far that eventually failed him. A belief that he could write the rules for advertising on the web, because “there were no rules,” led him to miss the wider social and political impact of what DoubleClick was doing.

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

VA Linux Meets Lowered Earnings Estimate (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3729321.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
VA Linux, which makes computer workstations and hardware compatible with the Linux operating system, announced losses Thursday in line with revised Wall Street expectations.

KDE Ready To Do Battle With Gnome (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/11/16/001116hnkde.xml?p=br&s=2>
Both KDE and Gnome are open source graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that ease other companies efforts to build Linux applications for the desktop.

Interface Problems Hold Back Linux, Users Say (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/11/15/001115hnlinuxinterface.xml?p=br&s=6>
Oddsmakers in this town probably aren't betting against Linux, but the operating system's users and vendors both believe that its old-style command-line interface makes it a long shot for moving beyond its current niche as an Internet infrastructure building block.

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

VA Linux Meets Lowered Earnings Estimate (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3729321.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
VA Linux, which makes computer workstations and hardware compatible with the Linux operating system, announced losses Thursday in line with revised Wall Street expectations.

KDE Ready To Do Battle With Gnome (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/11/16/001116hnkde.xml?p=br&s=2>
Both KDE and Gnome are open source graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that ease other companies efforts to build Linux applications for the desktop.

Interface Problems Hold Back Linux, Users Say (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/11/15/001115hnlinuxinterface.xml?p=br&s=6>
Oddsmakers in this town probably aren't betting against Linux, but the operating system's users and vendors both believe that its old-style command-line interface makes it a long shot for moving beyond its current niche as an Internet infrastructure building block.

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

Do-It-Yourself "Star Wars" (Salon)
<http://www.salonmag.com/tech/feature/2000/11/16/fan_films/index.html>
It's the next copyright battleground -- fan filmmakers are hacking their favorite movies.

Tasty, Not Tasteless (Salon)
<http://www.salonmag.com/mwt/feature/2000/11/16/angels/index.html>
"Charlie's Angels" is about cute butts kicking butt, and that's just fine with me.

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

Cheaper, Faster Access To Local Websites Soon (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/cyber1_1117.html>
SingTel also introduces new broadband Internet access plan allowing users to pay for amount of data they download rather than time they spend online.

CyberWorks, C&W Deny Politics Played Role In Merger (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb10_1117.html>
Pacific Century CyberWorks and Cable & Wireless (C&W) yesterday scrambled to undo the damage inflicted by C&W chief executive Graham Wallace, who admitted on Wednesday that a political hand had interfered in the sale of its Hongkong unit.

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

Which To Buy? Case To Help You Decide (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri6_1117.html>
Consumer body to test claims, starting with health supplements.

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

Cheaper, Faster Access To Local Websites Soon (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/cyber1_1117.html>
SingTel also introduces new broadband Internet access plan allowing users to pay for amount of data they download rather than time they spend online.

CyberWorks, C&W Deny Politics Played Role In Merger (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb10_1117.html>
Pacific Century CyberWorks and Cable & Wireless (C&W) yesterday scrambled to undo the damage inflicted by C&W chief executive Graham Wallace, who admitted on Wednesday that a political hand had interfered in the sale of its Hongkong unit.

M1 Will Be Forced To Close CDMA Service (IDG)
<http://www.idg.com.sg/dev/IDGNew.nsf/UNID/52393FB50EE4A52248256999000F8DB6!opendocument>
M1, which invested S$140 million in building the CDMA network, will consider asking for compensation from the country's telecommunications regulator Infocomm Development Authority (IDA). Under Singapore's Radio-communication Regulations, there would be no compensation for change or withdrawal of frequency allocated, according to IDA.

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

Music On The Move (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/life1_1117.html>
The 11-day S'pore Music Festival aims to bring stars up close and personal without buring a hole in your pocket.