[MyAppleMenu] Nov 22, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Asia's 'AppleMasters' Think Differently (Bangkok Post)
<http://www.bangkokpost.net/data/221100_Database09.html>
Each participant was taught how to use a Canon digital video camera and Apple's iMovie software, which is bundled free with the iMac 350 MHz PowerPC G3 series and upwards.

Mac OS X: All Sizzle, Little Steak (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html>
I can't help but feel that Darwin is getting the short end of the stick from all sides. Everyone is so captivated by Aqua et al that the open source project that could really use some more energy is being starved of it.

Apple Marketing Executive Resigns (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/11/19/1122resign.html>
Steve Wilhite came to Apple in 1999 after a nine-year stint as marketing chief at Volkswagen of America, where he was credited with helping to revive the carmaker's fortunes.

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

Asia's 'AppleMasters' Think Differently (Bangkok Post)
<http://www.bangkokpost.net/data/221100_Database09.html>
Each participant was taught how to use a Canon digital video camera and Apple's iMovie software, which is bundled free with the iMac 350 MHz PowerPC G3 series and upwards.

Mac OS X In The Network (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/11/19/1121jcwintegratingosx.html>
If you are discussing NetInfo, Mac OS X's native network-management scheme, the answer is, "almost perfectly."

Apple Marketing Executive Resigns (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/11/19/1122resign.html>
Steve Wilhite came to Apple in 1999 after a nine-year stint as marketing chief at Volkswagen of America, where he was credited with helping to revive the carmaker's fortunes.

Chicago To Host Fourth Apple Retail Outlet (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14913.html>
The addition of the Chicago store suggests that what originally appeared to be a small, local trial run may indeed be the basis for a nationwide roll-out.

Apple In The Windy City? (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/11/19/1122chicago.html>
The store would be in a location formerly occupied by The Gap. It may be only a coincidence, but Gap CEO Millard Drexler sits on Apple's board of directors.

Apple Near Lease For Mag Mile Store (Crain's Chicago Business)
<http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/mag/department.pl?post_date=2000-11-18&department_id=14&arc=n>
Apple Computer Inc. is close to leasing the storefront at Michigan Avenue and Huron Street that Gap Inc. vacated when it moved to a new flagship store on the retail strip last week.

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

Apple's Stock Price: Bottom Of THe Class Or Ahead Of Its Time? (MacEdition)
<http://www.macedition.com/op/op_aapl_20001122.shtml>
In the current environment, thatÕs no guarantee it will recover. But it makes clear that Apple has been punished for its recent soft profitability, and punished by more than some others in a similar situation.

No OS X On Intel Part II: The Hardware Reality (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/thebackpage/2000/20001122.shtml>
If Apple were to ever move to an Intel, Transmeta, AMD, or even a Cyrix processor, you can bet dollars to donuts that it will only work on Apple branded hardware.

Mac OS X: All Sizzle, Little Steak (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html>
I can't help but feel that Darwin is getting the short end of the stick from all sides. Everyone is so captivated by Aqua et al that the open source project that could really use some more energy is being starved of it.

Leveraging Apple Design (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/scope/2k1122.html>
People will be creating knockoffs of their hardware products, so why not capitalize on this by charging licensing fees to the would-be copycats?

A Computer as a Fashion Statement, Part II (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/5455.html>
The Cube will probably go down in history as a breakthrough product. Its claim to fame is that it is the first luxury desktop computer to become widely available. This is particularly significant because it might be yet another sign of an emerging trend.

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

Netscae 6.0 For The Mac: Crash Prone, But Promising (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2000/nf20001122_848.htm>
Too bad the venerable browser's all-new version is so unstable, because it does outdo Internet Explorer in several areas.

Test Driving Apple's Mac OS X (Associated Press)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/crh733.htm>
Long-time users may complain of a learning curve, given how much OS X differs from its predecessors. But the stability, speed and visual stunningness of the new system far outweigh the familiarity of the old.

The Sims: Livin' Large (MacNN)
<http://reviews.macnn.com/reviews/simslivinlarge/simslivinlarge.phtml>
This upgrade doesn't simply extend the life of a game you've already beaten, but expands on the game's original vision, making the world of The Sims as wild and strange as your imagination will allow.

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

Microsoft Honours Linux Programmer WIth Patent Gong (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14909.html>
"It's a kind of a badge of honour. And anyway, I've got a much too perverse a sense of humour to give aything like this back!"

News Sites Panic Over P4 Glitch (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14916.html>
The Register can reveal that these claims are nothing but ill-researched sensationalism.

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

Microsoft Honours Linux Programmer WIth Patent Gong (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14909.html>
"It's a kind of a badge of honour. And anyway, I've got a much too perverse a sense of humour to give aything like this back!"

News Sites Panic Over P4 Glitch (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14916.html>
The Register can reveal that these claims are nothing but ill-researched sensationalism.

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

Unable To Compete With Free, EMusic Goes Ballistic On Napster (Inside)
<http://www.inside.com/story/Story_Cached/0,2770,15764_9_16_1,00.html>
Some cynics argue that the main benefit accrued to EMusic from its offensive against Napster will be some desperately needed publicity.

Intenet Pioneer Urges Overhaul (MSNBC)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/492681.asp>
And his new system, which is increasingly being adopted by publishers and computer giants, may provide as much of an information revolution as the Internet itself.

The Macy's Parade: A Dot-com Index? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2000/nf20001122_612.htm>
Ask.com's Jeeves will be the Net's only presence floating down Broadway in this year's Thanksgiving Day spectacle.

New Net Domains Remain In Short Supply (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1033000/1033835.stm>
The net's new domain names may do little to open up the internet and the range of names that people can pick. Many of the companies that will be administering the new domains are planning to restrict who can buy them by charging hefty registration fees and vetting those that apply.

Software To Track E-Mail Raises Privacy Concerns (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/22/technology/22NET.html>
The e-mail 'in' box is fast becoming the new frontier of the privacy wars. A new form of e-mail allows the sender to know whether it has been opened or forwarded -- and even to track the recipient's subsequent Web site visits.

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

Unable To Compete With Free, EMusic Goes Ballistic On Napster (Inside)
<http://www.inside.com/story/Story_Cached/0,2770,15764_9_16_1,00.html>
Some cynics argue that the main benefit accrued to EMusic from its offensive against Napster will be some desperately needed publicity.

Intenet Pioneer Urges Overhaul (MSNBC)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/492681.asp>
And his new system, which is increasingly being adopted by publishers and computer giants, may provide as much of an information revolution as the Internet itself.

Netscae 6.0 For The Mac: Crash Prone, But Promising (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2000/nf20001122_848.htm>
Too bad the venerable browser's all-new version is so unstable, because it does outdo Internet Explorer in several areas.

Internet Will Find Way Around China Censorship (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www0.mercurycenter.com/svtech/columns/front/docs/dg112200.htm>
In the end, due to the decentralized nature of Internet technology, governments will largely fail.

The Macy's Parade: A Dot-com Index? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2000/nf20001122_612.htm>
Ask.com's Jeeves will be the Net's only presence floating down Broadway in this year's Thanksgiving Day spectacle.

Days Of Dot-Com Whine And Closures (TechWeb)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20001122S0006>
Are you a victim of dot-com failure and want to drown your sorrows?

Yahoo!: Pedophiles, No; Nazis, Yes (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657079,00.html>
The French are right, and Yahoo! is wrong. And that should have been the end of the story a long time ago.

New Net Domains Remain In Short Supply (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1033000/1033835.stm>
The net's new domain names may do little to open up the internet and the range of names that people can pick. Many of the companies that will be administering the new domains are planning to restrict who can buy them by charging hefty registration fees and vetting those that apply.

Bush Site Beats Out AlGore2000.com (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3805449.html?dtn.head>

A 'Harsh Winter' For Yahoo (The Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,20355,00.html>
The portal faces its first real challenges, as 2 analyst downgrades, a disappointing court decision and a stock drop kindle doubts about the Net Economy bellwether.

If You Use Napster, You're Being Watched (The Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,20350,00.html>
Customers are under surveillance by download site EMusic to make sure they don't post its licensed songs. If they do, EMusic wants their accounts terminated.

Software To Track E-Mail Raises Privacy Concerns (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/22/technology/22NET.html>
The e-mail 'in' box is fast becoming the new frontier of the privacy wars. A new form of e-mail allows the sender to know whether it has been opened or forwarded -- and even to track the recipient's subsequent Web site visits.

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

Microsoft Honours Linux Programmer WIth Patent Gong (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14909.html>
"It's a kind of a badge of honour. And anyway, I've got a much too perverse a sense of humour to give aything like this back!"

Linux Retailing Takes Gnu Twist (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,40286,00.html>
A Massachusetts hardware reseller reinvents itself as an open-source co-op. Spindletop System Dynamics will become the GNU Cooperative and will discount hardware to open-source developers.

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

Microsoft Honours Linux Programmer WIth Patent Gong (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14909.html>
"It's a kind of a badge of honour. And anyway, I've got a much too perverse a sense of humour to give aything like this back!"

Linux Retailing Takes Gnu Twist (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,40286,00.html>
A Massachusetts hardware reseller reinvents itself as an open-source co-op. Spindletop System Dynamics will become the GNU Cooperative and will discount hardware to open-source developers.

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

Impassioned, Eccentric Genius For Newspapering: The History (San Francisco Examiner)
<http://www.examiner.com/final/1121fe-history.html>
Perhaps he's rolling in his grave. Or, he could be saying to himself, "We finally got 'em!"

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

Early Completion Of Flats Inconvenient For Couples (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,5319,00.html?>
Tony Tan Song Huat: Although the HDB only requires couples to show proof of their marriage three months after collecting the keys to their flat, an early completion can disrupt wedding preparations.

Hassle-Free GST Refunds With Automated System (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,5248,00.html?>
Under the new automated system, tourists can get their tax claims printed out in a fraction of the time it used to take.

SingTel, Virgin In US$100M Pan-Asian Mobile Deal (ZDNet Asia)
<http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/dailynews/story/0,2000010021,20157962-1,00.htm>
Joint venture company will offer cellular services and products throughout Asia.

Heavy Rains Flood Various Parts Of Singapore (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/cna/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001122/singapore/cna/Heavy_rains_flood_various_parts_of_Singapore.html>

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

ECnet Tops Inaugural Enterprise 50 Dotcom List (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/4/news/nsing01.html>
The other E50 dotcoms are, in order of rank, AsiaTravel.com Holdings Pte Ltd, Commerce Exchange Pte Ltd, dollarDEX.com, SPH AsiaOne Ltd, Asiacontent.com Media Pte Ltd, MediaRing.com Ltd, WebOffice Pte Ltd, BuzzCity Pte Ltd and CalendarOne.Com Pte Ltd.

Half Of New Cellphone Users Pick StarHub (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,5350,00.html?>
This means that StarHub signed on almost 88,000 new mobile subscribers in the second quarter ended Sept 30 to add to its first-quarter figure of about 79,000.

New Telecom Entrant Says Profitability Four To Five Years Away (AFP)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/afp/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001122/singapore/afp/New_telecom_entrant_says_profitability_four_to_five_years_away.html>
New telecommunications operator StarHub on Wednesday projected revenues of 250 million Singapore dollars (144 million US) in its first year of operations ending March next year but warned it will take another four to five years to become profitable.