[MyAppleMenu] Oct 7, 2000

[applesurf at myapplemenu.comapplesurf]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Mac OS X Looks Worth The Wait (Time)
<http://www.time.com/time/digital/daily/0,2822,56859,00.html>
The software is a marvel of re-engineering. Under the hood there is a completely modern operating system that brings the power and reliability of corporate web servers to desktop users.

The NeXT Apple OS: OS X Public Beta Operating System For The Macintosh (MSNBC)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/472597.asp>
Make no mistake about it: the complete overhaul of the Macintosh operating system is a very big deal. Not just because Apple has decided to remake one of the easiest OS’s to master. And not just because it’s a commercial attempt at bringing a Unix-based OS to the masses. It is a big deal because Apple is betting the house on system software that tries to combine the best attributes of Steve Jobs’ old NeXT operating system and the tried-and-true Macintosh. So far, though, it doesn’t live up to all the hype.

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

Mac OS X Looks Worth The Wait (Time)
<http://www.time.com/time/digital/daily/0,2822,56859,00.html>
The software is a marvel of re-engineering. Under the hood there is a completely modern operating system that brings the power and reliability of corporate web servers to desktop users.

The NeXT Apple OS: OS X Public Beta Operating System For The Macintosh (MSNBC)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/472597.asp>
Make no mistake about it: the complete overhaul of the Macintosh operating system is a very big deal. Not just because Apple has decided to remake one of the easiest OS’s to master. And not just because it’s a commercial attempt at bringing a Unix-based OS to the masses. It is a big deal because Apple is betting the house on system software that tries to combine the best attributes of Steve Jobs’ old NeXT operating system and the tried-and-true Macintosh. So far, though, it doesn’t live up to all the hype.

Apple Problems Buried In Online Sales, Study Concludes (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0010/06.applesales.shtml>

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

Apple Needs More Than Its Own Store (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/ibrotha/2000/20001006.shtml>
Other than the Megahertz thing and getting product on store shelves in a timely fashion, Apple's biggest challenge is the pitiful shopping experience that customers still experience to this day.

Should We Give Up On Apple? (Azcentral.com)
<http://www.azcentral.com/computing/steinberg/>
If Apple can ignore the death chants of its critics and stay focused on what they need to do to resolve their present predicament, I'm sure Apple will succeed yet again.

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

Deus Ex (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/reviews/deusex.shtml>
Deus Ex is...well, if William Gibson and Tom Clancy got married and had a son, and that son went on to college and roomed with John Carmack, this is the game he would've made.

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

Whistler Beta Target Blows By MS (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2637630,00.html>
Already behind schedule, Beta 1 of Microsoft's next-generation Windows product, code-named Whistler, is scheduled to debut in late October. But testers of the latest alpha build say that date might be too soon, given the state of the user interface.

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

1.4GHz P4 Price Slashed (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/13805.html>
And it hasn't even gone on sale yet.

Whistler Beta Target Blows By MS (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2637630,00.html>
Already behind schedule, Beta 1 of Microsoft's next-generation Windows product, code-named Whistler, is scheduled to debut in late October. But testers of the latest alpha build say that date might be too soon, given the state of the user interface.

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

Can Free Software Manage Your Web Site? (Inside)
<http://www.inside.com/story/Story_Cached/0,2770,10617_13_32_1,00.html>
Zope has an opportunity to break through, thanks in part to the failure of the high-priced packages to perform as expected, according to Digital Creations CEO Paul Everitt.

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

Making A Name For Oneself (ABCNews.com)
<http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/DailyNews/domainnames001005.html>
Dot-com, that’s familiar. Dot-kids also makes sense. But what the heck is dot-jina?

Can Free Software Manage Your Web Site? (Inside)
<http://www.inside.com/story/Story_Cached/0,2770,10617_13_32_1,00.html>
Zope has an opportunity to break through, thanks in part to the failure of the high-priced packages to perform as expected, according to Digital Creations CEO Paul Everitt.

Web Requires New Publishing Business Model (Meta Group)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-2950127-0.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..sf>
Traditional publishers see the emerging e-book market as a threat as well as an opportunity. The perceived threat comes from the potential to lose control of copyrighted materials, with people freely distributing materials over the Internet.

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

Linux Leader Says Standard Version Will Emerge (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2948506.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
"We will figure out a way that we will have a single, more generic distribution that we will all use," said Paul Thomas, who in June was named chief executive of TurboLinux.

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

AMD Ships Linux 64-Bit Hammer x86-64 Simulator (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/13798.html>

Linux Leader Says Standard Version Will Emerge (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2948506.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
"We will figure out a way that we will have a single, more generic distribution that we will all use," said Paul Thomas, who in June was named chief executive of TurboLinux.

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

Childcare Closure May End Thursday (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin3_1007.html>
Thursday is the earliest that childcare centres and kindergartens may reopen since the hand, foot and mouth disease scare caused their closure this week.

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

Discover Labrador Park On A Trail (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/life6_1007.html>
Go on a walking tour at the park led by the National Parks Board next month and discover the mystery of the many historical relics and wonders it holds.