[MyAppleMenu] Oct 10, 2000

[applesurf at myapplemenu.comapplesurf]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

New iBooks Slower? Not So Fast (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39313,00.html>
"It was great in its time, but any testing tool that goes untouched for two years is bound to run into problems."

In Praise Of Corporate Tyranny (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/11/opinion/desktop_critic.html>
By being a force of nature. By cutting like a knife through the politics, infighting, and dissention of the 1997 Apple. And yes, by firing people who didn't get with the program. By moving quickly--too fast for studies, consensus, or focus groups--and making decisions on instinct and experience.

Religious Themes Dominate 'Second Coming' (Upside)
<http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/ebiz/story?applesurf&id=39d4eeb40>
"It is easy just as a joke to refer to Steve Jobs' companies as a cult, but in doing research for the book I actually found many similarities to actual cults such as Est [Erhard Seminars Training] and elements of the 1970s human potential movements," Deutschman says while being interviewed in a San Francisco cafe.

Apple's Chief Sales Executive Steps Down (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-3147181.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Less than two weeks after Apple Computer said it would fall short of its revenue goals for the quarter, the company's chief sales executive announced Monday he will leave the company at the end of the year.

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

New iBooks Slower? Not So Fast (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39313,00.html>
"It was great in its time, but any testing tool that goes untouched for two years is bound to run into problems."

QuickTime And Mac OS X A Powerful Combo (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0010/10.qtmacosx.shtml>
The future for QuickTime, especially QuickTime on Mac OS X, is incredibly bright, says Ben Haylock, computing services officer for MacQuarie University in Sydney, Australia, "a center for flexible learning."

Religious Themes Dominate 'Second Coming' (Upside)
<http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/ebiz/story?applesurf&id=39d4eeb40>
"It is easy just as a joke to refer to Steve Jobs' companies as a cult, but in doing research for the book I actually found many similarities to actual cults such as Est [Erhard Seminars Training] and elements of the 1970s human potential movements," Deutschman says while being interviewed in a San Francisco cafe.

Unauthorized Biography Takes On Steve Jobs (Upside)
<http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/ebiz/story?applesurf&id=39de34a60>
"I really wanted to have some fun with the cult aspects of his life," Deutschman says, "and give a sense that this wasn't some deadly serious biographical tome but a book with a little bit of an attitude and a sense of humor."

Apple's Chief Sales Executive Steps Down (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-3147181.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Less than two weeks after Apple Computer said it would fall short of its revenue goals for the quarter, the company's chief sales executive announced Monday he will leave the company at the end of the year.

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

In Praise Of Corporate Tyranny (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/11/opinion/desktop_critic.html>
By being a force of nature. By cutting like a knife through the politics, infighting, and dissention of the 1997 Apple. And yes, by firing people who didn't get with the program. By moving quickly--too fast for studies, consensus, or focus groups--and making decisions on instinct and experience.

Why Apple Will Bounce Back (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2638197,00.html>
I may not be an Apple apologist, but -- so far, at least -- I believe that few apologies are necessary, either from the Mac maker or its supporters.

Amateur Hardware Design And Market Strategy (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/M/M3.html>
Two obvious gaps in Apple's product line are a new sub-notebook and a business oriented, low-end desktop. The first everybody knows about, the other seems to have gone largely unnoticed.

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

Final Cut Pro (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/10/08/1010myersfcp.html>
Apple's Final Cut Pro (FCP) and its sibling, iMovie 2, are powering a new desktop video revolution that enables people to be content sources, rather than simply media consumers.

Ariston iView USB Video Input Device (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/reviews/iView.shtml>

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

Cisco, Microsoft Paid No Federal Income Tax (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-3145717.html?tag=st.ne.ron.lthd.ni>
Cisco Systems and Microsoft, two of the nation's richest companies, capitalized on the windfall profits of their employees to wipe out their federal income tax bills last year.

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

AMD May Dodge PC Weakness In Third-Quarter Results (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-3146786.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Although several companies have warned that third-quarter revenue and profits will be lower than expected, Intel rival Advanced Micro Devices appears to be on track to meet earnings later this week.

Cisco, Microsoft Paid No Federal Income Tax (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-3145717.html?tag=st.ne.ron.lthd.ni>
Cisco Systems and Microsoft, two of the nation's richest companies, capitalized on the windfall profits of their employees to wipe out their federal income tax bills last year.

Microsoft's Funny Money (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/10/10/proxy_vote/index.html>
A spunky shareholder resolution demands that the company account for its political campaign contributions.

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

Sharing Content Without Control (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/business/columns/techcol/todays.topstory.htm>
'Peer-to-peer' computing might need a form of regulation to ensure proper behavior and longevity.

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

Will It Be Yahoo Or Boo-Hoo? (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,39347,00.html>
Flagging Internet stocks will get either a boost or another kick in the pants Tuesday afternoon when Yahoo reports earnings for its most recent quarter. In the interim, investors aren't setting their expectations too high.

Sharing Content Without Control (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/business/columns/techcol/todays.topstory.htm>
'Peer-to-peer' computing might need a form of regulation to ensure proper behavior and longevity.

Where Are They Now? (The Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,19133,00.html>
Advertisers are starting to sign on for Super Bowl XXXV, but don't expect a repeat of last season's Net-heavy advertising roster.

EC Set To Approve AOL-Time Warner Merger (Associated Press)
<http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-AOL-Time-Warner.html>

Purloined Porn (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/10/10/stolen_porn/index.html>
Writers of erotica love giving away their steamy stories online, but watch in horror as their work is then stolen by rogue Web sites and fans.

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

Compaq's 'Geek' Warning Over Linux (ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2637950,00.html>
Compaq last week admitted that Linux needs to establish more enterprise deployments and must gain additional software vendor support if it is to become more than a niche operating system. The firm is a major backer of Linux across Intel and Alpha-based systems.

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

Compaq's 'Geek' Warning Over Linux (ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2637950,00.html>
Compaq last week admitted that Linux needs to establish more enterprise deployments and must gain additional software vendor support if it is to become more than a niche operating system. The firm is a major backer of Linux across Intel and Alpha-based systems.

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

Purloined Porn (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/10/10/stolen_porn/index.html>
Writers of erotica love giving away their steamy stories online, but watch in horror as their work is then stolen by rogue Web sites and fans.

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

MPs' Speeches: Rules Changed (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/1,1381,5370,00.html?>
Chiam See Tong can now speak at constituency events organised by his political party - the only catch: He can't invite his party cadre.

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

Women Are Worse Culprits In Age-Old Game Of Chest-Gazing (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/1,1381,5378,00.html?>
Yup, however you call them - tatas, boobies, titties, melons, knockers - every single person checks them out. And women are the worst culprits.