[MyAppleMenu] Oct 16, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Charter School Issues Laptops To Its Students (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/news/learning/20001016/t000098584.html>
The 140 ninth-graders from Lennox will get leased Apple iBooks for a year. School's founder says technology helps the whole family.

Okay -- Sometimes We're Wrong (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/content/news/opinions/2000/10/13/21116>
I made a mistake and did not call Apple to double-check my assertion that there was no Caps Lock key light. The result? An erroneous review and a slew of letters in my In Box every morning.

Book Explores What Makes Jobs Tick (CBS MarketWatch)
<http://cbs.marketwatch.com/archive/20001015/news/current/rebecca.htx?source=htx/http2_mw>
What's so unusual about Jobs is that he's both the good cop and the bad cop at Apple!

Apple On Top For Some Applicaitons; Windows Wins Others (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/printedition/article/0,2669,SAV-0010150437,FF.html>
In summary: Mac or PC? It depends. It depends upon whether you're as nuts as I am about always trying the next new thing or whether you're ready to settle down and enjoy the fruits of technology at a sane pace on the most elegant looking computers ever created.

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

Charter School Issues Laptops To Its Students (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/news/learning/20001016/t000098584.html>
The 140 ninth-graders from Lennox will get leased Apple iBooks for a year. School's founder says technology helps the whole family.

Opening Door To Retail? (Bizjournals.com)
<http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2000/10/16/story2.html>
While the company-branded stores could bring Apple much-needed exposure and more control over distribution of its own products, it could be viewed by those now considered its allies as a sign of direct competition.

Book Explores What Makes Jobs Tick (CBS MarketWatch)
<http://cbs.marketwatch.com/archive/20001015/news/current/rebecca.htx?source=htx/http2_mw>
What's so unusual about Jobs is that he's both the good cop and the bad cop at Apple!

Disclosure Plays Part In Profit Warning (Reuters)
<http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001015/bs/disclosure_markets_dc_1.html>

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

Okay -- Sometimes We're Wrong (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/content/news/opinions/2000/10/13/21116>
I made a mistake and did not call Apple to double-check my assertion that there was no Caps Lock key light. The result? An erroneous review and a slew of letters in my In Box every morning.

Apple's Cube Rebate Saga (Macinstein)
<http://www.macinstein.com/pressrelease.cfm?ID=583>
It seems there are many people who would love to own a Cube, but the masses of people aren´t willing to swallow the price tag being offered, even with the new rebate.

MacOS X: Aqua Critiqued (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/M/M2.html>
"Assuming Apple is too stubborn to start fixing Aqua now, not to mention the possibility that consumers might hate Aqua and refuse to upgrade or buy new Macs - OS X will still secure and probably expand Apple's pro market."

Apple On Top For Some Applicaitons; Windows Wins Others (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/printedition/article/0,2669,SAV-0010150437,FF.html>
In summary: Mac or PC? It depends. It depends upon whether you're as nuts as I am about always trying the next new thing or whether you're ready to settle down and enjoy the fruits of technology at a sane pace on the most elegant looking computers ever created.

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

Radeon Mac Edition AGP (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0010/16.radeon.shtml>
Between the 2D acceleration, the frag-happy framerates in 32-bit, the DVD decoding and the nifty video-out, the Radeon's a true contender, and a fantastic all-purpose card.

ATI's Radeon (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/10/15/1016radeon.html>
Anyone who plays 3-D games on the Mac and is purchasing a Cube or a new G4 would be well advised to invest $100 in the BTO Radeon option.

Virtual Game Station v1.4.1 (Macs Only!)
<http://www.macsonly.com/cvgs141.html>

MacOS X: Aqua Critiqued (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/M/M2.html>
"Assuming Apple is too stubborn to start fixing Aqua now, not to mention the possibility that consumers might hate Aqua and refuse to upgrade or buy new Macs - OS X will still secure and probably expand Apple's pro market."

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

Sony Launches Crusoe-Based Laptop (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2640705,00.html>
Sony's newest notebook features a Transmeta chip and is a camcorder/PC hybrid -- designed to record and broadcast video clips.

Whistler Public Beta Slips Again - But Hello To Build 2281 (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14001.html>
The good news is that the Windows 2000's team long term goal to reduce boot times is paying dividends.

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

Sony Launches Crusoe-Based Laptop (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2640705,00.html>
Sony's newest notebook features a Transmeta chip and is a camcorder/PC hybrid -- designed to record and broadcast video clips.

Whistler Public Beta Slips Again - But Hello To Build 2281 (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14001.html>
The good news is that the Windows 2000's team long term goal to reduce boot times is paying dividends.

Integrate Your Credits Cards Into WIndows? MS Buys Dodgy Patent (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14004.html>
Could banks, credit card companies and retailers be forced to pay a gatekeeper fee? Both? Endless possibilities based on the flimsiest of fonudations - hats off to the US patent office...

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

Slicing Up The Domain Name Pie (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,39455,00.html>
When new Top Level Domain registries open their doors for business sometime in 2001, not everyone will have the same shot at registering domain names.

Nisenholtz Speaks: New York Times Digital Chief Dumps Quiet Period Along With IPO (Inside)
<http://www.inside.com/story/Story_Cached/0,2770,11477_7_4_1,00.html>
In order to be an unqualified pessimist, you basically have to believe that there is no future in strong intermediary positions between the marketing community and the consumer. And I just don't believe that. I believe that large, highly branded franchises -- with excellent business models underneath them -- will prevail.

It's A Buyer's Market (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/technology/2000/1020/tech.net_china.html>
Dotcoms in China are heading into tougher times as the Internet shakeout continues. Plenty of companies are seeking partners, but many aren't worth the paper their devalued shares are printed on.

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

Catchy Domain Names Lose Their Luster (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3185398.html?tag=st.cn.1.lthd.ne>
Most seem to agree that the value of an easy-to-remember domain name is secondary to the quality of the management and business plan.

Look Who's Scared Of The New Economy? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2000/nf20001016_602.htm>
Al Gore and George W. Bush. Why? Because the topic divides voters -- and that terrifies the candidates.

ISpy: Parsing Web User Data (Inter at ctive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2640363,00.html>

Slicing Up The Domain Name Pie (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,39455,00.html>
When new Top Level Domain registries open their doors for business sometime in 2001, not everyone will have the same shot at registering domain names.

Nisenholtz Speaks: New York Times Digital Chief Dumps Quiet Period Along With IPO (Inside)
<http://www.inside.com/story/Story_Cached/0,2770,11477_7_4_1,00.html>
In order to be an unqualified pessimist, you basically have to believe that there is no future in strong intermediary positions between the marketing community and the consumer. And I just don't believe that. I believe that large, highly branded franchises -- with excellent business models underneath them -- will prevail.

It's A Buyer's Market (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/technology/2000/1020/tech.net_china.html>
Dotcoms in China are heading into tougher times as the Internet shakeout continues. Plenty of companies are seeking partners, but many aren't worth the paper their devalued shares are printed on.

eBay Faces Suit On Sale Of Fake Goods (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/16/technology/16EBAY.html>
In a case closely watched by critics of online auctions, a California judge has allowed six people to proceed with a lawsuit that strikes at the core of how eBay runs its business.

Congress Mulls Internet Filtering (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-3204667.html?dtn.head>
Four Republicans are promoting legislation that would force schools and libraries to use Internet filtering software or lose federal dollars intended to help buy Web access. The effort is alienating civil liberties groups, conservatives and industry executives.

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

Growing Pains Slow Linux Cycle (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2640553,00.html>
Sometimes success is bad for you. The popularity of Linux is starting to put a serious crimp in kernel delivery dates.

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

Growing Pains Slow Linux Cycle (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2640553,00.html>
Sometimes success is bad for you. The popularity of Linux is starting to put a serious crimp in kernel delivery dates.

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

The Book Of Jane (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/books/int/2000/10/16/hamilton/index.html>
Jane Hamilton, author of "The Book of Ruth," talks about her new novel, Civil War reenactors and how e-mail has facilitated Midwestern adultery.

Big Radio Bites Back! (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2000/10/16/lpfm/index.html>
Major broadcasting companies and NPR are ganging up on low-power FM radio. Can John McCain save the day?

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

Singapore Exchange Continues SingTel Share Trade Probe (Dow Jones)
<http://asia.biz.yahoo.com/news/asian_markets/article.html?s=asiafinance/news/001016/asian_markets/dowjones/Singapore_Exchange_Continues_SingTel_Share_Trade_Probe.html>

Singapore Beaches Still Being Cleaned After Oil Spill (Associated Press)
<http://asia.biz.yahoo.com/news/asian_markets/article.html?s=asiafinance/news/001016/asian_markets/dowjones/Singapore_Beaches_Still_Being_Cleaned_After_Oil_Spill.html>
Workers were still cleaning Singapore's resort area beaches Monday, almost two weeks after an oil tanker ran aground and spilled thousands of metric tons of crude oil.

Sexuality Education For Lower Secondary Students (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/cna/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001016/singapore/cna/Sexuality_education_for_lower_secondary_students.html>
The Education Ministry on Monday launched a multimedia package called "The Growing Years Series" which will address not just the physical but also the emotional, social and ethical aspects of sexuality.

FairPrice Chairman FRejects SGX Listing (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb1_1016.html>
"Bottom line is important now, but we can still override and say social objectives, the community's interests, are greater."

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

Is Local TV Racist, Or Honest? (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/1,1381,5850,00.html?>
The quality of local sitcoms and dramas was one of the issues addressed during the press briefing held last week by the Media Feedback Group.

Changi Airport's Allure Laid Bare (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/life1_1016.html>
As construction work starts on Changi Airport's Terminal 3, Life! checks out the existing two terminals to see what wins them so much praise.