[MyAppleMenu] Oct 22, 2000

[applesurf at myapplemenu.comapplesurf]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

KidSpeak (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/10/13/reviews/kidspeak.html>
KidSpeak is a great toy for curious kids, giving them not one, but ten different languages to play with. It's effective in providing the building blocks of each foreign language and acquainting kids with foreign tones. But, the material is limited, making KidSpeak little more than an entertaining introduction.

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

Some Gateway Numbers Stay Inside The Box (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/22/technology/22WATC.html>
As the dark and stormy night descended upon technology companies, the results of Gateway shone like a beacon. But a closer look at the numbers finds less there than meets the eye.

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

Some Gateway Numbers Stay Inside The Box (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/22/technology/22WATC.html>
As the dark and stormy night descended upon technology companies, the results of Gateway shone like a beacon. But a closer look at the numbers finds less there than meets the eye.

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

Inside The Wired Home (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/technology/2000/1027/a.com.wiredhome.html>
Singapore's Internet House isn't yet like that. In fact, it isn't a house at all. It is an ordinary-looking flat (about nine years old, third floor, 100 square meters, four rooms) in a standard housing development (Bishan, if you must know) Ñ meaning it is far superior to anything like it anywhere in the world.

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

Inside The Wired Home (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/technology/2000/1027/a.com.wiredhome.html>
Singapore's Internet House isn't yet like that. In fact, it isn't a house at all. It is an ordinary-looking flat (about nine years old, third floor, 100 square meters, four rooms) in a standard housing development (Bishan, if you must know) Ñ meaning it is far superior to anything like it anywhere in the world.

E-Mail Dance Can Reveal Grace, Power Tripping (Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/SeattleTimes.woa/wa/gotoArticle?zsection_id=268454830&text_only=0&slug=inbo15&document_id=134239030>
Some people are pushy and nasty, looking for control in little ways. Others sacrifice the advantage and try to make it easier for others.

Federal Web Sites Secretly Tracking Users (Associated Press)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500271198-500422661-502632136-0,00.html>
Despite a White House prohibition, 13 government agencies are using technology that tracks the Internet habits of people visiting their Web sites, and in at least one case, provides the information to a private company, a congressional review has found.

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

Business 2.0, Sleazy Journalism, And Me (The Simpleton)
<http://www.simpleton.com/20000930.html>
My own experience Ñ which I hope is not typical Ñ indicates that the magazine's troubles go beyond slipshod editorial quality and into serious breaches of acceptable journalistic practice.

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

More Than We Cna Chew (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/magazine/2000/1027/as.environ.html>
"Eat first, pay the bill, go home and sleep; maybe a belch in between. Very few [people] will consider the environmental and ecological impact of obtaining food, seafood in particular."

Censorship Rules Will Stay As They Are (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri10_1022.html>
That's despite the Government hinting at a review and claims that there is room to relax the guidelines.

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

No One Home As Singapore Goes Networking (AFP)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/afp/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001022/singapore/afp/No_one_home_as_Singapore_goes_networking.html>
It was near impossible to find a Singapore politician at home last week -- most were scattered around the globe establishing ties at political and business levels.

Power Supply Overcharges 300 New Customers (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/cna/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001022/singapore/cna/Power_Supply_overcharges_300_new_customers.html>
Singapore's utilities provider Power Supply overcharged 300 new customers on their water bills during a three-month period between December 1998 and February 1999.

More Than We Cna Chew (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/magazine/2000/1027/as.environ.html>
"Eat first, pay the bill, go home and sleep; maybe a belch in between. Very few [people] will consider the environmental and ecological impact of obtaining food, seafood in particular."

Singapore Maths, Science School Textbooks Used In US (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/10/21/singaporenews19543.htm>
It's happening because American parents and their educators are trying to find ways to improve the way mathematics and science are taught in US classrooms.

Censorship Rules Will Stay As They Are (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri10_1022.html>
That's despite the Government hinting at a review and claims that there is room to relax the guidelines.

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

Inside The Wired Home (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/technology/2000/1027/a.com.wiredhome.html>
Singapore's Internet House isn't yet like that. In fact, it isn't a house at all. It is an ordinary-looking flat (about nine years old, third floor, 100 square meters, four rooms) in a standard housing development (Bishan, if you must know) Ñ meaning it is far superior to anything like it anywhere in the world.

Real-Time Info For Bus Commuters By 2003 (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin2_1022.html>
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced yesterday that it has awarded a $40.3-million contract to Stratech Systems to beam bus travel schedules into cyberspace.