[MyAppleMenu] Sep 2, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

The Making Of Terminator 2, The Ultimate DVD (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/creative/stories/t2dvd/>
This dual sided DVD-18 is packed full of dazzling menus, chilling animations, and smashing graphics, much of which was developed on a PowerBook and rendered on a Power Mac. Rounding out the Mac contribution to this mega-release are video editing done on a Mac-based Avid system, and sound editing done on a Mac-based ProTools system.

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

Is Eudora Snooping On You? (PC World)
<http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,18335,00.html>
The popular mail client sends information to its servers when you're online. It may not identify you. But shouldn't you know about it?

The Making Of Terminator 2, The Ultimate DVD (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/creative/stories/t2dvd/>
This dual sided DVD-18 is packed full of dazzling menus, chilling animations, and smashing graphics, much of which was developed on a PowerBook and rendered on a Power Mac. Rounding out the Mac contribution to this mega-release are video editing done on a Mac-based Avid system, and sound editing done on a Mac-based ProTools system.

Web Page Creation For The Rest Of Us (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/aug2000/nf20000830_310.htm>
Apple comes to the rescue for those who want to build and post a Web site -- but don't know where to start.

Mac Cubes Selling To Mac Faithful (ZDNe)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2623177,00.html>
Who's buying the Power Mac G4 Cube? Only Apple Computer Inc. knows for sure; however, interviews with a range of Mac dealers suggest that while sales have been brisk, Apple's striking new desktop model has made a bigger splash with current Mac users than PC converts.

Two Brains Take Hold: Several Applications Now Support Multiprocessing (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/09/01/multi.html>
Although you won't be able to unleash the full power of Apple's dual-processor G4 Macintosh systems until OS X arrives, more and more applications are being optimized to work with the multiprocessor (MP) machine.

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

What Can We Expect Of OS X Beta? (ArtificialCheese.com)
<http://www.artificialcheese.com/articles/september00/beta/>
If you're unsure, wait until a couple days after the release. By then reviews will be plentiful and you'll have more concrete facts than the ones you mustered from this article. Other than that, cross your fingers and hope, alongside me, that Apple hasn't blown it again.

The G4 Cube: What The Old Man Does Is Always Right (MacCreator)
<http://maccreator.com/articles/oldman.html>
Perhaps sometimes, What the Old Man Does is Always Right. Much as it pains us.

OS Forking And Apple (ArtificialCheese.com)
<http://www.artificialcheese.com/articles/august00/forking/>
Apple isn't stupid. They realize that forking is bad, just like Microsoft did.

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

Indie Browsers (CNET)
<http://home.cnet.com/internet/0-3773-7-2602793.html>
The browser war may look like a two-horse race, but there are a few more ponies on the track.

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

Microsoft: The Next Quarter Century (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2622108,00.html>
Twenty-five years gone and Bill G. and Steve B. remain at the helm. Meet four faces attempting to pilot the Redmond juggernaut into the next millennium.

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

Compaq's iPAQ Internet Appliance (MSNBC)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/454140.asp>
For the iOpener and the iPaq, stick with a real computer until prices come down — unless you’re a technophobe, Luddite or just plain stubborn. I think you’ll be happier.

Microsoft's New Window On The Web (Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58002-2000Aug31.html>
Finally, the Web without the messy computer buildup! No more boot-up waits, configuration screens or system error messages: Just push a button and you're online!

Is Eudora Snooping On You? (PC World)
<http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,18335,00.html>
The popular mail client sends information to its servers when you're online. It may not identify you. But shouldn't you know about it?

Microsoft Xbox Console Closer To Game Time (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/xbox09022000.htm>
Microsoft Corp. has settled on a name and a design for its Xbox video game console, and has lined up an impressive list of developer studios to create games for the system's launch late next year.

Life As A Microsoft Bottom Feeder (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2622642,00.html>
As long as Gates and Ballmer are running the show -- with a whole cadre of new up-and-comers waiting in the wings -- you can bet the company's got a few more tricks up its sleeve aimed at achieving world domination.

Old Internet Explorer Plus New Hotmail Equals Big Vulnerability (BugNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2623070,00.html>
Users of older Internet Explorer versions could have their Hotmail accounts compromised. Find out why it's a good idea to upgrade your browser today.

Microsoft: The Next Quarter Century (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2622108,00.html>
Twenty-five years gone and Bill G. and Steve B. remain at the helm. Meet four faces attempting to pilot the Redmond juggernaut into the next millennium.

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

Consumer Gropus Take Aim At Amazon's New Privacy Policy (Associated Press)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500246210-500365292-502155453-0,00.html>
Consumer groups say a change in Amazon.com's privacy policy could leave customers of the Internet retailing giant no recourse if they don't want personal information such as credit card numbers and home addresses passed on to some other company.

Old Internet Explorer Plus New Hotmail Equals Big Vulnerability (BugNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2623070,00.html>
Users of older Internet Explorer versions could have their Hotmail accounts compromised. Find out why it's a good idea to upgrade your browser today.

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

Indie Browsers (CNET)
<http://home.cnet.com/internet/0-3773-7-2602793.html>
The browser war may look like a two-horse race, but there are a few more ponies on the track.

Compaq's iPAQ Internet Appliance (MSNBC)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/454140.asp>
For the iOpener and the iPaq, stick with a real computer until prices come down — unless you’re a technophobe, Luddite or just plain stubborn. I think you’ll be happier.

Microsoft's New Window On The Web (Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58002-2000Aug31.html>
Finally, the Web without the messy computer buildup! No more boot-up waits, configuration screens or system error messages: Just push a button and you're online!

Internet Becoming Less 'U.S.-Centric' (Reuters)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/454281.asp>
Overseas use is transforming the Internet from a U.S.-dominated medium to a true international communications backbone, a U.S. group tracking the online world said Friday.

FCC Quizzes AOL, Time Warner (PC World)
<http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,18330,00.html>
Regulators growing impatient for details on open access to cable infrastructure.

Consumer Gropus Take Aim At Amazon's New Privacy Policy (Associated Press)
<http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500246210-500365292-502155453-0,00.html>
Consumer groups say a change in Amazon.com's privacy policy could leave customers of the Internet retailing giant no recourse if they don't want personal information such as credit card numbers and home addresses passed on to some other company.

Web Page Creation For The Rest Of Us (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/aug2000/nf20000830_310.htm>
Apple comes to the rescue for those who want to build and post a Web site -- but don't know where to start.

Old Internet Explorer Plus New Hotmail Equals Big Vulnerability (BugNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2623070,00.html>
Users of older Internet Explorer versions could have their Hotmail accounts compromised. Find out why it's a good idea to upgrade your browser today.

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

The Penguin Takes Flight (Asiawee)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/technology/2000/0908/tech.computing.html>
But can the Linux OS take on Microsoft in Asia?

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

The Penguin Takes Flight (Asiawee)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/technology/2000/0908/tech.computing.html>
But can the Linux OS take on Microsoft in Asia?

IBM To Launch Asian Linux Initiative (CBS MarketWatch)
<http://cbs.marketwatch.com/archive/20000901/news/current/ibm.htx?source=blq/yhoo&dist=yhoo>
IBM will invest $200 million over the next four years on seven Linux development centers in the Asia-Pacific region.

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

The Penguin Takes Flight (Asiawee)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/technology/2000/0908/tech.computing.html>
But can the Linux OS take on Microsoft in Asia?

Childless Couples Push For Fertility Subsidies (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2000/09/02/singaporenews15773.htm>
More childless couples will go for fertility treatment if there's government subsidy to help them cope with the high costs involved.

More Higher Blocks If People Like Them: Mah (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/6/news/nsing02.html>
Singapore could see more 40 and 50-storey residential blocks if people are comfortable living in them, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said yesterday.

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

Childless Couples Push For Fertility Subsidies (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2000/09/02/singaporenews15773.htm>
More childless couples will go for fertility treatment if there's government subsidy to help them cope with the high costs involved.

Singapore Opens Long-Awaited Speaker's Corner (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_906000/906280.stm>
The government in Singapore has launched a free-speech corner, where members of the public can give speeches without being subject to the country's strict censhorship laws.

More Higher Blocks If People Like Them: Mah (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/6/news/nsing02.html>
Singapore could see more 40 and 50-storey residential blocks if people are comfortable living in them, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said yesterday.

Is Internet Another Speakers' Corner? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin19_0902.html>
Is the Internet another Speakers' Corner? Or is it more dangerous, with its international reach and potential for sedition?

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

The Penguin Takes Flight (Asiawee)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/technology/2000/0908/tech.computing.html>
But can the Linux OS take on Microsoft in Asia?

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

Bowled Over! (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/html/Eyeball/WeekendOnline/0902_wknd/food.html>
Slurping a bowl of noodles at Pho Hoa Vietnamese noodle restaurant goes beyond satisfying hunger. Relish in mouthfuls authentic Vietnamese cuisine. But don't just take our word for it..check it out for yourself!

Singapore: City Of Dreams (Asiaweek)
<http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0908/cs.olympics.sing.html>