[MyAppleMenu] Sep 7, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

IBM, Dell Trail Apple In Wireless Laptop Push (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2713474.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
It's a race for second place, and IBM and Dell Computer are running neck and neck.

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

LucasArts President Says No Mac Games (Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ArticleID=836>
In a recent chat at Star Wars Gamer, Simon Jeffery, the President of Lucas Arts, explained that the Macintosh market doesn't "warrant" them to make games for the platform.

IBM, Dell Trail Apple In Wireless Laptop Push (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2713474.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
It's a race for second place, and IBM and Dell Computer are running neck and neck.

Wireless Will Become A PC Necessity (Gartner Viewpoint)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2721516.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
PC makers such as IBM and Dell Computer just recently started to integrate wireless technology into PCs, a feature Apple Computer has offered for a year now.

At Long Last... Pro Tools 5.1 (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0009/07.protools.shtml>

Apple Lowers Price On Older, Discontinued Products (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0009/07.apple.shtml>

Sharp Eyes Desktop Ink-Jet Pie (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/09/03/0907sharp.html>
A Sharp product manager discussed the company's new ink-jet printers, emphasizing the ink-management system developed in conjunction with Xerox and Fuji Xerox. The company also plans a Mac version of its recently announced AJ-6010 digital copier/printer.

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

Tomb Raier Revelation (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/news/reviews/2000_09_18.shtml>
Sadly, though, this game, like its predecessors, relies on ill-conceived puzzles and badly defined objectives.

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

MS On Linux: Thanks, But No Thanks (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2625265,00.html>
With Dell, Gateway, IBM and HP all hedging their bets, simultaneously backing Windows and Linux, may the best software development and sales model win.

IBM, Dell Trail Apple In Wireless Laptop Push (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2713474.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
It's a race for second place, and IBM and Dell Computer are running neck and neck.

Wireless Will Become A PC Necessity (Gartner Viewpoint)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2721516.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
PC makers such as IBM and Dell Computer just recently started to integrate wireless technology into PCs, a feature Apple Computer has offered for a year now.

Microsoft To Buy Searchable Music Site (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2721048.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft is boosting music offerings on its Microsoft Network with the acquisition of MongoMusic, a site with advanced music-searching capabilities, CNET News.com has learned.

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

AmEx Unveils "Disposable" Credit Card Numbers (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2718520.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
American Express today announced a new suite of online security and privacy products, the first of which is a "disposable" credit card number for its members.

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

IBM, Dell Trail Apple In Wireless Laptop Push (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2713474.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
It's a race for second place, and IBM and Dell Computer are running neck and neck.

Wireless Will Become A PC Necessity (Gartner Viewpoint)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2721516.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
PC makers such as IBM and Dell Computer just recently started to integrate wireless technology into PCs, a feature Apple Computer has offered for a year now.

Microsoft To Buy Searchable Music Site (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2721048.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft is boosting music offerings on its Microsoft Network with the acquisition of MongoMusic, a site with advanced music-searching capabilities, CNET News.com has learned.

AOL, TIme Warner Bar Set-Tops From Merger Concessions (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2721921.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
America Online and Time Warner today said the combined company will open its cable system to Internet service providers but that set-top boxes are not included.

AmEx Unveils "Disposable" Credit Card Numbers (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2718520.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
American Express today announced a new suite of online security and privacy products, the first of which is a "disposable" credit card number for its members.

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

Unix, Linux Computers Vulnerable To Damaging New Attacks (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2719802.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Security experts have uncovered a new class of vulnerabilities in Unix and Linux systems that let attackers take full control of computers.

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

MS On Linux: Thanks, But No Thanks (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2625265,00.html>
With Dell, Gateway, IBM and HP all hedging their bets, simultaneously backing Windows and Linux, may the best software development and sales model win.

Unix, Linux Computers Vulnerable To Damaging New Attacks (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2719802.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Security experts have uncovered a new class of vulnerabilities in Unix and Linux systems that let attackers take full control of computers.

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

Singapore Relaxing Its Grip To Allow New Economy To Take Wing (Bloomberg)
<http://quote.bloomberg.com/fgcgi.cgi?ptitle=All%20Columns&touch=1&s1=blk&tp=ad_topright_bbco&T=markets_fgcgi_content99.ht&s2=blk&bt=blk&s=AObbXEBXHU2luZ2Fw>
It's no longer business as usual as the state looks for private funds take the lead.

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

Singapore Relaxing Its Grip To Allow New Economy To Take Wing (Bloomberg)
<http://quote.bloomberg.com/fgcgi.cgi?ptitle=All%20Columns&touch=1&s1=blk&tp=ad_topright_bbco&T=markets_fgcgi_content99.ht&s2=blk&bt=blk&s=AObbXEBXHU2luZ2Fw>
It's no longer business as usual as the state looks for private funds take the lead.

Most Hawker Centres Fail Hygiene Test (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/sin9_0908.html>
Dirty, messy, filthy. Floors littered with cigarette butts and tissue paper. Overflowing garbage bins. Unsightly remains of customers' meals on tables.

SCV Charge For TV3 Unfair (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for8_0908.html>
Ho Chee Meng: If it has never been SCV's intention to charge consumers for free-to-air channels, then why is it charging for channels like the Malaysian TV3, if we can receive them with rooftop antennae?

Not Practical For Government To Track Speakers (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for2_0908.html>
Jason Lee Boon Hong: This does not mean that the Government has to send representatives or civil servants to the Speakers' Corner daily, from 7 am to 7 pm, just to jot down any ideas or suggestions that the speakers may bring up.

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

MediaCorp Close To Buying 1-Net (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb1_0908.html>
The move is seen by some market-watchers as an attempt to expand its content delivery options while others speculate that it may be a step towards entering the telecommunications sector.

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

UA Cinemas Here To Stay Open (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/pri7_0908.html>
The show will still go on at United Artists' cinemas in Bugis Junction and Beach Road despite the company filing this week for bankruptcy protection in the United States.