[MyAppleMenu] Sep 8, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

SAD 4 Laptop INitiative Earns Governor's Praise (Bangor Daily News)
<http://www.bangornews.com/cgi-bin/article.cfm?storynumber=20451>
In order to succeed, the pupils need the tools. "This iBook is a tool. It's a super book."

Apple Goes To The Mat And Upsets Mac Users (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/business/top/057012.htm>
"I don't think bankrupting an ex-employee with damages and legal fees is veyr warm and fuzzy."

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) ==============

SAD 4 Laptop INitiative Earns Governor's Praise (Bangor Daily News)
<http://www.bangornews.com/cgi-bin/article.cfm?storynumber=20451>
In order to succeed, the pupils need the tools. "This iBook is a tool. It's a super book."

Apple Goes To The Mat And Upsets Mac Users (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/business/top/057012.htm>
"I don't think bankrupting an ex-employee with damages and legal fees is veyr warm and fuzzy."

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

UK Mac Users' Plan To Disrupt Paris Expo (The Macjunkie)
<http://www.themacjunkie.com/archives/moore.9.7.00.html>

== 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) ==============

Crusoe To Be In Sony Laptops Next Month (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2723858.html?dtn.head>
The power-saving Crusoe chip manufactured by Transmeta that promises to double the life of batteries hits the consumer market next month inside Sony's new ultra-slim laptop.

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) ==============

So Who Wants To Surf The Tube Anyway? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/dotcom090800.htm>
Lutz Erbring, a researcher from the Free University of Berlin, explains why interactive TV may be a technology no one is waiting for.

Dressing Down: Lawyers Shedding Suits And Ties To Match Casual Look Of Their Dot-Com Clients (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/09/07/MN17140.DTL>
You can't call a roomful of lawyers a bunch of suits anymore, because most attorneys aren't wearing them.

Assessing Linking Liability (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/07/technology/08CYBERLAW.html>
In a largely overlooked portion of a recent decision, a federal judge has indicated that courts can determine the legality of a hyperlink by considering the intent of its creator.

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) ==============

Sites By Design (Adweek)
<http://www.adweek.com/iqinteractive/000904iq_08.asp>
Three designs and advertising gurus take a no-holds-barred look at three content sites.

So Who Wants To Surf The Tube Anyway? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/dotcom090800.htm>
Lutz Erbring, a researcher from the Free University of Berlin, explains why interactive TV may be a technology no one is waiting for.

Dot-Com Invasion Ignites Protest In S.F. (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/dotcom090800.htm>

MP3.Com Will Reactivate Service (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2724125.html?dtn.head>
MP3.com will reactivate its embattled online music service despite an ongoing copyright infringement tussle with Universal Music Group and the recording industry.

Dressing Down: Lawyers Shedding Suits And Ties To Match Casual Look Of Their Dot-Com Clients (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/09/07/MN17140.DTL>
You can't call a roomful of lawyers a bunch of suits anymore, because most attorneys aren't wearing them.

AOL, Time Warner Should Quiet Anti-competitive Fears (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/dg090800.htm>

Assessing Linking Liability (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/07/technology/08CYBERLAW.html>
In a largely overlooked portion of a recent decision, a federal judge has indicated that courts can determine the legality of a hyperlink by considering the intent of its creator.

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.

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

My Most Stupid Traveler Trick (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/business/col/george/2000/09/08/wanderlust/index.html>
Sometimes travel editors forget the most basic things - in the most embarrassing circumstances. By Don George.

== 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) ==============

U.S. Replaces Singapore As Best Economy (Associated Press)
<http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dsnews/079nd5.htm>
The United States has become the world's most competitive nation, knocking Singapore out of the top spot, according to a survey released today.

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.