[MyAppleMenu] Sep 18, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Developers Take Measure Of Mac OS X (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2629008,00.html>
While most visitors to last week's Apple Expo hailed the public beta, vendors at the show were more reserved in their judgment.

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

A Perfect 10? (The Washington Post)
<http://www.ljworld.com/section/livinglead/story/26962>
Early reviews appear to be uniformly favorable.

Developers Take Measure Of Mac OS X (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2629008,00.html>
While most visitors to last week's Apple Expo hailed the public beta, vendors at the show were more reserved in their judgment.

Apple Computer Licenses Amazon's 1-Click Technology (Reuters)
<http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/000918/n18308000.html>
The technology, for which Amazon holds a patent, securely stores consumer credit card and other billing information so returning shoppers can complete a purchase with just a single click.

The Key Lime iBook Is Too Ugly To Sell? (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2000/09/19.1.shtml>
In the spirit of honesty toward everybody, PowerMax should have said something more. The Key Lime iBook is available only through the Apple Store so whether they want to carry it or not, it is not available to them for the moment.

At 80,000 And Counting, Apple Inundated With OS X Orders (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0009/18.osx.shtml>
But as Apple is happy with the products initial response, it appears to have been less than ready to meet the demand. Sources have confirmed that while third-party companies are cranking out the CDs as fast as they can, distribution and shipping is experiencing some shipping and tracking problems.

Poison PCs (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/09/18/toxic_pc/index.html>
Lead, mercury, chromium -- that's what computers are made of. So why aren't electronics makers keeping them out of landfills?

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

Mac OS X: Gentle Migration Or Chaotic Diaspora? (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/appletrader/00/000918.shtml>
For the next few months Mac OS X should be the talk of the Mac Web, that is, if Apple can restrain its penchant for generating unnecessary and off topic negative energy. The early comments from people just now experiencing OS X for the first time are mostly positive. Many are ecstatic.

Enough Already About The "Mac Web" (MacSoldiers.com)
<http://www.macsoldiers.com/columns/2000/000916jb-macweb.html>
Has Mac news become so boring - has it become that difficult to find something interesting to write about the Mac - that writers now have to write about themselves and each other?

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

Mac OS X Public Beta (X Appeal.Org)
<http://www.xappeal.org/archive/osxpbimp.shtml>
The future is bright for Mac OS X. Stability and features are near perfect, with increased software and hardware support, some fine tuning, and polish it will be a great OS that users will be proud to call the Mac OS.

Fujitsu PC's Site Hums, Apple's Bites (ZDNet AnchorDesk)
<http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2628827-2,00.html>
Although Apple provides a strong and consistent top nav bar, pages can be confusing due to a lack of navigational consistency in the center, left, right or bottom sections.

BBEdit 6.0 (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/articles/00/09/18/118210.shtml>
This program will quite simple do everything you will need it to do, and above that make the experience a complete and utter joy. While there are other text editors out there BBEdit is the one they are all trying to emulate. It is the best of the best, the cremé d’la cremé. You simply cannot do better, highly recommend.

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

Is Microsoft Going Down The Tubes? (Sm at rt Partner)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2629149,00.html>
With so much potential confusion, is it any wonder that people are beginning to look at other end-user operating systems' Corel Linux, a consumer's Linux, while far from a hit, has garnered a small following.

Delivery Dates Set For Next Windows (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2629283,00.html>
Microsoft has set internal delivery timetables and design goals for its next-generation Windows release, code-named Whistler.

A Tale Of The Tape From The Days When Microsoft Was Still Micro Soft (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/18/technology/18BASI.html>
Microsoft is unlikely to call attention to a formative event 25 years ago: the day someone stole Bill Gates's software. The leading suspect has been Steve Dompier, right, although he denies the charge.

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

Is Microsoft Going Down The Tubes? (Sm at rt Partner)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2629149,00.html>
With so much potential confusion, is it any wonder that people are beginning to look at other end-user operating systems' Corel Linux, a consumer's Linux, while far from a hit, has garnered a small following.

Awash In Dirty Windows (Inter at ctive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2628596,00.html>
So, rather than spend money to upgrade to Windows ME, I'm hereby publicly offering Microsoft's chief software architect, Bill Gates, a personal check for $109 if he'll share the great Windows shutdown cure with our readers.

Delivery Dates Set For Next Windows (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2629283,00.html>
Microsoft has set internal delivery timetables and design goals for its next-generation Windows release, code-named Whistler.

Pacific Microsonics Is Music To Microsoft's Ears (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2809024.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Microsoft today acquired Pacific Microsonics, the software giant's latest attempt to beef up its digital entertainment technology.

Poison PCs (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/09/18/toxic_pc/index.html>
Lead, mercury, chromium -- that's what computers are made of. So why aren't electronics makers keeping them out of landfills?

Ballmer And Gates Have Lost It! (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KennethStandard/KennethStandard7.html>

Microsoft Loses Key Strategist To Retirement (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/18/technology/18PAUL.html>
With the retirement last week of Paul Maritz, Microsoft lost a field general from the company's bitter computer wars of the 1990's.

A Tale Of The Tape From The Days When Microsoft Was Still Micro Soft (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/18/technology/18BASI.html>
Microsoft is unlikely to call attention to a formative event 25 years ago: the day someone stole Bill Gates's software. The leading suspect has been Steve Dompier, right, although he denies the charge.

Microsoft Devoting Bulk Of Research Funds To .Net (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2805836.html?dtn.head>
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates yesterday said the software giant is spending around 80 percent of its annual $4 billion research and development budget on work linked to its .Net Internet integration strategy.

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

The Internet Is Falling... Not! (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,38844,00.html>
A computer emergency response team is issuing a warning that the Trojan horse has been unleashed and a huge denial of service attack that can take down the entire Internet may be looming. "Ha!" cry informed skeptics.

Gov Sites In Need Of Upgrade (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,38774,00.html>
Government agencies may finally have set up websites, but a new review concludes that nearly all of them, including whitehouse.gov, are shoddy and lack key features.

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

Apple Computer Licenses Amazon's 1-Click Technology (Reuters)
<http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/000918/n18308000.html>
The technology, for which Amazon holds a patent, securely stores consumer credit card and other billing information so returning shoppers can complete a purchase with just a single click.

Internet Land Rush At TM Office (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,38824,00.html>
How do you register a domain name before the domain-name registry is created? A quick application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office might just do the trick.

The Internet Is Falling... Not! (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,38844,00.html>
A computer emergency response team is issuing a warning that the Trojan horse has been unleashed and a huge denial of service attack that can take down the entire Internet may be looming. "Ha!" cry informed skeptics.

Webcasters Honor Ban On Live Olympic Footage (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2808498.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Pirate broadcasters using the Internet to distribute unlicensed video footage seem to be staying away from the Olympic Games, a senior International Olympic Committee official said today.

Akamai, Digital Island Clash Over Patent (Bloomberg News)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-2808058.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>

Gov Sites In Need Of Upgrade (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,38774,00.html>
Government agencies may finally have set up websites, but a new review concludes that nearly all of them, including whitehouse.gov, are shoddy and lack key features.

Microsoft Devoting Bulk Of Research Funds To .Net (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2805836.html?dtn.head>
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates yesterday said the software giant is spending around 80 percent of its annual $4 billion research and development budget on work linked to its .Net Internet integration strategy.

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

Is Microsoft Going Down The Tubes? (Sm at rt Partner)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2629149,00.html>
With so much potential confusion, is it any wonder that people are beginning to look at other end-user operating systems' Corel Linux, a consumer's Linux, while far from a hit, has garnered a small following.

Ballmer And Gates Have Lost It! (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KennethStandard/KennethStandard7.html>

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

Poison PCs (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/09/18/toxic_pc/index.html>
Lead, mercury, chromium -- that's what computers are made of. So why aren't electronics makers keeping them out of landfills?

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

Unfair To Charge Those Forced To Re-Direct Calls (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for9_0919.html>
Tan Lay Hoon: I did not opt to subscribe to Call Transfer. I was compelled to, in virtue of subscribing to Caller ID.

"Peak-Hour" Cabbies Not The Answer (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for2_0919.html>
Chan Kwee Sung: Apart from being a direct threat to the livelihood of the licensed cabby, they also discouraged many from acquiring the vocational licence legally.

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

Microsoft Joins The Broadband Bandwagon (ZDNetAsia)
<http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/dailynews/story/0,2000010021,20070571-1,00.htm>
Microsoft will bring Hollywood to Singapore to boost usage of Singapore ONE, Singapore's high-speed broadband network.

Broadband Users In Singapore Double To 250,000 (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2000/09/18/singaporenews17061.htm>
Encouraged by this trend, the InfoComm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is launching an International Content Hosting Scheme.

Incubator Park Planned For Technopreneurs At Science Hub (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2000/09/18/singaporenews17080.htm>
Singapore's multi-billion-dollar Science Hub project at Buona Vista will fittingly be born with an Incubator Park where technopreneurs live, work, play and learn in the same vicinity.