[MyAppleMenu] Sep 20, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

OS X: The Big Compromise (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/09/17/0920everycomp.html>
OS X still has a long way to go, but Apple is doing everything necessary to get there. OS X is not even close to finished, but already it shows more promise to me than Be or Linux, the old Mac, or any of the more "pure" approaches.

Cutting The Ties That Bind (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/09/19/wiredlife.html>
By building AirPort wireless networking into every Mac, Apple is in the process of setting another standard, albeit mostly in the slightly smaller world of laptop computers.

Apple's "1-Click" Deal Leaves A Sour Taste (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/09/20/apple_amazon/index.html>
Thanks to the "innovative" technology behind Amazon's much-debated patent, "the easiest computer to use is now the easiest computer to buy," enthuses the Apple Web site. But Apple, in its quest for ease, essentially may be making things that much more difficult for Net retailers.

New iMac Packs A Punch In A Knockout Package (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/1,1381,3699,00.html?>
No matter how much of a hardcore PC user you proclaim to be, you've probably fantasised about trading in your baby sister for an iMac.

Apple And Architect Win Smithsonian Honors (Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25589-2000Sep17.html>
Apple has won a corporate achievement award for making good design part of its business strategy. The museum called the Macintosh and iMac computers "revolutionary," and praised Apple founder Steven Jobs and designer Jonathan Ive for fostering "groundbreaking but user-friendly design." And that was before Apple launched the astonishing Power Mac G4 Cube, which resembles a softly rounded Lucite-and-silver tissue box.

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

Apple's "1-Click" Deal Leaves A Sour Taste (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/09/20/apple_amazon/index.html>
Thanks to the "innovative" technology behind Amazon's much-debated patent, "the easiest computer to use is now the easiest computer to buy," enthuses the Apple Web site. But Apple, in its quest for ease, essentially may be making things that much more difficult for Net retailers.

OS X To "Kick Butt" In The Audio World, Says Apple (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/feature.php?id=136>

Apple And Architect Win Smithsonian Honors (Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25589-2000Sep17.html>
Apple has won a corporate achievement award for making good design part of its business strategy. The museum called the Macintosh and iMac computers "revolutionary," and praised Apple founder Steven Jobs and designer Jonathan Ive for fostering "groundbreaking but user-friendly design." And that was before Apple launched the astonishing Power Mac G4 Cube, which resembles a softly rounded Lucite-and-silver tissue box.

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

Apple And Chiat/Day's Intolerable Media Relations (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/flipside/2000/20000920.shtml>
The biggest empires, success stories and monopolies are bound to fall apart because of their outrageous behavior. It is a fact that any "history aware" person knows. Somebody call the guys at Cupertino and tell them that. They need to know! It is urgent!

OS X: The Big Compromise (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/09/17/0920everycomp.html>
OS X still has a long way to go, but Apple is doing everything necessary to get there. OS X is not even close to finished, but already it shows more promise to me than Be or Linux, the old Mac, or any of the more "pure" approaches.

Cutting The Ties That Bind (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/09/19/wiredlife.html>
By building AirPort wireless networking into every Mac, Apple is in the process of setting another standard, albeit mostly in the slightly smaller world of laptop computers.

Apple, Chiat/Day, And Rumors (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/rumors.shtml#920>
It's absolutely within Apple's rights to refuse to spend ad money with those who spread rumors. It's absolutely within the media's rights to refuse to sign the agreement with Chiat/Day.

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

New iMac Packs A Punch In A Knockout Package (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/1,1381,3699,00.html?>
No matter how much of a hardcore PC user you proclaim to be, you've probably fantasised about trading in your baby sister for an iMac.

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

Notebooks To Tap Speedy New Intel Chips (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2823130.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Brawnier notebooks are coming next week, but the real value may be sale prices on slightly older, slower models.

Intel Not Getting Inside In Wireless (Meta Group)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2824796.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Intel has strong technology for handheld computers in its StrongARM chip, but until recently it has ignored the potential of this fast-developing market. Now it seems to be waking up.

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

Apple's "1-Click" Deal Leaves A Sour Taste (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/09/20/apple_amazon/index.html>
Thanks to the "innovative" technology behind Amazon's much-debated patent, "the easiest computer to use is now the easiest computer to buy," enthuses the Apple Web site. But Apple, in its quest for ease, essentially may be making things that much more difficult for Net retailers.

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

Shares Of Amazon Slide Further Amid Skepticism (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-2822692.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Shares of online retailer Amazon.com fell further as the trading day progressed after analysts at the company's annual investment conference issued skeptical reports on the profitless company.

Apple's "1-Click" Deal Leaves A Sour Taste (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/09/20/apple_amazon/index.html>
Thanks to the "innovative" technology behind Amazon's much-debated patent, "the easiest computer to use is now the easiest computer to buy," enthuses the Apple Web site. But Apple, in its quest for ease, essentially may be making things that much more difficult for Net retailers.

Wireless Web On Phone? Forget It! (Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/fortune/technology/alsop/0,5238,55251,00.html>
Why did we ever think that browsing the World Wide Web on a telephone would be useful? Phones were never made for such a purpose, and now, after many, many designers have given it a try, they're still not useful for that purpose.

T-Commerce: Don't Touch That ial! (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2629736,00.html>
So much for m-commerce and e-commerce. The latest buzzword making the rounds of the digital set is something called t-commerce, shorthand for television-based commerce.

NotHarvard.com Not NotHarvard.com (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,38898,00.html>

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

False Promise (U.S. News)
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/000925/nycu/computers.htm>
A growing number of educators, child development experts, and doctors are beginning to speak out against early computer use, especially when coupled with regular television watching. Too much "screen time" at a young age, they say, may actually undermine the development of the critical skills that kids need to become successful, diminishing creativity and imagination, motivation, attention spans, and the desire to persevere.

Warnings About Warnings (Slate)
<http://slate.msn.com/code/Moneybox/Moneybox.asp?Show=9/19/2000&idMessage=6087>
I think it's now safe to say that the nonstop Street news cycle has definitively added "warnings season," which also comes four times a year, to its calendar.

Business Reporting Is Hot! Hot! Hot! (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/09/20/bizreport/index.html>
A decade ago, business writing had the reputation as a refuge for geeks and freaks. Now, I'm one of those scribes tethered to Dow Jones, a Palm Pilot and P.R. harassment on my cellphone. Yikes.

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

New iMac Packs A Punch In A Knockout Package (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/1,1381,3699,00.html?>
No matter how much of a hardcore PC user you proclaim to be, you've probably fantasised about trading in your baby sister for an iMac.

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

No Fee, If Forced To Re-Direct Calls (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/for5_0920.html>
Ooi Ying, Senior Corporate Communications Manager, Singapore Telecom: We regret this point was not communicated in the letter to our customers and apologise for the oversight.

Cold Storage To Set Up Supermarket At Paragon (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb5_0920.html>
Cold Storage Singapore is continuing its aggressive expansion, snapping up 25,000 square feet of space in the upmarket Paragon shopping complex in Orchard Road, and saying that it may even offer 24-hour shopping if the conditions are right.

Less Stick For Errant Taxpayers (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/sinb1_0920.html>
Iras will impose a 10% fine on those who evade taxes unwittingly, instead of the previous 100% penalty.

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

New iMac Packs A Punch In A Knockout Package (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/1,1381,3699,00.html?>
No matter how much of a hardcore PC user you proclaim to be, you've probably fantasised about trading in your baby sister for an iMac.

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

Singapore's First Radio Cafe (Asia E!Online)
<http://asia.eonline.com/newsgossip/stories/content/0,2591,4874,00.html>