[MyAppleMenu] Apr 2, 2001
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== AppleSurf (Top Stories) ===============
Apple & Microsoft: Deja Vu All Over Again (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2703420,00.html>
Doing something for the second time doesn't necessarily mean you're on easy street, either. Both Microsoft, with it's .NET strategy, and Apple, with Mac OS X, have a tough sell ahead of them. After all, they have to convince the viewing audience that their remakes of former computing classics will be worth our time and money.
Wireless Nets Making Move Into offices (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-ebcoates02apr02.story?coll=sfla%2Dbusiness%2Dheadlines>
Tens of thousands of Macintosh buyers (at both the consumer and business level) effortlessly (well, almost effortlessly) enjoy instant wireless networking simply by adding a system called AirPort.
Overhauls (Wall Street Journal)
<http://web.wichitaeagle.com/content/wichitaeagle/2001/04/02/technology/personaltech0402_txt.htm>
All in all, Apple has given consumers a very good new operating system, which will gradually get better. Now, it's Microsoft's turn.
Advertisement : Barbara Kingsolver (The Applesurf Reader)
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Also this week: A new renaissance for cartoons, how Apple should move beyond Rix-Mix-Burn, and beautiful bald heads.
== AppleSurf (News) ===============
FreeHand 10 Set For May Release (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=2713>
Its integration with Flash is much improved - FreeHand 10 has a Flash panel within the user interface - and designers "can now move easily" between the FreeHand and Flash authoring environments.
Wireless Nets Making Move Into offices (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-ebcoates02apr02.story?coll=sfla%2Dbusiness%2Dheadlines>
Tens of thousands of Macintosh buyers (at both the consumer and business level) effortlessly (well, almost effortlessly) enjoy instant wireless networking simply by adding a system called AirPort.
Apple Australia Places Biggest Dealer In Receivership (Computer Daily News)
<http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/163936.html>
Apple Computer Australia has taken the extraordinary step of placing its biggest group of dealers - controlling close to 40 percent of Apple retail sales - into receivership.
Easy Access Coming (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0104/02.diary.shtml>
According to sources at Apple, Easy Access isn't in the initial version of OS X, but it will be updated later. Easy Access is a control panel extension containing a set of keyboard utilities to assist people who might otherwise have difficulties using the keyboard or the mouse.
What The Hailstorm? Microsoft Initiative Is Mac Compatible (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0104/02.hailstorm.shtml>
Microsoft's new Hailstorm initiative is Mac compatible. However, the company's Mac Business Unit (MacBU) doesn't' have anything new to announce on the .NET initiative as of yet, according to spokesperson Karen Sung.
What's Powering Mac OS X? (ZDNet Australia)
<http://www.zdnet.com.au/biztech/enterprise/story/0,2000010343,20212438,00.htm>
Beneath the fancy interface lies the power of UNIX harnessed in the operating system.
== AppleSurf (Opinions) ===============
Promises To Keep (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/myturn/010402.html>
Apple & Microsoft: Deja Vu All Over Again (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2703420,00.html>
Doing something for the second time doesn't necessarily mean you're on easy street, either. Both Microsoft, with it's .NET strategy, and Apple, with Mac OS X, have a tough sell ahead of them. After all, they have to convince the viewing audience that their remakes of former computing classics will be worth our time and money.
In Defense Of OS X 10.0 (Right On Mac!)
<http://www.rightonmac.com/articles/01/04/02-osx_updates.html>
If Microsoft is allowed to jump ninety-two versions from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95, I think Apple is well within its rights to add the '10.0' suffix to OS X.
OS X PPP Solution (Go2Mac)
<http://www.go2mac.com/displaynews.cfm?newsid=7872>
Turning off TCP header compression allows you to use Internet applications in Classic in Mac OS X.
== AppleSurf (Reviews) ===============
Is Mac OS X Ready For The Enterprise? (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2703077,00.html>
With the release of Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS X Version 10.0, Macintosh users for the first time have a modern operating system that combines the power of BSD 4.4 Unix with the flexibility of the Mac GUI.
Overhauls (Wall Street Journal)
<http://web.wichitaeagle.com/content/wichitaeagle/2001/04/02/technology/personaltech0402_txt.htm>
All in all, Apple has given consumers a very good new operating system, which will gradually get better. Now, it's Microsoft's turn.
Titanium PowerBook (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/reports/titanium/tibook6.shtml>
The fact that the problems either went away or became less frequent with use shows that the issues are ultimately minor. I don't think any of the common problems are the result of poor design, only manifestations of production difficulties. As Apple produces more Titaniums, these issues will fade.
== The Wintel Empire (Top Stories) ===============
Win-NT/IIS Admins Made April Fools By Hackers (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/8/18029.html>
It all had the feel of a proof-of-concept effort, the overarching concept being that Microsoft products suck.
Monti Raises Possibility Of Fresh EU Action Against Microsoft (Financial Times)
<http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3GS8EBYKC&live=true&useoverridetemplate=ZZZ99ZVV70C&tagid=ZZZOMSJK30C&subheading=US>
Mario Monti, the European Union's competition commissioner, said on Friday that he would soon take a decision on whether to raise new objections to Microsoft's alleged abuses of its near-monopoly of personal computer operating software in Europe.
Advertisement : Barbara Kingsolver (The Applesurf Reader)
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Also this week: A new renaissance for cartoons, how Apple should move beyond Rix-Mix-Burn, and beautiful bald heads.
== The Wintel Empire (News) ===============
Microsoft Urges Global Antipiracy Effort (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2703424,00.html>
At the urging of Microsoft Corp. and other software makers, police agencies around the world have stepped up efforts against pirates peddling illegal copies of software.
Apple & Microsoft: Deja Vu All Over Again (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2703420,00.html>
Doing something for the second time doesn't necessarily mean you're on easy street, either. Both Microsoft, with it's .NET strategy, and Apple, with Mac OS X, have a tough sell ahead of them. After all, they have to convince the viewing audience that their remakes of former computing classics will be worth our time and money.
Win-NT/IIS Admins Made April Fools By Hackers (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/8/18029.html>
It all had the feel of a proof-of-concept effort, the overarching concept being that Microsoft products suck.
What The Hailstorm? Microsoft Initiative Is Mac Compatible (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0104/02.hailstorm.shtml>
Microsoft's new Hailstorm initiative is Mac compatible. However, the company's Mac Business Unit (MacBU) doesn't' have anything new to announce on the .NET initiative as of yet, according to spokesperson Karen Sung.
Monti Raises Possibility Of Fresh EU Action Against Microsoft (Financial Times)
<http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3GS8EBYKC&live=true&useoverridetemplate=ZZZ99ZVV70C&tagid=ZZZOMSJK30C&subheading=US>
Mario Monti, the European Union's competition commissioner, said on Friday that he would soon take a decision on whether to raise new objections to Microsoft's alleged abuses of its near-monopoly of personal computer operating software in Europe.
== Breaking Barriers (Top Stories) ===============
Is Network Solutions Exploiting The Rules Or Just Aggressively Marketing? (Infoworld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/04/02/010402opfoster.xml>
What I find interesting, though, is that NSI/VeriSign really seems to be taking advantage of some of the rules put in place to keep it from running roughshod over other registrars.
Advertisement : Barbara Kingsolver (The Applesurf Reader)
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/reader/>
Also this week: A new renaissance for cartoons, how Apple should move beyond Rix-Mix-Burn, and beautiful bald heads.
== Breaking Barriers (News) ===============
Sony Postpones Net Appliance Release (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5405500.html?tag=owv>
Sony has delayed the launch for its eVilla Internet appliance, originally due this month, until May.
eBay To Launch Storefronts (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-5413074.html?tag=lh>
eBay will soon allow its sellers to offer goods through fixed-price storefronts on the auction giant's Web site, said an executive familiar with the plans of the San Jose, Calif.-based company.
Win-NT/IIS Admins Made April Fools By Hackers (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/8/18029.html>
It all had the feel of a proof-of-concept effort, the overarching concept being that Microsoft products suck.
The Wired Age: China Arrives At A Moment Of Truth (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/01/weekinreview/01SMIT.html>
It was one of those rare moments when stresses on the status quo suddenly move into alignment in a way that can force real change.
Is Network Solutions Exploiting The Rules Or Just Aggressively Marketing? (Infoworld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/04/02/010402opfoster.xml>
What I find interesting, though, is that NSI/VeriSign really seems to be taking advantage of some of the rules put in place to keep it from running roughshod over other registrars.
Time For Plug And Go Internet? (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1243000/1243747.stm>
Nokia's new gadget offers digital TV, video recording, games and internet access.
== PenguinSurf (Top Stories) ===============
Advertisement : Barbara Kingsolver (The Applesurf Reader)
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/reader/>
Also this week: A new renaissance for cartoons, how Apple should move beyond Rix-Mix-Burn, and beautiful bald heads.
== PenguinSurf (News) ===============
Open Unix 8 Combines The Best Of Unix And Linux (IT Week)
<http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2001/12/ns-21964.html>
Linux specialist Caldera has taken another step forward in its plan to combine the best of Unix and Linux. The company last week said that Open Unix 8 -- an upgrade to SCO's UnixWare 7, a proprietary Unix operating system that can also run Linux applications -- will go into open beta-testing this month.
== SingaporeSurf (Top Stories) ===============
Singapore Rights Group Pulls Election Prank (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010402/3/lu0s.html>
The prank highlighted the lack of understanding and transparency in the city state's electoral process, James Gomez, executive director of the Think Centre, told Reuters on Monday.
Advertisement : Barbara Kingsolver (The Applesurf Reader)
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/reader/>
Also this week: A new renaissance for cartoons, how Apple should move beyond Rix-Mix-Burn, and beautiful bald heads.
== SingaporeSurf (News) ===============
Singapore Rights Group Pulls Election Prank (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010402/3/lu0s.html>
The prank highlighted the lack of understanding and transparency in the city state's electoral process, James Gomez, executive director of the Think Centre, told Reuters on Monday.
Think Centre: Do You Take Us For Fools? (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/0,1381,15539,00.html?>
The Think Centre had everyone fooled after announcing their intention to contest the upcoming General Election. Now they say they were just seeking to get attention and to make a point.
M1 Aims To Be No 2 Fixed-Line IDD Operator (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,34016,00.html?>
== SingaporeSurf (Technology) ===============
AsiaStockWatch.com Closes For Good (Singapore.internet.com)
<http://singapore.internet.com/r/article/jsp/sid/814>
Singapore Is 3rd Most Wired Nation (Business Times)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/1/fbzit/fbzit26.html>
Unfair To Jam Cell Phones In Cinemas (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,33993,00.html?>
Steven Foo Tuan Khoon: Is it fair for all patrons to be temporarily 'cut off' from the outside world just because of a few black sheep?
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