[MyAppleMenu] Apr 5, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

A Fix For The Apple Firmware Update And Unrecognized PowerBook G4 RAM Problem? (The PowerBook Source)
<http://www.pbsource.com/contributions/readers/PBG4_RAM+Firmware_Fix.shtml>
Yes, you can bring back a "dead" chip that has been tossed by Apple's firmware update, right in place.

PC Makers' Cash Piles A Buffer In Tough Times (Reuters)
<http://www.zdii.com/industry_list.asp?mode=news&doc_id=RTN043577743666&pic=Y>
Not that analysts are suggesting that Apple and other vendors of personal computers such as Gateway are unlikely to survive the downturn.

Bad Days To Be An Apple Dealer? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5080674,00.html>
A slowdown in sales is hurting more than just Apple Computer, with a number of Mac retailers running into trouble.

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

Woz 'Magic' On Apple's 25th Birthday (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=2727>
Apple co-founder Steve "Woz" Wozniak believes operating systems are not as easy to create as they once were.

Breaking New Journalistic Ground (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/enews/2001/features/washingtonpost.html>
"Using QuickTime, we can embed more than one media element per page. Whether it's panoramas or videos, we can make a story a lot more interesting that way."

Going For A 10: Mac OS X Isn't Perfect, But It May Lift Personal Computing To A New Standard (Dallas Morning News)
<http://www.dallasnews.com/technology/329350_appleOSX_05per.html>

Apple Splits With Sears (DSN Retailing Today)
<http://www.dsnretailingtoday.com/inthisissue/index.cfm#548>
Though it will soon leave Sears and has already exited the Best Buy chain, Apple still has a strong presence in Circuit City and CompUSA stores. Furthermore, the break with Sears prompted speculation that Apple may launch its own retail channel.

PC Makers' Cash Piles A Buffer In Tough Times (Reuters)
<http://www.zdii.com/industry_list.asp?mode=news&doc_id=RTN043577743666&pic=Y>
Not that analysts are suggesting that Apple and other vendors of personal computers such as Gateway are unlikely to survive the downturn.

Apple Inks Deal For Chicago Store (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0104/04.store.shtml>

Bad Days To Be An Apple Dealer? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5080674,00.html>
A slowdown in sales is hurting more than just Apple Computer, with a number of Mac retailers running into trouble.

Mac Web Survey (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/article.pl?sid=01/04/04/1926244>

AppleWorkds 6.1 Ready (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0104/04.appleworks.shtml>
Fans of the productivity suite will be happy to learn that version Works 6.1 now features DataViz MacLinkPlus translators that let you view, modify, share and exchange Microsoft Office documents.

Apple Bans PC SDRAM For Users Own Good (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/18101.html>
Actually, we suspect the motivation to be financial. Mac users are still free to buy suitable SDRAM from any supplier - it's not as if 3-2-2 is a proprietary memory scheme - but it does ensure that Apple's tech support should be plagued with far fewer call-outs due to poor quality RAM.

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

OS X Upgrade Getting Expensive (Macinstein)
<http://www.macinstein.com/pressrelease.cfm?ID=870>
The biggest concern for those with a lot of software is the announcement of Connectix's Virtual PC for OS X.

All Dressed Up, But No Place To Go (Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml;jsessionid=KD0BVHIO0HV5AQAMEHTSFE0ABQQ4KIV0?doc_id=201261&channel=artcol.jhtml&_DARGS=%2Ffragments%2Ffrg_morestories.jhtml.1_A&_DAV=artcol.jhtml>
But even with all the impressive new features of OS X, I reluctantly came to the conclusion that with its March rollout to retail stores, Apple has simply raised the price of its public beta program by a hundred bucks.

A Fix For The Apple Firmware Update And Unrecognized PowerBook G4 RAM Problem? (The PowerBook Source)
<http://www.pbsource.com/contributions/readers/PBG4_RAM+Firmware_Fix.shtml>
Yes, you can bring back a "dead" chip that has been tossed by Apple's firmware update, right in place.

Exploiting Hailstorm (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/scope/010404.html>
Well, with a brand new, fantastically stable and robust operating system, Apple could easily capitalize on the uneasiness of the Windows user.

Two Buttons Too Different? (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/myturn/010404.html>
Will the Mac remain the one mouse button computer forever?

Apple's Response To The Firmware Upgrade Fiasco Is Arrogant And Unsatisfactory (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2001/04/20010404130825.shtml>
The minimum Apple should do is supply an antidote to the firmware upgrades that would restore the previous status quo.

Anecdotal Evidence: OS X Runs Much Slower On G4 Cube Than On Other Machines? (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/04/04.7.shtml>
This report begs a question: what is the difference between a G4 Cube and any other newer Mac?

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

Very Fine Powerbook Design (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2701897,00.html>
Apple's titanium-clad laptop will turn heads; 500MHz machine also outruns 600MHz Pentium III.

Uninterruptible Power Supplies (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/03/28/reviews/ups.html>
The Back-UPS Pro USB 500 Clear's excellent file-saving feature and quality design make it a solid choice for protecting files from power interruptions.

iMac SE 600 (Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=149>
With its fast G3 processor, improved ATI Rage 128 Ultra video accelerator and its excellent bundle of gaming software, the newest top of the line iMac Special Edition could easily be called the iMac Gamer’s Edition.

How Can I Secure My Mac OS X Machine? (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/article.pl?sid=01/04/04/165246>

OS X And AirPort (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0104/04.diary.shtml>
The more I use Mac OS X, the better I like it. Setting the operating system up to access the AirPort network in our home was no problem at all.

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

WinXP - The Screenshots (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/18091.html>
Regular users might simply be annoyed by what appears to be needless changes of names and shuffling of menu structures. Which goes for a lot of the new "UI."

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

WinXP - The Screenshots (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/18091.html>
Regular users might simply be annoyed by what appears to be needless changes of names and shuffling of menu structures. Which goes for a lot of the new "UI."

Where Are Microsoft's Subscription Licenses? (Information Week)
<http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20010404S0006>
Microsoft's hit a speed bump in its plans to test subscription licenses.

Microsoft Redrawing Visual Studio.Net (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5508500.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft has gone back to the drawing board to retool its Visual Basic programming language in response to developer complaints over planned changes.

Microsoft Diputes Report Of Xbox Delay (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5509861.html?tag=owv>

PC Makers' Cash Piles A Buffer In Tough Times (Reuters)
<http://www.zdii.com/industry_list.asp?mode=news&doc_id=RTN043577743666&pic=Y>
Not that analysts are suggesting that Apple and other vendors of personal computers such as Gateway are unlikely to survive the downturn.

Exploiting Hailstorm (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/scope/010404.html>
Well, with a brand new, fantastically stable and robust operating system, Apple could easily capitalize on the uneasiness of the Windows user.

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

The Beginning Of The End Of The End? (The Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,23364,00.html>
As Darwinism weeds out the weakest Web companies, a new report says the worst of the dot-com fallout may have passed.

Third Voice Trails Off... (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,42803,00.html>
Despite its opponents' claims that people used the software to post lewd or libelous comments, Third Voice didn't go down in a lawsuit. The company's conundrum was much more banal: Third Voice couldn't generate enough advertising revenue to raise consumers' awareness of its free service, and it couldn't generate enough consumer awareness to raise the advertising revenue it needed to stay in business.

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

The Beginning Of The End Of The End? (The Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,23364,00.html>
As Darwinism weeds out the weakest Web companies, a new report says the worst of the dot-com fallout may have passed.

Survey Shows Overseas Use Of Napster Outstrips U.S. (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/05/technology/05MUSI.html>
The survey, by Jupiter Media Metrix, found that during February 30.3 percent of at-home Internet users in Canada downloaded songs from Napster. That is the highest rate among at-home Internet users in any nation in the survey, and compares to 16.1 percent of Internet users in the United States.

Third Voice Exits Net Scene (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,34668,00.html?>
Star Silicon Valley start-up, set up by Singaporeans, has ended consumer services; it is rumoured to be going bust amid bleak market conditions.

Third Voice Trails Off... (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,42803,00.html>
Despite its opponents' claims that people used the software to post lewd or libelous comments, Third Voice didn't go down in a lawsuit. The company's conundrum was much more banal: Third Voice couldn't generate enough advertising revenue to raise consumers' awareness of its free service, and it couldn't generate enough consumer awareness to raise the advertising revenue it needed to stay in business.

Napster Usage On The Comeback (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2704912,00.html>
Hugely popular song-swapping service Napster has seen traffic surge even as it scrambles to block trade in copyrighted material, according to a study released Wednesday.

Mac Web Survey (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/article.pl?sid=01/04/04/1926244>

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

"Adore" Worm Squirms In Linux Systems (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5506966.html?tag=owv>
The third Linux worm in less than three months hit the Internet this week.

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

"Adore" Worm Squirms In Linux Systems (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5506966.html?tag=owv>
The third Linux worm in less than three months hit the Internet this week.

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

Analysts Cautious About Amendments To Parliamentary Elections Act (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010404/5/m1j8.html>
The proposed amendments to the Parliamentary Elections Act announced recently make them the biggest changes to the Singapore electoral process so far.

Third Voice Exits Net Scene (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,34668,00.html?>
Star Silicon Valley start-up, set up by Singaporeans, has ended consumer services; it is rumoured to be going bust amid bleak market conditions.

Why Not Foreign Funding, Jeya Asks (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,34690,00.html?>
The group's intention, he said, was to seek funds from 'recognised institutions' and 'not from governments or political parties outside Singapore'.

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

Singapore Opposition Leader Protests Ban On Foreign Donations (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010405/1/m3aa.html>
"We therefore cannot see why an organisation like the OSC should not be allowed to accept help, not from governments or political parties outside Singapore, but from recognised institutions that aim to promote democracy, transparency and accountability all over the world."

Foreign Operators Line Up For Singapore's MobileOne (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010405/1/m2wh.html>
French mobile operator Orange, Australia's Telstra, Vodafone from Britain and Regional Wireless, a joint-venture between Telstra and Hong Kong's Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) were all reported to be interested in MobileOne.

Analysts Cautious About Amendments To Parliamentary Elections Act (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010404/5/m1j8.html>
The proposed amendments to the Parliamentary Elections Act announced recently make them the biggest changes to the Singapore electoral process so far.

JCs Still Preferred Route To Varsity (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,34644,00.html?>
Despite the initial brouhaha over the new A-level syllabus this year, students are still applying to JCs.

Why Not Foreign Funding, Jeya Asks (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,34690,00.html?>
The group's intention, he said, was to seek funds from 'recognised institutions' and 'not from governments or political parties outside Singapore'.

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

Rise In Electronic Crimes Concerns Singapore Police (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010405/1/m2ms.html>
Singapore faces rising "virtual" crime, which is changing the profile of victims and criminals as traditional crimes decrease, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said Thursday.

Third Voice Exits Net Scene (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,34668,00.html?>
Star Silicon Valley start-up, set up by Singaporeans, has ended consumer services; it is rumoured to be going bust amid bleak market conditions.