[MyAppleMenu] Apr 15, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

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Bush still have a chance, credit should go to China, and a love-hate affair among the young Chinese. The US-China relationship, plus other great reads around the web. Now updated daily with links to all the newspapers and magazines.

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

Microsoft Faces Bluetooth Dilemma (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/04/16/010416hntalisker.xml?p=br&s=7>
By opting to support Bluetooth in its handheld OS and not its PC OS, Microsoft faces the prospect of leaving its handheld customers without a Windows PC or laptop for synchronization.

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Bush still have a chance, credit should go to China, and a love-hate affair among the young Chinese. The US-China relationship, plus other great reads around the web. Now updated daily with links to all the newspapers and magazines.

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

Microsoft Faces Bluetooth Dilemma (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/04/16/010416hntalisker.xml?p=br&s=7>
By opting to support Bluetooth in its handheld OS and not its PC OS, Microsoft faces the prospect of leaving its handheld customers without a Windows PC or laptop for synchronization.

Is It OK For Microsoft And Others To Forbid Disclosure Of Benchmark Results? (InfoWorld)
<http://www.idg.net/crd_idgsearch_2.html?url=http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/04/16/010416opfoster.xml>

Microsoft Tweaks Its Browser (ZDNet Australia)
<http://www.zdnet.com.au/products/software/story/0,2000010436,20214156,00.htm>
Unlike the last update of archrival Netscape’s browser package, which represented a major redesign, the Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Public Preview makes less than earth-shattering changes.

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

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Bush still have a chance, credit should go to China, and a love-hate affair among the young Chinese. The US-China relationship, plus other great reads around the web. Now updated daily with links to all the newspapers and magazines.

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

Tiananmen On The Web (MSNBC)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/558709.asp>
Chinese characters were flying across the screen in a chat room on China.com, occasionally punctuated with exclamation points or a Web address. It was just hours after China announced it was releasing the crew of a U.S. spy plane, and the sentiments ranged from accusations of a sell-out to full-out hatred of America.

Microsoft Tweaks Its Browser (ZDNet Australia)
<http://www.zdnet.com.au/products/software/story/0,2000010436,20214156,00.htm>
Unlike the last update of archrival Netscape’s browser package, which represented a major redesign, the Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Public Preview makes less than earth-shattering changes.

Yahoo! Is Pornmonger No More (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/18287.html>
By scrapping the sale of pornography on its US auction site, the company shows that it can, when it is forced by American public opinion, take responsibility for what is sold.

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

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Bush still have a chance, credit should go to China, and a love-hate affair among the young Chinese. The US-China relationship, plus other great reads around the web. Now updated daily with links to all the newspapers and magazines.

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

Singapore Inc. Pays High Price For Pan-Asian Corporate Conquests (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010415/1/mvv0.html>
Singapore companies are paying a high premium for a pan-Asian acquisition binge, but analysts said the long-term financial and strategic rewards far outweigh the short-term risks.

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Bush still have a chance, credit should go to China, and a love-hate affair among the young Chinese. The US-China relationship, plus other great reads around the web. Now updated daily with links to all the newspapers and magazines.

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

The U.S. Role In The Asian Dream (Asiaweek)
<http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/magazine/nations/0,8782,106066,00.html>
Many Asians may not admit this out of a sense of national pride, but the reality is that the American dream has become the Asian dream.

Singapore Inc. Pays High Price For Pan-Asian Corporate Conquests (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010415/1/mvv0.html>
Singapore companies are paying a high premium for a pan-Asian acquisition binge, but analysts said the long-term financial and strategic rewards far outweigh the short-term risks.

Open Singapore Centre Told To Reveal Source Of Foreign Funding (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,36922,00.html?>
The People's Action Party does not receive foreign funds to run its activities, said Mr Matthias Yao, the Minister of State without Portfolio.

Ventilation Is HDB Owners' Top Concern (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,36948,00.html?>
Among the 12 issues, the amount of ventilation within a building ranked highest. This includes cross ventilation in an apartment, as well as the size and placement of windows.

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

Weddings In The 'Wild' (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,36945,00.html?>
The Night Safari, zoo and BirdPark are looking to offer one-stop wedding services, including photography and a banquet in the parks' lush settings.