[MyAppleMenu] Apr 21, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Apple Event Fuels Speculation (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5679653.html?tag=lh>
Apple Computer on Friday scheduled a press event for May 1 with CEO Steve Jobs, sparking speculation that he will unveil new Macs or announce plans for retail stores.

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

Introducing "iTunes Helper" (The Macjunkie)
<http://www.themacjunkie.com/cgi-bin/newspro/viewnews.cgi?newsid987812487,25903,?x>
It's freeware which lets owners of some CD-RWs currently unsupported by Apple's iTunes and Disc Burner to use the very popular applications.

BBEdit 6.1 Adds OS X Compatibility (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=5676>
BBEdit 6.1 takes advantage of several technologies in the new operating system, such as integration with the native Perl tools.

Desktop Linux: Eazel Inc. Could Change The World Or Go Broke Trying (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/technology/beat/>
Those wondering when the technology sector will get off its knees should pay close attention to what happens to tiny startup Eazel Inc. over the next few weeks.

Apple's Earnings: Beyond The Profit (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/feature.php?id=236>
While this past quarter's unexpected $43 million profit is certainly a positive sign, it doesn't tell the whole story.

Apple Event Fuels Speculation (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5679653.html?tag=lh>
Apple Computer on Friday scheduled a press event for May 1 with CEO Steve Jobs, sparking speculation that he will unveil new Macs or announce plans for retail stores.

Apple: Hey, Tesco, Where Did Ya Get Those iMacs? (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0104/20.tesco.shtml>
David Millar, Apple UK's public relations manager, said that Tesco wanted an arrangement to sell iMacs at a specific price. Apple asked for concrete benefits in return -- such as an iMac trained staff -- which Tesco can't provide, he added.

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

Mac OS X On A PowerBook (Go2Mac.com)
<http://www.go2mac.com/displaynews.cfm?newsid=7896>
After swearing that I would never boot into OS 9 again, I found one deal-breaker in OS X that is sure to affect almost all PowerBook users: the lack of PC card support.

OS X Revisited (MSNBC)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/562202.asp>
I would like to see Apple figure out a way to make it faster for 128MB machines, but with the price of extra memory hovering near 50 cents a MB ($60 for a 128MB chip), I’m going to upgrade the iMac and wait and see what comes next.

Small, Sleek, Silver FireWire Portable (Bare Feats)
<http://www.barefeats.com/fire16.html>

A Powerful Serve (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2706908,00.html>
The high level of performance both the Apache and Zeus servers achieved during the Mac OS X tests was very similar to their respective performance under Linux, suggesting that the Mac OS is finally a legitimate option for enterprise-level servers.

One Month With OS X (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/tips/hotcocoa/2001/20010420.shtml>
It will feel weird for a little bit, but once the initial unfamiliarity wears off you will wonder how you ever lived without it.

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

The Microsoft Jinx (PC Magazine)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2710258,00.html>
I suppose now is as good a time as any to air my complaints about Microsoft's decision to make its next iteration of the operating system into nagware. If the company actually goes through with this, it will be the worst decision made in the personal computer business since Micropro copy-protected the Wordstar 2000 word processor about 20 years ago.

Tuning Up For C# (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5677521.html?tag=owv>
When Microsoft needed a new technology to preserve its software dominance, it turned to Anders Hejlsberg.

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

Ellis I. Web Site Is Deluged By Family Historians (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/21/technology/21ELLI.html>
Officials at the Statue of Liberty- Ellis Island Foundation, which runs the American Family Immigration History Center's Web site, said they have more than quadrupled the amount of computer memory in the servers that run the searchable database, which went into service Tuesday. Still, they estimate that more than one out of every seven users who has tried to visit the Web site has failed.

A Powerful Serve (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2706908,00.html>
The high level of performance both the Apache and Zeus servers achieved during the Mac OS X tests was very similar to their respective performance under Linux, suggesting that the Mac OS is finally a legitimate option for enterprise-level servers.

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

Desktop Linux: Eazel Inc. Could Change The World Or Go Broke Trying (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/technology/beat/>
Those wondering when the technology sector will get off its knees should pay close attention to what happens to tiny startup Eazel Inc. over the next few weeks.

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

Peace, Love And... Linux? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2710728,00.html>

Desktop Linux: Eazel Inc. Could Change The World Or Go Broke Trying (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/technology/beat/>
Those wondering when the technology sector will get off its knees should pay close attention to what happens to tiny startup Eazel Inc. over the next few weeks.

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

The Apolitical Generation (South China Morning Post)
<http://focus.scmp.com/ZZZPAIMRQLC.html>
Among the barrage of messages, few pleas are made as frequently or as strenuously as the invitation to the country's youth to interest themselves in the politics of the nation.

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

The Apolitical Generation (South China Morning Post)
<http://focus.scmp.com/ZZZPAIMRQLC.html>
Among the barrage of messages, few pleas are made as frequently or as strenuously as the invitation to the country's youth to interest themselves in the politics of the nation.

Buying M1 'Will give Boost To SingTel' (Bloomberg)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,38520,00.html?>
Singapore Telecom (SingTel) wants to buy rival M1 to boost market share from its current 60 per cent and improve efficiency, says Mr Lucas Chow, chief executive of SingTel's mobile phone unit.

JBJ's Poll Allegations 'Perverse' (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,38395,00.html?>
When he wins, it is free and fair, but he complains only when he loses, says Wong Kan Seng.

SAT May Widen Social Divide (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,38532,00.html?>
I fear that the move to introduce the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) as a criterion for local university admission in 2003 may prove to be a big drain on parents' financial resources and an extra burden on our students, who already lead stressful lives.