[MyAppleMenu] Apr 22, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

It's A War Of Media Players For Microsoft, RealNetworks (Associated Press)
<http://seattlep-i.nwsource.com/business/19666_playerwars21.shtml>
Across the choppy waters of Lake Washington, there's a battle brewing for your ears and your eyes. The weapons: computer media players.

Apple Canada's Hayes Advises Students At The Study How To Get Ahead (Montreal Gazette)
<http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/pages/010421/5048888.html>
The boss at Apple Canada did some serious networking yesterday - sharing a multitude of career and life tips with a receptive audience.

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

HP DeskJet 990c Inkjet (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0104/21.deskjet.shtml>
For most home and small office users who want a dependable inkjet that can do double duty printing our digital photos, HP's inkjet is certainly worth considering.

Mac OS X: A Confused Operating System (Artifical Cheese)
<http://www.artificialcheese.com/articles/april01/confused/>

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

It's A War Of Media Players For Microsoft, RealNetworks (Associated Press)
<http://seattlep-i.nwsource.com/business/19666_playerwars21.shtml>
Across the choppy waters of Lake Washington, there's a battle brewing for your ears and your eyes. The weapons: computer media players.

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

GNOME, KDE Put Linux On The Desktop -- Almost (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2709282,00.html>
The most recent desktop environment from The GNOME Project brings in Eazel's Nautilus as its default graphical shell and adds a variety of usability enhancements. However, sites that are new to Linux will likely have a better experience with KDE.

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

GNOME, KDE Put Linux On The Desktop -- Almost (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2709282,00.html>
The most recent desktop environment from The GNOME Project brings in Eazel's Nautilus as its default graphical shell and adds a variety of usability enhancements. However, sites that are new to Linux will likely have a better experience with KDE.

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

Next GE Will Feature E-Voting (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,38670,00.html?>
No further details were released on which wards will be selected.

'Save JBJ' Rally Looks Set For April 28 (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,38658,00.html?>
Organisers of the 'Save JBJ' rally, the Think Centre, say they have fulfilled the main conditions laid down by the police to hold the rally on April 28.

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

Would You Like Coffee, Tea Or Mee? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,38588,00.html?>
Sunday Plus' panel of four tasters scours Singapore for the top five wanton mee stalls and delivers its verdict.