[MyAppleMenu] Aug 21, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

SHerlock Users, Ur Own3d! (IBM DeveloperWorks)
<http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/usability/library/us-cranky9/index.html>
Apple's search engine gets in your face with banner ads that are tough to turn off.

Wireless Networks In Big Trouble (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,46187,00.html>
Wireless networks are a little less secure today with the public release of "AirSnort," a tool that can surreptitiously grab and analyze data moving across just about every major wireless network.

IBM Began Selling PCs Four Years After Apple (The Tennessean)
<http://www.tennessean.com/business/archives/01/04/07634247.shtml?Element_ID=7634247>
The personal computer revolution began four years before the IBM PC with the Apple II in 1977, and all of today's "PCs" were originally inspired by this machine.

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

Xtreme Coverage: Capturing World Cup Skateboarding, Snowboarding And BMX (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2001/08/xtreme/>
"What's funny is that a lot of the guys are now so into their Macs that rather than going out partying, they would rather geek out and learn stuff about the computers."

Wireless Networks In Big Trouble (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,46187,00.html>
Wireless networks are a little less secure today with the public release of "AirSnort," a tool that can surreptitiously grab and analyze data moving across just about every major wireless network.

Laptops Gain In PC Market (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6930478.html?tag=owv>
For years, PC makers have predicted that notebooks would replace desktops in the computing world. Now it's beginning to happen, according to researcher IDC.

Inside The Apple Store (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2001/09/buzz/applestore.html>
With 25 retail outlets to open this year, here's what the company has in store.

Laptops Looking More Alluring As They Evolve (Knight Ridder News Service)
<http://www.pioneerplanet.com/tech/ctk_docs/109088.htm>
Manufacturers are beginning to make lightweight laptops affordable for consumers, led by Apple Computer's new iBook at 4.9 pounds.

Wait To Buy Back-To-School PC (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.pioneerplanet.com/tech/kid_docs/111280.htm>
Foremost is that the great bulk of the machines now available don't have the new IEEE 1394 (also called FireWire) ports that are going to be the hallmark of Windows XP-ready computers.

IBM Began Selling PCs Four Years After Apple (The Tennessean)
<http://www.tennessean.com/business/archives/01/04/07634247.shtml?Element_ID=7634247>
The personal computer revolution began four years before the IBM PC with the Apple II in 1977, and all of today's "PCs" were originally inspired by this machine.

== AppleSurf (Opinion) ===============

SHerlock Users, Ur Own3d! (IBM DeveloperWorks)
<http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/usability/library/us-cranky9/index.html>
Apple's search engine gets in your face with banner ads that are tough to turn off.

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

The Trouble With Hotmail (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/08/21/hotmail/index.html>
Microsoft can't seem to get its free e-mail act together. So what does that mean for the company's plans for total Net domination?

Hotmail Hole Exposes E-Mails (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1500000/1500703.stm>
Hackers have exposed a security flaw which allows you to read other people's e-mails in Hotmail.

Ballmer: Windows XP May Be Ready To Go (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6932084.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft's new Windows XP operating system will be ready for production as early as Friday, said Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, sounding optimistic about an on-schedule launch despite the company's ongoing antitrust case.

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

The Trouble With Hotmail (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/08/21/hotmail/index.html>
Microsoft can't seem to get its free e-mail act together. So what does that mean for the company's plans for total Net domination?

Hotmail Hole Exposes E-Mails (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1500000/1500703.stm>
Hackers have exposed a security flaw which allows you to read other people's e-mails in Hotmail.

Ballmer: Windows XP May Be Ready To Go (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6932084.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft's new Windows XP operating system will be ready for production as early as Friday, said Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, sounding optimistic about an on-schedule launch despite the company's ongoing antitrust case.

Windows XP Rush Bypasses Sun's Java (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6932013.html?tag=owv>
Sun Microsystems may have missed its opportunity to get the newest version of Java on PCs loaded with Microsoft's new Windows XP operating system.

Laptops Gain In PC Market (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6930478.html?tag=owv>
For years, PC makers have predicted that notebooks would replace desktops in the computing world. Now it's beginning to happen, according to researcher IDC.

AMD Revs Up Athlon 4, Duron Chips (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-6929037.html?tag=owv>
Advanced Micro Devices on Monday gave its Athlon 4 and Duron chips a performance boost.

Wait To Buy Back-To-School PC (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.pioneerplanet.com/tech/kid_docs/111280.htm>
Foremost is that the great bulk of the machines now available don't have the new IEEE 1394 (also called FireWire) ports that are going to be the hallmark of Windows XP-ready computers.

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

Online News Service Aims To Erase Bias (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6929123.html?tag=owv>
Seven African countries and Malaysia are planning an Internet-based news service as an alternative to Western media reports of their countries that are often biased or inaccurate, a project organizer says.

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

Singapore National Shares Scheme Seen As Pre-Election Move (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010820/1/1ck9i.html>
"With an election looming, it's a sound political move to win brownie points."

The Mindset Changes Needed For A New Singapore (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,18580,00.html?>
Local businesses, Singaporeans must change; but so must government.

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

Singapore Opposition Parties Criticse PM's Policy Speech (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010821/1/1co1r.html>
Singapore opposition parties Tuesday accused Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong of failing to address the needs of the faltering economy in a major policy speech over the weekend.

Singapore Web Sites Feel Heat Of New Rules (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010821/3/1cn3q.html>
Singapore's new laws curbing political campaigning on the Internet are already causing casualties as a current affairs portal becomes the second to close down in a week.

Singapore National Shares Scheme Seen As Pre-Election Move (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010820/1/1ck9i.html>
"With an election looming, it's a sound political move to win brownie points."

The Mindset Changes Needed For A New Singapore (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,18580,00.html?>
Local businesses, Singaporeans must change; but so must government.

Think Centre 'Not Government's Opponent' (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,65478,00.html?>
In response to PM Goh's remarks, political think-tank says it does not engage in 'mindless criticism' of government.

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

Programme Line-Up Change On TV Works (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,65503,00.html?>
There will be fewer but better local shows and a new time slot for its anchor news programme.