[MyAppleMenu] Aug 23, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Laptop Editing At NBC (TVTechnology.com)
<http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/Focus-on-editing/f-JA-laptop-editing.shtml>
"This is the wave of the future."

Mommy, Did You Pack My Laptop? (Orange County Register)
<http://www.ocregister.com/news/laptop00822cci2.shtml>
An O.C. elementary principal wants students to bring their own computers, but some experts question the fairness.

QuickTime Cuts Chop In Video Stream (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,37%257E114669,00.html>
Of the three streaming media titans, only RealNetworks has yet to announce OS X support. The company had better show its hand soon, because its competitors' players are looking better than ever.

iBooks To Be Part Of New Elementary School (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0108/22.ibooks.shtml>
Principal Kevin Rafferty has asked parents of third-, fourth- and fifth-graders to send their children to school with an iBook, which they'll use for word processing and storing assignments.

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

Nisus Writer 6.0.2 Improves RTF, Language Support (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0108/23.nisus.shtml>
The new version of Nisus Writer sports enhanced RTF translation, with better compatibility to both read and write RTF files in any language.

Apple Stand At UK Expo Excites Industry (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=3396>
Apple's decision to take on the largest exhibition space in the hall, and appear at a general interest Mac event is seen as an attempt to rebuild bridges with its UK users, according to industry observers.

Top Game To Port To Mac (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3400>
MacPlay has acquired the rights to publish Aliens versus Predator, Gold Edition from Fox Interactive.

Laptop Editing At NBC (TVTechnology.com)
<http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/Focus-on-editing/f-JA-laptop-editing.shtml>
"This is the wave of the future."

Barrage Of Computers Hits School (Watertown Public Opinion)
<http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=2256542&BRD=1166&PAG=461&dept_id=91684&rfi=6>
Watertown School District technology instructors are working overtime this week to hook-up more than 500 new computers given to the district by Gov. Bill Janklow last month but that just arrived.

School Supplies Spin Some Cool Combinations (USA Today)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/2001-08-22-school-supplies.htm>
School-supply manufacturers are thinking outside the pencil box. A couple of years after they splashed binders and planners with iMac colors, they're sculpting them to look like tangerine and blueberry iBooks.

Mommy, Did You Pack My Laptop? (Orange County Register)
<http://www.ocregister.com/news/laptop00822cci2.shtml>
An O.C. elementary principal wants students to bring their own computers, but some experts question the fairness.

Broward School Officials Discover Waste In Tech Spending (Sun-Sentinel)
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-cskl22aug22.story?coll=sfla%2Dnews%2Dbroward>
Broward requires most computer vendors to automatically offer new products and discounts to the district. Abney contended that Apple failed to tell the district about its G4 PowerBook just as the district was buying the older G3 model.

iBooks To Be Part Of New Elementary School (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0108/22.ibooks.shtml>
Principal Kevin Rafferty has asked parents of third-, fourth- and fifth-graders to send their children to school with an iBook, which they'll use for word processing and storing assignments.

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

Boring Old Software In Paris? (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/scope/01/0822.html>
Even for those who know that Apple produces a different OS, it would be a welcome shot in the arm to see some real promotion of the OS and its benefits.

AppleWorks - Or Something! - Should Be Bundled With PowerBooks, Power Macs (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2001/08/22.1.shtml>
I'm really amazed at how long Apple has gotten away with it.

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

Back To School Games (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/pom/01/0823.html>

QuickTime Cuts Chop In Video Stream (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,37%257E114669,00.html>
Of the three streaming media titans, only RealNetworks has yet to announce OS X support. The company had better show its hand soon, because its competitors' players are looking better than ever.

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

Microsoft Splits C# And Visual Basic Roadmaps (Computerwire.com)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2093679,00.html>
As soon as Visual Studio.Net launches this autumn, Microsoft will make C# more like Java, while dumbing down Visual Basic.

Intel To Boost Linux Programming Tools (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6947172.html?tag=owv>
Intel, one of the first mainstream companies to endorse the Linux operating system, will release programming tools Thursday to make Linux programs run better on its chips.

Microsoft Defends Passport (CNET News.com)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/617864.asp>
Microsoft on Wednesday descended on the nation's Capitol, trying to quell concerns its Passport authentication service poses a threat to consumers' privacy or security.

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

As '.com' Gets Company, A Rush For Addresses (Washington Post)
<http://www.washtech.com/news/dotcom/12030-1.html>
It looks like the dot-com gold rush, minus the gold.

Google Working On Paid-Crawl Service (Computerwire.com)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2093675,00.html>
Evidence points toward a new service where companies will pay to have their sites 'deep-crawled' by Google's search engine.

Qwest Won't Credit Code Red Victims (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-6950192.html?tag=owv>
The state attorney general has asked Qwest to give refunds to customers who lost high-speed Internet connections as a result of the "Code Red" computer worm attack, but the Denver-based Internet access provider is refusing.

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

As '.com' Gets Company, A Rush For Addresses (Washington Post)
<http://www.washtech.com/news/dotcom/12030-1.html>
It looks like the dot-com gold rush, minus the gold.

AOL Workers Start Getting The Bad News (Washington Post)
<http://www.washtech.com/news/media/12029-1.html>
AOL Time Warner Inc. began its round of layoffs yesterday, letting go a small number of employees before it completes the purge of about 1,700 today and tomorrow, according to sources familiar with the matter.

When Nice Analysts Turn mean (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,46235,00.html>
Investment analysts formerly known for their fawning coverage of cash-burning Net firms are showing a new face lately.

Google Working On Paid-Crawl Service (Computerwire.com)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2093675,00.html>
Evidence points toward a new service where companies will pay to have their sites 'deep-crawled' by Google's search engine.

Slowdown On High-Speed Express (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,46219,00.html>
The dismal financial picture is a sharp turnaround from just a year or two ago, when the combination of a booming stock market and boundless optimism among investors around the theme of high-speed Internet access provided bountiful funding for many an upstart broadband firm.

Qwest Won't Credit Code Red Victims (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-6950192.html?tag=owv>
The state attorney general has asked Qwest to give refunds to customers who lost high-speed Internet connections as a result of the "Code Red" computer worm attack, but the Denver-based Internet access provider is refusing.

QuickTime Cuts Chop In Video Stream (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,37%257E114669,00.html>
Of the three streaming media titans, only RealNetworks has yet to announce OS X support. The company had better show its hand soon, because its competitors' players are looking better than ever.

Dotcom Slide 'Overdone' Says Manager (FTMW)
<http://www.ftmarketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid={9F3A3835-A4FA-48B0-B60C-2CE12989EF62}&source=moreover1>
The dramatic collapse in share price of just about every Internet-related stock has been overdone, says a fund manager specialising in the field.

Analysts Wary Of AOL's Revenue Goals (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6947708.html?tag=lh>
AOL Time Warner's plans to cut 1,700 jobs lifted one of the gloomy clouds over its stock, but the company's ability to hit its 2001 financial targets remains in doubt, analysts said Wednesday.

'Headline News' Takes A Page From The Web (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2806767,00.html>
A recent overhaul of AOL Time Warner's "CNN Headline News" cable program aims to close the gap between the TV screen and the Web, offering a potential design prototype for interactive TV programming, according to sources close to the company.

Amazon Bids For Big Buyers (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2806837,00.html>
Online retail giant Amazon.com is looking beyond individual consumers with a new program intended to attract organizations such as libraries, schools and businesses.

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

Ale, Ale, The Linux Gang's Here (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/linux/0,1411,46061,00.html>
No word yet on whether they'll be wearing shiny little "Happy Birthday" hats with penguins on them or drinking some special Linux brew cooked up by the local monks, but the night sure won't be dull.

Intel To Boost Linux Programming Tools (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6947172.html?tag=owv>
Intel, one of the first mainstream companies to endorse the Linux operating system, will release programming tools Thursday to make Linux programs run better on its chips.

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

CASE Supports PM's Call For Better Service Standards (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010823/5/1cy6s.html>
The Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) believes service excellence is one key determinant for business growth.

Australia Okays SingTel's Bid For Optus (Business Times)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,18873,00.html?>
The approval - although conditional - clears one of the last major hurdles for SingTel in its A$14 billion (S$13.2 billion) bid for Optus, announced in March.