[MyAppleMenu] Feb 4, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

 Apple Lowers Cube Price (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0102/03.cube.shtml>
In what appears to be a further attempt at moving out excess fourth quarter inventory, Apple has lowered the price on its mid-range, 500MHz G4 Cube by US$300 and has added a high-end model with more memory, a bigger hard drive and the Radeon graphics card.

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

 How's Apple Doing? Depends On Who You Ask (Planet IT)
<http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/desktop-desktop_systems/news/PIT20010201S0002>

 Apple Lowers Cube Price (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0102/03.cube.shtml>
In what appears to be a further attempt at moving out excess fourth quarter inventory, Apple has lowered the price on its mid-range, 500MHz G4 Cube by US$300 and has added a high-end model with more memory, a bigger hard drive and the Radeon graphics card.

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

 Powerbook G4 / PC Laptop Price Comparison (MacMonkey)
<http://www.macmonkey.com/editorials.php?task=view&articleID=124>
In the end, the Dell and the Powerbook were right on par with each other. It just depends on whether the difference between a 15" and a 14" screen are that big to you, as well as how good you want your laptop to look.

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

 Microsoft's XML Gamble (CRN)
<http://www.crn.com/Sections/Features/features.asp?ArticleID=23557>
Microsoft aims to be the high roller in B2B e-commerce, but it faces uncertain odds in the XML game.

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

 Intel Finds New Chipset Partner For Pentium 4 (Bloomberg News)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4699393.html?tag=owv>
Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, is working with Taiwan computer manufacturer Gigabyte Technology to speed development of new chipsets supporting Intel's newest processor, the Pentium 4.

 Justice, Microsoft File Appeal Plan (Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20653-2001Feb2.html>
Oral arguments in the Microsoft antitrust appeal would focus on the case's core legal disputes and not address the trial judge's public comments or how he conducted the trial, under a plan proposed yesterday by the government and the software giant.

 Microsoft's XML Gamble (CRN)
<http://www.crn.com/Sections/Features/features.asp?ArticleID=23557>
Microsoft aims to be the high roller in B2B e-commerce, but it faces uncertain odds in the XML game.

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

 Yahoo Launches Paid Placements (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41594,00.html>
In another sign that online advertising revenue is tight, Yahoo quietly launched its first "pay-for-play" program this week.

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

 Yahoo Launches Paid Placements (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41594,00.html>
In another sign that online advertising revenue is tight, Yahoo quietly launched its first "pay-for-play" program this week.

 Amazon To Unload Unprofitable Items (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-4691958.html?tag=owv>
The head of online retailing giant Amazon.com has sent an internal memo to employees outlining a plan to stop selling unprofitable products, according to a report.

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

 Linux Has Legs (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4689573.html?tag=owv>
Fans of Linux and open-source software were treated to new support from high-tech heavyweights at the LinuxWorld confab in New York.

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

 Red Hat Chairman Details Linux Services Push (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4687641.html?tag=owv>
The Red Hat Network is more than a subscription system for keeping Linux computers updated--it's also a potential tool for enabling computer makers such as IBM to resell Red Hat's services.

 Linux Has Legs (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4689573.html?tag=owv>
Fans of Linux and open-source software were treated to new support from high-tech heavyweights at the LinuxWorld confab in New York.

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

 High Street - Seat Of Government Again? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,21345,00.html?>
High Street's textile merchants and electronics traders may make way for civil servants, if a plan to redevelop the remaining five privately-owned buildings in the area goes ahead. The proposal could also see a new light-rail system running alongside the Singapore River.


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

 Having Special Criteria Raises Issues (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,21247-981237540,00.html?>
He Chengzhi: By excluding one class of Singaporeans from voting, we will be opening the floodgates to the exclusion of other classes. Today, it could be overseas Singaporeans. Tomorrow, which group will we exclude, simply on the basis that its members do not fit the conventional mould?

 Give Singaporeans Overseas Right To Vote (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,21220-981237540,00.html?>
Daniel Koh Kah Soon: If we want to generate goodwill and remind these Singaporeans of their home and their obligations to the country, it seems odd that they should be disenfranchised.

 Re-Opening Of Maxwell Food Centre Delayed (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,21333,00.html?>
This also means that the 89 stallholders, most of whom have been jobless during the closure, have to rough it out for another month without income.

 70 Want Review Of CPF Top-Up Amount (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,21347,00.html?>
About 70 people have asked the Central Provident Fund Board to review the amount credited to them as the first instalment of the CPF top-up that was paid in January.


 Withdrawal Of CPF Savings In Full Swing (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,21332,00.html?>
Figures show Singaporeans withdrew $103 million from their Special Accounts last month for investments, mainly in insurance products.

 High Street - Seat Of Government Again? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,21345,00.html?>
High Street's textile merchants and electronics traders may make way for civil servants, if a plan to redevelop the remaining five privately-owned buildings in the area goes ahead. The proposal could also see a new light-rail system running alongside the Singapore River.


== SingaporeSurf (Technology) ==============

 IDA Goes Hip With Snazzy Annual Report (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,21340,00.html?>