[MyAppleMenu] Feb 6, 2001
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== AppleSurf (Top Stories) ==============
Apple's Cube Strategy Doesn't Square Up (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2681937,00.html>
That blend of charisma and chutzpah might not be a substitute for unit sales, but it's another good argument why Apple continues to weather the periodic squalls that could easily scuttle a lesser brand.
== AppleSurf (News) ==============
Apple Cuts Cost Of Cube - Again (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/16673.html>
The latest cuts come as Apple attempts to rid itself of unsold Cubes, having done the same for iMacs and other machines.
Emory's iMovieFest: A Festival Affair (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2001/02/imoviefest/>
iMovieFest was the brainchild of David Roemer, an Emory business school student who made his first digital movies in 2000 using a compact DV camera and Apple’s iMovie. Impressed by how much fun he had in the process, David thought that his fellow students might enjoy creating their own movies, as well.
ATI Unveils Mobility Radeon (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2001/02/04/0205radeon.html>
Heinz Awards Go To Honorees Today (Associated Press)
<http://www.dominionpost.com/a/news/2001/02/05/aj/>
Teresa Heinz, the senator's widow and foundation chairwoman, said the recipients "represent a rare and wonderful blend of expertise, courage and concern for the next generation."
Fish Or Cut Bait: A Comeback For Core? (Red Herring)
<http://www.redherring.com/investor/2001/0205/inv-focb020501.html?id=yahoo>
The huge wild card is whether Corel actually can return to profitability and see a pickup in sales. But the company now has a levelheaded CEO that isn't going to neglect the core software products in favor of the latest open-source buzzword.
OS X Rebate: Apple Says It's For Feedback, But Others Report Getting It (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/02/05.13.shtml>
At this point, our guess is that the discount program was intended for people who had posted feedback, but is either being extended to everyone, or some folks are getting it by mistake.
== AppleSurf (Opinions) ==============
Apple's Cube Strategy Doesn't Square Up (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2681937,00.html>
That blend of charisma and chutzpah might not be a substitute for unit sales, but it's another good argument why Apple continues to weather the periodic squalls that could easily scuttle a lesser brand.
Distributed Apple (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/myturn/010206.html>
LEM Boycotts Cnet Links (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/musings/cnet.html>
The Web as we know it remains a relatively recent innovation, and Web ads are much newer than the Web itself. Change is something we have to expect, but unlike c|net's mega-ads, lets hope those changes are for the better.
OS X Battering 2 (Macinstein)
<http://www.macinstein.com/pressrelease.cfm?ID=774>
Does OS Stand For Overhead Sending? (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/7270.html>
The more enhancements and bug fixes that Apple accepts from the community of Darwin enthusiasts, the more Apple lowers its overhead cost.
The One Hundred Dollar Advantage (MacMonkey.com)
<http://www.macmonkey.com/editorials.php?task=view&articleID=125>
Dell charges shipping. Compaq charges shipping. Gateway charges shipping. How much does Apple charge? ZERO.
Zoom Rage (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/tangible/01/02/05/index.html>
A zoom feature would not only benefit regular users, but older people, those with poor eyesight, or those who wish to read a web page at a distance. People making presentations on projection displays would also find it useful, as you could go to a website and keep things big enough for everyone to see.
== AppleSurf (Reviews) ==============
TiBook Report #5 (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/ibook/ti5.html>
I still have no way of measuring the TiBook's temperature; every utility I've tried (five at this point) simply doesn't know where to find the temperature data.
Dr Bott gHead (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/reviews/ghead.html>
If you're running a headless blue & white G3 or Power Mac G4 server or using the MoniSwitch USB or a similar KVM on those models, this $19.95 device is definitely worth owning.
Virtual PC 4.0 (TheiMac.com)
<http://www.theimac.com/articles/categories/features/story398.shtml>
Links LS 2000 (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/news/reviews/2001_02_11.shtml>
Almost everyone can enjoy Links LS 2000, but it's hardly the most advanced form of entertainment on the planet. Maybe next year we'll get a fancy polygon engine for smooth flybys of the course and polygonal golfers rather than paper cutouts.
Power Mac G4 Cube (Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=116>
As Mac gamers, you should have no hesitation in buying a Cube. If you lack the funds to purchase a G4 tower, the Cube is an obvious choice, especially now that Apple is offering attractive discounts on the low-end model. It is a much better gaming machine than the iMac because of the G4 processor and superior graphics abilities.
== The Wintel Empire (Top Stories) ==============
Microsoft Plans To Sit Inside Your Refrigerator (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2682451,00.html>
Microsoft, again trying to branch out from personal-computer programs, finally is making some progress in the embedded software that runs everything from factory robots to "smart" refrigerators.
Is Microsoft Too Strong For Java? (CFO.com)
<http://63.150.151.67/Pge_Channel_Article_Detail/1,2908,87%7C92%7CAD%7C2019,00.html>
The short answer is that the lesson of the last few years is that the Internet has earned its place as legitimate corporate computing platform in its own right. But Windows is still the single most widely used platform in personal computers and local area networks.
Intel Fights For Moore's Law (Financial Times)
<http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT312FDDTIC&live=true&tagid=ZZZC00L1B0C&subheading=information%20technology>
Although Intel believes that Moore's Law is "alive and well for the next decade", fulfilling its promise will not be easy.
The Microsoft Experience (Fool.com)
<http://www.fool.com/news/2001/msft010205.htm>
Reading about Microsoft's latest plans to make the work experience easier and more productive with its upcoming Office and Windows XP offerings, one Fool -- though intrigued -- isn't overly excited. Will the XP experience offer enough truly new technology to register with next-generation users?
Why XP Is The Perfect Name For Windows (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/16652.html>
Aircraft with just the XP designation (such as the XP-55) were unconventional in design, prone to crashing, and generally a waste of R&D.
== The Wintel Empire (News) ==============
Microsoft Plans To Sit Inside Your Refrigerator (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2682451,00.html>
Microsoft, again trying to branch out from personal-computer programs, finally is making some progress in the embedded software that runs everything from factory robots to "smart" refrigerators.
AMD Claims Chip Sales Growth To Beat Industry Average (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/16678.html>
AMD admitted yesterday that it too will be hit by the global downturn in the chip market, but it's not going to be as badly off as its competitors.
Is Microsoft Too Strong For Java? (CFO.com)
<http://63.150.151.67/Pge_Channel_Article_Detail/1,2908,87%7C92%7CAD%7C2019,00.html>
The short answer is that the lesson of the last few years is that the Internet has earned its place as legitimate corporate computing platform in its own right. But Windows is still the single most widely used platform in personal computers and local area networks.
Intel Fights For Moore's Law (Financial Times)
<http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT312FDDTIC&live=true&tagid=ZZZC00L1B0C&subheading=information%20technology>
Although Intel believes that Moore's Law is "alive and well for the next decade", fulfilling its promise will not be easy.
Heat Continues To Plague CPU Design (Meta Group)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-201-4721288-0.html?tag=owv>
Compaq Cuts Back On Size, Power With New Servers (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4720537.html?tag=owv>
Later this year, Compaq Computer will jump into the nascent market for tiny servers that use less power and take up less space than current products.
Sun Wrestles With Microsoft For Web-Services Crown (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4720662.html?tag=owv>
Will the real inventor of Web services please stand up?
The Microsoft Experience (Fool.com)
<http://www.fool.com/news/2001/msft010205.htm>
Reading about Microsoft's latest plans to make the work experience easier and more productive with its upcoming Office and Windows XP offerings, one Fool -- though intrigued -- isn't overly excited. Will the XP experience offer enough truly new technology to register with next-generation users?
MS Testers Shout 'Linux!' Over Whistler Copy Protection (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/16648.html>
Microsoft's Product Activation technology has triggered a row in the company's official Whistler beta newsgroups, with testers threatening defection to Linux or piracy over the matter.
The Wind Shifts For Microsoft (Business Week)
<http://www.businessweek.com/2001/01_07/b3719109.htm>
Microsoft's optimism no longer seems quite so far-fetched.
Why XP Is The Perfect Name For Windows (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/16652.html>
Aircraft with just the XP designation (such as the XP-55) were unconventional in design, prone to crashing, and generally a waste of R&D.
== Breaking Barriers (Top Stories) ==============
Amazon Debuts Honor System (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-4723935.html?tag=owv>
Feeling philanthropic? Amazon.com plans to unveil a new system Tuesday that will allow Net surfers to donate cash to their favorite Web sites.
Empire Building, Mozilla Style (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4720123.html?tag=owv>
Netscape's army of open-source programmers may not have turned the tide in the browser wars, but that hasn't stopped some followers from moving on to the next front in the battle for control of the Internet.
== Breaking Barriers (News) ==============
Consumers Rage War Against Pop-Ups (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2682454,00.html>
Kathleen Anderson wants pop-up advertisements gone from the Net.
Amazon Debuts Honor System (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-4723935.html?tag=owv>
Feeling philanthropic? Amazon.com plans to unveil a new system Tuesday that will allow Net surfers to donate cash to their favorite Web sites.
The Internet: It's Full Of Holes (Wired News)
<http://www.wirednews.com/news/technology/0,1282,41625,00.html>
Computer crackers can read your e-mail, collect your credit card data, intercept the information you send wirelessly or pry into your private files.
LEM Boycotts Cnet Links (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/musings/cnet.html>
The Web as we know it remains a relatively recent innovation, and Web ads are much newer than the Web itself. Change is something we have to expect, but unlike c|net's mega-ads, lets hope those changes are for the better.
Razorfish Sets Second Round Of Cutbacks, Laying Off 400 (New York Times)
<http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/02/05/technology/06CND-FISH.html?Partner=UserLand&RefId=EFnnunFnJgPj_>
Razorfish Inc., one of the oldest and most established Internet consulting companies in Manhattan's Silicon Alley, announced today that it was laying off about 400 employees because of slowing revenues.
Kozmo Brings Liquor Sales To The Big Apple (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-4720318.html?tag=cd_mh>
Kozmo.com is making another beer run, having found that booze is big business.
Weak Link In The Net's Security Chain? DNS (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2681845,00.html>
A series of high-profile events over the last few weeks has highlighted the fact that the DNS that is so critical to the Internet's operation is also one of its weakest links.
Game Over At EToys (Associated Press)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41634,00.html>
The troubled Internet retailer eToys said Monday it will lay off its remaining workers and does not expect any investment in the company before it runs out of cash at the end of March.
Empire Building, Mozilla Style (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4720123.html?tag=owv>
Netscape's army of open-source programmers may not have turned the tide in the browser wars, but that hasn't stopped some followers from moving on to the next front in the battle for control of the Internet.
Cathay Pacific Unveils Online Check-In Service (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-4718174.html?tag=owv>
One of the most popular airlines for business travelers in Asia introduced an online check-in service Monday for frequent flier customers.
Sun Wrestles With Microsoft For Web-Services Crown (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4720662.html?tag=owv>
Will the real inventor of Web services please stand up?
Zoom Rage (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/tangible/01/02/05/index.html>
A zoom feature would not only benefit regular users, but older people, those with poor eyesight, or those who wish to read a web page at a distance. People making presentations on projection displays would also find it useful, as you could go to a website and keep things big enough for everyone to see.
== PenguinSurf (Top Stories) ==============
Correcting Linux Misconceptions (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/7263.html>
Changing the model used to develop the Linux kernel would be nothing but unproductive and frustrating for its participants with no evidence that the changes would be beneficial.
== PenguinSurf (News) ==============
Corel Linux Sale 'Best Thing' For OS, Claims Exec (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/16670.html>
"Corel believes that a spin-off will provide better focus for our resources and this focus will better position our Linux offerings as key components of an end-to-end solution."
Correcting Linux Misconceptions (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/7263.html>
Changing the model used to develop the Linux kernel would be nothing but unproductive and frustrating for its participants with no evidence that the changes would be beneficial.
Fish Or Cut Bait: A Comeback For Core? (Red Herring)
<http://www.redherring.com/investor/2001/0205/inv-focb020501.html?id=yahoo>
The huge wild card is whether Corel actually can return to profitability and see a pickup in sales. But the company now has a levelheaded CEO that isn't going to neglect the core software products in favor of the latest open-source buzzword.
== The AppleSurf Reader ==============
Malaysia Bans News Site (Associated Press)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41610,00.html>
Malaysia's criticism-shy government has ordered that reporters from an award-winning Internet newspaper be banned from official functions and news conferences, the site's editor and news reports said Monday.
== SingaporeSurf (News) ==============
Lawyers Of Falungong Members Ask For Withdrawal Of Charges (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/cna/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/010206/singapore/cna/Lawyers_of_Falungong_members_ask_for_withdrawal_of_charges_.html>
Lawyers for the 15 Falungong followers arrested at MacRitchie Reservoir on New Year's Eve have made representations to the Attorney-General Chambers to withdraw the charges against the accused persons.
Doctors: Let Market Decide (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,21782,00.html?>
Dr Ang Kiam Wee: With increasing globalisation and liberalising of utility, telecommunications, and other sectors, MOH will need to produce a lot more evidence to convince the public that allowing market forces to drive the health-care sector is a bad thing.
DBS's ATMs Crippled - Again (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,21718,00.html?>
Last September when the system stalled, the bank's officials gave a similar explanation, likening the fault to 'hiccups' in personal computers and telephones which seem to happen without any apparent reason.
== SingaporeSurf (Technology) ==============
Malaysia Bans News Site (Associated Press)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41610,00.html>
Malaysia's criticism-shy government has ordered that reporters from an award-winning Internet newspaper be banned from official functions and news conferences, the site's editor and news reports said Monday.
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