[MyAppleMenu] Feb 12, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

 RealNetworks Skins Apple, Microsoft (Network Computing)
<http://www.networkcomputing.com/1204/1204f1b1.html>
The Apple QuickTime technology, as tested, is only adequate. The Darwin Streaming Server is not up to the standards set by Microsoft and RealNetworks when it comes to server configuration and management. And out of the box, PC encoding software from Apple for QuickTime content creation is very limited.

 Microsoft Copies Mac OS X (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=2473>
Stability coupled with a flashy user interface will be the main selling points when Microsoft holds a lavish event tomorrow for the official launch of the new version of its Windows operating system. For Macintosh users forever enraged by Microsoft’s copying of the Mac OS for its Windows operating system, the news will be all too familiar – except that this time it’s Mac OS X that has sent Microsoft back to the drawing board.

 Mac OS X To The Rescue? (Upside)
<http://www.upside.com/HardwareSoftware/3a81d75f6ae.html>
Simple, elegant and stunning. Not exactly the words most people use to describe a computer operating system, but then again, most people don't work for Apple.

Advertisement: Love Is In The Air (The Applesurf Reader)
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/reader/>
It's time for love, this week in The Applesurf Reader. Plus: Why B.U. wants its professors to clock in for work, how to shorten queues, and advice for Friends on how to beat Survivor.

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

 Microsoft Copies Mac OS X (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=2473>
Stability coupled with a flashy user interface will be the main selling points when Microsoft holds a lavish event tomorrow for the official launch of the new version of its Windows operating system. For Macintosh users forever enraged by Microsoft’s copying of the Mac OS for its Windows operating system, the news will be all too familiar – except that this time it’s Mac OS X that has sent Microsoft back to the drawing board.

 Mac OS X To The Rescue? (Upside)
<http://www.upside.com/HardwareSoftware/3a81d75f6ae.html>
Simple, elegant and stunning. Not exactly the words most people use to describe a computer operating system, but then again, most people don't work for Apple.

 DVD Studio Pro Arrives (The Macjunkie)
<http://www.themacjunkie.com/cgi-bin/newspro/fullnews.cgi?newsid981886337,77838,?x>

 Adobe Unveils Photoshop Elements (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2001/02/11/0211pshopelements.html>
Adobe Systems, seeking to exploit the explosive popularity of digital cameras and other imaging products, has unveiled a new mid-range version of its Photoshop image-editing software that will replace Photoshop LE. Adobe plans to demonstrate the $99 program at the Photo Marketing Association show in Orlando, which opens Sunday.

== AppleSurf (Opinions) ==============

 The Ten Commandments Of The Church Of Macintosh (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/things/010212.html>
Let's not criticize the priests, heaven forbid! Else, God will smite thee!

 Netscape 6.0.1, Still Crap (Macinstein)
<http://www.macinstein.com/pressrelease.cfm?ID=782>
Netscape is in trouble when their older version outshines their more current.

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

 RealNetworks Skins Apple, Microsoft (Network Computing)
<http://www.networkcomputing.com/1204/1204f1b1.html>
The Apple QuickTime technology, as tested, is only adequate. The Darwin Streaming Server is not up to the standards set by Microsoft and RealNetworks when it comes to server configuration and management. And out of the box, PC encoding software from Apple for QuickTime content creation is very limited.

 Titanium: First Weekend Observations (Go2Mac)
<http://www.go2mac.com/displaynews.cfm?newsid=7789>
A review of my first weekend with the PowerBook G4, including step-by-steps on installing everything and notes on battery life, the trackpad, keyboard and some other random nuggets.

 Cleaner 5 (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0102/12.cleaner.shtml>
The descendent of the popular Media Cleaner Pro, the renamed and revamped Cleaner 5 is a camera-to-Web streaming media design solution. Besides the new moniker, the new, overhauled version sports DV (digital video) capture, beefed up batch processing, and kicks butt at interactive streaming media.

 High-End Word Processing For A Low-End Price: Free (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/misc/010212.html>
It had been several years since I used WordPerfect, and this review reminded me just how good and powerful this program is.

 Buying A Monitor (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/macdan/010212cr.html>
There is no reason to search the Internet for a used Apple monitor. Getting a new monitor will allow you to not only use it longer, but nearly guarantee use of it on future computers.

 DoubleTalk (Macs Only!)
<http://www.macsonly.com/xdt.html>
Connectix's new DoubleTalk is a super addition to the suite of Mac software available to provide interoperability among Macs and Wintel computers on a network. The setup and use of DoubleTalk is easy and will be familiar to Mac users, more so in our opinion than other interoperability solutions.

 Apple PowerBook G4 (PC Magazine)
<http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/stories/reviews/0,6755,2684232,00.html>
Powerful and sexy, this notebook is also a bit too hot, and the perfect viewing angle is somewhat hard to find -- small sacrifices for an otherwise exceptional titanium fashion accessory.

 Software Shootout: iTunes Vs SoundJam Vs Audion (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/article.pl?sid=01/02/11/2025237&mode=flat>

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

 Microsoft Copies Mac OS X (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=2473>
Stability coupled with a flashy user interface will be the main selling points when Microsoft holds a lavish event tomorrow for the official launch of the new version of its Windows operating system. For Macintosh users forever enraged by Microsoft’s copying of the Mac OS for its Windows operating system, the news will be all too familiar – except that this time it’s Mac OS X that has sent Microsoft back to the drawing board.

 We're No Monopoly, We're Just Dominant, Says Microsoft (Computer Reseller News)
<http://www.itnews.com.au/story.cfm?ID=5604>
Microsoft still insists it isn't doing anything illegal in the IT business, but the feds are sticking to their antitrust guns and intend to see the company divided.

 Now Under Bush, Justice Department Reaffirms Call For Microsoft Split (Agence France-Press)
<http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/0,1643,500308863-500496079-503478817-0,00.html>
The Justice Department on Friday reaffirmed its call for the breakup of Microsoft Corp. in its final brief filed in an appeals court hearing the company's challenge to last year's lower court order.

Advertisement: Love Is In The Air (The Applesurf Reader)
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/reader/>
It's time for love, this week in The Applesurf Reader. Plus: Why B.U. wants its professors to clock in for work, how to shorten queues, and advice for Friends on how to beat Survivor.

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

 MS Canada On Slippery Slope (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/16815.html>
Now once you've polished off your Powerpoint presentation and slapped some clipart into your Word file, you can put on your quilted puffa jacket, unsheath your baseball bat and carouse around the snowy slopes on your free toboggan.

 Intel, Gateway Team On 41.3GHz PIII Box (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/16818.html>
Either that or it's a typo...

 Microsoft Copies Mac OS X (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=2473>
Stability coupled with a flashy user interface will be the main selling points when Microsoft holds a lavish event tomorrow for the official launch of the new version of its Windows operating system. For Macintosh users forever enraged by Microsoft’s copying of the Mac OS for its Windows operating system, the news will be all too familiar – except that this time it’s Mac OS X that has sent Microsoft back to the drawing board.

 Compaq Stagnates In Q1 (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/16813.html>

 Compaq Expects Sales Slowdown (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4784091.html?tag=owv>
The head of Compaq Computer predicted a slowdown in sales growth to just under 5 percent in the first half of 2001 from 10 percent in 2000, a German magazine reported.

 We're No Monopoly, We're Just Dominant, Says Microsoft (Computer Reseller News)
<http://www.itnews.com.au/story.cfm?ID=5604>
Microsoft still insists it isn't doing anything illegal in the IT business, but the feds are sticking to their antitrust guns and intend to see the company divided.

 Now Under Bush, Justice Department Reaffirms Call For Microsoft Split (Agence France-Press)
<http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/0,1643,500308863-500496079-503478817-0,00.html>
The Justice Department on Friday reaffirmed its call for the breakup of Microsoft Corp. in its final brief filed in an appeals court hearing the company's challenge to last year's lower court order.

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

 Napster's 11th Hour Frenzy (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41745,00.html>
It was a song downloading frenzy on Sunday for millions of music-lovers logging on to Napster, fearing a federal court may soon shut down the popular online song-swapping service that has record companies up in arms.

Advertisement: Love Is In The Air (The Applesurf Reader)
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/reader/>
It's time for love, this week in The Applesurf Reader. Plus: Why B.U. wants its professors to clock in for work, how to shorten queues, and advice for Friends on how to beat Survivor.

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

 RealNetworks Skins Apple, Microsoft (Network Computing)
<http://www.networkcomputing.com/1204/1204f1b1.html>
The Apple QuickTime technology, as tested, is only adequate. The Darwin Streaming Server is not up to the standards set by Microsoft and RealNetworks when it comes to server configuration and management. And out of the box, PC encoding software from Apple for QuickTime content creation is very limited.

 School Hardware Doing Hard Time (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41636,00.html>
The U.S. government has sold thousands of computers intended for disadvantaged school children in order to help defray the cost of incarcerating a rising tide of federal prisoners.

 Laid Off? Call Dr. FeelBad (Wired News)
<http://www.wirednews.com/news/culture/0,1284,41654,00.html>
Internet addiction disorder. Cyberwidows. Sudden wealth syndrome. And now, post-layoff burnout trauma, as it was dubbed in an article on StressDoc.com.

 Netscape 6.0.1, Still Crap (Macinstein)
<http://www.macinstein.com/pressrelease.cfm?ID=782>
Netscape is in trouble when their older version outshines their more current.

 Napster's 11th Hour Frenzy (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41745,00.html>
It was a song downloading frenzy on Sunday for millions of music-lovers logging on to Napster, fearing a federal court may soon shut down the popular online song-swapping service that has record companies up in arms.

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

Advertisement: Love Is In The Air (The Applesurf Reader)
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/reader/>
It's time for love, this week in The Applesurf Reader. Plus: Why B.U. wants its professors to clock in for work, how to shorten queues, and advice for Friends on how to beat Survivor.

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

 TurboLinux, LinuxCare In Pre-Op Survery (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/16811.html>

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

Advertisement: Love Is In The Air (The Applesurf Reader)
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/reader/>
It's time for love, this week in The Applesurf Reader. Plus: Why B.U. wants its professors to clock in for work, how to shorten queues, and advice for Friends on how to beat Survivor.

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

 Singapore Signs Another Gas Aggrement With Indonesia (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/cna/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/010212/singapore/cna/Singapore_signs_another_gas_agreement_with_Indonesia.html>

 Malay Leaders To Meet SM On March 2 (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,22977,00.html?>
The closed-door dialogue on Malay issues between Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew and community leaders scheduled for today has been postponed to March 2.

 Responses Hard To Swallow (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,23023,00.html?>
Ong Kee Hwee: If DBS finds it is unprofitable to serve small customers in a personalised manner, why not say so.

 No Thanks, DBS, It's Post Office For Me (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,23019,00.html?>
Amelia Ngoh Ai Mei: It is about closing POSBank branches that offer good, efficient service, and then expecting me to use the slow, inefficient service at DBS.

 New Postage Rates Punish Small Business (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,22999,00.html?>
Jon Morgan: Having installed new machines with the aim of making the postal service more efficient, and weaned us all onto six-digit postal codes, we now find SingPost has introduced a scale of charges which not only penalises small businesses, but also has everyone reaching for a guide chart whenever he has an envelope that might conceivably have a slightly unconventional size, colour, thickness or sealing method.

 Blow For Singapore Gays (Rainbownetwork.com)
<http://www.rainbownetwork.com/content/FeatureLife.asp?featid=4728>
Singapore police have bowed to pressure and cancelled a planned homosexual forum amid fears it would legitimise practices considered unlawful in the conservative city.

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

 Starbucks Brews Up 8 More Outlets (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,23021,00.html?>
Starbucks Coffee is brewing up a storm as it prepares to open eight new outlets this year, in addition to the two already opened since the start of the year.

 Spinning Off A 'Cafe Culture' (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,23002,00.html?>

 Asia's First 'Water' Bar (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,22931,00.html?>
A bar with a difference opens in Holland Village. It has tasteful interiors, Cambodian designs and all the bottled water you can drink.

 Puffy, The Ratings Slayer (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,22924,00.html?>
More than 54,000 kids aged four to 12 tuned in to the Jan 6 debut of the Cartoon Network programme on Singapore Television Twelve's Kids Central.