[MyAppleMenu] Feb 13, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

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

 Mac-Made Movies Won't Work On All DVD Players (CNET News.com)
<http://yahoofin.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-4797555.html?tag=pt.yahoofin.financefeed..ne>
Apple is touting its new iDVD software as a way to create movies that people can watch on consumer DVD players, but not all machines actually support discs made with Apple's new recordable DVD drive.

 Epson Unveils New Stylus Photo Printers (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2001/02/11/0212epsonpma.html>

 Epson Launches High-End Ink-Jet (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2001/02/11/0212styluspro.html>
It's proving to be a busy week for Epson, which announced on Monday that it is shipping the Stylus Pro 5500, a new high-end six-color printer designed for production of archival prints. Epson also introduced three new models in its Stylus Photo line.

 DVD Drives Available As BTO From Apple Store (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=3344>

 Mac OS X Core OS Contributor Leaves Apple (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=3337>

 Getting Ready For OS X (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2001/02/11/0212jcwosxprep.html>
You can resist these as alien concepts that Mac administrators have no need to know, or embrace them as valuable new additions for your toolbox. Personally, I think the latter is the way to go.

 Apple PowerBook G4 Orders Delayed (Again) (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=3324>

 REALBasic 3 Adds OS X Support, Now Shipping (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=3297>

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

 Microsoft/OS X Debacle (Macinstein)
<http://www.macinstein.com/pressrelease.cfm?ID=783>

 The Time Is Right For Apple To Expand (Profesionalmac.com)
<http://www.professionalmac.com/articles/appleexpand.html>
The enterprise business market has is an area that Apple has not aggressively marketed to. I believe that strategy will change with the introduction of OS X. The timing of this release is perfect, for a number of reasons.

 Gaze Thee Upon The Power That Titanium Has On The Infidel (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/thebackpage/2001/20010212.shtml>
Folks, we may be on the verge of another revolution, or at least a minor riot. The PowerBook G4 may do more to convert PC users to the Mac Way than the iMac and Mac OS X combined.

 The Cube Experience, Apple's Hard-Learned Lesson (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/flipside/2001/20010212.shtml>
I would never wish failure to the company that manufactures my favorite computer platform, but I am happy that the Cube experience delivered the hard knock that might prevent more serious screw-ups at Apple in the future. It was a relatively cheap lesson!

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

 Living And Loving iTunes (Mac-Upgrade.com)
<http://www.mac-upgrade.com/features/2001/02/itunes.html>
For one, converting songs to MP3 format has never been easier.

 Risk II (Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=129>
In summary, Risk II is a great game that everyone should try at least twice- you will probably not be disappointed, and you may well expect to love it if you're interested in the original game.

 Road Warrior (Pioneer Planet)
<http://www.pioneerplanet.com/tech/ptk_docs/033495.htm>
Don't even think about buying a pedestrian PC portable until you've kicked the tires on this metallic Mac. The PowerBook G4 professional laptop rocks.

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

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 Intel Debuts Faster Processors (CBS MarketWatch)
<http://www2.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BFBAADBBC%2DD363%2D4B1D%2D99E7%2D725C3D43A18B%7D&source=htx/http2_mw>
Intel said Monday that its so-called Foster processor is on track for a 2001 debut. The faster Foster, which is essentially like a Pentium 4 of the Xeon family, will target high-end workstations and front-end/mid-tier servers.

 Microsoft Has A Tough Sell At XP Preview (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2684339,00.html>
Of the myriad challenges Microsoft will face over the next few months, none will be as pressing as persuading Windows and Office users to upgrade to the company's XP versions.

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

 When Microsoft Shark-Attacks Linux (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/7437.html>
It seems to me that Microsoft is going to have a lot tougher time "attacking" Linux than it anticipates. The open source nature of the OS and its zero-dollar price tag will prove to be too powerful an offense to knock down that easily.

 Intel Debuts Faster Processors (CBS MarketWatch)
<http://www2.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BFBAADBBC%2DD363%2D4B1D%2D99E7%2D725C3D43A18B%7D&source=htx/http2_mw>
Intel said Monday that its so-called Foster processor is on track for a 2001 debut. The faster Foster, which is essentially like a Pentium 4 of the Xeon family, will target high-end workstations and front-end/mid-tier servers.

 Wen-chi Chen: Taiwan's Answer To Andy Grove? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/feb2001/nf20010212_420.htm>
Via Technologies' ambitious CEO plans to win by "trying to play a different type of game" than Intel.

 New Virus: Now Anna Loves You (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,41761,00.html>
A new worm is making its way through e-mail boxes, and it seems to be spreading more rapidly than last year's Love Bug, which infected 15 million computers and is regarded as the worst e-mail virus ever.

 MS Court Gig To Go Out Live On The Web (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/16847.html>
Microsoft's appeal will go out live over the Internet for two days at the end of this month, and the lucky winners of the audio stream are ABC News and C-Span. The two organisations will carry the show live on their Web sites, and it will also be available on archive, and for radio broadcast.

 Microsoft's Linux 'Message' (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2682588,00.html>
"It's the business model around free software that concerns us, where people get sucked in to not paying for software," Doug Miller, group product manager for the Windows Server Group, told eWeek's Peter Galli. "This will be a disservice for them, as they need established, well-funded companies to offer innovation."

 Microsoft Has Great Expectations For XP (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/business/cutting/20010212/t000012898.html>

 Microsoft Has A Tough Sell At XP Preview (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2684339,00.html>
Of the myriad challenges Microsoft will face over the next few months, none will be as pressing as persuading Windows and Office users to upgrade to the company's XP versions.

 Start-Up Gives Microsoft's Outlook Peer-To-Peer Face (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2684201,00.html>
XDegrees this week will demonstrate XOutlook, a tiny piece of code that lets users of Microsoft's popular e-mail program instantly share files on their hard drives with anyone over the Internet.

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

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 Google Buys Deja Archive (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41762,00.html>
Search Engine Google has acquired one of the Web's most venerated resources, Deja.com's Usenet Discussion Service, and plans to build a new service incorporating its search technology. The collection contains more than 500 million Usenet newsgroups messages dates back to 1995.

 Napster Faces Shutdown (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41752,00.html>
A federal appeals court modified a request for a temporary injunction against the file-trading application Napster on Monday. As part of its ruling, the court held that District Court Judge Marilyn Patel would need to modify her original injunction to encompass only the file-trading portion of the application.

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

 Napster's Myriad Fans Spring To Its Defense (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2684783,00.html>
Napster aficionados and entrepreneurs on Monday rushed to defend the controversial file-swapping service as a viable business venture while its fate remained in limbo.

 Is Napster The RIAA's Waterloo? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2684824,00.html>
"The RIAA really screwed up. Rather then fight the system and alienate everyone including most of the artists and songwriters, they should have embraced Napster as a way of increasing their CD sales above and beyond the increased CD sales over the past year since Napster started."

 Google Buys Deja Archive (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41762,00.html>
Search Engine Google has acquired one of the Web's most venerated resources, Deja.com's Usenet Discussion Service, and plans to build a new service incorporating its search technology. The collection contains more than 500 million Usenet newsgroups messages dates back to 1995.

 Napster Faces Shutdown (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41752,00.html>
A federal appeals court modified a request for a temporary injunction against the file-trading application Napster on Monday. As part of its ruling, the court held that District Court Judge Marilyn Patel would need to modify her original injunction to encompass only the file-trading portion of the application.

 What The Appellate Decision Means For Napster Fans (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4797445.html?tag=owv>
Monday's appeals court ruling gives popular music-swapping service Napster a temporary reprieve in the copyright infringement suit filed by the record industry, but millions of dollars in damages loom in the company's future.

 Makers Of MP3 Players Distance Themselves From Napster (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4797671.html?tag=owv>
Makers of digital music devices are changing their tune as the fate of popular file-swapping site Napster remains in limbo.

 End Of The Line For 2 Internet Concepts (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/printedition/article/0,2669,SAV-0102120011,FF.html>
During a recession, people scale back their expenses and their expectations until the economic storm blows over. The same is true online, where companies are being forced to replace their delusions of grandeur with more realistic goals. And that's bringing an end to a pair of brash business models born in less rational times: Web portals and no-charge Net access companies.

 Start-Up Gives Microsoft's Outlook Peer-To-Peer Face (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2684201,00.html>
XDegrees this week will demonstrate XOutlook, a tiny piece of code that lets users of Microsoft's popular e-mail program instantly share files on their hard drives with anyone over the Internet.

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

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 When Microsoft Shark-Attacks Linux (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/7437.html>
It seems to me that Microsoft is going to have a lot tougher time "attacking" Linux than it anticipates. The open source nature of the OS and its zero-dollar price tag will prove to be too powerful an offense to knock down that easily.

 Microsoft's Linux 'Message' (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2682588,00.html>
"It's the business model around free software that concerns us, where people get sucked in to not paying for software," Doug Miller, group product manager for the Windows Server Group, told eWeek's Peter Galli. "This will be a disservice for them, as they need established, well-funded companies to offer innovation."

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

 When Microsoft Shark-Attacks Linux (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/7437.html>
It seems to me that Microsoft is going to have a lot tougher time "attacking" Linux than it anticipates. The open source nature of the OS and its zero-dollar price tag will prove to be too powerful an offense to knock down that easily.

 Microsoft's Linux 'Message' (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2682588,00.html>
"It's the business model around free software that concerns us, where people get sucked in to not paying for software," Doug Miller, group product manager for the Windows Server Group, told eWeek's Peter Galli. "This will be a disservice for them, as they need established, well-funded companies to offer innovation."

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

 Cupid Goes Hi-Tech For Valentine's In Singapore (Reuters)
<http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-singapore-valent.html>
Romantic text messages sent from mobile phones are joining flowers, chocolates and candle-light dinners as a novel way for couples to express their language of love on Valentine's Day in Singapore.

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

 SingPower Exits From StarHub (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,23225,00.html?>
SingTech buys over 25.5% stake for more than $400m, leading the market to speculate that British Telecom and NTT may also divest shareholdings.

 Tibs Partners French Rail Operator (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,23206,00.html?>
Trans-Islands Bus Services (Tibs) signed an agreement yesterday with French rail company RATP to work towards bidding for the new Marina MRT line.

 Put Perm Secs' Names To Replies (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,23150,00.html?>
See Leong Kit: With their credibility and jobs at stake, they will have to make doubly sure that facile arguments are weeded out of such replies.

 Class Size An Issue Of Quality Of Teachers (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,23258,00.html?>
Phoon Lee Chaeng, Director Planning, Ministry of Education: It is not clear that pupils will be better off in smaller classes taught by teachers of lower quality.

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

 Cupid Goes Hi-Tech For Valentine's In Singapore (Reuters)
<http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-singapore-valent.html>
Romantic text messages sent from mobile phones are joining flowers, chocolates and candle-light dinners as a novel way for couples to express their language of love on Valentine's Day in Singapore.

 HP's New Wireless-Ready Laptop In Singapore (CNET Singapore)
<http://singapore.cnet.com/news/2001/02/12/20010212al.html>

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

 MediaWorks Eyes Digital TV (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,23219,00.html?>
SPH MediaWorks, the broadcasting arm of Singapore Press Holdings, has set its sights on the digital-television market, hoping to capture a 'sizeable' chunk of the out-of-home advertising pie estimated at $70 million last year.

 Life!'s Awards To Kick Off Arts Drive (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,23128,00.html?>
The Singapore Tourism Board will launch its second annual campaign at the Life! Theatre Award's ceremony at Fullerton Hotel on Feb 26.