[MyAppleMenu] Feb 17, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Webcast For tokyo Keynote? (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2001/02/11/0216keynote.html>
Apple apparently posted, then removed, information about a streaming QuickTime Webcast of Steve Jobs' Macworld Expo Tokyo keynote, which is scheduled for Thursday, February 22, 10 a.m. (Feb. 21, 5 p.m. Pacific Time) at Macworld Expo Tokyo.

Maya Set For Beta Release (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2001/02/11/0216threedone.html>

Debunking The Myth Of Zero Inventory (Red Herring)
<http://www.redherring.com/investor/2001/0216/inv-mag-93-myth021601.html?id=userland>
More effective production management addresses just the supply part of the problem. Figuring out when demand will suddenly drop or pick up depends on factors beyond individual companies' control, like monetary and fiscal policy.

Compatibility Woes Derail Windows XP Visual Styles (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/17001.html>
While complaining loudly about how Luna was supposedly aping Mac OS X's Aqua look this week, Apple advocates have missed an unwitting homage to Cupertino from Redmond. Microsoft appears to be mirroring the same tactical retreat from opening the Windows platform for theming, much as Apple made with its Appearance Manager four years ago. The two tales have uncanny similarities.

Apple To Webcast Keynote Via QT From Tokyo (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=3510>

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

The Deadly Task Of Backing Up (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/tangible/01/02/15/index.html>
The bottom line is that backup, as it presently exists, is kludgy, complicated, and cumbersome... similar to the DOS operating system the Mac replaced. Is there a better place for Apple to put their talent for creating easy-to-use systems?

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

Nisus Writer 6.0 (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/02/14/reviews/nisus.html>
Nisus Writer's indexing tools are likely to please anyone creating long documents, and the program continues to provide excellent support for languages. But the interface can be uneven and perplexing to use, and although the new features may satisfy current users, there probably aren't enough of them to tempt anyone who's using the latest version of Microsoft Word.

The Best-Laid Plans Of Mice And Macs (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/02/16/pbdiary.html>
The big surprise was that in SpeedMark, there was no difference in performance between a G4 400 and a PowerBook G3 500, the recently discontinued high-end of the PowerBook line.

Mouse Love (Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/HTML/applepeel/archives/igot_peel04_mouse.shtml>
In a way, Apple’s Pro mouse is to Microsoft’s multi-button offerings what the PowerPC’s RISC is to the Pentium’s CISC architecture. Simple, yet powerful. Simple, therefore more powerful.

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

Dell To Keep Cutting Prices To Gain Market Shares (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4852535.html?tag=owv>
Can Dell Computer conquer the world?

Discrimation Lawsuits Stacking Up At Microsoft (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4852922.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft is the target of two more lawsuits alleging racial discrimination, including one filed by attorney Johnnie Cochran, best known for defending O.J. Simpson.

Compatibility Woes Derail Windows XP Visual Styles (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/17001.html>
While complaining loudly about how Luna was supposedly aping Mac OS X's Aqua look this week, Apple advocates have missed an unwitting homage to Cupertino from Redmond. Microsoft appears to be mirroring the same tactical retreat from opening the Windows platform for theming, much as Apple made with its Appearance Manager four years ago. The two tales have uncanny similarities.

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

Dell To Keep Cutting Prices To Gain Market Shares (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4852535.html?tag=owv>
Can Dell Computer conquer the world?

Discrimation Lawsuits Stacking Up At Microsoft (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4852922.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft is the target of two more lawsuits alleging racial discrimination, including one filed by attorney Johnnie Cochran, best known for defending O.J. Simpson.

Debunking The Myth Of Zero Inventory (Red Herring)
<http://www.redherring.com/investor/2001/0216/inv-mag-93-myth021601.html?id=userland>
More effective production management addresses just the supply part of the problem. Figuring out when demand will suddenly drop or pick up depends on factors beyond individual companies' control, like monetary and fiscal policy.

Compatibility Woes Derail Windows XP Visual Styles (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/17001.html>
While complaining loudly about how Luna was supposedly aping Mac OS X's Aqua look this week, Apple advocates have missed an unwitting homage to Cupertino from Redmond. Microsoft appears to be mirroring the same tactical retreat from opening the Windows platform for theming, much as Apple made with its Appearance Manager four years ago. The two tales have uncanny similarities.

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

Standards Body Wants Browsers Up To Par (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4852722.html?tag=owv>
The co-founder and group leader of the Web Standards Project, or WaSP, says he's fed up with people who cruise the Internet using outdated browsers.

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

Tech Publisher To Cut 350 Jobs, Halt Some Titles (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-4849849-0.html?tag=owv>
Hoping to reduce costs in the face of sagging ad sales, Future Network said Friday that it will cut 350 jobs, close some publications, and explore future options for New Economy magazine Business 2.0.

Will Instant Messaging Become Instant Spamming? (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4851077.html?tag=owv>
Online marketers are combining the power of instant messaging with that of peer-to-peer networks such as Napster to create a new wave of Web advertising that some critics call more invasive than spam.

Standards Body Wants Browsers Up To Par (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4852722.html?tag=owv>
The co-founder and group leader of the Web Standards Project, or WaSP, says he's fed up with people who cruise the Internet using outdated browsers.

Report: Net Filters Don't Work (USA Today)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2001-02-15-filter.htm>
Despite years of tweaking, software programs that claim to "filter" the Internet to protect kids from porn and other objectionable material still don't do a very good job, says Consumer Reports.

Napster's New Tune: Let's Protect Those Copyrights! (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2687157,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_rt_latest>
While the world waits for final details from the courts on Napster's short-term fate, the company and the record industry outlined competing versions of the music-swapping service's future.

Call Them Kiddies? Watch Out (Wired News)
<http://www.wirednews.com/news/culture/0,1284,41866,00.html>
A group of self-proclaimed not-script-kiddies known as Sm0ked Crew has defaced websites belonging to Intel, Compaq Computer, Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, Disney, and The New York Times, in a series of attacks that began late Wednesday.

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

University Intakes Can Go Up (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,24126,00.html?>
One in four students should get in, says DPM Tan; revamp should be made in medicine and law graduate courses.

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

University Intakes Can Go Up (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,24126,00.html?>
One in four students should get in, says DPM Tan; revamp should be made in medicine and law graduate courses.

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

Cash-Back Guarantee From Dell By March (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,24202,00.html?>
Ron Goh, Vice-President, AsiaDell (Asia Pacific): We will be introducing a 30-day money-back guarantee from March 15 under which customers who buy new products directly from Dell in Singapore may return them to Dell up to 30 days from the date of purchase for a full refund of the purchase price, subject to conditions highlighted at the point of purchase.

Singaporeans Are Asia's Heaviest Napster Users (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2001/02/16/techbytes51977.htm>
15 percent of all active Singapore Internet users visited the controversial Napster music-swapping site in December last year, according to Internet measurement company, NetValue, which released its findings Thursday.

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

Mobile TV Encroaches On My Personal Space (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,24211,00.html?>
The role of Singapore Bus Services (SBS) is to provide an efficient bus service. While revenue can be gained from advertisements on Mobile TV, the comfort of commuters should always come first.

Tower Records Closes Flagship Outlet (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,24123,00.html?>
But the music megastore is not leaving town - it plans to re-groupand move to a new location. Staff members will not be retrenched.