[MyAppleMenu] Feb 24, 2001

Sat Feb 24 21:05:14 EST 2001

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Hello Again (Video Systems)
<http://www.videosystems.com/2001/02_feb/editorials/perspectives.htm>
Apple didn’t forget about video. Steve Jobs just went back to his one trick: creating a revolution.

Modular Computing Is Next Step In Laptops (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www0.mercurycenter.com/partners/distribution/docs/modulr022501.htm>
Apple's PowerBook G4 could represent the laptop's last evolutionary stage.

Apple Is Above The Boxing Ring (Worldlyinvestor.com)
<http://www.worldlyinvestor.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=15941>
Remember: PCs are appliances; Macs, on the other hand, have a soul.

iMacs In The Flesh (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2001/02/18/0223cupertino.html>
It's probably wise to withhold judgment on the new models until you've seen them "in the flesh" (or in the plastic, as it were). Flower Power, which has drawn the bulk of the insults, looks garish in the photos, but the colors appear much more subtle and muted when you see them live.

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

Apple And The Mobile Market (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0102/24.mobile.shtml>
There still seems to be a high demand for a subnotebook.

OS X Should Be A Hit In Japan (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0102/24.hit.shtml>

Apple Improves Availability To 21 Days On High-End G4s (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0102/24.available.shtml>

About That Sixth Product Slot And Illuminated Keyboard (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0102/24.product.shtml>

Learning To Love iDVD Studio Pro (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0102/24.idvd.shtml>
"iDVD Studio Pro is a more sophisticated environment," Evangelist said. "But it's still aimed at those who need to produce professional DVDs, but don't have time to learn very complex applications."

Nvidia's New GeForce3: From Macs... To The Mysterious Xbox (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2689573,00.html>
Gamers must wait until fall to get their hands on Microsoft's Xbox, but they will soon get a glimpse of its graphics might: The same Nvidia graphics core that will power the game console is part of the new GeForce3 chip for Macs and PCs.

Modular Computing Is Next Step In Laptops (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www0.mercurycenter.com/partners/distribution/docs/modulr022501.htm>
Apple's PowerBook G4 could represent the laptop's last evolutionary stage.

iMac's New RAGE 128 Ultra Graphics Chip Revealed (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0102/23.rageultra.shtml>
The key difference that iMac watchers may want to note is not the chip itself, but the configuration it's available in.

Apple Adds AppleWorks 6 To Cube Bundle (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0102/23.appleworks.shtml>
Many dealers contacted by MacCentral see the addition as an added effort by Apple to make the Cube more 'consumer-like' and equal in value to potential iMac buyers who want many of the software solutions an iMac possess, but in a faster product.

iMacs In The Flesh (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2001/02/18/0223cupertino.html>
It's probably wise to withhold judgment on the new models until you've seen them "in the flesh" (or in the plastic, as it were). Flower Power, which has drawn the bulk of the insults, looks garish in the photos, but the colors appear much more subtle and muted when you see them live.

Apple Email Spells The Demise Of iReview (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=3734>
An email sent from Apple to sites that have been featured on iReview indicates that the service has been terminated.

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

Abacus: The Muffin Monster (Applelinks)
<http://www.applelinks.com/abacus/muffinmonster2.shtml>
Apple is busily creating the flashiest technology on the planet, and just as busily we carve it up with the coldest of technical analysis. Maybe we're all caught up in this technology mindset to the point that we've forgotten to have fun with it. Be sure to read the author's note at the end, though...

Memo To Apple Marketing, Did You Hear Steve's Tokyo Keynote? (Right On Mac!)
<http://rightonmac.com/articles/01/02/23-mhzmyth.html>

Hello Again (Video Systems)
<http://www.videosystems.com/2001/02_feb/editorials/perspectives.htm>
Apple didn’t forget about video. Steve Jobs just went back to his one trick: creating a revolution.

Apple Is Above The Boxing Ring (Worldlyinvestor.com)
<http://www.worldlyinvestor.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=15941>
Remember: PCs are appliances; Macs, on the other hand, have a soul.

Apple And Rumor Sites: A Bad Mix? (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/itc/010223.html>
It's a no-win situation when it comes to Apple and rumors.

Buy A Mac, Change These Stats (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2001/02/20010221174651.shtml>

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

Sim Theme Park (Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=137>
Bottom line, SimTheme Park is just plain fun. From kiddie rides to sprawling, terrifying roller coasters, this game will provide countless hours of gaming pleasure.

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

Intel Gears Up To Deflect Rising Criticism (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2689560,00.html>
Unlike last year, Intel Corp. will come limping into its Developers Forum next week, hobbled by the softening economy and the weight of recent misfires.

Microsoft Adds Smart Features To Office (ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2001/7/ns-21190.html>
While Clippit the animated -- and unpopular -- Office assistant gets the boot.

Happy Birthday? Security Flaw Found In Outlook's VCards (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4932816-0.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft acknowledged Friday that a bug in the way its popular e-mail programs handle birthday data in electronic business cards could leave people's PCs gift-wrapped for malicious viruses and Trojan horses.

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

Intel Gears Up To Deflect Rising Criticism (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2689560,00.html>
Unlike last year, Intel Corp. will come limping into its Developers Forum next week, hobbled by the softening economy and the weight of recent misfires.

Microsoft Adds Smart Features To Office (ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2001/7/ns-21190.html>
While Clippit the animated -- and unpopular -- Office assistant gets the boot.

Nvidia's New GeForce3: From Macs... To The Mysterious Xbox (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2689573,00.html>
Gamers must wait until fall to get their hands on Microsoft's Xbox, but they will soon get a glimpse of its graphics might: The same Nvidia graphics core that will power the game console is part of the new GeForce3 chip for Macs and PCs.

Dell Finds Iteself In A Numbers Crunch (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-4927696.html?tag=owv>
Dell Computer is asking market-analysis companies to reduce the number of PC, notebook and server shipments attributed to it from the fourth quarter of 1999 to the third quarter of 2000.

Streaming Wars Spawn Wireless Weapons (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4928778.html?tag=owv>
The battle between Microsoft, RealNetworks and other streaming software companies is moving from the desktop to the cell phone.

Happy Birthday? Security Flaw Found In Outlook's VCards (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4932816-0.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft acknowledged Friday that a bug in the way its popular e-mail programs handle birthday data in electronic business cards could leave people's PCs gift-wrapped for malicious viruses and Trojan horses.

Intel Warns Telecoms (CNNfn)
<http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2001/02/23/technology/wires/intel_telecom_wg/>
Chipmaker says untried technology could lead industry to bankruptcy.

Microsoft's Belluzzo Bombshell (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2689113,00.html>
Belluzzo, more than almost anyone at Microsoft, is aware of just how big a challenge Microsoft is facing, as it attempts to move away from its dependency on Windows and Office and toward new subscription- and services-based business models.

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

Eudora 5.1 Public Beta Now In Distribution (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0102/24.eudora.shtml>
Dozens of changes, improvements and bug fixes have been incorporated in the new version.

Losing Faith In PayPal (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/02/23/pay_pal/index.html>
Aggressive anti-fraud tactics at the first widely used online payment company are spurring a consumer backlash.

Outpost.com Projecting Deeper Fourth-Quarter Loss (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-4927349.html?tag=owv>
Outpost.com said Friday its fiscal fourth-quarter loss may be double what analysts expect as softening demand for personal computers and a drop in average order value took a toll on the Internet retailer's results.

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

Eudora 5.1 Public Beta Now In Distribution (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0102/24.eudora.shtml>
Dozens of changes, improvements and bug fixes have been incorporated in the new version.

DOJ Backs Movie Studios In DeCSS Case (The Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,22449,00.html>

Losing Faith In PayPal (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/02/23/pay_pal/index.html>
Aggressive anti-fraud tactics at the first widely used online payment company are spurring a consumer backlash.

Streaming Wars Spawn Wireless Weapons (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4928778.html?tag=owv>
The battle between Microsoft, RealNetworks and other streaming software companies is moving from the desktop to the cell phone.

DoubleClick To Fortify E-Mail Marketing (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4927697.html?tag=owv>
Fresh from weathering the latest privacy storm surrounding its business practices, online advertising company DoubleClick on Friday said it plans to purchase an e-mail marketing-technology maker in a cash-and-stock deal.

Outpost.com Projecting Deeper Fourth-Quarter Loss (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-4927349.html?tag=owv>
Outpost.com said Friday its fiscal fourth-quarter loss may be double what analysts expect as softening demand for personal computers and a drop in average order value took a toll on the Internet retailer's results.

Google Restores Threaded Browsing To Deja Archives (Linux Today)
<http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-02-24-003-21-NW-CY>
Now it looks as though Google has put the archives back up, with the browsing capabilities in a beta release.

Happy Birthday? Security Flaw Found In Outlook's VCards (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4932816-0.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft acknowledged Friday that a bug in the way its popular e-mail programs handle birthday data in electronic business cards could leave people's PCs gift-wrapped for malicious viruses and Trojan horses.

Opera Widens Browser Exposure With Mac Version (NewsBytes)
<http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/162334.html>
Opera, the upstart, compact, low processor speed Web browser that recently went from pay to free, has released a trial first version for the Macintosh operating system.

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

Government Will Not Impose On DBS Bank (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,25624,00.html?>
The Government is in no position to tell DBS what it should do with the purchase.

All Good No Bad (Center For Book Culture)
<http://www.centerforbookculture.org/context/no6/frank.html>
So what replaces politics? What fills the blank space left when a country has sacrificed criticism and intellectual life on the altar of the market? I went to Singapore to find out.

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

Government Will Not Impose On DBS Bank (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,25624,00.html?>
The Government is in no position to tell DBS what it should do with the purchase.

Share E-Filing Savings With Taxpayers (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,25687,00.html?>
Chew Hoi Chian: With its growing acceptance among local taxpayers, e-filing is likely to result in significant recurrent cost savings.

Pilots May Have Been Misled (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,25620,00.html?>
Investigation reveals faulty lighting, improper markings and lack of warning signs on night of SQ 006 crash.

Something For Everyone In 'Most Generous Budget' (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,25616,00.html?>

All Good No Bad (Center For Book Culture)
<http://www.centerforbookculture.org/context/no6/frank.html>
So what replaces politics? What fills the blank space left when a country has sacrificed criticism and intellectual life on the altar of the market? I went to Singapore to find out.

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

Paint The Town Red... (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,25565,00.html?>
... and orange, yellow, green and blue. Singapore has nailed its colours boldly to the mast when it comes to building facades. Pastel is out and purple is in.