[MyAppleMenu] Jan 11, 2001

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

 Jobs Decides Music Is Apple Of PC Maker's Eye (TheStreet.com)
<http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/tech/hardware/1248573.html>
If you can't beat products like digital cameras and mp3 players, you may as well join them. And observers say that if any PC company is poised to make computing's recent trend away from the desktop work for them, it's Apple.

 New Mac Chips Promise Speed Boost (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-201-4434664-0.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..sf>
Motorola says it's moving full speed ahead with the new Power PC chip that powers Apple Computer's latest Macintosh desktops.

 We Pick The Winners And Lowers: Jeff Goldblum Beware (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/01/10/reaction.html>
On a day filled with announcements, that may have been the most important thing Jobs said. It shows that Apple has a plan to make it through the current downturn in the market, perhaps even emerging in a better position once things begin to brighten a little bit for PC makers. If nothing else it gave Jobs a mantra for the day -- "What's next?" -- at a time when most people in his line of work are asking, "What now?"

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

 Apple-Nvidia Alliance A Further Blow To ATI (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-4436145.html>
Apple's move to incorporate Nvidia's chips into its new, speedier Power Macs is a further changing of the guard in the ever-turbulent and quickly consolidating graphics chip market.

 Apple's New Laptop (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/11/technology/11STAT.html>
This unusual shape accommodates a vast, wide screen: 15.2 inches diagonally, 1,152 by 768 pixels, in millions of colors; the technical term for the image it presents is "gorgeous."

 Onboard DVD-R Drive Option Another First For Apple (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/11/technology/11GEE3.html>
Chief among iDVD's virtues is its encoding speed: it takes two hours to prepare one hour of video, a vast improvement over the all-day wait required by its $2,500 pro-level rivals.

 Bad Omens And High Stakes At Macworld (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jan2001/nf20010110_156.htm>
With plummeting sales and stacks of unsold Cubes, Jobs & Co. needs a hit at this year's Apple confab. A titanium PowerBook could be it.

 Jobs Decides Music Is Apple Of PC Maker's Eye (TheStreet.com)
<http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/tech/hardware/1248573.html>
If you can't beat products like digital cameras and mp3 players, you may as well join them. And observers say that if any PC company is poised to make computing's recent trend away from the desktop work for them, it's Apple.

 Microsoft Suite On OS X (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,41110,00.html>
Apple's Mac OS X got a big boost on Wednesday when Microsoft said it will ship its Office productivity suite for the new operating system in the fall.

 New Mac Chips Promise Speed Boost (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-201-4434664-0.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..sf>
Motorola says it's moving full speed ahead with the new Power PC chip that powers Apple Computer's latest Macintosh desktops.

 SwagWatch 2001: There Are Free Pens, And Then There Are Free Pens That Blow Bubbles (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/01/10/swag.html>
You can go to Macworld Expo to grab the latest in hardware and software products. But for those of us who appreciate bargains over betas, trade shows are a rich source of fun, free products. The real question is, how does one uncover the booty without suffering through one too many demos?

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

 Power To Burn (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/tangible/01/01/11/index.html>
Amazingly, it looks like Apple's finally listening to customers!

 Steve Jobs Remains King Of Cool (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2673282,00.html>
Unfortunately for Apple and Jobs, it's not Macworld Expo attendees he has to convince.

 We Pick The Winners And Lowers: Jeff Goldblum Beware (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/01/10/reaction.html>
On a day filled with announcements, that may have been the most important thing Jobs said. It shows that Apple has a plan to make it through the current downturn in the market, perhaps even emerging in a better position once things begin to brighten a little bit for PC makers. If nothing else it gave Jobs a mantra for the day -- "What's next?" -- at a time when most people in his line of work are asking, "What now?"

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

 Chilly Messiah With A Mission To Blank Out The Competitive World (The Guardian)
<http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/microsoft/Story/0,2763,420558,00.html>
What is surprising is that one would be hard-pressed to find an employee who frankly admits that Microsoft is a for-profit company in the business of making money, not a beneficent foundation serving the public interest.

 IBM Exec: PCs Will Prevail (Bloomberg News)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4422266.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
IBM expects the personal computer to remain a viable computing device even as industry sales growth slows, an executive said.

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

 Chilly Messiah With A Mission To Blank Out The Competitive World (The Guardian)
<http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/microsoft/Story/0,2763,420558,00.html>
What is surprising is that one would be hard-pressed to find an employee who frankly admits that Microsoft is a for-profit company in the business of making money, not a beneficent foundation serving the public interest.

 Intel's Roadmap Changed Again? (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/15985.html>
Reports on German and some US wires are suggesting that Intel may be bringing forward the launch of some of its mobile processors in a bid to scotch competition from AMD and Transmeta.

 Microsoft Suite On OS X (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,41110,00.html>
Apple's Mac OS X got a big boost on Wednesday when Microsoft said it will ship its Office productivity suite for the new operating system in the fall.

 IBM Exec: PCs Will Prevail (Bloomberg News)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4422266.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
IBM expects the personal computer to remain a viable computing device even as industry sales growth slows, an executive said.

 Compaq Invests To Boost Windows 2000 Server Plans (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4433897.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Compaq Computer has taken a major, new step in its effort to make Intel-based servers bigger and better, investing in Stratus Technologies and signing a deal to sell computers based on Stratus' high-end designs.

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

 What You Can Charge For On The Internet (E&P Online)
<http://www.mediainfo.com/ephome/news/newshtm/stop/st011001.htm>
In many ways, this discussion of how to get a news publisher's online users to pay money for content is a repeat of several years ago.

 What Was eBay's E-Mail Motive? (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41116,00.html>
EBay is either a scheming marketing company or an innocent victim of mass paranoia launched by a well-intentioned e-mail it sent to its users. The truth may be out there, but no one seems to agree on what it is -- except that the seminal auction site has committed a serious PR blunder.

 Yahoo Shares Tumble On Slashed Expectations (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-4434552-0.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..sf>
Leading Web portal Yahoo met analyst expectations for fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday but sharply reduced its expectations for 2001--an ominous report that depressed the shares of several ad-supported Web companies in after-hours trading.

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

 The Internet Blurts Out Writer's Secret (The Hartford Courant)
<http://www.ctnow.com/scripts/editorial.dll?bfromind=1248&eeid=3802247&eetype=article&render=y&ck=&ver=2.11>
There are apparently no secrets on the Internet, at least in the cutthroat publishing business.

 What You Can Charge For On The Internet (E&P Online)
<http://www.mediainfo.com/ephome/news/newshtm/stop/st011001.htm>
In many ways, this discussion of how to get a news publisher's online users to pay money for content is a repeat of several years ago.

 Fear Of A Web Planet (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2001/01/11/net_control/index.html>
Everyone can find some reason to worry that the Internet is "out of control," but what's the alternative?

 Finishing Last In The Race For Dot-com Riches (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2001/01/11/dot_com_riches/index.html>
Could there be a worse time than now to publish a book revealing the secrets of Internet start-up success?

 Feeling Dot-Coms' Pain... And Loving It (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2673338,00.html>
Not everyone bemoans the dot-bomb meltdown. Rustbelt giants are combing through the rubble, looking for acquisition targets and jaded workers.

 E-Music: Where's The 'Celestial Jukebox'? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2673414,00.html>
Congress is getting a little steamed at the legal logjam surrounding online music and digital copyrights, telling both sides to get with the program--or else.

 What Was eBay's E-Mail Motive? (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41116,00.html>
EBay is either a scheming marketing company or an innocent victim of mass paranoia launched by a well-intentioned e-mail it sent to its users. The truth may be out there, but no one seems to agree on what it is -- except that the seminal auction site has committed a serious PR blunder.

 Yahoo Shares Tumble On Slashed Expectations (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-4434552-0.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..sf>
Leading Web portal Yahoo met analyst expectations for fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday but sharply reduced its expectations for 2001--an ominous report that depressed the shares of several ad-supported Web companies in after-hours trading.

== The AppleSurf Reader ==============

 The Internet Blurts Out Writer's Secret (The Hartford Courant)
<http://www.ctnow.com/scripts/editorial.dll?bfromind=1248&eeid=3802247&eetype=article&render=y&ck=&ver=2.11>
There are apparently no secrets on the Internet, at least in the cutthroat publishing business.

 Finishing Last In The Race For Dot-com Riches (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2001/01/11/dot_com_riches/index.html>
Could there be a worse time than now to publish a book revealing the secrets of Internet start-up success?

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

 Singapore Relies On Regionalism (Financial Times)
<http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3JHHXCTHC&live=true&tagid=ZZZC19QUA0C&subheading=asia%20pacific>
Singapore is calling on Asia to begin working towards regionalism, as the Europeans have, to take advantage of new opportunities and to meet unprecedented challenges.

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

 New Firecracker Puts Boom Back In Singapore Revels (Reuters)
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/daily/detail/0,1136,36000000000156441,00.html>
An air-powered firecracker invented in Singapore promises plenty of bangs without burns as Chinese New Year nears.

 Singapore Relies On Regionalism (Financial Times)
<http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3JHHXCTHC&live=true&tagid=ZZZC19QUA0C&subheading=asia%20pacific>
Singapore is calling on Asia to begin working towards regionalism, as the Europeans have, to take advantage of new opportunities and to meet unprecedented challenges.

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

 StarHub Ends Discounts On Budget Overseas Calls (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/4/news/nsing03.html>
When StarHub launched the service last July, it had planned for a one-month promotion which gave users up to 60 per cent discount on the published rates. However, the promotion was extended for nearly half a year. Last month, however, StarHub decided to end the promotion and charge the full rates for I-Call 018.

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

 TV Viewers To Get An Eyeful Of Shows (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/cna/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/010111/singapore/cna/TV_viewers_to_get_an_eyeful_of_shows_.html>
Viewers of MediaCorp's Channel 8 will be spoilt for choice in coming months as the group spreads its wings further by forming strategic alliances with regional Chinese broadcasters.

 Ease Censorship For Industry To Thrive, Say Filmmakers (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/1,1381,11737,00.html?>