[MyAppleMenu] Jan 15, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

 iMacs At "End Of Life"; Rebates Offered (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0101/15.imac.shtml>
MacCentral has confirmed that all of Apple's current iMac models have been declared "end of life" (EOL) by a number of retailers, including CompUSA, and that they are expecting new models within 30 days.

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This week: Bruce Chatwin. Plus, selling pie with the Internet, having fun when writing, and the ugly truth about Java. And find out if you are a boss.

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

 Modern Operating System, Interface Are Ripe For Change (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/business/cutting/20010115/t000004142.html>
Some computer scientists and experts think that this desktop system is living long past its usefulness, and because all three major PC operating systems will be overhauled this year, we may have an ideal opportunity to make a leap as significant as the Mac interface was in 1984.

 Mathematica Coming To OS X (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0101/15.mathematica.shtml>

 Computer Giants Chase The Mass Market (Financial Review)
<http://afr.com/it/2001/01/13/FFX16RFQUHC.html>
Desperate for a new strategy to bolster flagging PC sales, Intel, Microsoft and Apple all proclaimed in the past eight days that they had found the solution: consumer electronics.

 iCab Preview Version 2.4 Released (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2001/01/20010115011846.shtml>
iCab Must be getting fairly close to its final version. Each preview release adds a bit more polish and functionality to this already vary polished and functional alternative browser.

 iMacs At "End Of Life"; Rebates Offered (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0101/15.imac.shtml>
MacCentral has confirmed that all of Apple's current iMac models have been declared "end of life" (EOL) by a number of retailers, including CompUSA, and that they are expecting new models within 30 days.

 Corporate Cutbacks on the Horizon? (Artificial Cheese)
<http://www.artificialcheese.com/articles/january01/mature/>
It's no secret that companies aren't doing as well as they were a year ago. Stocks are down, and many companies are announcing losses for the last quarter. In addition, it's apparent that some companies are cutting back on frivolous expenses. Are we seeing the first signs of corporate cutbacks in the tech industry? 

 Linux PPC Boots On The Powerbook G4 Titanium (Slashdot)
<http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/01/15/0032204&mode=flat>
The Linux Kernel, X Windows and the LinuxPPC work. They also indicate that the internal modem and ethernet will probably work, but it hasn't been tested yet.

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

 The 1.7 GHz G4 (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/things/991021.shtml>
How can Apple get a 1.7 GHz chip in such short time -- especially with the current G4 problems? That's simple -- Apple can re-label the PPC 7400 chips to reflect "Pentium performance."

 Is Apple Confused - Or Merely Learning From Its Mistakes? (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2001/01/15.1.shtml>
Yes, Apple has made some big changes to its strategies this week. But the changes appear to be exactly what is needed. I applaud Apple for doing this. Their current product line is better than ever.

 Corporate Cutbacks on the Horizon? (Artificial Cheese)
<http://www.artificialcheese.com/articles/january01/mature/>
It's no secret that companies aren't doing as well as they were a year ago. Stocks are down, and many companies are announcing losses for the last quarter. In addition, it's apparent that some companies are cutting back on frivolous expenses. Are we seeing the first signs of corporate cutbacks in the tech industry? 

 Apple May Be Aiming At Wrong Target With Newest Hardware (San Jose Business Journal)
<http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2001/01/15/smallb2.html>
Because of the dominance of the Windows operating system, writing applications on the Windows platform is usually a more lucrative bet because the universe of potential buyers is larger. For Mac fans, being seen as the lower caste of the computer world has become taken for granted.

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

 Tranquility (The Macjunkie)
<http://www.themacjunkie.com/cgi-bin/newspro/fullnews.cgi?newsid979541824,85888,?x>
Even if shoot 'em ups are your thing (as they are mine), you'll get a kick out of Tranquility. Head on over to TQworld to try it out, and prepare to let it all go.

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

 Computer Giants Chase The Mass Market (Financial Review)
<http://afr.com/it/2001/01/13/FFX16RFQUHC.html>
Desperate for a new strategy to bolster flagging PC sales, Intel, Microsoft and Apple all proclaimed in the past eight days that they had found the solution: consumer electronics.

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This week: Bruce Chatwin. Plus, selling pie with the Internet, having fun when writing, and the ugly truth about Java. And find out if you are a boss.

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

 Modern Operating System, Interface Are Ripe For Change (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/business/cutting/20010115/t000004142.html>
Some computer scientists and experts think that this desktop system is living long past its usefulness, and because all three major PC operating systems will be overhauled this year, we may have an ideal opportunity to make a leap as significant as the Mac interface was in 1984.

 Computer Giants Chase The Mass Market (Financial Review)
<http://afr.com/it/2001/01/13/FFX16RFQUHC.html>
Desperate for a new strategy to bolster flagging PC sales, Intel, Microsoft and Apple all proclaimed in the past eight days that they had found the solution: consumer electronics.

 Starr Sets His Sights On Microsoft (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4477804.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
The lawyer best known for taking on President Clinton in the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky scandals has turned his sights to another controversial battle. This time, the former judge and U.S. solicitor general is assisting a trade group supporting the government's prosecution of Microsoft.

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

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This week: Bruce Chatwin. Plus, selling pie with the Internet, having fun when writing, and the ugly truth about Java. And find out if you are a boss.

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

 Customers Take To The Net To Complain (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/business/cutting/20010115/t000004137.html>
Some sites provide an outlet to vent about poor service and will help consumers write letters to companies.

 iCab Preview Version 2.4 Released (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2001/01/20010115011846.shtml>
iCab Must be getting fairly close to its final version. Each preview release adds a bit more polish and functionality to this already vary polished and functional alternative browser.

 AOL, Others File Brief Arguing In Favor Of Microsoft Breakup (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/01/15/010115hnaoletc.xml?p=br&s=4>
Along with AOL, the three IT bodies named in the amici curiae are the Computer & Communications Industry Association, the Software & Information Industry Association, and the Project to Promote Competition & Innovation in the Digital Age, also known as ProComp. ProComp's backers include Oracle and Sun Microsystems.

 Big Four Back Down (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,41182,00.html>

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

 Linux PPC Boots On The Powerbook G4 Titanium (Slashdot)
<http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/01/15/0032204&mode=flat>
The Linux Kernel, X Windows and the LinuxPPC work. They also indicate that the internal modem and ethernet will probably work, but it hasn't been tested yet.

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This week: Bruce Chatwin. Plus, selling pie with the Internet, having fun when writing, and the ugly truth about Java. And find out if you are a boss.

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

 Linux PPC Boots On The Powerbook G4 Titanium (Slashdot)
<http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/01/15/0032204&mode=flat>
The Linux Kernel, X Windows and the LinuxPPC work. They also indicate that the internal modem and ethernet will probably work, but it hasn't been tested yet.

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

 Singapore: The Lion Roars (TVinsite)
<http://www.tvinsite.com/multi-international/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=6103&webzine=Multichannel+News+International&publication=Multichannel+News+International&display=features&pub_id=MCNI>
Despite the much-heralded liberalization of the media, deregulation of the broadcast industry has simply redistributed the balance of power between two existing giants: print monopoly-holder Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and broadcast-television monopoly the Media Corp. of Singapore (MediaCorp).

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This week: Bruce Chatwin. Plus, selling pie with the Internet, having fun when writing, and the ugly truth about Java. And find out if you are a boss.

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

 Singapore: The Lion Roars (TVinsite)
<http://www.tvinsite.com/multi-international/index.asp?layout=story&doc_id=6103&webzine=Multichannel+News+International&publication=Multichannel+News+International&display=features&pub_id=MCNI>
Despite the much-heralded liberalization of the media, deregulation of the broadcast industry has simply redistributed the balance of power between two existing giants: print monopoly-holder Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and broadcast-television monopoly the Media Corp. of Singapore (MediaCorp).