[MyAppleMenu] Jan 27, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

 Connectix Temporarily Removes Virtual PC 4.01 Update (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0101/27.connectix.shtml>

 Can Corel Change Its Colors? (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/01/26/corel.html>
It's always good news to see name companies coming over to the Macintosh side in such a big way. Whether we can trust Corel to stay is another story.

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

 Mac OS 9.1 Not Perfect, But What Is? (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2001/01/20010126214627.shtml>

 Another Look At Apple's Numbers (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2001/01/21/0126numbersedit.html>
We don't want to sugarcoat Apple's situation, which remains serious. But we don't want to exaggerate Apple's problems, either. The numbers that Apple reported are meaningful to analysts, but to lay people they could make a difficult situation seem even worse than it really is.

 Ti Powerbook: No, Im Am Not Kidding -- I Still Don't Get It (Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/HTML/Editorials/html/Archives/ed_powerbook_dialogue01.shtml>

 OS X, Games, And The Digital Lifestyle (MacEdition)
<http://www.macedition.com/op/op_zmgc_20010126.shtml>
This is true convergence, and if Apple is serious about it, it's a good move for them to make. Follow-through is key, however. Xbox is convergence, too, and right now seems to be poised for running the table. Apple needs to figure out a way to add value to the consoles of the future.

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

 VSE Web Site Turbo (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/01/24/reviews/vseturbo.html>
Overall, the VSE Web Site Turbo runs quickly and can save your Web site visitors the extra seconds that feel like minutes on slower dial-up connections.

 Vegas Jackpot Gold (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/01/26/reviews/vegas.html>
If you love to gamble or would like to learn how, Vegas Jackpot Gold delivers. Go wild -- the money and drinks aren't real.

 Que! Fire CD-RW Drive (ATPM)
<http://www.atpm.com/7.02/que-fire.shtml>
The Que! Fire drive is easy to set up, and easy to use, and when I had problems (the extension conflict I mentioned above) technical support was very helpful.

 Transporter (MacNN)
<http://reviews.macnn.com/reviews/transporter/transporter.phtml>
Transporter is good idea that took a few missteps on its way to becoming a finished product. If its capabilities suit your needs, you're likely to become a firm believer in the application, otherwise hang on to your wallet and see how the product evolves.

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

 TGIF: Microsoft's Week Of Web Woes Finally At A Close? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2679162,00.html>
For the fourth consecutive day, technical problems hindered access Friday to Microsoft's vast network of Web sites and services.

 Down And Out In Redmond (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2001/01/26/microsoft_outage/index.html?CP=RDF&#38;DN=310>
When Microsoft fell off the grid, its first reaction was to cover its butt.

 Microsoft Crashes: The Fallout (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41454,00.html>
It also appears that Microsoft has now handed over the management of its DNS routing systems to Akamai, and may be running Linux on at least one of its servers.

 Microsoft Outages Hold Universal Lessons (Gartner Viewpoint)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4618736-0.html?tag=owv>
Gartner expects major attacks against the Microsoft Network to continue to make headlines at the rate of one every six months. Rather than dismiss these incidents as Microsoft's problems alone, however, we believe there are lessons here for all e-businesses.

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

 Microsoft Web Site Outages Highlight DNS As Single Point Of Failure (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/01/26/010126hndnsfailure.xml>
The blackouts highlight the fact that DNS failure can render the network beneath it inaccessible -- even if all the other pieces are in place and are otherwise functioning properly.

 Hatch: U.S. Will Not Intervene In Microsoft Case (Reuters)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/01/26/010126hnhatch.xml>
"I don't think that the Bush administration should interfere with the case and I don't think they will," Hatch told a discussion on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting.

 Intel Greets Chip Set Newcomers To Counter AMD (EE Times)
<http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20010126S0062>
Intel Corp. appears to be more willing to license its Pentium 4 bus to known and would-be chip set makers as rival Advanced Micro Devices gains ground.

 Microsoft: Big, Strong, And At Risk? (CBS News)
<http://cbsnews.com/now/story/0,1597,266698-412,00.shtml>
Continued outages on Microsoft's Web sites raise questions about the company's bold new .NET initiative, which encourages users to store their files on Microsoft's Web servers.

 TGIF: Microsoft's Week Of Web Woes Finally At A Close? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2679162,00.html>
For the fourth consecutive day, technical problems hindered access Friday to Microsoft's vast network of Web sites and services.

 MS Right (Unix Insider)
<http://www.idg.net/crd_microsoft_374925_102.html>
When will Microsoft realize that it would be in its best interests to design its systems securely in the first place?

 Down And Out In Redmond (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2001/01/26/microsoft_outage/index.html?CP=RDF&#38;DN=310>
When Microsoft fell off the grid, its first reaction was to cover its butt.

 Operational Excellence Deters Serious Web Outages (Meta Group)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4607093-0.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft's very public problems with its Web sites this week quickly became a measure of the depth of the emotional response this company evokes, as detractors and defenders gathered to debate the causes of the problem.

 Microsoft Crashes: The Fallout (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41454,00.html>
It also appears that Microsoft has now handed over the management of its DNS routing systems to Akamai, and may be running Linux on at least one of its servers.

 Microsoft Sites Back Up After Access Problems (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4615691-0.html?tag=owv>
For the fourth consecutive day, technical problems hindered access Friday to Microsoft's vast network of Web sites and services.

 Microsoft Outages Hold Universal Lessons (Gartner Viewpoint)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4618736-0.html?tag=owv>
Gartner expects major attacks against the Microsoft Network to continue to make headlines at the rate of one every six months. Rather than dismiss these incidents as Microsoft's problems alone, however, we believe there are lessons here for all e-businesses.

 Microsoft Fumbles (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/columns/0,4164,2678989,00.html>
If Microsoft is trying to lead by example, it is having a very, very bad week.

 CNBC.com: AMD Buying Transmeta? (LinuxToday)
<http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-01-26-003-21-PS-BZ-HW>

 Corel Denies MS Effect On Linux Shift (vnunet.com)
<http://www.vnunet.com/News/1116883>
Corel's decision to spin off its Linux business was not influenced by its financial backer, Microsoft, and could actually spell bad news for the Windows giant, according to Corel's chief.

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

 Too Many Holes In The Net (ZDNet)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/522203.asp>
Conventional wisdom holds that the Internet was made to withstand nuclear attack. In reality, outages caused by both bad network design and failures of critical equipment are becoming more commonplace, experts say. Thus, as more businesses become dependent on the Internet, its reliability is increasingly questioned.

 Operational Excellence Deters Serious Web Outages (Meta Group)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4607093-0.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft's very public problems with its Web sites this week quickly became a measure of the depth of the emotional response this company evokes, as detractors and defenders gathered to debate the causes of the problem.

 "Free" Web Services Tap Sophisticated Advertising (Meta Group)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-4618813-0.html?tag=owv>
With Wall Street refusing to invest in Web services that do not show signs of making a profit, so-called free e-mail and news sites are adopting more sophisticated advertising techniques.

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

 Microsoft Web Site Outages Highlight DNS As Single Point Of Failure (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/01/26/010126hndnsfailure.xml>
The blackouts highlight the fact that DNS failure can render the network beneath it inaccessible -- even if all the other pieces are in place and are otherwise functioning properly.

 Too Many Holes In The Net (ZDNet)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/522203.asp>
Conventional wisdom holds that the Internet was made to withstand nuclear attack. In reality, outages caused by both bad network design and failures of critical equipment are becoming more commonplace, experts say. Thus, as more businesses become dependent on the Internet, its reliability is increasingly questioned.

 George Mag Gets Reprieve On Web (New York Daily News)
<http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-01-26/News_and_Views/Media_and_Business/a-97409.asp>
Is a magazine really dead if its Web site lives on? That is the question when it comes to George.

 New Yorker Online Edition Gets Go-Ahead (New York Post)
<http://www.nypost.com/technology/22337.htm>
Thanks to a sudden reprieve, The New Yorker is back on track to go live on the Web next month - a mere four or five years after most major weeklies made a similar trek into cyberspace.

 Little Safety In Ad Numbers (The Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,21735,00.html>
The accuracy of measurement firms like AdZone and AdRelevance leaves much to be desired, according to several companies.

 "Will That Be Cash, Charge -- Or Palm?" (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jan2001/nf20010126_684.htm>
Software from eWallet will let handheld users pay bills, track expenses, and even download discounts.

 Hands Off My Web Site (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/columns/0,4164,2678638,00.html>
Apparently, some PR flacks don't seem to realize that being on the Web does not mean abandoning your ethics.

 Operational Excellence Deters Serious Web Outages (Meta Group)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4607093-0.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft's very public problems with its Web sites this week quickly became a measure of the depth of the emotional response this company evokes, as detractors and defenders gathered to debate the causes of the problem.

 Boardvision Misses Mark, Sees Little Growth Ahead (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-201-4605647-0.html?tag=ch_mh>
Broadvision fell short of Wall Street's profit expectations in the fourth quarter and sees little revenue growth in the first quarter, but it stuck to its earlier forecast of full-year revenue growth as high as 52 percent.

 Outage Stalls CNN.com (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4615997.html?tag=owv>
Service to CNN.com was interrupted for about an hour Friday, but the cause of the outage has not been determined, the company said.

 Free-Speech Issues Uderlie DVD-Code Appeal (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-4616358-0.html?tag=owv>
A diverse group of computer scientists, journalists and librarians are asking a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that prevents people from posting or linking to the code that can help crack DVD encryption.

 "Free" Web Services Tap Sophisticated Advertising (Meta Group)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-4618813-0.html?tag=owv>
With Wall Street refusing to invest in Web services that do not show signs of making a profit, so-called free e-mail and news sites are adopting more sophisticated advertising techniques.

 Microsoft Outages Hold Universal Lessons (Gartner Viewpoint)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4618736-0.html?tag=owv>
Gartner expects major attacks against the Microsoft Network to continue to make headlines at the rate of one every six months. Rather than dismiss these incidents as Microsoft's problems alone, however, we believe there are lessons here for all e-businesses.

 Downloading DVDs To Your Desktop (Inside)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/521778.asp>
It seemed so simple, this experiment with Miramax’s much-touted digital delivery of a real, live feature film. Go to SightSound.com. Download a copy of Miramax’s 1999 picture, Guinevere (the first of 12 to be released by the site). Pay for a 24-hour license. And enjoy the movie in all its full-screen, near-DVD quality, Windows Media Video glory.

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

 Is Linus Killing Linux? (CRN)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20010126S0013>
Some solution providers, vendors, and industry observers are beginning to question how long one man can steer the evolution of Linux, and whether Torvalds' sole oversight of the kernel, now at version 2.4, is slowing its corporate adoption.

 Big Names Sign On For Linuxcare Programming Services (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4616447.html?tag=owv>
Linuxcare's earlier moves to hire open-source programming gurus have paid off; the start-up has signed several deals to help storage companies prepare their products for the world of Linux.

 Corel Denies MS Effect On Linux Shift (vnunet.com)
<http://www.vnunet.com/News/1116883>
Corel's decision to spin off its Linux business was not influenced by its financial backer, Microsoft, and could actually spell bad news for the Windows giant, according to Corel's chief.

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

 Can Corel Change Its Colors? (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/01/26/corel.html>
It's always good news to see name companies coming over to the Macintosh side in such a big way. Whether we can trust Corel to stay is another story.

 Is Linus Killing Linux? (CRN)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20010126S0013>
Some solution providers, vendors, and industry observers are beginning to question how long one man can steer the evolution of Linux, and whether Torvalds' sole oversight of the kernel, now at version 2.4, is slowing its corporate adoption.

 Linux Going Mainstream (Business 2.0)
<http://www.business2.com/content/channels/technology/2001/01/26/25305>
Open source enthusiasts gear up for LinuxWorld conference.

 Microsoft Crashes: The Fallout (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,41454,00.html>
It also appears that Microsoft has now handed over the management of its DNS routing systems to Akamai, and may be running Linux on at least one of its servers.

 Big Names Sign On For Linuxcare Programming Services (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4616447.html?tag=owv>
Linuxcare's earlier moves to hire open-source programming gurus have paid off; the start-up has signed several deals to help storage companies prepare their products for the world of Linux.

 Corel Denies MS Effect On Linux Shift (vnunet.com)
<http://www.vnunet.com/News/1116883>
Corel's decision to spin off its Linux business was not influenced by its financial backer, Microsoft, and could actually spell bad news for the Windows giant, according to Corel's chief.

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

 George Mag Gets Reprieve On Web (New York Daily News)
<http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-01-26/News_and_Views/Media_and_Business/a-97409.asp>
Is a magazine really dead if its Web site lives on? That is the question when it comes to George.

 Zack Stalberg's Mythical Proportions (Philadelphia Weekly)
<http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news/cover/news_cover.shtml>
At a time when daily tabloids are becoming yesterday's news, the editor of the Daily News keeps reaching for reinvention.

 Get Used To It, Readers: Page 1 Ads (Christian Science Monitor)
<http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2001/01/25/fp15s1-csm.shtml>
For years there's been one place advertisers were not invited: the front page of the newspaper. But readers across the US are finding logos for car dealers and phone companies staring back at them from page 1 as papers look for ways to offset rising costs and meet the demand for greater profits.

 Can He Hack It? (Guardian)
<http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,428519,00.html>
Al Gore has found a new job - teaching journalism at Columbia University. But is he qualified for it? Well, he was once a reporter on the Tennessean, so Hugh Stephenson, professor of journalism at London's City University, dug out an old piece by the former vice-president and assessed it.

 New Yorker Online Edition Gets Go-Ahead (New York Post)
<http://www.nypost.com/technology/22337.htm>
Thanks to a sudden reprieve, The New Yorker is back on track to go live on the Web next month - a mere four or five years after most major weeklies made a similar trek into cyberspace.

 Network TV's New Look: Cable TV (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jan2001/nf20010126_502.htm>
Desperate to grab the vanishing youth audience, the Big Four will heap on the sex, violence, and rock stars.

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

 Singapore Rights Activist Ordered To Report To Police (Associated Press)
<http://asia.biz.yahoo.com/news/asian_markets/article.html?s=asiafinance/news/010127/asian_markets/dowjones/Singapore_Rights_Activist_Ordered_To_Report_To_Police.html>
Kevin Liew, program coordinator for the Open Singapore Center, said his office Friday received a police letter ordering him to appear at Singapore's Central Police Division Tuesday.

 Singapore Fights Back Over Malaysian Criticism Of Goh Speech (AFP)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/afp/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/010127/singapore/afp/Singapore_fights_back_over_Malaysian_criticism_of_Goh_speech.html>
Singapore's High Commissioner to Kuala Lumpur, K. Kesavapany, summoned by the Malaysian foreign ministry on Friday to explain Goh's speech, defended it as a necessary counter to a series of articles in the Malaysian media.

 Will Having More Universities Lower Standards? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,19820,00.html?>
The number of universities has been growing to meet the demands of parents and their children, and the changing needs of the economy.

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

 Singapore Rights Activist Ordered To Report To Police (Associated Press)
<http://asia.biz.yahoo.com/news/asian_markets/article.html?s=asiafinance/news/010127/asian_markets/dowjones/Singapore_Rights_Activist_Ordered_To_Report_To_Police.html>
Kevin Liew, program coordinator for the Open Singapore Center, said his office Friday received a police letter ordering him to appear at Singapore's Central Police Division Tuesday.

 Litter Replaces Police On Streets Of Singapore (Telegraph)
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=003864436460684&rtmo=0xXNiKrq&atmo=rrrrrrrq&pg=/et/01/1/27/wsing27.html>
Now Lee has gone and things have changed, As well as graffiti there is litter in Singapore now. Not much of it. Not the masses of McDonald's boxes, plastic bags and other detritus that mar London. But there is some.

 Minister Defends Malaysian Media Over Row With Singapore (AFP)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/afp/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/010127/singapore/afp/Minister_defends_Malaysian_media_over_row_with_Singapore.html>
Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar on Saturday defended Malaysia's media against criticism by Singapore that it was damaging relations between the two Southeast Asian neighbours.

 Singapore Fights Back Over Malaysian Criticism Of Goh Speech (AFP)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/singapore/afp/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/010127/singapore/afp/Singapore_fights_back_over_Malaysian_criticism_of_Goh_speech.html>
Singapore's High Commissioner to Kuala Lumpur, K. Kesavapany, summoned by the Malaysian foreign ministry on Friday to explain Goh's speech, defended it as a necessary counter to a series of articles in the Malaysian media.

 Will Having More Universities Lower Standards? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,19820,00.html?>
The number of universities has been growing to meet the demands of parents and their children, and the changing needs of the economy.

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

 SCV Internet TV Trial Completed (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/story/0,1870,19772,00.html?>
Response was positive, but users want more PC-like capabilities, says Singapore Cable Vision.