[MyAppleMenu] Jul 31, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Apple Retail Store To Open In Texas This Friday (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0107/31.retail.shtml>
The third Apple retail store is scheduled to open Friday Aug. 3, along with the rest of The Shops at Willow Bend shopping center in Plano, TX.

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

FireWire Gets Another Hug From Microsoft (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0107/31.microsoft.shtml>
Microsoft has adopted a vision called eHome, which is similar to Apple's Digital Hub vision.

Apple Retail Store To Open In Texas This Friday (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0107/31.retail.shtml>
The third Apple retail store is scheduled to open Friday Aug. 3, along with the rest of The Shops at Willow Bend shopping center in Plano, TX.

Easiness Of Use Big Perk (The Des Moines Register)
<http://DesMoinesRegister.com/news/stories/c4780940/15392639.html>
The Des Moines lawyer has been addicted to Macs since she bought one in the early 1980s.

Apple's OS X Is A Work In Progress (Sm at rt Partner)
<http://www.zdnet.com/sp/stories/news/0,4538,2799821,00.html>
Operating system needs more apps and driver support, say solutions providers.

OmniWeb 4.0.3 Released (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0107/31.omniweb.shtml>
This update includes many fixes and enhancements including language support for Japanese, Danish, Swedish, French and German.

Adobe Exhibits At Apple Expo Paris (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=3270>

Hotel Chian Offers Wireless Net Access (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-6719061.html?tag=owv>
The Four Seasons Resort, long known for pampering guests with Jack Nicklaus golf courses and French buffets, hopes to spoil business travelers with its newest luxury: wireless Internet access.

== AppleSurf (Opinion) ===============

Discussion: License The Mac OS... Again (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/article.pl?sid=01/07/30/2119253&mode=thread>

MacDonald's (The Mac Mind)
<http://www.themacmind.com/cgi-bin/newspublisher/viewnews.cgi?id=996523614>
Basically Apple would become the franchisor and would seek out entrepreneurs to start a franchise in their respective area.

Why I Prefer Macs In The Classroom (View From The Classroom)
<http://www.mathdittos2.com/columns/view/v010801.html>

Adobe's 800-Pound Gorilla on the Apple OS X Sidelines (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/12406.html>
While it is encouraging to see Adobe making an effort, it is disappointing that the software giant has no release dates for its forthcoming software. Even more troubling is the absence of Adobe's most popular program, Photoshop, the undisputed cornerstone of graphic design software.

Another Macworld, Another Update (MacEdition)
<http://www.macedition.com/poc/poc_fll_20010731.php>
That’s not a level playing field, however you look at it.

Mac Magazines Take A More Technical Bent As Users Embrace Unix (Right On Mac!)
<http://www.rightonmac.com/articles/01/07/31-unix.html>
I think I should be surprised, but I'm not.

New iMacs And OS X - See You In September (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/12341.html>
What better time to release a newly refined operating system than when you have that same company's next generation computer to go along with it.

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

Office 2001 - The Missing Manual (Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/resources/books/archives/ofice2001MM.html>

Rare, Offbeat, And Maybe Even Collectible PowerBooks (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/01/07/31/index.html>

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

Microsoft Takes Heat For Code Red (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6730674.html?tag=lh>
While network administrators wait and prepare for another round of attacks from the Code Red worm, Microsoft is drawing much of the blame for the pernicious infection.

Icons Cluttering Up Windows Space (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,45716,00.html>
"The Microsoft case really got off in earnest when the Texas attorney general's office began investigating Compaq's complaints that Microsoft went in and upset a deal Compaq had with Netscape," he said. And on Monday, it seemed to some people that Microsoft was interfering in a deal that Compaq had made with AOL, which is the current owner of Netscape.

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

FireWire Gets Another Hug From Microsoft (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0107/31.microsoft.shtml>
Microsoft has adopted a vision called eHome, which is similar to Apple's Digital Hub vision.

Microsoft Takes Heat For Code Red (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6730674.html?tag=lh>
While network administrators wait and prepare for another round of attacks from the Code Red worm, Microsoft is drawing much of the blame for the pernicious infection.

Icons Cluttering Up Windows Space (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,45716,00.html>
"The Microsoft case really got off in earnest when the Texas attorney general's office began investigating Compaq's complaints that Microsoft went in and upset a deal Compaq had with Netscape," he said. And on Monday, it seemed to some people that Microsoft was interfering in a deal that Compaq had made with AOL, which is the current owner of Netscape.

Approval Near On Intel PC-Overhaul Plan (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6721832.html?tag=owv>

Ready To Take On Microsoft (Washington Post)
<http://www.washtech.com/news/regulation/11562-1.html>
The 50-year-old lives for the storytelling, the thrill of the courtroom, the chance to skewer witnesses with their own words, friends and co-workers say.

The Art And Innovation Behind A New IM (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6719380.html?tag=owv>
Watch out browsers, bots, e-mail and telephones--here comes the next generation of instant messaging.

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

Amazon Auctions Losing Momentum To eBay (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2800138,00.html>
Amazon.com is quietly scaling back its once high-profile online auction business.

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

Amazon Auctions Losing Momentum To eBay (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2800138,00.html>
Amazon.com is quietly scaling back its once high-profile online auction business.

OmniWeb 4.0.3 Released (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0107/31.omniweb.shtml>
This update includes many fixes and enhancements including language support for Japanese, Danish, Swedish, French and German.

Can Online Advertising Ever Work? (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2799220,00.html>
Online advertising fails because it is not mobile, and not available in true moments of leisure.

Hotel Chian Offers Wireless Net Access (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-6719061.html?tag=owv>
The Four Seasons Resort, long known for pampering guests with Jack Nicklaus golf courses and French buffets, hopes to spoil business travelers with its newest luxury: wireless Internet access.

The Art And Innovation Behind A New IM (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6719380.html?tag=owv>
Watch out browsers, bots, e-mail and telephones--here comes the next generation of instant messaging.

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

Service Levels In Singapore, Asia Way Below Par: Marketing Guru (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,16291,00.html?>
The message has yet to sink in. After years of preaching 'the customer is king', service at shops and restaurants in Singapore and other parts of Asia still stinks, says marketing guru Lester Massingham.

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

Singapore Asked To Host 2010 Commonwealth Games: Report (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010731/5/19y1u.html>
The proposal for Singapore to host the Games was raised during a recent meeting of the Commonwealth Games general assembly in Manchester, England, AFP said, quoting Singapore delegate Annabel Pennefather.

Singapore Zoo Ponders Elephant's Fate After Man Is Gored (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010731/3/19xan.html>
The elephant could be let off the hook entirely, barred from any future human contact or sent to another zoo where he will be left alone by humans as well.

Service Levels In Singapore, Asia Way Below Par: Marketing Guru (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,16291,00.html?>
The message has yet to sink in. After years of preaching 'the customer is king', service at shops and restaurants in Singapore and other parts of Asia still stinks, says marketing guru Lester Massingham.

Year-Round Events At Oriental Gardens (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,60782,00.html?>
The financially-troubled Chinese and Japanese Gardens in Jurong will be offering a year-round calendar of events in an attempt to boost attendance fivefold by next year.

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

Online Entertainment The Domain Of Teens In Singapore (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010731/1/19xch.html>
Online entertainment and media sites are attracting "a disproporionate number" of 12-17 year olds in Singapore, global measurement service group Nielsen//NetRatings said Tuesday in a report.

3 Cellphones Rivals Team Up For Mobile Payment System (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,16311,00.html?>
In what could be a world's first, Singapore's three rival mobile phone companies are joining forces to develop a nationwide payment system that allows people to buy everything from jeans to electricity using their mobile phones.

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

Time To Womad Again (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,60767,00.html?>
The carnival of world music and dance is back for the fourth year running and has been scheduled to fit an evening slot for a cooler programme.