[MyAppleMenu] Jul 6, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

IT Majors Slam Ministry Tender (The Moscow Times)
<http://www.moscowtimes.ru/stories/2001/07/05/041.html>
Sun, Apple and Arsenal all claim the government did not hold a proper tender for software suppliers. They say their proposals to the Education Ministry went unheeded because Microsoft was chosen before the competition was announced in March.

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

IT Majors Slam Ministry Tender (The Moscow Times)
<http://www.moscowtimes.ru/stories/2001/07/05/041.html>
Sun, Apple and Arsenal all claim the government did not hold a proper tender for software suppliers. They say their proposals to the Education Ministry went unheeded because Microsoft was chosen before the competition was announced in March.

Apple Store Offers Special TiBook, iBook Bags (Insanely Great Mac)
<http://www.insanely-great.com/news/01/896.html>

Despite Cube Flop, Still Hold Apple (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/jul2001/pi2001075_715.htm>
S&P expects Apple to take some kind of one-time charge related to this action. S&P will make no change to its estimates on Apple.

Save Money With A Refurbished PC (USA Today)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/ccarch/2001-07-03-yaukey.htm>
One of the best ways to save up to several hundred dollars on a name-brand PC is to buy it refurbished instead of new. Most of the major computer makers sell refurbished desktops and notebooks.

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

Stick With The Mac (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/archive/01/0706.html>
There is nothing wrong with using a PC -- but when there is a computer out there that can save you time, frustration, not to mention money (Macs usually last longer than PCs), why not use it?

Hardware Contenders (ABCNews.com)
<http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/business/DailyNews/SILICON_INSIGHTS_BAJARIN_010705.html>
Who could survive or emerge to eventually own the consumer markets for next generation of PCs and other digital devices that drive the digital lifestyle? My picks are Apple and Sony.

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

Yes, Novice Programmer, You Can Work Some Mac Magic (Houston Chronicle)
<http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/tech/weekly/961550>
If you want to become really productive really fast, REALbasic is the way to go.

Computers For College (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/myturn/01/0706.html>
Well, it's almost time for college to start for many of my generation, so I thought I'd post some early tips to consider before we all rush around trying to prepare for our first years of higher education.

Centipede (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/reviews/centipede.shtml>
The group behind it took a decent arcade game and gave it three new dimensions, literally, while retaining the original in its basic form for the purists out there. If you like action/arcade games from any generation, you can't do much better than Centipede.

Educators Rejoice: The New iBook Has It All (The iMac)
<http://www.theimac.com/articles/categories/features/story440.shtml>

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

Users Seek Answers For MSN Glitch (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6473003.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft's MSN Messenger outage spilled over into a fourth day, with many users of the free service complaining about poor communications from the company.

IT Majors Slam Ministry Tender (The Moscow Times)
<http://www.moscowtimes.ru/stories/2001/07/05/041.html>
Sun, Apple and Arsenal all claim the government did not hold a proper tender for software suppliers. They say their proposals to the Education Ministry went unheeded because Microsoft was chosen before the competition was announced in March.

Hardware Contenders (ABCNews.com)
<http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/business/DailyNews/SILICON_INSIGHTS_BAJARIN_010705.html>
Who could survive or emerge to eventually own the consumer markets for next generation of PCs and other digital devices that drive the digital lifestyle? My picks are Apple and Sony.

Microsoft Backs Up Handheld Plans (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5093748,00.html>
Microsoft prefers that computer makers license the more profitable Pocket PC package, which includes the Windows CE operating system, user interface software, and downsized applications. But the software maker has quietly continued to license the core of Pocket PC--Windows CE--to companies that want to offer handhelds with their own software.

Microsoft To Put Locks On Chinese Windows (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6471972.html?tag=lh>
Software giant Microsoft, whose image in China was tarnished over fears that its flagship Windows product was not fully secure, said on Friday it had entered a venture with a government-owned software firm to provide an extra encryption "lock" tailored for Windows in China.

IT Banks On Windows XP (ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2783013,00.html>
IT industry leaders are starting to see the first signs of recovery that could spark a fresh round of IT spending early next year. A combination of refresh cycles as IT buyers update their systems, and a Microsoft hard-sell may restore spending, though not everybody is convinced.

Survey Says: Settle Microsoft Case (USA Today)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/nb/nb3.htm>
American consumers want the parties involved with the Microsoft antitrust case to speedily resolve the dispute, rather than retry the issue, according to the findings of a poll released earlier this week by a pro-Microsoft group.

Why AOL Will Survive Microsoft's Monopoly (Forbes)
<http://www.forbes.com/2001/07/05/0705aolmsft.html>
When it comes to Microsoft's antitrust problems, AOL has both the industry and the law on its side.

AMD: Second-Quarter Earnings To Plunge (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6467930.html?tag=owv>
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices announced Thursday that earnings and sales for the second quarter of 2001 will fall far below estimates.

Save Money With A Refurbished PC (USA Today)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/ccarch/2001-07-03-yaukey.htm>
One of the best ways to save up to several hundred dollars on a name-brand PC is to buy it refurbished instead of new. Most of the major computer makers sell refurbished desktops and notebooks.

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

Users Seek Answers For MSN Glitch (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6473003.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft's MSN Messenger outage spilled over into a fourth day, with many users of the free service complaining about poor communications from the company.

Why AOL Will Survive Microsoft's Monopoly (Forbes)
<http://www.forbes.com/2001/07/05/0705aolmsft.html>
When it comes to Microsoft's antitrust problems, AOL has both the industry and the law on its side.

Analysts See No Surprises From DoubleClick (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6466427.html?tag=owv>
Online advertising network DoubleClick, the first of the quarter's Internet-related companies to announce earnings, is not expected to deal the market any surprises with its second-quarter report expected Tuesday.

Dot-Com Demise Reaches Researcher Jupiter (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6455781.html?tag=owv>
First USA research director Melanie Wing started to question Jupiter Media Metrix's Internet traffic figures when it recently ranked rival credit card company American Express as one of the Web's 50 most popular sites.

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

Bigger Is Better? Ask DBS, POSB Customers (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/views/story/0,2276,13745,00.html?>
Why not ask the millions of POSB and DBS customers who went through the 'ordeal' only a few years ago, and find out how much good it has brought them?

Small HDB Flats Lose Appeal (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,55536,00.html?>
ERA data for the second quarter shows prices of smaller HDB resale flats fell by three times as much as larger units.

MRT Works In Chinatown In Final Stages (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,55501,00.html?>
We hope the public will understand that in constructing a massive project like the NEL, some inconveniences, such as noise and dust, are inevitable. As NEL will be operational at the end of next year, we are already into the last stages of construction.

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

French Pleasers (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,2276,13807,00.html?>
Lovely desserts from Les Gourmandises give the otherwise ordinary business lunch at L'ecole Gourmande a more satisfying finish.

An Experience Worth The Ferry Hop (Business Times Singapre)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,2276,13724,00.html?>
The ambience and cuisine at Bintan Island's Bann Aarya are deliciously inviting.

A Tasteful Blend Of Old And Modern (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,2276,13733,00.html?>
Hua Ting has a new look but its cuisine still boasts the usual high standards.