[MyAppleMenu] Jul 13, 2001

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Apple Takes Bite Of Retail Market (New York Times Service)
<http://www.iht.com/articles/25931.htm>
For Apple, the question is whether there will be enough [customers] to make the retail venture worthwhile.

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

Quark Joins The Mac OS X Waiting Game (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/20357.html>
A Mac OS X version is in the works, but an OS X release now would compromise functionality.

Apple Takes Bite Of Retail Market (New York Times Service)
<http://www.iht.com/articles/25931.htm>
For Apple, the question is whether there will be enough [customers] to make the retail venture worthwhile.

Apple's Eventful Year (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2001s/news/0711-timeline.html>
New hardware, financial ups and downs, and OS X have marked the last 12 months for Apple.

Corel Brings Bryce To OS X (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/07/12.8.shtml>
Bryce allows users to create breathtaking 3D landscapes by including editors for trees, terrain, and other visual aspects.

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

CodeWarrior Learning Edition 2.0 (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0107/13.codewarrior.shtml>
CodeWarrior Learning edition is a good, inexpensive tool for learning how to program. It provides every tool you will need to do the job.

Apple's Future Looks Flat, And That's OK (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000057031jul12.column?coll=la%2Dfeatures%2Dtechnology>
I've switched to flat-panel displays on all of my computers, and I can't imagine going back.

TechTool Pro 3.0 (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2001/06/29/reviews/techtoolpro.html>
Disk problems, virus checking, and extension conflicts are just a few of the ways TechTool Pro keeps your computer in shape. Its skill at tracking down almost any hardware problem makes this a valuable addition to your collection of utilities.

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

Microsoft's Desktop 'Concession' Taken From Same Old Bag Of Tricks (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/opinion/dgillmor/dg071201.htm>
Microsoft, master of misdirection, is up to its usual tricks.

New Mexico Drops Out Of Microsoft Suit (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6556720.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft has independently settled its antitrust case with New Mexico, eliminating one of the 19 states participating with the Justice Department in the landmark lawsuit.

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

Microsoft's Desktop 'Concession' Taken From Same Old Bag Of Tricks (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/opinion/dgillmor/dg071201.htm>
Microsoft, master of misdirection, is up to its usual tricks.

New Mexico Drops Out Of Microsoft Suit (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6556720.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft has independently settled its antitrust case with New Mexico, eliminating one of the 19 states participating with the Justice Department in the landmark lawsuit.

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

Napster Settles With Metallica (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285,45216,00.html>
Napster escaped a legal mess Thursday when it settled a suit filed by heavy metal band Metallica but the embattled song-swapping company still faces a federal judge's order demanding the service remain off-line until it prevents all unauthorized song trading.

Wireless Networks Wide Open To Hackers (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6554365.html?tag=owv>
A new way to attack wireless networks underscores the lack of security for PC owners using the airwaves to connect their computers, said security experts speaking at the Black Hat Briefings conference.

Court: Napster Filters Mut Be Foolproof (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6549898.html?tag=owv>
Letting even one copyrighted song slip through Napster's file-sharing system is unacceptable, according to a federal judge on the landmark copyright case.

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

Singapore Says Won't Block Maxis Bid For M1 (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010713/3/198k5.html>
"Maxis has made a bid and we will await the outcome but we are a free and open economy," Singapore's Communications and Information Technology Minister Yeo Cheow Tong told reporters.

Republic's Retailers Feel The Heat (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,56972,00.html?>
As the economic downturn bites and shoppers spend their dollars abroad, retail businesses are trying to regroup.

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

Two In 5 Singaporeans Won't Flip Channels When Ads Come On (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010712/5/1975c.html>
Among those surveyed, 41 percent said they would stay on the channel to watch the commercials, rather than switch stations.

Rebates For Liverpool And Man U Fans With Obstructed View Tickets (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010712/5/1975d.html>
The organiser of both matches and the Singapore Sports Council say ticket-holders for the East Sector at the National Stadium will be getting the rebates to make up for the inconvenience.

Little Itanlian Punch (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,2276,14470,00.html?>
For all its attention to service and presentation, the food at Rossi itself is surprisingly average.

Indulge In Some Hot Pot Pleasures (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,2276,14436,00.html?>
The only hitch you might face at House of Mao Hunan Hot Pot is in the sauce-making.