[MyAppleMenu] Jul 14, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

The VisionThing: The Blue Mouse Cometh (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2001/08/opinion/visionthing.html>
Come the end of 2001, all products that Macworld evaluates will be judged by how well they operate in Mac OS X, either natively or in the Classic environment. Software or hardware that does not support OS X at least in Classic mode will not be rated.

Apple Readies Next Round Of Stores (Think Secret)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2784819,00.html>
Two months after launching its first brick-and-mortar retail outlets, Apple Computer Inc. is on track to kick its efforts into high gear.

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

Apple Readies Next Round Of Stores (Think Secret)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2784819,00.html>
Two months after launching its first brick-and-mortar retail outlets, Apple Computer Inc. is on track to kick its efforts into high gear.

Product Lets Mac OS X, Windows File Servers Co-Exist (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0107/13.servers.shtml>
ExtremeZ-IP "uniquely allows" users of Apple's new Mac OS X to continue to use Windows NT and 2000 file servers easily, company spokesperson Dale Gardner told MacCentral.

Adobe Says It's Behind Mac OS X (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2784693,00.html>
In an interview with Ziff Davis Internet, the graphics software giant repeated assurances that its decision to sit out this month's Macworld Expo/New York was driven by financial concerns and that it remains on track to deliver Mac OS X-native versions with the next major revisions of most of its core graphics applications.

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

Mac Myopia (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/01/0713.html>
Mac owners don't tend to be jealous of the Windows computers others use. We know the Macs do what we need to do, do it well, and do it with style. They work for us. They are the right tool for the job. What more can you ask of a personal computer?

The VisionThing: The Blue Mouse Cometh (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2001/08/opinion/visionthing.html>
Come the end of 2001, all products that Macworld evaluates will be judged by how well they operate in Mac OS X, either natively or in the Classic environment. Software or hardware that does not support OS X at least in Classic mode will not be rated.

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

Customizing The Look Of OS X (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/tips/hotcocoa/2001/20010713.shtml>
There are a host of interface enhancing utilities on the market. These programs do not perform a total make over of the system, a la Classic's Kaleidoscope, but they do allow users to add a personalized touch to their OS X desktop.

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

MS Chases Windows Licence Fee From Kids Charity (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/20378.html>
Reports are coming in from our cousins in Australia that Microsoft has extended its software licence crusade to include kids' charities.

MS Ponders Sweeping Price Changes (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2784897,00.html>
Microsoft, reacting swiftly to a recent appeals court ruling on its antitrust case, is considering sweeping changes to its pricing models for hardware vendors and its largest corporate customers.

Government Seeks To Speed Microsoft Case (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6561337.html>
The government on Friday asked an appeals court to issue an order promptly moving the Microsoft case back to the trial court.

Microsoft Warns Of Outlook Vulnerability (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5094095,00.html>
Microsoft is warning customers about a flaw in an ActiveX control within its Outlook e-mail software that could let an intruder access their computers.

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

AMD's Net Profits Plummet (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6558519.html?tag=owv>
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices barely beat Wall Street's dramatically lowered expectations for its second-quarter earnings Thursday and gave a grim outlook for the current quarter.

MS Chases Windows Licence Fee From Kids Charity (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/20378.html>
Reports are coming in from our cousins in Australia that Microsoft has extended its software licence crusade to include kids' charities.

MS Ponders Sweeping Price Changes (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2784897,00.html>
Microsoft, reacting swiftly to a recent appeals court ruling on its antitrust case, is considering sweeping changes to its pricing models for hardware vendors and its largest corporate customers.

Intel, AMD Likely To Hold The Line On Prices (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6562743.html?tag=lh>
Chipmakers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are likely to take a breather from their price war, analysts say.

Government Seeks To Speed Microsoft Case (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6561337.html>
The government on Friday asked an appeals court to issue an order promptly moving the Microsoft case back to the trial court.

MS Security Chief Talks Raw Sockets With The Reg (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20387.html>

Microsoft Warns Of Outlook Vulnerability (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5094095,00.html>
Microsoft is warning customers about a flaw in an ActiveX control within its Outlook e-mail software that could let an intruder access their computers.

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

Is The Click-Through History? (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6555059.html?tag=owv>

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

James Gomez Says Think Centre Should Be Dissolved (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010714/5/199yj.html>
Mr Gomez says civil society and party politics in Singapore are viewed as separate and two of the five Board Members of the Think Centre are members of political parties, including himself.

It's A Slow Road Home On The CTE (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,57179,00.html?>
Motorists heading north in the evenings via the Central Expressway now have to endure jams which can last up to 9 pm.

NUS Flats Left Vacant For 3 Years (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,57141,00.html?>
Finance Ministry wants university to pay for properties it bought in 1985, and which are now worth $84 million.

Nice-Price Shopping Paradise No More (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,57127,00.html?>
Singapore is branding itself as the region's fashion capital, but where are the year-round fun, cheap buys, service and variety, so crucial in the retail experience?

Think Centre Ex-Head Joins Workers' Party (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,57162,00.html?>
Secretary-general Low Thia Khiang, who accepted his application on Thursday, said: 'The party believes he can make a positive contribution, enabling it to serve Singapore better.'

Smoke Blankets Singapore (Radio Australia News)
<http://www.abc.net.au/ra/newsdaily/s329142.htm>