[MyAppleMenu] Jul 16, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Apple Stores To Stream Jobs' Expo Keynote (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0107/16.storekeynote.shtml>
If you live near Glendale, Calif. or McLean, Va. and you you'd like to see Steve Jobs' Macworld Expo keynote presentation with a bunch of other Mac fans, you're in luck.

Apple Fans Await Product News From Macworld (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/depth/mac071601.htm>
The personal-computer business can seem numbingly predictable, except for the closest thing it has to a rock star: Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs.

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

Apple Stores To Stream Jobs' Expo Keynote (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0107/16.storekeynote.shtml>
If you live near Glendale, Calif. or McLean, Va. and you you'd like to see Steve Jobs' Macworld Expo keynote presentation with a bunch of other Mac fans, you're in luck.

Mac OS X Version Of 'Personal Server' Coming (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0107/16.server.shtml>
The Servio Personal Server extends the power of personal computing beyond the personal computer and brings the power of Internet sites to individuals, according to info on the Memora Web site.

Flaw In Some AirPort Base Stations (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=8058>
Apple has identified a problem with a small number of AirPort Base Stations that causes them to continuously blink status lights, not respond to wired or wireless connections and reset every few seconds—even after a hard reset. 

MacGamez Back And Better Than Ever (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/gamingnews/2001/07/16.1.shtml>

Super Get Info Gets Super Update (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/07/16.7.shtml>

Watch Out, It's Macworld Week! (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/07/16.10.shtml>

UMAX Developing Mac OS X Drivers (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=8059>

QuicKeys X Makes Laziness In OS X Easier... And Free! (Insanely Great Mac)
<http://www.insanely-great.com/news/01/922.html>
CE Software, the developer of macro software QuicKeys, has announced a limited-time free public beta of QuicKeys X, a new version of the company’s timesaving utility built specifically for Mac OS X.

War Of The Macworlds (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,45250,00.html>
Internet news sites devoted to Macintosh computers are at war over pictures of a spiffy new PowerMac G4 machine.

Apple Fans Await Product News From Macworld (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/depth/mac071601.htm>
The personal-computer business can seem numbingly predictable, except for the closest thing it has to a rock star: Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs.

Aqua HI Guidelines Now Shipping In Book Form (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=8028>

CNN To Interview Steve Jobs (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=8024>

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

The Fusion Of Design & Portability (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2001/07/16.1.shtml>
Apple's discontinuation of their CRT monitors has led me to a new theory about the direction that computer design will take in the future.

A Shareware Web? (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/myturn/01/0716.html>
Shareware is try-before-you-buy software that is distributed free of charge.

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

OS X Vs OS 9.1 Firewire Performance (Accelerate Your Mac)
<http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/firewire/portable_oxford911_case/portable_911_performance.html>
OS X was consistently and significantly faster at Firewire file copies to and from a Firewire drive than OS 9.1.

Power Macintosh G4 Cube (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/roadapples/cube.html>
The Cube's greatest design flaw came from design brilliance.

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

Microsoft Gesture Hollow (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/07/16/BU162103.DTL&type=business>
Context is everything.

Microsoft To Charge For MP3 Ripping (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6575795.html?tag=cd_pr>
Consumers looking to rip MP3s using Windows XP's media player will have to pay as much as $30 extra for the capability.

The Microsoft Standard Is Anything But (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2784051,00.html>
I'm not saying that Microsoft "standards" will disappear any time soon. However, if I were an IT manager, or especially a corporate development manager, I'd look upon any standard that isn't really a standard as a potential wolf in sheep's clothing.

Microsoft: Opening Windows (Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27928,00.html>
The company's concession on IE icons means little, as the browser war is old news. The real question is whether the Redmond will bend on big issues, like Passport.

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

Microsoft's .NET - Bill's Gate To The Cyber Toll Bridge (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/12001.html>
There will be cyber-tollgates built right into .NET, and just like the Golden Gate Bridge, unless you pay, no San Francisco.

Glitch Allows Free XP Preview -- Again (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6579340.html?tag=lh>
A security hole in servers run by Conxion, Microsoft's Web hosting partner, allowed people to download a testing version of Windows XP without paying for it for the second time in two weeks.

Microsoft Gesture Hollow (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/07/16/BU162103.DTL&type=business>
Context is everything.

Microsoft To Charge For MP3 Ripping (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6575795.html?tag=cd_pr>
Consumers looking to rip MP3s using Windows XP's media player will have to pay as much as $30 extra for the capability.

Microsoft Australia Turns Its Back On Charity (ZDNet Australia)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2787087,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_nbs_hl>
Microsoft says it has been in discussions with PC's for Kids about how they can work together to ensure compliance.

C#: A Friendlier Tune From Microsoft (InfoWorld)
<http://www.itworld.com/AppDev/3119/IWD010716Csharp/>
The C# language and the accompanying CLI are key to .NET and the future of Windows development. As they are on the ECMA standards track, non-Windows implementations are likely to appear.

This Is Microsoft's Chance (eWEEK)
<http://www8.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2787089,00.html>
I'm talking about last week's news that two key players in the open-source software movement -- the Free Software Foundation and Ximian Inc. -- plan to develop Windows-compatible .Net development tools for open-source platforms including Linux.

Does This Change Mark A Beginning? (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2784796,00.html>
The only question now is whether Microsoft will apply the same principles to new features in Windows XP.

The Most Powerful New Media People In The UK (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/20395.html>
You know, the bloke from Microsoft.

Intel Knocks Up To 37% Off Mobile Pentium III Prices (The Register)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2787076,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_rt_latest>
Intel yesterday cut the prices of selected Pentium III processors, undoubtedly in preparation for the coming official launch of the mobile and desktop versions of its 0.13 micron PIII die-shrink codenamed Tualatin.

Microsoft Moves To Appease The DOJ (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2787076,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_rt_latest>
Microsoft Corp. contacted a top Justice Department official last week to propose new settlement negotiations in the long-running antitrust suit, people close to the case said.

The Microsoft Standard Is Anything But (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2784051,00.html>
I'm not saying that Microsoft "standards" will disappear any time soon. However, if I were an IT manager, or especially a corporate development manager, I'd look upon any standard that isn't really a standard as a potential wolf in sheep's clothing.

Microsoft: Opening Windows (Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27928,00.html>
The company's concession on IE icons means little, as the browser war is old news. The real question is whether the Redmond will bend on big issues, like Passport.

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

Mac OS X Version Of 'Personal Server' Coming (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0107/16.server.shtml>
The Servio Personal Server extends the power of personal computing beyond the personal computer and brings the power of Internet sites to individuals, according to info on the Memora Web site.

Can The Web Boost Living Standards? (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6579430.html?tag=owv>
Poorer countries can raise their living standards by changing laws, building technology infrastructure and training workers to use the Internet, a report released Monday concludes.

A Shareware Web? (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/myturn/01/0716.html>
Shareware is try-before-you-buy software that is distributed free of charge.

Sun, AOL Partner On Corporate IM (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2787072,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_rt_latest>
Sun Microsystems and AOL Time Warner are quietly working on advanced instant messaging software for corporate customers, a market segment dominated by Microsoft and IBM.

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

This Is Microsoft's Chance (eWEEK)
<http://www8.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2787089,00.html>
I'm talking about last week's news that two key players in the open-source software movement -- the Free Software Foundation and Ximian Inc. -- plan to develop Windows-compatible .Net development tools for open-source platforms including Linux.

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

Nothing Technical About The Recession (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,57594,00.html?>
Economists say it is time to call a recession, a recession - despite the labels given to the current slowdown.

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

Colourful Singapore Opposition MP Offers New Deal To Save Career (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010716/1/19blk.html>
Embattled Singapore opposition MP J.B. Jeyaretnam, faced with expulsion from parliament for bankruptcy, moved to save his political career Monday by offering his creditors a new time-payment deal.

Off-Budget Measures 'Will Not Satisfy All' (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,57532,00.html?>
The package will help ease people through recession, but don't expect to get what you want, says Deputy Prime Minister Lee.

Nothing Technical About The Recession (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,57594,00.html?>
Economists say it is time to call a recession, a recession - despite the labels given to the current slowdown.

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

StarHub May Consider PacNet Stake After SCV Merger (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.cna.mediacorpnews.com/articles/2001/07/16/business66454.htm>
StarHub says that it is prepared to consider buying Pacific Internet should the window of opportunity remain after the completion of StarHub's merger with Singapore Cable Vision.

Application Service Provider Centre Opens In Singapore (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010716/5/19brt.html>
The Application Service Provider market is expected to be worth $2 billion by 2004, according to Minister of State for Communication and IT, Lim Swee Say.