[MyAppleMenu] Jul 23, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Pioneering Spirit Lives On At Apple (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/23/technology/23NECO.html>
"If we don't miss once in a while, we aren't trying hard enough."

Cool As Ice (Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=203356>
At 4.9 pounds, Apple's new snow-white iBook is trimmer and lighter than the model it replaces, yet it dwarfs other lightweight consumer portables when it comes to features.

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

Pioneering Spirit Lives On At Apple (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/23/technology/23NECO.html>
"If we don't miss once in a while, we aren't trying hard enough."

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

DV Rocket - Analogue-To-DV Converters (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/reviews/display_groupreview.cfm?ProductID=1574&GroupReviewID=301>

Cool As Ice (Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=203356>
At 4.9 pounds, Apple's new snow-white iBook is trimmer and lighter than the model it replaces, yet it dwarfs other lightweight consumer portables when it comes to features.

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

Microsoft Releases CE Source Code (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20549.html>
Friday's announcement sees a new licence which has at the very least the virtue of simplicity.

Microsoft, DOJ Taking A Hard Line (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2795471,00.html>
Three prior efforts to settle the landmark case have failed, and on the eve of this meeting both the company and the government were taking a hard line.

Windows Emulator Runs 32 OSes At Once (IT Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2795473,00.html>
Connectix is shipping a software emulator that will let companies install and then run a number of different operating systems on one PC, without rebooting. The software could have benefits for companies that use a variety of systems, or are considering upgrading operating systems.

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

Microsoft Releases CE Source Code (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20549.html>
Friday's announcement sees a new licence which has at the very least the virtue of simplicity.

NEVER USE CAPS IN A HOTMAIL EMAIL (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/20525.html>
Day two of the new Hotmail and we've found some more interesting elements.

Microsoft, DOJ Taking A Hard Line (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2795471,00.html>
Three prior efforts to settle the landmark case have failed, and on the eve of this meeting both the company and the government were taking a hard line.

Windows Emulator Runs 32 OSes At Once (IT Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2795473,00.html>
Connectix is shipping a software emulator that will let companies install and then run a number of different operating systems on one PC, without rebooting. The software could have benefits for companies that use a variety of systems, or are considering upgrading operating systems.

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

Internet Survives Code Red (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20546.html>
The 'Code Red' worm, which targeted Whitehouse.gov, and which exploits the .ida buffer overflow vulnerability in the IIS Indexing Service ISAPI filter, predictably failed to deliver the network-crushing blow which several hysterics in the mainstream press and the US National Infrastructure Protection Center had warned us about.

What If Napster Was The Answer? (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285,45234,00.html>
Doubts are so strong about the future that some record industry bigwigs are wistfully longing for the good old days of Napster.

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

Nine Out Of Ten WAP Sites Fail Usability Test (ComputerWeekly)
<http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunner?REQSESS=vj2XIX8A&690REQEVENT=&CARTI=104138&CARTT=1&CCAT=1&CCHAN=8&CFLAV=1&CPAGEN=ArticlePage&CPAGET=-99999&CSEARCH=&CSESS=-99999&CTOPIC=>
WAP site providers are doing little to improve the tarnished image of the technology, according a survey of European sites.

>From A Free Service To A Business That Charges (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/23/technology/23ECOMMERCE.html?ex=996552000&en=36e76073d3e0f635&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER>
Although that tendency may not change anytime soon, the imperative for Internet companies to diversify their revenue streams has led to more attempts to get consumers to foot some portion of the bill.

Internet Survives Code Red (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20546.html>
The 'Code Red' worm, which targeted Whitehouse.gov, and which exploits the .ida buffer overflow vulnerability in the IIS Indexing Service ISAPI filter, predictably failed to deliver the network-crushing blow which several hysterics in the mainstream press and the US National Infrastructure Protection Center had warned us about.

NEVER USE CAPS IN A HOTMAIL EMAIL (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/20525.html>
Day two of the new Hotmail and we've found some more interesting elements.

What If Napster Was The Answer? (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285,45234,00.html>
Doubts are so strong about the future that some record industry bigwigs are wistfully longing for the good old days of Napster.

AOL To Detail IM Plans (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6627805.html?tag=owv>
AOL Time Warner on Monday must give federal regulators a progress report detailing efforts to open its instant messaging networks to rivals, the first such filing required as a condition of the company's January merger.

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

Singapore Opposition Firebrand Loses Parliament Seat (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010723/3/19m74.html>
Singapore's veteran opposition politician, J.B. Jeyaretnam, will lose his parliamentary seat and be barred from running in upcoming elections after an appeal court upheld an earlier bankruptcy ruling on Monday.

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

Singapore Opposition Firebrand Loses Parliament Seat (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010723/3/19m74.html>
Singapore's veteran opposition politician, J.B. Jeyaretnam, will lose his parliamentary seat and be barred from running in upcoming elections after an appeal court upheld an earlier bankruptcy ruling on Monday.