[MyAppleMenu] Jul 28, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Mac OS X 10.0: A MacFixIt Perspective (MacFixIt)
<http://www.macfixit.com/osx/osxmargin2.shtml>
The good news is that troubleshooting the OS has been easier than might have been expected - given the totally new nature of the OS.

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

The Apple Store Offering Refurbished Products (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=8461>

Apple Brand ranks 49th In The World (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=8452>
Apple ranks 49th in Business Week's assessment of the world's most valuable brands.

867MHz Power Mac G4 Clocked To 1GHz+ (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/20707.html>
A Japanese 867MHz Power Mac G4 owner claims to have souped his machine up to 1.067GHz with a simple (ish) flip of a few resistors on the new machine's motherboard.

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

On Being A 1st-Class Citizen: Maybe Apple Shouldn't Buy DAVE And VirtualPC After All (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2001/07/27.1.shtml>
In case you didn't hear, OS X 10.1 will have SMB (Samba) compatibility, which means that it will be able to file share and printer share with any SMB server, i.e., your everyday, modern Windows network.

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

Mac OS X 10.0: A MacFixIt Perspective (MacFixIt)
<http://www.macfixit.com/osx/osxmargin2.shtml>
The good news is that troubleshooting the OS has been easier than might have been expected - given the totally new nature of the OS.

OS X 10.1 (CNET)
<http://cnet.com/software/0-5211419-8-6662726-1.html>
Certainly, this update appears promising--and much faster.

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

Microsoft's Bait And Switch (InfoWorld)
<http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/07/30/010730oppetreley.xml>

SirCam Worm Built To Last (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6698398.html?tag=owv>
Antivirus experts expect the SirCam virus to take a breather over the weekend, but it may pick up new steam as vacationing Europeans return to work Monday.

Xbox's "Shrek" Steals Microsoft Show (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-6697030.html?tag=owv>
It may not be the key to boosting profits at the world's largest software company, but a flatulent green ogre stole the limelight at Microsoft's annual pitch to Wall Street analysts.

Ballmer 'Shocked And Dismayed' By XP Criticsim (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2799077,00.html>
Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts late yesterday that he was "shocked and dismayed" by the criticisms of Windows XP and the way competitors had attacked it.

MS Scoffs At Windows Worries (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,45619,00.html>
Neither flood nor famine nor pestilence nor federal intervention will prevent Windows XP from being released on Oct. 25, according to Microsoft.

Microsoft To Offer Last Windows XP Test (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6697266.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft is preparing to clear an important hurdle for delivering Windows XP, but outside forces still could trip up the new operating system.

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

Microsoft's Bait And Switch (InfoWorld)
<http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/07/30/010730oppetreley.xml>

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

Fair Not So Fun When it's At Your Doorstep (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,60319,00.html?>