[MyAppleMenu] Jun 16, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Advertising Expedrts Give High Marks To Apple's Latest TV Spots (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2001/06/15/appleads.html>
Apple's new ads may be different, but are they good? Do they make Mac owners proud? And, more important, will they encourage other computer users to cross over to the Mac?

Apple Kills Cube? (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/19747.html>
So farewell then, Apple's Cube. Almost gone, and probably soon forgotten. It didn't even make its first birthday.

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

BeHierarchic Update Improves Classic Compatibility (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0106/16.behierarchic.shtml>

Adobe Has 'Nice Surprise' As Revenue Tops Forecast (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/depth/adobe061501.htm>
Adobe Systems sold more software than Wall Street expected this spring, even as other big tech companies turned in disappointing numbers.

Sony Intros New Digital Camera For Beginners (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0106/15.sony.shtml>

BusinessWeek Posts Design Award Winners (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=7217>
Not only did Apple get a gold for TiBook, but a Bronze for the G4 Cube and Apple Pro Speakers.

Self-Made Animation (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2001/07/buzz/self.html>

Advertising Expedrts Give High Marks To Apple's Latest TV Spots (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2001/06/15/appleads.html>
Apple's new ads may be different, but are they good? Do they make Mac owners proud? And, more important, will they encourage other computer users to cross over to the Mac?

Developers Under The Gun To Deliver Native Applications (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/subject/macosx/applications.html>
Macworld is tracking the progress of some four dozen essential applications as they make the move to OS X.

Is That An iMac In That Gus Pump? (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/06/15.9.shtml>
This definitely fits in the category of "Gift For The Mac Lover That Has Everything."

Apple Kills Cube? (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/19747.html>
So farewell then, Apple's Cube. Almost gone, and probably soon forgotten. It didn't even make its first birthday.

== AppleSurf (Opinions) ===============

OS X, A Perfect II (MacWrite.com)
<http://www.macwrite.com/chris/osx-a-perfect-II.php>
I don't care, put a slick GUI on my monitor and write made by Apple on the box and I'm there. Or at least I would be, if only there weren't such a downside to OSX.

Dell Continues Campaign Of Innuendo, Discounts Apple As 20th Century Technology (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/thebackpage/2001/20010615.shtml>
All this manure oozing forth from Dell really makes me wonder why Dell is so afraid of Apple.

Think Same: It's About Thinking Different; Now More Than Ever (Mac In Europe)
<http://www.macineurope.com/columns/thinksame/>
The future is here... again. It is time to start thinking different about computing and the Macintosh once again. Are you ready?

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

Microsoft: No Comment On Warning Rumor (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6289345.html?tag=cdshrt>
Microsoft on Friday declined to comment on mounting speculation by traders that the world's largest software company was set to issue a profit warning.

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

Visual Basic.Net: Is It Too Complex? (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2775862,00.html>
While some programmers say Visual Basic.Net, the new iteration of the language, is a necessary change to keep up with the times and accelerate development, others call the language an "abomination" that is unnecessarily complex and different.

New Virus Tools Raise Concerns (ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2775804,00.html>
Security consultants have warned of two new varieties of virus, and said IT managers should ensure their antivirus measures are kept up to date.

HP Goes Ultradense With "Powerbar" Server (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6289699.html?tag=owv>
Hewlett-Packard will take its first steps into the "ultradense" server market in the fourth quarter with a machine code-named Powerbar, and Transmeta's Crusoe chip could find its way into the design.

Justice's Antitrust Head Confirmed (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6284966.html?tag=owv>
Senators on Thursday confirmed Charles James' nomination as assistant attorney general, making him the new head of the Justice Department's antitrust division.

Dell Continues Campaign Of Innuendo, Discounts Apple As 20th Century Technology (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/thebackpage/2001/20010615.shtml>
All this manure oozing forth from Dell really makes me wonder why Dell is so afraid of Apple.

Xbox Is Microsoft's After All (IDG)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27226,00.html>
Redmond settles a trademark dispute with XBOX Technologies, saving the company from a marketing disaster for its upcoming game console.

Microsoft: No Comment On Warning Rumor (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6289345.html?tag=cdshrt>
Microsoft on Friday declined to comment on mounting speculation by traders that the world's largest software company was set to issue a profit warning.

Microsoft Is Not The Enemy (Linux.com)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2775855,00.html>
So the next time you find yourself cursing Microsoft, decide whether you want to give the company the implicit respect that devolves from choosing to take it on as an enemy. Maybe there are more important battles around.

New MP3 Format Challenges Windows Audio 8 (IDG)
<http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/06/15/mp3.pro.idg/index.html>
The decade-old MP3 digital sound recording format has been updated, and now features double the compression rate at the same sound quality.

Intel Stalks System Builders (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/51/19725.html>
How times have changed.

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

The Man Who Bought The Internet (Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=202984>
Stratton Sclavos increasingly runs the Web. His company, Verisign, has erected cyberspace's largest toll booth and is now poised to extract a usage fee from just about everyone.

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

The Man Who Bought The Internet (Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=202984>
Stratton Sclavos increasingly runs the Web. His company, Verisign, has erected cyberspace's largest toll booth and is now poised to extract a usage fee from just about everyone.

Britannica.com Fixated On Fee Service (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/tech/news/article/0,2669,ART-52446,FF.html>
Syndication, not free content, is the name of the game these days and will account for between 15 and 20 percent of the company's revenues over the next three years, Britannica syndication director Mia Ahmann said.

Ads Better Trafficked Than Major Web Sites (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6289949.html?tag=owv>
Online advertising is invading Internet traffic statistics, creating fresh doubts about the relevance of reports that seek to measure the most popular sites.

Net Restrictions Limit AOL Venture (Assciated Press)
<http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-China-AOL.html>
America Online Inc. has given Chinese leaders a $100 million reason to rethink their opposition to letting foreigners own a stake in the country's floundering Internet industry.

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

Microsoft Is Not The Enemy (Linux.com)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2775855,00.html>
So the next time you find yourself cursing Microsoft, decide whether you want to give the company the implicit respect that devolves from choosing to take it on as an enemy. Maybe there are more important battles around.

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

Graduates Face Grim Job Prospects (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,51423,00.html?>
Companies cut starting salaries and unveil recruitment and training freezes as the expected economic downturn begins to take effect.

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

Singapore Warns Nationals To 'Exercise Caution' In RP (Manila Times)
<http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2001/jun/16/top_stories/20010616top9.html>
The official explained that Singapore authorities have always been critical of the Philippines and is vocal of their sentiments “only because we allow them to.”

Graduates Face Grim Job Prospects (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,51423,00.html?>
Companies cut starting salaries and unveil recruitment and training freezes as the expected economic downturn begins to take effect.

Is The NUS 'Gifted Programme' Elitist? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,51408,00.html?>
Rather than simply paying lip-service and declaring their desire to serve the common good, they will have to show by their actions that they are able to rise beyond the 'e' label and give back to society as much as - or more than - it has given them.

Why The Puzzling Response? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,51502,00.html?>
One might be led to assume that PTC would rather see people late for work.

Plean To Change School Holiday Format (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,51483,00.html?>
Isn't it time to consider making changes to the school holidays to allow Singaporean families more opportunities to travel abroad?