[MyAppleMenu] Jun 20, 2001

Wed Jun 20 21:05:13 EDT 2001

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

MacHack Conference Opens Tomorrow (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0106/20.machack.shtml>
The annual MacHack Conference opens at 12:01 AM Thursday morning June 22 in Dearborn, Michigan with a public reunion of the original Macintosh development team.

Apple Notebooks Take A Wide Turn In A New Direction (Chicago Sun-Times)
<http://www.suntimes.com/output/worktech/cst-fin-ecol19.html>
For maybe the first time, Apple's made a notebook that disappears inside a backpack.

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

Mesa Spreadsheet Ready For OS X (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3067>
Mesa Spreadsheet combines an icon-based interface with the features of Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet package.

Video Tols Bring 'Star Wars' Spoof To Life On Web (Gannett News Service)
<http://technology.cincinnati.com/cgi-bin/technology/techwrapper.pl?URL=http://www.gannettonline.com/e/newproducts/10001198.html&AFFIL=CIN>
Digital home moviemaking has become a popular part of the new "digital lifestyle." But a couple of Macheads have taken it to new heights with their home production of "Duality."

MacHack Conference Opens Tomorrow (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0106/20.machack.shtml>
The annual MacHack Conference opens at 12:01 AM Thursday morning June 22 in Dearborn, Michigan with a public reunion of the original Macintosh development team.

New AOL Client Available For OS X (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/06/20.1.shtml>
The new version of the AOL client includes a host of bug fixes while also providing OS X users a number of new features over previous beta versions.

Finding Statistical Order With SPSS (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/enews/2001/features/spss.html>

A Horse! A Horse! My Kingdom For A Horse! (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com.au/education/k12/products/imovie/glenwoodshakes.html>
"Within an hour of setting up the iMac, I had gone through he tutorial and was putting together the first scene."

Sherlock Can Do Much More Than Elementary Searches (Union-Tribune)
<http://205.138.64.30/news/uniontrib/tue/computers/news_1u19mactrack.html>
While it's not perfect, it's a versatile tool that's been overlooked by much of the Mac community.

Apple Aids Initiative To Improve Teacher Quality (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0106/19.teacher.shtml>

Apple Cube's Demise May Be Near (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-6322457.html?tag=lh>
Supplies of Apple Computer's Power Mac G4 Cube are dwindling, but the fate of the diminutive desktop is unclear.

Apple Releases OS X, iBook, 17" LCD In China (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0106/19.china.shtml>

Mac OS X Among April's Top Sellers (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=7295>

Users Push Apple For OS X Server Upgrade (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=7304>
Apple is logging complaints via 1-800-MY-APPLE regarding the lack of a reduced upgrade price for the new Mac OS X Server for purchasers of Mac OS X Server 1.0.

17" Apple Studio Display Begins Shipping (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=7291>

Opera For Mac Carbon Technology Preview 1 Released (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0106/19.opera.shtml>
It's the first public release of Opera Software's OS X browser -- previous releases have been able to work in "Classic" and on older versions of the OS only.

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

A Surplus Auction (View From The Classroom)
<http://www.mathdittos2.com/columns/view/v010620.html>
I once nodded my head yes to a question from my son at one of their auctions and found myself the not-so-knowledgeable owner of a $5 piece of farm equipment.

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

C'mon Decide: Which Apple Laptop? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jun2001/nf20010620_440.htm>
Both the TiBook and the iBook are great machines, even with some flaws. Here's help in picking the winner for your needs.

Final Cut Pro 2 (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/issues/0107/rev.fcpro2.html>
Version 2 solidifies Final Cut Pro's position as the leading video-editing solution for the Mac. If you edit for a living with Final Cut Pro, upgrade and buy into an RT hardware solution. You'll recoup your investment in no time.

Apple Notebooks Take A Wide Turn In A New Direction (Chicago Sun-Times)
<http://www.suntimes.com/output/worktech/cst-fin-ecol19.html>
For maybe the first time, Apple's made a notebook that disappears inside a backpack.

Power Mac G4 (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2001/04/reviews/powermacg4.html>
With these new models, Apple has given business, professional, and multimedia users just about everything they could want in a reasonably priced Power Mac. All that's missing from these admirable Macs is a Sound Input port.

Wapp Pro (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2001/02/16/reviews/mexpress.html>
It isn't often that you can quickly add more control to your Mac without having to learn a new application.

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

Dell CEO Would Like 40 Percent PC Market Share (Reuters)
<http://www.iwon.com/home/technology/tech_article/0,2109,137231|technology|06-20-2001::08:40|reuters,00.html>
The world's largest personal computer maker Dell sees the current weak market as a chance to boost its global market share, possibly up to 40 percent, its chief executive was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

Kill This Priacy Plan (ComputerWorld)
<http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/stories/0,1199,NAV47-68-84-91_STO61377,00.html>
Microsoft has decided that its stranglehold on the desktop gives it the right to force changes in user behavior. This is its first egregious, monopolistic act directed at its customers. It should be stopped.

Microsoft's Ballmer: .NET Is About Integration (InfoWorld)
<http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/06/19/msft.net.idg/index.html>
We want to help [companies] bring that information together in new applications. We want to help them expose the information to the consumer.

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

Microsoft Urges Urgent Action On Windows Security Hole (ZDNet UK)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,s2089460,00.html>
A vulnerability affecting every version of Windows 2000 and current Windows XP betas allows remote attackers to take control of victims' machines.

WinXP Server Goes .NET - So Good They Named It Twice (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/19827.html>
If you cast your mind back to the original .NET announcements you'll recall that the product that was to become Windows XP was being slated to include some early elements of .NET technology. But the real thing would be later.

Dell CEO Would Like 40 Percent PC Market Share (Reuters)
<http://www.iwon.com/home/technology/tech_article/0,2109,137231|technology|06-20-2001::08:40|reuters,00.html>
The world's largest personal computer maker Dell sees the current weak market as a chance to boost its global market share, possibly up to 40 percent, its chief executive was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

Kill This Priacy Plan (ComputerWorld)
<http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/stories/0,1199,NAV47-68-84-91_STO61377,00.html>
Microsoft has decided that its stranglehold on the desktop gives it the right to force changes in user behavior. This is its first egregious, monopolistic act directed at its customers. It should be stopped.

Gates Wades Into Open-Source Debate (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6322264.html?tag=owv>
While he has no objection to open-source development efforts, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is concerned about the "Pac-Man-like nature" of the license that governs the distribution of such software.

Gates Shows Off .Net Tool (Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27278,00.html>
Microsoft's chief software architect says Visual Basic.Net is just one of the development languages that Redmond has embraced for its Web initiative.

Intel Starts Shipping New Pentium III (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6322405.html?tag=lh>
Intel has begun shipping the Pentium III processor desktop version, a chip that was produced using an advanced manufacturing process that cuts power consumption while boosting speed.

Microsoft's Ballmer: .NET Is About Integration (InfoWorld)
<http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/06/19/msft.net.idg/index.html>
We want to help [companies] bring that information together in new applications. We want to help them expose the information to the consumer.

Windows XP: Are You Compatible? (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2776983,00.html>
Microsoft Corp. plans to publicly address the issue of application compatibility for its upcoming Windows XP operating system at a couple of sessions here at its TechEd conference later this week.

Gates Tout Microsoft's 'Most Solid Beta' (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2777038,00.html>
As expected, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.'s chairman and chief software architect, this morning announced the availability of the second, and last, beta for the Visual Studio.Net development tool in a keynote address to a packed house here at the TechEd conference.

Dell Reconfigures Notebook (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-6322919.html?tag=cdshrt>
The new options include a 14.1-inch active-matrix display, an Intel 800MHz mobile Pentium III processor and a hard drive of up to 48GB that runs more quietly than previous hard drives.

Whistler Gets (Another) New Name (NetworkWorld Fusion)
<http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/0619whistler.html>
During his keynote presentation Tuesday at the TechEd developers show here, Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect, announced amid several new product releases that the next generation of the company's server software will take on the name Windows.Net Server.

Microsoft Adds Content Management To .Net Line-Up (NetworkWorld Fusion)
<http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/0619mscontent.html>
Microsoft Monday unveiled a server for managing content on Web sites, the ninth and newest addition to its line of .Net Enterprise Servers.

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

When All Else Fails, Sell Sex (Forbes)
<http://www.forbes.com/2001/06/19/0619drugstore.html>
In times of desperation, drug fiends and dot-coms have one thing in common: They can always sell sex to make a quick buck.

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

Paying For Web Content (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/01/0620.html>

New AOL Client Available For OS X (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/06/20.1.shtml>
The new version of the AOL client includes a host of bug fixes while also providing OS X users a number of new features over previous beta versions.

When The 'e' Drops Off (InfoWorld)
<http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/06/18/010618oppulse.xml>
There is evidence that we are getting closer to the day when we will officially retire the "e" in e-business. For one thing, business leaders -- not IS leaders -- are driving the bulk of e-business initiatives now.

When All Else Fails, Sell Sex (Forbes)
<http://www.forbes.com/2001/06/19/0619drugstore.html>
In times of desperation, drug fiends and dot-coms have one thing in common: They can always sell sex to make a quick buck.

Sherlock Can Do Much More Than Elementary Searches (Union-Tribune)
<http://205.138.64.30/news/uniontrib/tue/computers/news_1u19mactrack.html>
While it's not perfect, it's a versatile tool that's been overlooked by much of the Mac community.

eBay "Recommendations" Upset Members (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-6321552.html?tag=owv>
Online auction giant eBay has launched a new e-mail notification service that some sellers claim interferes with their own businesses.

Wireless Web Surfing In A Singapore Cab (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-6320087.html?tag=owv>
By the end of the year, taxi passengers in Singapore will be able to surf the Web, check e-mail, access mapping and routing information, and even manage their stock portfolios online--all from the road.

Microsoft Adds Content Management To .Net Line-Up (NetworkWorld Fusion)
<http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/0619mscontent.html>
Microsoft Monday unveiled a server for managing content on Web sites, the ninth and newest addition to its line of .Net Enterprise Servers.

Opera For Mac Carbon Technology Preview 1 Released (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0106/19.opera.shtml>
It's the first public release of Opera Software's OS X browser -- previous releases have been able to work in "Classic" and on older versions of the OS only.

== PenguinSurf (Top Stories) ===============

Gates Wades Into Open-Source Debate (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6322264.html?tag=owv>
While he has no objection to open-source development efforts, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is concerned about the "Pac-Man-like nature" of the license that governs the distribution of such software.

Red Hat In The Black (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,44637,00.html>
Red Hat, the leading distributor of the Linux operating system, Tuesday reported earnings of $600,000, the first profit in the company's history.

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

Red Hat To Play In Oracle's Arena (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6325676.html?tag=owv>
Linux seller Red Hat will announce new database software next week, hoping to whittle away at Oracle the same way it has with Microsoft.

Gates Wades Into Open-Source Debate (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6322264.html?tag=owv>
While he has no objection to open-source development efforts, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is concerned about the "Pac-Man-like nature" of the license that governs the distribution of such software.

SuSE Linux Validated For Oracle 9i (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6322013.html?tag=owv>

Compaq Adds Stability To Linux Armor (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6324456.html?tag=lh>
Trying to bolster its reputation in the fast-changing Linux world, Compaq Computer will release software designed to make Linux computers better able to withstand crashes or other interruptions.

Red Hat In The Black (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,44637,00.html>
Red Hat, the leading distributor of the Linux operating system, Tuesday reported earnings of $600,000, the first profit in the company's history.

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

HSBC To Challenge Singapore Rules (Associated Press)
<http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/dynamic/news/business_story.html?in_review_id=402031&in_review_text_id=349992>
What gives HSBC officials in Hong Kong apoplexy is the pettiness of the regulations, when compared with the open banking system of Hong Kong.

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

HSBC To Challenge Singapore Rules (Associated Press)
<http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/dynamic/news/business_story.html?in_review_id=402031&in_review_text_id=349992>
What gives HSBC officials in Hong Kong apoplexy is the pettiness of the regulations, when compared with the open banking system of Hong Kong.

Chinese, But They Prefer English Names (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,52225,00.html?>
Many Chinese S'poreans use English names, and a number even omit giving their kids a dialect or hanyu pinyin name.

SMRT To Try Out New Waiting Lines (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,52231,00.html?>
Three types of lines will be introduced at City Hall, Raffles Place, Ang Mo Kio and Bedok stations in response to the growing number of MRT commuters.

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

Singapore Sets Sights On Becoming Wireless Comms Hub (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,12019,00.html?>
The Singapore government plans to aggressively develop wireless communications here, with the country taking on the role of a wireless technology test-bed and a launch pad for wireless developments.

Wireless Web Surfing In A Singapore Cab (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-6320087.html?tag=owv>
By the end of the year, taxi passengers in Singapore will be able to surf the Web, check e-mail, access mapping and routing information, and even manage their stock portfolios online--all from the road.

Singapore Puts CDMA In A Sling (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-6321996.html?tag=lh>
Singapore telephone service provider MobileOne on Monday further detailed its decision to scrap plans to build a new telephone network with technology from Qualcomm.