[MyAppleMenu] Jun 25, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

PowerMail 3.0.9v2 With Mac OS X Version Now Available (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2001/06/20010624082856.shtml>

IBM Preps 210GHz Chip Technology (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/19941.html>
Chips based on the transistor are at least two years off, and even then you're looking at 100GHz parts. They will also be aimed at embedded applications, specifically communications roles, such as wireless and optical networking. It will be some time before this technology makes its way to the desktop.

Corel Carbonizes Bryce 3D App (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=3081>
This update supports multi-threading, which speeds-up rendering and animation without loss of image quality. Another new feature – Network Rendering – distributes rendering over an unlimited number of TCP/IP-based computers connected via an Ethernet hub.

Flat-Panel Screen 'Colour Accurate' (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3085>
The LCD1830 boasts a screen size equivalent to a 21-inch CRT monitor. It provides a flicker-free display and a six-colour axis control that individually adjusts basic printing colours - including yellow, magenta and cyan via the on-screen menu. This achieves an exact colour match between the monitor and printer, according to the company.

New AOL For X Beta Available, Final Release Draws Near (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/06/25.1.shtml>

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

'Warm Fuzzy' = Joy Of Being A Mac Salesman (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/editorial/2001/06/21.1.shtml>

Apple's HyperCard: How Arthur Abandoned Excalibur (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/11489.html>
Several comebacks ago, Apple developed a wonderful easy to use consumer codeing enviornment called Hypercard. Sadly, Apple decided this program was too heavy to carry, and removed it for its product line. If Apple has no interest in pulling HyperCard out of obscurity, then why not make it an open-source project?

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

BBEdit 6.1 (MacMilitia)
<http://www.macmilitia.com/reviews/bbedit.shtml>

Great Classroom Computer Buys (View From The Classroom)
<http://www.mathdittos2.com/columns/view/v010625.html>
Older Macintosh computers abound at various sales at bargain prices.

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

Intel To Buy Alpha Chip Operation (ZDNet UK)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,s2089920,00.html>
Intel gains valuable intellectual property from Compaq for use in its chips, while eliminating a competitive threat to its Itanium processor.

Transmeta Unveils 0.13 Micron Crusoes (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/19940.html>
The new chips, the TM5500 and the TM5800, are fabbed at 0.13 micron by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. That process and a new version, 4.2, of Transmeta's x86-to-native Crusoe code morphing software make for a 20 per cent power consumption reduction, compared to previous Crusoes, the company said.

If You Want Office 2000, Buy It Now (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/19938.html>
If you, your company or department, have standardised on Office 2000, and you're not keen on buying copies of Office XP for any new machines, then you'd better stock up on packs of Office 2000 now.

Flaw Means Virus Could Disable Norton Anti-Virus (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/8/19929.html>
A security loophole has been discovered in Norton Anti-Virus (NAV) which could allow the creation of a virus able to shut down the software on a user's machine.

Report: Compaq Plans Massive Restructuring (InfoWorld)
<http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/06/25/010625hncomreorg.xml>
The company plans to take an approach that puts Compaq in competition with the likes of IBM, according to internal memos from Compaq chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Capellas, cited by the WSJ.

AOL Vs. Microsoft: Talks Of The Titans (Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27407,00.html>
Each company is pursuing its own strategy for building an empire on the Internet, and each has its own version of why their negotiations failed.

What Steve Ballmer Sees Outside His Windows (Independent)
<http://news.independent.co.uk/digital/interviews/story.jsp?story=79897>
Microsoft's chief executive talks about the software giant's determination to move beyond the operating system and rule the world of web services, instant messaging and gaming.

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

E-Mail Ad-Ons: 'It's Not Spam' (ZDNet Australia)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2779669,00.html>
The marketing company behind technology that allows ISPs to intercept e-mails and wrap them in advertisements has defended its initiative, following a backlash from Internet users.

Google Preps $250m IPO (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/19939.html>
A sure indication that the dotcom frenzy has finished is the estimated $250 million float price. A year ago, we'd be looking at $3 billion or something equally fantastic.

Much Ado About Smart Tags (A List Apart)
<http://www.alistapart.com/stories/smarttags/index.html>
Microsoft owns over 80% of the market for desktop operating systems, browsers and office suites. If we 'wait and see,' the technology will be ubiquitous by the time we reach a conclusion.

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

E-Mail Ad-Ons: 'It's Not Spam' (ZDNet Australia)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2779669,00.html>
The marketing company behind technology that allows ISPs to intercept e-mails and wrap them in advertisements has defended its initiative, following a backlash from Internet users.

PowerMail 3.0.9v2 With Mac OS X Version Now Available (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2001/06/20010624082856.shtml>

Disabled Access Now, More Or Less (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,44724,00.html>
Beneath the happy proclamations and feel-good press conferences lurk rumors of potential lawsuits and signs of chaos.

Google Preps $250m IPO (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/19939.html>
A sure indication that the dotcom frenzy has finished is the estimated $250 million float price. A year ago, we'd be looking at $3 billion or something equally fantastic.

Micropayment Feedback (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/01/0625.html>
It should come as no surprise that we've received some very negative letters on the idea of micropayments.

New AOL For X Beta Available, Final Release Draws Near (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/06/25.1.shtml>

AOL Vs. Microsoft: Talks Of The Titans (Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27407,00.html>
Each company is pursuing its own strategy for building an empire on the Internet, and each has its own version of why their negotiations failed.

Trying To Win A New Name Game (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/25/technology/25DOMA.html>
Now that the once-coveted dot-com distinction has been tarnished by the technology sector's precipitous decline, it is perhaps timely that two new suffixes for Internet addresses are coming down the pipeline.

Much Ado About Smart Tags (A List Apart)
<http://www.alistapart.com/stories/smarttags/index.html>
Microsoft owns over 80% of the market for desktop operating systems, browsers and office suites. If we 'wait and see,' the technology will be ubiquitous by the time we reach a conclusion.

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

Election Everest Confronts Singapore Opposition (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010625/3/15tei.html>
Only the rashest punter would bet against the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) rolling to victory in Singapore's next general election.

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

City Planners To Take Garden City Concept To The Skies (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010625/5/15ypc.html>
The Garden City concept is up for a overhaul, as Singapore's planners push the idea of greenery that grows upwards into the high rise flat, or office.

Singapore DBS Hits 52-Week Low On OUB Offer (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.cna.mediacorpnews.com/articles/2001/06/25/business64129.htm>
Traders said the offer, which may result in the issue of 600 million new DBS shares, is dilutive and may create an overhang for DBS shares.

OUB's Position In Shared ATM Network May Stay: DBS (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.cna.mediacorpnews.com/articles/2001/06/25/business64152.htm>
DBS Bank is not ruling out the idea of keeping Overseas Union Bank in the shared ATM network that OUB now shares with Singapore's 3 other banks.

Election Everest Confronts Singapore Opposition (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010625/3/15tei.html>
Only the rashest punter would bet against the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) rolling to victory in Singapore's next general election.

Clementi Town To Be Revialised (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,53295,00.html?>
Clementi residents can look forward to more facilities in their town, including a new library and bus interchange, in the next five to 10 years.

Singaporeans Urged To Look Out For Fellow Residents, Neighbourhood (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2001/06/24/singaporenews64075.htm>
Mr Goh, who is also MP for Marine Parade GRC, said, "The idea is to have such a programme to prevent crime. I think that's more important than to have investigation after the crime has taken place. To prevent crime, and in particular, to help vulnerable members of the community, this will be the very young, maybe the defenceless housewives, the old amongst us."