[MyAppleMenu] Jun 28, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Inside Mesa For OS X - Past, Present And Future (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/20055.html>
Paul Lynch of P&L Systems in the UK, which publishes Mesa for OS X and has kept the original NeXT version alive all these years, has an insight into the many twists and turns of Apple's OS strategy that's isn't often told. So indulge us.

A Tip From Apple's Branches (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jun2001/nf20010627_874.htm>
"The reality is that Apple's new model makes sense, and it is destined to be copied."

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

Inside Mesa For OS X - Past, Present And Future (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/20055.html>
Paul Lynch of P&L Systems in the UK, which publishes Mesa for OS X and has kept the original NeXT version alive all these years, has an insight into the many twists and turns of Apple's OS strategy that's isn't often told. So indulge us.

QuickTime 5.0.2 Released (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0106/28.quicktime.shtml>
The new version, QuickTime 5.0.2, is ready for download by using the QuickTime Updater application that's installed as part of the standard QuickTime configuration.

New Rewritable DVD Media On The Way (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/06/28.6.shtml>
The new media, the DataLifePlus 4.7GB DVD+RW, will offer backward compatibility with current DVD systems while also providing compatibility with the newest generation of DVD+RW drives.

Updated 1.04 Firmware For Creative Nomad IIc (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=7591>

Current iMacs Reaching End Of Life? (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=7592>
Some distributors have begun notifying European resellers that they can no longer order iMacs after current stock is depleted.

Lucas Learning Addresses Future Plans, Mac OS X (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0106/28.lucas.shtml>

MacHack Hacks CD Now Available (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0106/28.machack.shtml>

Apple To Buy PowerPC From Motorola? (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/20038.html>
Apple is set to wrest control of the PowerPC platform away from long-time partner Motorola through a clause in its agreement with the chip maker that allows it to buy Motorola's PowerPC assets for $500 million next year.

FirewireDirect Expands CD-RW Line (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0106/27.fdirect.shtml>

Corel Reports Q2 Profit, Pins Hopes On OS X (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=7571>

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

http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/11632.html (osOpinion)
<Apple OS X - Enemy of My Enemy>
Now that Microsoft has had the victory it expected in the appellate court review of the breakup order that was hanging over it, we can expect more news about the plans that the software giant has for the future. And that has end users more concerned. There have been calls for a grassroots assault on Microsoft. The plan many are suggesting is that Linux and Mac operating system users join forces.

Expected At Macworld Expo (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/rumors.shtml#628>
We're less than three weeks from the next Stevenote address. Rumors are rampant. Here are our educated guesses.

I'm Slow -- Microsoft Misdirection -- .NET On Linux/Macs? (scobleizer)
<http://scobleizer.manilasites.com/2001/06/24>
Let's say you're a company. You have a product coming out. How do you ensure that every press person will write about your new product coming out?

A Tip From Apple's Branches (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jun2001/nf20010627_874.htm>
"The reality is that Apple's new model makes sense, and it is destined to be copied."

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

Expectations And Reality In Home Networking (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/mm/010628.html>
Networking extends the life of an old computer, but not without performance tradeoffs.

Disc Burning With Sony's Digital Relay (O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/06/27/sony_digital_relay.html>
Sony equipment often comes at a premium price. But to their credit, they have designed a beautiful tool that works equally well on both Macs and PCs.

TiBook v. iBook: Half The 'Book Or Half The Price? (Insanely Great Mac)
<http://www.insanely-great.com/features/010628.html>

The Adventure Continues: Tomb Raider: Chronicles Conqueres The Mac (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/games/articles/2001/06/chronicles/>

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

Appeals Court: Don't Break Up Microsoft (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6403181.html>
Microsoft and the government claimed victory Thursday after a federal appeals court vacated an order calling for the breakup of the software giant but also determined that it illegally maintained its monopoly in operating systems.

Microsoft: Bolder Than Ever? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5093423,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_rt_latest>
A chastened Microsoft? Think again.

Dell Throws Its Weight Behind DVD+RW (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-6403940-0.html?tag=ats>
In a battle reminiscent of the one between Betamax and VHS in the 1980s, DVD+RW is competing with DVD-R and DVD-RAM to become the industrywide standard.

Intel Ready To Launch Fastest Pentium 4s (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5093361,00.html>
Intel, the world's largest semiconductor maker, on Wednesday set a launch date of next week for the next-fastest version of its Pentium 4 microprocessor, which the company had said would be available only in the third quarter.

Microsoft Drops Smart Tags From Windows XP (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6399150.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft has decided to exclude Smart Tags--a technology that could alter the Web surfing habits of millions of consumers--from the version of Windows XP that will ship later this year.

Will Dell Hound Rivals Out Of PCs? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5093372,00.html>
As top dog in the PC industry, Dell Computer is looking to make its bite as nasty as its bark.

Patent Poses Challenge To Microsoft's New Operating Systems Plan (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/27/technology/27PATE.html>
A small developer of software for protecting digital information received a patent yesterday that it said would challenge Microsoft's strategy for linking its next- generation operating system to Internet services and content like digital music.

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

Microsoft Calls Patent Lawsuit 'Desperate Attack' (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/11609.html>
In the latest legal action aimed at Microsoft Corp., a digital-rights technology company has expanded its lawsuit against the software giant, alleging "willful infringement" of its patent in the Microsoft Windows Media Player and the Microsoft XP operating system.

U.S. Appeals Court Overturns Microsoft Breakup (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/11625.html>
As most industry observers had expected, software giant Microsoft escaped with little more than the equivalent of a legal slap on the wrist Thursday when a U.S. appeals court unanimously overturned a lower court order that would have split the company. Although they upheld the lower court ruling that Microsoft improperly used its monopoly position in the computer operating systems market, all seven members of the appeals panel threw out the June 2000 decision by district court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson that Microsoft should be broken up as a result of its actions.

Appeals Court: Don't Break Up Microsoft (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6403181.html>
Microsoft and the government claimed victory Thursday after a federal appeals court vacated an order calling for the breakup of the software giant but also determined that it illegally maintained its monopoly in operating systems.

Microsoft: Bolder Than Ever? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5093423,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_rt_latest>
A chastened Microsoft? Think again.

Microsoft Shares Rise After Court Ruling (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-6406339.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft investors cheered Thursday after a long-awaited federal appeals court ruling that reversed a judge's decision to split the software giant into two pieces.

Tech Leaders Cheer And Jeer Microsoft Ruling (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6405392.html?tag=owv>
High-tech industry lobbyists were quick to cheer or jeer an appellate court's decision to overturn the order to split Microsoft in two, but the companies those lobbyists represent were tight-lipped Thursday.

Dell Throws Its Weight Behind DVD+RW (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-6403940-0.html?tag=ats>
In a battle reminiscent of the one between Betamax and VHS in the 1980s, DVD+RW is competing with DVD-R and DVD-RAM to become the industrywide standard.

Decision: More Jackson Than Microsoft (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/columns/0,4164,2781012,00.html>
A large boulder has been lifted off of the Microsoft antitrust case, and its name is Thomas Penfield Jackson.

Intel Ready To Launch Fastest Pentium 4s (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5093361,00.html>
Intel, the world's largest semiconductor maker, on Wednesday set a launch date of next week for the next-fastest version of its Pentium 4 microprocessor, which the company had said would be available only in the third quarter.

Investing With Intel (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-6393235.html?tag=owv>
Investors could learn a thing or two from Intel about investing.

UK Govt New Encryption System Only Works With MS Kit (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20037.html>
The UK government's increasing reliance on Microsoft software has been demonstrated yet again with leaked documents regarding its new email encryption system.

LDAP Flap As Passwords Put At Risk (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/8/20011.html>
A flaw with the way Microsoft allows access to LDAP directories over the Internet could permit crackers to gain passwords and hack into database servers.

I'm Slow -- Microsoft Misdirection -- .NET On Linux/Macs? (scobleizer)
<http://scobleizer.manilasites.com/2001/06/24>
Let's say you're a company. You have a product coming out. How do you ensure that every press person will write about your new product coming out?

Microsoft Drops Smart Tags From Windows XP (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6399150.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft has decided to exclude Smart Tags--a technology that could alter the Web surfing habits of millions of consumers--from the version of Windows XP that will ship later this year.

Breaking The Microsoft Hold (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/11595.html>
With things headed the direction they are, Microsoft isn't going to port Office to Linux anytime soon.

Intel Moves Forward With Tualatin (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5093383,00.html>
Intel has moved forward in two major areas of the chipmaking process with "Tualatin," the new Pentium III processor the company showed off at the PC Expo trade show Wednesday.

Will Dell Hound Rivals Out Of PCs? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5093372,00.html>
As top dog in the PC industry, Dell Computer is looking to make its bite as nasty as its bark.

Patent Poses Challenge To Microsoft's New Operating Systems Plan (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/27/technology/27PATE.html>
A small developer of software for protecting digital information received a patent yesterday that it said would challenge Microsoft's strategy for linking its next- generation operating system to Internet services and content like digital music.

Microsoft, Corel Open .Net Software (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6393098.html?tag=owv>
The software giant said it has enlisted Corel to build shared-source-code versions of Microsoft's C# language and associated programming components called the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI). This software, which Microsoft hopes will become a standard used more widely than just with Windows, underpins the Microsoft.Net software-as-a-service strategy.

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

Yahoo Ads Close In On Visitors' Locale (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6397360.html?tag=owv>
Yahoo on Wednesday inked a deal with Akamai Technologies to send consumers specific online advertisements based on where they live or work.

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

UK Govt New Encryption System Only Works With MS Kit (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20037.html>
The UK government's increasing reliance on Microsoft software has been demonstrated yet again with leaked documents regarding its new email encryption system.

Online Advertising Poised For Uptick (Forbes)
<http://www.forbes.com/2001/06/27/0627ads.html>
As far as bubbles go, the Internet advertising market was one of the biggest and most tenuous last year. It grew quickly and then popped even quicker. But there are indications the tides are turning again.

Microsoft Drops Smart Tags From Windows XP (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6399150.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft has decided to exclude Smart Tags--a technology that could alter the Web surfing habits of millions of consumers--from the version of Windows XP that will ship later this year.

Retool Delays Hackers' Free-Speech App (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5093385,00.html>
An ambitious attempt by an international coalition of hackers to create a file-sharing program that can defeat censorship has gone back to the drawing board, the project's leader said Wednesday.

Cities Need Bandwidth (Gartner Viewpoint)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-201-6395147-0.html?tag=owv>
The so-called glut of bandwidth is so overblown that it nearly qualifies as an urban legend.

Yahoo, Inside.com Alliance Unravels (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6397948.html?tag=owv>
Inside.com has broken off its Web distribution deal with Yahoo, highlighting the increasing tension between the Web's largest portal and some of the companies that provide its content.

Napster To Dump Old Software (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6397600.html?tag=owv>
Napster plans to shut off old versions of its file-swapping software late Wednesday night to push a version that includes a new filter for blocking copyrighted music.

Yahoo Ads Close In On Visitors' Locale (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6397360.html?tag=owv>
Yahoo on Wednesday inked a deal with Akamai Technologies to send consumers specific online advertisements based on where they live or work.

EU Proposes Its Own Internet Domain (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6394663.html?tag=owv>
European Union ministers gave their blessing Wednesday to the setting up of .eu, a new Internet top-level domain for Pan-European companies, associations and institutions.

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

Apple OS X - Enemy of My Enemy (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/11632.html>
Now that Microsoft has had the victory it expected in the appellate court review of the breakup order that was hanging over it, we can expect more news about the plans that the software giant has for the future. And that has end users more concerned. There have been calls for a grassroots assault on Microsoft. The plan many are suggesting is that Linux and Mac operating system users join forces.

Red Hat Offers Open-Source Consulting (Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27503,00.html>
Eager to outgrow its Linux-only stereotype, Red Hat introduces three new services as part of its open-source consulting arm launch.

Breaking The Microsoft Hold (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/11595.html>
With things headed the direction they are, Microsoft isn't going to port Office to Linux anytime soon.

VA Linux Leaves Hardware, Lays Off Workers (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6395984.html?tag=owv>
In a radical change, VA Linux Systems announced it will stop selling Linux computers on July 10, abandoning a business central to the company since its founding in 1993 and its phenomenal initial public offering in 1999.

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

Singapore Opposition Alliance Gets Nod - Source (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010628/3/16rot.html>
Singapore has given the green light to a coalition of five opposition parties to form a new entity to fight the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) in the next election, a source from one of the parties said on Thursday.

No Government Hand In DBS Bid For OUB: Dhana (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,12888,00.html?>
Pouring cold water on market speculation that the bid is politically motivated, Dhanabalan told BT: 'I would say absolutely, categorically, No. DBS Bank is run on commercial lines. That's the basis on which the bank was founded.'

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

Singapore Opposition Alliance Gets Nod - Source (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010628/3/16rot.html>
Singapore has given the green light to a coalition of five opposition parties to form a new entity to fight the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) in the next election, a source from one of the parties said on Thursday.

No Government Hand In DBS Bid For OUB: Dhana (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,12888,00.html?>
Pouring cold water on market speculation that the bid is politically motivated, Dhanabalan told BT: 'I would say absolutely, categorically, No. DBS Bank is run on commercial lines. That's the basis on which the bank was founded.'

Brickbats? DBS 'Gets More Bouquets' (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,53864,00.html?>
DBS Bank yesterday insisted its service quality has not slipped, and backed up its claim with figures showing that it has received far more bouquets than brickbats from customers.

Oh, Boy... DBS Clears The Air About Ads (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,53893,00.html?>
The big daddy of Singapore banks, DBS Group Holdings, says it has not portrayed its takeover target Overseas Union Bank (OUB) as a young boy in newspaper advertisements promoting the mega-bid.

NSP Wants Say On Internet Laws During Elections (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,53836,00.html?>
The National Solidarity Party (NSP) has officially asked that its views be considered in the drafting of any law regulating the use of the Internet by political parties during elections.

Workers Lose Out In Bank Mergers (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,53870,00.html?>
I have been surprised by the apparent silence of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the National Trades Union Congress and its affiliated unions over the implications of the recent mergers for employees of the banks.

== SingaporeSurf (Entertainment) ===============

Latest Salvos In TV Wars (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,53830,00.html?>
It includes two homegrown shows - Ah Girl and Paradise - as well as the kinds of reality TV programmes which TV Works chief operating officer Jamal Hassim once criticised.