[MyAppleMenu] Mar 3, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Requiem For A Magazine (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2001/02/25/0203requiem.html>
Because, no matter how good those other publications had been, MacWEEK was simply the best. And it was the best because each and every member of that staff would accept nothing less, in themselves or others.

MacWEEK, MacCentral To Consolidate (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2001/02/25/macweek.html>
In an effort to streamline operations in the company resources from MacWEEK will be rolled into the existing structure of MacCentral, effective Monday, March 5, 2001.

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

MacWEEK, MacCentral To Consolidate (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2001/02/25/macweek.html>
In an effort to streamline operations in the company resources from MacWEEK will be rolled into the existing structure of MacCentral, effective Monday, March 5, 2001.

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

What To Expect When You're Expecting (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/03/02/osxdiary.html>
Odd that my beginning-computer-user friend found it so easy to use OS X, because it's so different from our traditional Mac OS, and so hard to use, right? Wrong.

Requiem For A Magazine (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2001/02/25/0203requiem.html>
Because, no matter how good those other publications had been, MacWEEK was simply the best. And it was the best because each and every member of that staff would accept nothing less, in themselves or others.

Mac Publishing Drops MacWeek, Moves MacCentral.com To Macworld.com (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/03/02.13.shtml>
This is not something that really benefits the Mac community as such in our opinion, but Mac Publishing is a business and has to be run as one. MacWeek will be missed.

The Readers Speak: New iMacs (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2001/02/25/0302rsimacs.html>

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

A Closer Look At iTunes 1.1 (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/03/02/itunes.html>
Both iTunes and SoundJam are fine MP3 players and encoders. However, each has features that the other does not. In fact, the two players/encoders complement each other so well that some users might want to keep both, rather than use one exclusively.

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

Geeks Declare War On Intel (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/02/intel_netburst/index.html?CP=RDF&#38;DN=310>
Chip-heads say flaws in the Pentium 4 prove the high-tech giant is sacrificing engineering principles for marketing goals.

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

Microsoft Unveils Online Media Initiative (The Guardian)
<http://www.mediaguardian.co.uk/advertising/story/0,7492,445569,00.html>
Microsoft Network is attempting to rejuvenate a flagging online advertising sector by setting up a pan-European online media planning facility to encourage corporate advertising on the portal.

Geeks Declare War On Intel (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/02/intel_netburst/index.html?CP=RDF&#38;DN=310>
Chip-heads say flaws in the Pentium 4 prove the high-tech giant is sacrificing engineering principles for marketing goals.

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

Napster Fans: Where's The Loyalty? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2692415,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_rt_latest>
Although they're quick to defend the music file-swapping service that has given them free tunes for months, fans seem to have little loyalty to Napster as it battles the courts.

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

Network Associates Plans Linux Device (CRN)
<http://www.crn.com/sections/news/top_news.asp?ArticleID=24435>
Security screening appliance will operate as a managed service.