[MyAppleMenu] Mar 6, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Consultant Offers Tips To Prevent Schools From Going Wintel (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0103/06.consultant.shtml>
John Droz, Jr. is tired of seeing schools phase out Macs -- and he's developed a strategy he hopes Apple will implement to stop such "backward migrations."

What Price Apples? (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/7904.html>
On average, Apple's offerings are about 10 percent more expensive, a far cry from Mr. Gardner's alleged 35 percent. And, in all cases but one, the premium price can be easily justified. Still, old stereotypes die hard.

Survey: Macintosh Owners Still Most Loyal (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0103/05.loyalty.shtml>
Apple customers are still the most loyal to their brand, according to a new survey by Harris Interactive, the Internet-based research firm.

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

New Artists Use QuickTime As Part Of Album Promotion (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0103/06.quicktime.shtml>
The Pierces, a hot new talent on Epic Records, are using the Web to promote their first album and their Web site. The Pierces use QuickTime exclusively to let the world hear musical clips, candid interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage.

Mac OS X Backordered At The Apple Store? (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0103/06.osx.shtml>
MacCentral has received several e-mails from the Apple Store forwarded by readers -- the e-mails suggest that the Apple Store is experiencing a backlog for orders placed for the new operating system.

FWB Cans SoftWindows (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0103/06.softwindows.shtml>
FWB Software has discontinued SoftWindows 98 for Mac, its PC emulator, though it will keep on selling Real PC, the same the emulator that comes with DOS.

Consultant Offers Tips To Prevent Schools From Going Wintel (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0103/06.consultant.shtml>
John Droz, Jr. is tired of seeing schools phase out Macs -- and he's developed a strategy he hopes Apple will implement to stop such "backward migrations."

An iMac Never Changes It Spots, Eh? (Fairfax I.T.)
<http://www.it.fairfax.com.au/columns/macman/20010306/A27084-2001Mar6.html>
As a marketing ploy, it was effective. Nobody serious had ever done anything like this before. It stopped the traffic, grabbed the headlines and started the arguments.

At Play: With Rick Kent (American-Statesman)
<http://www.austin360.com/statesman/editions/friday/technopolis_5.html>

Apple Offers PB G3 Trade-Up Program For 190, 5300 (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0103/06.tradeup.shtml>
Current owners of the PowerBook 5300 and PowerBook 190 can purchase a 400 MHz PowerBook G3 equipped with FireWire for US$1,599. This limited time offer will end on March 23, and is available only while supplies last, Apple told MacCentral.

Macromedia, Allaire Could Merge March 20 (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0103/06.macromedia.shtml>
The companies now expect to close their pending merger on or shortly after March 20, assuming approval of the merger by Allaire stockholders at a special meeting to be held on that date.

AirPort 1.3 Adds Several Enhancements (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=4034>

Survey: Macintosh Owners Still Most Loyal (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0103/05.loyalty.shtml>
Apple customers are still the most loyal to their brand, according to a new survey by Harris Interactive, the Internet-based research firm.

More Apple Stores In The Works (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5027111.html?tag=owv>
Although Apple Computer has refused to talk publicly about its plans to open its own retail outlets, the Mac maker is apparently continuing a national effort to secure store locations.

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

Farewell MacWeek (MyMac.com)
<http://www.mymac.com/robertson/3.5.01.shtml>
Farewell, MacWeek. Some of us will miss you, and have for four years now.

The Reality Of Mac OS X - A Common Sense Perspective (XAppeal.org)
<http://www.xappeal.org/archive/commonsense.shtml>
Mac OS X is probably the most impressive piece of OS engineering in recent memory (save the original Mac OS).

iMac Underposered For MP3s (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/myturn/010306.html>
There is absolutely no reason that at least one of the iMacs shouldn't have a G4 CPU.

"Always Go To Other People's Funerals, Otherwise They Won't Come To Yours." (MacEdition)
<http://www.macedition.com/op/op_porruka_20010305.shtml>
It is a loss to the entire Mac community that there is one less champion of the platform, one less bully pulpit from which even in the declining days, would offer at times information and perspective worthy of the name.

Horrors! What Is This Bit Of Windows In My OS 9.1? (Right On Mac!)
<http://www.rightonmac.com/articles/01/03/06-windowsinmymac.html>
Look how square and downright Windows-like the New Sound, Play, and Delete buttons are.

What Price Apples? (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/7904.html>
On average, Apple's offerings are about 10 percent more expensive, a far cry from Mr. Gardner's alleged 35 percent. And, in all cases but one, the premium price can be easily justified. Still, old stereotypes die hard.

Mac User Illusions Exposed (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/flipside/2001/20010305.shtml>
We should all remember that we are not immune to wrong assumptions. It is easy to have reactions without further thinking, and this is exactly what someone has to avoid, even if it sounds like a challenge.

What Good Is A Server OS Without Server Hardware? (The Business Mac)
<http://www.thebusinessmac.com/editorials/serverhardware.shtml>
To begin with the server should be rack-mount ready.

Would Apple Retail Stores Succeed? (Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/HTML/Editorials/html/Archives/ed_retail.shtml>
Yes, Apple retail stores would be great. But they are not the sole solution to Apple's sales numbers or current slump.

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

Free POP 3 Email (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/misc/010306.html>
A very cool thing is that having multiple email accounts need not cost you a cent.

Oh, What An Alpha! Opera For The Mac Truly Sings! (MacEdition)
<http://www.macedition.com/poc/poc_tl_20010306.shtml>
To the coding boffins at Opera, all I can say is, Encore! Encore!

Tell Me All About My Mac (Arizona Central)
<http://www.azcentral.com/computing/downs/>
One web site has evolved from a final project for a computer science class into a the most elegant and informative source of information about Apple computers I've ever seen.

Nisus Writer 6.0 (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/02/14/reviews/nisus.html>
Nisus Writer's indexing tools are likely to please anyone creating long documents, and the program continues to provide excellent support for languages. But the interface can be uneven and perplexing to use, and although the new features may satisfy current users, there probably aren't enough of them to tempt anyone who's using the latest version of Microsoft Word.

Road Testing Apple's New Operating System (PhotoPoint.com)
<http://www.photopoint.com/phototalk/dcm/no17/features/mac.html>
My time with the PowerBook and Mac OS X has convinced me that Apple is doing the right thing for mobile computer users. I found that I became quickly spoiled by the quality of the experience this combination offers, making all my other computers seem kind of dated and clunky.

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

Will Xbox Drain Microsoft? (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5041881.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft could lose as much as $2 billion on Xbox--potentially selling the game console at a loss for three years or more--before breaking even in fiscal 2005, according to a Merrill Lynch report released Tuesday.

XP: The User takes Command (PC Magazine)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/539660.asp?0nm=T12M>
With Office XP, Microsoft proves that it gets the message, finally: Users want to decide for themselves how their software works. And they’ll be able to do just that with the forthcoming release of Office XP With FrontPage.

Microsoft Seeks Revenue Boost With Rush Office Release (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5029555.html?tag=lh>
The rush this time may well be inspired by Microsoft's sagging financial fortunes recently, as the Office line has been one of the software giant's most reliable money-makers.

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

NakedWife Virus Hits U.S. Military, Companies (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-5041693-0.html?tag=owv>
A virus advertising itself as an e-mailed photo of someone's wife has started infecting computers in Europe and the United States and may have started spreading from the U.S. military, antivirus experts said Tuesday.

Microsoft Discloses Denial-Of-Service Bugs (ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2693061,00.html>
A flaw found in two major Microsoft business applications could allow a malicious computer hacker to crash a company's Web site or disable its email system.

Will Xbox Drain Microsoft? (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5041881.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft could lose as much as $2 billion on Xbox--potentially selling the game console at a loss for three years or more--before breaking even in fiscal 2005, according to a Merrill Lynch report released Tuesday.

"Not The Compaq We Used To Know" (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/mar2001/nf2001036_774.htm>
J.P. Morgan's Walter Winnitzki sees the computer maker's new thrust into higher-margin corporate markets as a strong bullish sign.

FWB Cans SoftWindows (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0103/06.softwindows.shtml>
FWB Software has discontinued SoftWindows 98 for Mac, its PC emulator, though it will keep on selling Real PC, the same the emulator that comes with DOS.

Microsoft Mulling Fee-Based Services For MSN (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-5038584-0.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft, apparently serious about turning software into a service, is testing the waters with a number of new, fee-based MSN services including virus protection, music subscriptions and even an e-mail-via-phone plan, sources say.

Microsoft Stock Holding Up But Road Still Bumpy (Reuters)
<http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-microsoft-outloo.html>
It looks like Microsoft Corporation might finally get a break in the U.S. government's antitrust case against it, but analysts say the software leader's stock isn't out of the woods yet.

Microsoft Xbox Gets Family-Friendly (Inside)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/539584.asp>
The software giant plans to voluntarily insert a V-chip-like control in its new video game console.

Microsoft Updates visio Graphics Software (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5031174.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft on Tuesday announced the beta release of Visio2002, the latest version of its diagramming and drawing software.

MS Gears Up The Public WinXP Beta With Interim External Build (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/17366.html>

MS Swipes Old (51) OS/2 Guru To Head .NET Server Sales (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/17371.html>

Gateway Letting Go Of Appliance Dreams (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5032190.html?tag=owv>
As part of its renewed focus on maximizing PC sales, Gateway is pulling back from the nascent market for Internet appliances.

XP: The User takes Command (PC Magazine)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/539660.asp?0nm=T12M>
With Office XP, Microsoft proves that it gets the message, finally: Users want to decide for themselves how their software works. And they’ll be able to do just that with the forthcoming release of Office XP With FrontPage.

What Price Apples? (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/7904.html>
On average, Apple's offerings are about 10 percent more expensive, a far cry from Mr. Gardner's alleged 35 percent. And, in all cases but one, the premium price can be easily justified. Still, old stereotypes die hard.

Hotmail Users Unwittingly Optiong For Spam? (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5031018.html?tag=owv>
Hotmail, the free e-mail service from Microsoft, is divulging subscribers' e-mail addresses, cities and states to a public Internet directory that combines the information with telephone numbers and home addresses.

Wanna Buy A Desktop? Intel Cuts Chip Prices (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2692792,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_rt_latest>
Intel shaved prices on several desktop chips by up to 19 percent over the weekend as the slowdown in PC sales drags on.

Microsoft Seeks Revenue Boost With Rush Office Release (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5029555.html?tag=lh>
The rush this time may well be inspired by Microsoft's sagging financial fortunes recently, as the Office line has been one of the software giant's most reliable money-makers.

Survey: Macintosh Owners Still Most Loyal (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0103/05.loyalty.shtml>
Apple customers are still the most loyal to their brand, according to a new survey by Harris Interactive, the Internet-based research firm.

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

What's Holding Up The Show On Media Convergence? (Knowledge at Wharton)
<http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/articles.cfm?catid=14&articleid=324&homepage=yes>
"Comic books, plays, movies are all forms of storytelling, and there is native programming for each one. Advertising couldn’t support the cable television business. Why do people think it will support the entire Internet?"

Hotmail Users Unwittingly Optiong For Spam? (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5031018.html?tag=owv>
Hotmail, the free e-mail service from Microsoft, is divulging subscribers' e-mail addresses, cities and states to a public Internet directory that combines the information with telephone numbers and home addresses.

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

Judge Lets Napster Live Despite Injunction (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5039135.html?tag=owv>
U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel gave the music-swapping company much of what it asked for in court Friday, denying the record industry's appeals for a much broader order.

Napster Fans Squeeze Through Loopholes (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5042145.html?tag=owv>
For faithful Napster members wondering how they'll get free music from now on, solutions are quickly making the rounds.

Bankruptcy Rumors Untrue, Amazon.com Says (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/businessnews/article/0,2669,SAV-0103010199,FF.html>
Amazon.com on Wednesday vigorously denied market rumors that the company is planning to file for bankruptcy, but shares in the online retailer fell more than 13 percent in trading Wednesday.

It's High Noon For Napster (Wired News)
<http://www.wirednews.com/news/technology/0,1282,42225,00.html>
Napster has a three-day window to remove copyrighted music from its file-sharing system every time it is notified that a copyrighted song appears on its network, if it accepts the terms of an injunction issued by a federal court judge late Monday night.

Microsoft Discloses Denial-Of-Service Bugs (ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2693061,00.html>
A flaw found in two major Microsoft business applications could allow a malicious computer hacker to crash a company's Web site or disable its email system.

Microsoft Mulling Fee-Based Services For MSN (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-5038584-0.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft, apparently serious about turning software into a service, is testing the waters with a number of new, fee-based MSN services including virus protection, music subscriptions and even an e-mail-via-phone plan, sources say.

Universal Throws Napster A Lifeline (ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2692934,00.html>
Napster got a rare taste of good news yesterday as Vivendi, owner of Universal Music, announced that it might still be willing to work with the song-swap service if it survives its court battles.

AOL Time Warner Extends Reach With Netscape Tools (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5035605.html?tag=owv>
AOL Time Warner said Tuesday it has launched a new Netscape-branded toolbar on its Time, People, Money and Warner Bros. Web sites that will let visitors access Netscape features such as instant messaging, e-mail and online searches.

Free POP 3 Email (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/misc/010306.html>
A very cool thing is that having multiple email accounts need not cost you a cent.

Gateway Letting Go Of Appliance Dreams (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5032190.html?tag=owv>
As part of its renewed focus on maximizing PC sales, Gateway is pulling back from the nascent market for Internet appliances.

What's Holding Up The Show On Media Convergence? (Knowledge at Wharton)
<http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/articles.cfm?catid=14&articleid=324&homepage=yes>
"Comic books, plays, movies are all forms of storytelling, and there is native programming for each one. Advertising couldn’t support the cable television business. Why do people think it will support the entire Internet?"

Napster Going Offshore? (Slashdot)
<http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/03/06/0025244>

The Sound of Cash: Unsigned Artists Make Money Online (ABCNews.com)
<http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/musicmoney010305.html>
Recording studios may be running scared from the free-download threat of Napster, but unsigned artists are already making money for online music.

Nuance: Giving Voice To The Web (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2001/tc2001036_686.htm>
Its voice-recognition systems already drive automated call answering for big corporate clients. Real growth, though, could come from voice portals.

Oh, What An Alpha! Opera For The Mac Truly Sings! (MacEdition)
<http://www.macedition.com/poc/poc_tl_20010306.shtml>
To the coding boffins at Opera, all I can say is, Encore! Encore!

Tell Me All About My Mac (Arizona Central)
<http://www.azcentral.com/computing/downs/>
One web site has evolved from a final project for a computer science class into a the most elegant and informative source of information about Apple computers I've ever seen.

Hotmail Users Unwittingly Optiong For Spam? (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5031018.html?tag=owv>
Hotmail, the free e-mail service from Microsoft, is divulging subscribers' e-mail addresses, cities and states to a public Internet directory that combines the information with telephone numbers and home addresses.

Amazon Subsidiary Admists Security Breach (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2692833,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_rt_latest>
Amazon.com unit Bibliofind said that it has learned of a security violation on its site that compromised customer credit card information.

The Verdict? Napster's Filters Porous (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2692758,00.html>
But at least in its first version, the filter appeared to have serious holes in it. Many of the songs that are blocked are still easily available, as their song titles have minor misspellings that are still picked up in Napster's apparently error-tolerant search engine.

Napster Filter More Like A Sieve (Wired News)
<http://www.wirednews.com/news/culture/0,1284,42196,00.html>

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

Can Free Linux Ever Hope To Make A Buck? Yes. We Tell You How (ZDNet AnchorDesk)
<http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2692129,00.html>
The channel needs high-quality tech support specifically tuned to VAR requirements. VARs also need--and would be willing to pay for--marketing support with teeth, such as co-op advertising and genuine bi-directional communications with high-level management.

Toshiba Unveils Linux-Based Server Appliance (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/newsbursts/0,7407,2692848,00.html?chkpt=p1bn>
The Magnia SG10 costs $1,289 to $1,799 depending on how much hard disk capacity is included, but Toshiba hopes to make money by selling services such as online server status monitoring and data backup, said Brian Foster, Toshiba's senior product manager for servers and business development.

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

Linux Company Lineo Resumes Acquisition Spree (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5031809.html?tag=owv>
Lineo has bolstered its effort to push its version of Linux into set-top boxes and other nontraditional computing devices, announcing a plan to acquire Convergence Integrated Media.

Can Free Linux Ever Hope To Make A Buck? Yes. We Tell You How (ZDNet AnchorDesk)
<http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2692129,00.html>
The channel needs high-quality tech support specifically tuned to VAR requirements. VARs also need--and would be willing to pay for--marketing support with teeth, such as co-op advertising and genuine bi-directional communications with high-level management.

Toshiba Unveils Linux-Based Server Appliance (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/newsbursts/0,7407,2692848,00.html?chkpt=p1bn>
The Magnia SG10 costs $1,289 to $1,799 depending on how much hard disk capacity is included, but Toshiba hopes to make money by selling services such as online server status monitoring and data backup, said Brian Foster, Toshiba's senior product manager for servers and business development.

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

MPs Go To Bat For Republic's Small Man (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,27744,00.html?>
Small earners who pay no taxes and troubled SMEs do not benefit from the income- and corporate-tax cuts, House told as Budget debate kicks off.

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

JBJ To Question Philippines Remark (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,27969,00.html?>
The Workers' Party chief and Non-Constituency MP wants to know if Mr Lee was speaking for the Singapore Government when he made the remark.

Budgeet 'Should Prepare For Bad Times' (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/1,1381,14327,00.html?>
Danger seems to be looming in the economic horizon, yet the ''generous'' Budget statement this year does not seem to address it head on.

Mobile TV Won't Affect Bus Fares (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,27804,00.html?>
The mobile TV service will not result in a major change to the basic bus service, nor will it push fares up or down, said the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

MPs Go To Bat For Republic's Small Man (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,27744,00.html?>
Small earners who pay no taxes and troubled SMEs do not benefit from the income- and corporate-tax cuts, House told as Budget debate kicks off.

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

SCV Striving For Internet Value (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,28042,00.html?>
Vivien Chiong, Senior Manager, Corporate Communication, Singapore Cable Vision: SCV understands that access speed and other service-related issues are important to its subscribers. It has answered their queries in various media.

IDA Prohibits Use Of Jamming Devices (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,27982,00.html?>
Radio-communication jamming devices have actually been gazetted as prohibited equipment since November 1998.

Singapore Stalls Over 3G Plans (Citpubs.com)
<http://www.citpubs.com/comms/060301.htm#1>
Analysts predict that the incumbents will each eventually end up with licences as the relatively small Singapore market will fail to attract interest from newcomers.

Customers Should Have Known '$219 Laptop' Was A Mistake (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,27782,00.html?>
Mok Heng Ngee: Those customers were behaving really childishly. Webmasters do make mistakes and, although posting incorrect commercial information may have legal implications, can these people not be a little more reasonable? Why are they bent on taking advantage of Dell's mistake?

IDA Doesn't Set Speed Limit On Net Traffic (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,27849,00.html?>
Jennifer Toh, Manager, Corporate Communication, Infocomm Development, Authority of Singapore: This is because, for transmission of Internet traffic, network qualities, such as routing delays at the overseas end, beyond the first overseas point of presence, are generally beyond the control of local service providers.

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

CETV To Be Taken Off The Air Here Next Week (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,27953,00.html?>
Singaporean Robert Chua's 'no sex, no violence and no news' Mandarin channel will no longer be transmitted by SCV when the contract expires.

'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' Game Show To Hit Singapore Screens (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2001/03/05/singaporenews53424.htm>
The Singapore version of the British game show "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" will hit the screens from 18 April. MediaCorp TV says it will be putting it on prime time from 8pm to 9pm every Wednesday and Thursday.

Hey, This Is For Adults (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/1,1381,14334,00.html?>
DJs and listeners disagree with complaints that morning radio is too ribald.