[MyAppleMenu] Mar 25, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Apple Faithful Come Out In Force For OS X (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/03/24/osx-honan.html>
The faithful came out in force Friday night. Unix geeks, goths, former NEXT developers, and club kids with candy-colored hair packed Cupertino's Elite Computers, which sits just across De Anza Boulvard from the Apple campus, to be among the first in the world to get their hands on Apple's next-generation operating system, OS X.

Should You Make The Switch? (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/03/23/osx-switch.html>
The pros and cons of OS X.

A Lot Of Fuss Over... Nothing? (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/03/24/osx-arizona.html>
Chalk it up to a slower economy and a product that many Mac enthusiasts and early adopters probably pre-ordered online.

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

Mac Enthusiasts Test Drive OS X (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5240619.html?tag=lh>
The groups of early gawkers were small and sporadic, but dedicated and very excited.

Apple Faithful Come Out In Force For OS X (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/03/24/osx-honan.html>
The faithful came out in force Friday night. Unix geeks, goths, former NEXT developers, and club kids with candy-colored hair packed Cupertino's Elite Computers, which sits just across De Anza Boulvard from the Apple campus, to be among the first in the world to get their hands on Apple's next-generation operating system, OS X.

Apple Offers Mail Import Scripts For OS X Mail Client (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0103/24.scripts.shtml>
Apple has released a package called Mail Import Script to enable Mac OS X users to import mail into the Mail application included with new operating system.

X-Day Photos, Part I - The Mac OS X Retail Box (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/03/24.2.shtml>

A Lot Of Fuss Over... Nothing? (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/03/24/osx-arizona.html>
Chalk it up to a slower economy and a product that many Mac enthusiasts and early adopters probably pre-ordered online.

Check Your iDisk For 9 New Mac OS X Software Downloads (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/03/24.6.shtml>
Apple has updated the Software folder in iDisk with several new updates for Mac OS X.

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

Should You Make The Switch? (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/03/23/osx-switch.html>
The pros and cons of OS X.

After Three Years, It's Time To Begin (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/03/24/osx-snell.html>
Despite the huge amount of work Apple's software engineers have done, and the amazing technical achievements they've pulled off, this is only the beginning. There's a lot more work to be done before they can rest easy and call Mac OS X a success. For now, after three years, it's still a remarkable work in progress.

Mac OS X Is Here. Will I Upgrade? (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2001/03/24/osx-gore.html>
Once I get myself settled in with the homo sapiens of operating systems, I'm not going to want to monkey around with anything else.

Perfect Friends And Perfect OSes (MacEdition)
<http://www.macedition.com/op/op_osx_20010324.shtml>

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

Pressed To Innovate, Microsoft Relies Again On An Inner Circle (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/25/technology/25TRUS.html?pagewanted=all>
A brain trust for Mr. Gates has never been more important than it is now.

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

Pressed To Innovate, Microsoft Relies Again On An Inner Circle (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/25/technology/25TRUS.html?pagewanted=all>
A brain trust for Mr. Gates has never been more important than it is now.

WinXP Beta 2 Declared - Released Slated For Noon Sunday PST (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/17865.html>
Despite being under great pressure and up against a deadline, the beta team took it slowly and carefully.

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

Apple Offers Mail Import Scripts For OS X Mail Client (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0103/24.scripts.shtml>
Apple has released a package called Mail Import Script to enable Mac OS X users to import mail into the Mail application included with new operating system.

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

Apple Offers Mail Import Scripts For OS X Mail Client (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0103/24.scripts.shtml>
Apple has released a package called Mail Import Script to enable Mac OS X users to import mail into the Mail application included with new operating system.