[MyAppleMenu] May 17, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Moseying Up To Apple's Genius Bar (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5949036.html?tag=cd_mh>
Watch out Starbucks, here comes Apple Computer.

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

More Details On Apple Retail Stores (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0105/17.retail.shtml>
As far as stores in other countries, Apple won't discuss future plans. However, the company has said that it's exploring many geographic locations for stores." Stay tuned.

Apple To Make Dublin Sales Push (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=2912>

Moseying Up To Apple's Genius Bar (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5949036.html?tag=cd_mh>
Watch out Starbucks, here comes Apple Computer.

Got Skills? New Site Helps Mac Users Find Jobs (Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/05/16.5.shtml>

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

D.C. Retail Space Is A Bad, Bad Move (Macinstein)
<http://www.macinstein.com/pressrelease.cfm?ID=934>

Apple Retail Store: Do Not Tease The Genius (Right On Mac!)
<http://www.rightonmac.com/articles/01/05/17-teasethegenius.html>
The Genius is not stationed at the bar for your amusement.

Apple Building Confidence -- Not Just Brick-And-Mortar (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/9784.html>
Apple's new brick-and-mortar stores will have rows and rows of Mac-only shelves, in contrast to the meager Mac offerings in many retail stores today.

Who Is Apple Targeting? (Macinstein)
<http://www.macinstein.com/pressrelease.cfm?ID=931>

Wanted: A PC With A Little Pizzazz (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2760764,00.html>
It's been three years since the iMac hit the market, and those of us using PCs are still waiting for somebody--anybody--to come out with a system that has even a smidgen of aesthetic appeal.

What About iMacs? Apple Ceases Production Of CRT Monitors, Focuses On LCD Sales (Daily Mac)
<http://www.dailymac.com/content/editorials/lcdsimminent.html>
We've done some simple math and figured out that it could be possible to create an LCD iMac for not too much more than iMacs cost now.

A Steep Hill To Climb (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2001/05/20010516120847.shtml>
With Windows XP due to roll out in October, Apple has a five month window of opportunity to get OS X established as a real alternative OS to Windows.

Unix Is Complex (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/tangible/01/05/16/index.html>
The difficulty of troubleshooting is only a problem if there is trouble.

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

Myst III Lives Up To High Expectations (Associated Press)
<http://www.star-telegram.com/news/doc/1047/1:COMP43/1:COMP430516101.html>
How do you follow up on an adventure series that includes the best-selling PC game of all time? Simple. Provide more of the same.

Mac-Friendly News Sites (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/lab/010517.html>
CNN.com is the best site for general news junkies using Netscape on a Mac, inclined to read science and technology news.

iBook: The Portable To Sink Dell? (Insanely Great Mac)
<http://www.insanely-great.com/features/010517.html>
Enjoy it. Apple doesn't offer us bargains like the iBook very often.

Power Mac G4-733 With Pioneer DVR-103 SuperDrive (CNET Computer.com)
<http://cnet.com/hardware/0-1018-8-5875274-1.html?tag=ld>

Seeing The Light White (Fairfax I.T.)
<http://it.mycareer.com.au/techlife/reviews/2001/05/17/FFX24C0ZRMC.html>
This is a very serious machine, and evidence - depressing for the industry at large but great for Apple - that in the notebook business Macintosh is the only area in which advances are being made.

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

New MP3 Format Faces Microsoft Challenge (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5949536.html?tag=owv>
Smaller and better is the mantra of the technology industry, but when it comes to the upgrade for the MP3 audio compression format that simple formula is not a guarantee of success.

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

Win2k SP2 Finally Out, But Problems With Security Hotfixes? (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/19007.html>

PC Makers Make Intel Squirm Over Rambus, Chip Shortages (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/51/19010.html>
System builders seem keen to make Intel squirm over Rambus'defeat in court.

Xbox Games To Involve Sega, Capcom, Spielberg And Bruce Lee (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/2/19005.html>
Microsoft fired off a copious salvo of press releases Wednesday making spectacular claims in support of its half-billion-dollar effort to market the Xbox games console.

GameCube Beats Xbox -- By Three Days (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2761338,00.html>
Nintendo plans to launch its new GameCube console in the United States on Nov. 5, a spokesman for the Japanese video game maker said on Wednesday, setting up a showdown with a new game console to be launched three days later by Microsoft.

Wanted: A PC With A Little Pizzazz (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2760764,00.html>
It's been three years since the iMac hit the market, and those of us using PCs are still waiting for somebody--anybody--to come out with a system that has even a smidgen of aesthetic appeal.

LoveLetter Worm Variant Spams Spies (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5952687.html?tag=owv>
A new variant of the LoveLetter worm has surfaced that contains a list of words designed to attract software that monitors electronic communications for national security threats.

Intel Counters AMD With "Tualatin" Chips (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5950765.html?tag=owv>
Delivering a counterpunch to rival Advanced Micro Devices and its new 1GHz Athlon 4 chip, Intel will launch five new mobile Pentium III chips this July, sources said.

Intel To Announce Latest Xeon Chip (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5950737.html?tag=owv>
Intel on Monday will announce a new high-performance version of its Xeon processor for PC workstations.

Microsoft Releases Security Patch (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5946732.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft has released a patch to fix a security flaw in its Internet server software that could allow a hacker to gain control of a company's Web server in a matter of minutes.

New MP3 Format Faces Microsoft Challenge (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5949536.html?tag=owv>
Smaller and better is the mantra of the technology industry, but when it comes to the upgrade for the MP3 audio compression format that simple formula is not a guarantee of success.

Intel To Unveil Its "Internet On A Chip" (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5952785.html?tag=owv>
Intel, through the union of a processor core, flash memory technology and a digital signal processor, has created what it calls the "Internet on a chip."

A Steep Hill To Climb (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2001/05/20010516120847.shtml>
With Windows XP due to roll out in October, Apple has a five month window of opportunity to get OS X established as a real alternative OS to Windows.

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

'Free Internet' - Wink Wink, Nudge Nudge (Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,24507,00.html>
Gateway and Juno settle charges with the FTC that their introductory offers were in fact too good to be true.

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

BT, Intel To Develop New Wireless Systems (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-5956559.html?tag=owv>
British Telecommunications said on Thursday it would work with U.S. chip maker Intel to develop new mobile-networking services that can be used on a range of mobile devices.

You've Got Mail -- At 30,000 Feet (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/may2001/nf20010517_250.htm>
Singapore Airlines is betting that travelers want an inflight e-mail service. Our correspondent buckles up, logs on, and checks it out.

Mac-Friendly News Sites (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/lab/010517.html>
CNN.com is the best site for general news junkies using Netscape on a Mac, inclined to read science and technology news.

A Search Engine Goes Beyond Google (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/17/technology/17SEAR.html>
iLOR tries to improve the process of shuffling through results by eliminating much of the tedious navigation.

Britannica Fuses Print, Web Units (Associated Press)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5947697.html?tag=owv>
Encyclopaedia Britannica and Britannica.com announced plans Wednesday to consolidate operations--a move reflecting the financial struggles of the 19-month-old online venture.

The Era Of Moreover (ClickZ)
<http://clickz.com/article/cz.3921.html>
Moreover has taught the rest of us a lot. It has taught us about business models, about how to give things away, and about partnerships.

'Free Internet' - Wink Wink, Nudge Nudge (Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,24507,00.html>
Gateway and Juno settle charges with the FTC that their introductory offers were in fact too good to be true.

IM Looking For A Big Brawl (Reuters)
<http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,43866,00.html>
Technology giants AOL Time Warner, Microsoft and Yahoo are squaring off for a major new turf war over users of sophisticated new instant messaging services, which hundreds of millions of people worldwide already rely on to chat with friends and work colleagues.

Intel To Unveil Its "Internet On A Chip" (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5952785.html?tag=owv>
Intel, through the union of a processor core, flash memory technology and a digital signal processor, has created what it calls the "Internet on a chip."

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

Linux Takes Hollywood By Storm (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2761566,00.html>
Pixar Animation Studios, which helped bring Walt Disney Co. into computer-generated animation with "Toy Story," is also converting its workstations to Linux.

Life After Eazel (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/05/16/eazel_gone/index.html>
What does the collapse of one of the most prominent open-source start-ups mean for the future of free software?

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

Linux Takes Hollywood By Storm (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2761566,00.html>
Pixar Animation Studios, which helped bring Walt Disney Co. into computer-generated animation with "Toy Story," is also converting its workstations to Linux.

Life After Eazel (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/05/16/eazel_gone/index.html>
What does the collapse of one of the most prominent open-source start-ups mean for the future of free software?

Nokia, Loki Join Forces For Linux Games (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5083007,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_rt_latest>
Consumer-electronics maker Nokia announced on Wednesday that it had teamed up with Linux gaming company Loki Software to strengthen its initiative to build an open-source home-entertainment platform.

Cheese Worm: A Linux Fixer-Upper? (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5949401.html?tag=owv>
A white knight or bad code?

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

More 'Basic Banking' Soon (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,44353,00.html?>
It's good news for the small man as Association of Banks works on MAS suggestion to start basic accounts aimed at lower-income customers.

Underground Malls Linking MRT Stations Get Green Light (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,44385,00.html?>
The new guideline is intended to encourage owners of buildings beyond Orchard Road and Raffles Place to create more links to MRT and LRT stations.

Fewer Malls, More Greenery, Please (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,44372,00.html?>
Land is scarce here, and almost any available space has been turned into places of entertainment - which can be quite costly.

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

You've Got Mail -- At 30,000 Feet (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/may2001/nf20010517_250.htm>
Singapore Airlines is betting that travelers want an inflight e-mail service. Our correspondent buckles up, logs on, and checks it out.

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

Singapore To Wrestle WWF Into A Later Slot (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010517/3/pf6w.html>
Singapore's broadcasting authorities have asked local television channels to banish professional wrestling programmes to a later hour because of the impact the excessive violence may have on children.

MediaWorks Upbeat On Ratings (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/companies/story/0,2276,8038,00.html?>
SPH MediaWorks, the broadcasting arm of Singapore Press Holdings, yesterday said it has locked in more than 50 per cent of its projected $27 million revenues for the year ending Aug 31, 2001.

Fight Goes Head On (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,44262,00.html?>
Channel U goes head-to-head with MediaCorp TV's Channel 8 with similar line-up at the same time slots.