[MyAppleMenu] Nov 2, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Apple Computer Lost $50-$75 Million From Sept 11 Attack (Bloomberg)
<http://detnews.com/2001/technews/0111/01/technology-332150.htm>
Consumer demand fell.

Music To His Ears (Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=204904>
We do great industrial design and miniaturization. Plus legendary ease of use.

Apple Gets It Right With Sleek, Smart iPod Music Player (Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27571-2001Nov1.html>
Shinier, smaller, and pricier than the competition, the iPod is vintage Apple.

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

Apple Computer Lost $50-$75 Million From Sept 11 Attack (Bloomberg)
<http://detnews.com/2001/technews/0111/01/technology-332150.htm>
Consumer demand fell.

Music To His Ears (Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=204904>
We do great industrial design and miniaturization. Plus legendary ease of use.

'9 Out Of 10 Users' Would Recommend Apple (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/top_news_item.cfm?NewsID=3747>
Definitely recommend Apple's portable computers.

Macmania Cruise Still Poised To Set Sail (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0111/02.macmania.php>

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

Invasion Of The iPod (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/tangible/01/11/02/index.html>
Heck, I could always sell my extra kidney.

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

Apple Gets It Right With Sleek, Smart iPod Music Player (Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27571-2001Nov1.html>
Shinier, smaller, and pricier than the competition, the iPod is vintage Apple.

Invasion Of The iPod (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/tangible/01/11/02/index.html>
Heck, I could always sell my extra kidney.

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

Suit Didn't Win Microsoft Any Friends (Financial Post)
<http://www.nationalpost.com/tech/story.html?f=/stories/20011102/766498.html>
Company continues practices that led to court action.

States Ask For More Time To Review Microsoft Settlement (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/01/technology/01CND-SOFT.html?ex=1005282000&en=c9f6df1d7177c956&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER>
Wary of accepting a deal without being able to scrutinize the text.

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

Suit Didn't Win Microsoft Any Friends (Financial Post)
<http://www.nationalpost.com/tech/story.html?f=/stories/20011102/766498.html>
Company continues practices that led to court action.

Microsoft, Please Fix Your Software (PC Magazine)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2822066,00.html>
Everywhere you look, there are problems.

Hotmail Explores Fee-Based Service (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3745>
Microsoft offering the option to secure an additional 8MB of storage.

States Ask For More Time To Review Microsoft Settlement (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/01/technology/01CND-SOFT.html?ex=1005282000&en=c9f6df1d7177c956&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER>
Wary of accepting a deal without being able to scrutinize the text.

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

Strict Rules In Force For Polling Day (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/reuters/asia-69897.html>
A laundry list of do's and dont's to ensure safe and orderly behaviour.

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

SDP's Chee Publishes Apology To SM & PM In 2 Newspapers (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011102/5/1nes4.html>

Strict Rules In Force For Polling Day (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/reuters/asia-69897.html>
A laundry list of do's and dont's to ensure safe and orderly behaviour.

PM Refocuses Campaign On Jobs (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,81384,00.html?>
Coming up: 7,000 new civil service jobs.

NTUC Urges UOB To Delay Job Cuts (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,81408,00.html?>
Delay until after Chinese New Year next year.

PAP Turns Up Heat On Chiam In Potong Pasir (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,81349,00.html?>

Boon Yang Slams SDA For 'Hijacking' PAP Plan (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,81392,00.html?>
SDA taking over PAP's plan was tantamount to theft of intellectual property.

Opposition Has Capability: Chiam (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,81513,00.html?>
The candidates have the expertise to manage their estates, citing Potong Pasir and Hougang.

We've Offered Useful Ideas: Low (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,81385,00.html?>
PAP hijacked WP's idea and claiminig it as its own.