[MyAppleMenu] Nov 7, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

The Dollars And Sense Of OS X (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf2001117_3525.htm>
Mac heads reluctant to spend $130 for the new OS just can't spot a bargain. THis triumph of the programmer's art is pure gold.

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

Office For OS X Ships This Month (IT Week)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2098694,00.html>
Custoemrs will be amazed, says Microsoft.

Apple, SoftMagic Forge Allliance To Promote Publishing Solution (Korea Herald)
<http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2001/11/08/200111080016.asp>
Project-M will be one of the best ten Mac OS X programs of the year.

iPods Shipping? (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0111/07.ipod.php>
Reports of shipping notifications from online Apple store.

Documenting America's Master Photographers (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/creative/photos/features/lampp/>
"I use my Mac in every phase of MAMPP development."

The Dreamlike Animation Of "Waking Life" (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2001/11/wakinglife/index.html>
"It was so great that you could be sitting at your house editing on a regular computer."

Maya: Doomed On OS X (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,48193,00.html>
High price, questionable market positioning and tragic history of Macintosh 3-D software will doom Maya?

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

The Dollars And Sense Of OS X (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf2001117_3525.htm>
Mac heads reluctant to spend $130 for the new OS just can't spot a bargain. THis triumph of the programmer's art is pure gold.

Quandary: OS 9, OS X, Or Linux? (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/myturn/01/1107.html>
It's just a question of when the right piece of software will come along.

Discussion: Apple Reportedly Offering Data Recovery For iTunes 2 Victims (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/article.pl?sid=01/11/07/024239>

Small Step For iPod, Giant Leap For Apple (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/14623.html>
Apple had better step on it and get Windows compatibility out of the door.

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

iPod: Not Just iCandy (PC Magazine)
<http://www.pcmag.com/article/0,2997,s%253D1470%2526a%253D17994,00.asp>
Tremendously good product.

Painter 7 (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0111/07.painter.php>
If you really want to paint using your Mac, this is the only way to go.

Netscape 6.2 For Mac OS X (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/feature.php?id=308>
Tight integration with on-line services, but slow and non-Aqua interface.

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

Dell Paying For Clicks (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7812198.html?tag=owv>
Earn 1 percent commission by helping sell Dell products.

Read Your Boss' CV Online, Thanks To Microsoft... (Silicon.com)
<http://www.silicon.com/bin/bladerunner?30REQEVENT=&REQAUTH=21046&14001REQSUB=REQINT1=48973>
Another loophome in a Microsoft website.

IE Bug Can Lead To Strange Search (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,48177,00.html>
Pornography pop-up ads will appear on your screen whenever you try to do a search or misspell an URL.

Judge To Hear From 9 States On Microsoft (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/technology/07SOFT.html>
Hearings on proposed antitrust settlement and states' arguments early next year.

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

Dell Paying For Clicks (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7812198.html?tag=owv>
Earn 1 percent commission by helping sell Dell products.

Office For OS X Ships This Month (IT Week)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2098694,00.html>
Custoemrs will be amazed, says Microsoft.

Read Your Boss' CV Online, Thanks To Microsoft... (Silicon.com)
<http://www.silicon.com/bin/bladerunner?30REQEVENT=&REQAUTH=21046&14001REQSUB=REQINT1=48973>
Another loophome in a Microsoft website.

Microsoft Now Has Two Headaches (Associated Press)
<http://cbsnews.com/now/story/0,1597,316946-412,00.shtml>
Comply with settlement, and continue legal fight.

Microsoft Wants Internet Safe For .Net (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7811584.html?tag=lh>
That's the major theme at the software giant's Trusted Computing conference.

Packard Joins HP-Compaq Family Feud (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7807943.html?tag=owv>
The Packard family also opposes the merge.

IE Bug Can Lead To Strange Search (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,48177,00.html>
Pornography pop-up ads will appear on your screen whenever you try to do a search or misspell an URL.

MS Judge Faces Split Decisions (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/antitrust/0,1551,48198,00.html>

Judge To Hear From 9 States On Microsoft (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/technology/07SOFT.html>
Hearings on proposed antitrust settlement and states' arguments early next year.

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

Broadband Defectors On The Rise (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-7789746.html?tag=owv>
Rising chum rates would be the latest hurdle for strapped broadband providers.

Dot-Biz Is Finally In Business (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,48199,00.html>
Going live on Wednesday.

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

Broadband Defectors On The Rise (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-7789746.html?tag=owv>
Rising chum rates would be the latest hurdle for strapped broadband providers.

IE Bug Can Lead To Strange Search (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,48177,00.html>
Pornography pop-up ads will appear on your screen whenever you try to do a search or misspell an URL.

Dot-Biz Is Finally In Business (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,48199,00.html>
Going live on Wednesday.

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

Torvalds Settles Linux Tussle (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2822789,00.html>
The battle over the Linux kernel appears to be over -- at least for now.

Got Linux? Many Companies Say No (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7803522.html?tag=owv>
Linux rank near the bottom of spending priorities.

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

Lifting Party Whip A Good Idea: PAP MPs (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,82844,00.html?>
But they are divided over shadow cabinet idea.

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

NS Must Be Factored Into Productivity (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/views/story/0,2276,27122,00.html?>
Work disruption caused by NS has greatly affected productivity.

More Drastic Pay And Staff Cuts Yet To Come: Survey (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,27045,00.html?>
Over half of firms polled expect conditions to slide in next 6 months.

Chiam Aims TO Reclaim Sennett Vote (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,82784,00.html?>
More community activities and five-year plan for repairs and renovation.

Lifting Party Whip A Good Idea: PAP MPs (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,82844,00.html?>
But they are divided over shadow cabinet idea.

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

Datacraft Reshuffles Management (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/reuters/asia-70855.html>

New Servers Allows Changi Airport Travellers To Access Internet Easily (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011107/5/1pdzn.html>
Just plug and surf.

Singapore Gives Tech Firms More Help (CNET Singapore)
<http://singapore.cnet.com/news/singapore/story/0,2000027481,38031441,00.htm>
Two financial assistance programs to stimulate the technology industry.

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

Chinatown's Food Street Opens Next Tuesday (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011107/5/1pcc3.html>
Smith Street is poised to be a food-lovers' heaven.