[MyAppleMenu] Nov 14, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.1.1 Update (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=10676>
Better compatibility, and updates to the Finder and Mail application.

Apple Polishes Wireless Networking (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7861793.html?tag=cd_mh>
The new version offers a built-in firewall, stronger 128-bit encryption, and support for AOL.

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

Apple In Frame For BETT Awards (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3801>

Rush On Filemaker Developer 5.5 (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3802>
40,000 units have shipped in the first few weeks of the product's release.

OS X Loses To XP In PC Mag's Tech Excellence Awards (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0111/13.pcmag.php>

Software Helps Macs In Role Of Digital Hub (St Petersburg Times)
<http://www.sptimes.com/News/111201/Technology/Software_helps_Macs_i.shtml>
It's as much the free software as it is the hardware that Apple is counting on in the digital hub effort with the Mac.

Symantec releases Norton Utilities 6.03 (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=10670>

Hands On With Office v. X: Entourage X (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0111/13.entourage.php>
There are many under-the-hood changes in Entourage X, but in building an application for Mac OS X, the Aqua interface shows a company's attention to detail.

Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.1.1 Update (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=10676>
Better compatibility, and updates to the Finder and Mail application.

Compaq Beats Apple For Best Wireless Notebook (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=10675>

Apple Polishes Wireless Networking (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7861793.html?tag=cd_mh>
The new version offers a built-in firewall, stronger 128-bit encryption, and support for AOL.

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

Bryce 5 (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/feature.php?id=309>
Bryce 5 offers functionality and attentio to detail unrivaled in its price range.

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

Reader Poll: Windows XP Not For Everyone (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7863209.html?tag=owv>
Some early adopters warned consumers to upgrade later or skip it altogether.

2GHz Pentiums Hard To Come By At Dell (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7863861.html?tag=owv>
Dell cites strong demand, and stopped short of calling the lack of availability a shortage.

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

Linux Fans 'Hack' Windows XP Advert (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/22837.html>

Imagine A World Without Java (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/22840.html>
Microsoft's attempt to beat Java into extinction could take some time.

Thin Clients Hungry For XP (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7864381.html?tag=owv>

Reader Poll: Windows XP Not For Everyone (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7863209.html?tag=owv>
Some early adopters warned consumers to upgrade later or skip it altogether.

2GHz Pentiums Hard To Come By At Dell (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7863861.html?tag=owv>
Dell cites strong demand, and stopped short of calling the lack of availability a shortage.

Compaq Beats Apple For Best Wireless Notebook (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=10675>

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

The Joy Of Junk Mail (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/11/14/spam_love/index.html>
Or, how I stopped worrying and learned to love the spam.

U.S. Web Usage Hits All-Time High (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7865220.html?tag=owv>
A record number of U.S. residents went online last month.

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

The Joy Of Junk Mail (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/11/14/spam_love/index.html>
Or, how I stopped worrying and learned to love the spam.

Experts Say Key Internet Servers Vulnerable To Attack (Reuters)
<http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-tech-icann-security.html>
It would not take much for a malicious hacker to shut down the Internet.

Yahoo Adopts Paid Search Listings (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7866475.html?tag=owv>
Yahoo moves to bolster revenue as advertising sales wane.

Ironing Out Cell Phones' Web Wrinkles (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-7866842.html?tag=owv>
Web browsing via cell phones will get more popular, said Openwave System.

Musicians File Brief Supporting Napster (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7867029.html?tag=owv>
The artists contended in their brief that the big recording labels may not indefinitely own some of the sound recording copyrights.

U.S. Web Usage Hits All-Time High (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7865220.html?tag=owv>
A record number of U.S. residents went online last month.

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

Singapore Mums-To-Be Missing Out On Vital Scan (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,84211,00.html?>
Most do not go for scans early enough.

Some Changes Made To Town Councils (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,84069,00.html?>

Chinatown Station An 'Engineering Feat' (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,84050,00.html?>
Canal, bridge, old buildings and busy streets made it a daunting undertaking, but the end is within sight.

Food Street Gets Off To A Good Start (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,84150,00.html?>
The wooden tables and stools promise nostalgic diners a semblance of the Chinatown of old.

Allow Option Of Voting For None Of The Candidates (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,84104,00.html?>
Why can't voters be given an additional choice of not choosing?