[MyAppleMenu] Oct 31, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

iPod: Not Revolutionary, Not Breakthrough -- Just Better And Smarter (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/curmudgeon/01/10/30/index.html>
The business model of perpetual early adoption.

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

Apple Finance Exec Says No Plans For Large Buyback (Reuters)
<http://money.iwon.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?cat=USMARKET&src=201&feed=reu&section=news&news_id=reu-n31187993&date=20011031&alias=/alias/money/cm/nw>

Apple Releases iDVD 2 For Mac OS X (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/31.idvd2.php>
Developed for Mac OS X 10.1, with the ability to add up to 90 minutes of material.

Netscape 6.2 Imrpvoes Reliability, Performance On OS X (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/31.netscape.php>
Netscape for Mac OS X is a real release.

A Bigger Retail Bite For Apple (Investors.com)
<http://www.investors.com/editorial/tech.asp?v=10/30>
What Apple lacks in market share, it makes up for in zeal.

School Laptop Plan On Hold (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/depth/laptop103101.htm>
Some local parents say optional program for sixth-graders is inequitable.

GNU-Darwin Enters Beta (BetaNews)
<http://www.betanews.com/article.php3?sid=1004384740>

Apple Ed VP Talks About 'Tools For The Digital Age' (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/31.digitalage.php>
You can't take advantage of all the new digital devices without a personal computer.

Apple Faces Fresh Share-Deal Lawsuit (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3737>
The computers were not exceptionally powerful, fast and attractive?

Apple Pushes iMovie At BETT 2002 (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3734>
BETT showcases cutting-edge technology for the education market.

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

Teh Great OS X 10.1 Experiment, Part II (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2820934,00.html>
App availability is not about quantity, it's about quality.

Apple, Aqua And Interface Freedom (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/flipside/2001/20011030.shtml>
Does Apple knows what the user needs?

The Digital Hub Gets Rolling (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/scope/01/1031.html>
The iPod is a step in the right direction in making the digital hub a reality.

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

Apple's New Mac OS X Is A Real Peach (USA Today)
<http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20011031/3582457s.htm>
It takes some polish off of Windows XP.

MouseMan Dual Optical (Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=192>
Overall solid construction, ergonomics, and superior tracking.

For Apple, Sweet Music From iPod (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2001/nf20011031_4266.htm>
And a PC version is coming next.

iPod: Not Revolutionary, Not Breakthrough -- Just Better And Smarter (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/curmudgeon/01/10/30/index.html>
The business model of perpetual early adoption.

The Ten Best PowerBooks Ever Plus One (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/01/10/30/index.html>

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

How Intel Plans To Survive The Downturn (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7724654.html?tag=owv>
The growth of the Internet just might be its savior.

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

Of Mixed Messages, Linux And XP (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,48012,00.html>
Move over to XP and give up the choice they have.

The "Lindows" Conundrum (PC Magazine)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2820858,00.html>

Netscape Caters To XP Users With Upgrade (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7733161.html?tag=hot>
AOL Time Warner is touting better integration with Windows XP.

Windows XP: ExXtra Proprietary (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,48011,00.html>
Upgrade to Linux instead.

How Intel Plans To Survive The Downturn (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7724654.html?tag=owv>
The growth of the Internet just might be its savior.

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

Berners Lee: WWW Royalties Considered Harmful (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/22561.html>
And it will fragment the web.

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

AOL Add File Sharing TO ICQ (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7737609.html?tag=owv>

What Do Broadband Customers Want? (McKinsey Quarterly)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-201-7724280-0.html?tag=owv>
Information about what happens as customers transit to broadband is frequently too scarce for strategic decision making.

NY Times Hit By DoS Attack (Reuters)
<http://www.wired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,48015,00.html>
Some employees are experiencing difficulty accessing the Internet.

Netscape Caters To XP Users With Upgrade (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7733161.html?tag=hot>
AOL Time Warner is touting better integration with Windows XP.

Berners Lee: WWW Royalties Considered Harmful (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/22561.html>
And it will fragment the web.

AOL Is Ordered To Stop Using PlayMedia Software (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/31/technology/31AOL.html>
AOL probably violated a copyright of a small software company.

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

Of Mixed Messages, Linux And XP (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,48012,00.html>
Move over to XP and give up the choice they have.

The "Lindows" Conundrum (PC Magazine)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2820858,00.html>

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

Can PAP Influence Who'll Be NCMP? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,81088,00.html?>
The ruling party is turning on the heat in Potong Pasir to counter Chiam's 'Vote 29' call.

Singapore Banks Begin Job Cuts After Mergers (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/reuters/asia-69423.html>
Singapore banks are set to unveil sizeable job losses in the coming months as integration gets underway.

Singapore Opposition Leader Under Fire As Ruling Party Widens Attack (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011031/1/1mmuh.html>
Goh Chok Tong wanted Chiam See Tong out of parliament because of his "lack of judgement."

"New Poor" Rings A Bell With Jobless And Disenfranchised (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/reuters/asia-69296.html>
Old or new, those who perceive themselves as poverty-stricken will continue to complain as long as unemployment deepens.

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

Government May Allow CPF To Be Used In Bad Times (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,81183,00.html?>
Withdrawal of CPF to pay for daily expenses would be possible only in a 'deep recession'.

Can PAP Influence Who'll Be NCMP? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,81088,00.html?>
The ruling party is turning on the heat in Potong Pasir to counter Chiam's 'Vote 29' call.

Mah Refutes Opposition's Claims that HDB Flats Are Unaffordable (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2001/10/31/singaporenews9754.htm>
No precinct has rejected the main upgrading programme and support has been above 90 percent.

Embattled Chee Isolated In Lawsuit-Laden Singapore Election (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011031/1/1mp1m.html>
Chiam abruptly stopped appealing for all 29 opposition candidates to be elected.

SM Lee's Lawyers Serve Letter Of Demand On Chee Soon Juan (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011031/5/1mp8x.html>

Singapore Banks Begin Job Cuts After Mergers (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/reuters/asia-69423.html>
Singapore banks are set to unveil sizeable job losses in the coming months as integration gets underway.

Singapore PM Threatens To Sue Rival Ahead Of Poll (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/reuters/asia-69293.html>

Singapore Opposition Leader Under Fire As Ruling Party Widens Attack (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011031/1/1mmuh.html>
Goh Chok Tong wanted Chiam See Tong out of parliament because of his "lack of judgement."

"New Poor" Rings A Bell With Jobless And Disenfranchised (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/reuters/asia-69296.html>
Old or new, those who perceive themselves as poverty-stricken will continue to complain as long as unemployment deepens.

Opposition Politician Apologises, But Singapore Not Satisfied (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011030/1/1mjlz.html>
Legal threats are serious business in Singapore politics.