[MyAppleMenu] Oct 6, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Retail Pro Behind Apple Stores (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7423180.html>
Apple Computer has charged veteran retailer Ron Johnson with a monumental challenge: Win over the 95 percent of computer buyers who opt for something other than a Mac.

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

The Modern Poet (National Post)
<http://www.nationalpost.com/news/national/story.html?f=/stories/20011006/721513.html>
Consuelo Jackman is set to release her first boom, The Art of Adultery.

Students In West Bolivar Acquire Taste For The Future (The Bolivar Commercial)
<http://www.bolivarcom.com/NF/omf/bolivar/news_story.html?[rkey=0010195+[cr=gdn>
"These things take time, but once we get there, it will all be worth it."

Experts: Office Could Make Or Break Mac OS X (Reuters)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/2001/10/5/mac-office.htm>
The result is a product that is very different from -- some say even superior to -- Office XP, the Windows version that is Microsoft's biggest money spinner.

Fashion Island Asks, 'What Recession?' (Orange County Register)
<http://www.ocregister.com/business/fashion01006cci3.shtml>
While the tightening economy will hurt most shopping centers, the new stores, expansion and remodeling is aimed beyond the near term.

Apple Previews Sleek Store In Valley (Interactive Week)
<http://www.interactiveweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D601%2526a%253D15857,00.asp>

Retail Pro Behind Apple Stores (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7423180.html>
Apple Computer has charged veteran retailer Ron Johnson with a monumental challenge: Win over the 95 percent of computer buyers who opt for something other than a Mac.

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

Five Observations About Apple's Great iBook (CanadaComputes.com)
<http://www.canadacomputes.com/v3/story/1,1017,7434,00.html?tag=81&sb=124>
The iBook is a perfectly capable machine with plenty of features at an aggressive price. Just be sure to add the extra RAM, especially if you're thinking about OS X.

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

Experts: Office Could Make Or Break Mac OS X (Reuters)
<http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/2001/10/5/mac-office.htm>
The result is a product that is very different from -- some say even superior to -- Office XP, the Windows version that is Microsoft's biggest money spinner.

Supreme Court Meets On Microsoft Appeal (Newsbytes.com)
<http://www.washtech.com/news/regulation/12972-1.html>
The U.S. Supreme Court is meeting today to discuss whether it will grant Microsoft's request for an appeal in the government's landmark antitrust case.

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

SingTel Mobile Cuts Peak Rates (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,74918,00.html?>
But 9 am to 9 pm discount applies only to calls between its customers; IDA looking into a possible rule breach.

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

SAF Men Deployed At Vital Installations Will Be Armed - Mindef (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011006/5/1jy9z.html>

SingTel Mobile Cuts Peak Rates (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,74918,00.html?>
But 9 am to 9 pm discount applies only to calls between its customers; IDA looking into a possible rule breach.

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

Bubble-Tea Babes' No-Show A Letdown (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,74935,00.html?>