[MyAppleMenu] Oct 9, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Apple To Open Saddle Creek Store Despite Sign Battle (Memphsis Business Journal)
<http://memphis.bcentral.com/memphis/stories/2001/10/08/daily9.html>
The company must return to the DRC for final approval of the store's signs. Until then, the store is opening sans signs.

The Portable Creative Workstation (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/creative/resources/pbg4/>
Hardware and software requirements to manage mobile creative workflows.

Canceled Paris Gathering Leaves Some Mac Fans Stranded (Union Tribune)
<http://www2.uniontrib.com/news/uniontrib/tue/computers/news_1u9mactrack.html>
Shame on Apple for not being considerate enough to give support to those who ultimately support them.

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

Apple To Open Saddle Creek Store Despite Sign Battle (Memphsis Business Journal)
<http://memphis.bcentral.com/memphis/stories/2001/10/08/daily9.html>
The company must return to the DRC for final approval of the store's signs. Until then, the store is opening sans signs.

Cornell University MacCHESS Famility (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/scitech/stories/cornell/>
Researcher brings open-source software to the Mac.

ELS Files Suit Against Apple For 'Mac Manager' (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=9869>
The suit alleges that Apple willfully infringed ELS' trademark rights in 'Mac Manager' by adopting a confusingly similar mark for the same type of software product.

The Portable Creative Workstation (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/creative/resources/pbg4/>
Hardware and software requirements to manage mobile creative workflows.

Starcraft, Brood War Coming To OS X (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/09.starcraft.php>
OS X patches for StarCraft and StarCraft: Brood War will be "available this fall."

No DVD-RW Support Planned For SuperDrive Just Yet (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/09.superdrive.php>

IBM Clamps Down On Wireless Security (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5097925,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp02>

Office Security Update Posted (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3627>

Apple And Macromedia Ready Financial Results (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3626>
Analysts expect Apple will trumpet the success of its retail strategy.

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

Canceled Paris Gathering Leaves Some Mac Fans Stranded (Union Tribune)
<http://www2.uniontrib.com/news/uniontrib/tue/computers/news_1u9mactrack.html>
Shame on Apple for not being considerate enough to give support to those who ultimately support them.

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

Quicken 2002 Gets Better, But Needs Much More Power (CanadaComputes.com)
<http://www.canadacomputes.com/v3/story/1,1017,7457,00.html?tag=81&sb=129>
Is it for you? If you fancy a basic, easy-to-use accounting system packed with lots of new features, yes. But all this new stuff takes its tool on your Mac.

Fine-Tune Your Kid's Times Tables (Cincinnati Enquirer)
<http://technology.cincinnati.com/cgi-bin/technology/techwrapper.pl?URL=http://www.gannettonline.com/e/helpadvice/10001449.html&AFFIL=CIN>

How Good A Value Is The $799 iMac? (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/imac/01/1009.html>
If you're looking for a deal and don't need CD-RW, the $799 iMac is definitely the way to go.

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

Supreme Court Denies Microsoft Appeal (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5097989,00.html>
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Microsoft's request that it hear an appeal of the antitrust case against the software maker.

Rival Services Are Pitched On XP (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000080488oct09.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dbusiness>
Most computer makers are taking advantage of Microsoft Corp.'s antitrust woes to place a variety of rival products and services on the opening screen of the software giant's new Windows XP operating system.

Please, Not Another XP! How AMD Is Playing The Name Game (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2816716,00.html>
Many consumers choose PCs based primarily on clock speed, and it's going to take more than some creative and confusing naming schemes to change that behavior.

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

Sony Releases First Business Laptop (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5097979,00.html>
Sony's three new notebooks come with service packages catered toward businesses, 256MB of memory, Memory Stick flash memory slots and combination DVD-ROM/CD-rewritable drives.

Supreme Court Denies Microsoft Appeal (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5097989,00.html>
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Microsoft's request that it hear an appeal of the antitrust case against the software maker.

There'll Be No XP For Me (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/08/011008oplivingston.xml>
What all these new XP "features" have in common is that they make Windows more convenient for Microsoft but less convenient for users.

AMD's Athlon XP Delivers On Everyday Performance (ZDNet UK)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2096888,00.html>
AMD's new processor outperforms a 2GHz P4 when running mainstream and high-end productivity applications, but is second-best when it comes to 3D modelling.

Rival Services Are Pitched On XP (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000080488oct09.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dbusiness>
Most computer makers are taking advantage of Microsoft Corp.'s antitrust woes to place a variety of rival products and services on the opening screen of the software giant's new Windows XP operating system.

Office Security Update Posted (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3627>

Please, Not Another XP! How AMD Is Playing The Name Game (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2816716,00.html>
Many consumers choose PCs based primarily on clock speed, and it's going to take more than some creative and confusing naming schemes to change that behavior.

Microsoft Extends Deadline For License Change (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7450773.html?tag=lh>
The change pushes back to July 31, 2002, a deadline to swtich to the new program. Microsoft recently had extended the deadline from October to next February.

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

Extremist Sites Under Heightened Scrutiny (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2816661,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp02>
Web sites calling for jihad, or holy war, against the West are coming under increasing scrutiny, and some have been closed.

Dot Com Boom Was 'Fraud' Or Pyramid Marketing - HP Exec (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/22107.html>
A senior Hewlett-Packard executive has accusd the financial community of malpractice in taking advantage of the naivety of the IT industry during the dot com boom.

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

Extremist Sites Under Heightened Scrutiny (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2816661,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp02>
Web sites calling for jihad, or holy war, against the West are coming under increasing scrutiny, and some have been closed.

Dot Com Boom Was 'Fraud' Or Pyramid Marketing - HP Exec (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/22107.html>
A senior Hewlett-Packard executive has accusd the financial community of malpractice in taking advantage of the naivety of the IT industry during the dot com boom.

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

Singapore To Hold Surprise Third Quarter GDP Conference (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011009/3/1k259.html>
"The way I see it, it could be quite a major announcement."

No Changes Seen To Off-Budget Package (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,24008,00.html?>
The onset of US military strikes has not rasied expectations about the size or content of the off-Budget package to be unveiled on Friday.

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

Singapore To Hold Surprise Third Quarter GDP Conference (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011009/3/1k259.html>
"The way I see it, it could be quite a major announcement."

Singapore Bomb Shelter Project Under Way (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,75741,00.html?>
In two years' time, there will be room for 1.2 million people, or about a third of the population here.

Signs Point To Snap Election (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011009/3/1k1x0.html>
No one in the government will say it but Singapore is gearing up for an early general election, whose outcome is hardly in doubt.

No Changes Seen To Off-Budget Package (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,24008,00.html?>
The onset of US military strikes has not rasied expectations about the size or content of the off-Budget package to be unveiled on Friday.

Use Water As Weapon In Singapore Ties: KL Article (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,75583,00.html?>
An article in a Malsyaian Armed Forces College journal has called on Malaysia to use water as a 'strategic weapon' to 'counter Singapore's military advantage'.

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

The Hills Are Alive Once More (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,75551,00.html?>
Fort Canning Green will be swaying to some downtempo music.