[MyAppleMenu] Oct 11, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

The "Mac-ness" Of Mac OS X (Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/alust/oped/moore_OSX/archives/brian_macness.shtml>
How new ideas improve the Mac user experience in some areas, and degrade it in others.

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

Inside Apple's Core (The Guardian)
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,566999,00.html>
Steve Wozniak talks about the invention of the Apple I and II computers, and the infamous 70's Homebrew Computer Club.

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

PC Users Are Not The Enemy (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/01/1010.html>
Friendly Windows users are potential converts; antagonists will rarely switch sides.

Apple Preps 600MHz, 700MHz PowerBook Update (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/22166.html>
Our source tells us the new PowerBooks are likely to appear towards the end of this month.

The "Mac-ness" Of Mac OS X (Applelust.com)
<http://www.applelust.com/alust/oped/moore_OSX/archives/brian_macness.shtml>
How new ideas improve the Mac user experience in some areas, and degrade it in others.

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

Windows XP's Outsized Expectations (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2817366,00.html>
Why does a monopolist need to advertise its products at all?

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

Microsoft's J#.Net Will Be Ignored (Gartner Viewpoint)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2817369,00.html>
This new Microsoft language might attract large companies that must support both .Net and Java, but they will find the syntax of the language to be of only minor long-term benefit.

Windows XP's Outsized Expectations (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2817366,00.html>
Why does a monopolist need to advertise its products at all?

Microsoft Has A New Message For Win XP (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5098133,00.html>
Consumers are just now getting their first look at Windows XP, but that hasn't stopped Microsoft from preparing the first major update of the new operating system.

MS NT 4.0 MSCEs To Keep Their Creds After All (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/22168.html>
The company is to switch over from a "decretification policy" to one that allows "multiple versions of its credentials."

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

Amazon Giving Book Browsers A Peek Inside (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-7470383.html>
The e-tailer introduced a "Look Inside the Book" feature on its site that includes images of covers, flaps and actual pages for some 25,000 book titles.

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

Singaporeans Eye Mixed Wish List In Stimulus Plan (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011011/3/1k814.html>
Singaporeans of course welcome the prospect of tax cuts, but some also want more direct actions.

Singapore Headed For Worst Slump In Over 30 Years (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,24192,00.html?>
The figures will get worse - at least in the next quarter.