[MyAppleMenu] Oct 18, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Apple Shines (Forbes)
<http://biz.yahoo.com/fo/011018/1018aapl_1.html>
Could it be that Apple Computer is actually healthy, even in a market that treats tech stocks -- especially those in the computer business -- like old newspapers?

Apple Stays In The Race (Interactive Week)
<http://www.interactiveweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D1893%2526a%253D16716,00.asp>
In a truly dismal year for the PC industry, Apple demonstrated the staying power it's developed after years under fire by the Wintel hegemony.

Apple Wins Four Rave Awards (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/18.rave.php>
The awards, chosen by Wired readers, celebrate "the people, the products and the Web sites that represent the best in technology."

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

Apple Shines (Forbes)
<http://biz.yahoo.com/fo/011018/1018aapl_1.html>
Could it be that Apple Computer is actually healthy, even in a market that treats tech stocks -- especially those in the computer business -- like old newspapers?

Stepwise: Mac OS X Has 'Serious Security Exploit' (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/18.stepwise.php>

Reader: iDisk Changes May Hint At New Device (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=10098>
"On the iDisk are now a lot of mp3 files under Software, Mac OS X, Extras, FreePlayMusic, separated in different music styles."

Apple Wins Four Rave Awards (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/18.rave.php>
The awards, chosen by Wired readers, celebrate "the people, the products and the Web sites that represent the best in technology."

Apple Sets Date For Next Two Stores (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/18.tices.php>
The latest Apple offerings will be in Woodcliff Lake, NJ and Farmington, CT.

Apple To Brief Staff On 'Breakthrough Device' Monday (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/22319.html>
"I personally know that it involves collaboration between the QuickTime and iTunes development team with another self-contained team."

Great Scot! Visitor From America Finds Kindred Mac Spirits In 'PC Only' County (Union Tribune)
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/computing/20011016-9999_1u16mactrack.html>
You never know how many MacHeads might be hiding in this part of the land that boasts the original McIntosh Clan.

Apple Hits Target But Wary On Future (Reuters)
<http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/nm/20011017/tc/tech_apple_earns_dc_4.html>

Apple Boosts Performance Of Its Laptops (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/depth/apple101801.htm>
The laptops just keep looking better.

Who Bought What, Where: A Look At Apple's Q4 Sales (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/17.unitsales.php>

Apple CFO: Apple Retail Stores Impacted By Weak Economy (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/17.retail.php>
The retail stores, which now number 11, would see a small loss in the December quarter and for the fiscal year.

iBook Sales Triple For Education Market (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/17.ibook.php>

Apple Talks About The New PowerBook, iBook (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/17.apple.php>
"For us ont he PowerBook side, it's about performance and we wanted to make sure we brought extra performance to the line."

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

Go Ahead, Microsoft, Flatter Apple Again (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2001/nf20011017_2852.htm>
Go ahead, Microsoft. Mimic OS X to your heart's content. You'll only help showcase how superior the Mac is to a PC.

OS X: Stability Or Usability? (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/uk/01/1018.html>
This OS is going to cost Apple a lot of credibility in the home sector, mark my words.

Apple Stays In The Race (Interactive Week)
<http://www.interactiveweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D1893%2526a%253D16716,00.asp>
In a truly dismal year for the PC industry, Apple demonstrated the staying power it's developed after years under fire by the Wintel hegemony.

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

Patent Suit Aims At Microsoft's XP, .Net (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7573185.html?tag=owv>
A digital rights management company has expanded its patent infringement suit against Microsoft, targeting its forthcoming Windows XP operating system and .Net initiative.

Investment Loss Trims Microsoft Profit (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7574822.html?tag=owv>
For the second quarter in a row, investment losses sapped what otherwise would have been solid earnings.

Office XP, IE 5 Bug Gets Personal (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5098483,00.html>
Companies using Microsoft Office XP and Internet Explorer 5 have been warned that documents containing personal information could be sent to Microsoft along with debugging information in the event of a program crash.

A Good Time To Be A Monopoly (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,47667,00.html>
As it prepares to unveil its latest quarterly earnings results Thursday afternoon, Microosft seems to be faring better than most of its tech brethren in this period of moribund PC sales and vanishing corporate profits.

Microsoft: Stop Leaking Bug Code! (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5098438,00.html>
Microsoft, whose software has been at the center of several recent high-profile security incidents, has decided to turn up the heat on those the company considers at least partially responsible: security firms and hackers who release sample programs to exploit software flaws.

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

New CompuServe May Ship Without IE (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7573837.html?tag=owv>
AOL Time Warner on Thursday confirmed Gecko sightings in test versions of CompuServe 7, a sign that the technology could replace Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the online service's default Web browser.

Patent Suit Aims At Microsoft's XP, .Net (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7573185.html?tag=owv>
A digital rights management company has expanded its patent infringement suit against Microsoft, targeting its forthcoming Windows XP operating system and .Net initiative.

Investment Loss Trims Microsoft Profit (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7574822.html?tag=owv>
For the second quarter in a row, investment losses sapped what otherwise would have been solid earnings.

Go Ahead, Microsoft, Flatter Apple Again (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2001/nf20011017_2852.htm>
Go ahead, Microsoft. Mimic OS X to your heart's content. You'll only help showcase how superior the Mac is to a PC.

Office XP, IE 5 Bug Gets Personal (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5098483,00.html>
Companies using Microsoft Office XP and Internet Explorer 5 have been warned that documents containing personal information could be sent to Microsoft along with debugging information in the event of a program crash.

Lame Attempt To Disguise Viruses As MS Security Update (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/22347.html>
First thing first: Microsoft never distributes patches by email.

Microsoft Weaves A .Net Over Win XP (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2818418,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp02>
Microsoft.Net is a mammoth effort that begins with Windows XP and branches out to nearly all of Microsoft's products, services, Web sites and development efforts.

A Good Time To Be A Monopoly (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,47667,00.html>
As it prepares to unveil its latest quarterly earnings results Thursday afternoon, Microosft seems to be faring better than most of its tech brethren in this period of moribund PC sales and vanishing corporate profits.

Microsoft: Stop Leaking Bug Code! (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5098438,00.html>
Microsoft, whose software has been at the center of several recent high-profile security incidents, has decided to turn up the heat on those the company considers at least partially responsible: security firms and hackers who release sample programs to exploit software flaws.

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

Launch Of .Biz Addresses Delayed (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5098469,00.html>
Companies registering Web addresses under the new .biz domain will have to wait two more weeks for the Web sites to go live while the overseeing registry company readies its system, the company said Wednesday.

New CompuServe May Ship Without IE (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7573837.html?tag=owv>
AOL Time Warner on Thursday confirmed Gecko sightings in test versions of CompuServe 7, a sign that the technology could replace Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the online service's default Web browser.

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

WEF: Singapore Among Worst-Hit Economies (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,25117,00.html?>
Singapore will be among the economies hardest hit by the fallout from the Sept 11 terrorist attacks on the US. But a prolonged global recession is unlikely.

Singapore Goes To Polls On Nov 3 (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,78086,00.html?>
Nov 3 is Polling Day, nine days after Nomination Day on Oct 25.

Singapore Dissolves Parliament As Election Looms (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011018/3/1kp5z.html>
Singapore looked set for an imminent election when parliament was dissolved on Thursday, six days after the government unveiled a S$11.3 billion stimulus package to help the recession-hit economy.

84 Seats For GE, No 4-Member GRCs (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,77778,00.html?>
Four-member GRCs have been wiped off the electroal map.

Why Cheng San Is No More (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,77662,00.html?>
PAP MPs say splitting up the GRC will make it easier to administer, but the opposition says move is purely political.

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

WEF: Singapore Among Worst-Hit Economies (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,25117,00.html?>
Singapore will be among the economies hardest hit by the fallout from the Sept 11 terrorist attacks on the US. But a prolonged global recession is unlikely.

Singapore Goes To Polls On Nov 3 (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,78086,00.html?>
Nov 3 is Polling Day, nine days after Nomination Day on Oct 25.

PM: Why I Called Early Election (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,77993,00.html?>
The terrorist attacks in America on Sept 11 changed the plans.

PAP MPs Ready And Raring To Go (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,77999,00.html?>
Ruling-party MPs say their campaign plans are in place and it's just a matter of executing them, starting next Thursday.

Opposition Complains About Short Notice (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,77998,00.html?>
The short notice hardly leaves oppositions time to prepare, and gives Singaporeans little time to think about the issues facing them.

Snap Poll A Test For PAP And Opposition (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,77987,00.html?>
Sanppiest election ever puts both ruling party and opposition to the test as they fight in an unusually gloomy climate.

Singapore Calls New Elections (BBC News)
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1606000/1606281.stm>

Singapore Dissolves Parliament As Election Looms (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011018/3/1kp5z.html>
Singapore looked set for an imminent election when parliament was dissolved on Thursday, six days after the government unveiled a S$11.3 billion stimulus package to help the recession-hit economy.

84 Seats For GE, No 4-Member GRCs (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,77778,00.html?>
Four-member GRCs have been wiped off the electroal map.

Why Cheng San Is No More (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,77662,00.html?>
PAP MPs say splitting up the GRC will make it easier to administer, but the opposition says move is purely political.

Gombak: From Single Seat To GRC (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,77733,00.html?>

New Ground For Opposition, Old Choices For Voters (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,77722,00.html?>
Opposition will make beeline for single-seat wards while for voters, deciding factor will once again be the man-to-man fight during hustings.

Can't Find Five Men? Blame Yourself... (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,77724,00.html?>
PAP MPs say opposition parties which cannot muster a five-member GRC team should get their act together.

Ward Changes Unfair, Say Party leaders (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,77723,00.html?>
The ruling People's Action Party, true to form, was shifting electoral boundaries to serve its own purpose.

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

Simple But Classy (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,2276,25048,00.html?>
At the upscale Suntory, you get what you pay for, which is good quality Japanese cuisine in elegant surroundings.