[MyAppleMenu] Oct 22, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

The Classroom Of The Future (Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/645566.asp>
Newsweek asked leading teachers, inventors and entrepreneurs for their vision of what schools will be like in the year 2025 -- and how learning will change.

Happy Birthday PowerBook! (The PowerBook Zone)
<http://www.pbzone.com/tenyear.shtml>
Bruce Gee, former PowerBok Product Manager, talks about the inside story of the PowerBook 100's development and introduction 10 years ago.

Apple Looks To Future - Post-Motorola? - PowerPC World (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/22388.html>
Apple is becoming increasingly irritated with its prime PowerPC provider, Motorola, to the extent that it talking to fellow PowerPC partner, IBM, about how the platform can continue to evolve without the chips-to-cellphones giant's participation.

Developers Solidly Support Mac OS X (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/22.osx.php>
There are now over 1600 applications available for the operating system, with more on the way.

Appliance Buzz (CBS Marketwatch)
<http://www.marketwatch.com/news/yhoo/story.asp?source=blq/yhoo&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo&guid=%7BF57B6DAA%2DCA6C%2D4895%2D800B%2D01CE3B6BD799%7D>
The speculation will end Tuesday, when Apple unveils the new device. We'll just have to wait until then to see who came close to guessing right.

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

It's Time To Wake Up To Wireless (ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2819336,00.html>
Stop worrying about whether Bluetooth will be wireless LAN technology, or whether WiFi will conflict with cordless Bluetooth devices: both systems are going to triumph, according to a Forrester survey just released.

The Classroom Of The Future (Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/645566.asp>
Newsweek asked leading teachers, inventors and entrepreneurs for their vision of what schools will be like in the year 2025 -- and how learning will change.

Happy Birthday PowerBook! (The PowerBook Zone)
<http://www.pbzone.com/tenyear.shtml>
Bruce Gee, former PowerBok Product Manager, talks about the inside story of the PowerBook 100's development and introduction 10 years ago.

MacSoft Delays Myth III For Mac (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3691>
Mac OS 9 compatibility issues are holding up the game's release.

Apple Looks To Future - Post-Motorola? - PowerPC World (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/22388.html>
Apple is becoming increasingly irritated with its prime PowerPC provider, Motorola, to the extent that it talking to fellow PowerPC partner, IBM, about how the platform can continue to evolve without the chips-to-cellphones giant's participation.

Ambrosia Releases Snapz Pro X 1.0.1 (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/22.snapz.php>
The new version adds features, fixes bugs, improves Mac OS X 10.1 compatibility and more.

Mac OS X And The PDF Connection (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/22.connection.php>
Quartz is the graphics engine of Mac OS X that makes possible much of the "eye candy" in the Aqua user interface. But it does so much more.

Developers Solidly Support Mac OS X (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/22.osx.php>
There are now over 1600 applications available for the operating system, with more on the way.

Appliance Buzz (CBS Marketwatch)
<http://www.marketwatch.com/news/yhoo/story.asp?source=blq/yhoo&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo&guid=%7BF57B6DAA%2DCA6C%2D4895%2D800B%2D01CE3B6BD799%7D>
The speculation will end Tuesday, when Apple unveils the new device. We'll just have to wait until then to see who came close to guessing right.

School Gives Students Laptops To Integrate Technology Into Life (The Tennessean)
<http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/01/08/09833570.shtml?Element_ID=9833570>
"We want to create an environment where technology is a tool, a seamless tool, and not an event that happens on occasion."

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

CBS Marketwatch Article On "Tuesday Device" Includes Silly Errors About Apple (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/10/22.4.shtml>

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

Mac's Latest OS X Is Almost A Perfect 10 (Baltimore Sun)
<http://www.sunspot.net/technology/pluggedin/bal-pl.mac22oct22.story?coll=bal%2Dpe%2Dpluggedin>
The biggest issue is the lack of applications designed to run native on OS X.

Apple's Latest OS Is Slick And Logical (Washington Times)
<http://www.washtimes.com/technology/oncomputers-2001102218114.htm>
It is, in many respects, what an operating system should be.

Photo Tools For The Mac (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.modbee.com/24hour/technology/story/148393p-1448815c.html>
If you have a Mac and you like photography, this is a great time to go digital.

Upgrade To Apple's Operating System Exceeds Promises (Seattle Times)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134356678_ptmacc21.html>
OS X 10.1 exceeds Apple's promises this summer for improvements.

Flat-Panel Monitors Coming Down In Price (New York Times)
<http://www.contracostatimes.com/computing/stories/o21thin_20011021.htm>
While Apple's Studio Display was indeed crisp, it was ot obviously superior to the best of the screens that have to transform an analog signal.

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

New Microsoft Operating System Surprises Anlysts (MediaNews Group)
<http://www.dailyreview-ang.com/S-ASP-BIN/REF/Index.ASP?PUID=132&Indx=1162268>
It's the product they wish Microsoft had made years ago.

Firms Resist XP Distractions (IT Week)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2097799,00.html>
The danger of security breaches and distracting features mean IT managers are cautious about adopting XP.

Unprecendented Resources needed To Run .Net (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-7532980-0.html?tag=lh>
The goals of Microsoft's Web services strategy are so ambitious that many question whether they are feasible even for the world's most powerful software company.

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

Microsoft's Music Pitch A Little Off-Key (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7612135.html?tag=owv>
When it comes to music-file formats, Microsoft's pitch may be a little off-key.

New Microsoft Operating System Surprises Anlysts (MediaNews Group)
<http://www.dailyreview-ang.com/S-ASP-BIN/REF/Index.ASP?PUID=132&Indx=1162268>
It's the product they wish Microsoft had made years ago.

Firms Resist XP Distractions (IT Week)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2097799,00.html>
The danger of security breaches and distracting features mean IT managers are cautious about adopting XP.

If You Have A Farily New Machine And Losts Of Memory, XP Is Worth It (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/10/22/BU7592.DTL&type=business>
XP has fewer irksome quirks than any previous Microsoft OS.

Meet The Dark Side Of Windows XP (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2819063,00.html>

Will XP Reboot The PC World? (Independent)
<http://news.independent.co.uk/digital/features/story.jsp?story=100667>
The ailing personal computer industry needs a shot in the arm. This week's launch of Microsoft's new operating system is likely to give it one.

Unprecendented Resources needed To Run .Net (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-7532980-0.html?tag=lh>
The goals of Microsoft's Web services strategy are so ambitious that many question whether they are feasible even for the world's most powerful software company.

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

No Lunchtime Rallies Allowed In CBD (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,78829,00.html?>
The police said that security concerns after the Sept 11 terrorist attacks rule out events where large numbers of people gather in small areas.

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

No Lunchtime Rallies Allowed In CBD (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/breakingnews/story/0,1895,78829,00.html?>
The police said that security concerns after the Sept 11 terrorist attacks rule out events where large numbers of people gather in small areas.

Opposition Alliance To Launch Manifesto (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/reuters/asia-76483.html>
The four-party opposition alliance is expected to focus on the worsening state of the economy.

DPM Tan Says GE Is About National And Individual Issues (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011022/5/1kw70.html>
Candidates whom PAP had selected could not only contribute to national policy, but would also give as much effort to their constituencies.

Painful, But Retiring Of MPs For Singapore's Future, Says PM (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,78722,00.html?>
The party's new slate would be mostly professionals, with a few from the grassroots, who could reach out to the people.

Kick Out Opposition MPs With No Solutions: BG Lee (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,78727,00.html?>
Opposition MPs who raise issues like the 'New Poor' and cannot offer solutions 'deserve to be kicked out', Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday.

Chiam Dismisses SM's Challenge (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,78672,00.html?>
Just electioneering talk was how opposition politician Chiam See Tong described Lee Kuan Yew's challenge to him and Mr Low Thia Khiang to stand in a GRC.