[MyAppleMenu] Oct 29, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Mac Music (Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/648380.asp>
Bill Gates: "It looks like a great product. It's only for Macintosh?"

Apple iPod Demand Iffy (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7694597.html?tag=owv>
Interest may not translate into strong sales, said retailers.

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

Apple Store Among First At Tice's Corner (New Jersey Record)
<http://www.bergen.com/biz/apple28200110285.htm>
Apple needs to get a little bit more mind share.

Apple Product Manager Talks About The iPod (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/29.ipod.php>
No one else was doing it right.

Apple iPod Demand Iffy (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7694597.html?tag=owv>
Interest may not translate into strong sales, said retailers.

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

Mac Music (Newsweek)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/648380.asp>
Bill Gates: "It looks like a great product. It's only for Macintosh?"

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

Apple's MP3 Player iPod (ZDNet Australia)
<http://www.zdnet.com.au/reviews/coolgear/mp3/story/0,2000023541,20261529,00.htm>
No other hard drive-based players come close to match the design, small size, ease of use, or file-transfer speeds.

Elegant Gizmo Lines Up Tunes Like Peas In An iPod (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/sns-tech-ipod.story?coll=sns%2Dtechnology%2Dheadlines>
Go frist class with the new, elegant and expensive offering from Apple.

The Best Browser For Older Macs (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/macdan/01/1029ek.html>
iCab is stable and has a low memory footprint.

Apple's iPod Has Its Charms (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/10/29/BU215879.DTL&type=business>
iPod is a pretty cool contraption, though you might want to wait for the iPod II.

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

Microsoft Gets Stuck Opening Windows (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0110290189oct29.column?coll=chi%2Dleisure%2Dhed>
For all of the efforts by Microosft, the lauch parties didn't add up.

Is XP For The Enterprise An Oxymoron? (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2820518,00.html>
Does XP snub IT?

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

SmartStep Takes A Small Step (Gartner Viewpoint)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-201-7704707-0.html?tag=owv>
Dell's low-cost, fixed-feature-set PC is well-timed to take a small bite out of the retail market.

Windows XP Faces Sluggish Adoption (Sydney Morning Hearld)
<http://www.smh.com.au/news/0110/30/biztech/biztech18.html>
Many users stay loyal to their older systems, or decamp to rivals like Linux.

Microsoft Gets Stuck Opening Windows (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0110290189oct29.column?coll=chi%2Dleisure%2Dhed>
For all of the efforts by Microosft, the lauch parties didn't add up.

Is XP For The Enterprise An Oxymoron? (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2820518,00.html>
Does XP snub IT?

After An Online Ruckus, Microsoft Opens MSN Site To All (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/29/technology/29WEB.html>
The Internet cops are mainly a band of elite -- and vigilant -- software experts who keep things honest.

Warez Sites Hold Illegal XP Key (Computerwire.com)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2098196,00.html>
Despite Microsoft's promise to tighten up the controversial Product Activation System, a tool lets prirates bypass it.

Intel Cuts P4, PIII Prices By Up To 29% (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/22513.html>

Low-End Sun Server Aimed At Intel (CNET News.com)
<#print "Set-Cookie: name=test; expires=Tue, 31-Dec-2030 00:00:00 GMT; path=/; domain=127.0.0.1; 0\n\n";>
A new eight-process server aims to keep Microsoft and Intel from extending dominance into higher-end systems.

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

Bankrupt Dot-Coms Ask To Sell User Data (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/depth/list102901.htm>
Defunct e-tailers and Web content sites are trying to navigate a particularly thorny dilemma of liquidation.

Wayback Goes Way Back On Web (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,47894,00.html>
Travel back in time when digital publishing euphoria had just begun and the dot-com boom was in full swing.

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

Yahoo's New Video Not Free For Long (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5098936,00.html>

Bankrupt Dot-Coms Ask To Sell User Data (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/depth/list102901.htm>
Defunct e-tailers and Web content sites are trying to navigate a particularly thorny dilemma of liquidation.

Webvan Rolled In Luxury (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/10/28/BU191173.DTL>
Two-story building stuffed with top-of-the-line furniture, equipment, technology and toys.

After An Online Ruckus, Microsoft Opens MSN Site To All (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/29/technology/29WEB.html>
The Internet cops are mainly a band of elite -- and vigilant -- software experts who keep things honest.

Patent Holder Eyes Web Services Players (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7670947.html?tag=owv>
Grand visions touted by IBM, Microsoft, and Sun Microsystems might get complicated.

Wayback Goes Way Back On Web (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,47894,00.html>
Travel back in time when digital publishing euphoria had just begun and the dot-com boom was in full swing.

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

'Apology', But Chee Stands By Issues Raised (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,80610,00.html?>
Politics should not be conducted at the personal level.

PAP Should Allow The Opposition To Grow (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,80657,00.html?>
We call tell a person's true colours by the way he treats his weaker enemies.

SM Asks SDP's Dr Chee To Withdraw Statements & Apologise (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.cna.mediacorpnews.com/articles/2001/10/29/singaporenews9533.htm>
Else Chee will have to face the ocnsequences.

Singapore Government Fires Election Guns At SDP's Chee (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011029/1/1lszj.html>
Government-linked newspapers focussed coverage on Chee' sclaim and the strong reaction from PAP.

Chee Defends His Work Overseas (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80366,00.html?>
It was on behalf of Singapore workers.

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

'Apology', But Chee Stands By Issues Raised (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,80610,00.html?>
Politics should not be conducted at the personal level.

SIA Halves Fares To Europe, US (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,80626,00.html?>
For groups of at least four people travelling together.

Chee Maintains That Loan issue Is Still 'Murky' (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80595,00.html?>
The question now posed is why the loan offer was made at all, and whether it is still on the table.

Minimum-Wage Policy Won't Hurt jobs, Says SDP (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80577,00.html?>
Lee dependency on multinational and government-linked corporations.

Two Opposing Opposition Styles (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80586,00.html?>
Goh Chok Tong: Two of them with gentlemanly behaviour and the tird who acts like a thug.

Remember 1991, Reminds PAP (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80644,00.html?>
Voters in Bukit Gombak and Nee Soon Central soon learnt from their mistake.

Chiam Wants Chee Too To Be Voted In (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80579,00.html?>
"We don't want to show there's any split in the opposition ranks."

PAP Should Allow The Opposition To Grow (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,80657,00.html?>
We call tell a person's true colours by the way he treats his weaker enemies.

SM Asks SDP's Dr Chee To Withdraw Statements & Apologise (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.cna.mediacorpnews.com/articles/2001/10/29/singaporenews9533.htm>
Else Chee will have to face the ocnsequences.

Electoral War Of Words rages In Singapore (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/reuters/asia-68833.html>
High stakes in GRC could explain the ruling party attack on Chee.

Singapore Government Fires Election Guns At SDP's Chee (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011029/1/1lszj.html>
Government-linked newspapers focussed coverage on Chee' sclaim and the strong reaction from PAP.

Jurong GRC Polls Seen As Crucial Contest (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,80355,00.html?>
Outocme will show if voters support 3 pillars of success: PAP.

Chee Defends His Work Overseas (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80366,00.html?>
It was on behalf of Singapore workers.

Chiam's Voting Call Viewed As A Surprise By PAP (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80397,00.html?>
DPM Lee says to vote all 29 opposition candidates into parliament will mean having the SDA chief's nemesis, Dr Chee.

Benefits Will Cost Only $2.4b A Year, Says Chee (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80486,00.html?>
100,000 people on an average of $2,000 a month.

Poser In WP Aljunied Episode (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,80425,00.html?>
How did the Commissioner for Oaths in the first place affirm forms which were incomplete?

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

SPH's Mediaworks Shifts Out Of City Studio (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011029/5/1luyu.html>
Speculation has been rife that lay-offs at MediaWorks are on the way.