[MyAppleMenu] Sep 4, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Fry's To Acquire E-Tailer Outpost (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0109/04.outpost.php>
Brick-and-mortar retailer Fry's Electronics plans to acquire ailing online computer and peripherals e-tailer Cyberian Outpost Inc. for $0.25 per share in cash, according to a recent statement.

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

Discussion: StarOffice 6.0 For OS X Support Dropped (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/articles/01/08/31/1715212.shtml>

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

Windows 2000 Server: Unsinkable* (NetworkWorldFusion)
<http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2001/0903tolly.html>
No doubt at the behest of Microsoft's lawsuit-averse legal department, we encounter the fine print.

Win XP Will Send 9x Into Retirement (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2810169,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp02>
Windows XP, developed from the stable and scalable NT code base, is an operating system with enough compatibility and ease of use to send Windows 9x off to join DOS in long-overdue retirement.

HP Makes Don Capellas An Offer He Can't Refuse (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/21444.html>
There's much talk on Capellas' memo on a shared corporate culture between the two firms and a claim that Compaq's strategy hasn't changed, despite the merger plans. Make of that what you will...

HP To Buy Compaq For $25 Billion (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7046410.html?tag=tp_pr>
The deal would merge two of the biggest names in computers, printers and computer servers, and would have total revenue only slightly less than IBM, the largest computer company.

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

Code Red Worm Trace To China (ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2810205,00.html>
The author of the malicious Code Red worm has been traced to a university in China, according to U.S. officials.

Microsoft's Copy-Protection Racket (PC DIrect UK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2810195,00.html>
Like all previous copy-protection schemes, this one will not last long.

Wall Street: HP Plus Compaq May Not Add Up (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7050803.html?tag=owv>
Investors rallied around Compaq Computer upon hearing the news of its planned $25 billion acquisition by Hewlett-Packard, but Wall Street analysts were already raising red flags about how well the companies will handle the merger.

AOL Declares War On Internet Explorer (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/21449.html>
"By using Explorer you have forfeited your right to technical support from us in the future."

Windows 2000 Server: Unsinkable* (NetworkWorldFusion)
<http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2001/0903tolly.html>
No doubt at the behest of Microsoft's lawsuit-averse legal department, we encounter the fine print.

Win XP Will Send 9x Into Retirement (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2810169,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp02>
Windows XP, developed from the stable and scalable NT code base, is an operating system with enough compatibility and ease of use to send Windows 9x off to join DOS in long-overdue retirement.

HP Makes Don Capellas An Offer He Can't Refuse (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/21444.html>
There's much talk on Capellas' memo on a shared corporate culture between the two firms and a claim that Compaq's strategy hasn't changed, despite the merger plans. Make of that what you will...

HP To Buy Compaq For $25 Billion (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7046410.html?tag=tp_pr>
The deal would merge two of the biggest names in computers, printers and computer servers, and would have total revenue only slightly less than IBM, the largest computer company.

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

AOL Declares War On Internet Explorer (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/21449.html>
"By using Explorer you have forfeited your right to technical support from us in the future."

Who Gets PresidentBush.com? (Associated Press)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/623480.asp?0si=->
Study: Little can be done to protect untrademarked names.

== PenguinSurf (News) ===============

Low End Linux? (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/backnforth/01/0904.html>
Because Linux is often run on discarded computers, the operating system does not impose requirements unless they are actually required.

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

NTU To Become Nanyang U Within Decade (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,68297,00.html?>
With a school of humanities in the works, varsity to drop 'technological' tag - move that'll gladden Nantah sentimentalists.

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

Value Bookshop To Sell Used Library Books (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.cna.mediacorpnews.com/articles/2001/09/04/singaporenews2885.htm>
The National Library Board (NLB) and NTUC Income are starting a 'Value Bookshop' at Eastpoint in Simei, selling used library books throughout the year.

NTU To Become Nanyang U Within Decade (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,68297,00.html?>
With a school of humanities in the works, varsity to drop 'technological' tag - move that'll gladden Nantah sentimentalists.

Nantah Alumni Welcome Restoration Of Name (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,68241,00.html?>
Many had long wanted old name, to better reflect historical links, but some current students say: It's just a name.