[MyAppleMenu] Sep 13, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

She's Apples For Powered-Up Dons (The Age)
<http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/09/13/FFXQI6UOIRC.html>
When so much of today's game depends on immediate access to video footage to track player performances and tactical moves, the fact our boys have got the best does a good deal for the confidence.

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

Bedroom Artists Rock The Internet (The Guardian)
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,550776,00.html>
Musicians are breaking out of the bedroom and on to the net.

She's Apples For Powered-Up Dons (The Age)
<http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/09/13/FFXQI6UOIRC.html>
When so much of today's game depends on immediate access to video footage to track player performances and tactical moves, the fact our boys have got the best does a good deal for the confidence.

Ottawa Superstore At Locals' Service (Ottawa Sun)
<http://www.canoe.ca/MoneyBusiness/sept5_ottbmac-sun.html>
A computer superstore where customers can unwind with a book or a game of pool while their kids kick up their heels in the playroom has opened its doors on Merivale Rd.

Apple Website Pays Tribute To 9-11 Tragedies (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=9365>

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

Mazel Tov For The HP-Compaq Wedding (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/sep2001/nf20010913_6858.htm>
If speculation that the new company may retreat from PCs is correct, stores may well find more room on their shelves for Macs.

How Many Teachers Would $2 Million Hire? (Post-Gazette)
<http://www.post-gazette.com/neigh_north/20010912nbaker0912p8.asp>
Why this massive outlay of scarce public monies for superfluous digital doodads?

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

Microsoft Donates To Disaster Relief (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/newsbursts/0,7407,2812173,00.html?chkpt=p1bn>
Microsoft said on Thursday it is giving $5 million in cash and $5 million in software and services to help relief groups and government agencies.

Microsoft Files Reply Brief, Says Case Was Tainted (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5096917,00.html>
Microsoft on Wednesday slammed the government's argument that the Supreme Court should reject the company's request for appeal.

Hotmail Vulnerable To JavaScript Exploit (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/21636.html>
A hacker has developed a method of bypassing the JavaScript filtering mechanisms of Hotmail, in the latest security flap to hit Microsoft's Web-based email service.

XP's Road To Simplicity (Time)
<http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101010917-174208,00.html>
Windows XP narrows the ain't-computing-fun gap with the Macintosh platform. That's because Microsoft took a cue or two from Apple.

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

HP Server Chip Group Transferred To Intel (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7152613.html?tag=owv>
The engineers responsible for developing server chipsets at Hewlett-Packard have been transferred to Intel under a technological alliance that could further accelerate the adoption of Intel's Itanium processor.

Descending Into Computer Hell All Too Common (Sacramento Bee)
<http://www.sacbee.com/ib/news/ib_news10_20010913.html>
Things are getting a little better. But, by and large, anybody who's got a computer that works fine and does what they want is just plain lucky.

Mazel Tov For The HP-Compaq Wedding (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/sep2001/nf20010913_6858.htm>
If speculation that the new company may retreat from PCs is correct, stores may well find more room on their shelves for Macs.

Judge Delays Microsoft Report (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7150235.html?tag=lh>
A federal judge on Thursday extended the deadline for a joint status report that Microsoft and the government have been drafting for the next phase of the landmark antitrust trial.

Microsoft Uncut (Time)
<http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101010917-174197,00.html>
Justice says it won't try to bust up Gates &s Co. Critics now fear a remedy that will be toothless.

Microsoft Donates To Disaster Relief (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/newsbursts/0,7407,2812173,00.html?chkpt=p1bn>
Microsoft said on Thursday it is giving $5 million in cash and $5 million in software and services to help relief groups and government agencies.

Microsoft Files Reply Brief, Says Case Was Tainted (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5096917,00.html>
Microsoft on Wednesday slammed the government's argument that the Supreme Court should reject the company's request for appeal.

Hotmail Vulnerable To JavaScript Exploit (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/21636.html>
A hacker has developed a method of bypassing the JavaScript filtering mechanisms of Hotmail, in the latest security flap to hit Microsoft's Web-based email service.

XP's Road To Simplicity (Time)
<http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101010917-174208,00.html>
Windows XP narrows the ain't-computing-fun gap with the Macintosh platform. That's because Microsoft took a cue or two from Apple.

Microsoft Rejects Argument Against Appeal (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7141718.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft countered eight points made by government lawyers in a 26-page document filed almost two weeks ago.

Microsoft 'Xbox 2' To Use Pentium 4 (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/21631.html>
Microsoft's Xbox successor will indeed be based on Nvidia's nForce chipset and Intel's Pentium 4 processor, a source familiar with the machine's development have told The Register.

Windows XP Will Include Flash Player (IDG)
<http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/09/12/microsoft.flash.xp.idg/index.html>
Digital graphics software maker Macromedia will provide its ubiquitous Flash player for bundling with Microsoft Windows XP, avoiding a clash other technology makers have faced as they hustle to get their technology supported in the highly anticipated operating system.

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

Gesture Of Help Ripples Out Over The Web (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2812198,00.html>
It was a small, kind gesture on a big, horrific day.

Who Said The Web Fell Apart? (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,46766,00.html>
Under the radar, the Net responded magnificently; it was just a matter of knowing where to look.

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

Commercial Sites Struggle To Keep Current (Online Journalism Review)
<http://ojr.usc.edu/content/story.cfm?request=638>

Bedroom Artists Rock The Internet (The Guardian)
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,550776,00.html>
Musicians are breaking out of the bedroom and on to the net.

Gesture Of Help Ripples Out Over The Web (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2812198,00.html>
It was a small, kind gesture on a big, horrific day.

Web Vents Open On U.S. Muslims (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,46778,00.html>
As the volume of anti-Arab hate speech on the Internet cranked to full blast Wednesday, U.S. Muslims reported rampant harassment on- and offline.

How The Net Failed In The WTC Crisis (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2811942,00.html>
For nearly three hours, the Internet's premier news sites were off the air.

The Day The Internet Grew Up (Gartner Viewpoint)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-7140348-0.html?tag=owv>
Every business should consider the Internet an integral component of its communications infrastructure.

Who Said The Web Fell Apart? (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,46766,00.html>
Under the radar, the Net responded magnificently; it was just a matter of knowing where to look.

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

Bankruptcy, More Layoffs In Linux World (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7142614.html?tag=owv>
Two more Linux companies are taking drastic measures to cope with financial problems.

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

It Should Be C-Class Bed Or C-Class Rate (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,70160,00.html?>
Popularity of C-class wards leaves some patients little choice but to delay treatment or opt for more costly beds.

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

Singapore Among Most Vulnerable If US Crisis Escalates (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/specialfocus/story/0,2276,21194,00.html?>
Singapore and the other export-driven South-east Asian economies will be among the most vulnerable if the current US crisis - and attendant oil-price surge - escalates and result in a global slump, economists say.

It Should Be C-Class Bed Or C-Class Rate (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,70160,00.html?>
Popularity of C-class wards leaves some patients little choice but to delay treatment or opt for more costly beds.