[MyAppleMenu] Sep 19, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Office For Mac OS X Due In November (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7217662.html?tag=cd_mh>
Microosft on Wednesday revealed the name of its forthcoming Office suite for Apple Computer's Mac OS X operating system and firmed up pricing and the delivery date.

Sowing The Seeds Of Mac Mania (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/sep2001/nf20010919_4490.htm>
Critics call Apple's new retail-outlet strategy crazy. I say it's a brilliant way for the faithful to spread the word to newcomers.

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

MacWarehouse Offers Solution Bundles Through Apple (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0109/19.macwarehouse.php>

StuffIt Deluxe 6.5 Brings New OS X Features (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=9453>
Version 6.5 includes new StuffIt Express Personal Edition, which can create customized drop boxes that can be configured to automate file compression and transfer tasks.

Maya For OS X Ships (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3534>
Maya for Mac OS X is the first release of the 3D animation and effects software package for Mac OS X. Features include support for QuickTime and an Aquafied interface.

Connectivity State Of The Union (CanadaComputes.com)
<http://www.canadacomputes.com/v3/story/1,1017,7361,00.html?tag=81&sb=121>
While the basic desktop box may be slightly passe just now, there's a whole new frontier opening up. The excitement is shifting to how these beige boxes connect -- to each other or to peripheral devices.

Office For Mac OS X Due In November (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7217662.html?tag=cd_mh>
Microosft on Wednesday revealed the name of its forthcoming Office suite for Apple Computer's Mac OS X operating system and firmed up pricing and the delivery date.

Apple To Attend October Shows (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3528>
Apple will be attending two shows this October, despite cancelling its Paris Expo.

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

Processor Envy (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/scope/01/0919.html>
It's only going to get harder to keep my hands off my wallet.

Sowing The Seeds Of Mac Mania (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/sep2001/nf20010919_4490.htm>
Critics call Apple's new retail-outlet strategy crazy. I say it's a brilliant way for the faithful to spread the word to newcomers.

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

A Computer Game That Spans Age Groups (Reuters)
<http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010919/tc/column_programs_dc_1.html>
There are more than 60 riddles and three separate treasure hunts, which mean plenty of play value.

Processor Speed Isn't Necessarily Everything (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.nando.com/technology/story/81074p-1130760c.html>
Is the second processor worth the extra price? Here comes that answer again: It depends.

Browsers.alt (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/misc/01/0919.html>

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

Dell Thinks Thin With Upcoming Notebook (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7227403.html?tag=owv>
Sources familiar with Dell's plans say the new "ultra-portable" notebook packs features normally found in its larger notebooks, and squeezes them into much smaller chassis.

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

Dell Thinks Thin With Upcoming Notebook (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7227403.html?tag=owv>
Sources familiar with Dell's plans say the new "ultra-portable" notebook packs features normally found in its larger notebooks, and squeezes them into much smaller chassis.

Dell Defends Pricing Policy (CW360)
<http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunner?REQSESS=CG6GUE99&690REQEVENT=&CARTI=106073&CARTT=1&CCAT=2&CCHAN=33&CFLAV=1&CPAGEN=ArticlePage&CPAGET=-99999&CSEARCH=&CSESS=-99999&CTOPIC=>
PC prices will stay stable for the short term and innovation of the PC hasn't stopped, said Paul Bell, EMEA president of Dell Computer, on 18 September.

Connectivity State Of The Union (CanadaComputes.com)
<http://www.canadacomputes.com/v3/story/1,1017,7361,00.html?tag=81&sb=121>
While the basic desktop box may be slightly passe just now, there's a whole new frontier opening up. The excitement is shifting to how these beige boxes connect -- to each other or to peripheral devices.

Office For Mac OS X Due In November (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7217662.html?tag=cd_mh>
Microosft on Wednesday revealed the name of its forthcoming Office suite for Apple Computer's Mac OS X operating system and firmed up pricing and the delivery date.

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

Browsers.alt (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/misc/01/0919.html>