[MyAppleMenu] Sep 20, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Mac OS X 10.1 To Ship Next Week As Planned (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/21784.html>
Apple Expo Paris may have been cancelled, but Mac OS X 10.1 will be launched next week, we understand from sources close to the company.

Adobe Revenue Down For Q3 (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=3535>

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

Changing Apple's MHz Myth Mission - The 1.6 GHz G5 (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/13626.html>
If certain reports are true, Apple will have to market computers to a newly reeducated demographic that now believes MHz is unimportant.

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

Is OS X Ready For Me? (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/pom/01/0920.html>

MovieWorks 5.0 (MacDirectory)
<http://www.macdirectory.com/reviews/movihttp://www.macdirectory.com/reviews/movieworks5/index.htmleworks5/index.html>
MoveiWorks 5.0 offers a cost effective alternative to spending thousands of dollars on powerful but complex applications that only get used for their basic features.

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

Microsoft To Fall Short Of Xbox Goal? (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5097222,00.html>
Game publishers and some analysts have begun to question whether the company can actually ship 600,000 to 800,000 units for the November launch.

Microsoft Blesses XP Skins (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/21785.html>
Microsoft will bless leading third party skinning software WindowBlinds at a media event in Michigan on Monday.

A Punitive Puppeteer? (Infoworld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/09/17/010917opfoster.xml>
Every move the company makes seems to take us one step closer to a world where it is Microsoft that makes the decisions, not the customer.

Microsoft's Passport Sign-On System Will Work On Rival Sites (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/20/technology/20SOFT.html>
Microsoft will announce today that it plans to open up its online identification system to make it compatible with competing offerings under development by companies like America Online and others.

Microsoft Deflects Charges Of Worm Woes (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7231660.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft refuted claims Wednesday that the main Web site for its FrontPage software had been infected by the Nimda virus, despite the antivirus software alarms set off by viewing the site.

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

Microsoft To Fall Short Of Xbox Goal? (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5097222,00.html>
Game publishers and some analysts have begun to question whether the company can actually ship 600,000 to 800,000 units for the November launch.

Microsoft Software Targeted Again In Latest Worm Attack (Associated Press)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2001/09/20/financial1151EDT0130.DTL&type=tech>
Experts say the world's largest software maker's products are not so much to blame as much as the size of the company, the ubiquity of its programs and the lackadaisical attitude many users have toward security.

Microsoft Blesses XP Skins (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/21785.html>
Microsoft will bless leading third party skinning software WindowBlinds at a media event in Michigan on Monday.

Discussion: Microsoft FrontPage License Prohibits Anti-Microsoft Speech (SlashDot)
<http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/09/20/1443226>

Microsoft Device Turns TV Into Photo Album (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7237722.html?tag=owv>
The $159 TV Photo Viewer allows people to create slide shows on their TVs with photos from digital cameras, e-mail attachments or scanners.

Via Files U.S. Suit Against Intel (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7235151.html?tag=owv>

Intel Killed 2GHz Server-Oriented Xeon (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/21761.html>
Intel has pulled the plug on its dual-processor server-oriented 2GHz Xeon chip, after last month delaying its release for what the company described at the time as extra validation work.

A Punitive Puppeteer? (Infoworld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/09/17/010917opfoster.xml>
Every move the company makes seems to take us one step closer to a world where it is Microsoft that makes the decisions, not the customer.

WinXP Faces Muted Launch, Slow Sales? (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/21758.html>

Microsoft's Passport Sign-On System Will Work On Rival Sites (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/20/technology/20SOFT.html>
Microsoft will announce today that it plans to open up its online identification system to make it compatible with competing offerings under development by companies like America Online and others.

Microsoft Deflects Charges Of Worm Woes (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7231660.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft refuted claims Wednesday that the main Web site for its FrontPage software had been infected by the Nimda virus, despite the antivirus software alarms set off by viewing the site.

Ballmer: Windows XP Launch On Track (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7229817.html?tag=owv>
"If New York wants us, I'm sure we'll want to be there."

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

Sites Shun New Domain Names, Prefer .com (Associated Press)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svfront/009828.htm>
"To a certain extent, there's a bit of domain-name burnout. The sense of urgency and shortage of domain names eased considerably."

Web Rises To Challenge TV (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7230430.html?tag=owv>
Video on the Internet has emerged as a critical conduit of news about last week's devastating attacks on the United States, bringing a fringe medium closer to the mainstream and making it a more serious competitor to television and broadcasters, experts said.

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

Terrorists Leave Paperless Trail (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46991,00.html>
Federal agents retracing the steps of the 19 hijackers suspected in last week's attacks are finding a digital trail that leads from one Internet connection to another.

Sites Shun New Domain Names, Prefer .com (Associated Press)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svfront/009828.htm>
"To a certain extent, there's a bit of domain-name burnout. The sense of urgency and shortage of domain names eased considerably."

Site's Pay Model Tested By Attack (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0109170015sep17.story?coll=chi%2Dbusiness%2Dhed>
The terrorist attack was the first major test of whether people would pay for a subscription model.

Web Rises To Challenge TV (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7230430.html?tag=owv>
Video on the Internet has emerged as a critical conduit of news about last week's devastating attacks on the United States, bringing a fringe medium closer to the mainstream and making it a more serious competitor to television and broadcasters, experts said.

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

Terrorism: Singapore Will Do Its Part (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,71575,00.html?>
Prof Koh also urged America to continue to consult its allies and friends widely 'to puruse its just cause by just means, and to act wisely, so as not to lose its moral high ground and the synpathy and support of the world.'

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

Crack In Rail Causes MRT Delay (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010919/5/1hh6l.html>
A two millimetre wide crack in the MRT rail, some 100 metres from the City Hall station led to a delay in train services between Bugis and City Hall stations from 6.55 am on Wednesday.

Four SDP Veterans To Contest Coming Election (Straits TImes)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,71567,00.html?>
Besides Chee Soon Juan, two former MPs are on the slate.

Terrorism: Singapore Will Do Its Part (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,71575,00.html?>
Prof Koh also urged America to continue to consult its allies and friends widely 'to puruse its just cause by just means, and to act wisely, so as not to lose its moral high ground and the synpathy and support of the world.'

Deemed Too Old, At 55, For Culinary Course (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,71595,00.html?>
Why should Shatec close the door on retirees wanting to improve themselves by acquiring new skills?

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

Mediacorp's 'Style' Magazine To Hit Newstands On Thursday (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010919/5/1hh6j.html>
A new fashion and lifestyle magazine from Mediacorp Publishing will hit the news-stands on Thursday.