[MyAppleMenu] Sep 27, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Apple's Edge Is In Print, Not Web, Page (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,37%257E159044,00.html>
Areas in which the Mac is especially strong - color management, precise typography, service bureau support - aren't relevant to the Web.

The Next X (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/09/27/BU205816.DTL>
Apple's operating system upgrade an excellent alternative to Windows XP but leaves room for improvement.

OS X 10.1 Vs 10.0.4 Performance (Accleerate Your Mac)
<http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/OSX/OS_X_10.1/OS_x_10_1_performance.html>
Overall performance seems faster, especially launching applications.

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

Apple's Edge Is In Print, Not Web, Page (Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,37%257E159044,00.html>
Areas in which the Mac is especially strong - color management, precise typography, service bureau support - aren't relevant to the Web.

The Next X (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/09/27/BU205816.DTL>
Apple's operating system upgrade an excellent alternative to Windows XP but leaves room for improvement.

AppleWorks Tweaked For Mac OS X 10.1 (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0109/27.appleworks.php>

New Logitech Mouse Sharpens Optical Accuracy (Insanely Great Mac)
<http://www.insanely-great.com/news/01/1049.html>
The new four button MouseMan Dual Optical offers increased mousing accuracy through the use of two sensors.

Seybold Carries On (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2001/09/27/seybold.html>
Crowds are smaller, exhibitors are fewer, but conference still draws many.

Corel Makes Money Shock! (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/21896.html>
By abandoning its imperial pretensions, and concentrating on the desktop graphics stuff (and WordPerfect too) it does best, Corel has rediscovered the knack of making money.

Free Wireless Goes Underground (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5097452,00.html>
"It's more like a co-op. People pitch in in one form or another to contribute to building the network, and that opens up to a lot of personal sharing."

Performance Isn't In Size (San Francisco Examiner)
<http://www.examiner.com/business/default.jsp?story=b.myth.0924w>
Faster chips do not necessarily perform better.

St. Johns Schools Expand Technology (Florida Times-Union)
<http://www.Jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/092601/ner_7363184.shtml>
Students and teachers have fallen in love with the iBooks, which allow them to do research online, e-mail assignments to teachers and even ask them questions.

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

Minority Leader (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/opinion/opinion_oct01/david_oct01.cfm>
Macintosh users may be in the minority, but it's this that sets them apart from the rest - it's part of what makes Macs unique.

Porting Mac OS X To Intel (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/webb/01/0927.html>
Selling the Mac OS X on other platforms does nothing but transform a billion dollar computer makers into a 100 million dollar software company.

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

Things They Don't Tell You About The iBook (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/lab/01/0927.html>
Is there anything quite so fun as playing with a new Mac?

OS X 10.1 Vs 10.0.4 Performance (Accleerate Your Mac)
<http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/OSX/OS_X_10.1/OS_x_10_1_performance.html>
Overall performance seems faster, especially launching applications.

Netscape Navigator's Bold New Course (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/sep2001/nf20010926_7198.htm>
The underdog browser's 6.01 version is challenging Microsoft Explorer. Even Mac surfers who won't be using it should cheer.

Double Talk v1.1 (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/reviews/doubletalk.shtml>
There's some funky behavior and bugs you'll need to work around, but DoubleTalk ultimately does its job.

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

Microsoft Bulks Up Legal Team (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7313133.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft said Wednesday that it has added a heavy-hitting Chicago trial lawyer to its legal team to help with the remedy phase of its landmark antitrust case.

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

Korean Companies To Fight Windows XP (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7319635.html?tag=owv>
South Korea's largest Internet portal, Daum Communications, and 17 Korean software companies said Thursday that they would take joint action against the planned released of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system.

Porting Mac OS X To Intel (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/webb/01/0927.html>
Selling the Mac OS X on other platforms does nothing but transform a billion dollar computer makers into a 100 million dollar software company.

MSN Ad Quest Gets $30 Million Boost (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7316959.html?tag=lh>
Microsoft is investing $30 million over the next 12 months to woo advertisers to its MSN portal, the company said on Thursday.

Microsoft Bulks Up Legal Team (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7313133.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft said Wednesday that it has added a heavy-hitting Chicago trial lawyer to its legal team to help with the remedy phase of its landmark antitrust case.

IE 6 Name Game Throws Shadow On Pact (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5097491,00.html>
A new feature in Internet Explorer 6 is driving over a deal between Microsoft-backed RealNames and domain name company XTNS, cutting off traffic headed toward their services.

Performance Isn't In Size (San Francisco Examiner)
<http://www.examiner.com/business/default.jsp?story=b.myth.0924w>
Faster chips do not necessarily perform better.

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

Netscape Navigator's Bold New Course (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/sep2001/nf20010926_7198.htm>
The underdog browser's 6.01 version is challenging Microsoft Explorer. Even Mac surfers who won't be using it should cheer.

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

Netscape Navigator's Bold New Course (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/sep2001/nf20010926_7198.htm>
The underdog browser's 6.01 version is challenging Microsoft Explorer. Even Mac surfers who won't be using it should cheer.

Amazon Expands Again With Travel Store (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-7304000.html?tag=owv>
Amazon appears to be reliving its brief empire-building period of the late 1990s.

IE 6 Name Game Throws Shadow On Pact (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5097491,00.html>
A new feature in Internet Explorer 6 is driving over a deal between Microsoft-backed RealNames and domain name company XTNS, cutting off traffic headed toward their services.

The Net Is Not What The Doctor Ordered (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2814872,00.html>
For all its cutting-edge diagnostic and surgical technologies, the medical field remains largely in the dark ages when it comes to processing claims.

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

Linux Claws Ahead Of Lowest-Ranked Unix (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7320505.html?tag=lh>
The results reflect the gradual rise of Linux, a clone of Unix that has won a place in the product plans of IBM, Oracle, SAP, Intel and other computing giants.

French Linux Company Mimics Red Hat (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7321032.html?tag=owv>
MandrakeSoft, a French seller of the Linux operating system, has released a new version and unveiled a sales strategy that mirrors market leader Red Hat.

Separating Fact From Fiction About Linux (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2814831,00.html>
Linux is shaking off its associations with geeks in darkened after-hours labs.

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

Singapore And Malaysia Pact Seen Spurring ASEAN (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010927/3/1ishu.html>
A rekindling of ties between Singapore and Malaysia could breathe life into flagging ASEAN nations if their recent accord on a number of issues including water and airspace use is more than just a narrowing of differences.

Morgan Sees Government Giving Back US$4.5b In 'New Singapore' Shares (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,22755,00.html?>
But return of budget surpluses won't give economy a big boost.

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

Singapore Makes Preparations For General Election (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010926/3/1irgv.html>
Singapore's Elections Department called on voters to check they are on the electors register on Wednesday.

Singapore And Malaysia Pact Seen Spurring ASEAN (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010927/3/1ishu.html>
A rekindling of ties between Singapore and Malaysia could breathe life into flagging ASEAN nations if their recent accord on a number of issues including water and airspace use is more than just a narrowing of differences.

Morgan Sees Government Giving Back US$4.5b In 'New Singapore' Shares (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,22755,00.html?>
But return of budget surpluses won't give economy a big boost.