[MyAppleMenu] May 3, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Apple Thinks Flat, Not Fat With Monitors (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5806403.html?tag=lh>
The Cupertino, Calif.-based company has been quietly telling dealers that bulky tube monitors will be phased out as it switches to sleeker, flat-panel monitors, say distribution sources.

How Jobs May Outfox Gates (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/may2001/nf2001052_541.htm>
Signing up much of the digital-camera market is a coup for Apple. It's the kind of maneuver Gates would have loved to announce himself, with great fanfare, at the convention. Ditto for RealNetworks. Instead, Jobs outfoxed Gates and Glaser.

Why The New iBook is Right For You (ZDNet AnchorDesk)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2714673,00.html>
The new iBook is simply the best consumer laptop on the market today. Dell, Compaq and the others should be ashamed they haven't come close to building a laptop this cool and this price. Yet, Apple seems to do the amazing--there's that word--as a matter of course.

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

An Apple For The Teacher (Business 2.0)
<http://www.business2.com/ebusiness/2001/05/di_apple.htm>
Apple takes an important step back to its reading, writing, and arithmetic roots.

Apple Thinks Flat, Not Fat With Monitors (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5806403.html?tag=lh>
The Cupertino, Calif.-based company has been quietly telling dealers that bulky tube monitors will be phased out as it switches to sleeker, flat-panel monitors, say distribution sources.

Good News From A Graphic Interface (Fairfax I.T.)
<http://it.mycareer.com.au/columns/macman/20010501/A39607-2001May1.html>
The G4's speed impressed all members of the team. The 733 MHz G4 PowerPC chip is able to execute more than 1 billion floating-point operations per second (one gigaflop).

How Jobs May Outfox Gates (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/may2001/nf2001052_541.htm>
Signing up much of the digital-camera market is a coup for Apple. It's the kind of maneuver Gates would have loved to announce himself, with great fanfare, at the convention. Ditto for RealNetworks. Instead, Jobs outfoxed Gates and Glaser.

Fetch 4.0 Released, Fully OS X Compatible (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/05/02.7.shtml>
Fetch was one of the original FTP programs for the modern Mac, and the latest version adds full OS X compatibility, enhanced handling of resumable downloads, and enhanced usability features.

Opera Tech Preview 3 Adds Java Support (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0105/02.opera.shtml>
The new preview adds Java support and JavaScript error-dialog.

Analysts Chime In On New iBook (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=6022>
While impressed by the new iBook, five analysts interviewed by ON24 say they don't expect the product will add much to Apple's bottom line.

Apple Makes OS X Ad-Compliant (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/18685.html>
Apple was widely criticised for omitting the capability from the initial OS X release in March - particularly as it meant that Apple could only fulfill two thirds of the promise it makes made in its global ad campaign - 'Rip. Mix. Burn' - in its new OS.

== AppleSurf (Opinions) ===============

The Firmware Police (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/techref/010503.html>
The blame does not rest entirely with Apple but, for the most part, with the RAM vendors and their suppliers.

Getting It Right (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/intelligence/01/05/02/index.html>
The reason that I believe that multiprocessor systems will be important for the future is that CPU speed is rapidly outpacing DRAM speed, to the extent that most current processors spend as much time waiting for RAM as processing.

Open Source's Black Hole (Linux.com)
<http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/main/0,10228,2714722,00.html>
At Apple, free software goes in but it doesn't come out.

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

Configuring Your iBook (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/ibook/newibook2.html>
If you don't need to watch DVDs or burn CDs in the field, the CD-ROM iBook for $1,299 is an impressive bargain.

Apple's OS X - Yet Another Beta (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/9391.html>

Why The New iBook is Right For You (ZDNet AnchorDesk)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2714673,00.html>
The new iBook is simply the best consumer laptop on the market today. Dell, Compaq and the others should be ashamed they haven't come close to building a laptop this cool and this price. Yet, Apple seems to do the amazing--there's that word--as a matter of course.

iBook 2001: Japanese Reaction (Go2Mac.com)
<http://www.go2mac.com/displaynews.cfm?newsid=7911>
They may finally have the PowerBoook 2400 replacement they have been waiting for.

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

Compatibility Woes Plague Windows 2002 (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2714714,00.html>
According to a copy of the Whistler server Beta 2 release notes viewed by Ziff Davis, quite a few of Microsoft's own .Net server applications aren't working at all at this point.

Don't Let Go Of Windows 95 (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2713508,00.html>
In my opinion, people who are still using Windows 95 are among the smartest people on the planet.

AMD Makes More Stealth Price Cuts (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5797957.html?tag=owv>
Although Advanced Micro Devices has said it won't engage in a price war with Intel, the chipmaker is quietly discounting its processors to keep up with its rival.

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

Dell Makes Monster Notebook Battery Recall (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/2/18714.html>
Dell is mounting a major recall of Inspiron 5000 and 5000(e) notebook batteries because of a flaw.

Compatibility Woes Plague Windows 2002 (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2714714,00.html>
According to a copy of the Whistler server Beta 2 release notes viewed by Ziff Davis, quite a few of Microsoft's own .Net server applications aren't working at all at this point.

.NET - Milestone Or Gallstone? (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/9424.html>
There is little or no indication that this latest "innovation" from Microsoft will be anything more than another revenue trap for the consumer dollar.

Don't Let Go Of Windows 95 (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2713508,00.html>
In my opinion, people who are still using Windows 95 are among the smartest people on the planet.

Intel Designers Feel The Heat (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2714552,00.html>
High-tech is hot. But that isn't such a good thing, according to Patrick Gelsinger, a vice president at Intel and self-described "chief geek" at the chip company. Heat, he says, represents the biggest obstacle to building personal computers that are a magnitude more powerful than today's PCs.

AMD Makes More Stealth Price Cuts (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5797957.html?tag=owv>
Although Advanced Micro Devices has said it won't engage in a price war with Intel, the chipmaker is quietly discounting its processors to keep up with its rival.

Intel To keep Hiring Overseas (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5796486.html?tag=owv>
Intel said Wednesday it would continue to hire people at its units outside the United States, despite 5,000 job cuts announced earlier this year as a result of a slowing economy.

Gates To Sell 8 Million Microsoft Shares (Bloomberg News)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5802045.html?tag=owv>
Gates reported the planned sales in regulatory filings and listed the aggregate market value of the shares at about $553 million. The executive, one of the world's richest people, regularly sells shares in the Redmond, Wash.-based company that he helped start.

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

Censors Losing Bid To Control Web Flow (South China Morning Post)
<http://technology.scmp.com/ZZZL5TNKYLC.html>
Beijing wants to control the information flow on the Internet, but policing it is increasingly unrealistic as online usage becomes more common and sophisticated, according to Duncan Clark, managing director of BDA China.

Aimster Sounds Off In Napster's Wake (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5800756.html?tag=owv>
File-swapping and instant messaging company Aimster has opened a new front in the online music wars, asking for court protection as legal troubles threaten to send it down a path similar to Napster's.

Fetch 4.0 Released, Fully OS X Compatible (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/05/02.7.shtml>
Fetch was one of the original FTP programs for the modern Mac, and the latest version adds full OS X compatibility, enhanced handling of resumable downloads, and enhanced usability features.

Opera Tech Preview 3 Adds Java Support (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0105/02.opera.shtml>
The new preview adds Java support and JavaScript error-dialog.

== PenguinSurf (Top Stories) ===============

New Skinny Server Fuses Linux, Xeon Chips (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5082223,00.html>
A start-up believes a mixture of Linux, ordinary Intel chips and high-end hardware will vault its servers ahead of established giants such as Compaq Computer and IBM.

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

New Skinny Server Fuses Linux, Xeon Chips (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5082223,00.html>
A start-up believes a mixture of Linux, ordinary Intel chips and high-end hardware will vault its servers ahead of established giants such as Compaq Computer and IBM.

Open Source's Black Hole (Linux.com)
<http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/main/0,10228,2714722,00.html>
At Apple, free software goes in but it doesn't come out.

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

New Channel City TV Caters To Young Singaporeans (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010503/5/oche.html>
A new channel, called City TV, will hit the screens with a mix of trendy Chinese entertainment and sports programmes. The new channel will replace Sportscity.

Singapore Opposition Veteran Vows To Press On (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010503/3/obzm.html>
Echoing the words of Mark Twain, veteran Singapore opposition leader J.B. Jeyaretnam said on Thursday rumours of his political demise were greatly exaggerated and vowed to stand in the next election.

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

MediaCorp Defers Share Listing Due To Weak Market (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010503/3/oc6i.html>
MediaCorp, which will see its monopoly broken on May 6 with the launch of a new television station by SPH MediaWorks, said it was looking at several new initiatives for future income streams.

Singapore Opposition Veteran Vows To Press On (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010503/3/obzm.html>
Echoing the words of Mark Twain, veteran Singapore opposition leader J.B. Jeyaretnam said on Thursday rumours of his political demise were greatly exaggerated and vowed to stand in the next election.

Evidence Suggests MRT More Efficient (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/views/story/0,2276,6347,00.html?>
What does it mean to SMRT when HK has about 1.5 times more population than that of Singapore but achieves 2.3 times more passenger trips?

Most Applicants Are Told Reasons (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,41189,00.html?>
Although there is no constitutional or statutory obligation to give reasons for refusing to register a society, generally, the Registrar has informed the unsuccessful applicants of the grounds for refusal as set out under the Societies Act.

== SingaporeSurf (Technology) ===============

Singapore Internet Usage Below Global Average (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010503/5/ochf.html>
Internet usage in Singapore has been ranked below the global average in terms of viewing web pages per month.

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

New Channel City TV Caters To Young Singaporeans (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010503/5/oche.html>
A new channel, called City TV, will hit the screens with a mix of trendy Chinese entertainment and sports programmes. The new channel will replace Sportscity.

No Strangers To Paradise (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,41076,00.html?>
Two Filipino actors, Rustom Padilla and Romnick Sarmenta, star in the new action drama, Paradise, which premieres next month on MediaWorks.