[MyAppleMenu] May 8, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Advertisement : Goodbye, Mr. Cliffs Notes (The Applesurf Reader)
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/reader/>
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Apple Computer Launches Retailer In Tysons (Washington Post)
<http://www.washtech.com/news/software/9609-1.html>
Apple Computer is opening its first retail store on Saturday, May 19, in Tysons Corner, according to an invitation sent to media today.

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

OmniWeb 4.0 Final Now Available (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/05/08.1.shtml>
The final version of the product includes a host of improvements over earlier preview versions, including vastly improved launch time, enhanced CSS and JavaScript support, and ColorSync integration.

Apple Needs Chip Czar For Son Of Newton (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/2/18779.html>
Naturally Apple doesn't say, but we can reasonably infer that it is taking baby steps to regain a foothold in a category it entered with the Newton.

In A Shift In Strategy, Apple Is Making Plans To Open Its First Stores (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/08/technology/08APPL.html>
The retail strategy in general indicates that Apple is undaunted by the recent retrenchment of Gateway Computer, a predominantly mail-order company that has scaled back its retail plans.

SoundJam MP Ceasing Publication (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=6146>

Interview: Tim Wood, OmniGroup (MacNN)
<http://osx.macnn.com/feature.php?id=243>
The Omni Group, a small software development company best known among OS X early adopters as the creator of popular web browser OmniWeb, is also quietly engaged in the process of bringing some of the hottest games to the new platform.

Myst III: Exile Hits Stores Today (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0105/07.myst3.shtml>
Myst III: Exile once again pulls you into the world of Atrus, writer of Ages, who you must help recover a linking book stolen by Saavedro.

Retail Store News Fails To Boost Apple's Stock (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/stockwatch/2001/05/07.2.shtml>

Line Up! Apple To Open First Retail Store (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5082441,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_rt_latest>
Apple Computer has confirmed the launch of its first retail store, in what is expected to become a nationwide chain of outlets.

Sifl N Olly's Liam Lynch (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2001/05/liamlynch/>
"There is no question that I would run for my Mac -- it has all my ideas, my images, my sounds, my scripts, movies, schedules. It's my other brain."

Apple Computer Launches Retailer In Tysons (Washington Post)
<http://www.washtech.com/news/software/9609-1.html>
Apple Computer is opening its first retail store on Saturday, May 19, in Tysons Corner, according to an invitation sent to media today.

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

The Billion Dollar Drain (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/opinion/opinion_june01/jary_june01.cfm>
All that money in the bank is worthless if Apple doesn't start spending big on its hardware and software partners.

It's Not Apple's Fault (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/techref/010508.html>
Testing third-party peripherals is not Apple's business.

Macs For Schools: The eMac (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/macinschool/emac.html>
Make a few changes to the iMac to create the eMac, and you've made it a more affordable networked computer.

Mac OS 9.2: What Does It Mean? (Artifical Cheese)
<http://www.artificialcheese.com/articles/may01/macos92/>
Just like they gave pre-PPC machines MacOS 8.1, Apple has been planning to give pre-G3 machines a nice, stable, and "completed" version of OS 9.

Are Apple's New Hardware Designs Too Conservative? (Mac Night Owl)
<http://www.macnightowl.com/newsletters/2001/05/75.htm>
Has our favorite fruit company discovered that its customers want their computers to look like computers and not square toaster ovens? Or is Jonathan Ive and crew busy creating the next great industrial design, something that amaze even the jaded technology journalist, inspire endless debates in chat rooms, and perhaps, at the same time, fly off the shelves of your favorite Mac dealer?

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

Adobe After Effects 5.0 (Macworld UK)
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/hotstuff/may01/aftereffects.cfm>
High-end users may find better integration and support for third-party 3D objects in other packages, but for a considerably higher price. This upgrade is a must for multimedia and Web creatives, and film and video professionals alike.

Is Final Cut Pro 2.0 Significantly Faster Than 1.2.5? (Bare Feats)
<http://www.barefeats.com/fcp.html>

Apple's Updated iBook Has Appealing Size, Price (PioneerPlanet)
<http://www.pioneerplanet.com/docs/0507ibook.htm>
Are you in the market for an entry-level laptop? Apple Computer just made your search easier or more agonizing, depending on which side you take in the eternal Macintosh vs. Windows debate.

A Student's Laptop (TheMacMind.com)
<http://www.themacmind.com/cgi-bin/newspublisher/viewnews.cgi?id=989173213>
The iBook may seem like just a drop in the bucket in the notebook market for some. But for myself - a mac user, and student, I have seen nothing that is more revolutionary from my perspective.

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

CD Program Making Users Burn (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,43625,00.html>
A popular program used by people writing and copying CDs is causing a large number of systems running Windows 2000 to crash.

The Fire In The Dell (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/9539.html>
Could the latest Dell recall just be Mike Dell panicking, after all his trumpeting about having swiped the education crown from Apple?

Microsoft May Keep Meter Running On Software (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5851009.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft may be changing its licensing practices, potentially compelling large companies to pay up every three years to continue using a piece of software.

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

CD Program Making Users Burn (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,43625,00.html>
A popular program used by people writing and copying CDs is causing a large number of systems running Windows 2000 to crash.

The Fire In The Dell (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/9539.html>
Could the latest Dell recall just be Mike Dell panicking, after all his trumpeting about having swiped the education crown from Apple?

Toshiba Taps Transmeta For Mini-Notebook (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5841564.html?tag=owv>
Transmeta, facing increased competition from established chipmakers, scored a timely victory Monday with the announcement that Toshiba will use the company's Crusoe chip.

Dell Thinks Small (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5848777.html?tag=owv>
Dell Computer may be the No. 1 PC maker, but it is still trying to grab a piece of one of the most lucrative and potentially untapped markets for name-brand PC makers.

Microsoft Releases New Server Software Kit (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5847686.html?tag=owv>
The Server Appliance Kit is software that lets server makers pluck only the software modules they need from the fuller version of Windows 2000 to make these server appliances. Linux and FreeBSD are competing operating systems used for similar jobs.

Dell To Slash Up To 4,000 Jobs (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5848745.html?tag=owv>
The cuts, which the company said will primarily affect employees in Texas, were widely anticipated as PC sales have decimated the bottom lines of most computer manufacturers.

Microsoft May Keep Meter Running On Software (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5851009.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft may be changing its licensing practices, potentially compelling large companies to pay up every three years to continue using a piece of software.

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

Amazon.com's 'M-Commerce' Effort Fizzles Along With The Wireless Web (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/569683.asp>
Amazon had some of the grandest ambitions for wireless sales. Now, those efforts have been dramatically scaled back.

AOL's New Filter On The Block (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,43576,00.html>
America Online has begun using new filtering technology to power its "parental control" options for kids, young teens and older teens. The automated technology -- provided by filtering company RuleSpace -- recognizes eight languages and can analyze the content of 47 million webpages per day.

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

Amazon.com's 'M-Commerce' Effort Fizzles Along With The Wireless Web (Wall Street Journal)
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/569683.asp>
Amazon had some of the grandest ambitions for wireless sales. Now, those efforts have been dramatically scaled back.

OmniWeb 4.0 Final Now Available (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/05/08.1.shtml>
The final version of the product includes a host of improvements over earlier preview versions, including vastly improved launch time, enhanced CSS and JavaScript support, and ColorSync integration.

AOL's New Filter On The Block (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,43576,00.html>
America Online has begun using new filtering technology to power its "parental control" options for kids, young teens and older teens. The automated technology -- provided by filtering company RuleSpace -- recognizes eight languages and can analyze the content of 47 million webpages per day.

Blackout Dims Yahoo Services (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5851442.html?tag=owv>
Yahoo blamed a power outage in California for disruption in some of its services Monday, including Yahoo Messenger.

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

Open Source Leaders Rebut Microsoft Charge (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2716111,00.html>
Open source community spokesmen scratched their heads in distrust and disbelief over recent statements by a top Microsoft executive that the open source code movement "puts at risk the continued vitality of the independent software sector."

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

Open Source Leaders Rebut Microsoft Charge (Interactive Week)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2716111,00.html>
Open source community spokesmen scratched their heads in distrust and disbelief over recent statements by a top Microsoft executive that the open source code movement "puts at risk the continued vitality of the independent software sector."

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

Advertisement : Goodbye, Mr. Cliffs Notes (The Applesurf Reader)
<http://www.myapplemenu.com/reader/>
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

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

IDA Reviewing Proposed StarHub-SCV Merger (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,42249,00.html?>

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

Don't Cry For Me, Singapore: 3Fusion Founder (Business Times Singapore)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,2276,6855,00.html?>
But while he wished things had turned out better for his e-commerce infrastructure firm 3Fusion, Mr Lim has no regrets about plunging into the venture in the first place. And he thinks that well-meaning people should not pity him for this 'learning experience'.

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

'U' Didn't Get It (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010508/5/ooxq.html>
Ratings nose-dived to 3 percent on Monday, the channel's first night of regular programming. The dismal results were less than half of what Channel U had been pitching to advertisers.

MediaCorp Launches Trendy City TV Channel For Hip Audience (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010507/5/om4q.html>
Giving young Singaporeans more reasons to stay home in front of the TV, City TV will hit the screens on next Monday, May 14, with a variety of trendy Chinese entertainment and sports programmes.