[MyAppleMenu] May 9, 2001

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

Reeducating School Boards About Macs (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/may2001/nf2001059_655.htm>
Apple faces a battle to convince administrators to choose Macs over PCs. Here's where you come in.

Farewell CRT (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/tf/010509.html>
It was the ultimate over-engineered, over-incompatible, over-priced CRT display.

Reader Report: McLean, VA, Apple Store (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/feature.php?id=246>
For scale, I paced off the length of the wall and it was almost exactly as long as the next three "regular" mall stores combined and about half of the size of the LLBean on that floor.

Apple Store Location: Black Barrier, Ethernet Installed, & Nosy Neighbors (Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/05/08.8.shtml>
Although we could not see directly inside the store, it was apparent that it was very bright in light and white color, from being able to see through cracks in the construction wall and on its outer sides.

A Firsthand Look At The Apple Store (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0105/08.store.shtml>
Definitely borrowing some from the Gap's clean look.

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

Mixed Marks On Giving Laptops To Students (Christian Science Monitor)
<http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2001/05/09/fp2s1-csm.shtml>
As more schools adopt the idea, debate ensues - even in Microsoft country.

FireWire In 40 Percent Of New Systems (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=6202>
The association claims that FireWire has established itself in more than 40 percent of all notebook and handheld PCs and continues to grow.

LaCie Introduces 180GB Hard Drive (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=6201>

Apple Releases Slew Of English-International Updates (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0105/09.intlsw.shtml>
If you've been put off by the Apple Software Updates Web site's lack of updates for English-International operating systems lately, rejoice.

Next, Wireless Surfing From Orchard Road (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,42399,00.html?>
All they need to do is plug a special card into their portable computer, and subscribe to the new service.

CD Burning Company Roxio To Step Out On Its Own (Reuters)
<http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/nm/20010508/tc/tech_roxio_dc_1.html>
Roxio's CD-burning software, Easy CD Creator for Windows and Toast for Macintosh computers, is the best-selling software of its kind. It was bundled with about 24 million CD recorders in 2000 alone, accounting for about 70 percent of the entire CD recorder market that year.

Reader Report: McLean, VA, Apple Store (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/feature.php?id=246>
For scale, I paced off the length of the wall and it was almost exactly as long as the next three "regular" mall stores combined and about half of the size of the LLBean on that floor.

Apple Store Location: Black Barrier, Ethernet Installed, & Nosy Neighbors (Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2001/05/08.8.shtml>
Although we could not see directly inside the store, it was apparent that it was very bright in light and white color, from being able to see through cracks in the construction wall and on its outer sides.

A Firsthand Look At The Apple Store (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0105/08.store.shtml>
Definitely borrowing some from the Gap's clean look.

New Metrowerks CodeWarrior At WWDC (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=6184>

Would You Like An iMac With That Cinnabon? (Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,24288,00.html>
Visitors to the Apple stores may not so much "Shop Different" as "Browse Different."

Ambrosia Updates To OS X (Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ArticleID=2764>
Ambrosia Software has recently updated their progress logs with more news concerning the upcoming titles EV Nova and Coldstone.

AvantGo Connect/Conduit 4.0 Released (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=6170>

Mozilla 0.9 Milestone Build Posted (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=6156>

Jobs Challenges Dell To Debate (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=6161>
Apple CEO Steve Jobs told CNBC that he would like to publicly debate Dell on the merits of their respective notebook computers.

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

Reeducating School Boards About Macs (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/may2001/nf2001059_655.htm>
Apple faces a battle to convince administrators to choose Macs over PCs. Here's where you come in.

Should You Run Linux Instead of OS X? (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/misc/010509.html>
The focus of the Mac community these days is on OS X, and understandably so, but it should not be forgotten that there is another route to utilizing the power and stability of Unix on a Mac platform -- the PowerPC Linux variants.

Apple Fights To Rule Schools (Business 2.0)
<http://www.business2.com:80/news/2001/05/apple_edu.htm>
The new iBook certainly appeals to educators, but is it enough to help Apple beat Dell and recapture the sector's top PC sales spot?

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

Farewell CRT (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/tf/010509.html>
It was the ultimate over-engineered, over-incompatible, over-priced CRT display.

Monopoly (Inside Mac Games)
<http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=145>
If you’re a fan of Monopoly then there’s no doubt that you’ll get a lot of enjoyment out of this game, and particularly if you’re used to the American board or you live in one of the ten cities for which a custom board is available.

The Great LCD Vs. CRT Monitor Debate (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2001/05/20010508121105.shtml>
Yes, the LCD costs more, but if up front cost was the only object, we would all be using cheap-o PC boxes.

The "Amazing" iBook Is Now A PowerBook In All But Name (MacOPINION)
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/01/05/08/index.html>
This will be less of an issue with OS X, which uses a larger fonts and easily resizable Finder/Dock icons, but it may be a bit of a problem for those of us with aging eyes running the classic Mac OS.

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

Pentium 4 Xeon Chips Delayed A Few Weeks (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5860761.html?tag=owv>
Intel has delayed by a few weeks the introduction of the first Xeon server chips based on the Pentium 4 design.

Windows 2000 Clock Ticking Down (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5857221.html?tag=owv>
Companies that don't start Windows 2000 upgrades by the end of the quarter should scrap their plans, a market research company warned Tuesday.

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

Why Is Open Source A Threat To Microsoft (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2716362,00.html>
If you read Microsoft's position on open source last week, it appears as if Microsoft wants to have it both ways. That is, their stand in this particular case seems to be determined by whether or not they would benefit from it.

WinXP - Burn Baby, Burn... (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/18821.html>
Microsoft's decision to make Windows Media Player 8 a WinXP-only product was made, the company explains, because, er, only WinXP supports cool features like CD burning.

WinXP To Launch On October 26: Coders Go On War Footing (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/18794.html>
The company intends to nail its colours to the mast with an official announcement of this tomorrow (Wednesday) and has put the XP team on a war footing - six days a week working is now required for all Windows division staff.

Intel Itanium To Launch 29 May (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/18807.html>

Pentium 4 Xeon Chips Delayed A Few Weeks (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5860761.html?tag=owv>
Intel has delayed by a few weeks the introduction of the first Xeon server chips based on the Pentium 4 design.

Windows 2000 Clock Ticking Down (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5857221.html?tag=owv>
Companies that don't start Windows 2000 upgrades by the end of the quarter should scrap their plans, a market research company warned Tuesday.

Casio Brings Windows/Linux Laptop To U.S. (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5865626.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft and Linux backers may hate each other, but a new notebook from Casio is forcing their operating systems to live together.

Dell's Unsure Opportunity (Gartner Viewpoint)
<http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/nm/20010508/tc/tech_roxio_dc_1.html>
Dell Computer's move into the small and midsize business market--a clear shift away from its traditional large-enterprise focus--was probably inevitable, given the slowing growth in the heavily saturated corporate PC market.

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

Songbird To Keep Eagle Eye On Napster (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5870495.html?tag=owv>

Internet Server Farms Face More Regulation In S.F. (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/depth/farms050901.htm>
New Internet server farms would face extra scrutiny to ensure they're not sickening or polluting the community under a proposal approved Tuesday by a San Francisco supervisors committee.

Intel's Barrett Gives Internet Pep Talk (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5862418.html?tag=owv>
The survival rate for dot-coms continues to sink, but the Internet is alive and well, Intel Chief Executive Craig Barrett said Tuesday.

Amazon Anywhere Not Quite Everywhere (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-5862548.html?tag=owv>
Amazon.com has scaled back its wireless commerce initiative, reassigning developers to other projects.

ScreamingMedia Pares Loss, Elevates CEO (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5865564.html?tag=owv>
Internet content and technology provider ScreamingMedia on Tuesday posted narrower first-quarter pro forma losses as sales rose, helped by the addition of higher-revenue customers in the period.

Olympic Web Site Host Pulls The Plug (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5865439.html?tag=owv>

AvantGo Connect/Conduit 4.0 Released (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=6170>

Mozilla 0.9 Milestone Build Posted (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=6156>

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

Should You Run Linux Instead of OS X? (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/misc/010509.html>
The focus of the Mac community these days is on OS X, and understandably so, but it should not be forgotten that there is another route to utilizing the power and stability of Unix on a Mac platform -- the PowerPC Linux variants.

Casio Brings Windows/Linux Laptop To U.S. (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5865626.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft and Linux backers may hate each other, but a new notebook from Casio is forcing their operating systems to live together.

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

Should You Run Linux Instead of OS X? (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/misc/010509.html>
The focus of the Mac community these days is on OS X, and understandably so, but it should not be forgotten that there is another route to utilizing the power and stability of Unix on a Mac platform -- the PowerPC Linux variants.

Why Is Open Source A Threat To Microsoft (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2716362,00.html>
If you read Microsoft's position on open source last week, it appears as if Microsoft wants to have it both ways. That is, their stand in this particular case seems to be determined by whether or not they would benefit from it.

Casio Brings Windows/Linux Laptop To U.S. (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5865626.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft and Linux backers may hate each other, but a new notebook from Casio is forcing their operating systems to live together.

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

Singapore's Socialist Miracle (National Post)
<http://www.nationalpost.com/artslife/arts/books/story.html?f=/stories/20010508/555392.html>
Mr. Lee doesn't understand Singapore's other great advantage over the nations of the world -- its absence of a hinterland.

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

Singapore's Socialist Miracle (National Post)
<http://www.nationalpost.com/artslife/arts/books/story.html?f=/stories/20010508/555392.html>
Mr. Lee doesn't understand Singapore's other great advantage over the nations of the world -- its absence of a hinterland.

SingTel Says C&W Optus Deal Is On Track (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010509/3/oros.html>

SingTel's Optus Bid Said To Hinge On U.S. Licence (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010508/3/oqds.html>
Australia will block Singapore Telecommunications Ltd's bid for Cable & Wireless Optus unless the United States grants export licences for military satellite technology, The Age said on Wednesday.

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

Next, Wireless Surfing From Orchard Road (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,42399,00.html?>
All they need to do is plug a special card into their portable computer, and subscribe to the new service.

$300 Laptop At Courts? Sorry, Pricing Error (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,42528,00.html?>
Courts offered them a 5-per-cent discount off the usual $2,799 price tag of the Compaq 12XL512 laptop computer.

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

Singapore Censors Pore Over Janet Jackson Album (Reuters)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010509/3/or1o.html>
Pop diva Janet Jackson's latest album may have rocketed up the U.S. charts but fans in Singapore will have to wait as the state censor weighs whether to uphold its ban over her racy lyrics.

More Shows On Channel U From Sept (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,42519,00.html?>
New Mandarin channel will extend its air-time to 18 hours daily from an average of 10 hours now. This will be a month ahead of schedule.

Who Oversees TV Trailers? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,42496,00.html?>
I feel that these trailers can be worse than the actual shows as we do not expect the gore to be shown then.

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