[MyAppleMenu] May 24, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Computer Manufacturers Positioned For Rebound? (Internet.com)
<http://www.internetnews.com/prod-news/article/0,,9_772011,00.html>
Computer manufacturers were hit early and hard by the deteriorating economy, but that may soon turn around and those companies that have positioned themselves correctly during the downturn stand to make big gains when the market is revitalized.

Apple Sticks To Franchise Model In The UK (vnunet.com)
<http://webserv.vnunet.com/News/1121928>
Apple will concentrate on its existing franchises within UK stores, rather than launch its own chain of shops as it has in the US, according to company executives.

Buyer Beware (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2001/05/23/osxdiary.html>
Installing OS X on an older iMac proves to be a challenge.

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

Finders To Keepers - Reg Readers On speeding Up Mac OS X (The Register)
<mailto:&quot;andrew.orlowski at theregister.co.uk&quot;>
How can Apple rescue Mac OS X from its sluggish performance trough? And what should Mac developers really write to, Carbon or Cocoa?

Cocoa Vs. Carbon? (O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/05/23/cocoa_vs_carbon.html>
The right way to look at the two frameworks is not side by side as all of Apple's marketing material would indicate, but as Cocoa building on top of Carbon.

New FireWire To Blaze Faster Trail (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-6021210.html?tag=cd_pr>
As competition looms, FireWire backers have finalized a plan to initially double the speed--and eventually offer eight times the speed--of the connection used to link PCs to camcorders and other peripherals.

Computer Manufacturers Positioned For Rebound? (Internet.com)
<http://www.internetnews.com/prod-news/article/0,,9_772011,00.html>
Computer manufacturers were hit early and hard by the deteriorating economy, but that may soon turn around and those companies that have positioned themselves correctly during the downturn stand to make big gains when the market is revitalized.

Apple Plans Big Presence At Educational Conference (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0105/23.education.shtml>
Apple CEO Steve Jobs will be the opening keynote speaker at the 22nd Annual National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Chicago on Monday, June 25, at the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago.

Apple Sticks To Franchise Model In The UK (vnunet.com)
<http://webserv.vnunet.com/News/1121928>
Apple will concentrate on its existing franchises within UK stores, rather than launch its own chain of shops as it has in the US, according to company executives.

Scripts Let You Import Messages Into OS X Mail (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0105/23.scripts.shtml>
Apple has released an updated version Apple Mail Import Script. Now at version 1.0.5v1.1, the set of scripts let you import mail messages into Mail, the e-mail client that comes with Mac OS X.

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

75 Mac Advantages: Part 5 (Low End Mac)
<http://lowendmac.com/lab/010524.html>

Apple Store Insanity (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/content/news/opinions/2001/05/23/30305>
Besides being out there to ambush unsuspecting boutiquers, generally remind people of Apple's existence, and let Mac-virgins get some face-time with Apple gear, these new stores are for us. Really. Watch that Steve Jobs video.

A New Beginning: What Does OS X Offer Graphics Professionals? (Mac Design)
<http://www.macdesignonline.com/columns/mar_apr_col/col_mac_os_x.html>
I believe that MacOS X provides performance improvements that will allow application developers to produce products that take personal computing to new heights.

Musings Of A Tech Addict: The Apple Store (MacSlash)
<http://www.macslash.com/article.pl?sid=01/05/23/1839241>
This was truly a different breed of customer.

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

Mac OS X Interface Makes Other OSs Look Bland (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/ptech/osx052401.htm>
Yes, the house is under construction, so move in at your own risk. Once it is finished, though, it should make for pretty fine living quarters.

Wireless Speaker Transmitters (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2001/05/23/reviews/wirelesstrans.html>
oth Akoo's Kima KS-110 and RF-Link's Cam Pro wirelessly transmit audio from your Mac to your stereo. But unless you want to use the Cam Pro with your television and camcorder as well, stick with the KS-110, which is less expensive, includes all necessary cables, and provides higher-quality sound.

Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio: Is It Ready For A Close-Up? (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2001/05/23/shockwave.html>
With this upgrade, the Shockwave development team has kept its sights somewhat lower than reinventing the whole Web-browsing experience. It remains to be seen whether developers and viewers will clamor for even more 3-D enhancements to the Web environment, or will dismiss the latest 3-D hoopla as a passing fad, soon to fade.

Buyer Beware (Macworld)
<http://www.macworld.com/2001/05/23/osxdiary.html>
Installing OS X on an older iMac proves to be a challenge.

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

Compaq's MultiPort Module Serves 802.11b And Bluetooth (EE Times)
<http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20010522S0078>
By designing MultiPort to integrate wireless functionality into the notebook display panel cover, no radio devices need to be incorporated inside the base unit of the notebook, where RF interference can cause problems.

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

Corporate America Prefers Compaq To Dell Servers (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/2/19171.html>
Compaq regained the number one spot for customer satisfaction with Intel-based servers during the first quarter, according to a survey by Technology Business Research.

Microsoft Xbox Has Lost The Console War Already - Sony Exec (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/50/19179.html>
Microsoft's Xbox console is "finished before it even got started". So says Sony's PlayStation supremo, Ken Kutaragi.

WinXP 64-Bit Beta Meets Bashful Itanium Bride (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/2/19163.html>
Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that 64-bit versions of WinXP have been released for beta testing.

Compaq's MultiPort Module Serves 802.11b And Bluetooth (EE Times)
<http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20010522S0078>
By designing MultiPort to integrate wireless functionality into the notebook display panel cover, no radio devices need to be incorporated inside the base unit of the notebook, where RF interference can cause problems.

Intel Asks Workers To Take Unpaid Leave (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6022299.html?tag=owv>
A slowdown in the once blazing flash memory business has prompted chip giant Intel to ask some workers to take two weeks of unpaid time off this summer.

Gates: Next Decade The Big One For Tech (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6021517.html?tag=owv>
The spectacular bursting of the dot-com bubble is not the end of the technology boom, only "the end of the beginning," Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday.

Dell Keeps Hammering Away On Price (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6019620.html?tag=owv>
Dell Computer President James Vanderslice declared a full-scale price war on Wednesday in a bid to increase market share and said the company might even make an acquisition with its huge cash reserves.

Computer Manufacturers Positioned For Rebound? (Internet.com)
<http://www.internetnews.com/prod-news/article/0,,9_772011,00.html>
Computer manufacturers were hit early and hard by the deteriorating economy, but that may soon turn around and those companies that have positioned themselves correctly during the downturn stand to make big gains when the market is revitalized.

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

IM Buddy Making More Powerful Friends (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6021116.html?tag=owv>
Real-time stock quotes may soon be available on request through popular Internet chat programs under a deal this week that offers the latest sign of instant messaging's growing maturity.

Scripts Let You Import Messages Into OS X Mail (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0105/23.scripts.shtml>
Apple has released an updated version Apple Mail Import Script. Now at version 1.0.5v1.1, the set of scripts let you import mail messages into Mail, the e-mail client that comes with Mac OS X.

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

Where Is The New Linux Experience (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/9966.html>
Linux needs to be a different experience, not a familiar one with a better kernel.

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

Tangled Web Of Singapore Inc That Optus Is About To Join (The Age)
<http://www.theage.com.au/business/2001/05/24/FFXHSVAN2NC.html>
It is this and the unique mix of private and government enterprise that is Singapore that makes some political leaders outside Singapore edgy when it comes to investment from Singapore.

Great Hawker Food, But Is It Hygienic? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,46125,00.html?>
Many hawkers lament that the health rules are hard to abide by as doing so slows them down when serving customers.

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

Tangled Web Of Singapore Inc That Optus Is About To Join (The Age)
<http://www.theage.com.au/business/2001/05/24/FFXHSVAN2NC.html>
It is this and the unique mix of private and government enterprise that is Singapore that makes some political leaders outside Singapore edgy when it comes to investment from Singapore.

Ads Seek To Reposition God (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/0,1381,17566,00.html?>

Great Hawker Food, But Is It Hygienic? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,46125,00.html?>
Many hawkers lament that the health rules are hard to abide by as doing so slows them down when serving customers.

Speakers' Corner Drew 1,000 Orators (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,46118,00.html?>

Petrol Would Cost More If Price Pegged To Crude Oil (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,46149,00.html?>
Petrol pump prices have indeed not fluctuated in line with crude oil and motorists should be happy that this is the case.

'Left Turn On Red' System Is Flawed (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,46156,00.html?>
This system should be used only very sparingly as it is not a good design from a scientific perspective.

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

Singapore Technology Whizz Sacked For Faking Credentials (AFP)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010524/1/pyv1.html>
elipva has "terminated the employment of Mr Lee and categorically severed all ties between Mr Lee and the company."

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

Later Slots For Wrestling Shows, But Fans Willing To Lose Sleep (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,46229,00.html?>