[MyAppleMenu] May 30, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Small Victories (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/macinschool/small.html>
The iBook is the runaway top choice of teachers in the Grand Rapids Public Schools.

Effort Afoot To Provide Wireless LAN Roaming (Network World)
<http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/0528wispr.html>
A group of leading vendors is working to iron out the technical and financial details needed to let mobile wireless LAN users connect to almost any wireless ISP, similar to the way cell phone users can roam and use multiple carriers to complete calls.

Students Dive Into Digital Domain With Desktop Movies (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/education/hed/macsinaction/stanford/>
"I'm a firm believer that Apple represents the future of digital video in the classroom and at home."

Rip. Mix. Burn. (The Daily Californian)
<http://dailycal.org/article.asp?id=5591>
With the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's latest exhibition, "010101: Art in Technological Times," computers have become objets d'arts. And that is exactly what Apple Computer would have wanted.

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

Experts Say Computer Crash Is Just A Matter Of Time (Modesto Bee)
<http://www.modbee.com/technology/story/0,1161,270536,00.html>
Just because your reliable old Macintosh or top-of-the-line Compaq hasn't failed you before doesn't mean it never will.

Apple Signs Demon As Exclusive UK ISP (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/19304.html>
The deal mirrors a similar deal struck between Apple and US ISP EarthLink early last year.

Apple Refutes Colour iBook Claims (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/19286.html>
Apple's denial is interesting, given the company's general reluctance to comment on rumours and speculation. Its vigorous denial suggests that the AlphaTop representative who made the claim was mistaken. And Apple is clearly concerned that AlphaTop's comments may impact iBook sales.

Effort Afoot To Provide Wireless LAN Roaming (Network World)
<http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/0528wispr.html>
A group of leading vendors is working to iron out the technical and financial details needed to let mobile wireless LAN users connect to almost any wireless ISP, similar to the way cell phone users can roam and use multiple carriers to complete calls.

Students Dive Into Digital Domain With Desktop Movies (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/education/hed/macsinaction/stanford/>
"I'm a firm believer that Apple represents the future of digital video in the classroom and at home."

Fears Over Apple Migration (ComputerWeekly)
<http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunner?REQSESS=4L9970&690REQEVENT=&CARTI=102360&CARTT=1&CCAT=1&CCHAN=126&CFLAV=1&CPAGEN=ArticlePage&CPAGET=-99999&CSEARCH=&CSESS=-99999&CTOPIC=>
Concerns have been raised in the Apple channel that dealers are not fully prepared for the migration to its Unix-based OS X.

Office For Mac OS X Info To Be Offered At MWNY (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0105/29.office.shtml>
Office 10 for Mac OS X is still not due until this fall, but at the upcoming Macworld New York, some details will be revealed.

Dell Swept Out At Harvard University (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=6709>
The elimination of Dell at one of the most respected universities in the U.S. is done partly to strengthen the university's relationship with other current partners, including Apple, Gateway, HP, IBM, Sony, and Toshiba.

Vendors Line Up Mac OS X Wares (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2766229,00.html>
Apple Computer Inc. is pulling out the stops to cajole applications developers into climbing aboard the Mac OS X train.

Mac Developers Offer WWDC Perspectives (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2766187,00.html>
This year's conference saw a marked de-emphasis on Java as a programming language, despite accelerated progress on Java support in Mac OS X.

Doonesbury With A Mac Twist (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=6700>

Burger King Installing Mac-Based Kiosks (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=6703>
Kiosks running Mac OS 9.1 will take a picture of the child at the console and place them into a fun scene digitally.

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

Small Victories (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/macinschool/small.html>
The iBook is the runaway top choice of teachers in the Grand Rapids Public Schools.

Darwin Source Less Than Open (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/myturn/010530.html>

Real World Depreciation (Low End Mac)
<http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/01/depreciate.html>

Public Opinion Of Apple Unchanged (Macinstein)
<http://www.macinstein.com/pressrelease.cfm?ID=952>

Everyone Wants To Run Apple (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2001/05/20010529170246.shtml>
Ah yes, the "Apple handheld" dream.

No Worries As Apple Starts The Adventure Over Again (South China Morning Post)
<http://technology.scmp.com/columns/mfacts/ZZZZSZ6W5NC.html>
Remember how you felt when you got your first Mac or created something cool for the first time? Those feelings can be had again with these applications because they introduce new standards of productivity and grace.

Damning The Mac With Faint Praise (Applelinks.com)
<http://www.applelinks.com/articles/2001/05/20010529114523.shtml>

Middle Seat: A Closer Look At Apple's Latest Ad (Right On Mac!)
<http://www.rightonmac.com/articles/01/05/29-middle_seat.html>

Rip. Mix. Burn. (The Daily Californian)
<http://dailycal.org/article.asp?id=5591>
With the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's latest exhibition, "010101: Art in Technological Times," computers have become objets d'arts. And that is exactly what Apple Computer would have wanted.

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

Apple iBook (500MHz) (CNET)
<http://computers.cnet.com/hardware/0-1027-8-6022785-1.html?tag=st.co.1016.bhed.1027-8-6022785-1>
With a sleek look and some promising new features, Apple's latest iBook compares well with other consumer-level notebooks (at least at face value).

Microsoft Office 2001 Macintosh Edition (MacDirectory)
<http://www.macdirectory.com/reviews/Office2001/index.html>
My experiences using the program left me thoroughly satisfied.

Apple iBook 500MHz PowerPC G3 128MB 10GB DVD-ROM (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/supercenter/stories/review/0,12070,481075,00.html>
Ultimately, it's tough to find anything at all to complain about in the new iBook.

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

Microsoft: The Best Is Back (Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml;jsessionid=PEGZQQTIZGWOMQAMEHSSFFSABQQ4MIV3?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=202708>
That cat-that-ate-the-canary smile is no fake. As the threat of a breakup fades, a newly creative Microsoft is ready to roar.

Microsoft To Investigate Passport Security 'Flaw' (Silicon.com)
<http://www.silicon.com/public/door?REQUNIQ=991178653&6004REQEVENT=&REQINT1=44732&REQSTR1=newsnow>
Microsoft is today investigating a potential flaw in its Passport authentication engine which could cast a shadow over the software giant's .NET strategy.

Intel Slices Pentium III, Celeron Prices (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6079964.html?tag=lh>
The chipmaker lopped as much as 38 percent from the price of its desktop Celeron and Pentium chips this week. It made smaller cuts, up to 24 percent, on its mobile Pentium III processor.

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

Blair Savaged Over Microsoft Visit (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/19301.html>
The Labour Party was yesterday accused of having an unhealthy relationship with business after a visit to Microsoft UK.

Microsoft: The Best Is Back (Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml;jsessionid=PEGZQQTIZGWOMQAMEHSSFFSABQQ4MIV3?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=202708>
That cat-that-ate-the-canary smile is no fake. As the threat of a breakup fades, a newly creative Microsoft is ready to roar.

HailStorm: Net Storm Brewing (ZDNet UK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2766238,00.html>
This time Gates has a vision that has consumers at its centre, and that will redefine the Internet as we know it.

Driven By Licensing Changes (Meta Group)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-6081556-0.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft's recent maneuvers to strengthen its software revenue show how in many ways it is a victim of its own success.

Server Makers Tout New Itanium Models (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6076124.html>
Intel launched its new 64-bit Itanium server chip with little fanfare on Tuesday, but major computer makers chimed in with a slew of new Itanium machines.

Office For Mac OS X Info To Be Offered At MWNY (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0105/29.office.shtml>
Office 10 for Mac OS X is still not due until this fall, but at the upcoming Macworld New York, some details will be revealed.

Free Software's Stallman Strikes Back At Microsoft (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2766341,00.html>
To Microsoft Corp., software is about making money. To Richard Stallman, head of the Free Software Foundation, it's about freedom, equality and liberty.

How Sweet Is Microsoft's Counteroffer? (Motley Fool)
<http://www.fool.com/news/2001/msft010529.htm?ref=foolwatch>
Microsoft deserves credit for its maneuver, but there's no real bargain here: Plenty of companies have better offers.

RealNetworks Plunges On Rumors Of AOL-Microsoft Talks (Reuters)
<http://money.iwon.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?cat=USMARKET&src=201&feed=reu&section=news&news_id=reu-n29510990&date=20010529&alias=/alias/money/cm/nw>
The decline was sparked by speculation that AOL was in discussions with Microsoft, Real's main rival in Internet media software, about using Microsoft technology within the America Online Internet service.

Microsoft To Investigate Passport Security 'Flaw' (Silicon.com)
<http://www.silicon.com/public/door?REQUNIQ=991178653&6004REQEVENT=&REQINT1=44732&REQSTR1=newsnow>
Microsoft is today investigating a potential flaw in its Passport authentication engine which could cast a shadow over the software giant's .NET strategy.

Intel Slices Pentium III, Celeron Prices (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6079964.html?tag=lh>
The chipmaker lopped as much as 38 percent from the price of its desktop Celeron and Pentium chips this week. It made smaller cuts, up to 24 percent, on its mobile Pentium III processor.

Dell Swept Out At Harvard University (MacNN)
<http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=6709>
The elimination of Dell at one of the most respected universities in the U.S. is done partly to strengthen the university's relationship with other current partners, including Apple, Gateway, HP, IBM, Sony, and Toshiba.

Dell Faces Bumpy Road To China (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-6078140.html?tag=lh>
If Dell Computer wants to succeed in China, analysts say the direct seller must figure out how to change the buying habits of consumers in the world's third-largest PC market.

Microsoft! Beware Of Greeks (Reading Maps) (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/19281.html>
Microsoft has fallen foul of the government in the Greek-speaking part of Cyprus. And all because roadmaps of the country as featured on AutoRoute Express fail to show the political reality of the divided country.

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

Apple Signs Demon As Exclusive UK ISP (The Register)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/19304.html>
The deal mirrors a similar deal struck between Apple and US ISP EarthLink early last year.

Battle Of The Acronyms: MSN Vs. AOL (Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,26752,00.html>

How Sweet Is Microsoft's Counteroffer? (Motley Fool)
<http://www.fool.com/news/2001/msft010529.htm?ref=foolwatch>
Microsoft deserves credit for its maneuver, but there's no real bargain here: Plenty of companies have better offers.

RealNetworks Plunges On Rumors Of AOL-Microsoft Talks (Reuters)
<http://money.iwon.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?cat=USMARKET&src=201&feed=reu&section=news&news_id=reu-n29510990&date=20010529&alias=/alias/money/cm/nw>
The decline was sparked by speculation that AOL was in discussions with Microsoft, Real's main rival in Internet media software, about using Microsoft technology within the America Online Internet service.

Microsoft To Investigate Passport Security 'Flaw' (Silicon.com)
<http://www.silicon.com/public/door?REQUNIQ=991178653&6004REQEVENT=&REQINT1=44732&REQSTR1=newsnow>
Microsoft is today investigating a potential flaw in its Passport authentication engine which could cast a shadow over the software giant's .NET strategy.

IBM's Web Services Tack (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-6076651-0.html?tag=owv>
BM is shrewdly reinforcing its support for Web service technology and has articulated a vision--"dynamic e-business"--for the ultimate evolution of e-business, with Web services at the core.

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

Software Aims To Let Linux Run Windows Programs (Saint Paul Pioneer Press)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svfront/036222.htm>
A revolution is quietly brewing in St. Paul, with stunning implications: PC users may someday be able to run many top Windows programs, such as Word, on machines with little or no trace of any Windows operating system.

Serving Up Desktop Envy (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/10067.html>
If Linux developers choose to go head-to-head with Microsoft in a desktop war, they will be allowing Microsoft to set the agenda and choose the battleground.

Terra Soft Ships Yellow Dog Linux 2.0 (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0105/29.yellowdog.shtml>
The new version introduces an easy-to-use graphical installer application; KDE 2.1, a graphical user interface (GUI) which Terra Soft bills as elegant and mature; and more than 900 different Linux applications to do everything from productivity to, as Terra Soft puts it, "fulfill server, code developer, and home/office needs."

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

IBM And Japan PC Makers Team On Linux (Reuters)
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,s2087812,00.html>
IBM and three big Japanese computer makers -- NEC, Fujitsu and Hitachi -- agreed to join forces to speed up development of software based on the open Linux system, NEC said Wednesday.

Software Aims To Let Linux Run Windows Programs (Saint Paul Pioneer Press)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svfront/036222.htm>
A revolution is quietly brewing in St. Paul, with stunning implications: PC users may someday be able to run many top Windows programs, such as Word, on machines with little or no trace of any Windows operating system.

Free Software's Stallman Strikes Back At Microsoft (eWEEK)
<http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2766341,00.html>
To Microsoft Corp., software is about making money. To Richard Stallman, head of the Free Software Foundation, it's about freedom, equality and liberty.

Serving Up Desktop Envy (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/10067.html>
If Linux developers choose to go head-to-head with Microsoft in a desktop war, they will be allowing Microsoft to set the agenda and choose the battleground.

Terra Soft Ships Yellow Dog Linux 2.0 (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0105/29.yellowdog.shtml>
The new version introduces an easy-to-use graphical installer application; KDE 2.1, a graphical user interface (GUI) which Terra Soft bills as elegant and mature; and more than 900 different Linux applications to do everything from productivity to, as Terra Soft puts it, "fulfill server, code developer, and home/office needs."

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

Panel Looking Into Proposed Fare Increases (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,47573,00.html?>
Public Transport Council examining operators' proposals even as commuters express unhappiness.

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

Singapore's Changi Named 'Best Value' Airport (CNN)
<http://www.cnn.com/2001/TRAVEL/NEWS/05/29/airlines.iata.awards.reut/index.html>
Singapore's Changi airport, cited regularly among the world's favorites in passenger surveys, was named best "value for money" international hub by the industry's global body IATA.

Doors Close On Sex-Change Operations (Project Eyeball)
<http://eyeball.asia1.com.sg/Eyeball/Story/0,1381,17706,00.html?>
Sex-change operations in Singapore died a quiet death less than two months ago. Even the Ministry of Health (MOH) was in the dark.

Panel Looking Into Proposed Fare Increases (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,47573,00.html?>
Public Transport Council examining operators' proposals even as commuters express unhappiness.

Qantas Deal Could Deliver Ansett To Singapore (Canberra Times)
<http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=national&category=general%20news&story_id=50879>
Qantas Airways Ltd is in talks to buy a stake in Air New Zealand Ltd, in a deal that could deliver control of Ansett to Singapore Airlines.

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

Modified To Give U The Works (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,1870,47547,00.html?>
Extended hours, re-runs and streamlining - this is what viewers can expect from new television stations Channel U and TV Works.