Davenet: [Netscape could have been a contenda!](http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/content/zdnn/1028/186548.html)

First we go one way…
[Steve Says He’s Not The Man For The Apple Job](http://www.techweb.com/investor/news/1997/10/1028aapl.html)

[Apple: Lone rising star of S&P](http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctb517.htm)

For those of you Tiger Woods naysayers out there, here’s an
[analysis](http://www.golfonline.com/tours/pga/tigerwoods/watch971027.html)
of his first season!

The Sharks win back-to-back as
[Sturm is the hero](http://www.sjmercury.com/sports/main/docs/070520.htm)
with a last minute goal that brings the Sharks their 4th win this season.

According to CNNfn,
The [Steve Jobs is not interested in job](http://cnnfn.com/hotstories/companies/wires/9710/28/apple_wg/)
as permanent CEO of Apple Computer. However, according to a MacWeek article,
[there’s been no decision yet](http://www.zdnet.com/macweek/mw*1142/nw*jobs.html.)

As if there was any doubt (again):
[MacOS 8 wins OS of the year Award](http://www.enproindia.com/osguide/award/1997/.)
Now if we could just get on to less obvious news, things would
be more interesting!

How Apple could have been Microsoft:
[A letter from Bill Gates to John Sculley](http://www.scripting.com/specials/gatesLetter/text.html)
back in 1985. Thanks for the story Dave!

And in this corner: [[The Next Killer App?]]

Maybe it’s time to speak gently but carry a big golf club…
[Gentle Ben Crenshaw is named 1999 Ryder Cup Captain](http://www.golfweb.com/news/crenshaw971022.html)

[…But can he take the pressure](http://www.golfweb.com/library/sirak/crenshaw971022.html?)

Well, it’s about time someone noticed!
[CNN – Justice seeks $1 million a day contempt fine against Microsoft – October 20, 1997](http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9710/20/microsoft.ap/index.html)

As if there was any doubt,
[Tiger Woods wins Player of the Year!](http://www.golfweb.com/news/tiger971021.html)

Is Filemaker Pro as cool as everyone seems to think?

##I’ve been busy

Sorry I haven’t updated the news for a while. I’ve just been quite busy and
I’ve been trying to learn to use a new toy.

I just bought a copy of Filemaker Pro 4.0. I thought the database module in
Clarisworks was sufficient for my needs, but how wrong I was.

##It’s a Database…

Filemaker Pro is a wonderful database program that’s intuitive to use and
extremely powerful. It comes with many templates for small business and
personal use. This is a great way to organize any kind of information.

##No, it’s a Web Server…

Whoever came up with this idea is a genius. By combining a database engine
with a web server, displaying information on the web has become trivial.
But be warned. You really need a full time connection to the net to use
this feature.

##Carney’s Corner Reorg

So I’ve added a few things to Carney’s Corner.

First, you can now search the site. I accomplished this by using a great
suite for Frontier called the Crawler Suite. With this suite and Filemaker
Pro I can put the text for any website (including my own) inside a
Filemaker database. From there it was trivial (thanks to that wonderful Lasso technology) to put a simple interface on the database to allow the
site to be searched. I’ve been looking for something like this for a while,
and I really think it adds a lot to the Corner.

Second, just for fun I’ve started putting my golf scores in a Filemaker
database to help calculate my handicap. As part of that project I’ve put a
front end on that database so you can see my scores and find out what I
think about the various courses I’ve played.

Third, I’ve started putting together a database of interesting places on
the net that will eventually replay my [[Cool Sites]] section.

##Other things I’m looking for

If you take a look at the [[Genealogy]] section of Carney’s Corner you’ll see
a pretty extensive *database* of information on my relatives. I’m
looking for a template for Filemaker pro that will help me organize that
information for presentation on the web. If you know of anything, please
drop me a line.

Bernhard Langer didn’t do so bad in the week following the Ryder Cup, and
[strolls to a 6 stroke victory](http://www.golfweb.com/ga/epga/1997/1001/)
in the German Masters

No why couldn’t Davis Love have played like
[this](http://www.golfweb.com/ga97/pga/1001/)
last week at the Ryder Cup!

And in this corner:
[[Teamwork is Work]]

[Sturm’s goal gives Sharks first victory of season](http://www.sjmercury.com/sports/sharks/docs/100497s.htm)

I wonder if Jeff Friesen has read my random thoughts on [[Teamwork is Work]]?
[Jeff Friesen remains unsigned](http://www.sjmercury.com/sports/sharks/docs/sha100597d.htm)
with the San Jose Sharks.

Why did we loose the Ryder Cup? I think we sent a bunch of individuals instead of one team.

Just some random thoughts about being a part of a team.

##They don’t call it work for nothing

It’s hard to be part of a team. That’s why they call it work. The idea that
what’s good for me might be bad for the team but I should do it anyway is
tough to deal with. Try teaching it to a bunch of 6 and 7 year olds. I’m
currently coaching an under 8 soccer team of girls. It’s my second year
coaching and I’m loving every minute of it, but getting them to play like
a team has been a lot of work.

It’s taught me that it’s more natural for people to think of themselves
and not be a team player.

##Now I know why…

Now I know why my father made be get involved in team sports when I was
younger. At the time I really didn’t want to go and try out in front
of all those people. But he made me do it and by the end of the season I
was glad he did.

It taught me that sometimes painful things can be great in the long run.

##It’s even in the music

I’ve been playing the saxophone for years now. I’ve been in many bands
including the “Mike Sloan” Big Band. I’ve been in bad bands and I’ve been
in good bands. When the music comes together in that certain way, it’s magic.

It taught me that teamwork can be a beautiful thing.

##Why the US lost the Ryder Cup

They didn’t play like a team. Europe did and they won.

Maybe it’s because Europe is much more interested in the team than in the
stars. Have you ever watched a fütball game over there? The pride they show
for the team is amazing. Here the talk is about the stars on the team and
how they played in the last game. There they talk about how the team played.

Golf is a sport for individuals. In every other tournament during the years
its the golfer against the course. And the golfer that beats up the course
the most wins the tournament.

But not at the Ryder Cup. Here’s it’s only about how you play against your
opponent in each match. The team that wins the most matches wins the
overall match.

The Europeans dominated the 2 person matches of four-ball and foursomes.
It wasn’t until the third day of competition and the singles matches that
the US started to come back. They started to play like a team when they
could play like individuals again. Now there’s an apparent oxymoron.

##Can Apple be a team player?

I sure hope so, because they can’t stand alone anymore.
Why does Apple still make its own monitors, printers, etc.? There are
companies out there that do it for better and cheaper. They could just
OEM from and then just put their Apple logo on the side. Then instead of
them having to deal with the fiascoe of the 1710AV monitor (I think that
was the one with all the problems), someone who specializes in monitor
manufacturing could deal with it.

They shook hands with Mightysoft, but at the same time squashed the second
string (clone manufacturers). Any good team needs backups. That’s why
baseball has relief pitchers.

Their new ad campaign centers around individuals. “Think Different”.
Individuals think different, companies don’t. Corporate America doesn’t. I
think the campaign is wonderful, but I don’t think Apple should listen to
its own message right now.

I decided it would be fun to do something like “Davenet” on the [[Frontier]] site.
“And Musings… Introduction”
is my first meager attempt. I hope that over time my writing
skills will improve and the content (which is king 🙂 will be more
interesting. But until then, be kind 🙂

[[aoki970927]]
Some guy actually has the gaul to
[sue softspikes](http://www.golfweb.com/news/spikes970929.html)
because he slipped and broke his ankle. When will we
as a society realize that accidents happen and it isn’t
always someones fault!

Poll:
[Who was the hero of the Ryder Cup?](http://services.golfweb.com/cgi-bin/apps/polls/ryder3/gwpoll/)

Unbelievable!
[Isao Aoki shot a 60](http://www.golfweb.com/news/aoki970927.html)
in round 2 of the Emerald Coast Classic to set the record
for the lowest round in Senior PGA history!

Maybe it’s what they
[wore?](http://www.golfweb.com/ga/ryder/1997/fashion/970928.html)