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Low End PC Archive. November 2001

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• Protect your computer with a firewall, Michelle Klein-Häss, Geek Speak, 11.19. Why you need a firewall to protect your computer from the Internet.
• My First PC, Dan Knight, The Knight Line, 11.13. Our publisher shares his journey through Apples, Commodores, Zeniths, and more.
• Strolling down memory lane, Michelle Klein-Häss, Geek Speak, 11.12. A PC book from 1987 brings back memories of the way things were - and how far we've come.
• Standard, Enhanced, and Real Mode, Gregg Eshelman, Tales From the Trailing Edge, 11.06. An introduction to Standard, Enhanced, and Real Modes, which CPUs use them, and how to kill a hard drive.

Around the Web

• Rights. Music industry quietly unveiling copy-proof CDs, D. Ian Hopper, Associated Press, 11.30. One person notes copy protection critics "probably pirates themselves." Slashdot suggests buying the CD, testing it, and returning it to voice your displeasure.
• Benchmarks. Western Digital 100 GB hard drive with 8 MB cache, Tom's Hardware Guide, 11.20. Does the bigger cache make a big difference?
• Rights. Message boards are opinions, not facts, Slashdot, 11.28. Court rules that messages posted in public forums should generally be taken as statements of opinion, not fact.
• Rights. US court ruling nixe software EULA sales restrictions, Andrew Orlowski, The Register, 11.28. "The judge . . . has ruled that consumers can resell bundled software, no matter what the EULA, or End User License Agreement, stipulates."
• Opinion. State of the art. Digital photography, David Em, Byte.com, 11.26. "I'm a strong proponent of digital photography, but I don't believe we've attained Nirvana yet."
• Opinion. Playing the keyboard, Jerry Pournelle, Byte.com, 11.26. A writer's thoughts on keyboards - and that darned caps lock key.
• Virus. Internet worm that tracks typing still spreading, Yahoo/Reuters, 11.27. "Badtrans" has already surpassed SirCam for new infections in November, spreads via Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, infects when message is read or previewed - no need to run an attachment.
• Analysis. The Digital Lifestyle. Pictures, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth, Low End Mac, 11.28. The advantages and disadvantages of dealing with digital cameras and digital pictures.
• News. UK gov agency threatens to dump 50,000 Windows desktops, John Lettice, The Register, 11.24.
• Virus. Aliz worm turns, bites Windows users, John Leyden, The Register, 11.23. Email worm infects Windows PCs - even if it's only previewed.
• Rights. Calif. court sets hearing on Russian programmer, Yahoo/Reuters, 11.21. Dmitry Sklyarov still can't go home.
• Spam. Toll free numbers of spammers, Jeffery Goldberg [/.]. Tired wasting your time deleting spam? Waste their time by calling them on their toll-free lines.
• Dark Side. Deal may put Microsoft at head of the class, Michael Kanellos, c|net, 11.20. Microsoft to grow education share by donating $500 million to put Windows PCs in disadvantaged schools? Only in America would we settle an antitrust suit by giving the loser a bigger share of the market.
• Opinion. The Digital Lifestyle. Text, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth, 11.20. The advantages and disadvantages of dealing with digital text.
• Opinion. Stop the upgrade insanity, Kevin Webb, The Mac Webb, Low End Mac, 11.20. Slow down - you don't need a new computer every six month or two years.
• Benchmarks. Duron 1200 vs. the rest, Tom's Hardware Guide, 11.16. Wow, Duron 1200 not only smokes Celeron 1200 in most tests, it also beats P4 1500 in several comparisons! Opinion. The future of free Web content, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, Low End Mac, 11.16. Ads and affiliate fees are no longer adequate to keep the Web afloat. Where next?
• Oops. Itanium flunking Compaq server tests, c|net, 11.14. Intel's next gen server CPU "fails to perform as expected." No wonder we christened it Itanic in 1999!
• Advice. Technical aspects of network privacy and security for business, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac, Low End Mac, 11.13. Tips on picking a firewall, mail server, Web server, and antivirus program.
• Oops. WinXP bug ate my data, vnunet.com, 11.12. "Microsoft has admitted that a bug in Windows XP may result in data loss if users reinstall, repair or upgrade the operating system."
• Benchmarks. FreeBSD vs. Linux revisited, Moshe Bar, Byte.com, 11.12. Overall similar performance between rival free Unix-like operating systems.
• Humor. Justice to break up Apple for turning Microsoft into monopoly, SatireWire. "...both sides agreed Apple's history of "self-inflicted, anti-competitive" management practices is primarily to blame for turning Microsoft into an illegal monopoly."
• Advice. Legal aspects of network privacy and security for business, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac, Low End Mac, 11.06. The importance of establishing company network and internet use policy.

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