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Low End PC Archive. December 2001

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  • Your right to link, Dan Knight's Soapbox, Cobweb Publishing, 12.14. In this crazy society, you can't even assume that another site wants you to send visitors their way - or that your link is legal.
  • Low end is a state of mind, Peter Nelson, Thinking From the Box, 12.13. Low end is a mindset that approaches challenges with a maximum of mental resources and a minimum of material resources.
  • Sorry, Bill, but my PCs work, Chris March, Thinking From the Box, 12.10. No, Mr. Gates, some PCs do work as well as they should - but they don't run Windows.
  • Number Crunching for Webmasters, Dan Knight, The Knight Line, 12.07. How to get the most out of your website's logs.
  • Surfing with Sega, Michelle Klein-Häss (a.k.a. Ms. Geek), Geek Speak, 12.05. Low end? How about using a $50 Sega Dreamcast to surf the Web, do email, and IRC?
  • more in the November archive

Around the Web

  • Opinion. The educational freewares of 2001, Steve Wood, Educator's Week, 12.31.
  • Analysis. Is it time to fence in broadband?, Rachel Konrad, ZDNet, 12.26. "The government should monitor Internet service providers like utility companies...."
  • Analysis. 20 factors that will change PCs in 2002, Daniel Tynan, CNN.com, 12.25. Pixie dust, OLEDS, 802.11, XML, PCI's replacement, and lots more.
  • Humor. FBI on WinXP security flaws, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, Low End Mac, 12.26. National Windows Flaw Management Unit of the FBI offers advice on securing Windows XP computers.
  • Advice. Dealing with Internet fraud, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel, Low End Mac, 12.26. What to do if you've been defrauded using eBay or PayPal.
  • Opinion. Who needs hackers when we've got Microsoft?, Richard Forno, The Register, 12.21. "...Windows XP doesn't protect you from Microsoft, an entity some argue is more dangerous than any cyber terrorist or hacker gang."
  • News. Microsoft seen winning in AT&T-Comcast deal, Yahoo/Reuters, 12.20. Turns out MS has a $5 billion investment in AT&T Broadband, which means it can help shape the new 22 million user AT&T Comcast service.
  • Opinion. Could spam filtering ruin email?, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 12.20. "Spam is bad, but . . . the sort of spam filtering that ORBZ blacklisting initiates, which blocks entire server domains, is several magnitudes worse, and [could] mean the death of email as a useful and dependable medium of general communication." Amen.
  • Link. Linux on the desktop. 0.24 percent?, Slashdot, 12.20. Cool, Anne got us linked on Slashdot.
  • Stats. Google shows 91% Windows, 4% Mac, 1% Linux, 4% other traffic in November.
  • Opinion. Office Politics. 'Rassling with Word 2001, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, Low End Mac, 12.20. Only Microsoft could create a program this convoluted and somehow get it to become the industry standard.
  • Connectivity. Comcast wins battle for AT&T Broadband, Yahoo/Reuters, 12.19. Let's hope the new owners know how to run a server that won't be constantly blacklisted for relaying spam.
  • Advice. Running Windows on your Mac, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel, Low End Mac, 12.19. What are the options for running Windows on a Mac, and which is the best choice?
  • Analysis. Linux lies, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, Low End Mac, 12.19. Linux users only 0.24% of all Web users? Think again!
  • Virus. Computer virus could render a very unhappy new year, Ilaina Jonas, Yahoo/Reuters, 11.19. Worm disables keys, removes all files in Windows System Directory, forwards itself via email.
  • Resource. DriverGuide.com. A site designed to make it easier to find device drivers for Windows, Linux, Unix, and even the Mac.
  • The Geek Syndrome, Steve Silberman, Wired [/.]. An examination of autism and Asperger's syndrome in Silicon Valley. "A WYSIWYG world, where respect and rewards are based strictly on merit, is an Asperger's dream."
  • Hands on. Worth every penny. The Sony G420 19" CRT, Joel Hruska, Van's Hardware. The benefits of a larger monitor at 1024x768 and above.
  • Security. MS releases mother of all IE security patches, John Leyden, The Register, 12.14. Patch "eliminates all previously discussed security vulnerabilities affecting IE 5.5 and IE 6."
  • Analysis. Riding into the sunset, Ed Foster, The Gripe Line, Infoworld. Support expiring after a year, antivirus software expiring, required annual updates, and other software nightmares.
  • News. Dell to discontinue Itanium workstation, eWeek, 12.13. Total Itanium sales industry-wide estimated at 4,300 units - and you though Apple had a small market?
  • Dark Side. Win95 lifecycle draws to a close, Slashdot, 12.07. Windows 95 officially unsupported by Microsoft.
  • Rights. Big stink over a simple link, Farhad Manjoo, Wired News, 12.06 [Slashdot]. Don't link to KPMG without permission - any link violates their link policy. Weird!
  • Advice. Living in a Windows world, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows, Low End Mac, 12.05. Sharing the Internet, files, and printers on a mixed Mac and Windows network.
  • News. Cable modem users can't turn to FCC, Jonathan Krim, Washington Post, 12.04. "...the FCC has had ample time to make a simple classification of cable-modem services that would not leave customers so exposed."
  • Tech. Serial ATA, Andrew W. Hill, My Turn, 12.05. A look at a new protocol that promises faster, inexpensive, and easier-to-install internal drives.
  • News. Now we are 6. "other" browser Opera reaches milestone, John Lettice, The Register, 12.04. Mac version is still at 5. Give 'em time.
  • Opinion. Spam, spam, spam, spam, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, Low End Mac, 12.04. Why spam won't go away - and some suggestions for fighting back.
  • Opinion. Not @home, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, Low End Mac, 12.03. What do you do when @home shuts down and you have no working phone line?
  • more in the November archive
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