
Low End PC Archive. March 2003Links Low End PCAround the Web- Review: Quill
gripless ergonomic mouse, Charles W. Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings, Low End Mac, 03.31. Uniquely
designed mouse reorients hand, greatly reduces stress on
wrist and fingers.
- Analysis: The
definitive desktop environment comparison, Eugenia
Loli-Queru, OSNews, 03.17. WinXP, BeOS 6, OS X, KDE, and
Gnome compared for look and feel, usability, stability,
and much more.
- Tech: Verizon
to unveil ultra-fast wireless, Christopher Stern,
Washington Post, 03.17. G3 technology enables 2.4 Mbps
wireless networking.
- Advice: Safe
and secure online ordering, Steve Watkins, The
Practical Mac, Low End Mac, 03.18. "By employing a few
safeguards, you can greatly reduce the chances that you
will fall victim to Internet fraud."
- Opinion: Fuel
cells: Better batteries mean better portables, Adam
Robert Guha, Apple Archive, Low End Mac, 03.14. Fuel
cells could provide power for a full day of computing and
reduce the weight of laptops. Are there any
drawbacks?
- Web: Another
one BYTEs the dust, BYTE, 03.13. BYTE.com has moved
to 100% subscription-based access. Thank goodness we have
free alternatives.
- Tech: An
introduction to 64-bit computing and x86-64, Jon
'Hannibal' Stokes, ars technica, 03.11. "he present
article outlines what AMD hopes is the next step in x86's
evolution: x86-64. "
- News: McDonald's
to offer wireless Internet, AOL.com, 03.11.
"...McDonald's restaurants in three U.S. cities will
offer one hour of free high-speed access to anyone who
buys a combination meal."
- Virus: Network
worm uses weak Windows passwords, John Leyden, The
Register, 03.10. "Say hello to a network worm which
attempts to compromise and spread through Windows
machines with weak, default passwords."
- Humor: Apple-Microsoft
cold war turns hot, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, Low
End Mac, 03.11. Situation quickly escalates as one-time
partners take off the gloves and go for the jugular.
- Tech: Neah
Power gives charge to laptops, Paul Andrews,
E-conomy, Seattle Times, 03.10. "Here's what the company
foresees: eight-plus hours on a fuel cell that weighs a
third as much as a conventional lithium-ion
battery...."
- Analysis: With
Pentium M, Intel embraces the relativity theory, Rob
Pegoraro, Fast Forward, Washington Post, 03.09. Intel's
new Centrino processor for portables runs quickly, but
will have to overcome the MHz Myth to find
acceptance.
- News: Paypal
customers target of apparent scam, Paul Roberts,
MacCentral, 03.08. "The e-mail appears to come from
'info@paypal.com' and has a subject line that reads 'Your
PayPal account is Limited.'"
- Advice: 9
free POP3 email services and 2 low cost ones, Charles
W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.10. Nine no cost
email sources that work with your email software - and
two low-cost alternatives.
- Tech: Will
your next laptop have an OLED display and be powered by a
fuel cell?, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 03.06.
Kodak announces first digicam with optical LED (OLED).
Toshiba shows prototype fuel-cell powered latptop
computer.
- News: Kodak
unveils world's first digital camera with OLED
display, Digital Photography Review, 03.02. We've
been waiting years for OLEDs to come to market. Benefits:
low cost and no need for a backlight, which should
improve battery life.
- Humor: The
Borg vs. Microsoft, iGeek, 03.03. "Apparently the
Borg have found the internal 'Windows' module named
'Solitaire' and it has used up all the CPU
capacity."
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