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Deals: DealMac has links for
G3/350 upgrade for $159, iMac/B logic board for $199, 6/30.
Overview: State of
the Spanish Mac Web, Miguel Cornejo (of Macuarium), MacSlash,
6/29. The Mac is an international phenomenon.
Review: New Nissus
email client, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks. "...the more I use
it the more I like it and appreciate its genius."
Opinion: Deplorable
Mac journalism? Excuse me?, Michel Munger, 6/29. "...public
deception [is] wrong in the world of journalism, no matter who it
could hurt."
Opinion: I'm still with
stupid, Mathew Honan, MacWeek, 6/28. "By stupid, I mean I'm
with Apple."
Advice:
Take a break: Digital photography, Richard A. Good, Daily iMac,
6/27. "With my iMac and new camera, I am rediscovering the joy of
just taking pictures for the fun of it...."
Opinion:
A new attribute to admire: Macs are more secure, David
Horrigan, Union Tribune, 6/27. "It is so much more secure, in fact,
that different branches of the military are making plans to add
Macs to their arsenal."
SETI@home: Space:
The final frontier & how you can help, Nancy Gravley,
Computing With Bifocals, Mac Observer, 6/28. "I have been
participating in the SETI experiment for a few months now and want
to recommend it to others."
Opinion: On
journalistic professionalism and the Mac Web, Charles W. Moore,
Applelinks, 6/28. "I am a consummate Mac aficionado, and I want
Apple to do well, but as a journalist I am not a
cheerleader...."
Community: Susan Howerter Tribute
Page, My Mac, 6/27. "It is with the deepest regrets that we
advise that Susan Howerter, an outstanding talented writer,
educator and friend passed away after a long battle with cancer."
Goodbye, Susan.
Opinion: Apple
still working hard at alienating its friends, Charles W. Moore,
Applelinks, 6/27. "The seemingly tireless folks at Apple legal have
been busily seeking out more friends of the Macintosh to
alienate."
Opinion: Windows: An interface
designed by gearheads, Cory Rau, MacInStart, 6/27. "...the
Macintosh represents Apple's effort to put a simple face on
something infinitely more complex than most of us will ever
understand."
Opinion:
Apple had the right - but was still wrong, Justin Swidler,
osOpinion. "While Apple may be going on a crusade lately to protect
their trademarks, they sure are not protecting their image."
Humor: Microsoft
purchases evil from Satan, BBspot. "The Department of Justice
has voiced concerns over one corporation controlling so much evil,
and has begun investigations into the deal."
Software: Apple releases
MRJ 2.2.2. "MRJ 2.2.2 is an upgrade to MRJ 2.2 that improves
memory usage and provides security enhancements."
Opinion: The
deplorable state of Mac web journalism, Wes George, Apple
Trader, Mac Observer, 6/26. "No serious journalist would doubt that
his or her allegiance is first to the readers, not to the
corporation being covered."
Opinion: Soulless
monsters, Eolake Stobblehouse, MacCreator. Most companies have
no soul; Apple is different.
According to several sources, MacOS Daily closed shop last
Thursday. We wish Matt Linton the best and hope all his writers
find new homes on the Mac Web.
Opinion: Extended
AirPort range, John Norton, iThought, MacMilitia, 6/23. With
AirPort 1.2, "AirPort performance has been significantly
improved."
Support: "A source informs us that, as of July 1, Apple will no
longer be selling parts for nor otherwise supporting the Performa
630 and the first generation Power Macs (6100, 7100, 8100, 8150,
9150 models)." MacFixIt,
6/23.
Opinion: Saint
Apple?, Jason Taylor, Jay's Mac Page, 6/23. "Is Apple listening
to customers to benefit us or them?
Advice: Guide to the Apple
Menu, MacBC, 6/23. One thing to keep in mind: it's always in
alphabetical order - but there are ways to work with that.
Software: Best of
class, Shareware Central, MacBC. Alternatives to Apple Menu
Items and the Application Switcher. They missed MenuChoice, our
long-time favorite, but list some interesting software.
Opinion:
Have your phone call my phone, Dan Willis, Consumer Advocate,
Daily Mac, 6/23. How an Apple-branded cell phone and AirPort Mac
could interact. Thoughtful.
Opinion: I have seen
the printer, and it is laser, Daniel J. Lyons, Lyons' Den,
MacBC, 6/22. "After years of dried up color cartridges in my
DeskWriter 550C, I finally admitted that I didn't really need
color...."
Advice: How
to make a RAM Disk, iTeen, Mac Observer, 6/22. Why? Because a
RAM Disk is wicked fast.
Review: Web Design:
The Complete Reference, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks. "...it
focuses on providing useful information and instruction on things
like easy and efficient site navigation, speedy page loading, and
comprehensive browser support."
Advice: Odds,
ends, and important stuff, Nancy Gravley, Computing With
Bifocals, Mac Observer, 6/22. Deleting locked files, updated
software, buying online, more.
Opinion: What makes a Mac user a Mac user, Tim Hillman, MacOS
Daily, 6/22. "Macintosh was founded with religious zeal, and
today's use of the platform is tantamount to religion as
well."
Opinion: Why I Mac, Mark
Ewing, markewing.com. "It's amazing how much misinformation is out
there regarding Macs, usually spread by people who have never used
one."
Opinion: Solar PowerBooks, Charles W. Moore, Road Warrior,
MacOS Daily, 6/21.
Hardware: New Viaos dang
small, Go2Mac.com, 6/21. Three pounds? Yes, only three pound!
C'mon, Apple, give us a thin-and-light laptop.
Midwest is tech worker's pick to click, Dan Rafter, Chicago
Tribune, 6/20. "This comes as bad news to Midwest employers but
great news to local people looking for IT jobs."
Analysis: A fire on the Internet, John Martellaro, Event
Horizon, MacOS Daily, 6/20. When TV coverage of a fire fails to
inform residents, they turned to the Internet for factual
news.
Consumer: Ozone
alert!, Bruce Fraser, Color Geek, MacWeek, 6/20. Color prints
can fade or change color due to ozone, heat, sunlight, humidity,
and other factors.
Advice: Using old displays
on a new Mac, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl. If the old monitor
won't sync, an adapter may solve your problem.
Hack:
B&W G3 ATX conversion, Timothy A. Seufert, Accelerate Your
Mac, 6/19. Why ditch the wonderful blue & white case? For drive
bays!
OS X: The Classic
environment, Stephen Beale, MacWeek, 6/19. Here's where you'll
run your pre-Carbon Mac applications.
Opinion: Investing
on faith, Wes George, Apple Trader, Mac Observer, 6/19. "I'm
sleeping well with my shares of Apple, trusting that the company
hasn't lost its visionary edge."
Opinion: The return
of blipverts, John Martellaro, Warp Core, Applelinks, 6/19.
Automatic link just for mentioning Max Headroom, but it's also a
thoughtful article.
Analysis: AAPL Investors looks at "soft" iMac sales, 6/18.
Analysis:
Getting a handle on laptops, Dan Willis, Consumer Advocate,
Daily Mac, 6/16. The handle and long battery life assure the iBook
can and will be used outside your office. A very savvy
analysis.
Opinion: Adobe:
What trade secrets?, David Coursey, ZDNet, 6/16. "Computer
journalists have always operated under the assumption that
companies' product secrets were fair game."
Power Mac 6400, 6500: Internal modem may have problems under
Mac OS 8.5, will have problems with OS 8.6 and later, as Apple
Telecom is no longer supported. Best solution: replace the internal
modem. (Apple TIL
30819)
Opinion: A
Mac Web code of ethics: Foundations, David Schultz,
Applelust.com, 6/16. A first step in creating a code of ethics for
the Mac Web. Thoughtful and provocative.
Opinion: Will Eazel be more faithful to the Macintosh vision
than OS X?, Charles W. Moore, MacOS Daily, 6/16. "...the thinking
behind Eazel may well be truer to the original Mac essence than OS
X itself."
Advice: How
to tame the true killer application, Straits Times, 6/15. Email
is the killer application of the Intenet. Advice on dealing with
and avoiding email overload.
Opinion: Processor upgrades for G3 series PowerBooks could be
available soon, Charles W. Moore, MacOS Daily, 6/14. PowerLogix's
iForce technology should work equally well in a PowerBook.
Opinion: How young is too
young to Mac?, R. P. Phillips, Family-Mac.com, 6/12. "They're
old enough for their own new Apple computer the day they can buy
one with their own money!"
Software: USB Printer
Sharing, Apple, 6/9. Allows sharing USB printer via TCP/IP.
Requires OS 9.0 or later. Only USB Macs officially supported.
(MacFixIt reports success
with a Macally card.)
Software: Z-Write, the hot
new non-linear word processor, add hypertext links, faster HTML
export, more in version 1.1.
Advice: How to
be a rumor skeptic, Ben Apple, Mac Junkie, 6/12. "Sometimes
this info is more than enough to convince you that little Billy is
having fun with Hotmail accounts in the computer lab."
Hands on: Macs Only!
looks at NetBarrier, a security program that protects your Mac from
unwanted outside internet access.
Ezines: MacOS
Monthly released (formerly Apple Wizards)
Analysis: Berners-Lee
slams Net advertising, The Register, 6/11. "I find the practice
of publishing ads that are indistinguishable from content
unacceptable."
OS: Moving to OS
X, Stephen Beale, MacWeek, 6/11. "Mac OS X will change the Mac
experience in ways that go beyond the interface."
Opinion: Intel's
Mac cover-up, Matthew Rothenberg, ZDNet, 6/10. "We like to
maintain the facilities for students . . . [but we were] asked in a
way that we couldn't say no."
Tech: PowerLogix iForce
details, MacNN, 6/9. How they made an iMac upgrade without
using Apple ROMs. Clever.
Opinion: Real
estate breakers, David Pogue, Macworld. "...Apple's software
designers now threaten to undo all of their predecessors' good
work."
Opinion: The Mac OS in a
world with two Microsofts, Peter Lalor, Infoasis. Separating
Windows from Microsoft applications could give Apple an open door
for OS X on Intel.
Opinion: Abandonware,
Teresa Knezek, Mivox. Software companies should release long
discontinued versions as unsupported freeware.
News: Apple
sees UK sales soar, Macworld UK, 6/9. "Apple's share of the
overall UK PC market in the first quarter of this year saw an
amazing 46 per cent growth...." LEM spin: great news, but it's
still just 3.5% of the total market.
Web: MacTechUK
gets major update, Mac Observer, 6/9. Lots of information will
be of interest to Mac users around the world.
Opinion: Megahertz
or mega-hurts?, Jeff Lewis, MacOpinion, 6/9. Computing power
does not equate with clock speed.
Opinion:
Flat screen iMacs, iWork therefore iMac, Dan Willis, Daily
iMac, 6/9. "...unless Apple has made a major breakthrough in the
flat screen arena, the screens are still prohibitively
expensive."
Opinion: Don't buy your
next Mac just yet, Rich Barron, Mac-Upgrade.com. With Macworld
Expo just six weeks off, wait until the new product announcements
if you can.
Opinion: What a difference a
decade makes, Gene Steinberg, Mac Reality Check, Arizona
Central, 6/6. Ten years ago we drooled over the $10,000 "wicked
fast" 40 MHz Mac IIfx.
Opinion: Adventures
in programming, Marc Zeedar, MacOpinion, 6/7. The author of
Z-write explains his unique word processor.
Advice: Overcoming PowerBook hard drive, expandability
limitations, Charles W. Moore, Road Warrior, MacOS Daily, 6/7. IBM
makes a drive thats almost 30% faster.
Web: MacSedition has some
interesting thoughts on rumor sites, Apple stock.
News: Apple to
deliver the best Java, MacWeek, 6/6. Java 2, part of OS X, will
make the Mac "the best delivery vehicle for Java on the
planet."
Analysis: Diversity, on the farm and in the office, Thomas
Wetzel, MacOS Daily, 6/6. "Trusting one computer platform to do all
the work of the organization is a dangerous game."
Opinion: Platform doesn't matter, Paul Rinkes, MacOS Daily,
6/6. "I went out and made the best purchase I've ever made for my
Mac, aside from ACTION GoMac: Virtual PC 3.0."
Advice: Best "low end" PowerBook for sub-workhorse use, Charles
W. Moore, Road Warrior, 6/1. What's the good choice for writing,
email, and light surfing?
Analysis: Does Apple
need a six-slot Mac?, David Read, MacWeek, 6/5. Apple, why not
find out by offering a "tall" G4 with extra PCI slots?
Opinion: Editor
overload, R.P. Phillips, Family-Mac, 6/5. As the edtior,
webmaster, and publisher of Low End Mac, I sympathize with R.P.'s
plight. Running a site can be a lot of work - but it's also very
rewarding.
News:
iMac sales "definitely down," Kyle D'Addario, Mac Observer,
6/5. Sears and CompUSA employees verify trend. LEM spin: Apple
needs to release a faster iMac.
Opinion: Apple's
clock speed headaches, MacCentral, 6/5. "The whole issue of
clock speed is a huge marketing headache for Apple."
Opinion:
Take a break: For the love of cute, Richard A. Good, Daily
iMac, 6/5. "Why did I buy an iMac in particular? Because my
Lil'Blue buddy is just so cute."
Opinion: It's
the consumers, stupid, Pete Ottman, osOpinion. "...not updating
the iMac's speed when it obviously could smacks of the
long-speculated fear that Apple doesn't want a consumer line
running faster than its professional line. That's just plain
stupid."
Advice: Four habits
of effective surfers, John Martellaro, Warp Core, Applelinks,
6/4. Just because you have 24x7 access doesn't mean you have to
check for email around the clock.
Opinion: Web different, David Schultz, MacOS Daily, 6/3. "We
are about ideas; age-old ideas stated in a new context and in a new
way."
Advice: Effective
word processing, Deborah Shadovitz, Mac Efficiency 101,
MacCentral, 6/2. "Go ahead, be creative. Your words are not
engraved in stone."
Rumor:
Canada Luring Microsoft?, CBS MarketWatch, 6/2. "Canada is
encouraging Microsoft Corp. to move its operations to British
Columbia, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported on
Friday...."
Low End: 68k Macs,
MacToolbox. Concise overviews of the compact Macs, Mac IIs, and
early PowerBooks.
Opinion:
Consumer Mac focus resulting in juvenile following?, Wes
George, Raging Bull, 6/1. "What we are witnessing is nothing
less than a paradigm shift from a static linear medium of
communication (the written word) to a liquid nonlinear multimedia
which has yet to be fully invented, much less clearly defined and
implemented."
Opinion: ThunderBird
running OS X, Accelerate Your Mac!, 6/1. Flame bait: "I'd love
to see Apple offer as an addition to the current PowerPC
line, an OS X based system running on an Athlon or ThunderBird CPU
and PC 6 PCI slot motherboard."
Analysis: Apple sales jump in April;
growth below average, MacNN, 6/1. "....more than half of all
personal computers sold in April were sold with 17-inch monitors."
And none of them were iMacs.
Advice: Follow-up to
AirPort/Spring follies, John H. Farr, Applelinks, 6/1. "...be
very careful not to accidentally reconfigure the base
station to use your 'on the road' settings."
News: 
Rumor: