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The Low End Mac Link Archive, September 2000

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Opinion: Apple now a delicious buy?, Michelle Delio, Wired, 9/29. "The Cube should have appeared to those who wanted a little something more than the iMac, but Apple set the price too high. It's priced for Power users but doesn't have the features they want."
Opinion: The sky's not falling, Dennis Sellers & Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral, 9/29. "Apple isn't losing money this quarter, it's just not making as much money as expected."
Opinion: Perspective on Apple's fall, Motley Fool, 9/29. "While some investors are licking their wounds today, others are licking their chops and thinking 'buy.'"
Web: EarthLink issues $30,000 bill to Halo fan, Inside Mac Games, 9/29. Popularity can kill your bank account; "excessive bandwidth usage" leads to $30k in ISP fees.
AAPL: AAPL cut in half by yesterday's profit warning, Wes George , Mac Observer, 9/29. "This is the first time Apple has missed earnings in over a dozen quarters and the biggest one day drop in Apple's stock price ever."
AAPL: Apple to report lower than expected fourth quarter earnings, Apple, 9/28. Slow retail sales, education sales, Cube sales. Didn't we all say the Cube was a bit overpriced?
Software: FileMaker FMP Reverter, A FileMaker Affliction. Reverter creates FileMaker 4 files from FileMaker 5 files.
Low End: Get your compact Mac on the Web, Jag's House. Seminal article on getting a Mac Plus, SE, Classic, Portable, or PowerBook 100 on the Internet.
OS X: Road to OS X: Things to fix, Dennis Sellers, MacCentral, 9/28. The beta is promising, but missing some very helpful features Mac users are used to.
Opinion: Failings of the PowerPC collaboration, Bob Snow, Go2Mac.com, 9/28. "The life cycle of a personal computer is just too short to include technology for which their is not full utilization."
Anticipation: PowerPC G4 Plus in Macs by "mid-summer" 2001, Brad Gibson, MacCentral, 9/28. We may see 750 MHz G4s next summer - as Intel and Athlon approach 2 GHz.
News: Newer announces OS X drivers available soon, Newer Technology, 9/27.
Web: Interview with iCab's Alexander Clauss, MacSlash, 9/27. Yes, iCab is being Carbonized for Mac OS X.
Promises, promises: Motorola G5 chip will achieve 2 GHz, Dennis Sellers, MacCentral, 9/27. And the G4 will hit 1 GHz. Question is, why can't they get past 500 MHz today?
Here today, gone tomorrow: Motorola removes 550 MHz chip, MacSlash, 9/27. Motorola has removed all mention of a 550 MHz PPC 7410 from the press release that announced it a day earlier. :-(
OS X: Road to Mac OS X: Stability and speed (or lack of it), Dennis Sellers, MacCentral, 9/27. "As for stability, well, it's everything Apple promised. I've yet to freeze the entire system."
Spam: Microsoft's new spamming technique, Slashdot, 9/27. "Microsoft is now testing a beta version of their MSN Explorer that sends e-mails to everyone in your Outlook Address, informing them that your e-mail address has changed and invites them to to try MSN."
SETIonMac: SuperMacs Team launched.
Low End: Why I think a Mac Plus is still a cool computer, Paul D. Sprague. "The Mac Plus has the soul that got many of us hooked on the Macintosh platform."
Consumer: Alternatives to Apple's optical mouse, Bare Feats, 9/27. I'm intrigued with the $24 Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse....
MacInSchool: Superior students get new computers, Duluth News Tribune, 9/26. New lab includes 25 iMacs.
Analysis: OS X on upgraded Macs?, David Read, MacWeek, 9/26. "Upgrade vendors face several obstacles in getting their products to work with Mac OS X."
News: Motorola announces new G4 chip, MacWeek, 9/26. Next generation G4 available now at speeds to - hold your breath - 550 MHz! (Discuss on MacSlash)
Low End: CD on CC, Stuart Bell, Colour Classic Compendium. Not one, not two, but three different Colour Classics beautifully modified with internal CD-ROM drives.
Opinion: iBook in high school: Newbies, Dave Egger, MacMonkey. "The style of the iBook seems to have been the biggest hit of all. How can it not be?"
Opinion: If Microsoft owned OS X, they woulda shipped it long ago, Rodney O. Lain, Applelinks, 9/26. Microsoft would have called OS X Beta a golden master and started working on Service Pack 1.
Dark Side: Dell announces two wireless laptops, Go2Mac.com, 9/26. Unfortunately, the wireless part won't be available for two months....
Dark Side: MAPI: Why Linux may never win the desktop, Tom Adelstein, osOpinion, 9/26. Insidious use of technology keeps Windows dominant.
News: HP downsizes workspace, The Register, 9/26 [Win98 Central]. "In a move straight out of Dilbert, HP is trying to save money by making its staff work in more cramped conditions."
Low End: SE/30 with internal CD-ROM, Fantastic Things. They said it couldn't be done. Here's how you can do it. (Tomorrow: Colour Classics with internal CD-ROM drives!)
Humor: Letter i found dead, Stephen Van Esch, Segfault.org. "The letter i was found floating in a river just outside Palo Alto, California early yesterday morning...."
Review: Sony Spressa 10x CD-RW SCSI drive, Michael Munger, Mac Observer, 9/25. Puzzling software, excellent drive.
Opinion: The iBook as a desktop replacement, Professional Mac, 9/25. "Mac users now have a viable, true desktop replacement for only $1499."
Humor: iWatch2: News from Apple cyborg technology section, Eolake Stobblehouse, MacCreator.
Humor: Key lime iBooks are a hoax!, Dave Egger, MacMonkey, 9/25. Photos demonstrate that the Key Lime is not the same color as the key lime iBook.
Virus: First Palm virus spreads, killing programs, Yahoo/Reuters, 9/24
Hands on: Dual processor Power Mac G4, Michel Munger, Mac Observer, 9/22.
Web: Best & worst of the Web, Mac Observer, 9/22. Especially Kyle's comments on "Web publisher says banners have proved a disaster."
Consumer: Week's best PowerBook, iBook deals, PowerBook Central, 9/22.
MacInSchool: Macs creeping back into Grand Rapids (MI) Public Schools, Dennis Sellers, MacCentral, 9/22. Purchases still mostly Wintel, but there are Macs in the mix.
Opinion: Web publisher says banners have proved a disaster, Rick Perera, IDG.Net, 9/21. Of course, at the top of the page is an animated banner ad - and another at the bottom. ;-)
Dark Side: Data loss threatens fast Windows systems, PC World, 9/21 [Win98 Central]. "Systems running at 933 MHz and faster with Windows 98 or Me risk data loss at shutdown." Maybe 500 MHz isn't so bad.
Analysis: OS X: A merging of various decades-old technologies, Paul Bayley, Xappeal. A history of the Mac OS and a good look at the state of Mac OS X.
Opinion: Changing the world, one Mac disser at a time, Mac Observer, 9/21. When a Denver TV station hyped Wintel machines as the only computers to buy, one Mac user educated them.
Virus: UBS warns of new virus, CNNfn, 9/21. Subject "Funny Story" or "When did you die?" could mean trouble for Outlook and Outlook Express users as virus steals PIN number - only on Windows, of course. (Also see our virus page.)
OS: Mac OS Runtime for Java 2.2.3 released, Apple, 9/21. Oracle certified, better performance, fewer bugs.
Opinion: Top 10 coolest PowerBook accessories, Remy Davison, Insanely Great Mac, 9/21. You might quibble about importance, but some very good suggestions.
Analysis: iBook SE vs. PC laptops comparison, Dave Egger, MacMonkey, 9/21. "I would compare the 466 MHz iBook to a desktop Pentium III 700."
Hands On: iMAXpowr G3 and G4, MyMac, 9/00. In many real-world tests, the G3/466 "felt quicker" than the G4/433 - something LEM has maintained for some time.
Advice: Tape drives for backup: You get what you pay for, Stephan Somogyi, Macworld. Backup is a must, especially with today's huge hard drives. We agree with Somogyi: the Ecrix VXA drive is a real winner (it's what we use at Low End Mac).
Opinion: How big is your hard drive?, Ceolaf, MacinThoughts, Applelust, 9/20. Why would anyone need 80 GB of storage?
Privacy: "Cat" scanning device may track users online, Cnet, 9/20. Free CueCat bar code scanner can track everything you use it for.
Spam: e-Mail Preference Service, Direct Marketing Association. Register to have your email address removed from member mailing lists.
Connectivity: Problem with iBook ethernet, Go2Mac.com, 9/20. Recommended solution to network problems is Duplex Tool.
News: Apple agency: no pressure applied, Matthew Rothenberg, ZDNet, 9/20. Chiat/Day claims rumor inquiries "strictly routine."
Analysis: Surf and be happy, PC World, 9/20 [Win98 Central]. "People who use the Web at work are more productive, do better work, and feel happier and less stressed."
Opinion: Apple and Chiat/Day's intolerable media relations, Michel Munger, Mac Observer, 9/20. "Apple's arrogance raises questions about its future reputation with the media and its customers."
OS X: The big compromise, David K. Every, iGeek, MacWeek, 9/20. "The first rule of engineering is that everything is about tradeoffs."
OS X: More on the Mac and Unix, Slashdot, 9/20. Many Unix/Linux folk very impressed with OS X.
Opinion: Paris iBooks: iBook vs. PowerBook value equation shifts dramatically, Charles W. Moore, Mac Opinion, 9/19. "Apple has addressed most of the objections I previously had with the iBook, added a lot of value, and held the price point."
News: Pismo revision blocks some memory modules, Go2Mac.com, 9/19. Change in RAM slot configuration prevents some modules from fitting.
Opinion: Discuss software piracy and the Mac, MacSlash, 9/19. "Low End Mac has the first discussion I've seen of 'warez' in the Mac world."
OS X: Inside the public beta, Stephen Beale, MacWeek, 9/19. "...you won't appreciate how much you've relied on the Apple menu and Application Switcher until you run Mac OS X."
Connectivity: Why IM matters so much, UpsideToday, 9/19. The issues behind the Instant Messenger war.
Advice: Spam, spam, spam, Joe Carson, All Mac Considered, Applelust, 9/19. "Interestingly enough, no major corporation is stupid enough to engage in this sort of useless time and money wasting nonsense." (Also see our Spam Filtering Guide.)
Opinion: Apple's controlling desires, Matthew Rothenberg, ZDNet, 9/18. "I'm going to suggest that what Apple defines as a rumor is far broader than what most of its supporters seem to believe."
Opinion: ZDNet, Chiat/Day, and journalistic bias, David Schultz, Applelust, 9/18. "Speculation is not a rumor, and neither is a guess or educated guess based in history..."
OS X: At 80,000 and counting, Apple unundated with OS X orders, Brad Gibson, MacCentral, 9/18. At $30 a pop, that's nearly a quarter million dollars!
Opinion: Road Warrior Mailbag, Charles W. Moore, Mac Opinion, 9/18. Especially see comments by David W. Murray on Newer Tech 466 MHz WallStreet upgrade.
iBook: Japanese site shows PPC 750CX at heart of new iBook, something we noted the day Apple announced the next generation iBook. [Accelerate Your Mac!]
Connectivity: DSL users can't get no satisfaction, Dennis Sellers, MacCentral, 9/18. "Telecommunications industry estimates of the percentage of phone lines that are technically fit for DSL range from 30 to 60."
Opinion: Does USB cause system slowdown?, MacSlash, 9/18. The writer may be on to something. I can't quantify it, but suspect adding USB to an older Mac may slow it down.
Analysis: Mac OS X: What you should really know and why there is no reason to worry today, Roger Kasten Jr., NewerTech. "If we expect too much from it, we will end up being disappointed and we will only have ourselves to blame."
OS: OS X Server gets perfect score, MacNN, 9/16. OS X Server (not to be confused with OS X) scores 5 out of 5, surpassing Windows NT Server.
OS: OS X Server gets perfect score, MacNN, 9/16. OS X Server (not to be confused with OS X) scores 5 out of 5, surpassing Windows NT Server.
Virus: A guide to nasty worms and viruses, Montreal Gazette, 9/15. Excactly what is a Trojan horse, a virus, a worm?
Benchmarks: Upgrade G4/Sawtooth to 500 MHz or buy new dual processor G4?, Bare Feats, 9/15. Considering resale value of a slower G4, which gives more bang for the buck?
Analysis: The new iBook: Just right or too little, too late?, Oliver Dueck, Mac Observer, 9/15. "All in all, the latest iBook is a big improvement over the old model, without a premium price."
OS X: No printer drivers in sight for OS X, MacWeek, 9/15. Sorry, but you just won't be able to print to those Epson, HP, Canon, and other USB ink-jet printers for a while.
OS X: How good a Unix is Mac OS X?, Slashdot, 9/15.
Web: Amateur Radio Resources for Mac users. Links for Mac-centric software and email lists.
Analysis: Notebooks to take quarter of PC market in 2000, Tony Smith, The Register, 9/14. PowerBooks were just 10% of Apple's unit sales in FY1999. AAPL Investors puts that figure at about 21% for Q3 2000.
Deal: Refurb Power Mac G3/350 "Sawtooth" only US$1,095, see DealMac for details. Offer ends Sunday, Sept. 17.
Hands on: SweetMail 1.9.3, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 9/15. "I have been trying to think of something I dislike about SweetMail, and not coming up with much."
Rumor? Mac OS X on 68k Macs, Jag's House. How to run Mac OS X on a Quadra. Really. ;-)
Rumor: Mac Sphere? (IE users, choose QuickTime plugin to see this PNG image)
Opinion: Apple's strong-arm gambit: It's all about control, Charles Cooper, ZDNet, 9/15. Source says, "...Chiat/Day wouldn't have dared make this sort of move without Apple's approval."
Opinion: Regarding your Mac site: You are free!, John H. Farr, Applelinks, 9/15. "Corporate suppression of unfavorable news is an ongoing 21st century scandal."
OS X: Reader impressions of public beta, Xappeal, 9/14. "Overall impression: while there are still a few rough edges that make it obvious that this is a beta, the quality is astonishing overall."
Web: Ad agency threatens Mac media, ZDNet, 9/14. "Apple Computer Inc.'s advertising agency is offering Mac publications a choice: Get out of the rumors business or lose Apple's business." Last I knew, Apple didn't run ads on any of the Mac sites.... (Discuss on MacSlash)
Hardware: In depth: FireWire iBook, MacNN, 9/14. Thoughtful overview of Apple's newest computers. Question: Just what are we going to call the new models?
Software: Eradicator 1.5, Searchware Solutions, 9/14. Freeware utility for OS 9 users deletes temporary files the Mac OS leaves behind.
Opinion: iBook narrows consumer-pro gap, Jason O'Grady, ZDNet, 9/14. The title really says it all. Unless you need a bigger screen, go for the iBook.
Web: Windows Me Central, keep track of the dark side. From the folks who run Win98Central. It's nice to see a Win site with the same kind of feel we're used to on the Mac side.
History: In 1985, who was pushing Apple to license the Mac OS?, Owen W. Lanzmayer, Apple Confidential, MacSpeedZone.
MacInSchool: NC school system abandoning the Mac?, Dennis Sellers, MacCentral, 9/14. Director of Technology Services cites limited staffing, cost of repair parts, cross-platform integration, and networking difficulties as reasons to stop buying Macs. (In the real world, Macs need less support, rarely need repairs, work well with PCs, and network nicely.)
Opinion: Anticipation and key lime, Dave Egger, MacMonkey. The new iBooks are great, but that new color....
Analysis: New iBook vs. PowerBook: The real deal, Ben Apple, Mac Junkie, 9/14. "What we have here is a genuine knockout, and iBook is the champ."
Opinion: Why buy a $2499 PowerBook 400 MHz over a $1799 iBook 466 MHz?, PowerBook Zone, 9/14. There is no compelling reason - well, just one.
Opinion: Retrospective: The PowerBook 500 Series, Charles W. Moore, Road Warrior, Mac Opinion, 9/13. The first PowerBook that was a viable alternative to a desktop Mac.
OS X: OS X Public Beta available for order from Apple Store for US$29.95 shipped - or add $10 for 3-day shipping via FedEx. (I've got mine on order!)
Web: MacOSX.com launched.
Hardware: G3 upgrade for 7200, 8200, Sonnet, 9/13. Generally considered beyond hope of an upgrade, these Power Macs can soon be accelerated with a 400 MHz G3 for US$500.
Hardware: Radeon comes to G4, Cube, MacCentral, 9/13. ATI's hot new video card now a build-to-order option from the Apple Store.
Review: Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse, Everything iMac & iBook, 9/13 [Macs Only!]. "...the Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse is a steal and comes with a 5 year warranty." $34.95 shipped from Outpost.com
Low End: The MacAttic, old Macs repaired, old Macs for sale.
Low End: Salvaged Mac Pluses, Matt Waters. These two abused Macs go beyond the old Timex slogan, "Takes a licking, keeps on ticking."
OS X: Mac OS X: The full story, Macworld, 9/12.
Opinion: The Megahertz can of worns, Michel Munger, 9/12. "The bottom line is that if megahertz hurt Apple's image for speed, something has to happen."
Opinion: Simply Web, Rob Stevenson, Mac OS Journal. Did you know the first publicly available graphical browser, Mosaic, was introduced in Sept. 1993? That makes the Web as we know it seven years old - twice as old as Low End Mac.
OS X: Inside Mac OS X Public Beta, ZDNet, 9/11. Requires 128 MB RAM, 1.5 GB drive space. List of unsupported things is vast: most third-party video cards, AirPort, multiple monitors, second ATA drives, more. :-(
OS X: Mac OS X beta's grab bag of apps, ZDNet, 9/11. OS X expected to ship with browser, email, QuickTime, and much more.
OS X: Inside the public beta of Mac OS X, ZDNet, 9/11. "...Mac OS X public beta retains a strong flavor of NeXTstep...."
Web: World's most popular Web site lowers ad rates, loses revenue, John H. Farr, Applelinks, 9/11. Kinda, "well, duh."
MacInSchool: One becomes many: The Kittridge School story, Fred Showker, UGAcademy, 9/00. School purchases 185 iMacs, community works to improve facility.
Web: Macfreewares, where all the software is free.
Benchmarks: Fastest, newest Macs including Dual G4, Cube, Bare Feats, 9/11. The G4 MP isn't twice as fast - but they are faster on some tests.
Opinion: Get a Compaq and put the old Mac to rest, Frank Ruffel, Right On Mac!, 9/11. What do you say when the person who hooked you on the Mac decides to go Windows?
Software: Eudora upgrade gets flame retardant, MacWeek, 9/11. Eudora 5 can analyze incoming and outgoing email "for potentially offensive language." Interesting.
News: Group claims Apple protest cancelled, Kyle D'Addario, Mac Observer, 9/11. "Instead of a protest, members of the group have a closed-door meeting planned with Apple Europe executives next week." Cool!
OS: Countdown to OS X public beta, MacWeek, 9/11. Coming Wednesday - one way or another.
Preview: Office 2001, Carson Baker, Holy Mac, 9/10. Take a close look at Entourage, the email and information management side of Office 2001. Looks too much like Outlook Express for this Emailer user, but sounds very impressive.
Advice: A free board for surfing the Internet, Macinterpreter.com. Where Mac users can get free Web access, free email, and other free Internet services.
Opinion: A new Mac: Not only has Apple recovered, but it's thriving, Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times, 9/10.
Advice: Budget laptop hunting, David Grimmer, MacSlash, 9/9. "Since a lot of older laptops max out at 12 or 16 MB of memory, even a fully-loaded system is going to be pushed to the limits by your software."
Connectivity: High-speed Web access goes rural, Des Moines Register, 9/7. Slower than AirPort, but with a 6- to 8-mile range, wireless Internet access looks like a winner.
Opinion: Forget Circuit City. I'm working at Micro Center, Rodney O. Lain, Mac Observer, 9/8. "...there wasn't just a Mac section in the back corner, á la CompUSA, there was actually a respectable-looking, immaculate Mac Department."
Technology: Serial ATA waits in the wings, MacWeek, 9/8. Every major hard drive manufacturer and most major PC makers, except Apple, are involved in 150 MBps protocol.
Review: Six great things about Photoshop 6, Derrick Stgory, Webreview.com, 9/8. "Adobe has fixed the one thing that Photoshop was really lousy at: text handling."
Low End: DV's PowerBook 5300 Info Page. Includes tips on repairing the power connector on the PB 5300 and PB 190.
MacInSchool: Virtual lessons a reality for laptop students, Eugene Hogan, Irish Independent, 9/8. Goal is to replace textbooks with PowerBooks.
Advocacy: Ten reasons for using the Mac, MacCentral, 9/8. Total cost of ownership is just the first reason.
Opinion: An open letter to Seiko-Epson, Bruce Fraser, MacWeek, 9/8. Problem with Stylus Photo 870/1270 and Premium Glossy Paper. (I just got my 870 yesterday. I'm looking forward to testing it over the weekend.)
Review: Windows Me, Windows98Central, 9/8. Due for release the day after OS X Beta, new Windows takes 25-40 minutes to install.
Rights: Downtime by law, Suck, 9/8 [Slashdot]. "Millions use the Internet without the slightest idea that their rights are being stripped away...."
Advice: Turn off your modem's sound, MacInstruct. If you hate the screeeeeching as much as I do, read this article.
Deal: Quickeys 5.0 only US$50 (upgrade just US$36), details at DealMac, 9/7.
Advice: Branded monitors and ink: Are you getting screwed?, Michel Munger, Mac Observer, 9/7. Inexpensive inkjet printers are like giving away the razor so you can sell blades.
Low End: Vintage computers have their groupies, Richard Louv, Union-Tribune. Vintage article about Mac lovers who really do use those old Macs.
Connectivity: IBM, Dell trail Apple in wireless laptop push, Joe Wilcox, Cnet, 9/7. So nice of the Wintel world to give Apple a one-year head start.
Duh: Net gamblers believe casino sites are fixed, Computer User, 9/7. [Win98Central]. About 60 percent of Internet users who place bets online believe the games they play are rigged. The rest of us should be savvy enough not to gamble online. ;-)
Community: Macintosh Guy announces Business Macintosh (BusMac) email list, 9/7.
Opinion: (Dawning of a) new Mac era, Stephan Somogyi, ZDNet, 9/6. Best argument yet for Apple supporting pre-G3 hardware.
Web: Death of the websafe color palette?, Webmonkey, 9/6. Across browsers, operating systems, and bit-depth, only 22 of the 216 "websafe" colors are completely safe. OTOH, Mac browsers are consistent. (See discussion at Slashdot.)
News: Microsoft jumps back into sub-notebooks, Stephanie Miles, Cnet, 9/6. Smaller than a notebook computer, but larger than a PDA, HPC 2000 includes keyboard, runs WinCE software.
Advice: Reader tips to help your Mac, Nancy Gravley, Computing With Bifocals, Mac Observer, 9/6.
Advice: Which broadband connection is right for you?, Greg Holden, Cnet, 9/5. An overview of cable vs. DSL Internet access.
Advice: How to design a bad Web site, Nancy O. Johnson, Applelust, 9/5. "All the bells & whistles in the world won't help a bad website... in fact, they will do just the opposite."
MacInSchool: Portable computers part of everyday classes at more schools, Star Tribune, 9/5.
Connectivity: Can you escape "DSL Hell"?, ZDNet, 9/5. We've had ours on order for, well, it seems like forever.
Virus: "Donald Duck" virus on the loose, Cnet, 9/5. Trojan horse proliferating mainly in Philippines at present. Windows only, of course.
Rumor? Return of the Compact Mac, Anakin Onesimus. Apple to complete product matrix with compact flat panelled Cube.
News: Protest planned for Apple Expo, aim to disrupt Jobs' keynote, Kyle D'Addario, Mac Observer, 9/5. "Apple needs to adapt the way it deals with these people [fans, webmasters] and find some other way of dealing with them other than sending in the lawyers."
Opinion: What's happening at Motorola?, MacUser UK. "...three years ago PowerPC 604's were clocked at 350MHz while the Pentium was a mere 150MHz. So what's gone wrong?"
Opinion: Apple, give us alternative processors, not just multiple ones, Kelly McNeill, osOpinion, 9/5. "...approximately 1/3 [of surveyed Windows users] said that they were so dissatisfied with their current OS that they would eagerly dump it in exchange for OS X."
Opinion: PowerBook 5300 exposed, Charles W. Moore, Road Warrior, Mac Opinion, 9/5. The PowerBook 5300 gets fixed under Apple's repair extension.
Analysis: Internet no longer US dominated, Macworld UK, 9/5. That may overstate things a bit, but the Internet is becoming a truly international medium.
Advice: Networks in-depth: Switches, hubs, and routers, Paul Shields, Business Mac, 9/4. A good introduction to networking.
Analysis: Macintosh vs. PC: The DSL wars, Josh Munce, MacInterpreter. Macs have been ready for ethernet, therefor DSL, for almost a decade. Windows computers? That's another story.
Community: Macobsoleti, an email list for Italian Mac users. To subscribe, send email to <macobsoleti-on@mail.maclaunch.com>
Privacy: Microsoft sees no "Web bug" - privacy group disagrees, Brad Gibson, MacCentral, 9/1. Word for Mac can track who is reading a document and when.
Consumer: Sonnet drops price on PB 1400 upgrade, Mac Observer, 9/1. Already a hot upgrade, price is now US$100 lower.
Advice: Ready for Mac OS X?, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl. Are your computer and peripherals ready for it?

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