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External news links are listed below by the date of publication with the most recent articles listed at the top, older ones below them. Other monthly archive indexes are linked on the right. Links were correct when originally posted. However, we cannot guarantee that these links are still active.

Benchmarks: How fast is 10.1?, Macs Only!, 09.28. Definitely an improvement over 10.0.4.
Opinion: The Macintosh is still the "repressed minority" of the computer industry - so what?, Rodney O. Lain, iBrotha, Mac Observer, 09.28. "The Macintosh was, is, and will always be a minority in the computer industry."
News: Aqua project has been shut down by Apple legal, Eric Yang, 09.27. Project was developing Aqua "skin" for Mozilla/Netscape.
Advice: Setting up home network gets easier, cheaper, David Hoye, Sacramento Bee, 09.27.
Benchmarks: OS X 10.1 vs 10.0.4 performance, Accelerate Your Mac, 09.27. Yes, it's faster, but by how much?
Opinion: Can "abandonware" revive forgotten programs?, Kevin Savetz, Byte, 09.17. "...access to old software is essential for people who still use older computers...."
History: Personal computer history, Dan Knight, Low End PC, 09.27. A brief look at over 25 years of PC history, 1975-2001.
Advice: How do I do that on a Mac/PC?, Nancy Carroll Gravley, Mac Observer, 09.27. Help in going cross platform.
Dark Side: Cost of Microsoft upgrades increase, Michell Kessler, USA Today, 09.26. Businesses can choose no upgrades or mandatory upgrades - no other options.
Benchmarks: Is the 10.1 OS X upgrade really faster?, MacSpeedZone, 09.26. Mostly.
Opinion: Small town newspaper editor: "Does Anyone Actually Keep Up With Apple Anymore?" Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 09.26. "...doesn't seem to have noticed that Apple consistently leads the way for the entire PC industry both technologically and aesthetically."
Opinion: Unix raises the bar, Michael Reynolds, osOpinion, 09.26. "In reality, using Windows is a very high-risk practice from a security standpoint."
Opinion: Pint-size power, Walter S. Mossberg, Smart Money. "...the iBook is the best all-around home or college laptop I've seen."
Connectivity: Double Talk v1.1, Kirk Hiner, Applelinks, 09.26. Easy to use, but incomplete.
OS X: Welcome to Mac OS X 10.1! A visual tour with commentary, Mike Vannorsdel, Applelust, 09.25. Before you install, see if you need a firmware update....
OS X: Mac OS X 10.1 released, free in Apple Stores this Saturday, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 09.25.
OS X: Mac OS X Server also revved to version 10.1, Dennis Sellers, 09.25.
Virus: Attacks computer virus identified, Fox News, 09.25. New virus spreads by email, deletes files on Windows computers.
Advice: How to eject your optical drive without the Apple keyboard, Right On Mac, 09.25. Boy, I could have used this tip last week!
OS X: Unsupported UtilityX 2.0b1 available, Ryan Rempel. New version designed to be more compatible with future versions of OS X. No multiprocessor support yet.
News: Apple's entire product line makes PC Magazine's list of "forward thinking" computers, Rodney O. Lain, Mac Observer, 09.25.
Virus: Virus exploits fears over war on terror, John Leyden, The Register, 09.25. Email virus can infect Windows PCs, attack antivirus software.
Advice: PowerBook and iBook battery management, Charles W. Moore, Road Warrior, Mac Opinion, 09.24.
Tech: AppleSpec Download Page. Apple hasn't updated their downloadable AppleSpec in well over a year, so Jeff Gordon has posted his updated version in FileMaker 5 format.
Dark Side: Gartner Group suggests dumping IIS for now, Slashdot, 09.24. "Gartner remains concerned that viruses and worms will continue to attack IIS until Microsoft has released a completely rewritten, thoroughly and publicly tested, new release of IIS."
Dark Side: MS shows toppling towers in ZDNet advert, The Register, 09.24. Bad taste, Microsoft. Appallingly bad taste.
Opinion: Apple's 10 best (and worst) business decisions, Insanely Great Mac, 09.24. Yes, buying NeXT makes the list.
Opinion: Microsoft working hard to help Apple make inroads in corporate America, Paul Shields, Business Mac, 09.24. "...MS is proposing to raise software licensing fees by 30 - 107%, an increase that is infuriating many IT managers."
Advice: Vigilance against viruses, Henry Norr, San Francisco Chronicle, 09.24. "If you're on a Mac, Linux or Unix machine, don't be complacent."
Web: Going proactive against viruses, ars technica, 09.23. "ISPs are finally getting off their bum and cutting off service to machines that may be infected with a worm or virus."
Analysis: Mac users aren't immune to viruses, Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times, 09.23. "The Mac is enjoying the longest stretch in its history without a serious form of attack against its innards...."
Dark Side: Microsoft security: The dog that didn't bark, Geoff Lane, osOpinion, 09.21. "Although there is a need for Microsoft security software, as we have seen time and time again, the vast numbers of Windows users adopt the install-and-forget principle."
Dark Side: Cnet chronicles customer frustration with Microsoft's licensing tactics, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 09.21. "The company regularly changes the way it licenses its products to corporate customers in order to get around the fact that those customers don't upgrade as often as Microsoft would like."
Dark Side: MS FrontPage restricts free speech, Slashdot, 09.21. "You may not use the Software in connection with any site that disparages Microsoft, MSN, MSNBC, Expedia, or their products or services, infringe any intellectual property or other rights of these parties, violate any state, federal or international law, or promote racism, hatred or pornography."
Consumer: Week's best PowerBook & iBook deals, PowerBook Central, 09.21.
Advice: Using virtual memory: Mac basics, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 09.21.
Virus: Nimda worm runs riot on IT sites, John Leyden, The Register, 09.20. Yes, as usual, Microsoft's own servers got infected. ;-)
Virus: Nimda worm and the Mac, MacFixIt, 09.20. Amazing Nimda worm can put files on Macs.
Analysis: Radical Islam at war with America, Fred Siegel, Fox News, 09.19. "Why is it that everywhere in the world where Muslims are in the majority, . . minorities are persecuted?"
aVirus: Virulent Nimda computer worm hits worldwide, Yahoo/Reuters, 09.18. As of 09.00 p.m. Tuesday, Low End Mac's Linux-based server had been hit nearly 8,000 times.
Virus: Nimda worm strikes Net, e-mail, Cnet, 09.18. "It's all automated." Nice graph shows impact of Nimda on Internet.
W32.Nimda.A@mm, Symantec Security Response, 09.18.
W32/Nimda.A@mm, McAfee Virus Alert, 09.18. "This threat can infect all unprotected users of Win9x/NT/2000/ME."
Virus: Code Red-based email worm breaks out, The Register, 09.18. Nimda shows up with random subject line, readme.exe attachment, HTML file, attacks IIS servers. Macs, Unix, Linux immune.
Virus: New virus downloads itself from Web pages, ZDNet UK, 09.18. "The Nimda virus uses every trick in the book to spread, say virus experts...."
Virus: Scary hybrid Internet worm loose, Michelle Delio, Wired, 09.18. "A new e-mail and server worm that appears to be a retooled combination of several other successful worms...."
Virus: New (more) annoying Microsoft worm hits Net, Slashdot, 09.18. Attacks each IP with 16 different requests.
Opinion: Down with Web ads; up with charities!, David Schultz, Applelust, 09.18. We've added a badge for the Salvation Army - the Red Cross site kept blowing up Netscape.
Opinion: Why no PowerBook books?, Charles W. Moore, Road Warrior, Mac Opinion, 09.18. Lots of good Mac titles, but nothing just for PowerBook users.
Marketing: AMD names next Athlon after Windows XP, Tony Smith, The Register, 09.18. Would you prefer to run Windows XP on a Pentium 4 or Athlon XP?
Terror: Bin Laden extradition possible, Fox News, 09.18. Taliban urges Afghans to prepare for holy war, willing to discuss extradition - but not to U.S.
Benchmarks: Dual G4/800 vs. other G4s, Bare Feats, 09.17. Wins all but one test.
Opinion: America unites, but will we?, David Schultz, Applelust, 09.17. "It's irresponsible in ways it wasn't before. It's offensive in ways it wasn't before. It's now in bad taste."
Macinschool: Nashville school superintendant: No new Macs, Dennis Sellers, MacCentral, 09.17. Other than outside donations, school goes "Dell only." System hiring 8 techs to support Wintel-only decision.
Tech: Motorola completes 1.6 GHz G5, The Register, 09.17. G5, a full 64-bit CPU, "set to go into volume production real soon now." Mac OS X 10.2 rumored to run as a 64-bit OS.
News: Indian, Pakistani murdered in Texas, Arizona, The Hindu, 09.17 [Scripting News]. Stop the madness. More.
Dark side: AnimalFarm.NET, Morris Lewis, Windows2000, 08.31. "...after Windows programmers learn what they can do with .NET, adoption will be inevitable."
Tech: Faster wireless protocol delayed, InternetNews, 09.14 [Macs Only!]. 54 Mbps 802.11g protocol will be five times faster than AirPort.
Opinion: Does hotrodding older Macs make sense?, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 09.14. Sometimes it does, sometimes not.
Opinion: Neighbors and friends, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 09.14. Canada stands with U.S., even flying flags at half mast.
OS X: Apple confirms free Mac OS X 10.1 update CDs from dealers, Mac Night Owl, 09.14.
Opinion: Five "dirty words" that should be banned from Mac users' vocabulary, Rodney O. Lain, 09.14. "I've come up with a list of words that we should delete from the Mac lexicon."
Rights: Palm gets snotty with Palm-friendly Web sites, Tony Smith, The Register, 09.14. Company tells Palm-related sites to change name or else.
Web: PalmGuru.com becoming PocketAnywhere.Com, will expand coverage to include Pocket PCs, not just PalmOS handhelds.
Terror: Five firefighters pulled alive from rubble, Fox News, 09.13.
Terror: A call for peace, Andrew W. Hill, JMUG, 09.13. Why we need to look beyond vengeance and retribution.
Advice: Processor speed isn't everything, Jim Heid, LA Times, 09.13. Tips on choosing the right Mac.
Analysis: Here we go again: Jobs' compensation under scrutiny, Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 09.13. "Bloomberg's Graef Crystal put Apple CEO Steve Jobs on this year's list of Pay Anti-Heroes in Crystal's annual nominations for the Executive Pay Hall of Shame and Fame."
Terror: On doomed flight, passengers vowed to perish fighting, New York Times, 09.13. Martyrs showed "a spirit of defiance amid the desperation."
Terror: Fire department's cruel toll: 350 comrades, New York Times, 09.13.
More links in our archive.
Terror: Almost all hijackers identified, Fox News, 09.12. "...many Saudi and Egyptian nationals and one known supporter of terror suspect Usama bin Laden."
Editorial Cartoons: Terrorist Attack, Slate, 09.12.
Terror: Arrests reported in Boston and Providence, New York Times, 09.12.
News: Midway Airlines closes, USA Today, 09.12. Citing impact of Tuesday's attack, already ailing airline throws in the towel.
Web: Military design sustains Internet during crisis, Eugene Liu, osOpinion, 09.12. Landline and wireless phone systems overwhelmed, but Internet kept working - although some servers were completely overwhelmed.
Terror: Arabic clue to attacks, BBC News, 09.12. "...authorities in Massachusetts have identified at least five Arab men as suspects...."
Terror: New York rubble dumfounds rescuers, BBC News, 09.12. Few rescued from WTC debris.
Opinion: A tought test for the US, Micheal Munger, Mac Observer, 09.12. A Canadian shares his thoughts.
Opinion: The day after - colloquy, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 09.12. "I don't think there's going to be anything 'usual' for a very long time."
Opinion: Waking up to the real world, Rodney O. Lain, Mac Observer, 09.12. "...we need to reassess everything we know, everything we believe in, with new eyes."
Attack: To peace-loving people, Dave Winer, DaveNet, 09.11. "In this act of war, we're left groping for an enemy."
Analysis: Dinosaur mating rituals, Wes George, APPL Shares, Working Mac, 09.11. A look at the H-Paq merger and the future of the Wintel industry.
Opinion: Timing system upgrades, and is this upgrade really necessary?, Charles W. Moore, Road Warrior, Mac Opinion, 09.11. A look at timing hardware updgrades.
Opinion: Takin' care of business, Evan Trent, ATPM, 09.11. "Get a Mac. Get a life. It's that simple."
Interview: Daniel Knight, Low End Mac, Muzamil Akram, ATPM, 09.11. "If anything, the importance of good writing . . . will be a stronger asset in the 21st century than it was in the last decades of the 20th century."
Analysis: Clock speed is not output, Peter Coffee, eWeek, 09.10 [Macs Only!]. "Processor clock speed measures how hard the CPU is being flogged, not how much work it does."
Rights: Draft bill aims for pay-for-play Internet, Cnet, 09.10 [MrBarrett.com]. All "interactive digital devices" would have to have "certified secure technology" - even Gameboys and digital phones?
Advice: Make any Mac a Web server, Jag's House. Anything from a 4 MB Mac Plus on up can do the job.
Dark Side: Smart Tags worse than you thought & not dead at all, John H. Farr, Applelinks, 09.10. Don't tread on me.
Opinion: The "free" OS X 10.1 update: The implied contract & other replies, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 09.10. Steve Jobs said it was a free update. Failure to provide free access to 10.1 breaks that promise.
Advice: Legacy Macs on steroids, Macs Only!, 09.10. Hands on upgrade discussion for early PCI Power Macs and clones.
Opinion: The buyer/seller dance: Apple's "exorbitant prices" & why Mac users should gripe about them, Rodney O. Lain, Mac Observer, 09.10. "Why does Apple keep those prices high? Because they can."
Dark Side: Intel Pentium III to die on 7 December, The Register, 09.10. That's one way to get people to buy the less efficient, higher MHz, higher cost Pentium 4 - or an AMD Athlon.
Very Low End: Mac Plus Web server reached milestone. This little old Mac Plus has served 50,000 visitors over 40 months of service (server retired 2001.10.27).
Opinion: Google upgrades the Web, Dave Winder, DaveNet, 08.18. Google keeps getting better. "The Google crawler notices that I update my site every day, so it knows it should come back and re-index my site every day."
Virus: Virus warning issued, San Jose Business Journal, 09.07. W32/Magistr.b@mm has been rated a "medium risk" by McAfee. Windows only, of course.
News: Black-and-white PDAs lose their luster, Yahoo/ZDNet, 09.07. Higher end users skipping high end b&w models for color displays.
Tech: Happy 1e9 Day!, Schuyler Erle, O'Reilly Network Weblogs, 09.07. Unix counts seconds from 1970.01.01 - and hits the 1 billion mark on Sunday, Sept. 9.
Opinion: Google 2.0, John S. Rhodes, WebWord.com, 09.06. "People using Microsoft's Internet Explorer are now being redirected to Microsoft's MSN when they make certain kinds of mistakes." Although this seems to be a Windows-only issue now, expect the next Mac version to work the same way.
Virus: Remote Shell Trojan infects Linux, Security Alert, 09.05 [ Slashdot]. Trojan creates a backdoor on Linux servers (and there are a lot of Linux servers).
Virus: Code Blue worm reported, 9/07. Infects Windows NT/2000 running IIS, works differently from Code Red. For more details see Yahoo/Reuters, Symantec, Wired News, McAfee.
Analysis: Mac OS X vs. Windows XP: Is this what it's come to?, Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows, 09.05. Some very interesting observations, especially, that Apple doesn't "just 'get' digital media, they take it and run with it in ways that Microsoft can only imagine." Opinion: Pyrrhic victories, Joe Carson, Applelust, 09.07. "...each and every segment of the Wintel Hegemony is now suffering from their own arrogance and overreaching goals of total market domination."
Discussion: Record companies sued over Charley Pride CD, Slashdot, 09.07. Protected CD cannot be played on a computer without divulging personal information.
Discussion: Apple sued for patent infringement, Slashdot, 09.07.
Rights: eBay gets important court victory in copyright lawsuit, Quicken/Excite, 09.06 [ Slashdot]. "...a federal judge ruled that the Internet auction company was not liable for copyright infringement...."
Web: Macs Only!, our first stop on the Mac Web each day.
Opinion: Mac OS 9.1.2 - worth the trouble of upgrading?, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 09.07.
Opinion: The government caves on Microsoft, Dan Gillmor, SiliconValley.com, 09.06. "The government has caved in, giving Microsoft all it needs to consolidate its chokehold over the computer industry...."
Advice: Using AirPort with non-AirPort-equipped Macs, AppleTechs, 09.06.
Tech: Scripting for IE 5 Macintosh Edition, Danny Goodman, Apple Developer Connection. Why and how Internet Explorer for Mac and Windows differ. A good case for Web design for the broadest base.
Tech: New cable standard may triple speeds, Corey Grice, Cnet, 09.06.
Advice: More business (and fun) uses for old Macs, Paul Shields, Business Mac, 09.06. Lots of intriguing suggestions for keeping older Macs in use.
Huh? U.S. says no longer pursuing Microsoft break-up, Yahoo/Reuters, 09.06. How about a multi-trillion dollar fine to help reduce the national debt?
Huh? Windows site praises XP, says Mac OS X & Linux are but copycats of Windows, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 09.06. Someone doesn't know is OS history.
Consumer: Aftermath Technologies. We're looking at incredible quantities of surplus - some of it Mac.
Analysis: The "wow" factor is gone from personal computers, Mark Sappenfield, Nando Times, 09.05. Well, not quite. There's still Apple.
Analysis: Mac OS X vs. Windows XP: Is this what it's come to?, Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows, 09.05. Some very interesting observations, especially, that Apple doesn't "just 'get' digital media, they take it and run with it in ways that Microsoft can only imagine."
Analysis: Will Apple survive?, Roger Born, MacCreator. "Just be a student of history and half way pay attention to how things work."
Analysis: HP swallows Compaq, Philip Machanick, Macintelligence, Mac Opinion, 09.05. "Let's look at why gobbling a sick competitor is a Seriously Bad Idea."
News: Apple expands as PCs cut back, Jefffrey Benner, Wired, 09.04. Big winner of HP-Compaq merger, Gateway layoffs, and Dell price cuts could be - Apple!
Tech: Will your next PowerBook be powered by a fuel cell?, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 09.04. Weeks between battery charges? Could happen!
Tech: Motorola develops new, faster chip, AP, 09.04. Gallium arsenide chip "35 times faster" than today's designs - but how long until a 30 GHz G4?
Advice: Putting old machines to work for your business, Paul Shields, Business Mac, 09.04. Five good uses for an old Mac.
Advice: Writing tools compared, Web Page Design for Designer, 09.04.
News: Fry's to acquire Outpost.com, MacCentral, 09.04.
News: HP to buy Compaq in Battle of the Bulge, The Register, 09.04. Could be the top PC maker. Sorry, Michael Dell.
Virus: SirCam tops virus charts, The Register, 09.04. I'm still getting 'em. How about you?

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