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Rights: Music industry quietly unveiling copy-proof CDs, D. Ian Hopper, Associated Press, 11.30. One person notes copy protection critics "probably pirates themselves." Slashdot suggests buying the CD, testing it, and returning it to voice your displeasure.
News: Pundit goes Mac after disastrous XP experience, Dennis Sellers, MacCentral, 11.30. One nightmare WinXP install was all it took.
Low end: Saving face with iCab on a PowerBook 520c, Leo Jakobson, Mac-Upgrade.com, 11.30. "...for an old, underpowered laptop, iCab is not just a nice alternative. It's a lifesaver."
Rights: ZDNet publishes article on important free speech, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 11.30. Free speech on the Internet seriously challenged by court rulings.
Consumer: Week's best PowerBook, iBook deals, PowerBook Central, 11.30.
Web: Web Page Design for Designers has posted the December issue.
Analysis: The "Mac-ness" of Mac OS X: Unix and the future of data organization, Brian Tiemann, Applelust, 11.30. How and why a multiuser OS changes some of the rules.
Software: AppleWorks update, Apple, 11.30. Clever installer put 6.1.2 on pre-X systems, 6.2.2 on OS X machines.
Web: AppleInsider has a new look. They've published no new content since April 27, but at least they've taken the time to make it look nice.
Benchmarks: Western Digital 100 GB hard drive with 8 MB cache, Tom's Hardware Guide, 11.20. Does the bigger cache make a big difference?
Rights: Apple cease-and-desist stupidity leak, Slashdot, 11.29. Vigorous debate on the legality and morality of installing a full Mac OS X 10.1 from the updater. Includes full instructions for doing so. May violate DMCA.
Opinion: Jobs is right, Microsoft settlement is wrong, Kelly McNeill, osOpinion, 11.29. "Tuesday's decision by Jobs to potentially risk this relationship by speaking out is an indication of just how inappropriate he feels the proposed 'remedy' really is."
Opinion: I want my own computer, R.P. Phillips, Mac Kids, Family-Mac. Grade school kids should have Macs, too.
Rights: Message boards are opinions, not facts, Slashdot, 11.28. Court rules that messages posted in public forums should generally be taken as statements of opinion, not fact.
X Migration: The road from Claris Emailer to Entourage, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl. "I'm pleased to have eliminated yet another Classic application from my daily roster."
Rumor: PowerPC G5 enters "volume production," Tony Smith, The Register, 11.28. Source indicates 1.2-1.6 GHz G5 may be just around the corner - and show up at Macworld Expo.
Rights: US court ruling nixe software EULA sales restrictions, Andrew Orlowski, The Register, 11.28. "The judge . . . has ruled that consumers can resell bundled software, no matter what the EULA, or End User License Agreement, stipulates."
Opinion: OS X: My personal odyssey begins, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 11.27. "X is going to take a lot of getting used to."
Opinion: Why do I prefer Macs? Why ask why?, Vern Seward, Mac Observer, 11.27.
Benchmarks: Hard drive tests with Apple's iPod, Roger Smith, Accelerate Your Mac, 11.17. Not lightning fast, but a competent performer.
Web: Excite@home could cease service on Nov. 30, Yahoo/Reuters, 11.27. Company has been under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since late September.
Virus: Internet worm that tracks typing still spreading, Yahoo/Reuters, 11.27. "Badtrans" has already surpassed SirCam for new infections in November, spreads via Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, infects when message is read or previewed - no need to run an attachment.
Opinion: Playing the keyboard, Jerry Pournelle, Byte.com, 11.26. A writer's thoughts on keyboards - and that darned caps lock key.
Opinion: State of the art: Digital photography, David Em, Byte.com, 11.26. "I'm a strong proponent of digital photography, but I don't believe we've attained Nirvana yet."
Opinion: Who's adopting Mac OS X?, George Wagner, Brave New Mac, 11.26. A look at Mac users, Windows users, and new users adopting OS X.
Web: EverythingMac.org, a very new site dedicated to the sharing of knowledge about the Unix underpinnings of Mac OS X.
Analysis: Dot-com is dot-gone, and the dream with it, John Schwartz, New York Times, 11.25 (free registration required).
Web: Three Macs and a Printer is back, now hosted by ATPM.
News: UK gov agency threatens to dump 50,000 Windows desktops, John Lettice, The Register, 11.24.
OS: OS X set for Mac default in March, Andrew Orlowski, The Register, 11.23. Apple's Schiller suggests March 2002 as date when OS X will displace classic Mac OS as default on new systems.
Virus: Aliz worm turns, bites Windows users, John Leyden, The Register, 11.23. Email worm infects Windows PCs - even if it's only previewed.
Rights: Calif. court sets hearing on Russian programmer, Yahoo/Reuters, 11.21. Dmitry Sklyarov still can't go home.
Spam: Toll free numbers of spammers, Jeffery Goldberg [ /.]. Tired wasting your time deleting spam? Waste their time by calling them on their toll-free lines.
Opinion: Apple: The ultimate computing machine, Marc Zeedar, Less Tangible, Mac Opinion, 11.21. "Does Apple want to be perceived as a luxury computer maker?"
Consumer: Play more. Pay less. Apple. Buy an iBook between Nov. 21 and Dec. 31, get $100 back from Apple.
Dark Side: Deal may put Microsoft at head of the class, Michael Kanellos, Cnet, 11.20. Microsoft to grow education share by donating $500 million to put Windows PCs in disadvantaged schools? Only in America would we settle an antitrust suit by giving the loser a bigger share of the market.
Opinion: Does an upgraded WallStreet make sense as an iBook alternative?, Charles W. Moore, Road Warrior, Mac Opinion, 11.20.
Advice: Protect your computer with a firewall, Michelle Klein-Häss, Geek Speak, Low End PC, 11.19. Why you need a firewall to protect your computer from the Internet.
News: Apple tries to woo Windows defectors, Joe Wilcox, ZDNet UK, 11.19.
Forward migration: Check software for Macs, Dennis Sellers, MacCentral, 11.17. Yes, you may be able to print checks without going to Windows.
Opinion: Flies in the OS X ointment, Mike Vannordsel, Applelust, 11.16. Mac OS X developer's rant against those who rant against OS X.
Web: Family-Mac's November issue is out.
Opinion: Old Mac vs. new Mac?, Tim Robertson, MyMac.com, 11.16. "Is there any compelling reason to upgrade to a new Mac, or can you survive in today's computer world with an older [one]?"
Consumer: Week's best PowerBook, iBook deals, PowerBook Central, 11.16.
Advice: PowerBook won't shut down, Damien, AppleTech, 11.15. Using a process manager as a diagnostic tool.
Analysis: Inside Salon Premium, Scott Rosenberg, WebTechniques. "...how do you bring in subscription money without strangling advertising?"
Opinion: Netscape 6 (not Mozilla) should give up the ghost: A preparatory requiem, Rodney O. Lain, Mac Observer, 11.15. "Microsoft has spoiled me with Internet Explorer...."
Web: MyAppleMenu (formerly AppleSurf) has a fresh new look.
Oops: Itanium flunking Compaq server tests, Cnet, 11.14. Intel's next gen server CPU "fails to perform as expected." No wonder we christened it Itanic in 1999!
Web: How "penny per page" might work, How Stuff Works. It would definitely lead to more 8-10 page articles on the Web....
Benchmarks: iPod as a FireWire hard drive: How fast is it?, Macs Only!, 11.14. Pretty darn fast!
Benchmarks: TiBooks vs. iBooks, Bare Feats, 11.14. See how new and recent models compare.
Opinion: Tough enough?, Charles W. Moore, Road Warrior, Mac Opinion, 11.14. A look at ruggedized notebooks.
Opinion: The irony of hating Apple, of hating America, of hating me, of hating freedom, Rodney O. Lain, Mac Observer, 11.14. "The highest cost of freedom is existing outside one's comfort level."
Opinion: Will Apple eventually phase desktops out just like it did CRTs?, Jake Sargent, Portable Mac, 11.13. Not soon, but maybe later.
Dark Side: WinXP bug ate my data, vnunet.com, 11.12. "Microsoft has admitted that a bug in Windows XP may result in data loss if users reinstall, repair or upgrade the operating system."
Web: Three Macs and a Printer is missing in action. If anyone knows how to contact Matthew Glidden, please let me know.
Web: Hot link biases, Laurie D. T. Mann. Some good thoughts on bad Web and Internet behavior.
Humor: Justice to break up Apple for turning Microsoft into monopoly, SatireWire. "...both sides agreed Apple's history of "self-inflicted, anti-competitive" management practices is primarily to blame for turning Microsoft into an illegal monopoly."
Discussion: Should Apple adopt AMD's processor rating scheme?, MacSlash, 11.12.
Web: Portable Mac launches, looks at iPod and Netscape 6.2. We wish Jake Sargent the best on his new site.
Review: I can't believe this is a Microsoft product, Gene Steinberg, Mac Reality Check, AZ Central, 11.09. Yet another rave for Microsoft Office v. X.
Opinion: A shrugging Atlas: Sometimes I wish for Armageddon, sometimes I wish Apple would go out of business, Rodney O. Lain, iBrotha, Mac Observer, 11.09. "People talk much about how irrelevant Apple is: I'd love for Apple to disappear, just to prove them wrong."
Opinion: Operating systems, Apple Computer style, Khan Klatt, osOpinion, 11.08. "If price were the only factor that establishes a sustainable operating system, then Apple Computer would not exist."
Opinion: Okay, so Apple's accuse of being a racist company, Rodney O. Lain, Mac Observer, 11.08. "I have no problem with the discrimination suit. Racism is alive and well in America, and it must be dealt with."
Rights: Yahoo not bound by French Nazi ban, Cnet, 11.07 [ /.]. Nice to see a sensible ruling on this one.
Advice: Hard drive partitioning, Charles W. Moore, Mac Basics, Applelinks, 11.06. We always partition at LEM. Learn why and how you should, too.
Opinion: My first week with Pismo, Charles W. Moore, Road Warrior, Mac Opinion, 11.06. Nice, but not a huge improvement over WallStreet.
Advocacy: St. Monica Technology Committee: Mac vs. PC Issues, Kern Trembath, 11.05. Why the Mac is a better computer.
Opinion: Browser beta bakeoff, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 11.05. How do Netscape 6.2, iCab 2.6, and Opera Preview 4 compare?
Opinion: Leading from the front, CodeBitch, MacEdition, 11.05. Everyone publishing on the Web should read this.
Benchmarks: TiBook 667 vs. 550, 500, Bare Feats, 11.05. Preliminary benchmarks.
Software: iTunes 2.0 available, Apple. Troublesome installer has been replaced.
Ezine: Web Page Design for Designers, November issue
Opinon: Goodbye Cube, Hello Pismo, Charles W. Moore, 11.02. Pismo replaces Cube and workhorse WallStreet.
Web: iCab preview 2.6 available, iCab.de. Second most used browser at LEM; hoping someday it will displace IE 5.

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