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The Low End Mac Link Archive, November 2001
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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.
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:
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."
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.
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.
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,
c|net, 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.
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.
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]?"
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."
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."
