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OS: Migrating from Linux to BSD, OS News, 01.31. Linux isn't the only free *nix out there. Here's why you might want to use it. (BSD is at the core of OS X.)
News: FTC to crack down on deceptive junk email, Yahoo/Reuters, 01.31. It's a start: FTC to go after spammers sending "deceptive" email.
News: Apple sued over G3 support in OS X, Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 01.31. "...the failure to write the drivers for the hardware video accelerators in these computers degraded performance so severely that OS X is rendered an unrealistic option...."
Opinion: How much abuse can one Mac user take?, Secret Office Guy, Right On Mac, 01.31. "My Mac hating boss must have been peeking...."
Tech: New 7445/7455 "G4" CPUs more efficient than old G4s, Accelerate Your Mac!, 01.30. Based on MIPS/MHz, the new G4s are about 26% more powerful than older designs.
Opinion: AOL's monster, David Lawrence, The Screen Savers, TechTV, 01.30. It's ironic that AOL is suing Microsoft over Netscape since AOL helped Microsoft become the dominant browser.
Dark side: Microsoft piracy police target honest consumers, Russell H. Peterson, osOpinion, 01.30. "After my auction had been listed for about a day and a half, I got a message from EBay saying that it had been asked by Microsoft to end my auction...."
Low End: Apple IIe card for the Mac LC FAQ, Phil Beesley. LC PDS card puts an Apple IIe inside LC series, Color Classic, 500 series, Quadra 605, etc.
Low end: Being a Mac pack rat, Adam C. Engst, TidBITS, 01.30. "I'm here today to recommend that you do keep old hardware around if you have the space and don't have anything better to do it with it."
Web: Your Mac Life broadcasts tonight in streaming QuickTime.
Dark side: BBC bans use of non-MS PDAs, John Lettice, The Register, 01.30. No Palms - only PocketPC 2002 machines deemed secure.
Opinion: Apple doesn't need zealots, Matt Johnston, os Opinion, 01.30. "These people are the decision makers. They aren't zealots - they just recognize good technology."
Opinion: OS X, Part 2: Speed, Philip Machanick, Mac Opinion, 01.29. "It's time we acknowledged the problem. OS X, as we have it today, is a slug."
Opinion: Your chips are served, Remy Davison, Insanely Great Mac, 01.29. Are ATI and Apple secretly working on support for older RAGE chipsets? (We hope so.)
Opinion: Whore or prostitute? Mac Web can sell its sould & stay true, too, Rodney O. Lain, Mac Observer, 01.29. "...what if the Web was never meant to be free?"
Web: The once and future Mac286 page, John Ruschmeyer. A page on the Mac286, the first DOS cards for the Mac.
Web: Apples are not the only fruit, Phil Beesley. Twenty ways to "misuse" the Orange386 card in a Mac.
News: Top-end iMac G4 now shipping, Apple, 01.28.
Opinion: Is the Mac Web selling its soul?, Bob McCormick, MyMac.com, 01.28.
Advice: How I managed to can the spam, Kelly McNeill, osOpinion, 01.25. "...I noticed that the spammer had included his fax number in the body of his message."
Review: PowerMail v3.1, Kirk Hiner, Applelinks, 01.28. Looks like a worthy OS X replacement for Emailer or Outlook Express - and it also runs under Mac OS 9.
Upgrade: Nvidia GeForce3 in G4 Cube, Macs Only, 01.28. It fits - and runs fast.
Opinion: The eternal quest for operating system simplicity, David Chilstrom, Mac Night Owl, 01.28. Mac OS X gives the user complete control of the desktop, not the computer.
OS X: Installing MySQL on OS X, Entropy.ch. Full instructions for installing the world's most popular free database program.
Web: Dayna MacCharlie, Phil Beesley. The original PC compatible solution for the original Mac.
Benchmarks: Western Digital blows away the competition, Bare Feats, 01.25. New "Jumbo Buffer" drive is the fastest Bare Feats has ever tested.
Benchmarks: Which ATA100 drive is best in a FireWire case?, Bare Feats, 01.25. No, it's not the WD "Jumbo Buffer" drive.
News: iCab 2.7 released, iCab.de. Possibly the best beta on the planet.
Opinion: Good point: Goin' back ain't easy, John H. Farr, Applelinks, 01.25.
Analysis: "Resume spamming" brings an online backlash, Carrie Johnson, Washington Post, 01.25 [ /.]. "In a sign that job spam has hit the mainstream, a full-blown backlash is in the works."
Opinion: How living on a Mac nearly made me change careers, David Coursey, ZDNet, 01.25. "Apple has pretty much perfected what the industry calls the 'out-of-box experience'...."
Advocacy: Debunking Mac myths (*nix edition), Gary Rodger, osOpinion, 01.25. "Unfortunately, I know of a large number of Unix geeks who still harbor the misconception that the Mac OS is for grade school."
Opinion: The Finder philosophy, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 01.24. Would you rather have the classic Mac interface than Aqua on OS X? Yes.
Opinion: Tough choice: TiBook versus iBook, Vern Seward, Mac Observer, 01.24. Picking between them isn't easy.
Review: Acard IDE-to-SCSI adapter, Rick Pepper, Accelerate Your Mac, 2001.01.15. A year old, but a great way to put an inexpensive, high capacity IDE drive in an old SCSI-only Mac.
Review: Acard Ultra SCSI case for IDE drives, Phil Lefebvre, 2001.03.12. As above, but this one turns an IDE drive into an external SCSI drive.
Opinion: Web feast for Apple enthusiasts, Jim Heid, Mac Focus, LATimes.com, 01.24. Mentions over a dozen very useful sites, LEM among them.
News: iMac recovered thanks to Timbuktu, AppleScript, MacScripter.net. Fascinating story of how a stolen iMac was accessed remotely and eventually recovered.
OS X: Mac FAQs & tips, Bombich Software.
Web: Global Internet Statistics, Global Reach. English no longer majority language on the Web at 43%, but next highest languages (Japanese, Chinese, German, and Spanish) are each under the 9% mark.
OS X: Preemptive vs. cooperative multitasking, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 01.23. "[X] features protected multitasking, in which the operating system constantly monitors and allocates processor power to the various running applications as needed, balancing and sharing supply and demand...."
Opinion: How I got burned out trying to burn a CD, Nancy Carroll Gravley, Mac Observer, 01.23. If the Mac is so easy, why can't iTunes copy a CD?
Deal: MAG 19" monitor, $149.99, details at Deals on the Web, 01.23. Offer expires 01.25.
Opinion: Damien Barrett on paying for access to MacFixIt archives: "...this latest ploy is offensive to the very people that have made MacFixit what it is."
Opinion: The new iMac, Dirk Pilat, Everything Mac, 01.22. Sorry, but *nix geeks are not going to be interested in a desklamp computer.
Opinion: MacFixIt.com to begin charging for old content, MacSlash, 01.22.
Analysis: Rebooting Apple, Lisa DiCarlo, Forbes.com, 01.22. "...the company has reestablished itself as an innovator in design and ease of use."
News: Netscape sues Microsoft, citing "anti-competitive conduct," Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 01.22. Netscape seeks triple damages.
Low End: 128 MB SIMM in an LC 575, John A. Vink. We've heard of 64 MB SIMMs on 68K Macs, but this one is new to us. Vink's accelerated Color Classic runs a 44 MHz 68040
Advice: PowerBook hard drives: The essential upgrade, Remy Davison, Insanely Great Mac. Interface type, drive height, capacity limits, and more.
Analysis: Mac OS X: Breeds of programs, part 1, Chris Pepper, TidBITS, 01.22. Carbon, Cocoa, and Classic explained.
Web: Shawn King starts up My Mac Life, Macs Only, 01.22. King hopes to launch his new online radio show on Wednesday, February 6 - and no membership fees.
Web: MacFixIt Pro - MacFixIt will now be charging for access to archived content - even searches.
Dark Side: How Microsoft drove me to Linux, Thomas C. Greene, The Register, 01.22. "Under my definition, Windows had clearly become an extremely malicious virus."
Opinion: Will IBM supplant Motorola to supply G5?, kelly McNeill, osOpinion, 01.21. "If I were a betting man, my money would be on IBM to supply Apple with its next-generation G5 processor."
Advice: Mac Plus to iMac, MacInTouch. Reader report has various suggestions for moving files from a vintage Mac to a modern one.
Web: Shawn King exits Mac Show Live, plans new Mac Show, Rodney O. Lain, Mac Observer, 01.21. For a lot of us, Shawn King, founder of The Mac Show, was The Mac Show.
Web: Comics artists try to draw on new revenue sources, Chicago Tribune, 01.21. Also see Web comics as business model on Slashdot.
Advice: How to manually remove Microsoft Office 2001, Damien Barrett, AppleTechs.com, 01.18. Reinstalling Office without removing all the components may not solve your problem.
Hands on: Apache Web-serving with Mac OS X, part 1, part 2, part 3, Kevin Hemenway, O'Reilly Network. An ongoing series on setting up an OS X Web server.
Review: Wrist Rug wrist rest protector and trackpad cover for PB G4, Amy Hoy, Daily Mac, 01.18. Intriguing accessories for the TiBook.
OS X: Reader reports on Mac Radeon 7000, Accelerate Your Mac, 01.18. Darn, looks like this card is incompatible with OS X on the beige G3s - otherwise the ideal market for them.
MacInSchool: TiBooks flourish at Cincinnati college, Dennis Sellers, MacCentral, 01.18. "...when asked if they would trade their Mac in for a PC if given the chance, not one user would...."
Benchmarks: IBM DeskStar 120GXP, Bare Feats, 01.18. Fast new drive tested with ATA-100 and FireWire case, outperforms older 60GXP drive.
Opinion: Usability of OS X, Craig Linton. Some excellent reflections and suggestions regarding the dock.
News: State drops distributed-computing dispute, Cnet, 01.17. "Computer administrator David McOwen will pay just $2,100 and serve 80 hours of community service after reaching an agreement with Georgia state prosecutors."
Dark Side: Intel sabotaged Solaris on Itanic, Andrew Orlowski, The Register, 01.17. Sun contends Intel withheld key info on Itanium - sounds like Microsoft's behavior with Windows.
Hack: 50 MHz SE/30 running Mac OS 8.1, Manfred Huchler. IIfx ROMs make it 32-bit clean, 20 MB RAM makes 8.1 feasible, and Vintage Box makes installing and running 8.1 possible. Too bad there's not one more slot for a grayscale video card....
News: eBay hikes fees, eBay, 01.16. Effective 2002.01.31 final value fees increase 0.25%, $1 higher reserve fee over $200, 5¢ fee for using Buy It Now, and more.
AAPL: Apple reports first quarter profit of $38 million, Apple, 01.16. "Apple shipped 746 thousand Macintosh units during the quarter."
OS X: Mac OS X installation problems, Mac Night Owl, 01.16. When installing Mac OS X, read this to be prepared - and be sure to follow Apple's instructions, too.
Opinion: If I go Mac, will I ever go back?, David Coursey, ZDNet, 01.16. Can anyone willing to put up with Microsoft FrontPage really find happiness on a Mac?
Opinion: Unix and REALbasic: Why I love Mac OS X, David Norton, MacMilitia, 01.15. X makes it easy to simulate on online Web server for site development.
Advice: 70 classic Mac tips, Professor Macintosh.
Advice: Actual RAM limitations, Damien Barrett, AppleTechs.com, 01.15. Recommends MacTracker, TransIntl, and NewerRAM. LEM tries to provide accurate info, too.
Opinion: PowerBook 5300 revisited, Charles W. Moore, Road Warrior, Mac Opinion, 01.15. "I always get a kick out of using the little 5300, whose looks have always appealed to me, and which I consider just about the ideal size and form factor for a laptop...."
OS X: XPostFacto 2.1, Ryan Rempel, Other World Computing, 01.13.
Web: OS X FAQ. With Bob LeVitus as senior editor, we're expecting a lot.
Opinion: Apple want users of older system software to get with the program, Mac Night Owl, 01.12. Not just the new Macs - Apple wants old users to adopt OS X, too.
Comparison: Tiny featherweight FireWire drives, Bare Feats, 01.11. Smallest? Lightest? Fastest? Best value?
Dark side: Settlement terms nixed by judge, Andrew Orlowski, The Register, 01.11. Judge rules Microsoft's proposed settlement would amount to "court-approved predatory pricing."
Deals: Brand new Newer Tech product, TechnoWarehouse LLC. Newer Tech is history, but their reliable products are available from TechnoWarehouse.
Tech: TDK unveils 2 GB CD-RW drive, discs, Hardware Central, 01.11. New 36/24/40x mechanism works with old fashioned CD-R, CD-RW; can write 2 GB in 6 minutes.
Tech: GeForce 4 details, The Inquirer, 01.11. GeForce 4? Mac users don't even have GeForce 3 yet! What's up with that, Apple?
Opinion: Net watchdogs criticize Time's timing, Skinny DuBaud, Cnet, 01.11. Did Time magazine cross the line between journalism and advertising?
Deal: Power Mac G3/233 All-in-one, $449 shipped, Deals on the Web, 01.11. Pre-iMac will run OS X, has 3 PCI slots. More details in our G3 All-in-one profile.
Opinion: We can put an end to Word attachments, Richard Stallman, NewsForge, 01.10. "Don't you just hate receiving Word documents in email messages?" Yep.
Opinion: Steve Jobs may be the Raymond Loewy of computer design..., Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 01.11. The significance of Raymond Loewy to industrial design.
Opinion: Why we've embraced Mac OS X, Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network, 01.10. "...this new OS has accomplished in a short period of time what others have struggled to do for years: bring a compelling, widely accepted GUI (called Aqua) to Unix."
Opinion: Why the new iMacs will be successful no matter what they look like, Robert X. Cringely, PBS, 01.10. "The new iMacs will be successful - very successful - for reasons that have almost nothing to do with their clever design, and almost everything to do with market demographics."
Consumer: OS X 10.1 w/128 MB PC100 DIMM or w/128 MB PC133 DIMM, $129.95, Outpost.com, 01.10.
Opinion: iPhoto makes working with pictures fun again, Khan Klatt, osOpinion, 01.10. "iPhoto clearly was engineered with simplicity and practicality in mind."
Sociology: Prosperity through punishment, Nature, 01.10. "...if there's no opportunity for punishment, cooperation unravels." Discussion on Slashdot.
Consumer: FileMaker Pro 5.0, $119.99, Deals on the Web, 01.10.
News: Opera 5.0 for classic Mac OS released, Opera Software, 01.09. Banner free for 30 days, then pay or view ads.
News: Gateway debt downgraded to junk, Yahoo/AP, 01.09. Gateway once had a higher customer loyalty rating than Apple.
Deal: PowerBook G4/500, $1,599, Deals on the Web, 01.09. All I can say is, "Wow!"
Deal: Mac OS 9.0.4, $53, DealMac, 01.02. Apple no longer selling 9.1 or earlier.
Opinion: Apple's Aqua to trigger a consumer backlash?, Jared White, osOpinion, 01.09. "Apple . . . has given the Mac platform new validity for novice users."
Opinion: New iMacs. iPhoto. Good. Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 01.08. "What we did get is a new iMac and iPhoto. Both of these things are Big Deals."
Opinion: Mac OS X now the default operating system, Mac Night Owl, 01.08. New buyers can choose to boot into OS 9 if they want to.
News: ATI unveils Radeon 7000, 8500, Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 01.08. $129 PCI-based 7000 supports two displays, could be just what beige G3 users want to speed up OS X.
Opinion: Just say no to Internet micropayments, Adam Barr, osOpinion, 01.08. "The main problems with the micropayments theory is that people don't want to pay like that...."
Opinion: And now back to earth..., Rob-Art Morgan, Bare Feats, 01.07. The keynote was over-hyped, and the FP iMac is a reshaped G4 Cube.
Software: iPhoto available for download, Apple, 01.07. Alas, it requires OS X. That'll help justify the $129 cost of the new OS.
Opinion: "Son of Pismo" finally arrives (sort of) - 14" iBook, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 01.07. "An incredible value."
Gaming: MacSoft ships Sid Meier's Civilization III, Kirk Hiner, Applelinks, 01.07.
Opinion: The smart move for Apple, Damien Barrett, MrBarrett.com, 01.06. Another voice speaks up for a faster, less busy, less processor intensive interface than Aqua.
Opinion: A flat-panel iMac is not thinking different enough, Eliot Hochberg, 01.05. "Apple needs a system that will really floor consumers and the competition."
Advice: Resetting Pismo's power manager to fix boot problem, Damien, AppleTechs.com, 01.05. Can't boot Pismo after putting RAM in the bottom socket? Try this.
Opinion: State of the OS: 10.1.2, Derek Currie, Insanely Great Mac, 01:04. Mostly positive assessment of latest OS update - but still room for improvement.
Rights: Is CD copy-protection illegal?, Cnet, 01.04. Should companies that copy protect CDs lose royalty fees on blank media?
Opinion: Commentary on Andrew Orlowski's withering critique of OS X Aqua, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 01.04. "Aqua is at best a mediocre and annoying interface compared with the legacy Mac GUI."
Advice: Recovering a file from the invisible HFS+ Private Data folder, Damien, AppleTechs.com, 01.04. If you accidentally save a file to X's "private data" folder, there are utilities to help you retrieve it.
Web: TMO announces launch of new Mac deal site, Dave Hamilton, Mac Observer, 01.04. DealsOnTheWeb.com "a combined effort from both TMO and the team that managed DealNN.com for the last year."
Web: Rise of Internet "borders" prompts fears for Web's future, Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post, 01.04. Geolocation - we can know where you're located.
Advice: What can you do with a low-end PC?, Eric McCann, Thinking From the Box, Low End PC, 01.04. Some uses for an old PC - or maybe even an old DOS card.
Web: Ad-free subscriptions for the Mac Observer, 01.03. One year of ad-free site content, US$24.95 - or no cost access with ads. Low End Mac will be heading there soon.
Opinion: Chump change - $100,000, Steve Wood, Educator News, 01.03. It Apple really willing to let a $100,000 laptop grant fall through the cracks? I hope not.
Opinion: How I learned to stop worrying and abandoned Mac OS X, Andrew Orlowski, The Register, 01.03. "It's really . . . a 'user experience' issue, but if performance impairs the usage of the machine, then that's bad UI. And performance on OS X is really not good."
Advice: Repairing directory damage, Damien, AppleTechs.com, 01.03. How to fix your disk directory so you can delete an undeletable file or just make the drive work again.
Advice: Syncing PocketPC devices with Mac OS, Tecno, AppleTechs.com, 01.02. Yes, you can sync PocketPC (formerly Windows CE) devices with your Mac.
Ezine: Web Page Design for Designers, January issue has a focus on digital photography.
OS: BeOS for Power Macintosh FAQ, BeatJapan.org, 1998.12.09. Old but interesting FAQ for those seeking to run BeOS on a Power Mac or clone.
OS X: VoodooX, Adam Thayer. Adam is developing Voodoo drivers for Mac OS X. We wish him the best. How about ATI when this is done. ;-)
Web: Will your G3 work well with OS X?, Anthony Surace, MacMatrix, 01.02. Quick overview of how well various G3 Macs work with OS X, but PowerBook coverage is inadequate.
Web: MacMonkies has moved to its own domain.

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