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OS X: Default Folder X v1.6.2, St. Clair Software, 08.31. "This version includes a number of fixes for problems with Mac OS 10.2 and other compatibility issues."
News: Apple's Xserve appeals to new breed, Ashlee Vance, InfoWorld, 08.30. In a tight hardware market, Apple's Xserve has become an unexpected hit.
Software: TextSoap 3.2 good to go, John H. Farr, Applelinks, 08.30. "This is actually a press release, but we're running it under our own byline because we have extensive experience with the product and love it to death." Ditto.
OS X: More commentary, tips, and reader feedback on OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 08.30. Quartz Extreme with PCI video or less than 16 MB, Jaguar on legacy hardware, neat Mail feature, and more.
OS X: Apple keeps x86 torch lit with "Marklar", M Rothenberg, N. dePlume, eWeek, 08.30. "[Apple] has been working steadily on maintaining current, PC-compatible builds of its Unix-based OS."
Dark Side: Legal threat to Windows, Andy McCue, vnunet.com, 08.30. "By contract, [PC makers] have to report any customer that requests naked PCs and it often triggers a software audit by Microsoft."
Opinion: Newton X: Why Apple needs to go this way, Anthony Frausto-Robled, Architosh, 08.29. "The Newton should come back to challenge Microsoft's Tablet PC initiatives...."
Hardware: SuperMac Insider, Kennedy Brandt, 08.29. Umax's SuperMac site is gone, but this former SuperMac insider has built an even better one.
Spam: Spam "worse than ever", Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 08.29. "As anyone who has an e-mail account knows, the abuse of spam - unwanted bulk e-mail - is on the rise."
Web: Meet Mr. Anti-Google, Farhad Manjoo, Salon, 08.29. "Daniel Brandt is a 54-year-old webmaster in San Antonio, Texas, and he's not a fan of Google."
Opinion: Mac OS X upgrade makes robust case for making a switch, Matthew Fordahl, SeattlePi.com, 08.29. "Overall, I found the Jaguar update to be significant enough to justify the price."
OS X: The Jaguar report: Cross-platform networking is a breeze, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.29. "You can now connect to the Windows box about as easily as a Mac on your network."
Opinion: Getting pro-active, Garry Barker, The Age, 08.29. "...far from pulling in its horns, [Apple] is announcing new hardware and software faster than ever, and continuing to cut prices."
Web: Netscape's share continues to shrink, Matthew Broersma, ZDNet UK, 08.28. "IE has now reached 96 percent market penetration, according to StatMarket...."
Web: Keep it simple, Peter-Paul Koch, DigitalWeb, 08.28. "Why do people make complex sites? When does a site become too complex?"
Analysis: Apple's Rendezvous: What it is and why it matters, Stephan Somogyi, ZDNet, 08.28. "AppleTalk's ease of use has remained unavailable in today's TCP/IP-centric nets. Until now."
News: Jaguar "sold out in UK", Dominique Fidele, Macworld UK, 08.28. "Most resellers have either sold-out of 10.2 &endash; known as Jaguar in the US &endash; or simply haven't been able to get hold of it...."
Opinion: Apple's Jaguar leaps ahead of Windows, Charles Haddad, BusinessWeek, 08.28. "The new version of OS X once more gives Macs clear superiority in operating systems."
Advice: The Jaguar report: What if your Mac isn't ready?, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.28. "The real question is, however, whether you can expect much in the way of performance on those older models."
Rights: Canadian ISPs could take on Big Brother role, Slashdot, 08.27. "...the Canadian Government is considering a proposal that would force ISPs to keep logs of web browsing for up to 6 months."
Opinion: OS 9.2.2 boosts Pismo performance, Charles W. Moore, Mac Opinion, 08.27. "...the Pismo is significantly faster running under OS 9.2.2 than it has been under OS 9.1, especially for Web work...."
OS X: XPostFacto 2.2 available, Ryan Rempel, Other World Computing, 08.27. Utility allows installation of Mac OS X on "unsupported" hardware.
Opinion: The future of the Linux desktop, Vincent Danen, Freezer-Burn, 08.26. With Mac OS X 10.2, "Linux has no future on PPC hardware as a desktop."
Benchmarks: New 867MP versus 1000MP, Bare Feats, 08.26. How does the new G4/867 dual compare with the new G4/1 GHz dual?
Review: Netscape Communicator 4.8 mini-review, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 08.26. "Communicator is technically faster on many pages, but iCab is a lot more efficient...."
Review: Review: Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Pudge, Slashdot, 08.26. "...I am using Mac OS X as my primary OS right now, and it's the least painful it's ever been."
.mac: Minting money (.mac revisited), Robert Paul Leitau, Mac Observer, 08.26. "One year of .Mac.com service plus two e-mail only addresses and the family pack of OS X, 10.2 have only cost me $270...."
Benchmarks: Mac OS X 10.2: How fast is it?, Macs Only!, 08.26. Faster startup, slower shutdown, feels faster overall.
Opinion: Buy or hold?, Chris Taylor, Time, 08.26. "If you're a Mac user who's been holding out on OS X, it could be time to play around with a furry feline."
Opinion: Apple may ride Jaguar into mobile computing, James Coates, Chicago Tribune, 08.25. "Jaguar is crammed with features and improvements that would lend themselves nicely to mobile computing...."
Apple: Apple can't keep up with demand for newest iMac, Jon Swartz, USA Today, 08.25. "Apple Computer's sleek new 17-inch flat-panel iMac is so popular that some buyers have to wait weeks to get one."
OS X: Apple turns search engine into concierge, James Coates, Chicago Tribune, 08.25. "Mac OS X 10.2 is far bigger than just Sherlock 3, but this one huge improvement in how people can use their Macs stands out far more for most users than the rest."
Opinion: In Apple's 'Jaguar,' upgrades quick and mighty, Rob Pegorara, Washington Post, 08.25. "It's a good thing that Jaguar offers so many improvements, because it's not exactly cheap."
Forum: Jaguar first impressions, MacSlash, 08.24. What new features do you like? Was it worth it? What's still missing?
Advice: Setting up a site server with Jaguar, James Duncan Davidson, O'Reilly Network, 08.24. "...almost all of the software to set up a heavyweight, full-fledged site server - a machine that not only serves Web pages, but handles DNS and mail as well - is already on your machine?"
OS X: RageLTPro patch for MacOS X (10.2), James Denton, 08.23. Jaguar doesn't support accelerated graphics on Lombard PowerBook. This patch does.
Analysis: Cost analysis: Upgrading to OS X 10.2, Damien Barrett, mrbarrett.com, 08.23. The benefits of upgrading the Macintosh computers to Apple's newest operating system are numerous.
News: BT loses hypertext claim, Tim Richardson, The Register, 08.23. BT patent does not apply to hypertext links. The Web is saved.
Opinion: Why you should buy the new Mac OS X. Now, David Coursey, ZDNet, 08.23. The new features make Jaguar worth the price.
OS X: Mac OS X 10.2 installation, Macs Only!, 08.23. Upgrading your OS X Mac to 10.2 can take 60-90 minutes.
Opinion: Mac OS 9 versus Mac OS X, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.23. Which is faster, OS 9 or 10.2? It depends on your hardware....
OS X: How well does Jaguar run on your Mac?, Mac Observer, 08.22. Even on a G3, users fell OS X 10.2 is considerably faster than 10.1.5.
Advice: Resolving conflicts with Extensions Manager, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 08.22. "As a general rule, it is advantageous to turn off any extensions you don't need...."
AAPL: Markets & AAPL move higher in volatile trading, Robert Paul Leitau, Mac Observer, 08.22. Apple execs bullish on AAPL.
Spam: Internet can level the political playing field, M. McCurry, L. Purpuro, BayArea.com, 08.22. "We believe e-mail is no more intrusive than direct mail, telemarketing or TV advertising when it comes to politicians seeking to reach voters." Yikes!
Review: Mac OS 10.2 reviewed, David Pogue, New York Times, 08.22. "Apple, long a victim of idea theft by Microsoft, saw no reason not to borrow (and improve on) a few good ideas from Windows XP, too."
Web: MSN coming to Mac OS X, Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral, 08.22. I'm sure Mac users have been longing to have Microsoft as their ISP.
Web: An ad-free Web might be a barren place, Jonathan Krim, Washington Post, 08.22. "...the pop-up blocker has renewed my appreciation for Internet advertising."
Rights: California warns home schoolers, Ellen Sorokin, Washington Times, 08.21. State Deputy Superintendent: "Parents who home-school their children are operating outside the law."
Tech: Sony Ericsson P-800 phone, Damien Barrett, mrbarrett.com, 08.21. Phone is a nice size, has Bluetooth, and includes a PDA operating system.
Dark Side: Why the new MS licensing Ts & Cs are important, John Lettice, The Register, 08.21. "...you will not be able to obtain fixes to the product you have already paid for without being forced to agree to whatever new terms the software industry . . . find convenient."
Rights: Copyright infringement in the news, Slashdot, 08.21. "The DOJ announced that they are planning to prosecute filesharers under the the No Electronic Theft ('NET') Act."
Tech: Power Mac tests spark debate, M. Rothenberg, N. dePlum, eWeek, 08.21. "Are the dual Motorola PowerPC G4 processors within each Power Mac able to draw on the architectural enhancements being touted by Apple?"
AAPL: Apple execs began buying AAPL stock in July, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 08.21. "Stock buying and selling by corporate executives . . . is often an early indicator of the confidence . . . executives have in their own company's future."
Forum: I need 10 reasons to use Macs, Mac Observer, 08.21. Graphics dept. required to provide concrete reasons for sticking with Macs instead of going Win2k.
Upgrade: Seeking sounds of silence, Bob Snow, O'Grady's PowerPage, 08.21. "...a recent [hard drive] upgrade has brought me peace and quiet along with significantly more storage and faster rotational speed."
Spam: Spam's other victims, Dan Gillmor, SiliconValley.com, 08.21. "I loathe spam as much as anyone, but the vigilantes are taking over the town - and the results are grotesque."
OS X: Youpi Key, Youpi, 08.21. Freeware keyboard macro program for OS X 10.1 and later.
OS X: The Jaguar Report: The first wish list for Mac OS X 10.3, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.21. "...this report will focus on the features that didn't make the cut into Jaguar and what I'd like to see in a future system release."
Opinion: What Mac fans want from Microsoft, Charles Haddad, BusinessWeek, 08.21. "First, Gates & Co. has only itself to blame for the disappointing sales of Office X, in the opinion of many."
OS X: Security Update 2002-08-20 released, MacSlash, 08.21. "Bad news for the uptime freaks: it requires a reboot."
Rumor: Next major OS X update re-named, code-named "Panther", Nick dePlume, Think Secret, 08.21. We have a policy against linking to rumors, but this is such non-news....
Benchmarks: New DDR G4/1GHz MP Power Mac vs. old SDRAM version, Bare Feats, 08.20. Stressing the hard drive and graphics systems.
Humor: HyperCard crisis threatens Mac community's ability to track crap, Crazy Apple Rumors, 08.20. "With no clear migration strategy for thousands of HyperCard stacks being used to track its collections of comic books, Star Wars action figures and Hummels...."
Spam: Adios, SpamCop, Damien Barrett, mrbarrett.com, 08.20. "I can no longer in good conscience continue to use (and therefore support) SpamCop."
Opinion: What's next for Apple's Book brigade?, Charles W. Moore, Mac Opinion, 08.20. "Another question is whether Apple will stick with a metal case for the next PowerBook generation."
Analysis: Apple's Mac muscles in, Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe, 08.20. "...OS X has already made inroads among scientists and engineers."
News: .mac services extension, RAILhead Design, 08.20. "...the Mother Ship has extended the first year of membership to September 30, 2003."
Opinion: The Jaguar Report: Apple Mail is the best junk mail fighter, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.20. "Version 1.2, included with Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, includes the best junk mail filtering mechanism I've ever seen."
News: Mac figurehead hits his Waterloo, Leander Kahney, Wired, 08.20. "Shane Anderson, the 'list dad' of the once-mighty Mac EvangeList mailing list, is in jail after being charged with two misdemeanors...."
Web: PayBITS: Acknowledging the value of information, Adam C. Engst, TidBITS, 08.20. "If you find an article valuable or particularly interesting . . . click the author's PayBITS link to compensate them directly...."
Rights: IWT bans RIAA from accessing its network, Information Wave Technologies, 08.19. ISP blocks RIAA to protect users from "risk of unintentional damage, corporate espionage, and invasion of privacy" by RIAA.
Benchmarks: Powerlogix's 1 GHz G4 upgrade for the Cube, Mike Breeden, Accelerate Your Mac!, 08.19. Much faster than stock CPU, but what about a dual G4/500 upgrade?
News: Earthlink software helps banish pop-up ads, Reshma Kapadia, Yahoo/Reuters, 08.19. "About 4.1 billion pop-up ads are served on the Internet, and we have had consumers tell us that is the most annoying experience on the Internet."
OS X: Jaguar is fast but..., Jake Savin, Jake's Radio 'Blog, 08.19. "There are two deal-stoppers for me...."
Opinion: Why less is more for Apple's new Power Mac, Stephan Somogyi, ZDNet, 08.19. "...customers can build their boxes to taste, and leave room for growth."
Opinion: iMac turns four, Macworld UK, 08.19. "It went on to become the biggest selling personal computer . . . from the day of its debut."
Opinion: Mac OS X 10.2: How Apple got it right...again!, David Coursey, ZDNet, 08.19. "...given an easy-to-purchase $199 package for five machines, many people will do the right thing."
Web: Let users control font size, Jakob Nielsen, Useit.com, 08.19. "Because so many sites have made bad decisions regarding font size, users commonly need to change it."
Opinion: "iPhone" on Apple's horizon?, Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 08.19. That would solve the problem with phones that don't support the Mac OS.
Review: Testing Jaguar final release on a PowerBook Wallstreet, Alexandros Roussos, macosXrumors.com, 08.18. "...I saw an overall performance boost, with an acceptable speed even on a 233 MHz G3 based Mac...."
News: XPostFacto updated to 2.2b17, Ryan Rempel, Other World Computing, 08.18. "The most serious is that Jaguar simply does not work with the 603 or 604 processor...."
Tech: Memory load performance, new vs. old Power Mac G4s, Bare Feats, 08.18. Visual comparison of memory throughput of Quicksilver and DDR Power Mac G4 models.
Opinion: Microsoft unit bungles details on its OS X applications, Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times, 08.17. Office v.X is mostly okay, but Entourage has real problems, and Outlook still hasn't been ported to OS X.
Software: Netscape Communicator 4.8 released, MacNN, 08.16. Well what do you know, the old browser for the classic Mac OS has been updated.
Web: 10 tips for writing on the Web, Mark Bernstein, A List Apart, 08.16. "If you know your facts and have done your homework, you have a right to your opinion. State it clearly."
Dark Side: Intel, PC makers sued over P4 performance, Tom Mainelli, PCWorld, 08.16. Group has filed suit against Intel, HP, and Gateway "alleging the companies misled them into believing the Pentium 4 was a superior processor to Intel's own Pentium III...."
Huh?: Gov't shows "core competency of losing computers", Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 08.16. "I'm worried that just as clothes dryers have the knack of making socks disappear, the federal government has discovered a core competency of losing computers."
Review: Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Jason Snell, MacCentral, 08.16. Interface tweaks, functional improvements, and better performance among Jaguar values.
Advocacy: I have a dream, David Strom, TechWeb, 08.16. "Windows has to go from our desktops. It is time for the 'nixes (Unix, Linux, and Apple's OS X) to play a more major role...."
Web: Non-profit organizations get free Web hosting via Macs, Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 08.16. NonProfitMac.com provides free Web site hosting to registered non-profit organizations.
Analysis: Rethinking the Macintosh: Apple takes aim at the server market, Neil McAllister, New Architect, 08.16. "...beneath the object-oriented GUI wizardry of Mac OS X beats the heart of a true-blue Unix system."
Advice: Migrate to OS X 10.2 with a clean install, Dan Frakes, Macworld, 08.16. "Although you can update your existing OS X system to 10.2, you may encounter several problems (including crashing applications) after doing so."
Benchmarks: New DDR 1GHz MP Power Mac versus "old" SDRAM version, Bare Feats, 08.15. "...the new DDR Power Mac has no apparent performance advantage over the old SDRAM Power Mac running at the same clock speed."
Deal: Apple gives break to multi-Mac homes, Ian Fried, Cnet, 08.15. "Under the plan . . . consumers can buy a $199 a copy of the operating system and install it on up to five Macs in a single household."
Opinion: Apple's wider iMac screen, Jaguar system are big steps, Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal, 08.15. "...Apple is introducing family pricing for Jaguar. The company will sell for $199 a family version that can be legally installed on up to five computers." News to us!
Dark Side: Arrogance, thy name is Microsoft, Charles Haddad, BusinessWeek, 08.14. "...nearly 40% of those surveyed said they were so outraged that they would actively consider alternatives to Office and Windows."
Rights: Intel case tests e-mail as free speech, Allyce Bess, MSNBC, 08.14. "At issue is whether an unwanted, unsolicited e-mail can be actionable as a form of trespass." Sounds like spam!
Tech: The DDR, frontside bus and system bus debate: An explanation, RAILhead Design, 08.14. DDR memory, the faster system bus, and limitations of today's G4 explained.
Opinion: How much should Jaguar cost? How much Is a customer worth?, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 08.14. "Even Microsoft offers discounts to the poor schmucks upgrading Windows, and Apple should do the same...."
Humor: Left behind by Jaguar, the happy Mac puts on a brave face, Joy of Tech, 08.14. Left behind.
Opinion: New Apple hardware: Imagine a Unix workstation for $1,699, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.14. "...the new models, at long last, include a beefier system architecture."
Web: Anchor votes, Dennis W. Forbes, Yafla, 08.13. Analysis of the pros and cons of Google's weighting system.
Tech: Apple's newest Power Macs sport a new look - but the real change is inside, Philip Michaels, Macworld, 08.13. "...the Power Mac once again features audio line in and audio line out ports."
Rights: Can the digital hub survive Hollywood?, Cory Doctorow, TidBITS, 08.13. "Hollywood . . . is calling for a new law that would give it ultimate control over the design of every device capable of handling digital television signals."
News: InterView for Mac OS X, EchoFX, 08.13. EchoFX now handling drivers for XLR8 InterView.
Opinion: Making .mac right, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 08.13. "Charging for .Mac really makes sense from the standpoint of Apple's business model, as well as the realities of today's Internet."
Analysis: Analyst: Dual processors a "smart move", Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral, 08.13. "The all dual line-up takes advantage of what we're doing with Mac OS X."
Mac OS: No OS 9 CD with 10.2 or new Macs, Macworld UK, 08.13. "Instead, Classic will reside on a Restore CD."
Web: Re-launched OSNews is now one year old, Eugenia Loli-Queru, OSNews, 08.13. Site has excellent coverage of Mac OS, Linux, Windows, and lots of other operating systems.
Opinion: AOL and Apple: Made for each other, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.13. "When I first joined AOL as a 'charter' member in 1989, the landscape was barren, but confined to Mac users."
Rights: EU recycling law hits Apple, Macworld UK, 08.13. Now if we could make car manufacturers responsible for disposing of abandoned cars....
Forum: New G4s to arrive tomorrow, Ron Carlson, Insanely Great Mac, 08.19. "...the modest 250MHz speed increase at the high-end is greatly disappointing."
Humor: Discovery of Microsoft accounting irregularity reveals Apple has 95% of market, Crazy Apple Rumors, 08.19. "...Microsoft today revealed it had drastically overstated its percentage of the operating system market."
News: XLR8 re-thinking business strategy, MacMinute, 08.19. "...the Mac upgrade and peripheral maker is re-assessing its business model and may not go out of business entirely."
Opinion: iGouge or simply a good business decision?, Rob McNair-Huff, Mac Net Journal, 08.19. "Apple has shown . . . that in the small market where it holds a monopoly . . . it is more than willing to stop innovation in an effort to direct more dollars to the company coffers."
Review: Want the latest news headlines? Try NetNewsWire Lite!, John F. Braun, Mac Observer, 08.19. "...get your news in the most efficient format possible...." OS X only.
Humor: In the year 2525, Joy of Tech, 08.19. Ellen "is she stoned?" Feiss as Mona Switcher.
Opinion: Is Apple a company you can trust?, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 08.19. "...if Apple wants to continue to make money . . . we need to not feel like we were being screwed...."
Software: New AOL for Mac OS X arrives, Dennis Sellers, MacCentral, 08.19. AOL for Mac OS X "totally redesigned to look and feel like a true Mac application."
Huh?: OWC drops iDVD support at Apple's behest, Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 08.19. I wonder how much pressure Apple had to apply to get OWC to abandon this....
Web: Everything I need to know about building Web pages I learned on pre-Kindergarten sites, Wes Williams, Small Initiatives, 08.11. "Web sites can be easily classified as good or stupid."
Advocacy: Apple and IBM, Norman D. Shutler, CoolMac, 08.10. Why Apple should adopt IBM's new Power4-based chip for future high-end Macs.
Dark Side: Dell no longer selling systems w/o Microsoft OS, Slashdot, 08.10. "New Microsoft contract rules stipulate that we can no longer offer the 'NO OS' option to our customers beyond September 1st."
Web: Apple "Switch" star flies high, Leander Kahney, Wired, 08.10. "Teenager Ellen Feiss, the 'is-she-stoned?' star of one of Apple's new 'Switch' ads, is quickly becoming a Web celebrity...."
Analysis: Microsoft, FTC Passport settlement: More consumer fraud?, Jill Eriksson, osOpinion, 08.09. "Microsoft got 20 years - two decades - of government surveillance over their Passport identification system for misleading customers...."
Opinion: Why ads on the Net don't work, Bill Thompson, BBC, 08.09. "I don't want intrusive adverts, but I don't mind commercial links."
Advice: Homemade dot-Mac with OS X, Alan Graham, O'Reilly Network, 08.09. "...Mac OS X is packed full of features that make many aspects of .Mac unnecessary."
News: XLR8, Inc. has closed its doors and is no longer in business, XLR8, 08.09. "There is no technical or warranty support available. We apologize for any inconvenience."
OS X: XPostFacto 2.2b15 available, Ryan Rempel, OWC, 08.09. New version fixes some bugs, should work with OS X 10.2.
Advice: The Center for Password Sanity, Richard E. Smith, 08.09. Lot's of good information and good advice on passwords and password policies.
Huh?: "Jaguar" name cannot be used in Australia, MacNN, 08.09. Ford's Jaguar trademark prevents Apple from calling OS X 10.2 "Jaguar" in some markets.
Forum: PowerPC goes 64 bit, Slashdot, 08.09. "Apple would be a fool not to jump on this CPU for their high-end workstations or low cost servers."
Analysis: Will Apple put Intel inside?, Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes, 08.09. "The PowerPC has a lot to do with what makes a Mac distinctly different from a Windows-based PC."
Review: AppDisk and ramBunctious RAM disk applications, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 08.09. "For my purposes, as a speed booster for Web browsing, both programs proved very satisfactory."
News: Apple ranked number one in customer support, Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral, 08.08. Consumer Reports readers give Apple top score for repairs and support.
Opinion: Apple: Time for a switch, Korey Miller, osOpinion, 08.08. "...it is time [for Apple] to get out of the hardware business."
Opinion: When it comes to Macs: Consumer Reports still doesn't get it, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.08. "...it still doesn't seem to understand that a Mac isn't just a higher cost PC with a prettier case."
Hardware: IBM lays desktop PowerPC on Cupertino lawn, Andrew Orlowski, The Register, 08.08. Could new chip be at the heart of next generation Macs?
OS X: Rethinking Jaguar, Jeff Lewis, Mac Opinion, 08.08. "...it provides a noticeably better user experience than previous versions."
Opinion: The sun would still rise tomorrow if Microsoft pulled the Mac plug, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 08.08. "...calling Microsoft's bluff would not be the end of the Mac world, and indeed might ultimately be healthy for the platform."
Digicams: Fuji FinePix 3800 Zoom, Digigraphica, 08.08. "Based on features and price, we expect the 3800 to be a strong contender when it ships in September."
Digicams: Fuji FinePix 2650 Zoom, Digigraphica, 08.08. Budget 2 MP digicam has 3x zoom, $250 price.
Digicams: Fuji FinePix A303 Zoom, Digigraphica, 08.08. Compact 3MP digicam has 3x zoom lens, $350 price.
Digicams: Fuji FinePix A203 Zoom, Digigraphica, 08.08. Compact 2 MP digicam with 3x zoom to sell for $280.
Digicams: Fuji FinePix A200, Digigraphica, 08.08. Compact 2 MP digicam will sell for US$180.
Opinion: My name is Ms. Duh, and I'm a macmac..., D. Martin, RandomMaccess, 08.07. "My eyes got big and my hands inexplicably started fondling the machines."
Analysis: Identity thieves: Make an arresting development, Elizabeth Millard, osOpinion, 08.06. "...if we want to boost e-commerce potential, there must be specific laws geared toward punishing identity thieves, and justice must include incarceration."
Advice: On hardware failures and low-end file recovery, Charles W. Moore, Mac Opinion, 08.06. "It appears that this WallStreet isn't as tough as I thought it was."
Advocacy: Apple trying to get people to switch, Michael Woods, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 08.06. "Macs are probably the best all-around computers available today."
Advice: OS X user accounts, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 08.06. "OS X . . . is engineered from scratch as a multiple-user operating system...."
Deal: MacWarehouse offers $30 rebate on Jaguar, Rob McNair-Huff, Mac Net Journal, 08.06. "MacWarehouse is offering a $30 rebate on the purchase of Mac OS X 10.2...."
AAPL: NASDAQ tests 5-year lows, Apple drops below $14 per share, Robert Paul Leitau, Mac Observer, 08.06. "Apple continues to trade perilously close to its recent 52-week low of $13.80."
Advice: PayPal password scam, O'Grady's PowerPage, 08.05. "I just recieved this email requesting my PayPal password, and I stupidly replied...."
Opinion: Open letter to Apple about Jaguar, Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network, 08.04. "Offer Jaguar at a reduced price for existing Mac OS X users."
Digicams: xD-Picture Cards, Dan Knight, Digigraphica, 08.02. Does the new xD-Picture card have the potential to displace Secure Digital on the small end of the memory card spectrum?
Opinion: The cost of secrecy, Bob Snow, O'Grady's PowerPage, 08.02. "Due to the high level of security surrounding Apple product development, it is not possible to test user's perception of pricing prior to product announcements."
Opinion: Do you still boot into OS 9?, Rob McNair-Huff, Mac Net Journal, 08.02. User comments on how often (or rarely) they boot into OS 9 these days.
Web: Quantifying paid content, Rich Gordon, E-Media Tidbits, 08.02. "9.2% of the U.S. Internet population . . . paid for online content in Q1 2002."
Opinion: My WallStreet has died, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 08.02. "After never missing a beat - not even a hiccup - in more than three and a half years of daily use, my faithful WallStreet PowerBook suddenly croaked...."
Opinion: Why I haven't switched to Mac OS X, Gregory Tetrault, ATPM, 08.02. The cost of OS X plus new software and new hardware is prohibitive.
Opinion: New PowerBook is fast, but is it a two-in-one?, Bob Levitus, Houston Chronicle, 08.02. "The PowerBook G4/800 was the first PowerBook powerful enough for me to consider as my one and only Mac."
Advice: Running OS X on Wallstreet and Lombard PowerBooks, Remy Davison, Insanely Great Mac, 08.02. The viability of OS X older G3 PowerBooks.
Web: Taking the air out of pop-ups, Stefanie Olsen, Cnet, 08.02. "We know they don't like pop-ups."
News: Apple to slam lid on Mac OS 9, D. Turner, M. Rothenberg, eWeek, 08.02. "A tweak to new models in its Macintosh line of desktop and portable computers will prevent booting into Mac OS 9, sources said, leaving the Unix-based Mac OS X as the sole operating system."
Review: Mac ARA Modem Magic 5.5, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 08.02. "...the Modem Magic scripts do seem to hold onto connections more tenaciously, and dropped connections have been extremely rare since I started using them."
Analysis: Is Apple really responsible for low Office sales?, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.02. "...the real issue is whether Mac users feel the need to pay full price for a version of Office that is basically prettier to look at and not much else."
Rights: Journalists are from Mars, IT managers are from Venus, Steve Outing, E-Media Tidbits, 08.02. "...a poorly implemented technology solution is dictating what words I can use in my publications and even my private messages."
Apple: Apple should sell individual components, Mac Observer, 08.01. Should Apple sell parts so we can build our own Macs?
Analysis: Could Apple go subscription?, Oliver Thylmann, OSNews, 08.01. "Let's suppose Apple were to move into services with force and stop 'selling' the OS. It is part of the service."
Forum: Disk defragmentation utility, MacSlash, 08.01. What do you use to defragment and otherwise optimize your OS X hard drive?
Web: A shift registers in willingness to pay for Internet content, Matt Richtel, New York Times, 08.01. "More Internet users are showing a willingness to pay for content online...."
Deal: Norton Utilities 7.0 for OS X: $14.00 shipped, Deals on the Web, 08.01. This is the OEM version that supports OS X 10.1.
Advice: Liquid design: Go with the flow, Tioka Internet, 08.01. The term liquid implies that a website should flow smoothly into whatever space it is given.
Benchmarks: Toshiba's new 2.5" drive - does it beat up on the IBM 40GNX?, Bare Feats, 08.01. Impressive new drive, but can it outperform the IBM?

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