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Dark Side: Don't rely on Microsoft, trade group urges Homeland Security, Tony Smith, TechWeb, 08.31. "The Computer & Communications Industry Association has urged the Department of Homeland Security to reconsider its decision to use Microsoft software on its desktop and server systems...."
Opinion: Planning a trip? Don't forget the scanner, Jim Rossman, Dallas Morning News, 08.31. Why taking your laptop, scanner, cell phone, digicam, digital camcorder, and iPod on vacation can be a very good idea.
Opinion: Switch!, Mitch Kapor, Mitch Kapor's Weblog, 08.30. "Total Microsoft dependence significantly reduced, though not eliminated."
Benchmarks: G5 versus G5 versus G5, Bare Feats, 08.29. All three Power Mac G5 models compared with most recent Power Mac G4 models.
Virus: Mac viruses by the numbers - Word Macro: 553, Classic Mac: 26, OS X: Zero, Charles Gaba, Mac Observer, 08.29. Only 579 of over 71,000 know worms and viruses can run on Macs, just 26 if you don't use MS Word or Excel, and none yet target OS X.
OS X: Thirteen days of uptime and still performing nicely, Charles W. Moore, OS X Odyssey, Applelinks, 08.29. "The cool thing is that after nearly two weeks of uptime . . . performance has hardly deteriorated since the memory usage became maxed out on about day 2."
Dark Side: Microsoft seeks cash from IM client makers, Joris Evers, IDG, 08.29. Microsoft provides MSN Messenger for free and allows users to use their messaging service for free - but wants software makers whose software interoperates with MSN Messenger to pay a fee.
News: FBI to arrest teen in Internet attack, Ted Bridis, Washington Post, 08.29. "The FBI has identified a teenager as the author of a damaging virus-like infection unleashed on the Internet and plans to arrest him early Friday...."
AAPL: AAPL advisory: Apple sets a new 52-week high, Robert Paul Leitau, Apple Stock Watch, Mac Observer, 08.29. "On Thursday Apple Computer (AAPL) set a new 52-week high of US$22.22 before closing at US$22.19 for the day."
Dark Side: Stupid Microsoft tricks: Why the richest company on earth feels it needs to cheat, Robert X. Cringely, I, Cringely, 08.28. Microsoft claims 35 weeks worth of email were never backed up - yet had earlier testified that all email is backed up. Oops.
Analysis: Size doesn't matter, Jason Deraleau, O'Reilly Network, 08.28. "Security is a core goal of every Unix project. Yet on Windows, it almost seems that security is an afterthought."
Opinion: Sobig, so what - Why should Mac users care?, Jim Dalrymple, 08.28. "...while Macintosh computers were not affected by the virus and didn't spread the worm, Mac users have been indirectly affected by this latest outbreak."
Virus: Backlash: Readers contend Mac's OS X is much tougher to crack than Windows, David Zeiler, The Mac Experience, SunSpot.net, 08.28. "Denied [root user] access, the damage that any OS X malware could do becomes limited to the account of the user who runs it."
Spam: EarthLink targets 100 spammers, Tim Richardson, The Register, 08.28. "US ISP EarthLink is on the hunt for around 100 spammers it claims are guilty of sending more than 250 million junk emails."
Hardware: Logitech Click!, Galen Wiley, Inside Mac Games, 08.27. "...the Click! is an affordable, reasonably featured mouse for regular users who specialize in productivity."
Humor: Hall of technical documentation weirdness, Darren Barefoot, 08.27. "On this page, I list wacky, bizarre, surreal and otherwise strange examples of technical documentation, particularly illustration."
Dark Side: Power Mac G5 not as open to Windows, Ina Fried, Cnet, 08.27. Now that Microsoft owns Virtual PC, G5 owners may have to wait a year before they can run the program.
Dark Side: Dumb software for dumb people, Farhad Manjoo, Salon, 08.27. "...a year and a half since Gates sent his memo, it doesn't seem as if Microsoft is doing much better."
Software: Macintosh browser smackdown, Eric Bangeman, ars technica, 08.27. With nine browsers available for OS X, which is the best?
Software: Virtual PC no-go on G5, Macworld UK, 08.27. Oops, Microsoft's latest update to Virtual PC isn't ready for the Power Mac G5 yet.
Opinion: The Mac OS X experience: Still not consistent, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.27. Why Apple really needs to fix the OS X installer before it releases Panther.
Rights: iTunes economics and a comparison to writing, Rob McNair-Huff, Mac Net Journal, 08.26. "The Downhillbattle.org Web site tears into Apple for the economics behind its iTunes Music Store, but the site's authors are missing a big part of the story."
Opinion: Latest virus shows Windows' weaknesses, Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times, 08.26. "Windows XP has so many holes in its security that any reasonable user will conclude it was designed by the same German officer who created the prison compound in 'Hogan's Heroes.'"
Dark Side: Microsoft: IM party's over, Matt Hicks, eWeek, 08.26. Once a proponent of open messaging standards, MS now says, "The way third-party services are being built without our permission, we don't know who is on the network."
Dark Side: SoBig.F Windows virus cost the world as much as US$1 billion, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 08.26. "According to BusinessWeek, SoBig.f, the latest viral craze to sweep the Internet . . . alone cost as much as US$1 billion in lost productivity."
Opinion: Getting burnt by Apple, Kray Mitchell, Inside Apple, 08.26. "There are many times in the day that Apple makes me want to pull out all my hair, strip down naked, smear myself with peanut butter, and run screaming through the streets...."
Low End: AppleGEOS released as freeware, Breadbox, 08.26. Early Mac-like GUI operating system for the old Apple II series now available as a free download.
Analysis: Doing business, Del Miller, Difference Engine, Mac Opinion, 08.25. Why Apple can no longer afford to ignore the business market.
Advice: Partitioning a hard drive to facilitate the OS X transition, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 08.25. How partitioning can help you migrate from the classic Mac OS to OS X.
Dark Side: Microsoft Windows: Insecure by design, Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post, 08.24. "In its default setup, Windows XP on the Internet amounts to a car parked in a bad part of town, with the doors unlocked, the key in the ignition and...."
Humor: The Microsoft Security Bulletin they should issue, but won't, Rick, Infowarrior, 08.20. "Microsoft products are often rushed to market without a thorough check of the software quality."
Virus: SQL Server worm on the loose, Lisa Vaas, eWeek, 08.22. "A worm code-named 'Voyager Alpha Force' that targets Microsoft Corp. SQL Server databases is roaming the Internet...." Other versions of SQL seem to be unaffected.
Virus: Sobig-F timed for Trojan download tonight?, John Leyden, The Register, 08.22. "The prolific mass-mailing Sobig-F email worm, which has flooded computer users this week, could attempt to download a Trojan horse tonight, anti-virus companies are warning."
Opinion: eMac named as 'starving student' desktop choice, Dennis Sellers, MacCentral, 08.22. "ZDNet says the eMac is an 'affordable all-in-one Mac system with adequate speed and a 17-inch display.'"
Advice: If you lose or damage your Apple system installer, watch out!, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.22. "Treat those Apple system installer and restore CDs and DVDs like gold."
Advice: It's inevitable: Back up your files or lose them, Bob Levitus, Dr. Mac, Houston Chronicle, 08.21. "...your hard disk will cease to function someday."
Macinschool: City schools infected by worm virus, Robyn L. Minor, Bowling Green Daily News, 08.21. City schools crippled by Windows worms, but county schools have no problems - they're Macs.
Virus: What, me worry?, David Zeiler, The Mac Experience, SunSpot.net, 08.21. There are only about 50 viruses for the classic Mac OS - and 70,000 or so for Windows. And not a single one written for OS X so far.
Advice: Switching to Macs can help users avoid hassle of viruses, Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal, 08.21. "...if you are tired of all the patches and of worrying about viruses, switching to a Mac could bring you great relief."
Virus: Microsoft systems life-threatening?, John H. Farr, Applelinks, 08.21. "...we think that when Microsoft-enabled computer viruses cripple networks that communicate with devices designed to prevent trains from crashing into one another, that's big news."
Virus: Sobig-F is fastest growing virus ever - official, John Leyden, The Register, 08.21. "Sobig.F has surpassed the infamous LoveBug, Klez and Kournikova viruses."
Opinion: Apple's window of opportunity, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.21. Next revision of Windows - Longhorn - not expected until 2004, will add many features Mac OS X already has.
Dark Side: Forget California, it's time to recall Microsoft, Richard Forno, The Register, 08.21. "For the second time this year, Microsoft is the source of a major internet security event."
Rights: The return of DontBuyMusic, MacTeens, 08.20. "Well folks, DontBuyMusic has met the demands of BuyMusic and we are now back in action."
Virus: Was yesterday the day email died?, Rob McNair-Huff, Mac Net Journal, 08.20. "I am having a very hard time not blaming Microsoft on the one hand and email users who keep clicking on attachments without thinking on the other hand."
Virus: Create a Mail rule to block the w32.sobig.f spam worm, Andrew Stone, Mac OS X Hints, 08.20. Nine conditions you can use to filter out messages sent by the SoBig worm.
Opinion: Are Macs becoming respectable?, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.20. "As prices go, Macs have become mighty competitive, especially if you consider the long-term upkeep costs."
Virus: W32.Squirm@mm, Symantec, 08.20. Third Windows virus in less than a week, this one infects Win95-NT using Outlook, ICQ, and P-to-P file sharing programs.
Rights: Recording, movie industries appeal file-trading ruling, Grant Gross, MacCentral, 08.20. "...entertainment groups have appealed . . . Court ruling saying that operators of two file-sharing services are not liable for any copyright infringement . . . on their networks."
Virus: World squirms as Sobig returns, Cnet, 08.19. "The Sobig e-mail virus that caused havoc two months ago has reappeared in a virulent new form...."
Dark Side: Microsoft to lock down MSN Messenger network, Joris Evers, MacCentral, 08.19. Remember when Microsoft was promoting open standards for messaging software in hopes of gaining access to AOL's users?
Forum: Beige G3 resurrection project, Slashdot, 08.19. Author wants to upgrade a G3/266 so he can run OS X, but many respondents urge replacing the whole thing.
Opinion: Don't tell anyone Macs are more secure, Gene Steinberg, Mac Net Journal, 08.19. "... don't become overconfident that it can't happen here. It has and it will."
Opinion: OK, Apple - you win, Chad Dickerson, Chad Dickerson's Weblog, InfoWorld, 08.18. "...I decided to give OS X a more serious whirl . . . and I'm head over heels - I've asked the G4 to move in for good."
Advice: When's the right time to buy a new 'Book?, Charles Moore, Road Warrior, Mac Opinion, 08.18. "It's impossible to generalize about the appropriate time to upgrade one's 'Book to a newer, faster machine."
Forum: Used Mac portables?, MacSlash, 08.18. Why are used WallStreet PowerBooks so expensive?
Benchmarks: Serial ATA vs. parallel ATA-133 and FireWire 800, Bare Feats, 08.18. All three protocols tested with a single drive and with a stiped RAID array. Which is fastest?
Opinion: Why the new Power Mac G5 doesn't cut it when it comes to DV editing, Kray Mitchell, Inside Apple, 08.18. For some people, a couple of 250 GB hard drives just isn't enough....
Rights: The sad tale of a security whistleblower, Mark Rasch, The Register, 08.18. "...the government here has stretched the federal computer crime statute to include not only attacks on computers or networks, but the dissemination of information about vulnerabilities."
Virus: RPC DCOM cleanup worm appears, Slashdot, 08.18. "...the worm will actually clean up machines. It tries to download the correct patches from Windows Update and remove the Blaster worm."
News: For those needing 32 more bits, John Markoff, New York Times, 08.18. Apple has sold 100,000 Power Mac G5s - and they are expected to begin reaching stores today.
MacInSchool: Apple's school days are numbered, Slashdot, 08.17. "From an administrative standpoint, it is a lot cheaper (in the short run) to get a truckload of Dells for $400."
Humor: The Nigerian SCO connection, ars technica, 08.17. "KINDLY TREAT THIS REQUEST AS VERY IMPORTANT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL."
Analysis: Apple in the enterprise market, Damien Barrett, MrBarrett.com, 08.17. How Xserve and OS X Server are helping Apple make inroads with corporate IT departments.
Advice: AppleShare IP black magic, Brad Suinn, MrBarrett.com, 09.14. Lots of good tips for those still using AppleShare IP with the classic Mac OS.
Opinion: My wife hates my Mac, Tony Lawrence, 08.16. "I think at this point it is better to just leave things as they are: her softly cursing as she types, and me at the other end of the trailer rolling my eyes and biting my tongue."
Analysis: Apple's G5: More than a pretty face, Tom Yager, InfoWorld, 08.15. "The key to this machine's success will be throughput."
Rights: DontBuyMusic.com shut down by Buy.com, MacTeens.com, 08.15. "Popular BuyMusic.com parody DontBuyMusic.com was shut down today at the request of Buy.com's legal team."
Rights: RIAA methods under scrutiny, Wired, 08.15. "A Senate panel will hold hearings on the recording industry's crackdown against online music swappers...."
Dark Side: Microsoft already under attack, John H. Farr, Applelinks, 08.15. "A denial of service (DoS) attack apparently unrelated to the W32.Blaster worm hit Microsoft's Windows Update site late yesterday and is still going on...."
Analysis: iMac turns 5 today: Looking back at launch, effect of iMac, Bryan Chaffin, The Back Page, Mac Observer, 08.15. "It's easy to take the all-in-one form factor for granted today, but at the time the iMac was almost a novelty in its difference."
Spam: Do blackouts reduce spam?, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.15. "While a lot of spam supposedly emerges from servers located outside of the USA, the amount of it reaching me went down sharply after the streets darkened in the northeast."
Opinion: Why I keep sticking with Eudora, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 08.15. "...I would consider Eudora 6.0 as close to perfect as you can currently get in a Mac email client."
Digicams: Fuji's SR sensor technology - side by side results, Dave Etchells, Imaging Resource, 08.10. "The tendency of digicams to totally lose detail in strong highlights has been a persistent bugaboo from the outset."
Benchmarks: Dual 2 gig G5, jeremyw, Soundtrack Lounge, 08.12. Tests on a prerelease G5 find it to be very fast compared to 933 MHz G4.
Opinion: May the source be with you, Robert X. Cringely, I, Cringely, 08.14. "...I think Macs threaten the livelihood of IT staffs."
MacInSchool: With the apples arriving by e-mail, teachers adapt, Barnaby J. Feder, New York Times, 08.14. Blogs and websites help teachers interact with student. Palms and PocketPCs displacing desktops and laptops as they grow in power.
Opinion: Should PC users switch?, Del Miller, Difference Engine, Mac Opinion, 08.14. "If Windows XP is good enough then why should a PC user even consider a Macintosh?"
Virus: More worm news than you ever wanted, John H. Farr, Applelinks, 08.14. The Blaster worm "spreads without a vulnerable machine's owner doing anything at all, other than having the PC hooked up to the Internet or a LAN with an infected computer."
Opinion: Windows-bashing Thursday continues, John H. Farr, Applelinks, 08.14. "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me for the rest of the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of Mac forever."
Web: Internet survives blackouts, Stephen Lawson, PC World, 08.14. "...there were early signs that the Internet had survived the incident without disruption, although cellular networks were clogged in some areas."
Opinion: Class action lawsuit against Apple nets big legal fees, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.14. "It's said that the only winners in a class action lawsuit are the attorneys who filed the action." $350,000 worth.
Deal: Your personal account on lowendmac.net, Low End Mac, 08.14. Email from $12/year, Web/FTP space from $20/year, PHP support, and more.
Review: First legal action against RIAA by "targeted individual", ars technica, 08.13. "Is the act of having copyrighted material in a share evidence of piracy, or does the file need to be downloaded once?"
Analysis: Mirror mirror, who's the most decadent CEO of all? Steve Jobs, of course, Bryan Chaffin, The Back Page, Mac Observer, 08.13. "For my money, and I do own one share of AAPL for those interested, Steve Jobs has earned the compensation he has been given."
Digicam: FujiFilm FinePix S5000 or Minolta Dimage Z1?, Dan Knight, Digigraphica, 08.13. Which provides the better value among 3 MP 10x zoom digicams, the new FujiFilm FinePix S5000 or Minolta Dimage Z1?
Dark Side: About the operating system found on the majority of PCs, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.13. "Despite constant assurances from the company that makes the operating system Upgrade: Firmware flasher for 2x DVD-R support for 1x rated Matshita UJ-815 slotted SuperDrive, Acclerate Your Mac!, 08.13. Flasher unleashes true power of UJ-815 slot-loading "SuperDrive" to burn at 2x. Run at your own risk.
Macinschool: Apple's school days are numbered, Charles Haddad, Byte of the Apple, BusinessWeek, 08.13. "Why should my child work on a Mac in class when most people use PCs at home and in the office?"
Virus: Latest MS worm: Much worse than you've been told, John H. Farr, Applelinks, 08.12. "What the news reports don't mention is the fact that the payload on this thing is spyware."
Opinion: Man's best friend, Marc Zeedar, Less Tangible, Mac Opinion, 08.12. "...will I decide that Emailer, now that it's running smoother, is still good for a few more years?"
Virus: Be thankful for Apple's Software Update, Rob McNair-Huff, Mac Net Journal, 08.12. "Software update may feel like an intrusion now and then, but if Mac OS X ever becomes a platform for viruses and worms . . . then Apple has taken a first positive step...."
Dark Side: Worm's spread shows holes in patch system, Robert Lemos, Cnet, 08.12. "The ability of the MSBlast worm to spread has underscored the view that today's methods of patching security flaws . . . is too time-consuming to react to critical vulnerabilities."
Rights: G3 OS X support suit reaches 'conditional settlement', Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 08.12. "The agreement covers 'Bondi Blue' and 'Fruit'-colored tray-loading iMacs, several generations of Power Mac G3, older iBooks, and PowerBook G3s up to and including the 'Lombard' series...."
Virus: How Blaster worm affects Mac networks, MacMegasite, 08.12. A single Windows PC on your network can wreak havoc due to the Blaster worm. Blocking port 135 helps.
Deal: Hot deal! 30 GB external FireWire drive for $49, Vectronic's Apple World, 08.12. While they last, Shreve Systems has those ugly old orange 30 GB VST FireWire hard drives for just $49.
Dark Side: Here we go again, Charles Cooper, Cnet, 08.12. "For the umpteenth time in recent memory, companies around the globe were sent scrambling to catch up with an Internet worm that penetrated a security hole in Microsoft Windows."
Opinion: My Apple does Java, Daniel Brookshier, Java.net, 08.12. "Why an Apple? Because it is as close to Linux as I can get without having to install it myself."
Virus: Windows virus takes out gov't agencies in MD, PA, Slashdot, 08.12. "The person who created this worm did so to show that Microsoft's software was insecure."
Rights: FTC cracks down on Web marketers, Joris Evers, PC World, 08.12. Business "hawks Web presence over the phone and then assesses its targets on their phone bill without their authorization."
Virus: MSBlaster worm spreading rapidly, John Leyden, The Register, 08.12. "A worm that exploits a critical Remote Procedure Call (RPC) flaw to infect vulnerable Windows machines is spreading rapidly across the Internet this morning."
Opinion: It's the World Wide Web, CodeBitch, MacEdition, 08.11. "...I can't read and understand the non-English blog postings referring to MacEdition's resources, but the people who posted those links clearly can read those resources...."
Analysis: Bullish on Apple: But why?, Del Miller, Difference Engine, Mac Opinion, 08.11. "Apple's development plan is one of such scope and complexity that I find it astonishing that they have been able to succeed as well as they have."
Advice: Which iBook to buy?, Charles Moore, Road Warrior, Mac Opinion, 08.11. "With the fact that the current iBook is getting toward the end of its model life in mind, it's still a sweet and capable little machine, and a great value."
Dark Side: My trip to Windows hell . . . and back, David Coursey, ZDNet, 08.11. "As much as I love Norton SystemWorks and as highly as I recommend it, should I really have to buy third-party software to solve Microsoft's problem? I don't think so."
Opinion: Why upgrade for the sake of upgrading?, Rob McNair-Huff, Mac Net Journal, 08.11. "Rest assured though that once you do move to Mac OS X, after an initial learning period, you will find the benefits of the OS outweigh the downsides."
News: Forbes: Apple on target to ship all orders for G5s this month, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 08.11. "An Apple spokeswoman says the company remains on target to ship all orders for G5 machines this month."
Opinion: Consumer Reports repeats silly Mac myths, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.10. "Consumer Reports has been publishing incorrect information on Macs for years, even if the products get pretty good ratings in its tests."
Opinion: Evolution, Damien Barrett, MrBarrett.com, 08.09. "There's nothing wrong with Mac OS 9, except that it's a dead OS. Apple end-of-lifed (EOL'd) it. There is no more support for it."
Advice: Optimizing an Xserve for Web hosting, Developer Connection, Apple, 08.06. How to configure Apache to support multiple domains.
Opinion: John Droz Jr. on OS X vs OS 9, Charles Moore, OS X Odyssey, Applelinks, 08.08. "...why in the world would I change to a tool that makes me less efficient?"
Review: Logitech Stereo USB Headset 200, Shawn McGaff, MacTeens, 08.08. "...the best computer headset I have ever used...."
Tech: When is 54 not equal to 54? A look at 802.11a, b, and g throughput, Matthew Gast, O'Reilly Network, 08.08. Why these wireless protocols are at most half as fast as you'd expect based on their nominal ratings.
Rights: SCO battle rooted in Unix's fragmented history, USA Today, 08.08. "Caldera changed its name to the SCO Group last year and set up a business to protect its newly purchased intellectual property."
Opinion: 101 uses for Apple iChat, Leander Kahney, Wired, 08.08. "Since iChat AV is an Apple-only technology - for now, I hope - there is a smaller base of people with which to chat."
Rights: Is music piracy stealing?, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 08.08. "Under current copyright legislation, downloading music for free is definitely theft under letter of the law. But is the law just and fair?"
Deal: Maxtor 120 GB IDE hard drive: $96.99 with no rebates, Deals on the Web, 08.08. The drive operates at 7200 RPM and has a 2 MB cache. A 1-year warranty applies.
Rights: The Big Blue empire strikes back: IBM countersues SCO, Vern Seward, Mac Observer, 08.07. "...IBM has filed a countersuit against SCO in which it says that SCO has no right to sue IBM because [SCO] distributed a version of Linux under the General Public License...."
Opinion: Sticking with Mac OS 9 for all the wrong reasons, Gene Steinberg, The Jaguar Report, Mac Night Owl, 08.07. "...the strange reasons some have for deciding not to embrace Mac OS X."
Digicams: Going mostly digital, Dan Knight, Digigraphica, 08.06. How one new digicam has convinced me to sell of the majority of my 35mm camera gear.
Opinion: Uncool "switcher" flirts back with the PC, Sean Rose, OSNews, 08.06. "If I had to choose which is more productive throughout an entire day of working on the computer, it would go to the Mac hands down."
Opinion: Memory management update and iListen 1.6.1, Charles W. Moore, OS X Odyssey, Applelinks, 08.06. "This little AppleScript application does wonders for preventing slowdown as OS X memory usage gets maxed out and the pageout parade commences."
Advice: When 160 GB isn't 160 GB! Hard drive size issues, Vincent Roman, MacDiscussion, 08.06. Why huge hard drives may only show up as 137 GB (128 GB formatted) on your Mac.
Digicams: What's better: A camera that shoots movies, or a videocam that records still pictures?, Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network, 08.05. "If your main interest in movie making is for computer playback . . . pay close attention to the 'movie mode' specs on still cameras."
Analysis: Most never consider Macs, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.05. "Apple's biggest problem is that the vast majority of potential customers rarely consider a Mac...."
Tech: Understanding pageouts in Mac OS X 10.2.x, MacFixIt, 08.05. Why pageouts take place, how they impact your computer, and why more RAM helps.
.mac: Why I am not continuing my .mac subscription, Cortland Haws, Instant Mac, The Mac Mind, 08.05. "Essentially, the services I need and the services .mac provides are two different things."
Dark Side: How to install Windows XP in 5 hours or less, Mark Pilgrin, dive into mark, 08.04. "Every installation of Windows naturally degrades along a logarithmic curve until it becomes annoying, then unbearable, then unusable." Step 1: Backup to iMac over network....
Rights: Stopping the pop-swappers, Mark Ward, BBC News, 08.04. "The net has given rise to many novel ways of doing business but the methods of the Recording Industry Association of America has got every twisted e-commerce scheme beaten."
Virus: Sneaky virus poses as email from sysadmin, John Leyden, The Register, 08.04. "Mimail, which poses as an email from a potential victim's own sysadmin or ISP, suggests that a user's email account is about to expire."
Rights: Red Hat takes aim at infringement claims, Business Wire, 08.04. "We filed this complaint to stop SCO from making unsubstantiated and untrue public statements attacking Red Hat Linux and the integrity of the Open Source software development process."
Software: CD Session Burner 2.0 improves Jaguar support, MacMinute, 08.04. Multi-session CD burning support for OS X - $17 shareware.
Opinion: The Kensington StudioMouse, should Apple take notes?, Kris Hookerman, Vectronic's Apple World, 08.04. "The old standard is no longer valid. Apple's ease of use philosophy is beginning to work against itself."
Dark Side: Microsoft's Web site brought down by attack, John Foley, InformationWeek, 08.04. "The outage, which began about 1:21 p.m. Pacific time, was the result of a conventional denial-of-service attack and not a software vulnerability being exploited, a Microsoft spokesman says."
Rights: Now fans call the tune, Geoff Boucher, LA Times, 08.03. "After years of paying for CDs that had only one or two good tracks, he feels less than guilty about his collection."
Virus: Attack bot exploits Windows flaw, Robert Lemos, Cnet, 08.02. "Online vandals are using a program to compromise Windows servers and remotely control them through Internet relay chat (IRC) networks, system administrators said Saturday."
Hardware: D-Link bridge connects Ethernet boxes to 802.11g, Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 08.02. US$135 DWL-G810 Xtreme G Wireless Bridge developed to connect Ethernet-bound devices to a high-speed wireless network.
Dark Side: Concerns mount over possible big Net attack, Paul Roberts, MacCentral, 08.01. Vulnerability in Windows could be used by a powerful Internet worm that could disrupt traffic on the Internet and affect millions of machines worldwide. Windows machines only, of course.
Web: End of the road for SMTP?, Paul Festa, Cnet, 08.01. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol leaves itself wide open to abuse by spammers, viruses, and worms.
Digicams: FinePix S5000, S7000 promise great value, Dan Knight, Digigraphica, 08.01. The Fujifilm FinePix S7000 is a worthy successor to the S602, but the new S5000 gives it a real run for the money.
Advice: Is your Mac inadequate for Mac OS X?, Gene Steinberg, Mac Hardware Report, Mac Night Owl, 08.01. If your Mac is officially supported and you're comfortable with its speed, you may be very happy with OS X, especially with a memory upgrade.
Rights: RIAA challenged by ISP, Andrew Orlowski, The Register, 08.01. "'In this country we don't cut off people's hands when they steal,' [Senator Norm Coleman] said. 'One question I have is whether the penalty here fits the crime.'"
Web: Anatomy of an attempted PayPal scam, Derek K. Miller, Pen Machine, 08.01. "...for someone who wasn't specifically watching out for this sort of scam . . . this could easily have turned into a quick harvest of name, PayPal ID and password, credit card information...."

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