Mac News Today
The Low End Mac Link Archive, October 2003
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Apple:
G3/OS
X class action settlement details posted, Peter Cohen,
MacCentral, 10.31. Lawyers will net a small fortune, and OS X
adopters willing to surrender their copies can get their money
back.- Opinion: Interview with Ryan Rempel, author of XPostFacto, Accelerate Your Mac, 10.31. Comments on revising XPostFacto to support Panther, FireWire PCI card booting, the 20th Anniversary Mac, and more.
- OS X: Apple will fix security flaws in Jaguar, Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral, 10.31. Those who stick with Jaguar, whether by choice or necessity, will eventually be able to get a security fix.
- OS X: OWC issues updated firmware for its FireWire 800 drives, Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral, 10.31. "The updater fixes a problem between FireWire 800 hard drives and Mac OS X Panther...."
- OS X: WiebeTech releases FireWire 800 firmware updater, Jim Dalrymple, Christian Perspectives, 10.31. "...it is important that the drives first be unmounted from the Panther system, then firmware updated on a Jaguar system (OS X 10.2.8 or lower) before re-attaching the drive to Panther."
- OS X: A special message for FireWire 800 disk drive users, Apple, 10.31. "Apple has identified an issue with external FireWire hard drives using the Oxford 922 bridge chip-set with firmware version 1.02 that can result in the loss of data stored on the disk drive."
- OS X: Houston, we've got a problem!, Gene Steinberg, The Panther Report, Mac Night Owl, 10.31. Problem seems to occur most often when FireWire 800 drives are connected to FireWire 400 ports.
- OS X: LaCie warns against using FireWire 800 with Panther, Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral, 10.30. "An updater is available immediately for users with access to Macintosh computers that can boot Mac OS 9." Others must wait.
- OS X: Panther reports good, but watch for FireWire, Bob Levitus, Dr Mac, Houston Chronicle, 10.30. "After a week of everyday use, I couldn't be happier with Panther. It boots faster, and the Finder is easier to use and faster, too."
- Web: Berners-Lee comes out fighting to save Web, Kieren McCarthy, The Register, 10.30. "The US Patent and Trademark Office will take around 90 days to decide whether to launch a formal re-evaluation of the [Eolas] patent."
- Macinschool: Apple succeeds in 1:1 educational computing solutions, Dennis Sellers, MacCentral, 10.30. "We have 1:1 solutions in over 400 schools across the country, and we're excited to see what is happened in learning and teaching."
- Opinion: A memo to Mac OS 9 holdouts, Gene Steinberg, The Panther Report, Mac Night Owl, 10.30. "I'm not going to say that you have to move to Mac OS X. But consider the move carefully."
- Opinion: Even Microsoft wants G5s, Michael Hanscom, 10.29. For posting the "news" that Microsoft is receiving G5s, this guy gets fired?
- Opinion: Macs account for 16.4% of all stolen computers, Applelinks, 10.29. Macs stolen well out of proportion to their presence on the desktop.
- News: iTunes for Windows more than doubles Apple site traffic, Dennis Sellers, MacCentral, 10.29. "Nielsen//NetRatings . . . says that people flocked to Apple's Web site during the week ending Oct. 19 to download the new iTunes for Windows."
- Analysis: Attack of the iPod clones, Walter S Mossberg, Wall Street Journal, 10.29. "After testing the players for weeks against the latest iPod with new features Apple added this month, I still give the edge to Apple...."
- Opinion: The end (almost) of dual-booting, Charles W. Moore, OS X Odyssey, Applelinks, 10.28. "With the release of the G4 iBook and the mild upgrade of the eMac last week, the last consumer Macs that could boot into OS 9 are now gone."
- Opinion: Top ten reasons you should buy a $799 eMac, even if you think you don't need one, Bill Palmer, 10.26. Scroll way down for this article. In short, the $799 eMac is a steal.
- Virus: Sober email worm gives Windows users the DTs, John Leyden, The Register, 10.28. "On infected machines, the worm makes certain registry changes and installs its own SMTP client to further its spread."
- Benchmarks: Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) - How fast is it?, Macs Only!, 10.27. "The bottom line is that Panther is much faster in some very important aspects."
- OS X: Panther: The cool, the good, the bad, and the ugly, Trent, Apple-X, 10.27. "Seriously, almost everything in Panther is better than it was in Jaguar."
- Opinion: Mac.Ars takes on Apple's consumer desktop line, Eric Bangeman, ars technica, 10.27. "And sales are doing well . . . except for one product segment. iMacs are struggling."
Spam:
California
wins first state suit against spammers, Scarlet Pruitt,
MacCentral, 10.27. "California Attorney General Bill Lockyer
claimed victory in the state's first antispam lawsuit late last
week, after a court ordered PW Marketing and its owners to pay a
US$2 million fine..."- Review: The Panther review, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 10.26. "Panther is an absolute tour de force, a stunning system upgrade that provides a compelling case for Mac OS 9 users to finally make the switch."
- OS X: TextEdit rocks under Panther, Rob McNair-Huff, Mac Net Journal, 10.25. "...my nomination for the most useful feature in the upgrade is the new version of TextEdit that can open and save .doc [MS Word] files without any muss or fuss."
- Advice: Cool Panther tricks, Mike Wendland, Mac-Mike.com, 10.25. Six tips for Panther users.
- OS X: Exposé, David K. Every, iGeek, 10.21. "I saw the first real major change in the GUI in quite a few years; that's Exposé."
- OS X: Multi-users and Panther, David K. Every, iGeek, 10.20. "What I've always felt is far more important is good single user support. OS X has taken some huge strides backwards in that arena."
- Virus: Flea bugs Windows users, John Leyden, The Register, 10.24. "Unlike most Windows nasties, the bug does not depend on a user opening an infectious file to do its mischief, Finnish AV vendor F-Secure warns."
- OS X: Panther: I've got mine, Mike Wendland, Mac-Mike.com, 10.23. "Installation was without even the slightest hitch."
- Opinion: Something is missing from Apple's current product line, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 10.23. Apple needs to address the low-end market to grow market share. Why not a lower cost eMac or a headless model to compete with Dell?
- Opinion: Intel CEO throws wet blanket on OS X for Intel, dismisses Apple's market share, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 10.23. "First of all, we hope that those wanting and hoping that Apple will move Mac OS X to Intel will finally realize that it's not going to happen."
- OS X: More nickling and diming from Apple and checking out XDock Dock Utility, Charles W. Moore, OS X Odyssey, Applelinks, 10.22. "Even though Mac OS Classic Mode might reasonably be considered an integral feature of OS X, Apple is nailing OS X purchasers who don't already have a copy of OS 9.x for an extra $19.95...."
- Opinion: iTunes for Windows and the 'Windows' way of thinking, Adam Knight, Code Poetry, 10.22. "Windows users are used to a hard life. They're used to importing CDs into one program, playing them in another, and burning them in another."
- Opinion: Rating the new music sites, Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal, 10.22. "Overall, I believe Apple's iTunes is the best combination of a music store and jukebox program for Windows users."
- Software: Apple to address iTunes for Windows problems, MacMinute, 10.22. iTunes 4.1.1 (Windows only) fixes some of the bugs found in last week's release of iTunes for Windows.
- News: Apple releases G4 iBooks, MacCentral, 10.22. "At long last, Apple has excised the G3 processor from its consumer laptop line."
- News: Apple lowers eMac price, MacCentral, 10.22. 800 MHz eMac phased out, price of 1 GHz models reduced to US$799 (Combo) and $1,099 (SuperDrive).
- Analysis: The broadband report: On the death of dialup Internet, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 10.22. "Whether it's cable, DSL, wireless (including satellite), some 36% of the Internet users in the U.S. are now cruising in the fast lane."
- Opinion: Do Windows users resent iTunes?, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 10.21. "...why are some Windows users yapping about problems with Apple's software? Platform prejudice?"
- Opinion: Is Apple's 'Book quality slipping?, Charles W. Moore, Road Warrior, Mac Opinion, 10.21. "...there is a worm in this Apple, so to speak, and that is what appears to be deteriorating Apple portable reliability."
- Dark Side: Microsoft lassos music customers, Wired, 10.21. Windows XP feature - Shop for Music Online - only uses Microsoft's browser, then brings users to a Microsoft website.
- Analysis: iTunes for Windows - Apple's hidden agenda, Sandy McMurray, Globe and Mail, 10.20. "iTunes for Windows isn't just music software, it's a competitive advantage for Apple and a shot across the bow of Microsoft, Real, MusicMatch and other companies...."
- Dark Side: More bad news for Windows users: Serious flaws found in Microsoft apps, Vern Seward, Mac Observer, 10.20. "Still more problems for Microsoft: Yahoo! News is reporting that the Redmond software giant has issued advisories and patches for seven new flaws found in several Microsoft applications."
- Benchmarks: Power Mac G5 Dual 2-GHz - How fast is it?, Macs Only!, 10.20. It beats or ties the dual 1.42 GHz G4 in all but one test.
- Huh?: Microsoft monopoly says Apple monopoly is too restrictive, Andrew Orlowski, The Register, 10.20. "There's plenty of irony in seeing one monopoly accuse another monopoly of restricting users' choices."
- Opinion: Apple's music man, Steven Levy, MSNBC, 10.20. Jobs: "Maybe if we're lucky Apple can be the Amazon or eBay of downloaded music."
- Hardware: Miglia now shipping Alchemy TV card, Mac Obesrver, 10.20. "The Alchemy [PCI] card is a device designed as a television and radio tuner."
Rights:
RIAA to
issue warnings first, lawsuits second, Tony Smith, The
Register, 10.20. "The Recording Industry Ass. of America (RIAA) has
selected its [next] batch of lawsuit targets, but this time has
given . . . swappers the chance to pack it in before being served
with writs."- Advice: Decisions in the week before Panther, Rob McNair-Huff, Mac Net Journal, 10.19. "There are a few things you can do in this week leading up to the release of Panther to protect your documents and make the transition easier."
- Opinion: Bill Gates: "We invented personal computing", Bryan Chaffin, The Back Page, Mac Observer, 10.16. No Apple, Radio Shack, Commodore, or Atari - Gates claims Microsoft invented personal computing.
- Review: Eye TV - TV for your Mac, Andrew Wilkinson, MacTeens, 10.16. "There is no doubt about it, the EyeTV is the ultimate solution for Mac users looking for a TV solution."
- News: Apple unveils iTunes, Music Store for Windows, Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 10.16. iTunes for Windows and access to Music Store work exactly as they do on the Mac.
- Opinion: The benefits of multiple platforms, part III, Marc Zeedar, Less Tangible, Mac Opinion, 10.16. "Within computing, there are many ways to do things. It's good to have variety...."
- Web: Tangles in the Mac Web, David Zeiler, The Mac Experience, SunSpot.com, 10.16. "Ironically, as ad revenue dropped, traffic to most Mac Web sites increased dramatically."
- Review: Grade-book software: Five OS X&endash;ready programs for teachers get assorted marks, Scholle Macfarland, Macworld, 10.16. "If you're a teacher who's wanted to throw away a paper grade book, now is a good time."
- Review: Contribute 2.0: Web-page editor balances simplicity and sophisticated controls, David Mcfarland, Macworld, 10.16. "If you already have a Web site and are intimidated or overwhelmed by the process of updating it, this program just might be the answer."
- OS X: Preview: What to expect from Mac OS X Panther 10.3, Eugenia Loli-Queru, OSNews, 10.15. "Last but not least is Panther's speed. Users with older Mac computers will welcome the overall new speed levels and UI responsiveness."
- Dark Side: Windows: More flawed than ever, Wired, 10.15. "Microsoft warned consumers Wednesday about four critical new flaws in its popular Windows software...."
- AAPL: Apple posts profit of US$44 million, sales up 19% over last year, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 10.15. "In short, this was a terrific quarter for Apple."
- Opinion: Top ten reasons why the iTunes Music Store will outplay the competition, Bill Palmer, billpalmer.net, 10.15. AAC better than MP3, which is better than WMA. The iPod. iTunes for Windows. Ease of use. Consistent pricing. Bad job other music sites have done.
- Analysis: A Mac head's bow to Dell, Alex Salkever, Byte of the Apple, BusinessWeek, 10.15. Why are entry-level Windows PCs faster than Macs? Blame Motorola's design of the G4.
- Opinion: Cracking the low end: Network computing and the Mac, David K. Every, iGeek, 10.15. "Apple needs to get into the low end, and this is just one way to do it."
- Opinion: Will Apple's 'Panther' make a meal of Microsoft's 'Longhorn'?, Peter Coffee, eWeek, 10.15. "Longhorn won't go up in 2005 - or maybe even later than that - against this year's Panther, but rather against that year's Cougar, Lynx, Leopard or Tiger...."
- Benchmarks: OS X RAID vs Acard ATA/133 RAID card, Accelerate Your Mac, 10.14. Is OS X RAID a viable alternative to a PCI RAID card? Not quite as fast, but it's free.
Rights:
Mac job
seekers disenfranchised, Karen Haslam, Macworld UK, 10.14.
Government's "inclusive" website unusable by those with Macs or
Linux computers.- Benchmarks: Apple AirPort Extreme - How fast is it?, Macs Only!, 10.14. "The Extreme ABS's throughput is supposed to be on the order of 5 times faster than the original and now ubiquitous WiFi 802.11b protocol...."
- Opinion: Do Windows advocates really believe this stuff?, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 10.14. "...maybe Thurrott is not serious, but merely a clever satirist, who is laughing up his sleeve at the folks who take his claptrap seriously."
- Apple: Is Apple in tune with Windows?, Rex Crum, CBS MarketWatch, 10.13. Everyone expects Apple to jump into the growing "music for Windows" market this Thursday.
- Opinion: Wintel commentator derides "sad state of Mac journalism", MacServers, 10.13. A well deserved rip into the anti-Mac "journalism" practiced by Paul Thurrott on the Internet Nexus website.
- OS X: How about some optimism?, Gene Steinberg, The Panther Report, Mac Night Owl, 10.13. "All in all, Panther looks to be an even more compelling upgrade than Jaguar, and no doubt well worth the $129 purchase price."
- OS X: WallStreet snubbed by Panther, Charles W. Moore, Road Warrior, Mac Opinion, 10.13. Both the WallStreet PowerBook and Beige G3 will not be officially supported under OS X - but there is hope.
- Software: Smart Scroll X, Marc Moini, 10.13. "...Smart Scroll X's universal Scroll Keys are often the quickest and most convenient scrolling method available!"
- OS X: Apple to support DVD+RW in Panther, Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 10.13. Mac OS X 10.3 to support CD+R/RW, the norm on Windows systems but less compatible with DVD player, but most apps will have to be updated before they can use the new formats.
- Rights: TIBCO International Rendezvous demand "plainly absurd" says developer, Misha Sakellaropoulo, Mac Observer, 10.13. TIBCO sues Australian software developer for using Rendezvous in product name - despite the fact that Apple holds that trademark in Australia, not TIBCO.
- Education: Let teachers choose the computers, Vic Sperry, St. Petersburg Times, 10.12. "It is the responsibility of the teachers to evaluate the existing computing platforms and choose what advances their goal of educating the children of Pinellas county."
- OS X: 10.2.8 killing processor speed?, Apple, 10.10. Some Mac users are find their Macs running slower after the 10.2.8 update. Use Xbench to find speed, then zap PRAM if not what it should be.
- Opinion: Panther worth expense if given RAM to run, Bob Levitus, Dr Mac, Houston Chronicle, 10.10. "...in my humble opinion, Panther makes using your Mac a whole lot better. It's worth every penny."
- OS X: Ten things I dig about Panther, James Duncan Davidson, O'Reilly Network, 10.10. Eleven reasons upgrading to Panther will be worth it.
- Opinion: Sculley explains how he missed the chance to trash Apple, John Lettice, The Register, 10.10. "If Apple had switched to Intel at almost any time in the last 15 years it would have been making a dangerous, possibly reckless move."
- OS X: See what Apple's latest OS can do for you, Macworld, 10.09. A preview of the new Finder, Expose, Mail, Font Book, user switching, and other enhancements we'll see in 10.3.
- Opinion: Microsoft has a dedicated multimedia OS, should Apple follow?, B Chaffin/A Allee, Mac Observer, 10.09. "Apple shouldn't think about shooting for the lows achieved by the Media Center PC, but the company could definitely bring more oomph to its Digital Hub concept...."
- Opinion: Here come the upgrade follies, Gene Steinberg, The Panther Report, Mac Night Owl, 10.09. "While nobody can dispute Apple's right to set whatever upgrade policies it wants, this is, shall we say, a little ridiculous."
- Opinion: Taking the digital hub to the next level, David Zeiler, The Mac Experience, SunSpot.net, 10.09. "...Apple needs to consider harnessing its renowned design abilities to come up with some sort of media-handling device, though not necessarily a full-fledged Mac with a new name."
- Analysis: Taking success in its stride, Garry Barker, Sydney Morning Herald, 10.09. "If ever a plan came together for Apple Computer it was in QuickTime, the cross-platform audio and video file format that, perhaps surprisingly, is now 12 years old."
- Opinion: Apple's greedy side, Dan Gillmor, SiliconValley.com, 10.08. "...even people who bought machines in the last week (as I did) will have to fork over the $129 for the new OS."
- Analysis: The benefits of multiple platforms, part II, Marc Zeedar, Less Tangible, Mac Opinion, 10.08. "The odd thing is that the people who would best benefit from a multi-platform setup . . . are the ones who usually standardize on a single platform."
- Opinion: Mac OS X: Still widely misunderstood, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 10.08. "Among my pet peeves are news sources that publish material as fact without checking first."
- News: Apple officially unveils Panther for October 24th release, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 10.08. Same old $129 price tag. Same old lack of upgrade pricing. Built-in USB now required, leaving beige G3 and WallStreet PB officially unsupported.
- Macinschool: Forget the Mac/PC debate, Pinellas school case is simple mismanagement, Daniel Miller, Mac Observer, 10.08. "It disgusts me to hear about administrators who don't value the opinions of the very educators responsible for teaching the children of their district."
- Opinion: Computers are too much fun to turn into TVs, Carl Skadian, Straits Times, 10.08. "...computers in the home are for nothing if not fun. Apple, I believe, was one of the first to realise this some time ago...."
- Apple: Apple Death Knell #30: "Apple is in decline", Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 10.07. "Apple is one of two profitable PC companies (the other being Dell), and the company is showing growth...."
- History: What's the "Scroll Lock" key on my computer for?, The Straight Dope, 10.07. Why Scroll Lock, Sys Rq, and some other odd keys exist on computer keyboards.
- History: Vintage PCs evoke sweet memories, Leander Kahney, Wired, 10.07. "...Vintage Computer Festival to celebrate the 30th birthday of the Xerox Alto - the genetic Eve to today's modern PCs."
- Macinschool: Pinnelas County School District dumping Macs because of Wintel "true believers", Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 10.07. "IT people often forget that their role is not to make local computing better for IT, but to make it better for the people that are using it."
- Spam: Spam and cockroaches, Philip Machanick, Macintelligence, Mac Opinion, 10.07. "What's the difference between spam and cockroaches? Cockroaches are useful."
- Virus: Permanent virus protection, David Frith, The Barrow, Australian IT, 10.07. "There is one beautifully simple way to keep your personal computer free of viruses. Switch to an Apple Mac: it comes - and stays - virus-free."
- Benchmarks: Mac OS X 10.2.8 - How fast is it?, Macs Only!, 10.07. "...basically no speed differences among the five most recent Mac OS X versions." But 10.2.8 does load a bit faster.
- Opinion: The Mac OS 10.2.8 update: Has the dust settled?, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 10.07. "While the core issues of networking and accurate display of laptop battery life seem to have been resolved, there are still reports of black screens on [some G3 models]."
- Digicams: Minolta Dimage Z1, Steve's Digicams, 10.06. With 3.2 megapixels and a 10x optical zoom, this US$399 digital camera looks like a real winner.
- Opinion: Apple, Linux and BSD: The 'other' platforms, Rob Enderle, TechNewsWorld, 10.06. "The Mac OS platform might not have as many applications in total as Linux does, but it has one thing Linux doesn't: a very solid version of Microsoft Office."
- Tech: PDA and cell phone LCDs ready for the Great Leap Forward, Eric Bangeman, ars technica, 10.06. Sharp to ship 2.6" 640 x 480 color LCD in 2004 - perfect for PDAs and cell phones (and very tiny portable PCs?).
- Virus: Linux vs. Windows viruses, Scott Granneman, SecurityFocus, The Register, 10.06. "...Unix-based OS's will never experience all of the problems we're seeing now with email-borne viruses and worms in the Microsoft world."
- Review: Apple Wireless Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard, Macs Only!, 10.06. Excellent products with only one glitch - and it's something most users are not likely to encounter.
- Macinschool: District's move to drop Apples leaves sour taste, Richard Bockman, St. Petersburg Times, 10.05. "They kept the district's own director of technology in the dark, and they sought no input from parents and teachers."
- Advice: Mac OS X Hints, Rob Griffiths, Macworld, 10.03. Lots of useful tips for anyone using OS X.
Rights:
Charter cable sues to block music inquiry, STL Today, 10.03.
"Charter . . . filed a suit on Friday seeking to block the
recording industry from obtaining the identities of Charter
customers who allegedly shared copyrighted music over the
Internet."- Virus: Trojan hijacks Web browsers, John Leyden, The Register, 10.03. "The QHosts (Delude) Trojan can't spread by itself. Users only become infected if they visited a maliciously constructed website containing code which allows the malware to run." IE only.
- Web: MacShareware.Net, MacShareware.Net, 10.03. New website tracks Mac shareware.
- Opinion: The beginning of the end for .sit compression?, Rob McNair-Huff, Mac Net Journal, 10.02. "It looks like the makers of Stuffit have a serious problem on their hands, as many users of Stuffit Expander 8 are starting to see."
Dark Side:
Microsoft faces class-action on security breaches, Reuters,
10.02. Microsoft "faces a proposed class-action lawsuit . . . based
on the claim that its market-dominant software is vulnerable to
viruses capable of triggering 'massive, cascading
failures....'"- Opinion: Palm's debt to Newton, Jonny Evans, Macworld UK, 10.02. "Despite its marketplace failures, the Newton attracted a wide congregation of converts. Some still use it today...."
- Opinion: Lick me, I'm a Macintosh, Mark Morford, SF Gate, 10.01. "You can't help but notice. Apple seemed to really put some serious work into this, into the details, the packaging, the shape and texture."
- Opinion: Should Apple make a two-button mouse?, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 10.01. "Did you know that Mac OS X supports a two-button mouse with a scroll wheel? You don't need any special software. Just plug in the device and it just works."
- News: Palm updates PDAs with larger screens, Palm OS 5, MacCentral, 10.01. Some models include Bluetooth, 320 x 480 or 320 x 320 display. All run PalmOS 5.
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