Low End Mac Link Archive, March 1999

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The Low End Mac Link Archive, March 1999

External news links are listed below by the date of publication with the most recent articles listed at the top, older ones below them. Other monthly archive indexes are linked on the right. Links were correct when originally posted. However, we cannot guarantee that these links are still active.

Opinion: A bruised Apple?, Fred Langa, InformationWeek, 3/31
Here's the article that's started a firestorm of response in the Mac community - something Fred Langa seems to excel at.
Netiquette: The ten commandments of email, CNN interactive, 3/31
"Keep an up-to-date address book, and never delete names and addresses. You never know when someone will come back into your digital life."
Hardware: Limitations on IDE drives in older Macs, Apple TIL 16335 (thanks, Accelerate Your Mac!)
Fun: She comes in colors screen saver, bookmarkware from Geek Culture
Advocacy: Pentium III only sites - time for boycotts?, MacTimes, 3/31
"...if you don't have a Pentium III, your Internet experience will be diminished by design."
Rumor: iMac plans include lower price?, Applelinks, 3/31
Review: USB UniMouse, Mining Co., 3/31 (also see our UniMouse review)
USB: Readers report good results with Kensington, Logitech USB mice, iMacInTouch, 3/31
Virus: What does Melissa mean for Mac users?, MacCentral, 3/30
Virus: Melissa virus traced to AOL account, Seattle Times, 3/30
"...he denied he's responsible, maintaining that someone hijacked his identity. "
Opinion: Anatomy of an executive PowerBook, Jason O'Grady, MacWeek, 3/30
Networking: Ethernet crossover cables and the Mac, Apple TIL 58034, updated 3/30/99
Review: Ambassador computer desk, 3/30
News: Anti-spam group dissatisfied with Senate bill, Newsbytes, 3/30
"...would require ISPs to develop lists of subscribers who do request unsolicited commercial e-mail or 'spam.' These lists...would then have to be made available to direct marketers online, something [that] would not sit well with ISPs."
iMac: The state of iMac SCSI, the iMac.com, 3/30
"It looks like we are getting closer, but it has been a very long wait."
News/Rumor: Apple employee reveals inside secrets, The MAC Man, 3/30
OS: Developers flocking to OS X Server, Applelinks, 3/30
"Third-party vendors are already supporting Apple's new server OS with image processing, Web-browser, networking, e-commerce, email, newsgroup, Web server, database server, media asset management, system backup, file compression and software development tools, with more products on the way."
iMac: Microconversions turns iMac into ultimate game machine, the iMac, 3/30
"The Microconversions Voodoo 2 card w/3dfx support will change the way you look at the Mac gaming platform forever."
Deal: Apple is offering a free LithIon battery with each PowerBook G3, O'Grady's PowerPage, 3/30
News: Mac incompatible web sites proliferate, MacCentral, 3/30
"Readers continue to send in complaints about Web sites that were first only created for Intel processors, and now are being limited to Intel's new Pentium III processor in particular."
Advice: Reading Palms, speedy file sharing, The Upgrade Guy, 3/30
Opinion: Age of the disposable computer?, The iMac NewsPage, 3/30
"[$299] Webzter Jr comes with a Cyrix 300 MHz chip, a 56k modem, a 3.2GB drive, 16 MB RAM, and a year of free Internet access with Earthlink Network. But there's no monitor, no operating software bundled, no floppy disk drive, and no CD-ROM drive."
Opinion: Microspeak - in search of Y2K, osOpinion, 3/30
Opinion: Follow up on burnout, Mac Musings, 3/29
Virus: Melissa virus panic attack, Salon, 3/29
"The real problem lies with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft's whole design philosophy."
Virus: Melissa mutates into more destructive variants, ZDNet, 3/29
"It's like these guys - the virus writers - are trying to one-up each other."
Virus: Everyone's talking about Melissa, Macinsite, 3/29
Melissa can't infect Macs, but could send you spam.
Advice: Inexpensive/free programs that make your Mac better, Bob LeVitus, Houston Chronicle, 3/29
Advice: Sharing a USB keyboard and mouse, MacInTouch, 3/29
OS: Slate slags Linux, Salon, 3/29
"The subject, of course, is full of land mines for a Microsoft-owned publication...."
News: Microsoft restructures, CNNfn, 3/29
"Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Bill Gates insisted there is no relation between the trial and the restructuring."
News: AOL attachment warning can crash Mac, MacFixIt, 3/29
Opinion: Is Apple the BMW of computers?, MacKiDo, 3/29
"...many of the car nuts [and] computer nuts have confused users into making the wrong choices for all the wrong reasons!"
Rumor: Apple-CompUSA relationship hits turbulence, AppleInsider, 3/29
"As a result of CompUSA's failure to meet basic contract requirements, Jobs has apparently threatened to pull any and all Apple merchandise from CompUSA locations that do not meet their requirements by the end of the business day on March 31st."
Opinion: The case for the 17" iMac, macchat, 3/29
"There are many reasons why a bigger iMac would be wildly popular...."
OS: Apple OS [X] could win some IT hearts, InternetWeek, 3/29
"It's a very stable system. The G3 servers never go down. The thing has never crashed."
Advice: Five dumb upgrades you'll regret, ZDNet
List includes CD-ROM drives and 56k modems - see why.
News: Compact iCab browser Preview 1.3a available for PPC and 68k Macs (thanks, Macs Only!)
Hardware: G3 vs. Pentium III, PC Magazine, 3/26
G3/400 handily beats P III/500 in FileMaker tests and all but one Photoshop tests, but P III wins Microsoft Word tests.
SuperMac: PowerJolt G3/280 for Umax C500/600 (Apus 2000/3000), Accelerate Your Mac!, 3/26
Application tests show twice the performance of the 180 MHz 603e.
Virus: "Melissa" email virus outbreak, MacTimes, 3/27
"If that document is opened and the [Word] macro virus is allowed to run, it is possible for it to send e-mail to a number of other users."
OS X: Installing Mac OS X Server on unsupported hardware, The MacOS Xclave, 3/26
"...you can now install the new operating system onto systems which are not PowerMac G3s."
Analysis: Mac installed base, MacInTouch
"...the percentage of Macs in the world is closer to 12%."
Opinion: Dr. Death, MacKiDo, 2/26
"...I get offended at intellectually insulting arguments."
Advice: Speeding up your gateway to the 'net, MacTeens
"You have loads of options today and all of them kick serious butt over a standard modem."
(I just got ISDN at home today. It rocks - easily 3x the speed of my 56k modem. dk)
OS: The ultimate argument against Linux, osOpinion, 3/26
"...people get the systems they deserve."
Opinion: Microsoft's dangerous game, AppleLinks, 3/26
"...Microsoft has done little except attempt to express gestures of goodwill."
Opinion: Apple's rainbow not colorful enough for Jesse Jackson, The Mac Observer, 3/26
"The parts of his speech that truly angered me were his accusations of racism and bigotry pointed at Apple Computer."
Opinion: Reader response to Jesse Jackson, Mac OS World, 3/26
Rumor: OS 8.6 upgrade to be free, NeXT technology to speed up QuickTime, MacOS Rumors, 3/26
iMac: Feedback on cmd-shift-power to restart iMac, MacLand, 3/26
Hardware: Sony's new game, MacWeek, 3/26
PlayStation 2 will have USB, FireWire, and a PC Card slot.
Opinion: The wow factor, the iMac channel, 3/25
News: Webgrrls attracting females to high tech world, MacCentral, 3/25
Advice: Virtual memory, purging RAM, and the desktop, Ask Dave, 3/25
News: Apple passes IBM, now #3 computer maker, MacCentral, 3/25
Advocacy: Macs in schools, Macs@Work, 3/25
Deal: 14" Compaq VGA monitor only $59.99 at MicroWarehouse (thanks, dealmac)
Unfortunately, Micro/MacWarehouse doesn't seem to carry a Mac-to-VGA adapter, but your local Apple dealer should be able to help.
Opinion: NT beggars at the door, osOpinion, 3/25
"We would not be interested, as we are all Macintosh based and run on the Mac OS. We have chosen this platform due to its maturity, stability and extensibility."
Opinion: US Senator Jesse Jackson criticizes Apple, Mac OS Planet, 3/25
"I am a minority myself. I am of Latino descent, and find what you said very offensive."
Analysis: Settlement? Microsoft's arrogance strikes again, ZDNet, 3/25
Selected links from the Top 100 Computer Magazines/Sites, Internet Valley
MacWeek, #5 - Macworld, #10 - MacAddict, #31 - Linux Journal, #32 - TidBITS, #33 - MacCentral, #35 - Mac OS Rumors, #49 - Linux Today, #89
Advice: Buying a computer, MacKiDo, 3/25
"When should you move up the line (higher performance), or down the line (lower cost), and why? Where are the best values?"
News: Jobs talks portables, MacWeek, 3/24
"Apple is eyeing three markets for portable computers...."
iMac: How to use LaCie USB hard drives on the iMac, MacFixIt, 3/24
News: Jackson won't seek presidency in 2000, CNN interactive, 3/24
"He singled out Apple Computer as an example of a company lacking in minority representation [on its board of directors]."
Warning: MaxFixIt notes boot problems with Drive Setup 1.7.2, 3/24
Advice: Making a will online, My First Mac Was a Typewriter, 3/24
"...we are going to talk about personal wills and how you can use your Macintosh and the internet to get a basic will at a very small cost."
Opinion: A solution for the iMac's mouse, The iMac NewsPage, 3/24
"If Apple Computer is interested, here's a simple and cost-effective solution to the round mouse problem: replace the present clicker with one that has a dimple for your index finger."
Rumor: P1, the student notebook, AppleInsider, 3/24
"The latest word from Cupertino is that Apple's Consumer Portable is 'on track' for the rumored late-April/early-May introduction...."
For more on the P1, read Guide To P1 Features by Paulo Rodrigues.
Opinion: PC user "getting back" to the Mac, MacSoldiers, 3/24
"If it's not a lemon, it must be an apple."
Rumor: Mac OS Rumors looks at "Sawtooth" and the G4, 3/24
Hardware: Performance, MacKiDo, 3/24
"Many people understand simple specs, and performance changes in a subsystems. What they don't understand is those effects on the whole system."
Opinion: The OS is dead; long live the OS, osOpinion, 3/24
"...OS X, as a descendant of OpenStep, is a major step toward the disintegration of the operating system as we know it."
Dark Side: How big is Windows 2000?, Windows Magazine
"...the new system is about twice as large as the old one [NT 4.0].
"...I can't help thinking that a system that requires over 350 MB for the system disk files is bound to be more complicated--and less reliable--than one requiring 173MB. And I don't know too many people who were satisfied with NT 4.0's reliability."
Opinion: The floodgates are opening, Macinsite, 3/23
"Apple has opened the core source code of the software to the Open Source community. This move promises to popularize the operating system to the development community, and will pave the way for enhancements that Apple's already-outgunned engineering staff could never accomplish alone."
Advice: Clean installs, Jason O'Grady, MacWeek, 3/23
Advice: Zip, IDE drives on the Mac, The Upgrade Guy, 3/23
Hardware: Technical response to state of Mac processors, Part 1 and Part 2, MacKiDo, 3/22-23
OS: Mac OS 8.6 in-depth, Mac OS Rumors, 3/22
"It establishes Mac OS 8 as a viable performance platform.... So, when Veronica does ship, 6-8 weeks from now, Mac users will be able to claim a significantly more efficient operating system...."
Rumor: The black iMac, The iMac NewsPage, 3/22
Web: New site, the Daily Mac, is launched
Advocacy: Five Mac myths dispelled, Daily Mac
Review: UniMouse USB, UniTray, Macs Only!
We reviewed the UniMouse USB last month and also loved it.
Deals: PowerBook G3, Retrospect Express, and OS X Server, dealmac, 3/22
Advocacy: 135+ businesses using Macs, Macnologist
Y2K: Mac Y2K problem software, Macnologist
iMac: Cute little critters, Farr Site, 3/22
iMac: Connect multiple iMacs to one Epson printer, MacCentral, 3/22
OS X Server: Mac OS X Server special report, MacInTouch
Dark Side: French, English MS products crash when used together, MacSoldiers, 3/22
". . . mixing both languages on . . . is normal for people . . . in Montreal."
Dark Side: Home networking ain't easy and Making Macs Network, Byte.com, 3/22
"Maybe I should have stuck with an all-Macintosh network."
USB: ResExcellence reports good results with USB Overdrive, 3/22
News: Barron's names Apple one of top five corporations, MacCentral, 3/21
Advice: PowerBook battery conservations tips, PowerBook Central, 3/21
And don't forget our own Care and feeding of your PowerBook battery page.
OS X Server: They missed the point of OS X Server!, OS Opinion
"When combined with the new G3 Server model, it is the fastest Apache [web] server under $5,000, beating NT4 and Linux on an Intel 450 PII by a significant margin."
News: CompUSA Austin store reports fantastic Mac sales, PC converts, The Mac Observer, 3/19
"What we found somewhat surprising is the fact that Blue & White G3s have been selling very well in the CompUSA locations. In addition, it is the high end 400 MHz and 350 MHz units that have been moving the fastest."
OS X Server: Ten Hut!, Tales from the Mac Side, 3/19
"What OS X should do best is what NT has been trying desperately to do all along &endash;- bring network administration down to end-user simplicity levels."
Dark Side: Don't buy a bargain PC until you read this, ZDNet, 3/19
Opinion: B&W G3 a Mac for the true believer, Fosters, 3/19
iMac: Key combination to restart the iMac, MacLand, 3/19
Field report cmd-shift-power usually works on the Rev. B, but not at all on some Rev. A machines.

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