Mac News Today
The Low End Mac Link Archive, August 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.
- News: Inside the G4, MacWeek, 8/31.
- Gaming: 3dfx announces support for Apple's new Power Mac G4, Cnet, 8/31 [Accelerate Your Mac]. Voodoo 4 anyone?
- Tech: Overview of G4 (MPC7400) microprocessor, Motorola.
- News: Lavish debut for Apple's G4, Wired, 8/31. First supercomputer on a chip.
- News: Microsoft took 10 hours to fix Hotmail breach, ZDNet, 8/31.
- News: Apple unveils new computer to compete with Pentium III, SF Gate, 8/31. Uh, the G3 already did that. The G4 blows Pentium into the weeds.
- News: Seybold report, Macs Only!, 8/31.
- News: Seybold report, MacNN, 8/31.
- News: Advance iBook orders top 140,000, PRNewswire, 8/31.
- News: Apple introduces 22" Cinema Display, Insanely Great Mac, 8/31. Largest LCD monitor ever has 1600x1204 pixels, $3,999 price tag.
- Rumor: G4/450 and /500 may be Sawtooth, AppleInsider, 8/31. Delay in faster units may allow Apple to complete new motherboard.
- News: Jobs heralds Power Mac G4 line, MacWeek, 8/31.
- News: Newer announces G4 upgrades, PowerBook Zone, 8/31. Upgrades available in daughter card and ZIF configurations. Blue G3 with most recent Apple ROM is incompatible.
- Opinion: Processor wars, part 1, Philip Machanick, Mac Opinion, 8/31. Athlon about the same level as G3 at same clock speed. (Of course, today we have G4!)
- News: Microsoft fixes major email security breach, Yahoo/Reuters, 8/31. Moving 50 million Hotmail accounts to Windows NT probably wasn't a good idea.
- News: National Post reports PB G3 outperforms Wintel rivals in almost every category, ehMac, 8/30. Also calls it "best designed."
- Review: ATI RAGE 128 vs. 3dfx Voodoo 3, Bare Feats, 8/30. Compares 2D and 3D performance.
- News: Hotmail hackers: "We did it," Wired, 8/30. "...we want to show the world how bad the security on Microsoft really is...."
- News: Huge Hotmail security flaw reported, ZDNet, 8/30. Probably the biggest email security breach ever.
- News: CompUSA slashes sales force in half, ZDNet, 8/30. (See also Is CompUSA going out of business?, The iMac, 8/26.)
- News: Hotmail cracked badly, Slashdot, 8/30. "Hotmail has been cracked . . . there is a web page with a form that allows you to login as anyone and read/write/delete their email."
- News: Internet turns 30 on 9/2/99, MacCentral, 8/30.
- Emulation: Gambit, Palm Gameboy emulator, under development [Slashdot].
- Opinion: Are consumers idiots?, MacBC, 8/30. "Have 2 million people been ripped off over the past year because they bought an iMac?"
- News: Brother HL-1270N, $549 12 ppm ethernet laser printer. Also has Postscript Level 2 compatibility, 1200x600 dpi, and USB.
- Y2K: Is Apple safe?, SCM Consultants.
- Opinion: Ticketmaster: You'd better put down that web link or we'll sue, Dylan Tweney, InfoWorld, 8/30. "If someone wants to link to your Web site, do you have the right to try to stop him or her?" (see also The Open Link Policy.)
- OS: FreeBSD, the other Linux, Boston Globe, 8/29.
- News: ATI offers RAGE 128 fix for older Macs, clones, MacCentral, 8/29. Patch corrects "hang during boot" problem.
- Opinion: Older Macs: What are they good for?, About.com, 8/29.
- Opinion: New lime iMac adds unique shade of meaning to father-son bonding, Seattle Times, 8/29. Lime iMac replaces Mac Classic, bringing Dad online.
- Opinion: Mac OS 8.6 hides much of its beauty, ZD Journals, 9/99. "Mac OS 8.6 is probably the first release from Apple in quite a while that concentrates solely on the performance of the operating system."
- Review: PowerBook G3/333, PC World, 9/99. "All in all, with its lighter weight, outstanding display, and long battery life, the new PowerBook is a good read."
- Review: Apple iMac, FamilyPC, 9/99. "The iMac lets you concentrate on your work, not on how the computer works."
- Opinion: One of the reasons the PC remains more popular than the Mac, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 8/27. "...most Mac users care more about getting work (or play) done than they do about how their Mac works."
- Web: PowerBook 500 Page
- News: iBook tops ABC back to school list, ABC News, 8/27 [Apple's Orchard].
- Review: Quantum Atlas 10K drive, Accelerate Your Mac!, 8/27. Faster, less expensive than Seagate Cheetah.
- Opinion: It's a Mac, Mac, Mad, Macworld, Kurt Hiner, Applelinks, 8/27. "...I can honestly say that I haven't wanted an Apple product as badly as the iBook since the eMate first appeared. But perhaps that's because I don't obtain my sense of manhood from the computer I use...."
- Opinion: Return of Mac clones?, ZDNet, 8/27.
- News: Apple stock nears $65, MacWeek.com, 8/27.
- Rumor: Seybold predictions, Mac Observer, 8/27. Usually reliable source promises G4, 22" "cinema" display, and more to be announced at Seybold.
- USB: Mac OS USB version history, Apple Computer [allUSB]. Version 1.3 is currently prerelease.
- Opinion: Women see piggery in magazine pundit's "girly" label for laptop, SF Gate, 8/26. "That technological lifestyle, say experts, has given rise to the softer, more colorful - even unisex - designs like the iBook."
- MacInSchool: Equipment needed in McDill Elementary, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Salem, Massachusetts, and Madison Heights, Michigan, 8/27.
- Opinion: I was e-Oned today!, All Macintosh, 8/27. "This was no iMac. This was a street corner Rolex...."
- Preview: iBook, Macworld.
- Opinion: iMac 2 & FireWire: Apple pyrotechnics guarantee it, Ben Apple, Mac Junkie, 8/27.
- Opinion: Low-down on the rip-off: Hands on the eOne, Eliot Hochberg, Mac Junkie, 8/27. "If they could be seen side-by-side, however, even the most novice computer buyer would notice the difference in fit, finish, and quality of plastics...."
- Opinion: Is CompUSA going out of business?, The iMac, 8/26.
- Advice: Connecting DVD to your 20th Anniversary Mac, MacProf.
- Opinion: It was love at first byte, Bill Taylor, Toronto Star, 8/26. "...call me a computer idiot for buying an iMac and you'll have a fight on your hands. That's not just me you're slandering, it's my baby."
- Opinion: After the iMac, the revolution will be colorized, Cnet, 8/25. "More than any other feature, the iMac's turquoise (and purple, green, blue, orange, and red) translucent plastic steals the spotlight."
- MacInSchool: Mac donations sought in St. Helens, OR, Central Wisconsin, Stockton, CA, Prescott, AZ, Hayward, CA, Halifax, NS, Sanger High School, TX, Howard City, MI, Kaukauna Area Schools, WI, New Orleans, LA, Antioch, CA, Stevens Point, WI, and Dade County, FL.
- Dark Side: Microsoft admits NT has serious security flaws, TechWeb, 8/26. "Microsoft has acknowledged a serious security flaw in NT when used with Service Pack 4 - probably the most commonly deployed version of its operating system."
- Oops: Microsoft bites it on 64-bit microprocessors, Slashdot, 8/26. Seems Microsoft can't get Windows working on either the 64-bit Alpha or Intel's forthcoming 64-bit Merced CPU.
- Opinion: Miscellaneous Ramblings #27, Charles Moore, MacOpinion, 8/26. "The question occurs as to whether today's G3 PowerBooks and iMacs will be as usable when they're 10-12 years old as the ancient compact Macs are."
- Rumor: Power Mac G4, Yikes!, Sawtooth updates, AppleInsider, 8/26. Apple to release G4 on modified G3 board until Sawtooth ready.
- News: New PCI specifications coming soon, CMPnet, 8/25. Includes low profile cards, double-speed bus, more.
- News: AOL ups the instant messenger ante, MacMania, 8/25. I'm using it and find it very stable, unlike some earlier versions. dk
- Consumer: How to buy Photoshop 5.5 for under $200, dealmac, 8/25.
- Opinion: Why every kid needs a Mac, Grayson Steinberg, Arizona Central. "Unlike Windows, the Mac OS was designed so an average person would never have to run into the core of the operating system."
- Tech/Gaming: The 16-bit vs. 32-bit video debate, Monkfish, FullOn3D [Mac3dfx] Excellent discussion of 16- vs. 24-bit (a.k.a. 32-bit) video. Most images are in PNG format, though, so Mac visitors can't see them. :-(
- Virus: Melissa virus suspect admits he did it, Asbury Park Press, 8/25 [Slashdot]
- News: You have fast access in your home right now, Jesse Berst, ZDNet, 8/25. Well, not quite yet, but your power lines could double as high speed data lines.
- Analysis: G4-based Sawtooth? Not 'til 2000, John Deke, Mac Junkie, 8/25. Timing is everything.
- Opinion: Newer is not always better, David Lairson, Macville, 8/25. "I still use system 7.5.5 and I can't say I have had any problems with it yet."
- Rumor: Sawtooth G4 features, Mac OS Rumors, 8/24.
- Connectivity: Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance. Group dedicated to IEEE 802.11 interoperability - that includes AirPort.
- News: Flash hits 83% market penetration, Mac Observer, 8/24. Remarkably high penetration for a brower plug-in is partially due to inclusion with QuickTimes 4.
- Opinion: FireWire coming to consumer Macs?, MacWeek, 8/24. Next iMac may include FireWire, DVD.
- Opinion: The ugliest USB hub in the world, MacCPU. No Bondi blue and ice, just a functional, space efficient design.
- Opinion: What's the next big thing after IP?, Bob Metcalfe, Infoworld. The inventor of ethernet muses about future networking developments.
- Opinion: Send in the lawyers, MacWeek, 8/24. "[eMachines] has been feeding stores stocking the eOne with a list of 10 points why customers should choose one of the machines instead of an iMac."
- Media: Card adapting Ender screenplay for Lloyd, Sci Fi Wire [Slashdot]. With Jake Lloyd (Anakin Skywalker) interested in playing Ender, Orson Scott Card is adapting his screenplay of Ender's Game. (It's not Mac news, but it is one of my all time favorite books.)
- Rumor: Yikes! Sawtooth delayed, but G4 debut near, AppleInsider, 8/24. First generation Power Mac G4 will use revised G3 motherboard, case.
- Opinion: iBook: I want one!, Sean Terrill, Mac Junkie, 8/24. Me, too, Sean. Me, too.
- News: 56k PCI modem, Excite/Business Wire, 8/23. Not a Winmodem, this may be the first full-fledged modem on a PCI card. (Alas, no Mac support.)
- News: First fruits of IBM PPC spec, MacWeek, 8/23. Prophet Systems to build CHRP/PPC-based computers.
- Opinion: iMac 2: A better iMac, Mac Junkie, 8/23. Speculation on the next iMac.
- Web: iBook HQ
- News: AirPort on course for iBook, MacWeek, 8/23.
- Review: What's 3x faster than Zip and holds 3x more than a CD?, Bare Feats. Rob Art Morgan gets his hands on a Castlewood ORB drive. (External SCSI version $197.95 shipped at Outpost.com)
- Field report: Canon MultiPASS 635, iMacInTouch, 8/23. CompUSA employee explains steps to get first Mac multifunction peripheral working under Mac OS 8.6. (Note: I've ordered a MultiPASS C635 for use at home. Expect a review a few days after I receive it, a XLR8 DualPort USB, and Mac OS 8.6. dk)
- Opinion: Now you are an enemy of the state, Jesse Berst, ZDNet, 8/23. "...the U.S. Department of Justice wants the right to break into your home and (without your knowledge) disable the security precautions on your computer. Then it can track and trace everything you do."
- Review: Que! USB CD-R/W drive, Macs Only!, 8/23
- Opinion: Back to cool, Wired, 8/23. "The iBook may prove to be an even bigger hit for Apple than the iMac."
- Opinion: OmniPage, Fred, and..., Steve Wood, Busman's Holiday, 8/23. "While still early in the school year, the results from having kids use Text-to-Speech to read the stories to them seems to be helpful."
- Rumors: Forward this article and get $1000, iTeen Online, 8/22. "Ever wondered if those chain letters you get every day are real?"
- Analysis: Apple's next big thing, MacBC. Survey shows Mac users want multiple processor computers.
- Poll: Should/will there be Mac Clone makers for Mac OS X, MacBC
- Opinion: Save the Palm Pilot, Silicon Valley, 8/21. "Over the past few months, Microsoft has made a series of moves to position Windows CE as the winner of the next operating system war."
- Opinion: The eOne: At less than a grand, love is grand indeed, Chicago Tribune, 8/20. "The case is sealed and, thus, there is no expansion...."
- News: First person convicted of U.S. internet piracy, ABC News, 8/20. Illegally posting music, movies, and software means up to three years in prison, $250,000 fine.
- Opinion: IBM PowerPC motherboards: Apple's biggest opportunity yet, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 8/20. "...it will offer some great exposure for the PowerPC processor to lots of places that would probably not even consider running a Mac or MacOS X Server. That exposure will help Apple eat away at the Wintel hegemony...."
- Review: 56k USB modems, MacNN Review, 8/20. "...56K USB modems simply do not perform as well as they should."
- Opinion: The iMac difference, ZDNet, 8/20. "...the iMac's primary charms lie in its ability to lead the long-awaited expansion of the PC from a technology tool for hardware tinkerers to an Internet-driven home appliance."
- News: CompUSA source reports Sept. 24 iBook debut, iBook-User, 8/20.
- News: Furor rising over PC wiretap plan, ZDNet, 8/20. "The plan is 'an unprecedented attempt by the Clinton administration to impose "big brother" monitoring powers over American citizens.'"
- News: DOJ wants to bug PCs, ZDNet, 8/20. "Under the proposed 'Cyberspace Electronic Security Act,' investigators armed with a sealed warrant could comb computers for passwords and install devices that override encryption programs...."
- Analysis: PC laptops cheaper than iBook?, The iMac, 8/20. Seemingly lower Wintel prices based on $400 ISP rebate.
- Consumer: PowerLogix G3/233 for 7300, 7500, etc., $189.95, limited supply, Bottom Line Distribution. Thanks to Accelerate Your Mac! for pointing this one out. This card works in many Power Macs, as well as several Power Computing and Umax SuperMac clones. A recent review on Low End Mac showed how a 250 MHz G3 could improve performance over an older, slower 604 processor.
- Opinion: Pseudo Clones, osOpinion. A way Apple could reintroduce clones without damaging sales.
- News: New computer aimed at Amiga users may attract Apple lawsuit, Mac Observer, 8/20. It looks sorta like the Blue G3 and uses a 68060, 604, or G3 processor.
- Opinion: Will used PowerBook prices drop when iBook ships, Charles Moore, MacOpinion, 8/20.
- Web: Mac Junkie back Open Link Policy, Mac Junkie, 8/20.
- Opinion: Happiness is a big monitor, Macville, 8/20. Amen! See my Living Large for more on the issue.
- Dark Side: Intel to boost Celeron in Y2K, ZDnet, 8/20. Will move "economy" CPU to Pentium III core, copper technology, integrate L2 cache.
- Analysis: A PC in every pot, Salon, 8/19. Cheap and free PCs open market to non-Windows operating systems. (Win98 costs manufacturers about $85 per machine.)
- Opinion: Nothing wrong with free, Mac@Ya, 8/19. "Should IBM's free design catch on, demand for the PowerPC processor should go up, triggering more manufacturing and eventually dropping prices"
- Opinion: The Yugo of computers, The iMac, 8/19. "Is E-machines the Yugo of computing?"
- News: Apple sues eMachines for iMac look-alike, Cnet, 8/19. "A major issue in both cases is the concept of 'trade dress,' that is, the distinctive style or look of a product."
- News: Apple sues eMachines for illegally copying iMac design, Apple Computer, 8/19. "There is an unlimited number of original designs that eMachines could have created for their computers, but instead they chose to copy Apple's designs."
- Opinion: Strange days for AIM, MacWeek, 8/19. "...a combination of third-party PowerPC boxes and Apple's open-source Darwin OS is just a short step away from running Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware."
- Review: Imation 2x SuperDisk drive, Dana Baggett, Macs Only!, 8/19. Faster, quieter than old drive.
- Rumor: Sneak peek at iBook "Kritter" cams, AppleInsider, 8/19. They almost look alien....
- Opinion: Why tangerine for iBook?, Mac Soldiers, 8/19.
- Review: Farallon SkyLine wireless networking, O'Grady's PowerPage, 8/19.
- Opinion: What's wrong with beige?, Mac Soldiers, 8/19. How about Macs for those who don't want fruity flavors?
- Virus: Christmas virus can destroy PCs, ZDNet, 8/19. This Dec. 25 Windows virus can erase files and wipe out a PC's flash BIOS. (Windows users have all the fun.)
- Opinion: Two mac success stories, My First Mac Was a Typewriter, 8/18. "She was amazed at what she could do and how user friendly the Mac turned out to be."
- Opinion: Farewell to the desktop?, Jason D. O'Grady, MacWeek, 8/18. "Many people I talk to are at the point where they will probably never buy a desktop computer again."
- Backward migration: How the PC dragon destroyed my magic Mac kingdom, My First Mac Was a Typewriter, 1/6/99. What really happens when a Mac agency goes Wintel.
- Opinion: Linking Rights, Brad Templeton.
- MP3: Free MP3 playing with Digital Thought's GrayAMP, Mac Junkie, 8/18.
- Opinion: iMac with Voodoo 3?, The iMac, 8/17. "...we hope that Apple will take advantage of the industry leading Voodoo3 in the next revision of the iMac."
- News: BBEDit Lite 4.6 now available, Bare Bones Software. Powerful freeware text and HTML editor updated.
- Analysis: Changes at Newer Tech measure 9.9 on Richter Scale, MacCPU, 8/17.
- Consumer: Disney to release animation on DVD, DVD Resource Page, 8/17. Includes Mulan, Pinocchio, Little Mermaid, and more.
- News: Battery breakthrough: The 15-hour notebook, CNN, 8/17 [PowerBook Zone]. $500 external 2.2 lb. (1 kb) battery due for PowerBooks in October.
- Rumor: iBook, next iMac to ship with "Borg" OS, AppleInsider, 8/17. Includes support for new hardware.
- Rumor: OS X for Intel alive, if not well, Mac OS Rumors, 8/16.
- News: SiRF to unveil more accurate GPS chip, ZDNet, 8/16. New GPS chip can fit inside cell phones, small computers.
- Opinion: iBook takes off with AirPort networking, Byte, 8/16.
- Opinion: iBooks and one-touch buttons, MacWeek, 8/16. "iBook-mania has overrun Japan!"
- News: iMac celebrates 1st birthday, Mac Observer, 8/16.
- Web: Dale Sorensen's Mac DSL Page.
- Review: Star Trek DVDs, DVD Resource Page. Two disks, two episodes from the original series on each. (You can order Star Trek #1 and Star Trek #2 from Amazon.)
- Analysis: Why kill products?, MacKiDo, 8/16. Why Newton died and Apple II wan't "forever."
- Opinion: Big monitor for iMac, Magazine Street [Macs Only!]. Jim Stone makes the case for an iMac with a vertical 17" monitor.
- Review: iPresenter, iMac external video adapter, Macs Only!, 8/16. "Give me an iMac, hook up my 21" monitor, and that's all the computing equipment that I need!"
- Genealogy: Nets best place to trace your roots, ZDNet, 8/16.
- Rumor: Universal motherboard architecture, Think Secret, 8/16. "By the end of this fiscal quarter, with an October launch at the latest, Apple will launch all products with 2x AGP, at 133Mhz, and Ultra ATA 66...."
- Analysis: iMac's first year, ZDNet, 8/15. "So far, about 2 million iMacs have been sold."
- Advice: Intro to iMac networking, MacCentral, 8/15.
- Huh? Kodak iCameras? Five fruity (and familiar) flavors.
- Rumor: Should the U.S. government tax email?, Slashdot, 8/15.
- Opinion: State of the Newton, Macville, 8/15. "I am here to tell you today that the Newton is still alive and well."
- Connectivity: New flavor of DSL brings faster, cheaper net access, CNN, 8/13. G.Lite will reach 1.5 Mbps downstream and 384 kbps upstream - over 25x faster downloads and 11x faster uploads than 56k modems!
- Opinion: More punch in Apple portables, Business Week. "With the debut of the iBook, the first portable designed from the ground up as a consumer product, Apple is making a bid to reclaim technological and design leadership."
- Opinion: Apple failing to exploit Y2K advantage?, MacSoldiers, 8/13. "There is also an advantage to targeting an advertising campaign to computer owners whose computers have actually stopped working."
- Opinion: FreeMac.com's forbidden fruit, Robert Morgan, MacWeek, 8/13. "The more I hear about them, the less I like any of the free-PC offers and business models."
- Opinion: Why iMac knockoffs are good for Apple, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 8/13. "...being copied like this puts Apple back into the unquestionable role of market leader and innovator."
- News: 20th Anniversary Mac rip-off hitting stores this week, Mac Observer, 8/13. Packard Bell NEC "claims that the design, which closely resembles the 4 year old 20th Anniversary Macintosh, is innovative and sets a new standard."
- News: Athlon systems available from US$800, Mac Mayhem, 8/13. More a threat to Intel than to Apple.
- News: University of Toledo (OH) waging platform war, UT Art Dept.
- Dark Side: Microsoft: Resistance is futile, Cnet. They've destroyed DR-DOS, Borland, Lotus 1-2-3, Word Perfect, and have almost finished off Netscape. Is AOL next?
- Review: SimCity 3000, Mac Junkie, 8/13. Hardware intensive sequel to SC2K a winner.
- History: The old Mac Portable, Old Mac Cotton, Mac Review Zone. (More on the luggable at Low End Mac.)
- Consumer: Boycott Who Framed Roger Rabbit, DVD Resource Page, 8/13. "I want to send a message to Disney that the alteration of Who Framed Roger Rabbit is unacceptable, and that we will not purchase or rent this altered DVD."
- Review: SurfDoubler Plus, Applelinks. Share an internet connection among two computers.
- Opinion: Demise of the Macintosh web, Warp Core, 8/13. "The Macintosh websites that are run by a few individuals will be the first to go."
- Opinion: Your wireless world - and when we'll (finally) get there, Jesse Berst, ZDNet, 8/13. "Imagine surfing the Web from anywhere you wanted - no fuss, no wires and no waiting."
- Tech: AMD K7: Athlon, MacKiDo, 8/13. Monster 22 million transistor CPU may give Pentium III a run for the money - but it's still an x86 design.
- Tech: Athlon is king, for now, ZDNet, 8/13. 650 MHz CPU bests Intel's best (see benchmarks).
- Opinion: Fight first, sue later, Mac@Ya, TechWeb, 8/12. "While the iMac looks clean and futuristic, the eOne looks cheap and slapped together."
- Web: Don't link or I'll sue!, Salon, 8/12. "Links are the Web's essence and its genius. Every public Web page's URL, its address, is available to all; we can point any Web page to any other."
- Rumor: Next iMac may include AirPort antenna, Mac OS Rumors, 8/12.
- iMac: iMac CD Update 2.0, Apple Computer, 8/12. Updates firmware on iMac CD-ROM to reduce vibration, improve reads.
- iMac: Apple's 38-pound gorilla, Forbes, 8/12 [Macs Only!]. "Within a month of its release, Apple's slice of consumer computer purchases tripled to 7%...."
- Review: Unscientific look at Newer Tech 466 MHz G3 card, Upgrade Stuff. Would you believe a MacBench 5 score of 1531 for an upgraded PowerCenter 180?
- Opinion: iBook cool, but Apple still needs a slim notebook, Applelinks. "...the iBook's virtues notwithstanding, Apple needs an entry in the thin subnotebook market...."
- Poll: What should Apple's next big thing be?, MacBC
- Web: FAST Search from All the Web lives up to it's name.
- News: Sony developing plastic hard drive disks, Yahoo News/Reuters, 8/12. New platter technology could reduce hard drive prices.
- Rumor: New iMacs not due till mid-fall, AppleInsider, 8/12.
- Opinion: Pimping for the profit, Mac Opinion, 8/12. "Like a supermarket tabloid, John Dvorak knows darn well that controversy sells."
- Rumor: Microware to sue Apple over OS-9 trademark, AppleInsider, 8/12.
- Opinion: iBook revisited, Mac Opinion, 8/11. "Apple has managed to produce a flawed design once again, but as with the iMac, I predict that the flaws will not matter too much."
- Opinion: Apple proves sex sells, ZDNet, 8/11. "Sexy products sell."
- News: Weird Al mocks Pentium, Bill Gates in new QuickTime music video, Mac OS Planet.
- Opinion: New iBook triggers computer lust, The Sentinel. "The main reason they want one is the true revolutionary aspect of the iBook: AirPort."
- News: Eclipse: Apple PR stunt shocks world!, The Register, 8/11. Apple's most audacious promotional campaign yet.
- OS: Installing OS X on unsupported hardware, Xappeal
- News: HP releases full line of colored PCs, Mac OS Planet, 8/11.
- Tech: Analog vs. digital, MacKiDo, 8/11. By going digital we've increased speed, decreased heat and power consumption, simplified the design, and increased reliability.
- OS: Throw away Windows? When (and whether) to switch to Linux, Jesse Berst, ZDNet, 8/11. "Why am I finally endorsing Linux as a business solution?"
- Web: Mac Driver Museum, drivers for old Macs and accessories.
- Web: Explorer surges past Netscape 03.1, StatMarket, 8/11. Even Mac users are making the switch - 34% of lowendmac.net visitors use Internet Explorer.
- Opinion: Random acts of Macness, MacSoldiers, 8/11. "...the Macintosh has provided me with the flexibility to take control of my life.
- News: Color by committee, Christian Science Monitor, 8/11. "The iMac is the prime example of color and design meeting in one product...."
- Virus: Melissa variant pokes fun at Bill Gates, Infoworld, 8/10. Windows-only virus says Gates guilty of monopoly.
- Opinion: Trademark confusion, macRelations 2000. "Its really the same argument Apple is using against the makers of iMac rip offs; that these companies are using a trademark of [Apple's] in order to subvert customers into buying their machines...."
- Rumor: OS X user-friendliness, Mac OS Rumors, 8/10. "OS X Consumer will never, ever require the user to use a command line for any reason."
- Opinion: Mac's stylish image polishes Apple sales, Seattle Times, 8/10. "In a sector obsessed with high power and low cost, Apple has provided something else altogether: style."
- News: Newer Tech lowers prices, Mac Observer, 8/10.
- News: iBook has "hidden" FireWire support, Macs Only!, 8/10. FireWire support in OS and chips, but no FireWire ports - yet.
- News: AirPort waiting on FCC approval, iBook Zone, 8/10. "...it seems everything will be ready to go when iBook ships in September."
- Opinion: iMac copycats? Don't worry too much, MacBC, 8/10. "It is only fitting that the first "copy" is coming out around the same (rumored) time as the new iMac. Apple is staying one step ahead...."
- Opinion: Meet PowerBook X, Terra, Mac Junkie, 8/10. Not real AppleDesigns, but possible future PowerBooks.
- Opinion: FireWire rekindles on Windows PCs, PC World, 8/9. "I think we'll see it pretty much in all PCs within the next five years."
- News: A nearly 100% Mac college, Mac OS Commerce, 8/9.
- Opinion: Tokyo time: The subnotebook appeal, MacWeek, 8/9. "So what's the reason for the PowerBook 2400c's enduring success here?" (PB 2400c profile)
- Advocacy: Subversive tactics: How to drive PC managers nuts, John Martellaro, MacOpinion, 8/9.
- Opinion: iMac 2: Will it be what we want?, Mac Junkie, 8/9. "...iMac is about to undergo a change of aesthetics."
- News: FireWire set to explode on Windows PCs, MacTrack, 8/9. Eight million FireWire-equipped PCs this year! (Lets hope it's on the next iMac, too.)
- Award: The 'Book Page named Macwelt Top Site of the Month.
- Web: Is linking always legal? Experts aren't sure, New York Times, 8/6. "Especially controversial is the use of so-called "deep" links, which point directly to Web pages or other content within another site...."
- Web: USB Guide, Daily Mac.
- Rumor: Potential iBook ship date discovered, iBook Zone, 8/9. MacWarehouse expects units on September 1.
- Opinion: Impressions of the eOne, Macs Only!, 8/9. "The impression when walking up to the eOne is that it is an iMac."
- Rumor: More iBook pre-order stats, AppleInsider, 8/9. "To date, Blueberry iBook presales are outnumbering Tangerine at a ratio of about 3 to 2."
- Review: DiskWarrior, MacCentral, 8/9. "Putting all technospeak aside, DiskWarrior plain and simply improves the performance of your Mac." ($64.95 from Outpost.com)
- Rumor: Apple seeds Mac OS 9.0 beta 5, AppleInsider, 8/9. "According to sources, beta 5 will be the last of two releases before the system officially hits the Final Candidate stage."
- Opinion: Why USB is a failure, MacCPU. "But when you tried to actually buy a [USB] floppy drive or hard drive or CD burner, they all seemed to be on perpetual backorder."
- Preview: Internet Explorer 5 for Mac, AppleInsider, 8/9. Faster, full HTML 4 support, and an auction manager.
- OS: Apple upgrades Mac version of Java, Mac Junkie, 8/7.
- Advice: All about iMac troubleshooting, MacLand, 8/7.
- Opinion: There goes Apple - let's follow them!, Mac Junkie, 8/7. "Wintel notebooks have always been cheaper than PowerBooks, and that hasn't changed with iBook."
- Software: vMac - run Mac Plus software on newer Macs.
- Dark Side: Microsoft flexes marketing muscle on Y2K, TechWeb, 8/6. The company that created the Y2K problem is pushing upgrades.
- Rumor: New iMac in September?, ZDNet, 8/6. "...two Mac retailers say they expect to start selling a new, upgraded version of the iMac sometime next month."
- Rumor: Huge iBook preorderd rumored, Applelinks, 8/6.
- OS: Emulate Intel x86 processor on LinuxPPC, MacTRACK, 8/6. It's like Virtual PC for Linux.
- Review: Sonnet G3/300 for "non-upgradable" Macs, MacOS Planet.
- Rumor: New iMac in September, MacWeek, 8/6. "By last month's Macworld Expo, Apple said, more than 1.9 million iMacs had been sold, making it the best-selling computer in Apple's history."
- Opinion: Apple's dumb move, Don Crabb, ZDNet, 8/6. "When it comes to shortsighted product design decisions, of course, Apple has too many to count in a single column." (see Road Apples for more)
- Opinion: Would "real men" carry an iBook?, MacCentral, 8/6.
- News: Apple may sue eMachines, MacCentral, 8/6. The eOne (right) is a less blatant rip-off of the iMac design than the Future Computing E-Power (left), but the look is definitely iMac inspired.
- Web: Mac web servers: the search is on, MacCentral, 8/6. Site-based search tools for Mac-based web site.
- Opinion: Apple takes the internet plunge, TechWeb, 8/5. "The company is showing signs that it is ready to tackle the internet."
- Review: Add USB to older (PCI) Macs with ease, Mac Observer. "In a climate where USB devices are being released almost daily, it's well worth the $50 to have it available on an 'older' Mac." ($47.95 from Outpost.com)
- Review: Railroad Tycoon II: crack addictive - to some, Mac Gamez, 8/4. A classic simulation game, and a worthy successor to the original. ($49.95 from Outpost.com)
- Opinion: iBook reality check, iBook2Day, 8/6. "Apple has no reason to change the feature set of the iBook before its launch."
- Opinion: More on the "feminine friendly" iBook, Charles Moore, MacOpinion, 8/6. "...only one-tenth of computer purchases are currently made by women...."
- Opinion: PowerBook X, Mac Junkie, 8/6. Ben Apple speculates on what Apple's thing-and-light PowerBook may be.
- Special Report: Early Mac software, MacInTouch. Some older applications now available for free on the web.
- News: Classic software reborn on the web, TechWeb, 8/4.
- Link of the day: Win NT / Macs im Jahre 2000, MacNews.de. "Einen interessanten Artikel über die Verwendung älterer Macs als Ersatz für die mehrfache Anzahl von Windows NT-Rechnern hat das amerikanische Online-Magazin "Low End Mac" veröffentlicht. Der in englisch verfaßte Artikel findet sich unter <Macs vs. Y2K>."
- Web: Mac3dfx.com, the source for Mac 3dfx news, reviews, tips, and tricks.
- News: IBM to unveil Power4 processor, EE Times, 8/4 [Slashdot]. Forthcoming 1000 MHz dual-processor chip, a cousin to the Mac's PowerPC, includes a built-in L2 cache. Similar designs are anticipated for some versions of the G4.
- Dark Side: What's up with Win98 Second Edition?, Fred Langa, Windows Magazine [Slashdot]. Langa lists seven variations (and they're not all the same): OEM, full retail version, upgrade from 3.1 or95, upgrade from Win98....
- News: iBook retail pre-orders to exceed iMac numbers, AppleInsider, 8/5. "...the most successful product launch in the history of the company."
- News: Microsoft's Win2K "crack this!" challenge stopped when server crashes, Mac Observer, 8/5. "...the attempt has clearly not shored up Microsoft's web server reliability image."
- News: eMachines eOne: A very familiar looking all-in-one PC, Retail Week. "eMachines might have wanted to get its eOne out before the product got stuck in the quagmire of a lawsuit."
- Opinion: Macintosh computers, the great equalizer, Mac Observer, 8/4. "The Mac became a tool that supported my needs and goals rather than requiring me to conform to its limited parameters."
- News: Mac OS 9 on track for October, MacWeek, 8/4.
- Dark Side/Humor: Microsoft to hackers: Crack this!, ZDNet, 8/4. More ironic than Bill Gates' blue screen of death demo, the Win2K server crashed before hackers could even attempt to crack it.
- Dark Side: Intel delays release of mobile Pentium III, ZDNet, 8/4. Unlike the G3 used in Macs, portable Wintel machines need a special version of the Pentium III.
- News: AirPort on hold pending FCC approval, PowerBook Source, 8/4. "FCC regulations dictate that unapproved items may not be put into production...."
- Analysis: AirPort, MacKiDo, 8/4. Speed, cost, speed, range, speed, ease of use, and speed make AirPort a winner.
- Opinion: Clunk you: big isn't always bad, MacNerds, 8/4. Calling the iBook a clunker presupposes smaller is always better.
- Huh?: Now that's a "girly" computer! (much different than the BarbiBook)
- Huh?, Will a Barbie computer make math easy?, Salon, 8/4. Mattel really is releasing a Barbie computer, but it's no BarbiBook (in fact, it's Wintel).
- OS: Linux on a Mac, iTeen Online, 8/3. Unix, Linux, BSD, and OS X.
- Opinion: Apple's product triangle?, Jason O'Grady, MacWeek, 8/3. "When the PowerBook 100 was introduced in October 1991 it was little more than a high-priced novelty item; today's PowerBook G3s are rip-snortin' tools of the pros...."
- Advice: Cheap Macs: how do you get them?, Mac Junkie, 8/3. "At one point or another, you realize that your current Mac is, well, not current."
- Rumor: New iMac to debut on August 15?, No Beige, 8/3.
- News: Startup offers free iMacs for only $718.20, New York Times, 8/3. Subscribers must qualify for First USA Visa, agree to three years of $19.95 internet service via EarthLink.
- Opinion: The danger behind the Apple Store, Mac Observer, 8/3. "Apple steals sales from its authorized dealers."
- Opinion: Is Apple abandoning legacy Mac users?, Charles Moore, MacTimes, 8/3.
- Rumor: iBook to ship in 60 days with OS 9?, iBook Online, 8/2. Putting final touches on new OS could be reason for iBook's September release.
- Review: SuperDisk 2x drive, Macville, 8/3. Is it really twice as fast?
- Opinion: Why the iBook?, MacKiDo, 8/2. "It has simple styling and will be exactly what it is sold as - the iMac of PowerBooks."
- OS: Mac OS 9.0 best special report, Mac OS Rumors, 8/2. "OS 9's performance appears to be significantly improved since 8.6...."
- Opinion: Where is myapple.com?, Mac Observer, 8/2. "Apple needs to develop a serious Internet strategy!"
- Opinion: The truth about Dvorak and the iBook, Don Crabb, ZDNet, 8/2. "If he's right, he claims place of primacy as the first serious naysayer. If he's wrong, no one will remember."
- Opinion: iBook will popularize wireless networking, PC Week, 8/2 [Macs Only!]. "Apple has proved time and again that despite what the market-share numbers report, the company has an undeniable influence on the design and function of PCs."
- Hardware: G3/400 matches PIII/500, Linux benchmarks. Performance of 400 MHz G3 almost indistinguishable from 500 MHz Pentium III under Linux.
- Opinion: Brash Jobs has Apple doing well, but on scaled-back playing field, Washington Post, 8/2. "Despite the company's recent success, Apple under Jobs is a place of reduced ambitions."
- Analysis: The "girly" iBook controversy continues, Charles Moore, MacTimes, 8/2.
- Opinion: Apple's iBook not good enough, Macattack, 8/2. "...while I believe that the iBook is the best low-cost portable I have heard of yet, I also believe that it is not sufficiently better than its competitors to enable it to prosper in a Wintel-dominated world."
- Web: iBookPlanet, from the MacOS Planet people.
- Opinion: iBook likely to be a "babe magnet," MacSoldiers, 8/2.
- News: California ISP sues spammer, wins, Slashdot, 8/2. "... Los Gatos Small Claims Court awarded Kepnet $600 compensation plus court costs for damages caused by a spammer's unauthorized use of its network."
- News: MacWarehouse Mac unit sales up 77% over last year, MacTimes, 8/2. Remember, last year the iMac hadn't yet been released.
- OS: Mac OS X Server support, Xappeal, 8/2. "I think the knowledge and easy, free available support gives Linux an advantage."
- News: The future is now for new high-tech school, Orange County Register, 8/1.
- News: Toshiba combines DVD-ROM, CD-RW in one drive, Cnet, 8/1. Watch movies, burn CDs on one drive. Due in September at about $400.
- Hardware: USB tape backup for iMac, Blue G3, Aiwa. 4-8 GB per tape, 29 MB/sec. backup speed, includes Retrospect.
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