Low End Mac Link Archive, December1999

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The Low End Mac Link Archive, December 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: What will, and won't, be announced at Macworld, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 12/31. Pismo, yes. 17" iMac, no. More.
Opinion: Last Busman's Holiday for 1999, Steve Wood, 12/31.
OS: New home version of Yellow Dog Linux coming, Mac Observer, 12/31.
Advice: Millennium Voodoo, Macworld. Best 3D cards for the Mac are made for PCs.
Advice: Want American Express Blue? Better get a PC, Mac Observer, 12/30. "...the representative told us that it is not compatible with the Mac OS."
Advice: Email attachments, Deb Shadovitz, MacCentral, 12/30. "Each computer platform has a different file format, and that's where complications set in."
Advice: Maximizing time with a mac, Jordan Streiff, Mac Observer, 12/30. "So while you love your Mac, if it takes up time instead of giving time back, then what good has it done you?"
Analysis: Y2K is here, but new millenium isn't, Charles Moore, 12/30. Only one year until the new millenium begins.
News: Greenwich could mark web time, BBC, 12/30. Move afoot to establish GMT as standard internet time - especially for legal, ecommerce issues.
Opinion: Get Macs out of Futureshop, Stephen Van Esch, osOpinion. "Ever had a salesman laugh in your face?"
Flame Bait: Four who shouldn't matter in the next decade, Jesse Berst, ZDNet, 12/30. Steve Jobs. "Will they ever be more than a fringe player? No."
News: Bug fix draws complaints, MacWeek, 12/29. "...users who have applied the new OT Tuner 1.0 patch are reporting loss of all network connectivity or crashes during startup."
Opinion: If loving my G3 is wrong, I don't wanna be right, Rodney O. Lain, MacSimple, 12/29. "Is it possible to fall in love with a computer?"
News: Team Mac Observer #19 on SETI@home, Mac Observer, 12/29. Won't you join us?
News: JPEG2000 wavelet compression spec approved, EETimes, 12/29 [Steve's Digicams]. Very high compression with minimal loss. Includes sample photos.
Review: Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer, MyAppleMenu. The Microsoft product Mac users are taking to in droves.
News: eToys relents, won't press suit, Wired, 12/29. With Christmas behind them, the online retailer has decided to co-exist with etoy, the art group.
Advice: 3dfx Voodoo3 cards for gaming, Macs Only!, 12/29. "My advice is to save your money and go with the 2000...."
News: OpenTransport Tuner, Apple Computer, 12/28. Fixes problem with OS 8.6 on G4, iBook, new iMacs and OS 9 on all Macs that can cause denial of service attacks. This may cause problems with regular dialup connections.
News: Apple may unveil new notebooks at Macworld, Cnet, 12/28. "Apple had dual processor servers ready to go for the Seybold trade show in August but held back because of a shortage of the then new G4 processors."
Advice: Tuning your browser, MacInTouch Reader Report. Tips seem to improve performance on my setup.
Deal: G3 upgrades from $155, Small Dog Electronics. G3/250 and faster upgrades at other special prices - click on the "PowerLogix Special" link.
Review: MoniSwitchUSB, USB Workshop. "...one should be pleased to see a KVM switch that finally works between Mac and PC."
USB: Using a Windows USB keyboard on a Mac, ResExcellence, 12/27 [No Beige]. Swaps Alt and Windows keys for Cmd and Opt. Warning: this involves manually modifying your System file.
Analysis: Benchmarks revisited, David K. Every, MacWeek, 12/28. "Benchmarks aren't really addressing the issues people should care about."
OS: Living with BeOS, Michel Claquin, osOpinion, 12/28. It's not the Mac OS, Linux, or Windows, but it is a viable OS.
Coming: Epson Stylus Photo 870 [Macs Only!]. USB, edge-to-edge photo printing, intelligent ink monitoring, but not yet available in the States.
Review: Two USB flash memory readers, The Review, 12/28. "Transfer rates live up to their impressive reported speeds of 500-800 KB/sec."
Correction: Mac-on-Linux, tells how to run the Mac OS on top of Linux with Mac hardware.
Web: Macs Only! is five years old today, 12/28. Congratulations!
News: Apple #4 in retail sales for November, Insanely Great, 12/28. Nice to see Apple in the U.S. Top Five again with 9.8% of the retail market.
Tech: xDSL Q&A, Vicomsoft. Various forms of DSL will compete head-to-head with cable modems in many markets.
Opinion: Using a Mac? You don't know what you're missing!, Mac Observer, 12/28. The blue screen of death, Y2K issues, Intel's latest chip problems....
Review: Galaxy Quest, CmdrTaco, Slashdot, 12/28. Recommended for science fiction fans with a sense of humor - definitely on my "must see" list.
Review: iMac 350, Daily Mac, 12/27. Hands on user report by Amy Hoy.
Web: Mac-on-Linux, how to get Linux running on Apple hardware.
Consumer: Canon PowerShot A50 "Editor's Choice," Steve's Digicams, 12/27. "'...Best Overall Value for a Digital Still Camera,' and . . . acknowledged for its wide-angle zoom, sharp optics, easy handling, durability, and price."
Analysis: Highlights of Apple's annual report, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 12/24. Unit sales up 25%, but net sales only up 3% due to lower cost units.
Benchmark: Ultra-ATA/66 vs. Ultra Wide SCSI, Bare Feats, 12/24. The results may surprise you.
Consumer: New camera? Go analog, Wired, 12/23.
Analysis: PC sales lull as shoppers get less for more, Cnet, 12/23. "Apple's two iBook models, which sold for an average $1,540, captured the consumer retail crown...."
Opinion: Multiple monitors, multiple options, David K. Every, MacWeek, 12/23. "...remember that having enough screen real-estate can make you far more productive by requiring less scrolling or layering of information you're working with."
News: Apple sales in Japan, YTD, iMac NewsPage, 12/20. Nine of top ten desktops, three of top ten notebooks made by Apple.
Opinion: Stranger in a strange land: Macintosh in the business arena, Tim McManus, Graphic Power, 12/12. "Apple needs to work more closely with Microsoft and Novell to empower a TCP/IP printing solution...."
OS: BSD as free as Linux, but finds few takers, ET Online, 11/22. "When Berkeley stopped funding this project, BSD fragmented...."
Analysis: Apple unit shipments expected to top one million, AAPL Investors, 12/23. Last quarter with this many unit sales was four years ago - and Apple lost $69 million.
Opinion: The Apple of my eye, Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe, 12/23. "Computer video editing isn't new, but the iMac DV with iMovie sets a new standard...."
News: iMac DVD-ROM Update 1.0, Apple Computer, 12/22. Improves ability to load certain CD-ROM discs.
Review: Wacom Graphire tablet & mouse, Mac Observer, 12/22. "...an excellent value."
News: Internet Explorer 4.51, Outlook Express 5.01 released, Microsoft. Updater fixes problem with certificates expiring 12/31/99.
News: Michigan, North Carolina want sales tax for 1999 online purchases, Yahoo/ZDNet, 12/22. This despite federal government moratorium on Internet taxes.
News: MacWarehouse bought out by group led by Apple board member, Mac Observer, 12/21.
News: Apple board member leads MicroWarehouse buyout, MacCentral, 12/21. This is the parent of MacWarehouse.
Analysis: Apple's safety valve, Robert Morgan, MacWeek, 12/21. Why the iMac 333 at Sam's Club and Costco is a good thing.
USB: allUSB Cable Guide, allUSB. Different types, sources for USB cables.
Opinion: Of mice and keyboards, Marvin Smith, MacMilitia, 12/21. "...sometimes they forget the basic need of the user: usability."
Tech: New G4?, Philip Machanick, MacOpinion, 12/21.
Opinion: Road Warrior year end roundup, Charles Moore, MacOpinion, 12/21.
News: German Win2K bug: Scientology, Wired, 12/21. "For years, German officials . . . have pursued what they see as consitutional threats posed by the Church of Scientology." (More on Scientology)
Dark Side: Memory makers salivate over Win2000, The Register. Microsoft recommending 128 MB minimum for bloated OS.
Web: Macinstein banner exchange, new exchange with 03.2 ratio.
Opinion: The problems with being a Mac user in Canada, Oliver Dueck, Mac Observer, 12/21. "Apparently, Apple places a very high value on its cozy relationship with Mac Warehouse and will stop at nothing to protect it."
First Hand: AirPort with a PowerBook 2400c, Macs Only!, 12/21. Lucent WaveLAN card allows older PowerBooks to work with AirPort base station.
Opinion: Apple makes wireless networking great, ZDNet, 12/21.
Web: Lefthandmouse.com, mice for southpaws.
News: MoniSwitchADB, Dr. Bott, 12/21. New model combines functionality of original with appearance of MoniSwitchUSB.
Low End: Using a Mac for home automation, Jag's House. Even a Mac Plus can run an X-10 setup.
Opinion: Dumb ideas of Internet taxation, MacBC, 12/21. North Carolina's proposal is silly, among other things.
News: Riven ships on DVD, MacGameNews, 12/21. As far as we know, this is the first software shipping on DVD.
Web: MacDaily + MacAddict = MacAddict.com, 12/20. MacDaily to be merged into MacAddict site.
Deal: Mac OS 8.1 on CD, US$15, Small Dog Electronics.
Opinion: With 1999, Apple's no longer beleaguered, Martin Cortinas, Byte, 12/20. "By any standard you care to use, Apple has had a year of unprecedented success in 1999."
News: Computer sales in Japan, 11/99, iMac NewsPage, 12/20. Nine of top ten models by Apple, with 23% total market share.
Advice: Connecting to the Internet made easy, MacInstruct, 12/20.
Opinion: Bye-bye mouseball, hello IntelliEye, ZDNet, 12/20. "Hats off to Microsoft for killing the mouse ball and probably even the mouse pad."
Analysis: Mac OS and Year 2000 revisited, About.com, 12/20.
Opinion: Taxes may be hazardous to your internet, Jesse Berst, ZDNet, 12/20.
Opinion: The fork in the road ahead, John Martellaro, Applelinks, 12/19. "...Apple is now calling the shots and making other companies look very bad as they try to lamely follow Apple's lead."
Low End: Using a Zip drive on a Mac Plus, Jag's House. You must use pre-5.0 drivers and never allow them to be updated.
Advice: Rebuilding the desktop, Bob LeVitus, MacCentral, 12/18. Latest word on rebuilding the desktop file.
Review: Apple's iMovie software, MacWeek, 12/17. "This entry-level video editing application is almost childishly simple and makes movie-making something that even Prince Edward could do."
Advice: Which Voodoo3 card is right for you?, Ask Dave, Mac Observer, 12/17. Not should I buy a Voodoo card for gaming, but which one.
Advice: Networking a Mac Plus to an iMac, Jag's House. Key component is a SCSI-ethernet adapter.
News: iSub to surface next month, MacWeek, 12/17. "We will show the iSub at Macworld Expo and will start shipping it in mid-January."
Benchmark: YIkes vs. Sawtooth G4/400, Bare Feats, 12/17. How much faster is the new motherboard?
Benchmark: 1 MB vs. 2 MB cache, Accelerate Your Mac!, 12/17. XLR8 G4/350 prototype shows where larger cache makes a difference.
Review: Graphire graphics tablet, MacNow. "At $100, the price is right...." (Only $89.99 from Outpost.com)
News: Dealer sues Apple Canada over mail-order sales, ehMac, 12/17 [MacSurfer]. CBDW claims Apple Canada unfairly support MacWarehouse Canada's Mac mail-order monopoly.
Opinion: The world's worst keyboard, ZDNet, 12/17. No, it's not Apple's; it's Microsoft's line of "natural" keyboards.
News: New Mexico breaks DSL deadlock, Cnet, 12/16. "...a glaring example of how rural areas have been excluded from the boom in broadband services."
Review: Panasonic PV-SD4090, Digital Camera Resource Page, 12/16. Clever: digicam uses USB and connects to computer as a 120 MB SuperDisk drive!
News: Simplified online tax system spawns complex debate, Yahoo/Reuters, 12/16. "...this has created an uneven system where consumers have the choice to buy offline and pay a tax or buy online and avoid it."
PR: Dr. Bott LLC ships iBook Bag, 12/16. Designed especially for the iBook in blueberry or tangerine.
Opinion: Dysfunctional Windows family exposed, Jesse Berst, ZDNet, 12/16. "The Microsoft Windows family is as dysfunctional as they come."
Advice: Email: Say it with feeling, Dev Shadovitz, Mac Central, 12/15. This week covers abbreviations, emoticons, and emphasis.
News: E-riots threaten eToys.com, Wired, 12/15 [Slashdot]. "The domain name battle between toy giant eToys.com and the Swiss art site formerly known as etoy.com continues to escalate."
News: Good-bye, Charlie Brown. Charles Schults retiring, Comics.com, 12/14. Thank you for 50 years of Peanuts!
Opinion: Internet Tax Issue Resurfaces Following Seattle WTO Fiasco, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 12/15. "If the government and regulatory agencies take a forward-looking perspective on these issues, they will nix the idea of Internet taxation."
Web: Protest group out to 'destroy' eToys, ZDNet, 12/15. "...the campaign is intended to protest a trademark infringement suit eToys is waging against a European conceptual artist group called 'etoy.'"
Low End: How to squeeze value from old PCs, Jesse Berst, ZDNet, 12/15. Of course, low end in the PC world means pre-Pentium II (1997).
News: Apple going direct in Canadian education market, MacNN, 12/14.
News: Three of top 20 SETI teams Mac-based, Mac Observer, 12/14. Low End Mac proudly supports Team Mac Observer.
Web: We love our new policy, Applelinks, 12/14. "We're not fooling around with silly pre-Macworld Expo rumors any more."
Advice: Leaving WebTV, a guide for moving from WebTV to computer internet access.
Advice: Hard drive installation guide, slot-loading iMac, iMac2Day.
Dark Side: MS shops around for Win2K web stats, The Register, 12/14. Microsoft claims thousands using Win2K to build web sites, but doesn't trust it for Hotmail, msn.com.
Review: Umax AstraCam, Digital Camera Resource Page, 12/14. Darn, the USB camera is Windows only. To think, Umax once made some great Mac clones.
Review: Sony DSC-F505, Imaging Resource, 12/14. Sony electronics coupled with a Carl Zeiss lens.
Review: Kodak DC290, Imaging Resource, 12/14. Kodak's top consumer model.
Opinion: Apple's top five achievments of 1999, Mac Observer, 12/14.
Opinion: Rumors, damn rumors and Apple, Loose Cannons, Applelinks, 12/14. Those who post rumors have egg on their face.
Opinion: Peppy PowerBook on tap for Expo?, Jason O'Grady, MacWeek.com, 12/14. Should be smaller, lighter, and faster than current PowerBook G3.
Advice: Who needs a PC notebook? Try a PowerBook G3, Government Computer News, 12/13. "... managed to make evan a cynic such as myself sit up and take notice...."
Advice: Digital camera buying guide, part 2, TitBITS, 12/13. I want a PowerShot A50 for Christmas.
Tech: A multiprocessing primer, David K. Every, MacWeek, 12/13. "The point of multiprocessing is to make your computer go faster by allowing it to do more things at once."
Opinion: Steve Jobs: Exec of the year, ZDNet, 12/13. "...Jobs' biggest achievement was the return of excitement and luster to a tired brand."
Holidays: Mac cookie recipe, Nancy Gravley, Mac Observer, 12/13. Cookies that feature the Apple and Macintosh logos!
News: Quebec language police crack down on English-only games, websites, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 12/13. "...Canada's federal government says Ms. Beaudoin's Office de la Langue Française has no jurisdiction over the Internet."
Opinion: Do you customise your Mac?, 1984 Online. Sure you do. You're a Mac user.
OS: What is Linux?, MacInstruct, 12/13.
Review: AirPort in a wired/wireless network, Macs Only!, 12/13. It took minutes (not hours) to add AirPort to an existing network.
Opinion: Top ten hacks of all time, Slashdot, 12/13. Who better to call them than the uber-nerds of Slashdot? Includes the Apple II.
USB: Logitech USB Wheel Mouse announced.
News: Researchers develop 200 ppi LCD display, IBM [Slashdot]. That's like StyleWriter quality on your screen.
Opinion: Two of my favorite things, Rob Stevenson, MacSimple, 12/13. "...my two main tools are inexpensive and readily available over the net."
Opinion: On selling solutions, not computers, John Martellaro, Applelinks, 12/12. "...Apple is selling solutions through effective marketing while the PC camp is still selling hardware."
Web: Some timely guidelines for web design, Dan Gillmor, Mercury News, 12/11. Good advice on site design - I think Low End Mac meets all but one of his suggestions.
Opinion: I love my G4!, Gregg Younk, 1984 Online.
Low End: MacAquarium. Do it yourself or ready to go. (Also see our Macquarium page.)
Opinion: It's (not) the megahertz, stupid, Rodney O. Lain, MacSimple, 12/11. How Apple could communicate the message in an ad.
Hands On: New G4/350 faster, better, Macworld, 12/10. Almost every benchmark score improves.
Review: Contour UniRiser, The Review, 12/10.
Opinion: Why the iBook (still) doesn't impress me, iBook2Day, 12/9. "The iBook in its current state simply isn't a refined machine."
Opinion: Is an iBook revision approaching?, The iMac, 12/8. Well, duh! Good speculation on probable features.
MacInSchool: Elon College, Whittier Elementary, Yucaipa Christian School, MacCentral, 12/10. Yucaipa replacing Apple II lab with iMacs!
Opinion: SETI@home best viewed with Homewine.com, Mac Observer, 12/10. New addition to Team Mac Observer moves it to 21st place overall (up from 22, and nearing 20). Low End Mac supports Team Mac Observer.
USB: Logitech announces QuickCam Web, updates QuickCam Pro, USB Workshop, 12/10.
Opinion: Macs rule; PCs drool!, ZDNet, 12/10. "...as a journalist, I try to limit my unquestioning loyalty to my wife, my kids, and my mom; as far as I can tell, Apple Computer does not fall into any of those categories."
Opinion: Five reasons your next PC could be a Nintendo, Jesse Berst, ZDNet, 12/10. "...their new features and ease-of-use could be the ticket for those stuck in PC Purgatory."
Web: AOL unplugs CompuServe forums, Interactive Week, 12/9. AOL "essentially gutting the formula for building proprietary online communities that have long differentiated" CompuServe.
Analysis: Free software puts squeeze on Mac email, Macworld. "...some e-mail developers will find that they can't compete with free products."
Review: Kodak DC215, Digital Camera Resource Page, 12/10. "...a good choice for an entry level [digital] camera."
Review: Canon PowerShot S10, Imaging Resource, 12/10. "...an excellent digicam that we anticipate will do very well with consumers."
Review: Kodak CD-215, Imaging Resource, 11/26. "...the Kodak DC215 camera is clearly intended to meet the needs of the point & shoot user, and succeeds well in that goal."
Review: Canon PowerShot A50, Imaging Resource, . "The PowerShot A50 produced some of the best-looking images we've seen from any 1.3 megapixel camera to date!"
News: Mode32 back in action, Apple. They recently changed the link, but we've managed to find this essential utility for some early Macs.
USB: MS Natural Driver, Khalid Shakir. Remaps Alt/Option and Command keys to regular Mac locations on MS Natural Keyboard.
News: New G4s shipping in volume, MacWeek, 12/9. Finally!
Opinion: Mac clone controversy revisited, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 12/9. "Between 1995 and 1997, Apple's own Macintosh system sales dropped from about 4.5 million units to 1.8 million units...."
Opinion: Speaking of rumor sites, where are they?, John Farr, Applelinks, 12/9.
Opinion: One month to Expo: Let the silly rumors begin, John Farr, Applelinks, 12/9. G4s and PowerBooks at JC Penney and Sears?
News: Internet Explorer 4.5 not only browser with year-end certificate glitch, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 12/9. Problem is with certificates set to expire 12/31/99, not with the browsers.
Opinion: Mac community: community, continuum, or cult?, Rodney O. Lain, MacSimple, 12/9. "We are a movement, as I've elaborated on other occasions. We are a zeitgeist. We are a worldview."
News: Qualcomm makes Eudora free, MacCentral, 12/9. Free, but with a catch.
Opinion: Mac OS X Server: Where's the machine to match?, MacBC, 12/9. "...there is no true server machine offered by anyone that will run OS X" Server.
OS: Mac OS X Q&A, Raven Zachary, MacWeek, 12/8. Lots of good tidbits.
News: Mac uprising in Taiwan, MacWeek, 12/8. Even made-in-Taiwan Apple product more costly than in Hong Kong or Singapore.
Review: Turning point for digital cameras, Mac Observer, 12/8. A look at the Olympus Camedia C-2000, C-2020.
Tech: The dirty stinkin' truth about "shared video memory," MacMilitia. Apple abandoned it years ago, but now PC makers have discovered how to save money and cripple performance.
Review: XLR8 USB Performance Package, MacTips. "...a terrific value for a lot of Macintosh owners, helping to bring [older] desktop Macintoshes closer to current standards."
Advice: Preventing spam, Deborah Shadovitz, MacCentral, 12/8.
Y2K: Year end bugs discovered in Internet Explorer 4.5, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 12/8. No, it's not the dreaded Y2K bug, but some certificates will retires 12/31/99.
Analysis: Cloning the iMac, Tom Egan, Channel 4000, 12/7. After looking at clones, "If you're looking for a new computer that's easy to use, go for the iMac. It takes more memory and has more options for expansion."
Virus: Disguised as Y2K fix, self-updating virus spreads on Internet, Nando, 12/7. "The first of its kind, this virus primarily affects home computers and spreads through Microsoft software used for chat rooms."
News: Newest iMac clone, MacWin. "...a machine that reminds the average computer user of an iMac, but . . . vague enough not to get sued."
OS: The Linux lineup, Cnet, 12/7 [Slashdot]. Seven distributions compared.
OS: Unix/Linux/Minix on older Macs, JAG's House.
News: Intel shipping Itanium developer systems, Yahoo/Reuters, 12/7. Intel shipping systems with prototype 64-bit Itanium (formerly Merced) CPU.
Benchmarks: Fastest 20 GB Ultra-ATA/66 drive under $200, Bare Feats, 12/6.
Opinion: Mac clone kill-off worst business move ever claims book, The Register, 12/6. "And what was the best management decision ever? Why, Bill Gates' move to license MS-DOS to IBM, of course."
News: Apple Computer raided by Japan fair trade authorities, Canoe, 12/6. "Officials searched the Japanese unit of Apple Computer on Tuesday for evidence the company broke Japan's antimonopoly law by allegedly fixing prices...."
News: Future Computing E-Power page hacked [iMac2Day], 12/6. It's evidently the work of a Macintosh fan unimpressed by the iMac look-alike.
Web: Pair Networks moved today, and about two dozen Mac sites were down for much of the day. Although it's been a nuisance, it says a lot about industry respect for Pair Networks. Here's the play-by-play.
Low End: SE fever: the lure and reward of vintage computing, Steve Wood, MacTimes
Opinion: I don't do reviews!, Steve Wood, Busman's Holiday, 12/6. No, Steve really does do reviews, but here he explains why some products won't be reviewed.
Web: Help me pay my writers, Jason Pierce, MacTimes, 12/6. "Some of my writers and editors have not been paid for over a year...."
Review: XZR8 IceView 4-Port USB Hub, The Review, 12/6. "...XLR8's exclusive USB Loadmeter is what really sets the hub apart from all others."
News: Stealth Serial Port for G4 (Sawtooth) shipping, GeeThree [MacNN]. Add an old-fashioned Mac serial port to a new G4.
Opinion: Tomatoes galore!, MacBC, 12/6. Congratulations and rotten tomatoes for some of last weeks news stories.
Connectivity: AT&T to open door to net rivals, Washington Post, 12/5 [Slashdot]. AT&T working with MindSpring to give cable modem customers an ISP alternative.
Web: MacNurd.com
Analysis: CompUSA is killing itself off - on purpose, Fortune. CompUSA, under a deathwatch, has launched Cozone.com.
News: Internet provider no liable for defamation, NYLJ, 12/3 [Slashdot]. "...the Court of Appeals on Thursday held that an Internet Service Provider is merely a conduit for information, as opposed to a publisher, and consequently is no more responsible than a telephone company for defamatory materials transmitted over its lines."
News: Support for OpenGL slipping, MacWeek, 12/1. Microsoft, among first to embrace OpenGL, now pulling support for cross-platform standard.
Consumer: Digital projection and Toy Story 2, DVD Resource Page, 12/3. "Plain and simple, digital projection is the future of movie theater projection systems."
News: Phase 5 begins shipping 7400 G4 upgrades [Macs Only!]. Daughter cards, ZIF upgrades, and more.
Opinion: The Tech Commandments, Julie Fugett, Hissyfit. How techs should work with customers.
Deal: Garage sale at Small Dog Electronics this weekend.
USB: FastLane USB MIDI interface. Finally, a MIDI solution for those with newer Macs!
MacInSchool: Champlain College, Blacksburg High, MacCentral, 12/3.
First Look: PowerLogix Z-Force in a PowerBase, Macs Only!, 12/3. Card allows use of ZIF upgrades in "daughter card" Power Macs, clones.
Opinion: Hot Wheels, Barbie make poor PCs, Jim Louderback, ZDNet, 12/3. "I recently tested to new computers from Mattel. They look great, but perform like dogs."
Analysis: No etoy for Christmas, Slashdot, 12/3. "It's absurd to think that one website can shut down another for having a similar domain name - when the second site is not a domain poacher and has been operating two years longer than the first."
Low End: The Mac 512 User Group
Consumer: It's clear that DVDs are here to stay, USA Today, 12/2. (To learn more about DVD, visit The DVD Page.)
Analysis: More forgotten Mac markets, MacWeek, 12/2. "Add South Korea to the list of countries that suffers from a serious shortage of Macs. Then add India, Brazil and most of the Middle East."
Opinion: Kanga: The forgotten PowerBook G3, Charles Moore, 12/2. "...obviously a transitional model designed to hold the fort until the WallStreet Series was ready to ship."
OS: Mac OS X: The NeXT generation, Bill von Hagen, Adobe Magazine. "The core component of Mac OS X is the Mach kernel, initially developed at Carnegie-Mellon University in the 1980s and enhanced and fine-tuned ever since."
Advice: How to use a desktop Mac with AirPort, MacBC, 12/2. Yes, you can use a PCI Mac (or clone) with AirPort!
Opinion: A columnist's manifesto, Rodney O. Lain, MacSimple, 12/2. "I thought it would be nice to pause and explain why I write the way I write."
Opinion: Adventures in buying, Mac Zeeder, MacOpinion, 12/2. Caveat emptor - be an informed consumer.
Virus: Explorer Zip bug reports grow, but damage limited, Yahoo/Reuters, 12/2. "...security firms said damage to systems has so far been limited."
News: Mega-rally continues, Apple stock climbs to new high, Mac Observer, 12/1.
News: Motorola hard at work on Intel-toasting G5, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 12/1. "Initial versions of the G5 will have clock speeds in the 2-GHz neighborhood...."
Dark Side: Coppermine bug stops PC shipments, ZDNet, 12/1. Oops, Intel shot itself in the foot with a Pentium design - again.
News: Cable charges stirr up Big Pond users, Fairfax IT, 12/1. Australia's only provider of cable internet service wants to charge users by the megabyte.
Opinion: MOSR.net bashes Microsoft plan to drop OpenGL, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 12/1. Move targets Linux, Mac OS.
Low End: Hack Plus Pages, information on hacking the Mac Plus and Portable, more.
Advice: Preventing spam, Deborah Shadovitz, MacCentral, 12/1. Also see Spam Filtering Guide, our hints on creating your own spam filter.
Benchmark: Castlewood SCSI ORB, Hog Heaven. Drive appears optimized for large files. ORB Tools compromises performance. Fast SCSI is a must.
Opinion: Palm vs. WinCE, Jason O'Grady, MacWeek, 12/1. "...big names like Compaq, Sony and Everex will stop making Windows CE devices in the new year."

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