Archive: August 1999

• 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: Seybold report, Macs Only!, 8/31.
• News: Seybold report, MacNN, 8/31.
• News: Advance iBook orders top 140,000, PRNewswire, 8/31.
• 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: 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."
• Opinion: Are consumers idiots?, MacBC, 8/30. "Have 2 million people been ripped off over the past year because they bought an iMac?"
• Y2K: Is Apple safe?, SCM Consultants.
• Analysis: The Truth About USB Speed, USB Page, 8/30. "The promise is 12 Mbps throughput, but does anything actually deliver it?"
• 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.
• Web: MacUSB, new on Low End Mac, 8/28.
• 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: Apple iMac, FamilyPC, 9/99. "The iMac lets you concentrate on your work, not on how the computer works."
• Advice: Hard Drives, Dan Knight, Online Tech Journal, 8/27. Faster isn't always faster -- high RPM drives not always faster at moving data.
• News: iBook tops ABC back to school list, ABC News, 8/27 [Apple's Orchard].
• News: Apple stock nears $65, MacWEEK.com, 8/27.
• USB: Mac OS USB version history, Apple Computer [allUSB]. Version 1.3 is currently prerelease.
• 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...."
• 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.
• Opinion: The "New" Macs, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 8/26. Apple encouraged us to think different, so here are some different thoughts on low end modular and compact Macs.
• Opinion: Is CompUSA going out of business?, The iMac, 8/26.
• 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: 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."
• Opinion: After the iMac, the revolution will be colorized, c|net, 8/25. "More than any other feature, the iMac's turquoise (and purple, green, blue, orange, and red) translucent plastic steals the spotlight."
• 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, deal-mac, 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. :-(
• 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."
• 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: 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."
• Opinion: iMac 2: A better iMac, Mac Junkie, 8/23. Speculation on the next iMac.
• 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)
• 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."
• Opinion: The eOne, Dan Knight, the iMac channel, 8/24. It looks like an iMac, but the sealed case prevents many kinds of upgrades iMac owners take for granted.
• My First Mac: Joy and Frustration, Bobbie Snow, 8/24. Bobbie began using Macs in the "Fat Mac" era when 512 KB was all the memory available.
• 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.
• 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...."
• 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."
• 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.
• 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.
• One year ago: Unplanned Obsolescence, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 8/20/98. Computers get faster. It's no conspiracy, just a fact of life.
• Opinion: Why Gaming Matters, the iMac channel, 8/19. "...a healthy Mac gamer market will help reduce the cost of your next Macintosh."
• Opinion: No Email Tax, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 8/19. "From the perspective of the taxman, email has got to look like one incredible revenue opportunity."
• Opinion: The Yugo of computers, The iMac, 8/19. "Is E-machines the Yugo of computing?"
• News: Apple sues eMachines for iMac look-alike, c|net, 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."
• 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.
• Opinion: What's wrong with beige?, Mac Soldiers, 8/19. How about Macs for those who don't want fruity flavors?
• Opinion: More Macs, Evan, the iMac channel, 8/18. "...if there were more Macs, there'd be more Mac buyers."
• Web: Macs wanted for schools, MacInSchool. Listing of schools looking for used Mac equipment.
• 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."
• 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.
• One year ago: Apple too popular for its own good?, Mac Musings, 8/18/98. One of the first articles to suggest Apple outsource production.
• Opinion: AirPort, Dan Knight, The iBook & PowerBook Page, 8/17. "While the Wintel world is inventing slower network protocols, AirPort has a bandwidth slightly higher than regular 10 Mbps ethernet."
• Connectivity: G.Lite: Mass Market ADSL, Online Tech Journal, 8/17. "...a cost effective DSL technology with good enough performance for most users most of the time."
• 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.
• Rumor: iBook, next iMac to ship with "Borg" OS, AppleInsider, 8/17. Includes support for new hardware.
• Opinion: iClassic: The next SE/30, Dan Knight, the iMac channel, 8/16. What happens when you merge today's technology with a 15-year-old concept?
• My First Mac: Salvation Army Macs, Ian R. Campbell, 8/16. "...I bought a Plus, an SE, and the Lisa (it was a conversation piece)."
• Opinion: iBook takes off with AirPort networking, Byte, 8/16.
• News: iMac celebrates 1st birthday, Mac Observer, 8/16.
• Web: Dale Sorensen's Mac DSL Page.
• 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!
• 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.)
• 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.
• 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.
• News: University of Toledo (OH) waging platform war, UT Art Dept.
• Dark Side: Microsoft: Resistance is futile, c|net. They've destroyed DR-DOS, Borland, Lotus 1-2-3, Word Perfect, and have almost finished off Netscape. Is AOL next?
• One year ago: Here's the beef, Dan Knight, the iMac channel, 8/14/98. Response to an anti-iMac article by Robert Lemos on ZDNN.
• One year ago: iMac vs. the Macintosh, the iMac channel, 8/14/98. Feature comparison of the iMac and Apple's original 1984 Macintosh.
• 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."
• Review: SimCity 3000, Mac Junkie, 8/13. Hardware intensive sequel to SC2K a winner.
• 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."
• 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: Old Macs available to schools, MacInSchool. Ohio school has some Apple II and Mac equipment available.
• Rumor: Next iMac may include AirPort antenna, MacOS 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%...."
• 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."
• 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: Cable or DSL?, Dan Knight, 56k Modem Page, 8/11. Which is the better choice, a cable modem or DSL?
• 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.
• 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.
• Web: Explorer surges past Netscape 3:1, 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...."
• Opinion: Will the iBook outsell the iMac?, Paulo Rodrigues, The iBook & PowerBook Page, 8/10. "The iBook can be carried and used almost anywhere...."
• My First Mac: Since Third Grade, Julie Fugett, 8/10. "It seemed common sense to pick the Mac over the PC."
• Opinion: iMac: The Next Generation, Dan Knight, the iMac channel, 8/9. "With the first anniversary of the iMac's release just a week away, this would be a perfect time for Apple to announce an improved iMac."
• 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...."
• 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."
• 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...."
• News: A nearly 100% Mac college, Mac OS Commerce, 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.)
• News: iBook has "hidden" FireWire support, Macs Only!, 8/10. FireWire support in OS and chips, but no FireWire ports -- yet.
• Web: USB Guide, Daily iMac.
• Opinion: Impressions of the eOne, Macs Only!, 8/9. "The impression when walking up to the eOne is that it is an iMac."
• Review: DiskWarrior, MacCentral, 8/9. "Putting all technospeak aside, DiskWarrior plain and simply improves the performance of your Mac." ($64.95 from Outpost.com)
• Award: The iBook & PowerBook Page named Macwelt Top Site of the Month.
• Road Apples: Color Classic, Low End Mac. "...pretty much every one of its limitations was overcome by the Color Classic II (unfortunately, never marketed in the United States)."
• One Year Ago: USB and the OfficeJet, the iMac channel, 8/9/98. One year later, we're starting to see multifunction peripherals for the iMac.
• Article of the Week: Macs vs. Y2K, Scott Barber, Mac Musings. Scott details how he migrated a steel rolling company from Y2K non-compliant software and NT servers to FileMaker Pro and Macintosh.
• Two Years Ago: Confessions of a Microsoft User, John Halbig, 8/8/97. "I have a horrid confession to make: I like Microsoft Word."
• One Year Ago: iMac vs. $999 PCs, the iMac channel, 8/6/98. Last summer, the cheapest PCs sold for $759-999 excluding monitor. This article compares them with the iMac.
• 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: 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)
• News: Apple may sue eMachines, MacCentral, 8/6. The eOne is a less blatant rip-off of the iMac design than the Future Computing E-Power, but the look is definitely iMac inspired.
• 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...."
• Analysis: More than an iMac to Go, iBook Page, 8/5. The iBook has unique features, making it far more than a portable iMac.
• One Year Ago: The Tiny iMac, the iMac channel, 8/5/98. This article suggests a version of the iMac without a monitor for those who are upgrading.
• One Year Ago: Operating systems: Past, present, and future, Mac Musings, 8/5/98. How Unix compares with personal computer operating systems.
• News: iBook retail pre-orders to exceed iMac numbers, AppleInsider, 8/5. "...the most successful product launch in the history of the company."
• 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.
• Opinion: Why September?, Dan Knight, iBook Page, 8/4. "Why do we have to wait until September to get our hands on the iBook?"
• My First Mac: Destiny Brought Us Together, Abigail Morell, 8/4. "When I saw the little multicolored Apple smiling out at me from the window, I knew which one I wanted."
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• One Year Ago: Where no Mac has gone before, the iMac channel, 8/3/98. Looks at how the Wintel industry has ignored USB, while Apple is embracing it.
• Forward migration: Macs vs. Y2K, Low End Mac, 8/3. "We switched off the 26 NT machines and fired up our Macintosh equipment."
• 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."
• Advice: Easier Computing, Evan, the iMac channel, 8/3. "Computers were designed to make our lives easier, right? So why do they make our lives harder?"
• Opinion: Apple's Next Direction, Dan Knight, Low End Mac, 8/2. "The future is OS X, not BeOS, Linux, or Windows."
• Opinion: The BarbiBook, Dan Knight, iBook Page, 8/2. "A hot pink BarbiBook could be just what the doctor ordered...."
• One Year Ago: iMac's Missing Keys, the iMac channel, 8/2/98. First article to note absence of F13-15, forward delete, and End keys on the iMac keyboard.
• One Year Ago: iMac's vs. the Top 10, the iMac channel, 8/2/98. Last summer, each of the ten best sellers cost more than the soon-to-be released iMac.
• 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, MacOS 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: 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."
• 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.
• News: The future is now for new high-tech school, Orange County Register, 8/1.
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