Non-Mac related links have been moved below the software and hardware links.

Newer Technology Links

• Why Newer failed and how Apple may follow! - MacCPU Café
• Newer Technology To Shut Doors - The Mac Observer
• Newer ceases operations; to seek bankruptcy - MacCentral
• Newer Technology Goes Belly-Up - Applelinks
• Newer Technology to close doors - Insanely Great Mac

Apple Financial Links

• Apple Stock Watch - The New Economy's Promise Fades in 2000 - The Mac Observer
• PC Slump: Will IT Get Worse? - ZDNet

CPRM Links

• Everything you ever wanted to know about CPRM, but ZDNet wouldn't tell you... - Register UK

Mac Industry Links

• Overheard! Mac Quotes in the News - Right On Mac!
• Notebook manufacturers shift to China to lower costs - C-Net
• Your next laptop: Made in China? - ZDNet
• Fraud at eBay hasn't undercut the company's business so far - San Francisco Chronicle

Mac OS X Links

• Fetch This: OS X Version Of Venerable FTP App Updated - The Mac Observer
• Grab A Real Trash Can That Looks Like The Aqua Trash Can From OS X (With Pic) - The Mac Observer
• Comments - Finally Some Truth About OS X - Applelinks
• The Age of Everyman Tech: Step Backward To Go Forward - osOpinion
• The Back Page - Mac OS X Would Have Been Better Without Aqua - The Mac Observer
• OS X App To Be Displayed At MACWORLD - The Mac Observer
• OS X Browser Adds CSS Support - The Mac Observer

Mac Gaming Links

• Oni Beta First Impressions - The MacJunkie
• A Turbulent Year In Gaming - MSNBC [Not Mac Specific]
• Review - Monopoly - Applelinks
• Diablo II 1.0.4 squashes dozens of bugs - MacCentral

Mac Columns

• The iMac Channel - The thin iMac - Low End Mac
• Moore's Views & Reviews - Y2K Plus One:The 21st Century And The Third Millennium Arrive For Real - Applelinks

Mac Opinions/Editorials

• My Spanky Ass*d Macintosh - MacCircuit

Mac Cartoons

• Comic: Fitzpatrick The Mac Rat - iIron - Insanely Great Mac

Mac Tips

• Hang Nine: What Sherlock Does And Why It Sometimes Fails - MacReviewZone
• Ask Dave - Legacy Peripherals, Non-Mounting CDs, & Logging Modem Data - The Mac Observer
• Party on at New Year with help from the Net - Macworld UK
• Apple Archive - Picking a Portable Mac - Low End Mac

Mac Reviews

• ATI RADEON 32 MB AGP 3D Acceleration Card - Applelinks

Mac Software Links

• Aladdin Systems' End of the Year Software Blowout - Applelinks
• Add A Full Time Calendar To Your Desktop - The Mac Observer
• Entourage Email Archive stores up email - Insanely Great Mac
• StarOffice 5.2 For Mac Projected To Ship In June 2001 - Applelinks
• MWSF: Linux 2000 Q4 to debut at Expo - MacCentral

Microsoft Links

• Report: Microsoft hack a U.S. security risk - C-Net
• Will Bush save Microsoft? - Geek..com
• Web services: Few actually deliver - C-Net
• Software start-up seeks antitrust query of Microsoft buy - C-Net

MP3 Industry Links

• Digital media gets turned on its head in 2000 - Upside Today

Other Gaming Links

• Sega to ditch console biz? - Register UK

Security Links

• Online stores try to bar the doors - C-Net

Privacy Links

• Big Brother knocked in 2000 - C-Net

Other Tech Related Opinions/Editorials

• Pentium 4 high risk strategy for Intel - Register UK
• For 2001, futurists are being a bit on the shy side - C-Net

Linux Links

• UN*X on NT - osOpinion
• The Linux Internet Dream - osOpinion

Other Technology Links

• eBay users hit by fake email scam - Register UK
• Retail Web sites speedier, more reliable in 2000 - Macworld UK
• UpsideToday's 25 to watch - Upside Today
• Foes keep fighting AOL-Time Warner merger - Upside Today
• Dashboard device to unite cell phone, Palm handheld - C-Net

MacCPU Café

Why Newer failed and how Apple may follow!
Bob Moriarty of MacCPU describes his dealings with Newer and says that the company dug its own grave. Interesting behind the scences stuff.

osOpinion

The Age of Everyman Tech - Step Backward To Go Forward
In the interest of equal opportunity, wqe present John Holmes latest piece as a good argument against Apple's OS X path. We disagree, but it is a well written piece.

MacCentral

Newer ceases operations; to seek bankruptcy
Brad Gibson offers the most comprehensive report on this subeject we have read. Lots of comments from people involved and other information. A very good report.

Register UK

Everything you ever wanted to know about CPRM, but ZDNet wouldn't tell you...
The Register continues its excellent coverage of CPRM issues. This FAQ has a lot of information. A very important read.

Applelinks

Moore's Views & Reviews - Y2K Plus One:The 21st Century And The Third Millennium Arrive For Real
Charles Moore educates us on the issues behind the "new" millennium (like the fact that it starts in three days, not one year ago). A very good read.

Low End Mac

The iMac Channel - The thin iMac
Dan Knight talks about using the iMac as a Thin Client machine. Certainly an area that Apple will hopefully address. A good read.

Inside Mac Games

News Summary [Last Checked @ 12:20 PM EST]
IMG has information on getting better performance from the Oni Demo, links to an article on the most influential games of all time, news about the Diablo 2 Hardcore Ladder, links to a Warcraft III Art Q&A, information on the Diablo II 1.04 Patch.

MacInTouch

News Summary [Last Checked @ 12:20 PM EST]
MacInTouch has links to an article on Newer Technology, reader comments on the Power Mac G4 AGP Update, comments from Dave Winer about a performance issue with Internet Explorer, reader comments about changes in Apple Europe's support policies, some product news, some updated reports, and some industry links.

Mac Gamer

News Summary [Last Checked @ 12:20 PM EST]
MG has links to an in-depth look at the Pentium 4, links to an article called "A Turbulent Year In Gaming," information about a new Oni Web site, information on a Diablo II update, and some Creative Labs comments.

Non-Mac related links have been moved below the software and hardware links.

Apple Financial Links

• Apple Stock Watch - The Dow Chugs Ahead while the Nasdaq Whimpers and AAPL Stagnates - The Mac Observer
• The Year 2000: Beginning of the End or a New Beginning? - Mac Night Owl
• Returning to profits: Mhz Gap will still cause problems - TheG4
• On The Flip Side - Apple Is Beleaguered! Everybody Off The Bandwagon! - The Mac Observer
• Year-End Report Card - Motley Fool
• Box makers lose that aura of cool - Upside Today
• A tough year puts Jobs as MarketWatch 'loser' - MacCentral

CPRM Links

• Industry Propaganda Machine Cranks Up On Hard Drive Copy Protection Issue - Applelinks
• New technology could help squelch digital music piracy - C-Net

Other Top Links

• Slower Than Its Predecessor: Pentium 4 - New York Times
• Apple Site Sees Steady Traffic Through The Holiday Season - The Mac Observer
• Lucky Bowling Green Students to Receive Free iBooks - Insanely Great Mac
• Vaporware 2000: Missing Inaction - Wired

Mac Industry Links

• Digital camera shipments soared in 2000 - Macworld UK
• US gets heavy with suspected eBay scamsters - Register UK
• 2 Sellers On EBay Arrested - Upside Today
• Network Associates to remodel business - Upside Today

Mac Gaming Links

• GameRanger adds support for new Mac games - MacCentral
• MacCentral's official Cro-Mag Rally Strategy Guide - MacCentral
• iDevGames on Mac Gaming 2000 - iDevGames
• The Move Towards Wireless Gaming - iDevGames
• Interview: Aspyr's Michael Rogers - Mac Gamer
• WaterRace has shipped, demo udpated - Applelinks

Mac Announcements

• Unibrain To Demo FireNet FireWire Networking For Macs at MacWorld - FireWire World
• Last Chance For MACWORLD Pre-Registration - The Mac Observer
• Palm portal launched - Macworld UK

Mac Columns

• Low End Mac 2000, a look back - Low End Mac

Mac Opinions/Editorials

• Macinstein Suggests That Apple Should Dump The G3; I Disagree - Applelinks
• I am not "Dear Windows User" - Right On Mac!
• Steve Jobs/Spurrier: Path to OSX - Skewed Perspectives
• How I Helped Apple Lose $2400 - The MacJunkie

Mac Tips

• MacInstruct Tutorial - How to Download MP3s - MacInstruct
• Byte of the Apple - Software That's Music to an Amateur's Ears - Business Week
• Mac Lab Report - Ten uses for a webcam - Low End Mac

Mac Reviews

• User Reviews for Stylus Photo 870 - Epson (USB) - MacReviewZone
• Review - iWebKey Wireless Keyboard - Applelinks

Mac Software Links

• "Line Please?!" PowerPrompter Has Your Back - The Mac Observer
• H&R Block Releases TaxCut Macintosh Deluxe Tax Software At New, Lower Price - Applelinks
• Power On Fast Forwards Rewind to Version 1.0.3 - Insanely Great Mac
• Mac version of StarOffice next summer? - MacCentral
• Apple Releases Update For PowerMac G4 AGP Machines - The Mac Observer
• Apple's Power Mac G4 AGP Update increases reliability - MacCentral

Microsoft Links

• Bush isn't Microsoft's white knight - ZDNet
• Microsoft tentacles squirm deeper into software hosting - Register UK
• Software makers should be held responsible - Upside Today

MP3 Industry Links

• With the Right Hardware and Software, You Can Convert LPs and Tapes to MP3 - WalL Street Journal (subscriptions required)

Other Tech Related Opinions/Editorials

• New-Economy Magazines Can Learn From Old-Economy Mistakes - San Francisco Chronicle

Other Technology Links

• Pentium 4 bug not cause for concern - ZDNet
• Internet.com buys up EarthWeb sites - Register UK
• Dot-Com Firms Set Record For Layoffs - San Francisco Chronicle
• E-Trade Riding ATM Network Into Banking - San Francisco Chronicle
• Webcasters say ka-ching during earnings season - Upside Today
• No FCC decision on AOL-TWX until 2001 - Upside Today

Applelinks

Industry Propaganda Machine Cranks Up On Hard Drive Copy Protection Issue
Charles Moore keeps it straight with this report on CPRM spin coming from IBM. Read this, it is important.

New York Times

Slower Than Its Predecessor: Pentium 4
Good ol' Mac friend David Pogue explains to the PC using masses that the MHz is not a good ratring for speed, and he does it by comparing the P4 to the P3. A delightful read.

Register UK

Microsoft tentacles squirm deeper into software hosting
Thomas C. Greene talks about Microsoft's dream of renting you your applications. By "you" we mean Windows users, so that probably doesn't apply to you after all. :-) Agood read.

Inside Mac Games

News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:00 PM EST]
IMG has information on the Diablo 2 Ladders, links to an editorial on length in video games, information about the Raven Software web site, links to an article on vaporware, and links to a Giants: Citizen Kabuto Q&A.

MacInTouch

News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:00 PM EST]
MacInTouch has links to an article by David Pogue on the MHz Myth, some product news, some updated reports, and some industry links.

Mac Gamer

News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:00 PM EST]
MG has links to some Oni screenshots, links to an article on online gaming, information on the Battle.net ladders, information about an updater for the G4, comments from Creative Labs on legacy games, links to an interview with Aspyr's Michael Rogers.

Non-Mac related links have been moved below the software and hardware links.

Apple Financial Links

• Apple Stock Watch - Lackluster Rally Helps Out Nasdaq - The Mac Observer
• AppleTalk: Why Apple's Stock Is In The Dumps And What Apple Needs To Do To Survive And Grow - MacReviewZone
• PC price war may be looming - ZDNet
• PC Slump: Will It Continue? - Interactive Week
• PC market staggers into 2001 hoping for recovery - C-Net

Mac OS X Links

• Top UI Grievances of MacOS X - osOpinion
• OS X: Think quality, not schedule - ZDNet [Link Corrected]

Other Top Links

• Yahoo! Appeals French Court's Ban On Auctions Of Nazi Memorabilia To U.S. Court - Applelinks

Mac Industry Links

• Apple denies Brazilian plant building; admits mix-up - MacCentral
• Handspring Continues Growth With Acquisition Of Palm OS Software Developer - The Mac Observer
• Network Associates plummets after hours on earnings warning - C-Net
• Short Take: Omni says it will meet earnings forecast - C-Net
• For online hogs, Bluelight.com is no longer just 'free' - MacCentral

Mac Rumors/Speculation

• Apple Predictions: 2001 - The Mac Mind

Mac Annoucnements

• Tonight's Mac Show Focuses On 2000 "Year In Review" - The Mac Observer
• Mac Show looks at the 'Year in Review' - MacCentral

Mac Columns

• PC Confessions 40 - How can you possibly work for Apple? - Right On Mac!
• Fuzzy Logic - The Importance Of The Mac: What's In A Pretty Face? - The Mac Observer
• Mac Musings - Macintosh 2000 redux - Low End Mac
• Mac Scope - Two steps back, one step forward - Low End Mac

Mac Opinions/Editorials

• Apple and Education: A Proposal - Applelust
• iMac 233 Woes - MacCircuit
• Something To Ruin Your Holiday Digestion - Applelinks
• Online accounting? Try NetLedger - MacCentral

Mac Tips

• Buggy Peripherals, Buggy Drivers: The Other Pieces of the Equation - Mac Night Owl
• Computing With Bifocals - New Mac For Christmas? Printable Guide For New Mac Users - The Mac Observer
• Online accounting? Try NetLedger - MacCentral

Mac Hardware Links

• Apple Store offers Radeon kits for G4, Cube - MacCentral

Mac Software Links

• eMail Alert! Updated With Bug Fixes - The Mac Observer
• Utility For Finding Duplicate Files On Your Mac Gets An Update - The Mac Observer
• Updated Story - QuickTime 5 To Enable Real-Time Digital Video Editing - Applelinks
• MPegger Drop Decoder 2.0 offered in 'holiday release' - MacCentral
• PixMachineMac update adds one-click filter creation - MacCentral
• Rewind Updated With Support For OS 8.1, OS X Coming - The Mac Observer
• Power On updates Rewind - MacCentral

Microsoft Links

• Egghead scrambles to gauge damage - ZDNet
• How Dubya can spring MS from the DoJ rap - Register UK
• Win2k for Alpha alive, well, and loose on the Web - Register UK
• Microsoft develops information security system that will compete with Check Point - Haaretz
• Greenhill earns paltry sum for Microsoft - TheDeal
• On Microsoft Case, Remarks by Bush and Aides Hint at a Retreat - International Herald Tribune
• Microsoft May Benefit from Bush Presidency - e-inSITE

MP3 Industry Links

• Napster releases new version of software - Upside Today
• MP3.com spins unknown artists into Muzak - C-Net
• Napster updates software as court case looms - C-Net

Other Gaming Links

• MS to go all out with US Xbox rollout - Europe waits till 2002 - Register UK
• Research firm gets it wrong -- very wrong - Upside Today
• Nintendo quashes report of plan to buy Sega - C-Net

Linux/Open Source Links

• The year for open source - Upside Today

Other Technology Links

• The insane domain name game - Register UK
• Bush Considers Naming Tech Czar, Ponders Microsoft - C-Net

Inside Mac Games

News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:00 PM EST]
IMG has some Cro-Mag Rally news, information about Xconq Mac 7.4, some Myst III: Exile Poll information about a DVD version, links to some Oni PS2 screen shots, some comments from Pangea Software, information on Unreal Fortress Build 300, some Connectix' Virtual Game Station information, comments from driver maker Ray Swartz on 3dfx, and some information on Urban Terror.

Applelinks

Yahoo! Appeals French Court's Ban On Auctions Of Nazi Memorabilia To U.S. Court
Charles Moore strikes a lovely chord with us in this story about France's ongoing efforts to be pinheads and Yahoo!'s efforts to protect their own free speech rights. A must read for anyone interested in the freedom of speech.

osOpinion

Top UI Grievances of MacOS X
Dave Giovannini talks about the big differences between Classic Mac and Aqua. Though the title makes it seem as if the author is complaining, instead he is answering complaints that are out there. A good read.

ZDNet

OS X: Think quality, not schedule [Link Corrected]
Stephan Somogyi says it is more important for Apple to ship OS X only after it is ready than it is for the to ship it fast. He lays out his reasoning very well, including background information on Microsoft, Apple, and other industry aspects. A very good read.

Low End Mac

Mac Musings - Macintosh 2000 redux
Dan Knight takes a final look at a 1992 article by Henry Bortman on what Macintosh computing would be like in the year 2000, which is about to end. This is a very interesting retrospective on perceptions from eight years ago. A good read.

Register UK

How Dubya can spring MS from the DoJ rap
The Register offers a fairly good snapshot of recent rumblings from our technology-challenged President-Elect's camp on the Microsoft anti-trust case. A good read.

MacInTouch

News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:00 PM EST]
MacInTouch has some product news and an industry link.

Mac Gamer

News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:00 PM EST]
MG has information on DopeWars, SoundBlaster Live! for Mac pricing information, information on an Unreal Fortress update, information about a David's Backgammon update, and information on an Urban Terror update.

MacOS News Around The Web Specials

TransIntl.com: Maximize New G4s w/ (Max Speed Code) SDRAM DIMMs; New FireWire CDRW; Quantum 5 ms drive up to 36 Gb; 9.1 Gb Ultra SCSI, 7200 RPM 7 ms ...$279 MAC-O-RAMA: Games for kids of ALL ages!

Non-Mac related links have been moved below the software and hardware links.

Apple Financial Links

• Apple Stock Watch - Tech Stocks Compress Further On Tax Loss Selling - The Mac Observer
• What will it take to return Apple to it's former Glory?4 - TheG4
• Naughty or nice? UpsideToday stuffs CEOs' stockings - Upside Today
• They said it ... - Upside Today

Mac Industry Links

• Washington Apple Pi Delivers 25 Refurb Macs To Families In DC - The Mac Observer
• CPRM on hard drives - IBM takes a spin - Register UK
• PC Slump: Will It Continue? - ZDNet

Mac OS X Links

• Run & Edit Crontabs In Mac OS X With A GUI App - The Mac Observer
• Mac OS X Beta Diary: Advantage Apple - IDG
• Moving to OS X: What's ahead for OS X - Upside Today

Mac Gaming Links

• Know Thy Market - iDevGames
• Demo for Bungie's Oni game hits the Web - Insanely Great Mac

Mac Announcements

• New Site Declares Jihad On The Lack Of Mac Desktop Pictures - The Mac Observer
• IGM Chat: Mac year in review - Insanely Great Mac

Mac Columns

• Secret Office Guy - My boss, an iMac, and a chicken - Right On Mac!
• Mac Reality Check - Is a network computer in our future? - Arizona Central
• The Farr Site - Christmas in Dubuque w/iBook & Nikon - Upside Today

Mac Opinions/Editorials

• Beyond the Buzz - Right On Mac!
• Apple Text Adventure - iDevGames
• Ode on a Blue G3 - MacAddict
• Teens Raised by Technology - San Francisco Chronicle

Mac Cartoon

• For Us A Child Is Born, And He's Real Special - About This Particular Macintosh

Mac Tips

• SyncDifferent Week 4: Not in Case, and Backup Doesn't - Applelust
• Lights, Camera, Mac: How Can You Get A Slow-Motion Effect In iMovie 1? - MacReviewZone
• MacInstruct Tutorial - How to Use Graphic Converter: Part II - MacInstruct Tutorial
• Photo-Sharing Web Sites - Macworld Magazine
• How To: Utilize Your Function Keys with Mac OS 9 - MacAddict
• Article: Starting Your Own Online Business: Part 2 - Insanely Great Mac

Mac Book Reviews

• Adobe Photoshop 6 Digital Darkroom - MyMac

Other Mac Reviews

• Review - Aladdin Tuner 3.0 - MyMac
• Monday's Mac Gadget - Create Or Convert Icons With Iconographer! - The Mac Observer

Mac Software Links

• Desktop Pictures From ATPM Readers - About This Particular Macintosh
• Type Saving Utility Upgraded - The Mac Observer
• Mac PHP Programming Aid Released - The Mac Observer

Microsoft Links

• Bush May Take It Easy On Microsoft - San Francisco Chronicle
• Administration could make it easier on Microsoft - Houston Chronicle
• Paper: Bush Win Could Benefit Microsoft - iWon Money
• Tech predictions for 2001 - Upside Today
• Microsoft Quietly Invades P2P Space - ZDNet
• Microsoft Buys Great Plains For $1.1 Billion - Computer User
• Sun, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft Eye Cost Cuts - Computer User

MP3 Industry Links

• Business 2000: The Year In Review - San Francisco Chronicle
• Streaming MP3 Server Guide - Linux Lookup
• Nomad Portable Jukebox MP3 Player Reviewed - Slashdot
• MP3.com: Coming To More Elevators Near You - Computer User
• Aiwa CDC-MP3 Car Deck Full Review - dMusic
• Audio Column: MP3 Manipulations 1 - Canada Computes

Other Gaming Links

• European gamers will have to wait for Xbox - C-Net

Other Opinions/Editorials

• The Internet Bomb Went Boom - The MacMind

Other Technology Links

• Intel's 1.3GHz P4 a candidate for wax - Register UK
• The Big Apple Isn't Big Enough For the Cell Phone Generation - San Francisco Chronicle
• Intel: Still leading the pack - Upside Today
• Online advertisers fail to sell their own stories - C-Net
• Wireless forum works toward streaming standards - C-Net

Right On Mac!

Secret Office Guy - My boss, an iMac, and a chicken
Sadly, SOG concludes his thread about seeing his Mac-hating boss use an iMac at a cybercafé with the decision not to do anything with that information. A sad read. :-)

IDG

Mac OS X Beta Diary: Advantage Apple
Brett Larson is tired of the whining about Mac OS X and says that Apple's next-generation OS is a winner. A very good read. The reader feedback is a trip through Idiot Land though.

MacWeek

Moving to OS X - What's ahead for OS X
Stephen Beale looks at Mac OS X, its impending rollout, Apple's path, and several other issues. A fairly comprehensive roundup of current Mac OS X issues, and a good read.

MacAddict

Ode on a Blue G3
What's this? An editorial from Niko at MacAddict? Not sure when the last one of those we saw, but this one is tasty. Part tribute to his 2 year old G3, and part look at Apple's current line. A good read.

Applelinks

The Farr Site - Christmas in Dubuque w/iBook & Nikon
John Farr took some pics (att 22 below zero!) with his CoolPix and his iBook. Nothing too Mac related, but some great pics.

Inside Mac Games

News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:00 PM EST]
IMG has information on the WaterRace demo, links to comments from Human Head, comments from Creative Labs on 3dfx and Mac gaming, some Unreal Tournament news, and links to a Speaker System Roundup.

MacInTouch

News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:00 PM EST]
MacInTouch has some product news.

Mac Gamer

News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:00 PM EST]
MG has not yet been updated today.

Non-Mac related links have been moved below the software and hardware links.

Apple Financial Links

• Apple Stock Watch - Volatile Santa Claus Rally Rescues the Nasdaq - The Mac Observer
• The Armchair Quarterback: Resellers look at Apple's new deal - MacWeek
• The bigger they are, the harder they fall - Upside Today

Mac OS X Links

• Merry Christmas? ZDNet Suggests OS X May Be Nearing Completion - The Mac Observer
• Apple preps developers for OS X - MacWeek
• OS X 'by end of February' - Macworld UK
• Microspot gets OS X-friendly - Macworld UK
• CineMatix movie player gets OS X compatibility - MacCentral

Voodoo 4/5 Links

• "Unofficial" 3dfx Voodoo 4/5 drivers in circulation - MacCentral

Mac Industry Links

• Mac Architect: ArchiCAD Lauded in CAD for Principals' Survey - Architosh
• Overheard! Mac Quotes in the News - Right On Mac!
• Linux lead slams 'pay per read' disk drive plan - Register UK
• Palm promises new features - London Business
• 3Com reports losses and hints at job cuts - Register UK

Mac Gaming Links

• Play the Game: Daily Mac Gaming Highlights - Applelinks
• Mac Gaming News - Mac Oni Demo Released, Carbonized For OS X Too! - The Mac Observer
• Bungie, Gathering release Oni demo for Mac - MacCentral
• Oni Demo Released! - TheMacMind
• Mac Gaming News - Feeling Hyper? Hyper Games Can Help - The Mac Observer
• Review - The Sims: Livin' Large Expansion Pack - Applelinks

Mac Rumors

• RumorLog: Please, No CubeBook! - Low End Mac

Mac Announcements

• Macworld, Aspyr to hold charity event - MacCentral
• New Mac3D Users Group in NY, new Web site - Architosh

Holiday Wishes

• Happy Holidays from MacCentral - MacCentral
• Just for yule - MacAddict
• Happy Holidays - Applelinks

Mac Columns

• Forward Migration: Rolling Meadows plans more Macs - MacCentral
• Apple Archive - Why give a Mac? - Low End Mac
• The Farr Site - 53 Degrees Below Zero?! - Applelinks
• Famous People: Some TV sightings for the holidays - MacCentral

Mac Opinions/Editorials

• Adventures In Netscaping - MacCircuit
• How do You Push the Envelope? - Macville
• Apple and Education: With Visions of Software Dancing in Their Heads - TheMacMind

Mac Tips

• Mac OS Tip of the Day: Mac Screen Savers Tip - MacOS.About.com
• Hang Nine: How To Dramatically Speed Up Sherlock - MacReviewZone
• Getting Wired: Gadgets for Those on the Go - IHT
• Mac Daniel - Buying a newer Mac - Low End Mac
• Moore's Views & Reviews - Moore's Last-Minute Software And Shareware Stocking-Stuffer Picks - Applelinks

Mac Reviews

• Power Mac G4 Dual 500 versus Pentium 4 versus Athlon - BareFeats
• User Reviews for SoundSticks - MacReviewZone

Mac Hardware Links

• Asante Released Next Generation Of Gigabit Ethernet Adapters - The Mac Observer
• Vianex debuts personal audio management system - MacCentral

Mac Software Links

• PowerPlant Gets More Juice - The Mac Observer
• Light Up The Festive Season With Holiday Screen Savers From MacScreenSavers.com - Applelinks
• iListen 1.0.1 Dictation Software Now Shipping On CD - Applelinks
• Blue Label PowerEmulator 1.6SE On Sale For Christmas at $19.95 - Applelinks
• New Multimedia Management Program To Debut At MACWORLD - The Mac Observer
• App Allows Visor Users To Put A Face To A Name - The Mac Observer
• Web Management Utility Suite Released - The Mac Observer
• PowerPlant Gets More Juice - The Mac Observer
• iListen CD ships - Macworld UK
• Mac-stat app upgraded - Macworld UK
• TOPO! for Mac now available - MacCentral

Microsoft Links

• Microsofts .Net Server Vision Close, But Unfinished - Tele.com
• Microsoft Harvests Great Plains - Geek.com
• Microsoft acquires SME software company - ComputerWeekly

MP3 Industry Links

• MP3.com To Market Time Warner Artists - Planet IT
• Warner partners with MP3 - NetImperative
• EMusic Sues Net Rival Mp3.com - ABCNews
• MP3.com To Promote Bands For Warner Music - Computer User
• MP3.com to distribute Warners music - Macworld UK

Other Gaming Links

• Microsoft selects DVD software for Xbox - C-Net
• Sega dream machine hits tough times - San Jose Mercury News

Security Links

• Hackers crack Egghead.com - C-Net

Privacy Links

• Privacy heats up but doesn't boil over - C-Net

Other Tech Related Opinions/Editorials Links

• Close, But No Big Czar - osOpinion
• What is AMD's Marketing Strategy? - osOpinion

Other Technology Links

• The year the hype died - Salon
• Linux beats Microsoft with Itanium support - ZDNet
• Atomic watches on the loose in France - Macworld UK
• E-tailers losing shoppers' money - Upside Today
• Open source stalwart Sendmail looks to wireless for profits - Upside Today

MacWeek

Apple preps developers for OS X
MacWeek offers a ZDNet report on a recent developer meeting in Germany with Apple. It seems Mac OS X is indeed on the way soon. A good read.

The Armchair Quarterback - Resellers look at Apple's new deal
MacWeek continues their series of articles dealing with Apple's financial/sales situation with a piece that talks to Mac-only retailers to find out what they are thinking. A good read.

Inside Mac Games

News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:20 PM EST]
IMG has information on the Oni demo, links to a Dragon's Lair 3D preview, some Baldur's Gate information, information on the Bungie FanFest, and links to a Warcraft III interview.

Mac Gamer

News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:20 PM EST]
MG has information about Mac500 1.1, information about a Harpoon 3 patch, information about a Baldur's Gate expansion pack and multiplayer update, information about the Monkey Shines 2 demo, and information about the Oni demo.

MacInTouch

News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:20 PM EST]
MacInTouch has not yet been updated today.

Non-Mac related links have been moved below the software and hardware links.

Apple Financial Links

• Less Tangible - Buy AAPL? - MyMac
• Struggling to Climb the Plateau - MyMac
• The bigger they are, the harder they fall - Upside Today
• Requiem for a Desktop - Forbes
• Mac Musings - Up, up, and beleaguered? - Low End Mac
• Shalat's Web: Sustaining the vision - MacWeek

Other Top Links

• Apple selected as vendor in Michigan ed initiative - MacCentral

Mac Industry Links

• Firm Highlight: MJNealArchitect uses Macs, Flash-driven Website - Architosh
• Intel releas
• es USB 2.0 host interface spec. - Register UK
• Ellison offers another $1M challenge - Upside Today
• Palm profits soar, but stocks tumble - Macworld UK
• Palm expected to hand in good earnings report - C-Net
• Short Take: SmartDisk releases earnings warning - C-Net

Mac OS X Links

• An average Windows user's perception of OS X - Right On Mac!
• Is Mac OS X Being Forgotten in the Christmas Doldrums? - Mac Night Owl
• The Omni Group Is At It Again With The Release Of OmniDictionary - The Mac Observer
• OS X to support mLAN tech - Macworld UK
• The Revolutions Of 2001 - ZDNet (Mentions OS X)
• Road to Mac OS X: What ever happened Lighthouse? - MacCentral
• The future is... Darwindows? - MacWeek

Mac Gaming Links

• Mac Gaming News - Another Great Title Updated For The Holidays - The Mac Observer
• Try The New Kawasaki JET SKI Game - The Mac Observer
• 4x4 Evolution - ZDNet (Reviewd on PC, Mentions Cross Platform Support)
• Review - TimeScape: Journey to Pompeii - Applelinks
• Kawasaki Jet Ski demo available for download - MacCentral

Mac Rumors

• Mac Rumour Roundup PowerBook G4 goes Nvidia - Macworld UK
• Nvidia 'in PowerBook coup' - Macworld UK

Mac Announcements

• New Mac Chemistry Web Site Now Up! - Architosh
• Architosh invitation for Mac Firm Profiles: 'Support the Cause' - Architosh
• Sonnet Signs Retail Deal, Upgrades Available "Off The Shelf" - The Mac Observer
• Classic Mac club plans Xmas party - Macworld UK
• Team 6100 reaches 146 units - Low End Mac

Mac Columns

• The Difference Engine - The Education of Apple Computer - MacOPINION
• The Road Warrior - Will There Be A CubeBook? WallStreet Or Skid Row? And A Very Merry Christmas To All - MacOPINION
• PC Confessions 39 - A 'sensitive assignment' from Cupertino - Right On Mac!
• The Farr Site - Dust, Snow, and Cold - Applelinks

Mac Opinions/Editorials

• An Ode to 3dfx Interactive - MacNight Owl

Mac Tips

• Mac OS Tip of the Day: AppleCD Audio Player Tweaking Tip - MacOS.About.com
• The Idiot's Guide To Getting In A Macworld Keynote - TheMacMind
• Mac Lab Report - Using Logger Pro for experiments - Low End Mac
• Mac Lab Report - Inserting pictures, graphs, and data tables into AppleWorks - Low End Mac

Mac Reviews

• Office 2001 Update - TheiMac.com
• Graphics and the Internet: Part IX--PNG - About This Particular Macintosh
• Review - Harmon/Kardon SoundSticks - MyMac

Mac Hardware Links

• New FireWire/USB Drive Enclosures Now Available - The Mac Observer
• Rio 800 portable MP3 player starts shipping - Insanely Great Mac
• Iomega ships Predator CD-RW drive - Insanely Great Mac
• Jaz FireWire adapter shipping - MacCentral
• Epson ships limited edition photo printer, scanner - MacCentral

Mac Software Links

• Archiving app released - Macworld UK
• Notepad 2.1 gets new features, fixes - MacCentral
• iListen CDs now available - MacCentral

Microsoft Links

• Microsoft To Buy Great Plains - Information Week
• Microsoft Buys Great Plains - Internet Week
• Technology: Microsoft Buys Great Plains Software - Austin American Statesman
• Breaking News: Microsoft Acquires Great Plainsr - AccountingWEB
• Microsoft to spend $1.1 billion for accounting software maker - C-Net
• Tough times on top: Microsoft embarks on cost-cutting campaign - ITWorld
• European authorities may combine Microsoft antitrust cases - C-Net

MP3 Industry Links

• MP3.com and Universal Sign Video Licensing Deal - The Tuck Stop
• MP3.com to Promote Warner Music Artists - Internet News
• MP3.com, Warner Music Sign Multiyear Marketing and Video-Licensing Pacts - CFO.com
• MP3.com inks video deal with Warner Music - C-Net

Security Links

• King of the hackers - Upside Today

Articles That Mention Apple

• Best Design 2000 - Time

Other Technology Links

• Intel to push Rambus hard in 2001 - San Francisco Chronicle
• Awash in Red Ink, Online Magazine Salon.com Lays Off 20% of Staff - San Francisco Chronicle
• XML as the great peacemaker - C-Net
• Emachines joins warnings chorus - C-Net

MacOPINION

The Difference Engine - The Education of Apple Computer
Del Miller offers an excellent analysis of Apple's education effort. He looks at what has happened, Apple's comments, and offers some suggestions. a very good read.

MacWeek

Shalat's Web - Sustaining the vision
Andrew Shalat tells us that we need to step back and give Steve Jobs a chance to see his vision through. A good read.

The future is... Darwindows?
Henry Kingman discusses Darwin, the OpenSource version of BSD that works on the Mac developed by Apple Engineers. A good read.

Low End Mac

Mac Musings - Up, up, and beleaguered?
Dan Knight looks at Apple's numbers and asks why it is that they are considered to be in such trouble? A very good read.

Inside Mac Games

News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:20 PM EST]
IMG has links to a Bungie chat log, and information about a Monkey Shines 2 demo.

Mac Gamer

News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:20 PM EST]
MG has some important comments from ATI om Mac hardware, information about Shogo, news from the Weapons Factory Arena, links to a Bungie chat log about Halo and the XBox, information about Roidz, information about Colibricks, information about a Diablo 2 update, information about a Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 patch, and information about 3Dfx Voodoo 4/5 1.1.3b drivers.

MacInTouch

News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:20 PM EST]
MacInTouch has some updated reports, some product news, and some industry links.

Non-Mac related links have been moved below the software and hardware links.

Apple Financial Links

• Apple Stock Watch - Nasdaq Dips to 21 Month Low, Dow Follows, But AAPL Bounces - The Mac Observer
• Highlights (And Some Lowlights) From Apple's Annual Financial Report Filed With The US Securities and Exchange Commission - Applelinks
• Apples to Oranges Much-maligned Apple Still A Breed Apart From PC Maker Crowd - San Francisco Chronicle
• An Apple for the teacher? - C-Net
• Merry Xmas Everybody! Apple Offers US$100 Off To (Some) Education Buyers - The Mac Observer
• Educators get $100 off Apple Store purchases - MacWeek

Other Top Links

• Macs scoop PC-mag gongs - Macworld UK
• Saddam Hussein hoards PlayStation 2s - Upside Today
• Advanced-placement tests switch to Java - C-Net

Mac Industry Links

• SmartDisk blames Apple for sales shortfall - MacCentral
• New Apple Commercial... On The Radio! - TheiMac
• 3dfx staff start job hunts - Register UK
• Creative cuts sales forecast - Register UK
• Sonnet, Micro Center sign crucial retail agreement - MacCentral
• Piranha eyes Printware for buyout - MacWeek

Mac Gaming Links