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MacOS News Around The Web
Tuesday, October 31st, 2000

MacOS News Headlines Non-Mac related links have been moved below the software and hardware links. Link of the Day Bertelsmann Has Deal with Napster to drop Lawsuit - Reuters Mac Industry Links OS X On Intel? At Least 20,000 People Think It A Good Idea - The Mac Observer Mac sales up over 30 percent at Mac Zone - MacCentral Apple Science and Technology Site - Apple EarthLink reports third-quarter loss - MacCentral QuickTime 5 IE posted - Macworld UK BT blunder severs Apple helpline - Macworld UK Vedoe returns to Apple as VP for Education Marketing - Insanely Great Mac Copernic Search Software Abandons The Mac- The Mac Observer Apple products nominated for Technical Excellence Awards - MacCentral Intel And Media 100 Ink Deal Over Streaming - The Mac Observer Short Take: Apple's former education VP returns - CNet Apple names new Education Marketing and Solutions VP - MacCentral Mac Gaming Links Opsys - New Mac Adventure Game From Cyprus-based Hypermedia - Applelinks IGM Chat: Sony Playstation 2 & new MacSoft gaming titles - Insanely Great Mac Aspyr Taking Pre-Orders for Sim Theme Park - Applelinks Ambrosia Offers Up Ferazel's Wand At A Discount - The Mac Observer Mac Reviews Buyers' Guide: Digital Camera's, The MegaPixel Lineup - MacReview Zone Mac Columns Should You Trust Classic Mac OS Disk Repair Programs on Mac OS X? - Mac Night Owl The Performance Edge: Sonnet Adds Two More Innovative Upgrades For Venerable Old Macs - MacSpeed Zone On The Flip Side - Group Thinking & The Macintosh Explained - The Mac Observer Mac Opinions/Editorials AppleCool: What's hot at Apple.com right now! - Architosh Satellite ISPs and the Mac - Right On Mac Your Mac and Your Money: Portfolio Folly - MacWorld The Classic Mac Interface Wasn't Broken, So Why Did Apple "Fix" It? - Applelinks The Mac's next memory? - MacWeek Little IIci - Low End Mac Mac Tips AppleWorks 5 Included Scripts Newbies Tip - About.com Guide to the Mac 500 Series - Low End Mac Put a PC Monitor on Your Mac - Low End Mac Mac Hardware Links ATI ships latest mobile graphics chip - The Register Photoshop 6.0 to be bundled with select UMAX scanners - MacCentral Still more NuBus Video Cards: NEC MultiSync 4FGE, RasterOps Paintboard Professional, Village Tronic MacPicasso 320, and Village Tronic MacPicasso 340 - Low End Mac New Compaq monitors Mac compatible - MacCentral Mac Software Links Media 100 rolls out RealAudio version of Cleaner 5 - MacCentral Cleaner gets Real - MacWeek Radialogic unveils CD Master 1.0 - MacCentral New Mac Only Internet News Viewer Available - The Mac Observer New Set Of Sapphire Illustrator Plug-ins Available - The Mac Observer Microsoft Links The Source of the Problem: A Look at the Effect of the Recent Crack on Microsoft's Marketing Efforts - OSOpinion How you hack into Microsoft: a step by step guide - The Register UK MS moves to block court briefs - Caldera skeletons rattle? - The Register UK Microsoft's Motives Unclear - Forbes Microsoft Sees South Asia Growth - Reuters Microsoft Selects SkyStream Networks to Power Enhanced Data Broadcasting Services for Cable and Broadband Customers - Businesswire Companies Adopt New Microsoft XML Parser for Mission-Critical Applications - PR Newswire Allen files to sell more Microsoft stock - CBS Marketwatch MP3 Links Bertelsmann Has Deal with Napster to drop Lawsuit - Reuters Napster nukes CD sales - The Register UK Online music exec exits AOL - CBS Marketwatch Bertelsmann Teams With Napster - AP New study links Napster, decreased music purchase - MacCentral Tech Industry Links Athlon beats P4 in urinating contest - The Register UK To John C. Dvorak: A Word To The Wise (Or Other-Wise) - OSOpinion Rambus to play bit part in Intel's 2001 plans - The Register UK High Tech May Bring Investment Help to the Masses - SF Chronicle VerticalNet chief says e-commerce is booming - Upside Today PDF conference to be held next week - MacCentral Live Interview with Kevin Mitnick and the Opening Day of the Expo Highlight Day 3 of SD 2000 - PR Newswire People PC touts free PCs in Europe - The Register Taking telecom to the next level - Upside Today Know the laws of cyberspace - Upside Today Michael Dell's goal: World market domination - Upside Today New Palm/cell-phone combination debuts - MacCentral

Site and Column Summaries MacGamer's Ledge News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:45 PM EST] Mac Gamer's Ledge has links to screen shots from Tomb Raider's next generation, and progress reports on Mac FAKK 2, Baldur's Gate Expansion packs, and Make Quake 3 Fortress! Inside Mac Games News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:45 PM EST] IMG has information today on the shipping status of 3dfx's Voodoo4 4500! Also included Marathon: Resurrection's website's latest move and updates, details on the Doom 3 engine, as well as information on the FAKK 2 release. Applelinks The Classic Mac Interface Wasn't Broken, So Why Did Apple "Fix" It? Charles Moore speaks out in reaction to an OSOpinion article regarding Apple's new OS. This raises the question of whether or not we need a new interface, and if not, why? Definitely an interesting read! Macworld Little IIci This song-parody has been floating around the web for a few days, and it you haven't seen it you need to go enjoy it now! To the tune of "Little GTO" by John Wilken, this is not to be missed! Low End Mac Your Mac and Your Money: Portfolio Folly James Bradbury gives a convincing argument against NOT using all the features of your personal finance software, specifically those related to tracking stocks on a daily basis. With time a valuable commodity these days, you may find the investment you make into reading this article will pay off tenfold in the years to come. Or maybe it won't! Go read and find out! Macintouch News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:45 PM EST] Macintouch a note from Adobe regarding GXGraphics and ATM Light. Also included are a slew of product updates, announcements, and reader feedback 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!

MacOS News Around The Web
Monday, October 29th, 2000

MacOS News Headlines Non-Mac related links have been moved below the software and hardware links. MacOS News Link of the Day Jobs Blows Off the Next Three Months! - Applelinks Mac Industry Links Shalat's Web: Macs in paradise - MacWeek Barron's: Apple stock bottom near - MacCentral New Apple spot focuses on iMac masses - MacCentral New Apple ad's mac.com focus - MacWorld UK Mac Announcements Small Dog wraps up Jamaica giveaway - Insanely Great Mac Filemaker Seeks Affiliates - MacWeek Macsurfshop unveils "Windows Killer" T-shirt - MacCentral AOL details plans for next Mac version - AZCentral ATI M4 released; a future PowerBook possibility - MacCentral Radeon cards now shipping, says ATI - MacCentral Mac Gaming Links Aspyr Media all in favor of Deus Ex multiplayer - MacGamer's Ledge Interview: The ATI Grill - MacGamer's Ledge Westlake Interactive update - MacGamer's Ledge First Look - Game: Beach Head 2000 - Insanely Great Mac Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.2 for the Macintosh Ships this Week - Applelinks 4x4 EVO Final Demo available - MacGamer's Ledge The Week in Games - MacCentral Mac Columns MacEdition: The "public" part of Mac OS X PB, pt. 2 - MacSlash The Farr Site - Back to Basics - Applelinks The Apple Trader - Apple Explained Part III: Discounting The Fears - The Mac Observer Quantum Threads - myRobot, Incorporated, Part II - Applelinks Mac Musings: Is Video CD a Real Alternative to DVD? - Low End Mac Mac Daniel: Accelerating Unaccelerated NuBus Video Cards - Low End Mac My Turn: Rocket Science 101 - Low End Mac Monday's Mac Gadget - No More Need For Napster Clones. Napster For Mac is Here! - The Mac Observer Mac Opinions/Editorials Tim Gill--Requiem for a heavyweight - MacWeek Palm Professor: What's your preference? - MacCentral Mac users don’t hate Microsoft - Right On Mac Mac OS 101: OS Minimum Requirements - About.com CD-RW/DVD-ROM market will continue to grow rapidly -MacCentral Mac Tips Apple's Modem Updater 2.0 - Still Mixed Reports - Applelinks Mac OS Tip of the Day: Mac OS 9 Updating Tip - About.com Lights, Camera, Mac: Getting The Lighting Right Requires A Few Simple Tricks - On The Road To iMovie - Mac Review Zone BBEdit 6.0 Word/Line Selection Tip - About.com Mac OS X Links The X Philes: The Hidden Secrets of Mail - MacAddict Troubleshooting Mac OS X [updated] - MacFixIt Mac Hardware Links Sonnet announces upgrades for Power Mac 7200 - MacWeek Xerox launches tabloid-size color laser - MacWeek OnStream ships 30GB FireWire tape backup - MacCentral Second Generation TV/FM Tuner Released - The Mac Observer Mac of the Week: PowerBook 145 - Low End Mac Actiontec unveils first USB-based DSL modem - MacCentral Mac Software Links Mac-on-Linux Offers Some Advantages Over Classic Emulator In OS X - Applelinks Corbis to revamp Web site - MacWorld UK Web transfer-app launched - MacWorld UK Popular Internet Chat Client Updated - The Mac Observer Eudora Archive Utility Released - The Mac Observer Tech Industry Links AMD to Unveil New Technologies to Boost Chips - San Francisco Chronicle Net Devices Need to Join 21st Century - San Francisco Chronicle Gateway tries the all-in-one market ... again - MacCentral Microsoft's source code safe - MacWorld UK Technology Log: Who cracked Microsoft? - Salon The Age of Everyman Tech: Bill Cosby Lied. Classic Was Better - osOpinion Hacking Alone - osOpinion

Site and Column Summaries MacGamer's Ledge News Summary [Last Checked @ 5:15 PM EST] Mac Gamer's Ledge has an update from Westlake Interactive regarding all sorts of good stuff, including status reports on Elite Force, Escape from Monkey Island, and The Sims: Livin' Large. Also is an interview with ATI regarding their support for Radeon on the Mac, and Aspyr's support for multiplayer versions of Deus Ex. Low End Mac My Turn - Rocket Science 101 b.b. takes us on a tour of the ins and outs of the Radius Rocket card. , A bit long-winded, but definitely an excellent resource for those with a compatible Mac. Salon Technology Log: Who cracked Microsoft? Andrew Leonard explores the recently released findings that Microsoft's internal network was hacked by a Russian computer. Delving into the ethics and reasoning behind it, Mr. Leonard raises questions that give the reader a thing or two to ponder. Definitely worth the read. Applelinks Loose Cannons - Jobs Blows Off the Next Three Months! This installment of Loose Cannons digs deep behind the story of Apple's latest Q4 conference call where Steve Jobs himself made an appearance. Looking beyond the words here, Loose Cannons finds some interesting tidbits that are not to be missed. A great read! Quantum Threads - myRobot, Incorporated, Part II The conclusion to John Martellaro's gripping tale of a robotics company infected by betrayal and greed. Worth the read, and go read the first one if you haven't already! Macintouch News Summary [Last Checked @ 5:15 PM EST] Macintouch has updated their reports on Photoshop 6, Mac OS X Beta, MS Office 2001, and others. There is also reader feedback regarding QPS drives and their failures, as well as a slew of product announcements. 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!

MacOS News Around The Web
Friday, October, 27th, 2000

MacOS News Headlines Non-Mac related links have been moved below the software and hardware links. Mac Industry Links Overheard! Mac Quotes in the News - Right On Mac! Adobe collects $1.25 million from pirate reseller - MacCentral Mac Gaming Links Custer's Corner: Star Trek DS9 - The Fallen - Mac Gamer's Ledge Pick Up A New Game...For Cheap - The Mac Observer MacPlay explains support for older titles - MacCentral Adams' Apple: Intellectual Property - MacCentral Freeverse Card Games Going Carbon - Applelinks Mac Announcements Hosting Provider digital.forest Now Supports 4D - The Mac Observer Going to Macworld Expo? Jobs to Give Keynote Speech - Applelinks Jobs MW Expo 2001 keynote confirmed - Macworld UK Mac Columns Apple Stock Watch - Volatile Week Ends on a High Note, But Apple's Stock Languishes - The Mac Observer Get a Compaq and put the old Mac to rest - Mathematical Proof Macs are Better - Right On Mac Less Tangible - Digital Convergence = Bad News - MacOPINION Forward Migration: Los Angeles school gets 140 iBooks - MacCentral Famous People: Macs in ads, TV shows, new flicks - MacCentral iGeek: Where's my perfect laptop? - MacWeek Mac Lab Report - The Ultimate Mac - Low End Mac Moore's Views & Reviews - They Say They Love Us Again, But Will They Respect Us When The Stock Price Recovers? - Applelinks But I Digress... - Not Another "Windows Is Not So Bad Article" - The Mac Observer Mac Opinions/Editorials XTrem Mac Acceleration? - Applelinks Mac Tips Who Should Buy and iBook and Who Should Choose a Powerbook - Mac Hardware Guide Ask Dave - Accessing Home AirPort Networks From Remote - The Mac Observer The Business Mac - Outsourcing IT: A tough decision - The Business Mac Classic MacOS vs Mac-on-Linux - ResExcellence MacInstruct Tutorial - Make a Calendar With a Spreadsheet - MacInstruct Brains for the Boob Tube - Macworld Magazine Mac Daniel - Is my software legal? - Low End Mac Mac Reviews The Performance Edge: Netscape 4.76 Now Supports Mac OS Runtime for Java, But Is it Worth Using? - MacSpeedZone Power of the Keychain - ResExcellence Review: Be Found 2.1 - Applelust Review: Doorstop PE 2.0.1 - Applelust goVox Digital Voice Recorder - Macworld Magazine GoType - Macworld Magazine Documents to Go 2.0 - Macworld Magazine Mac OS X Links OS X Virtual Classroom Tool Released - The Mac Observer Not Everyone Hates Aqua - Mac Night Owl Fire supports multiple Internet chat protocols in OS X - MacCentral Mac Hardware Links Electrograph intros 18" LCD flat panel display - MacCentral New FireWre Card Readers Available - The Mac Observer Fuji debuts professional USB digital camera -MacCentral Mac Software Links Ground Control To Major Tom - The Mac Observer Canto Releases New Software Module And Web Publisher - The Mac Observer Pepper 3.5 Text Editor Released - Applelinks Aladdin Systems Launches StuffIt Deluxe 6.0 for the Macintosh - Applelinks Scouter offers Napster-like features for image sharing - MacCentral Digidesign posts free Pro Tools - Macworld UK Digidesign Releases Free Version of Top Audio Suite - MacAddict Microsoft Links Court Cancels Special Briefing In Microsoft Case - TechWeb Appeals court backs off briefing plan for Microsoft - C-Net Software giant releases database for handhelds - C-Net Will TV lovers pay the Ultimate price? - C-Net 'Russian' hackers steal MS code - Macworld UK Hackers break Microsoft's network; steal MS code - MacCentral Microsoft hack: Was source code altered? - MacWeek MS hacked! Russian mafia swipes Whistler, WinME source? - Register UK Microsoft computers hit by hackers - Evening Standard Microsoft secrets stolen - BBC News Hackers Hit Microsoft - ABC News Microsoft computer network reportedly hacked - C-Net Microsoft quizzes kids to boost educational software - C-Net MP3 Industry Links Media on the Internet, Control, and Broadband - osOpinion Tech Related Political Links Middle East Uses Web In Fight For Hearts, Minds- TechWeb Other Gaming Links Technology Log: Don't buy that PlayStation- Salon Other Tech Related Opinions/Editorials eBook Retreat- osOpinion Doomed by eBay- Salon Other Technology Links All Hail The Consumer - TechWeb Korean DRAM makers 'want to force down prices' - Register UK Get to smell Britney Spears online - Register UK What is this thing called ASP? - Register UK Sending out an SMS just got a lot quicker - Register UK HP shakes-up top jobs - Macworld UK

Site and Column Summaries Mac Gamer's Ledge News Summary [Last Checked @ 6:10 AM CDT] Mac Gamer's Ledge has some news on Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force, information on Mac BGEditor 1.0, links to a new Tomb Raider movie page, information on X-Plane 5.42, a new Custer's Corner, links to a new Adams’ Apple column, links to a Rune review, news from Ambrosia, and links to some DS9: The Fallen screen shots, Inside Mac Games News Summary [Last Checked @ 6:10 AM CDT] Inside Mac Games has information on Mac Monkey Island 4, information on Europa Universalis, links to some Star Trek Deep Space Nine: The Fallen screenshots, links to a 4x4 Evolution preview, links to some Dark Sector infromation, information on a new site covering the PlayStation 2, links to a Rune preview, links to a Diablo II Expansion preview, links to some everwinter Nights information, and information on Mac BGEditor 1.0. MacCentral Adams' Apple - Intellectual Property Mark Adams of Westlake Interactive talks about piracy and its impact on him, Mac gamers, and the Mac gaming industry. This is a very good read, especially if you are a lamer who pirates software. Low End Mac Mac Lab Report - The Ultimate Mac Jeff Adkins has some suggestions for Apple to help out users new to the Mac. Several of them are some pretty good ideas. A good read. Salon Doomed by eBay You'll laugh, you'll cry, and then you will chuckle. This will be followed by a slow shaking fo the head with a perplexed look on your face that might remind you of your dog when she was 4 months old. In any event, this story about a the travails of being a full time eBay seller is an interesting read. Applelinks Moore's Views & Reviews - They Say They Love Us Again, But Will They Respect Us When The Stock Price Recovers? Charles Moore talks about a recent town meeting with Apple employees and Steve Jobs, specifically about Apple's attention to the customer. A very good read. Register UK MS hacked! Russian mafia swipes Whistler, WinME source? Everybody and their brother has reported on this story, but The Register has the best coverage in our opinion. A good read. MacInTouch News Summary [Last Checked @ 6:10 AM CDT] MacInTouch has reader comments on a proxy server bug in Internet Explorer 5, reader information on the Mac in Japan, some updated reports, some product news, and some industry links. 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!

MacOS News Around The Web
Thursday, October 26th, 2000

MacOS News Headlines Non-Mac related links have been moved below the software and hardware links. MACWORLD SF Keynote Links Macworld Expo 'will smash all records' - Macworld UK Jobs commits to San Francisco Expo keynote - MacCentral Jobs to deliver Macworld keynote - MacWeek MUG Members Offered Discounts For MACWORLD SF - The Mac Observer MUG-ers offered special Macworld Expo pricing - MacCentral Mac OS X Links The X Philes: The Hidden Secrets of Mail - MacAddict Mac Web Servers: iTools for Mac OS X - MacCentral Apple Financial Links Apple Stock Watch - Volatile Rally Off Lows on Wall Street, Apple's Stock Unchanged - The Mac Observer Mac Industry Links Satellite ISPs not for Macs, yet - Right On Mac! Mac Users Lose Another Free ISP - Mac Night Owl European chief: 'Apple is a start-up company' - Macworld UK Quark boss Gill steps down - Macworld UK What Xerox should copy, and not copy, from its past - C-Net New Amiga To Use G4 PPC Processor - Applelinks Apple has major presence at educational conference - MacCentral Wireless, ASPs take center stage at Internet World - MacWeek Mac Gaming Links Opinion: Time to Drop ATI? - MacMind Card games ready for OS X by January, says Freeverse - MacCentral Preview - LinksLS 2000 - Applelinks Terminal Reality and Gathering of Developers Release 4x4 EVO Nationwide - Applelinks 4x4 Evolution shipping, says Gathering of Developers - MacCentral Mac Announcements Apple Public E-mail List Server Upgraded, MKLinux Lists Suffer - The Mac Observer Mac Columns iTeen - The Little Things Count - The Mac Observer My Turn - The World Wide Intercom - Low End Mac Famous People: MacInTalk used in upcoming album - MacCentral Mac Editorials Loose Lips Department: "3GeeGer" Chip to Boost Macs Into Stratosphere? - Applelinks Through Eolake's Eyes - Al Gore: I never said I invented the Internet - The Mac Observer Mac Tips Does Apple Want Complete Control Over Our Macs? - MacCircuit A Laptop In Every Lap - MacCircuit Mac OS Tip of the Day: Mac OS X Public Beta Terminal Completion Tip - MacOS.About.com Hang Nine: The Special Usefulness Of The Humble Documents Folder - MacReviewZone Mac Reviews Review: Que! FireWire CD-RW - Applelust Review: MacAlly USB Adapters - Applelust Inside Office 2001: Entourage - Part 1 - ThinK Secret Hands on with MacLink Plus Deluxe 12 - MacCentral Mac Napster Links Napster opens doors to Mac owners - C-Net Mac Hardware Links Formac ProTV Stereo card offers video capture, tuning - MacCentral New Desktop Video Conferencing System Comes To The Mac - The Mac Observer Mac Software Links New 4D Plug-in Available - The Mac Observer AOL 6.0 'available next week' - Macworld UK Cocoa Built IM Application Updated - The Mac Observer Soft-Net upgrades instant messenger - Macworld UK Aladdin Updates Stuffit Line To 6.0, OS X Support Included - The Mac Observer Aladdin releases StuffIt 6.0, for OS X - MacCentral Norton Utilities 6.0 and Antivirus 7.0 ship - Macworld UK Digidesign offers free version of ProTools - MacCentral Extensions whet Dreamweaver appetite - Macworld UK Macromedia releases Dreamweaver extensions - MacWeek Digidesign releases free music software - MacWeek Microsoft Links Microsoft, FTC settle false ad claim - ZDNet AOL Visits Microsoft Case Again - San Francicso Chronicle Microsoft pulls back online ads for business software - C-Net Microsoft has doubts about court's tech coach - C-Net Microsoft's Battle For Europe - ZDNet MP3 Industry Links Spice Girls tune in to Napster - Register UK Other Gaming Links PlayStation 2: Let the games begin - ZDNet PlayStation plunders Sony profits - Register UK Humble Pong Started It All - San Francicso Chronicle The Waiting Game - San Francicso Chronicle Microsoft plugging away at Xbox as PlayStation 2 debuts - C-Net The PlayStation's the thing for those who wait - C-Net Privacy Links On Privacy, One Size Doesn't Fit All - osOpinion Other Tech Related Political Links Dot-Com Business Study Criticized as Politically Motivated - San Francicso Chronicle Other Tech Related Opinions/Editorials New York: Drop Those Cell Phones & Drive! - Applelinks Internet Taxis Cool, But Don't Forget to Watch Your Driver - Applelinks For Sale Online: A Used Space Vehicle - Applelinks Other Technology Links Business, bandwidth may dash hopes of a peer-to-peer utopia - C-Net Big CRT flat screens do the biz for Samsung - Register UK Transmeta board makes room for Cisco CFO - Register UK Buy a Russian space capsule for $2.2m - Register UK FTC using forum to mull e-commerce regulation - C-Net More Bad News For Cellphone Users - Applelinks

Site and Column Summaries MacInTouch News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:10 PM CDT] MacInTouch has information about Mac OS X Server 1.2v3 Unlimited, information on public.lists.apple.com, links to a review of QuickTime 5 public preview, reader comments on Netscape 4.7.6, reader comments on laser toner cartridge repair, some updated reports, some product news, and some industry links. Mac Gamer's Ledge News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:10 PM CDT] Mac Gamer's Ledge hasinformation on Freeverse Card Games, some Bungie/Oni news, and links to some Diablo II & Warcraft III previews. Inside Mac Games News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:10 PM CDT] Inside Mac Games has news about 4x4 Evolution, news from Freeverse, an update on Mac Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force, links to some Diablo II & Warcraft III previews, and some other Diablo II news.

MacOS News Around The Web
Wednesday, October 25th, 2000

MacOS News Headlines Non-Mac related links have been moved below the software and hardware links. Mac Napster Links Official Napster Client For Mac OS, OS X - The Mac Observer Napster ships Mac beta - Macworld UK Napster for the Mac 1.0b1 Released - Applelinks Napster releases Mac beta - MacWeek Mac OS X Links Mac OS X: As Windows as you wanna be - Salon Moore's Machine: Test Drive Musings Of A (Slightly Wavering) OS X Skeptic - MacJunkie The OS X Journey Continues - MacNerds OS X "NeXT" Style Interface Theme Available - The Mac Observer Apple Financial Links Apple Stock Watch - Investors Reevaluate Tech Leaders, But Apple's Stock Sees Little Downside - The Mac Observer Other Top Links Apple Europe's chief talks Mac sales - ZDNet Despite Strong Traffic, Apple Drops In The Rankings - The Mac Observer Apple ahead of Gateway, IBM in web traffic - MacCentral Mac Industry Links MacAEC News:Revit gets $6 million in third round funding - Architosh Kodak developing 'paper-thin' screens - Macworld UK A whirlwind tour through the history of Silicon Valley - San Jose Mercury News Welcoming back an old Amiga - C-Net New Amiga mirrors Mac with G4, FireWire - MacCentral Sound card maker Creative expects to double profits - C-Net Latin America Apple division shares U.S. woes - MacCentral Gill steps down at Quark - MacWeek Mac Announcements Microsoft on the Mac Show - Applelinks Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit Manager On The Mac Show - The Mac Observer Kevin Browne of MS & Ted Landau on The Mac Show - Insanely Great Mac Microsoft MacBU manager to guest on 'The Mac Show' - MacCentral Mac Gaming Links Hands on with Daydream Software's SafeCracker - MacCentral United Developers resurrects MacPlay - Insanely Great Mac Play the Game: Daily Mac Gaming Highlights - Applelinks Gathering of Developers updates Macintosh game roster - MacCentral Mac Columns PC Confessions 32 - The G4 Pyramid ain't gonna cut it in Cupertino - Right On Mac! Road Warrior - Now There Are Two, But Do Processor Upgrades For G3 Series PowerBooks Make Sense? - MacOPINION Mac Musings - Newer Macs, Less Costly RAM - Low End Mac Mac Scope - The growing Microsoft empire - Low End Mac Mac Opinions/Editorials Internet medium offers something unique... a wakeup call - MacMilitia Rock On: PowerBooks are an Essential Tool for the Smashing Pumpkins - PowerBook Zone Apple Financing and "Support" May be Hazardous to Your Bank Account - Applelinks Comments - Extremely Silly? - Applelinks Apple's Gotta Fight Like This Is Its Last Fight, Because If They Don't It Just Might Be Their Last Fight - Applelinks Why Local Dealer Service Stands Head, Shoulders, Torso, Butt, And Knee, Above Centralized Service Depots - Applelinks Mac Tips DIMM, SIMM, FTP, RAM, ROM, what?!?!? - MacMilitia Mac OS Tip of the Day: BBEdit 6.0 Deletion Tip II - MacOS.About.com MacInstruct Tutorial - How to Make a Mac Webserver: Part II - MacInstruct Think Twice, Don't Initialize - Mac Night Owl Computing With Bifocals - A Few More Tips For New Users - The Mac Observer Mac Daniel - Macs & multiple monitors - Low End Mac How To Remove Microsoft Office - Applelinks Mac Reviews Product Watch: Documents To Go 3 Professional Edition - MacSpeedZone Review: Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro - The MacJunkie DoorStop Personal Edition 2.0 - C-Net Mac Hardware Links LaCie ships 15,000 RPM SCSI drive - Insanely Great Mac Belkin releases USB 2.0 PCI Card - MacCentral Media 100 i streaming production system ships - MacCentral Mac Software Links New Macintosh CAD Lighting Program Arrives - Architosh Add POP3 Functionality To FileMaker Databases - The Mac Observer Bare Bones Updates BBEdit - The Mac Observer BBEdit 6.0 upgraded - Macworld UK Apple posts IE Games Sprockets update - Macworld UK Netscape 4.7.6 Released - Applelinks Dreamweaver, Fireworks extensions; Generator announced - MacCentral Symantec Launches SystemWorks - The Mac Observer Symantec bundles NAV and NUM into SystemWorks - MacWeek Microsoft Links Inside the MS trial part 2: the Keystone Cops go into action - Register UK AOL hopes to file brief in Microsoft antitrust case - C-Net FTC, Microsoft settle claims over WebTV ads - C-Net Microsoft sallies forth with new Explorer - C-Net MP3 Industry Links Universal to trial digital-music service - Macworld UK Researchers Claim SDMI Cracked - MacAddict Fans Can Download Missing Track From Bowie Album - Reuters (Yahoo!) MP3.com Adds To Reserve Fund - dMusic MP3.com Beefs Up With New Legal Muscle - ComputerUser MP3 'fathers' understand Napster mania - ZDNet Internet Wire teams with MP3.com - AfterDawn Online start-up to offer Warner songs - C-Net Other Gaming Links Sinclair Spectrum reborn as £10 games console - Register UK Taking It to the Next Level - San Francisco Chronicle PlayStation 2 Aims High Sony gambles device will change home entertainment - San Francisco Chronicle Game developer leaves Sony for Microsoft - CNNfn Tech Related Political Links Broadband: Where Bush and Gore stand - ZDNet ANALYSIS: Affirmative action cases attract unlikely allies - Nando Times Free Speech Links Technology Log: Don't let McCain censor the Net - Salon Other Tech Related Opinion/Editorials Commentary: Xerox's woes may lead to greater innovation - C-Net Other Technology Links Citizen PDA-for-PDAs debuts on Web - Register UK Intel: Bluetooth 'too expensive' - Register UK XML 'ready to roll' – W3C - Macworld UK Mission Bay Site Is Testing Ground For Ultra-Fast Net - San Francisco Chronicle H-1B Visa Program Crucial To Economy, Study Says - San Francisco Chronicle Compaq comeback rolls on with earnings surprise - C-Net Sony gears up for fight in memory card market - C-Net AOL adds phone access to its online array - C-Net

Site and Column Summaries Salon Mac OS X: As Windows as you wanna be Salon pays tribute to Mac OS X with the first of two reviews. This one is from a user's perspective. A good read, and some great exposure. Technology Log: Don't let McCain censor the Net Christopher Hunter writes about free speech, censorship, and the constitution. A very good read. PowerBook Zone Rock On: PowerBooks are an Essential Tool for the Smashing Pumpkins This piece was submitted by a keyboardist who tours with The Smashing Pumpkins. A good read. MacInTouch News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:00 PM CDT] MacInTouch has news from Quark, information on URL Access 2.1, reader comments on National Toner Technology's Laser Repair Kits, some updated reports some product news, and some industry links. Mac Gamer's Ledge News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:00 PM CDT] Mac Gamer's Ledge has an update on the South American LAN party, information on a Roger Wilco update, information on a Quake 3 Fortress update, news from the Gathering of Developers, information on the Voodoo 4 4500, links to an editorial on marketing hype, and information on Potion Pack for Baldur's Gate, Inside Mac Games News Summary [Last Checked @ 1:00 PM CDT] Inside Mac Games has news from Gathering of Developers, news from GraphSim on Baldur's Gate as well as information on Potions Pack for Baldur's Gate, information on a Quake 3 Fortress update, information on a GameSprockets update, and information on Roger Wilco 1.0b4.

MacOS News Around The Web
Tuesday, October 24th, 2000

MacOS News Headlines Non-Mac related links have been moved below the software and hardware links. Apple Financial Links Analyst Abramowitz says "hold" Apple stock - MacCentral Apple Germany Reports Stellar Results - The Mac Observer Rosier results for Apple Germany - ZDNet Mac OS X Links Secret Office Guy - OS X ain't gonna give me that System 6 feeling - Right On Mac! OS X WishList: Blender, 3D modeling/rendering program - Architosh Mac OS Tip of the Day: Mac OS X TextEdit Unsaved Tip - MacOS.About.com The Network Manager: Mac-to-Mac in OS X - MacWeek iGeek: Will that be Carbon or ... Java? - MacWeek Mac Industry Links 900 axed in Lexmark profit-drive - Macworld UK FileMaker makes $111 million - Macworld UK 3D revolution gathers pace - Macworld UK Nvidia 'pondering 3dfx buy-out' - Macworld UK 3dfx: "We're not for sale" - MacWeek New 3-D format gains support - MacWeek Mac Gaming Links Mac, PC, Dreamcast Gamers UNITE! - MacCircuit Bungie spokesperson offers new Oni info - MacCentral Minesweeper Clone Updated - The Mac Observer Weapons Factory Arena 2.0 released - MacCentral Carte blanche for Interplay on MacPlay - Macworld UK MacPlay returns from the dead - MacAddict It's teenage hell in Daria's Inferno - MacCentral Mac Interviews Playmakers: Talking graphics with ATI's Chris Bentley - MacCentral Mac Announcements Want A Demo Of The Latest Game Title? Head To MacDemos - The Mac Observer Mac Columns Apple Archives - Bring Back the Desktop Mac - Low End Mac The Farr Site - Evolutionary Perspectives - Applelinks Wasting Time With The Idiots - What Steve Jobs Did Wrong - The Mac Observer On The Flip Side - Will Apple Bounce Back? - The Mac Observer Mac Opinions/Editorials Thanks For Speaking Out and Telling the Real Truth. . . - Applelinks Mac Handheld? Please?! - MacCircuit A Totally New Idea About Macs In Education - osOpinion How stupid can an e-mail program be? - Salon An Apple PDA? - MacNerds It's Time To Lay The Mac To Rest... - MacBitch Comments - Mac Writers Asleep on the Job? - Applelinks "We're Number Two!" - Applelinks Mac Tips/Support Issues Mac OS 101: OS Minimum Requirements - MacOS.About.com loud hard drives problems on the Cube - Cube-Zone Mac Reviews Hands on with the UMAX Astra 6400 FireWire scanner - MacCentral Reviews for SnapScan 1212U (USB) - MacReviewZone CodeWarrior LE - Macworld Magazine Apple Cinema Display - Macworld Magazine Microsoft Word 2001 Lumbers On - TidBITS Mac Hardware Links It Is Not A 1.2Ghz Mac, But Xtreme Ships First Product - The Mac Observer JamCam® 3.0 - A Good Digital Camera For Under $100 - Applelinks NEC introduces slimmer 18.1-inch LCD display - MacCentral Mac Software Links Mac3D News: Swift 3D for Macintosh ships - Architosh Webmasters: Check Out Whistle Blower - The Mac Observer CodeWarriors: Voodoo Server Awaits You - The Mac Observer MusicMatch Jukebox now available at retail - MacCentral Halloween Screensavers Available - The Mac Observer Nisus Writer Receives New Version, Features - The Mac Observer Qualcomm updates Eudora e-mail client to 5.0.1 - MacCentral Microsoft Links Rothenberg: Microsoft's PDA diplomacy