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Only use Mac OS X 10.4-Compatible Disk Utilities With Mac OS X 10.4 Volumes
Dell To Launch 19in Widescreen Notebook 'Next Year'
Open-Source Divorce For Apple's Safari?
Using a Mac? Good Luck
Villagers To Get Taste Of Apple Computers
Learn From the Dark Side, You Must
Corporate Paranoia - Apple's Efforts To Muzzle Publisher May Backfire
Different Search Engines - Divergent Results
Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus Interview Featured in May AUGmentations News Now Available
Apple fixes critical iTunes bug
Hitachi ships 'world fastest' 100GB notebook HDD
Mac Night Owl: Ho Hum, Another iTunes Music Store Competitor
MacSpeech Announces California Road Show
eWeek: New Firefox, Mozilla Versions Fix Open Browser Holes
Publish: Fontographer Returns to Life with FontLab Purchase from Macromedia
PC Mag: Linux Lasts Longer
Canada mulls VoIP regs
PC Mag: Microsoft Reveals Longhorn Details
Only use Mac OS X 10.4-Compatible Disk Utilities With Mac OS X 10.4 Volumes
A new Apple Knowledge Base Article says:
"To avoid issues with a Mac OS X 10.4 volume, do not use disk utility software that was released before Tiger (late April, 2005) with it. If you do, the software might report false errors or attempt "repairs" that could lead to data loss.
"Third-party disk utility software includes Alsoft DiskWarrior, Micromat Tech Tool, and Symantec Norton Disk Doctor. Consult third-party utility manufacturers to find out which software versions are compatible with Mac OS X 10.4.
"You can use Disk Utility in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and only version 10.3.9 to check or repair a Mac OS X 10.4 volume. Don't use an earlier version of Disk Utility, such as when started from a Mac OS X 10.3 disc.
"Of course, you can also use Disk Utility included with Mac OS X Tiger.
"Mac OS X 10.4 adds support for Extended Attributes. A disk repair application that's not Mac OS X 10.4-aware may incorrectly report Extended Attributes as directory damage. You may get an error message such as "Cannot be rebuilt. The original directory is too severely damaged" that is untrue.
"To prevent these issues, make sure that you only use Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger-compatible disk utilities to verify or repair a volume that has Tiger installed on it."
For more information, visit:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301269
Dell To Launch 19in Widescreen Notebook 'Next Year'
The Register's Tony Smith reports:
"Dell is preparing a monster 19in widescreen notebook for release next year, according to moles, cited by DigiTimes, claim the beast will be produced by Compal, which is already producing a range of widescreen notebooks for Dell....
"Digitimes' sources claim all the major notebook vendors, including Apple, HP, Acer and Dell, are planning to increase the number of widescreen notebooks they offer..... Apple is believed to have signed a deal with Quanta to produce a widescreen iBook."
For the full report, visit here.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/11/dell_19in_notebook/
Open-Source Divorce For Apple's Safari?
CNET News.com's Paul Festa says:
"Two years after it selected open-source rendering engine KHTML as the basis of its Safari Web browser, Apple Computer has proposed resolving compatibility conflicts by scrapping that code base in favor of its own.
"In an e-mail seen by CNET News.com, a leading Apple browser developer suggested that architects of the KHTML rendering engine--the heart of a browser--consider abandoning the KHTML code base, or "tree," in favor of Apple's version, called WebCore. KHTML was originally written to work on top of KDE (the K Desktop Environment), an interface for Linux and Unix operating systems.....
"KHTML developers, who initially hailed Apple as a white knight, are now calling the relationship between their group and the computer maker a "bitter failure." "
For the full report, visit here.
Using a Mac? Good Luck
InfoWorld's Chad Dickerson says:
"The most hardcore Mac evangelists would have you believe that Macs require little end-user support. But with Apple reigniting sales primarily through consumer technology, I think corporate IT could potentially face a whole crop of end-users who are not the kind of self-supporting Mac enthusiasts to which we've all grown accustomed.
"About every six months, a particular event in my life as a working CTO forces me to step back and reconsider the Mac as an enterprise platform. Sometimes it's a discovery I make on my own as a PowerBook user, other times it's a new software release. This time, it was a simple question from a new salesperson we had just hired: Can I use a Mac here?
"Peering over the Cinema Display connected to my PowerBook, where I had just been typing, I said, 'If you promise not to ask for support or help of any kind, sure.' He quickly agreed to take a PC.
"This short exchange raised a few issues about Mac support in the enterprise that I hadn't fully considered until now."
You can check it out at:
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/42652.html
Villagers To Get Taste Of Apple Computers
The Daily Sun's Michael Fortuna reports:
"THE VILLAGES - If your Windows-based computer is giving you fits, or if you are thinking about buying a new computer, two workshops will give you a taste of Apple Computer.
"Representatives from Apple are coming to Saddlebrook Center for workshops at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Monday. These sessions will be hosted by The Villages Macintosh Users Group, and all are welcome to attend.
"This will be the first time Apple has sent representatives to local Mac groups."
For the full report, visit here.
http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/articles/2005/05/12/lifestyles/lifestyles02.txt
Learn From the Dark Side, You Must
The Motley Fool's Seth Jayson says:
"Starts out innocently, it does. Fair-haired youth, a bit rambunctious, explores his craft under the direction of a wise tutor. But soon, enticed by power and pecuniary promise, he is. Thoughts turn to the dark side, to the path of least resistance. Far off and difficult to see are the rewards of right path. Tempting and immediate are the rewards for straying into shadow.
"Some days, it's tough to remain a good and ethical Fool. That's because while combing through the SEC filings of (ahem) legitimate businesses, I am continually amazed at just how simple it is to take money from investors and squander, misappropriate, waste, or even steal it.......
"Take Apple for instance. Nearly every article discussing Apple's valuation makes reference to its enormous cash horde as if this is some great thing. Poppycock. Apple doesn't need that cash. Apple isn't using that cash -- at least not yet. But I'll eat a whole, roasted Ewok -- zipper and all -- if Apple doesn't find a use for it soon enough, and a bad one: soaking up the massive stock dilution that it's inflicting on shareholders.......
"Don't fall for it, Fool. Cash that's not being deployed at high rates of return (and Apple's are none too impressive) should be coming back to shareholders."
For the full commentary, visit here.
Corporate Paranoia - Apple's Efforts To Muzzle Publisher May Backfire
businessreport.co.za's David Usborne says:
"When computer maker Apple objected to an unauthorised biography of its founder and chief executive, Steve Jobs, it tried first to pressure the publisher to cancel plans to release it.
"The attempt failed and the company has now turned to retaliation: all books by the same imprint are to be withdrawn from Apple shops worldwide.
"It is a strategy that the publisher, John Wiley & Sons, may not welcome but if the idea was to preserve the image of Jobs, a legend of Silicon Valley, then it might backfire.
"The company risks coming across as a paranoid bully while the burst of media attention will give the book an avalanche of free publicity. Already Apple, which has been soaring recently on the success of its iPod music player, has a reputation for trying to control what people say about it."
For the full commentary, visit here.
Different Search Engines - Divergent Results
InformationWeek's Thomas Claburn reports:
"In a study of Internet searches, only 3% of results were shared by Ask Jeeves, Google, and Yahoo, demonstrating the differences between the major engines. The study was sponsored by metasearch engine Dogpile.com.
"The search results delivered by Ask Jeeves, Google, and Yahoo differ substantially from one another, according to a study conducted by search site Dogpile.com in conjunction with researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania State University.....
"The findings demonstrate that the major search engines are not interchangeable and that metasearch engines offer a broader range of top-ranked results, says Dr. Jim Jansen, assistant professor at Penn State's School of Information Sciences and Technology."
For the full report, visit here.
Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus Interview Featured in May AUGmentations News Now Available
he Apple Groups Team has announced that the second edition of AUGmentations: The Apple Groups Team Newsletter is now available as a free download.
Download AUGmentations for May 2005 here:
http://applegroups.org/files/augmentations/augmentations052005.pdf.zip
The May edition features Daniel East's new interview with Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus. LeVitus talks about his choice of Macs, his music and his new business, Doctor Mac Direct. "My philosophy is that no product is ever 'done,'" reports LeVitus. "There is always something about it that could be executed better or more elegantly." Read the complete interview and more in this month's edition of AUGmentations.
In addition, there is "news you can use," plus updates to User Group events and more.
East has conducted interviews with several additional prominent members of the Apple/Macintosh community and the newsletter will feature a different one each month.
AUGmentations is an exclusive benefit for user group leaders, vendors, resellers, manufacturers, developers, Apple Consultants Network (ACNs) and Apple staff who are members of The Apple Groups Team. Membership is free.
About The Apple Groups Team (TAGteam):
Originally founded by Daniel M. East in 1997 as "The Delaware Valley Macintosh User Groups" with the concept of bringing multiple user groups together for more vendor cost-effective presentations and community events, the organization evolved into "The Tri-State MUG Team" in 1999, "The Mid-Atlantic Apple & Macintosh User Groups Team" in 2002, and now becoming The Apple Groups Team welcoming all user groups, vendors, manufacturers, developers and resellers. The mission: Helping to provide cooperation, collective efforts, camaraderie and FUN for everyone - 100% FREE of charge.
For more information about joining the TAGteam Leaders' eList, visit the following link:
http://applegroups.org/list.html
For more information about The Apple Groups Team (TAGteam), visit:
http://www.applegroups.org/
Apple fixes critical iTunes bug
The Register's John Leyden reports:
"Music fans were this week urged to update their iTunes software following the discovery of a serious security bug that creates a means for hackers to take over vulnerable systems.
"A bug in code used by iTunes 4.X to parse MPEG-4 files means that maliciously-crafted media files can crash vulnerable versions of the application. In the process, hostile code can be injected into vulnerable systems. A classic buffer overflow attack. iTunes users are advised to update to version 4.8, which features improved validation checks, to guard against possible exploitation."
For the full report, visit here.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/12/itunes_vuln/
Hitachi ships 'world fastest' 100GB notebook HDD
The Register's Tony Smith reports:
"Hitachi yesterday claimed the notebook hard drive performance lead as it shipped what it reckons is the world's fastest 2.5in HDD for mobile applications.
"The 100GB Travelstar 7K100 spins at a desktop-standard 7200rpm. Hitachi says its own benchmarks show the drive operates seven per cent faster than 3.5in 7200rpm, 2MB cache desktop-specific drives."
For the full report, visit here.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/12/hitachi_travelstar_100gb/
Mac Night Owl: Ho Hum, Another iTunes Music Store Competitor
They never learn, they just never learn. Every time a new music player or music service debuts with a big publicity rush, Wall Street suggests that Apple's dominance is poised for a big fall. You can almost predict when those statements will appear, because it happens within hours after the initial announcement of the new product or service.
Here's the URL for today's commentary:
http://www.macnightowl.com/index.htm#
MacSpeech Announces California Road Show
MacSpeech announced today it will be doing presentations on speech recognition featuring its popular iListen software at the Regional Mac Gathering in Los Angeles, and at four Apple Retail stores in California.
The Regional Mac Gathering will be held on May 14th and 15th at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn hotel in North Hollywood, California. iListen presentations will be held on May 17th at Noon in The Grove Apple Store in Los Angeles; on the 17th at 6PM in the San Francisco Apple store on Market Street in San Francisco; on the 18th at 7PM in the Bay Street Apple store in Emeryville; and on the 19th at 8PM in the Palo Alto Apple store.
Anyone interested in speech recognition on the Macintosh, including the ability to dictate instead of type in virtually any application is invited to attend one of these presentations.
For your convenience, here is a table listing of the events:
May 14-15, 2005 Regional Mac Gathering, North Hollywood, CA
May 16, 2005 (12 NOON) The Grove Apple store, Los Angeles, CA
May 17, 2005 (6 PM) Market Street Apple store, San Francisco, CA
May 18, 2005 (7 PM) Bay Street Apple store, Emeryville, CA
May 19, 2005 (8 PM) Palo Alto Apple store, Palo Alto, CA
For more information, please visit the MacSpeech home page:
http://www.macspeech.com/
eWeek: New Firefox, Mozilla Versions Fix Open Browser Holes
"New versions of the Firefox and Mozilla browsers have been released that address three security problems, including one that was made public last week.
The first fix addresses the bug that was publicized recently, in which an attacker can execute code by using a javascript: URL as the IconURL property. Mozilla is partly vulnerable to this bug."
Read more at:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,,1815205,00.asp
Publish: Fontographer Returns to Life with FontLab Purchase from Macromedia
"Font enthusiasts are celebrating the return of Fontographer as FontLab announced its licensing of the entire Fontographer line from San Francisco-based Macromedia.
"Fontographer is still a very strong brand name, and we want it to be the font editor of choice in the desktop publishing and graphic community," said Ted Harrison, president of FontLab Ltd., a company based in Panama City, Republic of Panama.
With the purchase, FontLab said it will assume support for Fontographer version 4.1+ from Macromedia Inc. and has tapped Jim Gallagher, who has nurtured and supported Fontographer for the past 10 years, to now continue to provide tech support and help with testing and upgrading."
Read more at:
http://www.publish.com/article2/0,,1815033,00.asp
PC Mag: Linux Lasts Longer
"The Honeypot Project ( http://project.honeynet.org ) has added fuel to the debate over which is more secure, Linux or Microsoft Windows. It found that unpatched Linux systems can be on the Internet for months before being successfully attacked, while Windows systems have been compromised in hours.
The international nonprofit security organization-with members from security companies like Foundstone Inc., Counterpane Internet Security Inc., and SecurityFocus-did not set out to show that Linux is more secure than Windows. Instead, noting a decline in "successful random attacks against Linux-based systems," the group set out to ask the question, "Why is no one hacking Linux anymore?""
Read more at:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,,1813953,00.asp
Canada mulls VoIP regs
The Register's John Oates reports:
"Canada’s telecoms regulator is likely to rule that Voice over Internet Protocol services should be regulated in the same way as traditional telcos.
"The official decision is expected later this week but anonymous sources told the Globe and Mail that the regulator will restrict prices. It fears that incumbents Bell Canada and Telus could use short-term price cutting to make life harder for new entrants.
"The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is likely to stop incumbents offering such a loss-leading service."
For the full report, visit here.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/11/canada_mulls_voip_regs/
PC Mag: Microsoft Reveals Longhorn Details
"Microsoft is slowly but surely lifting the veil of secrecy surrounding its next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn. Recently, I got a first-hand look at Longhorn's new searching capabilities and many more details on what we can expect from the still-in-development OS, courtesy of Jim Allchin, group vice president of Microsoft's platforms group. He described Longhorn as nothing less than "the OS platform for the next ten years." It's on track for Beta 1 release this summer and final release for the 2006 holiday season."
Read more at:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,,1813936,00.asp
Charles W. Moore
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