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Software: Camino 2.0 delivers enhanced tab, Growl, security, more, Fairer Platform, 11.19. After over a year in alpha and beta, Camino 2.0 has achieved release status. It's fast. It's Mac-like. And it's our favorite browser at LEM headquarters.
Analysis: Is There a Method in Cellphone Madness?, Saul Hansell, New York Times, 11.14. "On average, we effectively spend about 5 cents per minute of talk time and about a penny a text message, lower than anywhere else in the developed world."
Benchmarks: CPU Crunch Shootout: iMac Core i7 versus Other Macs, Bare Feats, 11.16. The 2.8 GHz quad-core i7 iMac benches over twice as fast as the 3.06 GHz dual-core iMac on 3 of 4 tests - and comes close to 2.93 GHz quad-core Mac Pro.
Low End: Grackle68k, retards.org, 11.16. Would you believe a Twitter client for Mac OS 6 through 9? It's still rough, but you can use it to tweet!
Opinion: Downsizing: Going from a 17-inch MacBook Pro to a 13-inch MacBook, Peter Cohen, Loop Insigh, 11.10. Going smaller is "quite a change, but it hasn't been nearly the sacrifice I expected it to be."
OS X: Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Released. Intel Atom Support Officially Missing, breaks Hackintosh Netbooks, OS X Daily, 11.09. "Mac OS X 10.6.2 has been released, for most Mac users this is great news because it fixes over 40 problems and bugs, including the rare but very problematic user account deletion bug."
Opinion: In Praise of the $100 Computer, Adam Rosen, Vintage Mac Museum, 11.06. You can still have a lot of fun and even be productive on an old 1 GHz eMac.
Tech: How to Move Your Home Directory to Another Drive, Jon Deal, Ransom Note, 11.06. How to run your Mac from a smallish SSD and store all your files on a hard drive.
Software: 6 Free Mac Apps, MacHeist, 11.09. Twitterific, ShoveBox, WriteRoom, TinyGrab, and Horde of Orcs free for 1 week. Mariner Write free with 500,000 participants.
Opinion: I Am a Future PC: Why I'm Dumping Apple after 15 Years, Mike Doyle, Chicago Carless, 11.04. "After a 15-year relationship with all things Apple, I've finally had it with the Steve Jobs 'you'll use your computer they way we tell you to use your computer' method of customer relations."
News: Proprietary cable can put the brakes on upgrading Late '09 iMacs, Other World Computing, 11.02. New iMacs us temperature sensors built into hard drives, but there is no standard, so drive replacment may mean an expensive new cable as well.
Benchmarks: OWC Benchmarks Show Newest iMacs 46% Faster with More RAM, Other World Computing, 11.03. By upgrading new iMacs from stock 4 GB of RAM to 16 GB, performance improves up to 46%. (Quad-core iMacs not yet available for testing.)
Tech: iMac Upgraded to SSD, ThatSiebGuy, 11.02. With a dying hard drive and most files on an external drive (a Drobo at that), the author decided to put a 120 GB OCZ Summit SSD in his iMac.
Opinion: The decade of Steve, Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 11.05. "...he has radically and lucratively reordered three markets - music, movies, and mobile telephones - and his impact on his original industry, computing, has only grown."
History: Lisa Earns Her Loyalty, Adam Rosen, Vintage Mac Museum, 10.30. "I'm finding that a Lisa can be like an ailing older family member: someone you love and respect, but as they age the relationship can get stressful."
Software: Optimized Firefox Mac Builds, Furbism, 10.31. PowerPC G3, G4, G5, and Intel builds include: Firefox 3.7 alpha 1, 3.6 beta 2, 3.3.3 final, and more.
Software: Firefox 3.6 beta 1 arrives with better performance, new personas feature, Fairer Platform, 10.31. Firefox 3.6 moves from alpha to beta. Personas let you change appearance with a single click. We've been impressed with the alphas. Give it a try!
Opinion: The Psychology of the non-Apple consumer, Applepeels, 10.30. "I have often wondered at how someone could have a horrible experience with a computer and turn around and buy another one just like it."
Web: Say hello to .كوم as domain names go truly global, Jacqui Cheng, ars technica, 10.30. "The Fast Track Process, which begins in November, will enable countries to apply for new domain name extensions (such as .com or .net) in their own national language."
Web: ICANN Approves Non-Latin ccTLDs, Slashdot, 10.30. Thought son the pros and cons of ICANN's decision.

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