Mac OS X News & Links

Mac OS X News & Links: 2002 Archive

Quartz lament: 10.2 on the low end, David Parker, My Turn, 10.31. Looking at the upgrade options that support Quartz Extreme and a dual monitor setup.

OS X: Keyboard shortcuts under Mac OS X, Westwind, 10.28. Toggle dock hiding, empty the Trash, minimize window, and more without touching the mouse.

Software: Make Mac OS X more efficient with AutoHide, MacDailyNews, 10.23. "AutoHide is a simple background application that will automatically hide applications after you switch out of them."

Mac OS X and a beige G3, Dan Knight, 10 Forward, 10.21. A simple hard drive upgrade turns into one nightmare after another and days of downtime.

Four useful utilities for OS X, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel, 10.21. Great alternatives to the CPU monitor, missing location manager, simple calculator, and limited Get Info.

OS X: A Linux user defects, Simon Cozens, Apple, 10.18. "...the dream of Unix on the desktop had been realised. It is indeed possible to have the best of both worlds."

OS X: OS X makes 9 a distant memory in Mac realm, Bob LeVitus, Dr. Mac, Houston Chronicle, 10.17. "Today I do more with my Mac than I ever did using OS 9, and I do it in less time, and with less stress. "

OS X: Succumbing to a Mac attack, Renay San Miguel, CNN.com, 10.16. "After 10 years as a Windows person, the new Mac operating system does take some adjustment, but not much."

OS X: Mac OS X: Not ready for prime time? (part 2), Marc Zeedar, Less Tangible, Mac Opinion, 10.17. "Please Apple. I don't mind UNIX, but make it more Mac-like. Please."

News: Serious problem with Mac OS X Server 10.2, Damien Barrett, mrbarrett.com, 10.17. Barrett tracking a problem with the way OS X Server sets group priveleges on files and folders - data copied to a shared folder is not inheriting proper priveleges.

Macinschool: Apple gives Jaguar free to K-12 teachers, Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral, 10.17. "Apple on Thursday announced a program that will give all K-12 teachers in the United States a free copy of Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar."

Tech: What is journaling and logs, David K. Every, iGeek, 10.16. What's a journaling file system and why should you care?

OS X: Mac OS X: Not ready for prime time? (part 1), Marc Zeedar, Less Tangible, Mac Opinion, 10.16. Undeletable items in the Trash - and they can't be removed, either.

Advice: Things nobody remembered to tell you, Nancy Carroll Gravley, Computing With Bifocals, Mac Observer, 10.16. Tips on printer drivers, resizing the dock, the usefulness of the lowly paper clip, and more.

OS X: Jaguar sets a ferocious pace, Garry Barker, The Age, 10.16. "...the move to OS X and its tools had vastly improved the speed of development for Apple and thirdparty developers."

OS X: Look out enterprise: Mac OS X to get journaling, M. Rothenberg, N. dePlum, eWeek, 10.15. "In case of a crash or other system failure, the file system can retrieve lost data by consulting the 'journal' log...."

OS X: Finally saying hello to Jaguar, Charles Moore, OS X Odyssey, Applelinks, 10.15. "...I was surprised at how little different it seems from OS 10.1.4."

OS X: The top-10 things I missed in 10 days without OS X, Rob McNair-Huff, Mac Net Journal, 10.14. From OS X on a fast G3 to 9.x on a PB 3400 - speed tops the list.

Opinion: From power user to dummy, Mark Starlin, MacReview, 10.14. "After a year or two, I began to consider myself a power user. Then I switched to OS X. I immediately went from Power User to Complete Idiot."

OS X: Progress and regression on the dual-mouse input front, Charles W. Moore, OS X Odyssey, Applelinks, 10.14. "...this past weekend I made what was for me a momentous discovery: using a Wacom Graphire2 graphics tablet mouse partly restores dual mouse support."

Opinion: Apple-Linux merger powers 'Mac' switch, Paul Andrews, Seattle Times, 10.14. Tim O'Reilly: "A lot of my friends and customers are switching to OS X because of its Unix underpinnings."

Of docks and roadblocks, Dan Knight, 10 Forward, 10.11. Fast hard drives, the dock, the trash, printing problems, backup issues, and future plans.

Reasons not to switch, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 10.11. Four good reasons for sticking with Windows instead of switching to a Mac.

Advocacy: Remember this? "I wonder which brand of camera that was!", John H. Farr, Applelinks, 10.10. Janie Porche saved Christmas - and her father shares the details.

OS X: Apple pitches Mac OS X to Linux fans, Matthew Broersma, ZDNet, 10.10. "This year Apple attended Linux Expo for the first time to explain why Linux fans should take a look at its operating system."

Hot rodding an old Power Mac for OS X, Maxwell M. Cabral, My Turn, 10.07. How one low-cost upgrade after another helps an older Power Mac keep up with much newer ones.

Beefing up OS X's Windows networking, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows, 10.07. Software to help OS X Macs better integrate with Windows networks.

Forum: Leaving classic behind, MacSlash, 10.05. Is there any part of "classic" that you shouldn't delete when you go 100% OS X?

OS X: Mac OS X: An Apple a day keeps the penguins away?, Timothy R. Butler, Open For Business, 10.05. "Editor-in-Chief Timothy R. Butler considers one of the most prominent arguments against adopting a Free Software desktop: Apple's Mac OS X."

Survey: One-third of Slashdot readers find the Mac "very tempting", OSNews, 10.04. Completey unscientific poll indicates half of Slashdotters are favorably disposed toward the Mac.

The Mac and Windows compatibility, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 10.04. Macs are great by themselves, but their compatibility with Windows computers is also a real strength.

Opinion: Macs didn't always just work, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 10.04. Today's Mac and OS are vastly superior to what we had in the old days.

Humor: What really happens when you iSync, Joy of Tech, 10.02. Yes, your digital devices really do talk to each other.

OS X: The Mac OS that can't be tweaked, Leander Kahney, Wired, 10.01. "Whereas Apple pioneered the completely customizable system, they are now headed in the other direction."

Deal: Buy a Mac, get Office v. X for $199, Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral, 10.01. Offer "allows North American customers that purchase any Mac system to also purchase Office for US$199 if purchased on the same day."

Apple, Apple everywhere, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac, 10.01. Between OS X and the "Switch" ads, Apple Computer's profile is higher than at any time in recent memory.

OS X: MOX Optimize 2 optimizes Mac OS X parameters, MacNN, 09.30. Application "can accelerate Mac OS X by allowing users to 'tweak your system settings and configure many hidden system options.'"

OS X: iSync beta available, Apple, 09.28. Sync your cell phone, Palm, or iPod with the OS X Address Book. Mac OS X 10.2.1 or later required.

Tech: The BSDs: Sophisticated, powerful, and (mostly) free, Brett Glass, Extreme Tech, 09.27. "The five best known BSDs are FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, BSD/OS, and Darwin (which serves as the foundation for Apple's Mac OS X)."

Mac OS X rapidly catching on with *nix geeks, Dirk Pilat, Down But Not Out, 09.27. Linux lovers and Unix users are discovering how easy, flexible, and powerful Mac OS X really is.

OS X: Apple's secret "switch" campaign, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 09.27. "...increasing numbers of UNIX users are taking notice."

OS X: Flirting With Mac OS X, Moshe Bar, Serving With Linux, Byte, 09.23. "I am switching my laptop [from Linux] to Mac OS X."

OS X: Flirting with Mac OS X, Hemos, Slashdot, 09.26. "Taco and I are both strongly considering beginning to use OS X as a primary laptops - anyone else looking at doing this?"

OS X: Internet Explorer 5.2.2 for Mac OS X, Microsoft, 09.25. Yet another MS security patch - plus support for Quartz text smoothing.

OS X: Is it still too slow?, Gene Steinberg, The Jaguar Report, Mac Night Owl, 09.25. "...Apple definitely made Jaguar run faster than the version it replaces...."

Groveling: Jaguar is not fat, slow, and deeply flawed, Dirk Pilat, Down But Not Out, 09.25. A clean install of Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) solves problems caused by earlier install over 10.1.5.

OS X: DVD Capture v1.0, VersionTracker, 09.24. Capture a still from the DVD you're watching - Mac OS X 10.2 only, some limitations.

OS X: 10.2.1 woes, Philip Machanick, Macintelligence, Mac Opinion, 09.23. "At this stage, I am wondering if I should uninstall it or build up a longer list of bugs to report to Apple."

Jaguar joyride, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac, 09.24. "I have just taken Mac OS X 10.2 (a.k.a. 'Jaguar') for a spin, and I am impressed. There's a lot of energy in this cat."

Benchmarks: Mac OS X 10.2.1: How fast is it?, Macs Only!, 09.23. "10.2.1 speeds some things up: startup, login, shutdown and launching."

Review: Norton: Internet Security v. 2.0.1, Gary Coyne, Applelinks, 09.23. "...people have been breaking into Unix boxes for quite some time. As such, we are more vulnerable now than before OS X."

Review: Ten for X, Kirk Hiner, Applelinks, 09.22. "At only $49.99, this collection pays for itself even if you end up using only half."

OS X: Why I haven't upgraded to Jaguar (yet), Charles Moore, OS X Odyssey, Applelinks, 09.18. "Most journalists are not technical experts on the topics they write about, and are reporting in many cases the experience of others...."

Opinion: Where's a good Mac virus when you need it?, Daniel Miller, Mac Observer, 09.18. "The Macintosh community is way too arrogant, especially when it comes to the dangers that viruses pose."

OS X: I never said it was perfect, Gene Steinberg, The Jaguar Report, Mac Night Owl, 09.18. "It's not a contradiction to say you like something and see a need for improvement."

Upgrade: AGP video card options for Jaguar, OSXFAQ, 09.16. What options for upgrading an old G4 to support Quartz Extreme?

News: Apple readies first Jaguar update, Joe Wilcox, c|net, 09.16. Apple posts (then removes) details of 10.2.1 update.

Serving on Mac OS X, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth, 09.17. The benefits of serving Web pages on OS X and first steps in setting up your Mac.

I want to switch but...., Dan Knight, 10 Forward, 09.16. "Apple needs to help Mac users - especially those millions who never visit a Mac website - understand why OS X is for them."

OS X: What's wrong with the "out-of-the-box" experience?, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 09.14. "...there's something wrong with selling you a computer that is designed to get you on the Internet in 15 minutes [and] forcing you to endure a new operating system installation first."

Opinion: OS X Jaguar: What is missing?, David K. Every, iGeek, 09.13. "...I must admit, I can't go to it as my primary OS yet."

Opinion: OS X Jaguar: What's cool?, David K. Every, iGeek, 09.13. "I really like that I'm seeing continual evolution and progress: Apple is challenging themselves to be better."

Go ahead, stick with Mac OS 9, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 09.12. "Stick with your low-end Macs and low-end operating systems. They will continue to serve you well."

OS X: DeLocalizer, Mike Bombich, Bombich Software, 09.12. Freeware application removes unneeded localization files on OS X 10.1.2-10.1.5, frees some drive space.

Switching off Mac OS 9, Andrew W. Hill, Aquatic Mac, 09.12. No more booting into OS 9 with 2003 Macs - is it a bad thing?

Leaving the past behind, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope, 09.12. "OS 9 will not be a boot option in 2003 Macs. While this is a reason to rejoice, when you move forward, you always leave something behind."

OS X: Philips to use Apple's Jaguar operating system in home entertainment devices, Ample, 09.10. "...Steve Jobs said the company has agreed a deal with Royal Philips Electronics NV under which Philips can use Apple's software in its next generation of home entertainment systems."

Analysis: Copland and NeXT, David K. Every, iGeek, 09.10. "...if you can't build it, then buy it. It is also a decision that usually destroys businesses."

OS X: Mac OS X only booting in 2003, Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral, 09.10. "...Macintosh computers [will] lose the ability to boot in the older Mac OS 9 operating system in 2003."

OS X: Mac-on-Linux supports Mac OS X (including Jaguar), Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 09.07. Mac-on-Linux (MOL) now supports Mac OS X 10.1-10.2 natively on Macs running PowerPC Linux while still working with Linux.

Norton Utilities warning, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 09.06. Norton Utilities has served me well for a decade, but booting from the 7.0 CD created no end of problems.

Review: Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, John Siracusa, ars technica, 09.05. "It's no secret that I find fault with many aspects of the OS X GUI, so it should come as no surprise that I run several third party applications that enhance the GUI."

Jaguar fat, slow, and deeply flawed?, Dirk Pilat, Down But Not Out, 09.04. What to do when Jaguar won't support the modem that worked under OS X? Back to OS 9.

Review: Mac OS X 10.2: Rev'd apps, Macs Only!, 09.04. A look at Mail, Address Book, and Sherlock 3.

Review: Mac OS X 10.2 - New apps, Macs Only!, 09.03. A look at iChat, Inkwell, and Rendezvous after using them for a week.

OS X: Default Folder X v1.6.2, St. Clair Software, 08.31. "This version includes a number of fixes for problems with Mac OS 10.2 and other compatibility issues."

OS X: More commentary, tips, and reader feedback on OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 08.30. Quartz Extreme with PCI video or less than 16 MB, Jaguar on legacy hardware, neat Mail feature, and more.

Hands on Mac OS X v10.2, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 08.30. Mac OS X v10.2 polishes OS X, adds a few nice features, and improves speed even on older, slower Macs.

Opinion: Mac OS X upgrade makes robust case for making a switch, Matthew Fordahl, SeattlePi.com, 08.29. "Overall, I found the Jaguar update to be significant enough to justify the price."

OS X: The Jaguar report: Cross-platform networking is a breeze, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 08.29. "You can now connect to the Windows box about as easily as a Mac on your network."

Opinion: Apple's Jaguar leaps ahead of Windows, Charles Haddad, BusinessWeek, 08.28. "The new version of OS X once more gives Macs clear superiority in operating systems."

Opinion: The future of the Linux desktop, Vincent Danen, Freezer-Burn, 08.26. With Mac OS X 10.2, "Linux has no future on PPC hardware as a desktop."

OS X: XPostFacto 2.2 available, Ryan Rempel, Other World Computing, 08.27. Utility allows installation of Mac OS X on "unsupported" hardware.

Tech: What is prebinding and when does it need to be updated?, Bill Bumgarner, Bbum's Rants, Code & Reference, 08.27. When prebinding was necessary under OS 10.1.x, and why it's never necessary under 10.2.

Opinion: Apple's Jaguar: This cat roars, Philip Ben-David, osOpinion, 08.27. Freedom from Windows without the steep learning curve of Linux.

Review: Review: Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Pudge, Slashdot, 08.26. "...I am using Mac OS X as my primary OS right now, and it's the least painful it's ever been."

OS X: Apple turns search engine into concierge, James Coates, Chicago Tribune, 08.25. "Mac OS X 10.2 is far bigger than just Sherlock 3, but this one huge improvement in how people can use their Macs stands out far more for most users than the rest."

OS X: RageLTPro patch for MacOS X (10.2), James Denton, 08.23. Jaguar doesn't support accelerated graphics on Lombard PowerBook. This patch does.

Analysis: Cost analysis: Upgrading to OS X 10.2, Damien Barrett, mrbarrett.com, 08.23. The benefits of upgrading the Macintosh computers to Apple's newest operating system are numerous.

Opinion: Why you should buy the new Mac OS X. Now, David Coursey, ZDNet, 08.23. The new features make Jaguar worth the price.

Review: Mac OS 10.2 reviewed, David Pogue, New York Times, 08.22. "Apple, long a victim of idea theft by Microsoft, saw no reason not to borrow (and improve on) a few good ideas from Windows XP, too."

Web: MSN coming to Mac OS X, Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral, 08.22. I'm sure Mac users have been longing to have Microsoft as their ISP.

Rumor: Next major OS X update re-named, code-named "Panther", Nick dePlume, Think Secret, 08.21. We have a policy against linking to rumors, but this is such non-news....

OS X: Jaguar is fast but..., Jake Savin, Jake's Radio 'Blog, 08.19. "There are two deal-stoppers for me...."

Opinion: Mac OS X 10.2: How Apple got it right...again!, David Coursey, ZDNet, 08.19. "...given an easy-to-purchase $199 package for five machines, many people will do the right thing."

Review: Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Jason Snell, MacCentral, 08.16. Interface tweaks, functional improvements, and better performance among Jaguar values.

Deal: Apple gives break to multi-Mac homes, Ian Fried, c|net, 08.15. "Under the plan . . . consumers can buy a $199 a copy of the operating system and install it on up to five Macs in a single household."

Apple does the right thing, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 08.16. Apple's "family pricing" is a real bargain for those who want to run OS X 10.2 on two or more Macs.

Opinion: How much should Jaguar cost? How much Is a customer worth?, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 08.14. "Even Microsoft offers discounts to the poor schmucks upgrading Windows, and Apple should do the same...."

Software: New AOL for Mac OS X arrives, Dennis Sellers, MacCentral, 08.12. AOL for Mac OS X "totally redesigned to look and feel like a true Mac application."

Advice: Homemade dot-Mac with OS X, Alan Graham, O'Reilly Network, 08.09. "...Mac OS X is packed full of features that make many aspects of .Mac unnecessary."

AOL 10.2 preview pretty impressive, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 08.09. Preview release of AOL 10.2 fits well with OS X, brings Mac users closer to parity with Windows folk.

OS X: Rethinking Jaguar, Jeff Lewis, Mac Opinion, 08.08. "...it provides a noticeably better user experience than previous versions."

Forum: Slow OS X migration, whose fault is it?, Mac Observer, 08.07. "What's the real reason that Mac users aren't migrating to OS X in the droves that Apple wants?"

Hands on: RandomMaccess's first look at Jaguar: a purr-fectly wonderful upgrade, RandomMaccess, 08.05. "Even without being able to try 'whiz-bang' features like iChat and iCal, Jaguar feels like a solid release."

Opinion: Open letter to Apple about Jaguar, Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network, 08.04. "Offer Jaguar at a reduced price for existing Mac OS X users."

Opinion: Why I haven't switched to Mac OS X, Gregory Tetrault, ATPM, 08.02. The cost of OS X plus new software and new hardware is prohibitive.

Advice: Running OS X on Wallstreet and Lombard PowerBooks, Remy Davison, Insanely Great Mac, 08.02. The viability of OS X older G3 PowerBooks.

Apple Services: OS X and .mac for one fair price, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 08.02. By offering a services package for $120 per year, the value equation changes completely.

OS X Maintenance Program falls short, Dan Knight, MacInSchool, 07.31. The Mac OS X Maintenance Program does nothing for individual users or organizations with less than 10 Macs.

Fear and loathing in Redmond, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope, 07.31. How StarOffice for OS X could strengthen Apple and Sun while reducing dependence on Microsoft.

Analysis: Office X. or Mac OS X the problem?, Robert Accettura, MacVillage.net, 07.27. "My theory is that Microsoft isn't selling enough copies of Office X. because of the hefty price tag."

News: Sun to push StarOffice for Apple's OS X, Joe Wilcox, c|net, 07.26. "Apple Computer and Sun Microsystems are cooperating on a version of Sun's StarOffice productivity software for Mac OS X...."

X Files, Dave Wardell, X-Basics, 07.24. How the Home folder in Mac OS X helps you better organize your work.

iWhining about Jaguar, .mac fees, Eric Schwarz, The Power of Mac, 07.24. More thoughts on the value of Jaguar (OS X 10.2) and Apple's .mac services.

Tech: Rendezvous with Jaguar: OS X bids farewell to Appletalk, Jacqueline Emigh, CrossNodes, 07.22. Apple plans to start phasing out support for Appletalk, replacing it with Rendezvous.

Humor: Top X reasons to buy Mac OS 10.2 (Jaguar), David Dire, O'Grady's PowerPage, 07.23. "No animals were harmed in making the jaguar-spotted 'X' CD."

The Mac curmudgeon returns, Eric Schwarz, The Power of Mac, 07.22. Jaguar overpriced for X users, and .mac undermines my faith in Apple.

Analysis: Apple to consider x86 after Mac OS X transition done, Eugenia Loli-Queru, OSNews, 07.20. Why Apple will eventually leave Motorola and the PowerPC behind.

Making Jaguar, .mac more palatable, Daniel Jansen, My Turn, 07.22. How Apple could turn the Jaguar and .mac fee lemon into lemonade.

Expo: Hands on with Inkwell, Macs Only!, 07.19. Works well even with poor handwriting, and works in any OS X app.

Is Jaguar worth $129, Dan Knight, Expo Coverage, 07.18. There's no doubt that OS X 10.2 offers a lot for $129, but is it enough to justify the price?

OS X: The best of Amiga, Linux, and the Mac OS, Ryan Callaghan, My First Mac, 07.17. "I had already decided that my next machine was going to be something completely unable to run Windows...."

Analysis: Apple refutes Microsoft's Mac OS X claims, Darryl K. Taft, eWeek, 07.15. Apple estimates 2.5 million OS X users, giving Office v. X about 12% of the market.

Opinion: Woe is Microsoft and Corel (when it comes to Mac OS X), Chuck Toporek, O'Reilly, 07.15. "Microsoft doesn't like the fact that Apple's encouraging people to Switch...."

News: OS X adoption rate draws fire from Microsoft, Corel, Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 07.15. MS upset at selling only 300,000 copies of overpriced, bloated Office v. X.

Opinion: OS X day 1: Enter the iBook, Nathan Torkington, O'Reilly Network, 07.13. "I'd been with Microsoft for so long . . . that I'd forgotten what it's like to use an operating system built by people who want it to cooperate with the rest of the world."

OS X: More than just another Unix variant, Zack Martin, My Turn, 07.08. Working with desktop Linux creates even more respect for what Apple has accomplished in Mac OS X.

The Joy of X with Classic, Dan Knight, 10 Forward, 07.05. "Mac users with the right hardware have little to lose and much to gain by running their favorite applications in Classic mode under OS X."

Opinion: Mac OS X vs. Windows XP: It's no photo finish, Rob Pegoraro, Fast Forward, Washington Post, 06.30. "...if you're shopping for a new machine, you'll probably be much happier with iPhoto...."

Mac OS: AppleScript 1.8.3 available, Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral, 06.24. Latest version available for both OS 9 and X via Software Update control panel.

OS X: OmniWeb 4.1 available, Omni Group. Unlike IE, OmniWeb is beautiful and supports left-to-right languages.

OS X: Apple releases networking update, MacNN, 06.21. Networking Update v1.0 improves network and Internet access after "restarting your computer or when waking from sleep."

OS X: Crouching Apple, hidden "Jaguar," Cade Metz, ExtremeTech, 06.21. "Jaguar is focused on moving the OS X platform forward, innovating in the ways Apple has always done."

Analysis: Seven OS X browsers in speedstakes showdown, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 06.17.

Software: Internet Explorer 5.2, Microsoft, 06.17. Newest version only available for OS X.

OS X on pre-G3 PCI Power Macs, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 06.14. The pros and cons of running Mac OS X on pre-G3 PCI Power Macs.

Software: Mozilla 1.1a available, Mozilla.org, 06.11. Available for classic Mac OS, OS X, Windows, Linux, and lots more.

Mac OS X AIM client shootout, Eric Schwarz, The Power of Mac, 06.13. AIM, Fire, Proteus, or Adium: Which is the best messaging client for OS X users?

OS X: SpeedMeUp Pro v. 2, NoName Scriptware. Script "prebinds" OS X applications for faster launches.

OS X: Change Startup Disk v 1.4, NoName Scriptware. Quick and easy way to switch between OS 9 and X.

Opinion: Why our OS X rollout was hamstrung, Scot Hacker, O'Reilly.com, 06.12. Software that won't run is Classic, new programs still not written for X, and unsupported hardware hamstring migration.

OS X from a Linux perspective, Jason Walsh, PPC Linux, 06.13. "OS X is great. OS X is beautiful. In fact, sad to say it, but OS X knocks Linux into a cocked hat."

Advice: Avoiding trouble in the move to Mac OS X, part 1, Adam C. Engst, TibBITS, 06.10. "No activity in the Macintosh world has ever inspired as much fear, loathing, and terror as contemplating the upgrade from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X."

More on the OS 9.x "Sleep of Death" bug, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 06.10. The mystery deepens as various PowerBooks, Power Macs, iMacs and iBooks running OS 9.1 through X manifest difficulty waking from sleep.

Carbon Copy Cloner and 10.1.5, Dan Knight, 10 Forward, 06.06. Setting up a server and clearing files to make way for OS X on my main hard drive - with help from Carbon Copy Cloner.

OS X: Mac OS X 10.1.5 available via Software Update panel, includes support for older Rage Pro chip in early G3 models.

OS X: 10.1.5 corrects beige G3/Radeon incompatibility, obzorg.org. "...Apple has corrected this problem with one notable limitation."

OS X: Silk 1.0, Unsanity [MM]. Freeware program lets Carbon apps use Quartz rendering -- makes Internet Explorer look much nicer.

Software: iCab 2.8 released, available for free download. For a lot of Mac users, it's our favorite alternative to Internet Explorer - and they even make a 68K version.

Hands on: iCab 2.8 Web browser mini review, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 06.05. We agree: This still under construction browser deserves a try, whether on OS X or the classic Mac OS.

Software: Mozilla 1.0 released. Finally out of beta, Mozilla hopes to become a serious alterntive to Internet Explorer.

Opinion: Working the Web: iCab in Mac OS X, Lin Mu, OS X FAQ. Why one user picks iCab first.

Opinion: Useful translucency, Philip Machanick, Macintelligence, Mac Opinion, 05.28. Translucency in OS X isn't very useful, reduces performance, and decreases usability.

Benchmarks: Mac OS X 10.1.4, Macs Only!, 05.28. As fast as or faster then 10.1.3 in almost every area.

Opinion: OS X: Some good usability, Philip Machanick, Macintelligence, Mac Opinion, 05.24. "The ability to select multiple files in an open file dialog is a huge improvement over the old Mac OS standard."

How OS X is growing the Mac user base, Kevin Webb, The Mac Webb, 05.22. Mac users are discovering the power of the command line. Unix users are discovering the joy of Apple's GUI.

Printer sharing for Mac OS X, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac, 05.21. Linksys WPS11 shares a printer on ethernet and AirPort -- but with a catch.

Deal: Mac OS X, $45, see Deals on the Web, 05.16.

Opinion: Apple software elegant, useful, Dawn Chmielewski, BayArea.com, 05.02. "The Mac OS X operating system is the most elegant interpretation of Unix I've ever seen."

Three tips for OS X users, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel, 04.24. The root account, staying connected via modem, and keeping your Dock in its place.

Opinion: It's also the browser, Mac Net Journal, 04.19. Don't just blame OS X for slow surfing; some browsers are worse than others.

Opinion: Gartner: iMacs priced too high, Ben Wilson, NewsFactor Network, 04.19. So that's why Apple sells so many and manages to turn a profit....

Opinion: Slow surfing? "It's the OS, stupid," John H. Farr, Applelinks, 04.19. "Nothing, and we mean nothing, on God's green earth will ever convince us that whacking a couple of seconds off any Web page display is worth putting up with Windows...."

Analysis: Why do new Mac surf so slowly?, Paul Boutin, Wired, 04.19. "For Web browsing . . . the new iMacs are notably slower than a PC."

News: G3/OS X lawsuit amended, goes before judicial review, Peter Cohen, MacCentral, 04.18. "King & Ferlauto described this design decision as a 'willful failure' on Apple's part to write drivers...."

No room to update to 10.1.4, Dan Knight, 10 Forward, 04.18. Why you shouldn't try to run Mac OS X on a small partition.

OS: Mac OS X 10.1.4 available, Mac Observer, 04.17.

Opinion: Apple, give me back my pixels (and fix the Finder), Stephan Somogyi, ZDNet, 04.17. "1024 x 768 under Mac OS X is the functional equivalent to 800 x 600 under Mac OS 9."

OS X: Floppy drive support for beige G3, others, Darwin Development [xlr8]. SWIM 3 floppy driver has some bugs.

Web: Dive Into OS X [MNJ]. Answers to lots of questions about OS X.

Opinion: Did Mac OS X make your peripherals obsolete?, Mac Night Owl, 04.10. Lots of perfectly good older hardware just isn't supported under OS X.

Indispensable OS X wares, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac, 04.09. 10 freeware and shareware programs every OS X user should know about.

OS X: XPostFacto updated. Utility now supports installing OS X on unsupported PB 3400, original G3, and possibly 2400.

Opinion: Drowning in Aqua, Peter Seebach, IBM developerWorks. "Aqua stands today as a tour de force, a grand showing of just how unbelievably awful an interface can be." Discuss on MacSlash.

Software: OS X email client showdown, OS X Guide, 04.04.

Opinion: OS X: Getting it right?, Philip Machanick, Macintelligence, Mac Opinion, 04.03. Apple Remote Desktop has some serious possibilities.

Opinion: One year later, Mac OS X sucks less, Scott McCarty, Graphic Power, 03.28.

OS X on a beige G3, Kevin Webb, The Mac Webb, 03.25. The old beige G3/300 handles Mac OS X more comfortably than expected.

Opinion: Ten Mac OS X suggestions for 2002, Steve Klingsporn, osOpinion, 03.22. Buy Palm or move to BSD 4.5, improve file system, add journaling....

Take the Mac Challenge, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac, 03.19. The goal of the Mac Challenge is to discover which is the superior platform: Mac OS X or Windows

Preparing your low-end Mac for Linux, Adam Loiacono, Unix & the Mac, 03.18. Choosing and prepping your old Mac for a Linux installation.

Opinion: A Mac OS X Odyssey, part 5, Marc Zeedar, Less Tangible, Mac Opinion, 03.13. "...my uptime is usually over a month, and even then it didn't end because of a crash, but because I installed an upgrade that required I reboot."

Opinion: Those still living in pre-OS X world need to "let it go," cuz all our Mac belong to Unix, Rodney O. Lain, Mac Observer, 03.12. "There is no place for the hold outs in the future Mac OS."

Opinion: Penguin2Apple, Dark Paladin, The Gamers' Press, 03.09. Linux user finds happiness with Unix - after switching to Mac OS X.

Opinion: A Mac OS X odyssey, Marc Zeedar, Less Tangible, Mac Opinion, 03.06. Frustration and a fatal flaw.

System 1.0 and Mac OS X, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.11. Understanding the history of the Mac OS can help us understand the future of OS X.

Software: Location X. Finally, a location manager for OS X.

OS X: Some positives, Philip Machanick, Macintelligence, Mac Opinion, 03.04. OS X may not be done yet, but there's a lot to like about it.

OS X: How to get Radeon 7000 to work in a beige G3 with OS X, Accelerate Your Mac, 02.24. You'll need to log in as root and do some rooting around in the Library.

Tech: The roots of Mac OS X, Gary Rogers, OS News, 02.22. "Something important had changed though since Steve Jobs tried to market NeXT in the late eighties, UNIX had gotten hip, thanks to a computer science student in Finland, Linus Torvalds."

OS X: Force quitting a classic app no longer crashes Classic mode in OS X 10.1.3 according to a report on Macs Only, 02.22.

Opinion: Is Mac OS X for everyone?, Marc Zeedar, Mac Opinion, 02.21. A thoughtful look at possible obstacles to making the switch.

Opinion: OS X: Usability, Philip Machanick, Mac Opinion, 02.20. "I ask you with tears in my voice: how is the average non-geek user to make sense of such a setup?"

Web: apple.slashdot.org, Slashdot, 02.20. Slashdot's new subdomain launches with discussion of OS X 10.1.3 - and an Aqua-like appearance.

OS X: OS 10.1.3 breaks DVD support on b&w G3, Accelerate Your Mac, 02.20. Those with blue & white G3s who watch DVDs might want to skip this upgrade.

OS X: Mac OS 10.1.3 feedback, Mac Observer. Several readers reporting much better Web performance.

OS X: Mac OS 10.1.3 reader reports, MacInTouch, 02.20.

OS X and the future of Linux, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac, 02.19. Some claim that OS X dooms Linux; I believe it renews Linux.

Analysis: Flaws in Mac OS X and Office v. X: Are Apple and Microsoft listening?, Pierre Igot, Applelust, 02.15. "I don't want to go from elation to frustration and back 100 times a day."

News: Everything is easier on a Mac, Apple's new slogan replaces Think Different.

Review: Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 02.15. "It is a marvel how much useful, well-organized and easy to access information David Pogue has succeeded in packing into this relatively compact volume...."

Consumer: Cubes for $995, Deals on the Web, 02.15. 450 MHz G4, DVD-ROM drive, and that impressive Cube design.

OS X: See how much RAM your software is using, Bob LeVitus, Dr. Mac's OS X Tip of the Day, 02.15. "Freeware Friday" points to MemoryStick as the app for the job.

News: Government cracks down on Miss Cleo, Fox News, 02.15. "A fool and his money are soon parted."

Opinion: A Mac OS X odyssey, Marc Zeedar, Mac Opinion, 02.14. It's not perfect yet, but OS X has definitely arrived.

Opinion: Why OS X suits some better than others, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 02.13. "However, I would also argue that a is not just familiarity."

Eight OS X gotchas, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac, 02.12. You can't sync your Palm, share your USB printer, use most scanners....

Hands On: Microsoft Office v. X, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows, 02.12. Why Microsoft Office v. X is the "most attractive and most fun-to-use version of Office for any platform."

Mozilla 0.9.8: Impressive, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 02.12. Not just easy to install, this build is fast.

Opinion: Networking success at last, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 01.11. More in the ongoing attempted migration to Mac OS X.

Hands on: Virtual PC 5, Macs Only, 02.11. In short, it works under both the classic Mac OS and OS X.

Opinion: Making OS X a Unix contender, Gary Rogers, osOpinion, 02.08. Eight things that could make OS X a better, more attractive option to Unix users.

Web: MacFixIt embraces OS X, 02.08. First a for-cost "pro" edition, now coverage of the classic Mac OS gets moved off the front page, replaced with OS X coverage.

You don't have to leave it behind, Alan Zisman, X-Wares, 02.11. Looking at some traditional Mac wares that have been ported to OS X.

iCab, PowerMail, the Dock, selecting files, and more, Dan Knight, 10 Forward, 02.08. Moving bookmarks, learning PowerMail, more thoughts on the Dock, and plenty of reader tips.

Broadband Optimizer, Dan Knight, X-Wares, 02.07. Can a freeware utility really improve broadband throughput? Sometimes.

OS X: Swap Cop lets you change your swap volume, J. Schrier. By using a separate partition, you can avoid slowdowns due to fragmentation on your main drive.

OS X: Does Broadband Optimizer actually improve your throughput?, Bob LeVitus, Dr. Mac's OS X Tip of the Day, OS X FAQ, 02.06. Yes, it does, according to LeVitus.

Going Ten, part 3: Progressing slowly, Dan Knight, 10 Forward, 02.05. It's going to be a while before I stop booting into OS 9.x to get my work done.

Two routes to OS X, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 02.05. Two routes taken when adopting Mac OS X.

A faster loading Classic environment, Dan Knight, X-Basics, 02.05. How to use the good old Extensions Manager to optimize your Classic enviroment.

Alan's favourite things, Alan Zisman, X-Wares, 02.04. Five very useful freeware and shareware utilities to spruce up Mac OS X.

Opinion: State of the Mac Web, Scott McCarty, Graphic Power, 02.04. Thoughts on site income (and the lack thereof) on the Mac Web.

Opinion: Why I'm glad I made the switch to OS X, Dan Shafer, 02.01. It's smooth, stable, gorgeous....

Opinion: How Apple could have made the OS X switch easier, Dan Shafer, 02.01. "I wonder why Steve Jobs & Co. didn't include some basic things in OS X that would have made the transition for long-time OS 9 users much easier."

Opinion: Mac OS 9 move to OS X: Hardly trouble-free, but worth it, I think, Dan Schafer, 02.01. "The switch was much more difficult and frustrating than I had anticipated."

Why OS X doesn't need a RAM disk, Dan Knight, X-Basics, updated. More information on the disk cache in Mac OS X.

Going Ten: Installation, first impressions, Dan Knight, 10 Forward, 01.31. The weird, wild, wonderful world of OS X - now installed on two older Macs.

10 forward, part 2, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac, 01.29. An easy, successful upgrade to OS X, and how I crashed OS X in one easy step.

Installing OS X on a SuperMac S900, Bill Rose, Unofficial SuperMac Support Site, 01.29. The trials and tribulations of installing Mac OS X on an unsupported SuperMac.

An introduction to Unix, Adam Loiacono, Unix & the Mac, 01.29. A brief look at Unix, why it has emerged as the leading alternative to Windows, and what it means to Mac users.

Lessons from OS X on unsupported hardware, Dirk Pilat, Mac UK, 01.29. It works very nicely, thank you, but be sure to use a fast hard drive.

OS X: How fast the future?, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market, 01.25. How Apple will move OS X past the early adopter phase and make it the dominant Mac OS.

OS 9 or X: You can't go home again, Kevin Webb, The Mac Webb, 01.25. Missing some aspects of OS 9, I decided to go back for a week. The experiment lasted all of one hour.

Advocacy: Debunking Mac myths (*nix edition), Gary Rodger, osOpinion, 01.25. "Unfortunately, I know of a large number of Unix geeks who still harbor the misconception that the Mac OS is for grade school."

Opinion: The Finder philosophy, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 01.24. Would you rather have the classic Mac interface than Aqua on OS X? Yes.

OS X: Preemptive vs. cooperative multitasking, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 01.23. "[X] features protected multitasking, in which the operating system constantly monitors and allocates processor power to the various running applications as needed, balancing and sharing supply and demand...."

10 Forward!, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac, 01.22. All the old commands are in different places, but forward migration shows just how rock solid Mac OS X is.

Analysis: Mac OS X: Breeds of programs, part 1, Chris Pepper, TidBITS, 01.22. Carbon, Cocoa, and Classic explained.

OS X: Mac OS X installation problems, Mac Night Owl, 01.16. When installing Mac OS X, read this to be prepared - and be sure to follow Apple's instructions, too.

Opinion: Unix and REALbasic: Why I love Mac OS X, David Norton, MacMilitia, 01.15. X makes it easy to simulate on online Web server for site development.

Web: OS X FAQ. With Bob LeVitus as senior editor, we're expecting a lot.

Opinion: Apple want users of older system software to get with the program, Mac Night Owl, 01.12. Not just the new Macs - Apple wants old users to adopt OS X, too.

Opinion: Why we've embraced Mac OS X, Derrick Story, O'Reilly Network, 01.10. "...this new OS has accomplished in a short period of time what others have struggled to do for years: bring a compelling, widely accepted GUI (called Aqua) to Unix."

Consumer: OS X 10.1 w/128 MB PC100 DIMM or w/128 MB PC133 DIMM, $129.95, Outpost.com, 01.10.

Preparing for OS X, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.10. Yes, we will be trying OS X soon - here's the low-end hardware we'll be using.

Opinion: State of the OS: 10.1.2, Derek Currie, Insanely Great Mac, 01.04. Mostly positive assessment of latest OS update -- but still room for improvement.

Hands on: Virtual PC 5.0, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows, 01.04. If you need to run PC software but love your Mac, Virtual PC may be for you.

Technogeek falls in love with OS X, Rob D Libbert, My First Mac, 01.04. Linux power user discovers OS X, falls in love with the interface.

Opinion: How I learned to stop worrying and abandoned Mac OS X, Andrew Orlowski, The Register, 01.03. "It's really . . . a 'user experience' issue, but if performance impairs the usage of the machine, then that's bad UI. And performance on OS X is really not good."

Web: Will your G3 work well with OS X?, Anthony Surace, MacMatrix, 01.02. Quick overview of how well various G3 Macs work with OS X, but PowerBook coverage is inadequate.

OS X: VoodooX, Adam Thayer. Adam is developing Voodoo drivers for Mac OS X. We wish him the best. How about ATI when this is done. ;-)

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