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Appledumplings.com has a short story this morning with tips for tweaking Apache to reject Code Red hits on the server...[posted at 8:31 a.m. PDT] A new version of the Opera Web browser for OS X hit the Net this morning in the form of Opera X 5.0b1. The new version offers keychain support and auto-completion of URLs in addition to the speedy page rendering featured in Opera and a svelte 2 megabyte download size for the browser...[posted at 8:22 a.m. PDT]
Jon Fortt of the San Jose Mercury News offers his take on the release of Quicken 2002 for OS X, and by and large he gives the program high marks. The exception is that the Mac version of Quicken doesn't allow integration with as many online banking and financial institutions as the Windows version...[posted at 9:51 a.m. PDT] The excellent palette program for launching files, programs, URLs and other resources DragThing has been update to version 4.1. The update includes a number of bug fixes and support for the forthcoming release of OS X 10.1...[posted at 9:31 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- VueScan 7.1.11 - An update to the alternative scanner program
I have a question...one that a lot of OS X users will be asking in the coming weeks leading up to the release of OS X 10.1. The question: How will OS X 10.1 be shipped? And is it going to cost me anything? I am well past harping at Apple if they are indeed charging $20 for OS X 10.1, as it appears. What I am interested in is the mechanics. Right now there is no way that I have found to go into the Apple Store and pre-order a copy of OS X 10.1. I want to know why not? I want to have a copy of OS X 10.1 as soon as it is released, but without any way to pre-order, I can't even get in line to give Apple my money. We need this situation clarified, and soon... Eighteen hours...that is how long the newest version of OmniWeb, 4.0.5, went without a major crash on my PowerBook. I probably only used the new version for a couple of hours total before it brought up the CrashGuard application and asked if I wanted to send in a bug report about my problem...
The Alice fantasy game for OS X has been released from American McGee and Aspyr...[posted at 5:27 p.m. PDT] Contrary to the review of Micromat's Drive 10 disk utility that I mentioned earlier today from MacNN, a reviewer on Go2Mac lauds the capabilities of Drive 10 and explains how the utility helped save his day in one case...[posted at 2:37 p.m. PDT] The Wi-Fi or 802.11b wireless networking standard, better known to Mac users as the Airport system, got a major boost today when Intel announced it is changing its alligiance and begin shipping 802.11b hardware soon...[posted at 2:32 p.m. PDT]
The Denver Post has an interesting story about Bill Nye the Science Guy: "I have a Mac G4, the titanium portable one. It's OK. It's very fast and it's apparently not as subject to being attacked by viruses, which is very important to me. I had a little Sony Vaio that I was very pleased with, and then it got a virus that destroyed it." MacNN reviews Micromat's Drive 10 disk repair utility for OS X, and like other reviews of this first major native disk repair utility for Apple's new OS, the reviewers find major faults and shortcomings with Drive 10. I initially considered buying Drive 10 when I first heard of its pending release, but at this point I am glad I decided to save my money...[posted at 8:50 a.m. PDT] A number of Web sites this morning are noting that Amazon.com has started selling Apple computers...[posted at 8:45 a.m. PDT] Derrick Currie does an extensive 80-bug roundup for OS X 10.0.4 on Insanely Great Mac. The article is meant to serve as a benchmark to measure the changes in OS X 10.1 when it arrives next month...[posted at 8:42 a.m. PDT]
Securemac.com takes a look at shareware options for firewall security under OS X...[posted at 8:10 a.m. PDT]
Future mapped for OmniWeb [MacworldUK]...[posted at 8:06 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- Classic Menu 2.5 - A replacement for the OS X Apple menu, bringing the functionality of the Classic Apple menu to OS X
Omniweb 4.0.5 has been released tonight, bringing improved language support and bug fixes to the browser from Omni Development...[posted at 10:04 p.m. PDT] A native OS X version of the IMAP e-mail client Mulberry hit the Net today...[posted at 4:43 p.m. PDT] For those of us using the Airport wireless networking system, this summary article from Go2Mac may be of interest: Free wireless networks take root...[posted at 2:04 p.m. PDT] Brennan Stehling offers step-by-step instructions for enabling the firewall protections that are part of the ipfw firewall software built into OS X 10.0.4. This article is a follow up after Brennan's first look at OS X posted earlier this month on GreasyDaemon.com - a site focused on users of BSD Unix varieties...[posted at 9:25 a.m. PDT] MacFixIt's OS X page has an interesting note from the developers of Omniweb regarding the pending release of a new browser version once OS X 10.1 arrives next month. Omni Development confirms that the yet-to-be-released browser will offer much better compatibility with most Web sites, including much-improved Java integration. But Omni does point out that the implementation of Java in the Cocoa layer of OS X is behind the development of Java in the Carbon layer. Translation: Since Internet Explorer is a Carbon application, it will have more solid connections to the underlying Java capabilities of OS X until Apple cleans up Java in the Cocoa environment...(here ends our geek speak section for today)...[posted at 9:13 a.m. PDT] Mac OS X Security Part Five: E-mail encryption is a wrap up of encryption options from MacWrite...[posted at 9:05 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- piDock 1.3.1 - Update to the shareware file browser
I am happy to see a note on the OS X reader reports from Macintouch today that a reader claims Apple will fix the multiple display bug that won't allow you to set up your monitors one over the top of the other when OS X 10.1 arrives next month...[posted at 8:43 p.m. PDT] A story on CNet today makes note of a new variation of the Code Red worm and speculates that this particular worm may never actually go away...[posted at 8:36 p.m. PDT] What does the future hold for Applescript in OS X? Gene Steinberg explores the possibilities...[posted at 12:20 p.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- Magellan 2.0.1 - Update for the shareware multi-language e-mail program
I didn't update MNJ the last couple of days because there simply isn't a lot going on with OS X at the moment and the last gasp stages of summer are at hand, so I have been spending more time outdoors. Want to see what I have been up to away from OS X? Check out my other Weblog, The Equinox Project...
Looking for OS X native computer security software? Merilus is bringing its products to OS X and Linux, as announced Friday...[posted at 4:12 p.m. PDT] X on X: Part III [MacWrite]...[posted at 4:08 p.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- Audiocorder X 3.1.0 - Shareware for automatically or manually recording audio to your Mac
Have you downloaded OS 9.2.1 to run as your Classic OS under OS X yet? I am seeing some reports from users that the update does make Classic load a little faster and application open a bit quicker, but I have doubts about the utility of loading the new "old" system if all of my work is currently done under OS X 10.0.4. I doubt I will upgrade unless and until I see a convincing reason why it would be beneficial for me...
Flash production software comes to OS X [MacCentral]...[posted at 8:06 p.m. PDT] Font management blues in OS X [Macinstein]...[posted at 10:07 a.m. PDT] Y! for X is a site devoted to a grass roots effort to convince Yahoo! to develop its Messenger, Companion and Synchronization programs for OS X...[posted at 9:49 a.m. PDT] Why Mac OS 9.2.1 must be the last Classic system from Mac Night Owl makes a good argument...it is time to faze out the old Mac OS and concentrate resources on the new. And with the promise of OS X 10.1 in a few weeks, the importance of future enhancements to OS 9.x is going to fade even more. For those, like me, who still need to use certain programs and peripherals under OS 9.x, even with talk of the old Mac OS fading there is little need to worry. It still works, and it will continue to work for years to come. Heck, I have machines in my home office that run Mac OSes going all the way back to OS 7.5.3...[posted at 8:46 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- WebDesign X 1.2 - Update to the shareware HTML editor
MacWrite takes a look at steps you can take to make your e-mail program more immune to viruses and hackers in Mac OS X Security Part 4 - E-mail setups for security...[posted at 1:04 p.m. PDT]
Still using OS 9.x? If you have one of the newest Macs, you may want to jump over to Apple to grab the release of OS 9.2.1. Be patient though...it is an 82 meg download...Here is the link from Versiontracker...[posted at 11:20 p.m. PDT] Apple's years of development work to push FireWire has resulted in recognition from an odd source. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is going to award Apple with an Emmy [New York Times (free subscription required)]...[posted at 11:15 p.m. PDT] Apple: No new hardware at expo in Paris [CNET]...[posted at 1:43 p.m. PDT] Metadata, the Mac, and you by John Siracusa is an article from the Ars Technica site that digs into the way OS X deals with metadata. If you would like to understand file systems, how file extensions work and how OS X differs in its handling of metadata from earlier Mac OSes, then this in-depth article is a good read...[posted at 9:27 a.m. PDT] If you use wireless networking, beware of Airsnort. The hacker tool for gathering passwords and data from wireless networks hit the Internet over the weekend, and although it isn't groundbreaking, it is another chip in the weak fascade that has folks believing that a wireless network is just as safe as wired ethernet. I noticed a reference to this article this morning on Macintouch...[posted at 9:20 a.m. PDT] MacNightOwl offers some good answers to the statement: I don't need backups. In short, everyone needs backups. One of the most frustrating aspects of working with OS X at this point, almost five months after the release of the system in March, is that there is no solid, graphically friendly backup program to use with OS X. That serious shortcoming should be addressed shortly after the release of OS X 10.1 next month, because Dantz plans to unveil an OS X version of its full Retrospect program. But until then, backups are one of the tough points with OS X...[posted at 9:04 a.m. PDT] Charles Moore offers a wrap up of solar power options for using your PowerBook on the road without the need for external power in a piece on MacOpinion...[posted at 8:56 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- RBrowser 2.9 - Upgrade to the free FTP program
This is definitely the slow season for OS X news. Very few major programs are being released or updated until OS X 10.1 is revealed next month, and we have all been using this same OS X 10.0.4 version for long enough that there isn't a lot new to write and report about the system itself. And for most end users of OS X, those of us who have been using this new system since its release in March and who have stuck with the advantages and disadvantages of the system through all that time are actually getting work done with OS X. The next month should be very interesting, but for now, it is time to hang on, maybe learn a bit more about how OS X works under the hood, if you have that interest, and keep working. I for one find that despite the nagging problems with OS X, I cannot imagine going back to OS 9.x for anything more than rudimentary work. I still use older Mac OSes on my other Macs, and they cannot compare to what is offered by OS X once you are used to the ins and outs of OS X...
Also on Macintouch this morning is a link to a story about a good Samaritan at an ISP in Oklahoma who is being told to accept a felony conviction and five years of probation after he alerted the local newspaper to warn them that their Web site was not password protected and could be altered by anyone using Microsoft FrontPage. If legit, this is another example of how out of touch laws related to the Internet have become in recent years. LinuxFreak has the full story...[posted at 8:53 a.m. PDT] The OS X reader reports on Macintouch include a letter today from a representative of Harmon Multimedia stating that drivers for the iSub speaker system will be available with the release of OS X 10.1...[posted at 8:43 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- Tinkertool 1.5 - An update to the freeware software for tweaking OS X settings and behavior
Mac OS X and firewalls is the first part in a series of articles about securing your Mac from attacks on the Net from MacObserver...[posted at 11:23 a.m. PDT] New beta of AOL for Mac OS X is out [MacCentral]...[posted at 11:21 a.m. PDT] MacWrite has the second part of its series of articles about running X on OS X...[posted at 11:19 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com... -
We are back with daily updates of Mac Net Journal now! There was no update to Mac Net Journal yesterday for a couple of reasons. First, I spent my day biking on Mt. Rainier (which I wrote about and include a couple of photos on my Weblog The Equinox Project), and second, no one can really reach my site right now since it is in limbo between being served from my Macs at home and the move to remote hosting on the servers at Digital Forest. I expect the sites to be available again sometime today...
The Code Red worm can have some impact on Macs [MacCentral]...[posted at 3:18 p.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- Keep It Up 3.0 - Shareware program for monitoring and making sure that certain files stay running
Happy Birthday, iMac from MacCentral marks the third anniversary of the iMac...[posted at 5:14 p.m. PDT] My local newspaper today has a business feature about The Omni Group, makers of Omniweb, OmniGraffle and other OS X software...[posted at 11:28 a.m. PDT] If already run an Airport network to access the Internet or simply to access other computers in your house or office, you should check out More on Airport/IEEE 802.11b Security from Powerbook Central. It offers great advice for how you can make your network traffic more secure with the tools available to Apple computers...[posted at 9:45 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- CE QuicKeys 1.0b3 - Update to the beta of QuicKeys for OS X
Mac Night Owl offers a critique of the Netscape 6.1 release for OS X and gives the software a pretty sound thrashing, but the state of this browser from the bowels of America Online is no surprise. Want a version of what was once Netscape that actually works, just about as well as any other OS X browser? Try the latest builds of Mozilla, or Fizilla as the OS X version of the open source browser is known. It runs fine on my system, but like all OS X browsers at this point, it doesn't have Java capabilities and its Javascript capabilities are a bit uneven...[posted at 3:29 p.m. PDT] Exclusively OS X Shareware Applications [Mac-Nut]...[posted at 8:28 a.m. PDT] Mac OS X Security Part Three: Virus Scanners [MacWrite]...[posted at 8:20 a.m. PDT] Does your personal Web page use "Web bugs" to track users? According to a story in today's New York Times (free subscription required), Web bugs are the latest marketing ploy used by AOL, Yahoo, Geocities and the like. Rest assured, to my knowledge, there are no Web bugs currently in use for Mac Net Journal or any of my pages...[posted at 12:43 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- hfspax 1fc2 - Update to the pax backup tool that helps deal with hfs formatted hard drives
I should add a couple of caveats about the use of LimeWire and other peer-to-peer file sharing programs. If you decide to try the program, make sure that you are very specific about which files you are willing to share with the rest of the world. It would be very easy to end up sharing personal files. Another factor to consider with LimeWire and the Gnutella network that it accesses is that unlike Napster, where just music was available, this system allows trading of video and photos and other kinds of documents. Be aware that the system offers illegal files, pirated copies of movies and software that are clearly against the law. And it is hard to do a search for anything other than musical artists without bringing up a ton of pornography being offered by members of the network. If you like music and want to try downloading versions of songs you already have on CD or vinyl, LimeWire is a good option. But beware of the caveats. Using this software can expose you to the darker side of society, and the wide open nature of Gnutella and LimeWire makes the legal troubles that forced Napster to curtail its service look like peanuts...
Digging a little deeper, I have yet to find the version of the Talking Moose that runs under OS X....still digging...[posted at 12:38 p.m. PDT] The re-emergence of the Talking Moose, a popular topic on sites such as Dave Winer's Scripting News Weblog, is the topic of Hey Mac, the Moose is Loose from Wired News. The Moose can be used on OS X under the name Uli's Moose...[posted at 9:34 a.m. PDT] MacMerc offers the second installment of its series about how to use Perl on OS X....[posted at 9:12 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- MP3 Rage 3.7 - Update to the Gnutella/Napster access program and MP3 player
If this site becomes unreachable soon when my whiterabbits.com domain is moved to another server, please use this address instead to reach Mac Net Journal until our site has its new hosting server: http://216.160.66.180/MacNetJournal.html... I am spending some time playing around with LimeWire, the OS X client program for accessing the Gnutella peer-to-peer file sharing network this weekend. I am not advocate for getting something for nothing, and I only briefly used Napster when it was still a viable alternative for checking out new and old music I didn't already have in my home collection, but LimeWire works pretty well, and it opens up a wealth of music listening opportunities that seemed closed with the legal troubles that have forced Napster into hibernation. If you have to time and desire, check it out...
Windows, windows everywhere is a tongue-in-cheeck column from the LA Times...with a few shots taken at Apple Computer users and a lot of shots at Windows...[posted at 1:15 p.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- Tex-Edit Plus X 4.1.3b2 - Update to the text editor with advanced features
There may be a brief interruption in the availability of Mac Net Journal and other sites hosted on my whiterabbits.com domain later today or over the weekend, as I work to move the sites from my own Mac servers that run old versions of Quid Pro Quo and Netpresenz in my home office to be hosted on the Macs at Digital Forest. In the heat of frustration with my problems earlier this week with Qwest.net and their lack of up-front response to help customers get their ancient DSL routers up and running in a timely manner, I decided to move hosting of my sites to a more secure, more responsive provider. So, if you try to hit Mac Net Journal and can't get there, be sure that we are coming right back! Speaking of Qwest.net, I may be moving to a new DSL or other type of broadband provider soon as well. Qwest is about to force its customers to move to MSN related services over the next few months. I am sick of dealing with Qwest and its horrible customer service, and I have no desire to have any more ties to Microsoft than I absolutely need to...
Want the flexibility of running X Windows on OS X? MacWrite looks at what is involved in getting Xfree86 running under OS X 10.0.4 and what new capabilities this will add to your OS X machine...[posted at 6:46 p.m. PDT] Book Review: The Mac OS X Book - [AppleLinks.com]...[posted at 4:25 p.m. PDT] Apple at the core of PC revolution from the LA Times looks back 20 years to the time that Apple welcomed IBM to the personal computing game, long after Apple had pioneered mass production of personal computers...[posted at 12:28 p.m. PDT] If you are thinking of finally jumping on the Airport bandwagon, as I am doing at my home once business picks up again, you may want to check the debate on Macslash about the relative merits of buying a base station or running a desktop machine as a virtual base station for an Airport network...From what I have been reading, despite the extra cost of buying a base station, I will likely opt for that route rather than facing the need to run a desktop machine in the other room in order to give my laptops access to the network...[posted at 9:09 a.m. PDT] MacFixIt's OS X page offers their take on the needs for OS X and notes that OS X news is back in the summer lull...with OS X 10.1 coming next month and very few major programs or utilities slated for release until the new OS version reaches users...[posted at 9:05 a.m. PDT] There are reports from Reuters that a third variant of the Code Red worm has arrived, and it is even worse than the first two. I will watch my server logs to see if I have any evidence of this worm, but so far today, nothing. I am being hit by a lot of faulty server requests eminating from the address 0.0.0.0 and I am sure these are attack attempts of some kind, though I am not sure what they are...[posted at 8:49 a.m. PDT] Wired News explores how the FBI is working with law enforcement agencies around the world to round up the creators of the Code Red and Sircam worms to justice. If the creators are found in the US they will face up to five years in jail and a $250,000 fine for each incident caused by their virus or worm...[posted at 8:35 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- Griffin iMate X 1.0b5 - Beta driver for the adapter that lets ADB devices connect through USB ports
I should note that I am really enjoying the latest version of iCab. Since doing the upgrade to iCab 2.5.3 a couple of days ago, I have found myself using it as my primary Web browser any time that I don't need to access pages with a lot of Javascript. It seems speedy, svelte and ready to work, and I do enjoy being able to use URL Manager Pro for OS X in conjunction with iCab...
MacMerc offers a tutorial to show how you can use Perl, which is bundled with every OS X system. The article in the first in a series offering a step-by-step introduction to Perl...[posted at 5:38 p.m. PDT] In OS X at Work - Part Five AppleLust takes a look at how far we have come so far with OS X and what parts of the new Mac under OS X are most missed if you switch back to OS 9.x. I can attest to a lot of what the author says here. For the most part, I don't miss OS 9.x at all...[posted at 12:10 p.m. PDT] Adaptec and Farallon released beta drivers for SCSI cards yesterday. To grab the latest beta versions, check Versiontracker and look at yesterday's listings...[posted at 11:35 a.m. PDT] The effects of the Code Red worm are still causing problems a week after the worm was set loose. CNet has a story today about AT&T blocking Web sites that are being run illegally by residential broadband subscribers. The reason: worms scanning the residential servers are slowing network traffic to a crawl...[posted at 11:25 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- MacSQL 2.0.1 - Update to the SQL database management tool
Code Red the third? A Mac Web site owner on one of the mailing lists to which I belong is reporting a third variant of the Code Red Worm or some other worm working as a mimic of Code Red. The new version, which hasn't hit my Web site yet in these early morning hours, can be found in Web server logs as a call to load the faulty URL default.ida followed by a series of "()()()" in a long string. The first Code Red variant called for default.ida followed by a series of N's, and the second variant that arrived Saturday was followed by a series of X's. The other common attack that my in-house server is seeing today is repeated attempts to load the non-existent URL 0.0.0.0 which results in a configuration error and the server keeps on ticking...[posted at 12:06 a.m. PDT] To add a note to this, I have seen no other mention of a third variety of this worm yet, so I am not sure what this one Webmaster was seeing in his logs...[posted at 10:47 a.m. PDT]
Robert X. Cringely offers an interesting perspective on how to slow the rash of recent worms and viruses that are attacking Windows computers...and he offers his take on the rumor that Microsoft is going to unveil its own proprietary version of TCP/IP with enhanced security features in the new future...[posted at 8:33 p.m. PDT] Macintouch has started a Code Red page, with details about the collateral affects of the worm on Macs...[posted at 9:05 a.m. PDT] A version of Netscape 6.1 for OS X is available today as well, but as many users point out in the comments section on Versiontracker, this build contains bugs that have been worked out in the Fizilla open source browser project...[posted at 8:34 a.m. PDT] A new version of iCab, the lean and relatively fast Web browser, brings the program to 2.5.3...[posted at 8:28 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- Netscape X 6.1 - New version of the Netscape Web browser, with mail and news tools integrated
Are you using a Cisco 675, 677 or 678 router to access the Net over DSL? If so, you will want to take a look at this FAQ page from Accelerate Your Mac. I found out the hard way over the last couple of days that even following the directions offered by your provider, such as Qwest here in the Tacoma/Seattle area, isn't good enough to avoid the Code Red worm. Mac Net Journal and my other Web sites have been at the mercy of the worm, even though my Macs can't be infected with the worm, because my router was being knocked out every hour or so. And until news about the problem hit the Net today, there was no way to solve the problem other than spending a couple of hours on hold with Qwest to find a solution. Bad customer support...
OK, so maybe Code Red hasn't been the end of the world for Mac users. Get ready for news of a new virus, this one infecting PDF files. Does this new virus mean trouble for OS X? Only if you use Adobe Acrobat to create PDF files...[posted at 9:37 p.m. PDT] MacCentral has a roundup of Mac security programs, tying in with recent reports that OS X could be a much more serious security risk than OS 9.x and earlier...[posted at 9:54 a.m. PDT] FileMonitor released for OS X [MacCentral]...[posted at 9:14 a.m. PDT] Everyone using OS X should be more concerned about the security of their data. Today MacWrite takes a look at OS X security and firewalls...[posted at 9:04 a.m. PDT] Interested in which Web sites are using OS X or Darwin servers? Then check out this list of Mac OS X and Darwin run sites...[posted at 8:48 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- Quitling 1.0.1 - Shareware application and process killer
I am not sure if it is related at all to the Code Red worm or its new variant that hit the Net over the weekend, but my ADSL connection through Qwest.net has been terribly unstable over the last three days. Please be patient and excuse problems connecting to Mac Net Journal over the last couple of days. I am working on a more stable solution that won't cost me an arm and a leg, and it may mean moving my Web site to an off-site server rather than relying on ADSL connections that are far from stable...
Over the weekend MacNN posted a review of OmniGraffle, the flowchart, graphing and organizational program from the makers of the Omniweb Web browser...[posted at 9:45 a.m. PDT] Think Secret takes a look at Office 10 for OS X, with screen shots...[posted at 9:01 a.m. PDT] Hackers, viruses, OS X and the Mac from MacCentral takes a look at the new threat of Mac hacking that have opened up due to the Unix underpinnings of OS X...[posted at 8:56 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- Mozilla 0.9.3 (Fizzila) - Update to the OS X version of Communicator
TechTV weighs in on the never-ending Mac vs. PC debate with its analysis of the benefits of a Mac...[posted at 9:19 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- Maelstrom X 3.0.5 - A freeware port of the classic asteroid blasting game
I continue to see hits on my Web server from the Red Code worm trying to infect my machine. The worm hasn't had the disasterous affects that some predicted a couple of days ago, but this is the first virus or worm where I have seen evidence of its repeated attempts to hit my Mac Web server...
Goodbye to the Apple TIL [Go2Mac]...[posted at 3:34 p.m. PDT] Packet sniffing on OS X [MacSlash]...[posted at 11:52 a.m. PDT] MacAddict has an interesting Q&A story, via the folks from MacZone - an interview with Macromedia about their commitment to OS X and new applications that are on the way...[posted at 11:37 a.m. PDT] A sad note for a wireless Internet access technology that, although it never made it to my neck of the woods, looked like a great solution for PowerBook users. Go2Mac notes that Metricom's Ricochet system is set to go dark by the end of the month...[posted at 11:32 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- Firewalk X 1.3.5 - Update to the shareware firewall enabler for OS X
OK, I spoke too soon about the Code Red worm. I have seen a dozen or so hits on my Web server tonight from the worm trying to infect my system. Of course, since I don't run a Windows server, it couldn't take hold, but it is trying. Here is what it looks like trying to hit my site:
08/01/101 22:06:49 ERR! 217.56.118.181 /default.ida 195 GET At times like this I am glad that I run a Mac server! It appears that the Code Red worm is turning out to have the same level of impact that other overblown computer virus alerts have had before it.
Computer User has a long list of OS X utilities that can enhance the system as it stands today at version 10.0.4. The article mentions how third-party companies are creating useful utilities way ahead of Apple, but this is nothing new. Many of the mainstay features of OS 9.x were actually developed by third parties and later integrated into the Classic OS...[posted at 12:37 p.m. PDT] OS X 10.1 leaks prove speed bump [The Register]...[posted at 12:06 p.m. PDT] As you may have noticed by now, grabbing the latest version of Omniweb through the usual means of visiting Versiontracker and clicking the link to download it from Omni Development is not working all that well. Omni is advising users to access their iDisk from Apple (under the Go menu in the Finder) and to navigate to the OS X software applications section to download and install Omniweb 4.0.3...[posted at 9:32 a.m. PDT]
Noted from Versiontracker.com...
- Symantec NAV virus definitions for August - August virus update for NAV
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