..complete article at:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1455935,00.asp
Excerpts:
- Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer will get its own built-in pop-up blocker. Intranets
won't be affected, but when you're surfing the Web, IE will block any
pop-up or pop-under window that wasn't triggered by your click. In
the beta, an audible pop signals each blocking event. You can
right-click on the pop-up icon in the status bar to configure pop-up
blocking or to review blocked pop-ups ( figure 2 ). IE will also add
protection against "drive-by downloads" downloads that occur without
your knowledge or permission. If you want a particular download, you
simply click a link that appears below the toolbar.
- Outlook express/Windows Messenger
The latest version of Outlook lets you prevent downloading of images
or other external content in HTML mail. With SP2, Outlook Express
gets this same ability. Spammers use invisible images called Web bugs
or Web beacons to surreptitiously get notification when you view or
preview their e-mail messages this enhancement blocks that technique.
Both OE and Windows Messenger will include added protection against
malicious attachments. Attachments you launch directly will run with
minimal permissions, limiting the amount of damage they can do.
- Firewall
The Internet Connection Firewall will be renamed Windows Firewall and
will be enabled by default. Reportedly, you will have detailed
control of port settings, though this feature is not yet present in
the beta. Only specific programs will be allowed to receive
connections from outside sources. You still won't get the protection
against outbound traffic that programs like ZoneAlarm provide,
though. The Messenger service, which is used to send pop-up style
messages, will be off by default.
..from:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-01-22-sb-pepsi_x.htm
By Theresa Howard, USA TODAY
NEW YORK
A new sort of Pepsi Generation will get air time on the Super Bowl:
music downloaders.
Annie Leith, sued by the recording industry over music downloads,
appears in a Pepsi ads.
Pepsi-Cola
Some 20 teens sued by the Recording Industry Association of America,
which accuses them of unauthorized downloads, will appear in a
Pepsi-Cola (PEP) ad that kicks off a two-month offer of up to 100
million free and legal downloads from Apple's iTunes, the leading
online music seller. The sassy ad, to be seen by Super Bowl's 88
million viewers on Feb 1, is a wink at the download hot button. Pepsi
hopes the promotion will connect its flagship cola, as well as Sierra
Mist and Diet Pepsi, with teens who've shown more affinity for
bottled water, energy drinks and the Internet.
The ad identifies the teens as a "few of the kids sued for
downloading music free off the Internet." RIAA has filed 914 lawsuits
since it began cracking down in September, including 532 this week.
Annie Leith, a 14-year-old from Staten Island, appears with other
downloaders in the ad, which features music by Green Day. The band
cut a special version of the 1966 Bobby Fuller Four hit I Fought the
Law for the ad, by BBDO, New York. In the ad, Leith holds a Pepsi and
proclaims: "We are still going to download music for free off the
Internet." Then the announcer says how: "Announcing the Pepsi iTunes
Giveaway."
"It's all in good spirit," says Dave Burwick, chief marketer, Pepsi,
North America. "This has been a huge cultural phenomenon. It's highly
relevant and topical for consumers. We're turning people to buying
music online vs. stealing it online."
Leith, whose favorite artist is Jay-Z, says she no longer makes
unauthorized downloads and is excited to appear on the Super Bowl. "I
can say I was on TV for something so ridiculous," says Leith, who
along with her older sister and younger brother downloaded 950 songs
over three years. They settled the lawsuit for $3,000, the average
according to RIAA. She'll use some of her undisclosed ad fee to help
pay for the settlement.
RIAA is all in favor of the ad and the promotion.
"This ad shows how everything has changed," says Mitch Bainwol, RIAA
chairman. "Legal downloading is great because fans are supporting the
future of creative work in America."
Hello Everyone:
Dr. Richard Kruk of the Psychology Department has an urgent need for a
couple of iBooks capable of booting into OS 9 (as opposed to running
Classic in OS X). He needs to run some OS 9 software which cannot
running in Classic mode correctly. Unfortunately the company
responsible for upgrading the software to OS X has overshot their
predicted release date. He has some time sensitive research which
requires that data collection begin almost immediately. Dr Kruk is
willing to rent this equipment. Please see forwarded message below for
details.
If you have an iBook(s) you'd like to rent to Dr. Kruk, please contact
him as soon as possible.
Dr. Richard Kruk
474-9453
e-mail krukr(a)ms.umanitoba.ca
Regards,
Doug
-------------
Doug Hamilton, BA, MA, APP
Senior Apple Computer Consultant
Computers-on-Campus; Univ. of Manitoba
204-474-6196
204-474-7556
http://www.umanitoba.ca/bookstore/
FORWARD MESSAGE BEGINS:
> I have a problem, though, that I'm hoping you might be able to help
> out with. The program I purchased, called VPixx, is designed to
> produce precise and reliable image durations (as short as 16 ms) on
> the computer screen.
>
> However, only an OS-9 version of the program is available (an OS-X
> version was promised to me by Christmas, but I'm still waiting for it
> to be ready to be distributed). I have the OS-9 version of VPixx,
> which runs on the OS-X "Classic" environment. There is a problem with
> the equipment: the timings of images that are displayed are completely
> off, and unreliable - I
> measured durations last Friday using an oscilloscope and made this
> discovery, with the G4 Powerbooks I was planning to take into schools
> to conduct my research. The image timings I need, however, are
> accurately and reliably produced by a G3 running on OS-9.
>
> The bottom line is that until I obtain an OS-X version of VPixx (which
> is unlikely to happen soon), or iBooks that run on OS-9 I can take
> into schools, I can't collect valid data for my project. I have a very
> limited time during which I have access to children in schools (from
> now until the middle of March), and the data collection will likely
> take all the time I have.
>
> I was hoping you might have some knowledge of people at the
> University, or in the community who might be willing to either loan or
> rent me the equipment I need (two iBooks, running OS-9, each with a
> VGA port). If you know of any rental outfit that might be able to
> help, I'd really appreciate it.
>
> This is an urgent problem for me -- if you have any suggestions I'd be
> grateful in hearing about them soon!
>
> All the best,
>
> Richard
FORWARD MESSAGE ENDS:
In case you haven't yet seen it, Microsoft has a paper outlining
Microsoft's internal wireless network deployment available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/msit/security/secwlan.asp
..also, from a Q&A regarding IT Security comes the following (long... sorry):
ShopTalk Webcast: IT Security
Sponsored by Microsoft TechNet
12/01/03
Q&A (Most frequently asked during the session)
Question: What types of antivirus software does Microsoft use? What
does Microsoft use to eliminate e-mail born viruses and spam?
Answer: At Microsoft, antivirus software is deployed on all desktop
computers, servers, e-mail gateways, internet gateways, and Personal
Digital Assistants (PDAs). Computer Associates eTrust is used on all
desktop computers and fully managed servers, except the gateways,
which run Trend Micro InterScan Viruswall and also Brightmail
software. About 5 million inbound e-mail messages are scanned every
day. On average, 800 viruses are stripped per day, and approximately
2.4 million junk e-mail messages are filtered per day.
Question: Where does the Microsoft Corporate Security Group reside
in the Microsoft organization structure?
Answer: Microsoft's Corporate Security Group reports into Rick
Devenuti, the chief information officer (CIO) and corporate vice
president for the Worldwide Services Organization at Microsoft Corp
Question: Does the Microsoft Corporate Security Group attempt to
break into your own systems to assess the strength of your network?
Answer: The attack and penetration team in the Microsoft Corporate
Security Group evaluates compliance with security policies and
standards. This team provides real-world threat assessment auditing
and consulting services across all layers of the ecosystem, including
controls on the network, host, application, trust, and account
levels. The team's objective is to measure the effectiveness of
Microsoft's security controls against internal and external threats
and then assist in developing cost-effective risk mitigating
solutions.
Question: What are the advantages of using smart cards over USB
tokens or RSA tokens?
Answer: The Microsoft Corporate Security Group identified three
areas where smart cards are more appropriate for our environment
compared to USB or RSA tokens. First, our assessment indicated that
a smart card is less likely to be compromised than USB or RSA tokens.
Second, smart card chips could be embedded into the existing
proximity cards that Microsoft employees already use for building
access, eliminating the need for users to carry and additional device
for two-factor authentication. Finally, smart cards can be used for
multiple applications such as two-factor remote access authentication
and Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) for
digitally signing and encrypting of e-mail.
More details on Microsoft's smart card deployment can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/msit/security/smartcrd.asp
and
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/msit/security/smtcrdcs.asp
More detail on Microsoft's self hosted Public Key Infrastructure
(PKI) can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/itsoluti…
Question: What product does the Microsoft Corporate Security Group
use for intrusion detection?
Answer: The Microsoft Corporate Security Group manages intrusion
detection with a number of third-party and internally developed
programs and tools, including Microsoft Audit Collections System
(MACS), BlackICE and RealSecure from Internet Security Systems, and
proxy traffic monitoring and antivirus software.
Question: What method does the Microsoft Corporate Security Group
use to determine the particular patches to deploy and the urgency of
their deployment?
Answer: The Microsoft Corporate Security Group relies on a formal
decision support process to determine which patches to apply and
their urgency in Microsoft's environment. At a high level, patches
are considered critical in the Microsoft environment if the
vulnerability addressed by the patch results in escalation of
privilege, expansion of access or control or exposure of business
critical data. Additional detail on Microsoft's Corporate Security
Group's security strategy is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/msit/security/mssecbp.asp
Question: Is Windows Update integrated in Microsoft's patch
compliance process?
Answer: Windows Update is one of the technologies used in
Microsoft's patch compliance strategy. Additional technologies
include Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) and custom tools.
Question: What is Connection Manager?
Answer: Connection Manager is a suite of components that provides
administrators with the ability to create and distribute customized
remote access connections, called service profiles, and to create,
distribute, and automatically update customized phone books.
Connection Manager service profiles appear as network connections on
client computers, and profiles can be used to connect to remote
networks through servers that are running Routing and Remote Access,
Internet Authentication Service (IAS), or remote access and virtual
private networking technologies from companies other than Microsoft.
Further information about Connection Manager is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/tec…
Question: What are some of the challenges in self hosting a Public
Key Infrastructure (PKI)?
Answer: One of the challenges to self hosting a PKI is the need to
secure the Certificate Authority servers in a secure vault that is
subject to highly restricted access controls.
More detail on Microsoft's self hosted Public Key Infrastructure
(PKI), including lessons learned through our own deployment, can be
found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/itsoluti…
Question: What steps do you take when a smart card is lost or stolen?
Answer: After a card is reported as lost or stolen, the smart card's
certificate is immediately revoked by Microsoft authentication
servers, permanently preventing access by the holder of the missing
smart card. A new smart card is then issued from a local card
issuance site. Additional information about Microsoft's smart card
deployment and operations can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/msit/security/smartcrd.asp
Question: What kind of custom tools has Microsoft's Corporate
Security Group developed? Is there any intention of releasing such
tools to customers or integrating the functionality into Microsoft
products?
Answer: Microsoft's Corporate Security Group has developed a number
of custom tools to meet the needs of our environment. As part of a
two-way feedback process with Microsoft's product groups, many
features developed by Microsoft's Corporate Security Group are
incorporated into Microsoft products.
Question: When the term "VPN" was used during the security remote
access presentation, was it used to refer exclusively to remote users?
Answer: Yes, the term "VPN" was used to refer to remote users.
Additional detail about Microsoft's remote access infrastructure is
available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/msit/security/smartcrd.asp
Question: Does the Microsoft Corporate Security audit your policies
and procedures to ensure that employees do not circumvent these
policies? If so, how often do the audits occur?
Answer: Yes, Microsoft's Corporate Security Group audits policies
and procedures. The frequency of the audits is based on the security
risks addressed by the specific policies and procedures. Additional
detail on the Microsoft Corporate Security Group functions, including
audit and compliance team functions, is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/msit/security/mssecbp.asp
Question: What percentage of Microsoft's 300,000 network devices are
subject to the Microsoft Corporate Security Group's compliance
policies, including scanning and remediation?
Answer: All devices connected to Microsoft's corporate network are
subject to the Microsoft Corporate Security Group's compliance
policies, including scanning and remediation
Question: Is compliance to Microsoft Corporate Security policies
centrally managed? If so, how is compliance managed at remote sites?
Answer: Yes, compliance to Microsoft Corporate Security policies is
centrally managed. Compliance at remote sites is primarily managed
through remote scanning and, as necessary, on-site visits.
Question: What does Microsoft do internally with regards to securing
wireless within your IT infrastructure?
Answer: A paper outlining Microsoft's internal wireless network
deployment is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/msit/security/secwlan.asp
Question: Does the Microsoft Corporate Security Group operate an
Intrusion Prevention System?
Answer: Intrusion Prevention Systems are not implemented in a full
production environment although we are actively evaluating the
technologies.
now for a fun message....
tonight !!!
Date: Tuesday, Jan 20, 2004 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: GREAT HALL, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
BY
PETE DOCTER
http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?too=200&eve=8&sec=275&epa=8446
With Finding Nemo, the most successful movie of 2003, Pixar
Studios cemented its place as the premiere animation company
in the world. Not that there was much doubt. Toy Story, Toy
Story II, A Bug's Life and Monsters, Inc had left little
doubt about Pixar's place as the world's computer animation
giant.
Pete Docter joined Pixar in 1990 after working for Disney
Feature Animation and winning a Student Academy Award for
his short animation film Next Door. He began by directing
and animating commercials (for Tropicana Fruit Juice and
Life Savers). Along with John Lasseter and Andrew Stantin,
Pete developed the concept and characters for Toy Story. He
also helped write and storyboard the film and became
supervising animator on the project. For the sequel, Toy
Story II, Pete wrote the initial story treatment. Monsters,
Inc was Pete's biggest project; he created the concept and
directed the entire film. He has described the movie as
"Scooby Doo on steroids" but admits the storyline came from
his own childhood: "I thought about things that I knew were
true for me as a kid. One that my toys came to life when I
wasn't in the room, and two, that there were monsters hiding
in my closet waiting to scare me." Monsters, Inc, with
voices by John Goodman and Billy Crystal, took nearly five
years to complete. Born in Minneapolis and raised in nearby
Bloomington, Minnesota, Pete Docter now lives in the Oakland
area of California. He is currently developing another
feature film.
Dianne
---
Dianne_Cox(a)umanitoba.ca /(204)474-9793 Fax:-7920 /Rm 623 Engineering-3
User Services /Academic Computing & Networking (IST) /U of Manitoba
..complete article at:
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5142679.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed
LinuxWorld: Novell's debutante ball
By Stephen Shankland
CNET News.com
January 20, 2004, 6:56 AM PT
New partnerships with server makers Dell and Egenera will be among
the displays of Novell's newly bought Linux status at the LinuxWorld
Conference and Expo beginning Wednesday.
Novell, whose NetWare operating system lost out to Microsoft in the
server market in the 1990s, hitched its cart to a new horse with its
$210 million purchase of SuSE Linux this month. SuSE lagged behind
Linux market share leader Red Hat, but Novell is hoping its cash,
customer connections and intellectual property will provide a boost.
Examples of SuSE's gradual gains include the finalization of an
expected support partnership with Dell, the last of the four major
server makers to make the move. And start-up Egenera, which began its
Linux server business offering only Red Hat, also will include SuSE
in the fold.
IBM, which has relied on SuSE to bring Linux support to its five
server lines, endorsed the acquisition with a $50 million investment
and believes Novell's move puts SuSE on a better footing in
comparison to Red Hat.
"We think this is a very healthy thing, because it provides a good
balance between the two," said Scott Handy, vice president for IBM's
Linux strategy and market development.
There's still work to be done, though. Dell is on board, so customers
in Europe, where SuSE is most popular, will have better support, but
"Red Hat is still our major partner for Linux," spokeswoman Carmen
Maverick said.
Software companies also are cutting deals with Novell. Veritas will
announce it's selling SuSE versions of its software for storage
management and server availability, and mainframe specialist
Compuware and Web server power BEA Systems also are expected to
announce Novell partnerships.
[...]
Novell began indemnifying its Linux customers last week, following in
the footsteps of Hewlett-Packard.
Other protective programs include a $10 million legal defense fund
for Linux users from the Open Source Development Labs and another
defense fund Red Hat established for open-source programmers.
Novell has joined IBM and Red Hat to become a third major SCO
challenger, arguing that it still owns the Unix copyrights because
SCO's predecessor failed to request them after buying elements of
Novell's Unix business in 1995 and 1996.
[...]
And at the Linux show, Microsoft's booth will once again feature the
company's Servers for Unix software, now free. The software is used
to run Unix programs on Windows, an ability Microsoft hopes will help
Unix or Linux administrators make the jump to Windows.
[...]
Mars. Cool!
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) created Maestro, a tool to use
on your personal computer to view the images created by the Mars rover,
Spirit, in 3D panoramas.
You can download a free copy of Maestro for Mac OS X from NASA JPL that
allows you to see Mars in ways you've never imagined. "It's actually
the same software that the scientists use to view downlink data and to
plan Rover activities from day to day," says Gene Chalfant, technical
staff member at NASA JPL.
Here's what you need to do:
Make sure that you have Mac OS X 10.3
You'll also need Java 1.4.1 which is available via Software Update.
Download the Java 3D and Java Advanced Imaging Update.
Download Maestro from NASA. Then download the latest images from the
rover. Currently, the landing pictures are available as well as
tutorials for using the software.
For at least 12 weeks starting in early January, JPL will provide
fresh sets of image data once per week that you can download and view
using Maestro as your window into a new world. It's an unprecedented
way to track and watch as scientists attempt to unearth some of the
planet's hidden secrets. "It's kind of a sandbox for people to play
in," Chalfant says. "The visualization builds a 3-D model you can
spin around and look at."
The article is at:
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2004/01/marsrover/
the Maestro software can be found at:
http://mars.telascience.org/softwaredownload
pictures are at:
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/spirit.html
..from:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120281
The Battery Update supports the following products:
* iBook (Dual USB)
* iBook (Late 2001)
* iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM)
* iBook (32 VRAM)
* iBook (800 MHZ 32 VRAM)
* iBook (900 MHZ 32 VRAM)
* iBook G4 (12-inch)
* PowerBook G4 (12-inch)
* PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI)
* PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW 800)
* PowerBook G4 (17-inch)
* PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33GHz)
About the Battery Update
The Battery Update enhances the performance of the battery to ensure
that full capacity is available for your PowerBook or iBook.
How To Install
1. Download the Battery Update.dmg
2. Open the BatteryUpdateManual.dmg
3. Double Click the BatteryUpdate.pkg
4. Follow the onscreen instructions. A status bar shows the progress
of the update
Note: If a message says the "This Software is not necessary for your
computer," then you do not need the update.
5. When a message says that the Battery Update has been successfully
installed, click the Restart button.
Note: Once the Battery Update software has been installed, each
battery you install in your PowerBook or iBook will be updated
automatically.
..from one of Apple's mailings (apologies for the sales hype ::-(:
1. Big Sound. Small Profile. iPod mini.
......................................
Weighs just 3.6 ounces. Holds 1,000 songs. Fits in a Hobbit's
pocket. Comes in five luscious colors.
Sounds like you've got your fingers on a new iPod mini. Why, even
it's name is small.
But there's nothing small about the sound emanating from the new
iPod mini. In that way, it sounds just like its slightly bigger
brother. Wonderful. And just like iPod, it's simple to use. So
simple you can operate it with one hand tied behind your back.
That's thanks to the new Click Wheel and the handy buttons
positioned right underneath.
Fast, iPod mini supports FireWire and USB 2.0, so you can
automatically sync your music from iTunes for Mac or Windows in
seconds.
http://www.apple.com/ipodmini/
2. Ring in the New Year with iLife '04
.....................................
We thought we'd start the year off with a New Year's resolution.
Come on, let's hear from everyone:
I resolve to soar to new heights of creative
expression in the coming year with iLife '04.
Wasn't that easy? Unlike other resolutions, this one will also
be easy to keep. That's because iLife '04 offers you more than
it ever has before. More ways to express yourself. More features.
More performance. Even a brand new team member.
That would be GarageBand. Whether you really are a musician or just
want to feel like a rock star, GarageBand offers the simplest way to
create, play, and record your own music. Drag-and-drop easy, the
revolutionary GarageBand turns your Mac into a recording studio,
letting you play over 50 software instruments and create CD-quality
music for iPhoto slideshows, iMovie soundtracks, or iDVD motion
menus.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/
Available for the Mac and Windows, iTunes 4 does it all. The
leading digital music jukebox, it makes it easy to listen to any
song in your music collection, create playlists, burn audio CDs,
sync to iPod, and access your tunes from iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD.
It works just as seamlessly with GarageBand, too. Of course, iTunes
also features the acclaimed iTunes Music Store. The paradigm by
which all other online ventures are judged, it's stocked with over
500,000 songs and 5,000 audiobooks. And we've just added over 12,000
classical music tracks, iTunes Essentials, and Billboard charts from
1946 to the present.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/itunes/
There's fast. There's faster. And there's iPhoto 4. Distinguished by
blazingly fast performance, iPhoto 4 lets you quickly zoom through
photo collections of up to 25,000 photographs. Smart Albums,
automatic time-based organization and easy-to-assign ratings help
you categorize and find images in the blink of an eye. Slideshows
have never looked better thanks to the new Keynote-inspired
transitions. And wait till you read about Rendezvous photo sharing.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/
Make movies faster with iMovie 4. Thanks to direct trimming, a new
non-destructive editing technique, you can edit video faster than
you ever could before. And here's a real time-saver: iMovie 4 lets
you select multiple clips (even non-adjacent clips) and assign
transitions or apply effects to all of them at the same time.
Another new feature, "Snap to" timeline alignment, makes syncing
audio and video a breeze. You're gonna fall in love with iMovie all
over again.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/
There's no better way to share your movies and slideshows with
friends and family than with a DVD. And there no easier way to make
Hollywood-quality DVDs than with iDVD 4. The built-in media browser
offers instant access to all of your photos, movies, and music,
including the songs you create yourself in GarageBand. And you can
use any of them in the drop zones and motion menus you'll find in
iDVD 4's twenty new themes. Faster and better compression, stunning
new effects, more customization options, and new
features--Auto-Play, Save-As-Archive, the DVD Map feature--make iDVD
4 a delight. And a powerhouse.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/idvd/
3. No Stopping Final Cut Express 2
.................................
Edit like a pro with the latest version of the highly affordable yet
decidedly advanced DV editing solution--Final Cut Express 2.
Optimized for the DV25 format (MiniDV and DVCAM), Final Cut Express
2 offers the perfect blend of power, ease of use, and affordability.
It's simple enough to be used by home videographers
yet provides the sophistication required by the pro, including
high-quality compositing, titling, and effects.
With Final Cut Express 2 you can capture video just by connecting a
FireWire-equipped DV camcorder to your Mac. Editing's a breeze, too.
Thanks to the professional tools--razor blade, slip, slide, ripple.
roll, extend and split--built right in. You'll also like the
hundreds of stunning transitions, filters, and effects it provides.
And hanks to RT Extreme, you'll enjoy real-time rendering of both
audio and video. Get creative. Get Final Cut Express 2.
http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/
4. Introducing the 64-bit Xserve G5
..................................
Looking for world-class server performance? Then look no further
than the new Xserve G5. The first 1U server to offer dual 64-bit
processors, Xserve G5 features the same G5 processor and advanced
architecture that powers the third-fastest supercomputer cluster in
the world.
It also offers support for up to 8GB or DDR SDRAM with EEC
protection, dual Gigabit Ethernet, up to 750GB of internal storage
capacity, and for up to 3.5 terabytes of data storage with the
optional Xserve RAID. Designed to deliver the UNIX-based strengths
and cutting-edge capabilities of Mac OS X Server, this
rack-optimized server also offers remote management tools that make
it easy to deploy and maintain.
Find out why Infoworld rated Xserve the overall best server solution
value for 2003 and how Xserve G5 offers even more.
http://www.apple.com/xserve/
5. What's New?
.............
If you couldn't get to Macworld yourself, take a virtual tour
of the Macworld show floor, get up close and personal with the
new products announced at the show, read reactions from the media,
and enjoy the lovely view of the Golden Gate Bridge.
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2004/01/mwsf/
..
Want to get even more out of your GarageBand experience?
Jam Pack adds over 2,000 additional Apple Loops, including many
for hip-hop and electronica; over 100 additional software
instruments, including a concert grand piano and twelve-string
guitars; over 100 additional pro-quality effects presets; and
15 additional guitar amps, including surf, grunge, heavy blues,
and atmospheric.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMor…
..
To take advantage of the 50 software instruments that come with
GarageBand or the 100 additional software instruments available
in JamPack, you'll want to equip your Mac with a great MIDI
keyboard. Like the M-Audio Keystation 49e. Just plug it into
your Mac via USB, and you're ready to rock.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/accessories.html
..
Ah, the great outdoors. Hiking. Jogging. Power walking.
Bicycling. Wear the new iPod mini Arm Band when you venture
forth, and you can take 1,000 of your favorite tunes with you.
http://www.apple.com/ipod/accessories.html
..
Try these on for size. The new In-Ear Headphones for iPod and
the all-new iPod mini offer great sound quality, come with
their own carrying case, and include caps of three different
sizes. Perfect fit. Great sound.
http://www.apple.com/ipod/accessories.html
..
Listen up. To get more audio please from your iPod, iPod mini, or
your Mac, you'll want to bend an ear--or two--in the direction of
the new JBL Creature II speakers. They sound simply mahvelous.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/accessories.html
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We've set a milestone. There are now over 10,000 applications
available for Mac OS X. These include brand new applications
introduced at the Macworld Expo (like Adobe's InDesign CS PageMaker
Edition) as well as the second and third generations of Mac OS X
products from such developers as Macromedia (which introduced
Macromedia Director MX at the Macworld Expo) and Microsoft (which
announced that it would begin shipping the newest versions of
Microsoft Office 2004 later this spring). Said Roz Ho, general
manager of the Macintosh Business Unit: "Office 2004 is packed
with Mac-first features--some of which are not available on
any other platform."
Microsoft Office 2004:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.aspx?pid=office2004
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In addition to the new Xserve G5, Apple also introduced a new
version of Xserve RAID than not only delivers up to 3.5 terabytes
of storage capacity but also certification on a variety of platforms
in addition to Mac OS X, including Windows- and Linux-based servers.
http://www.apple.com/xserve/raid/
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Heard about Virginia Tech? They now enjoy the distinction of
having the third fastest supercomputer cluster in the world.
Composed of 1,100 off-the-shelf dual processor Power Mac G5
computers, the cluster was operational in less than 3 months (an
astounding feat in itself) and costs one-tenth as much as similar
systems.
Watch the video (it premiered at Macworld):
http://www.apple.com/hardware/video/virginiatech/
Then read the in-depth story of how they did it:
http://www.apple.com/education/science/profiles/vatech/
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Shareware Spotlight.
Now Mac OS X can take you to Mars. Your red planet experience
comes courtesy of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which made
Maestro available. With Maestro, you can view photos Spirit
(the rover) has already captured of the surface of Mars, try
your hand at driving the rover, and learn more about the Mar's
mission.
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/home_learning/maestro.html
Phony FBI e-Mail Contains Malware Attachment
(6 January 2003)
Some people have been receiving e-mail messages purporting to be from
the FBI and informing them that they will be indicted on charges of
illegal downloading. The e-mail includes an attachment that claims to
be the evidence taken from their computers but which really contains
malware. Closer examination of the e-mail message reveals grammatical
and factual clues that it is not authentic.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/06/1073268005348.html