Macs do Star Wars dirty work
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Painstaking effort and computer power went into cleaning up the original Star Wars trilogy for its DVD release.
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&quot;Rumord reports of a $500 Macintosh has got many industry watchers wondering how this will affect Apple&#39;s standing within the computing market place.
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First, thanks for the great comments on yesterday's post about Apple and the hard disk of my MacBook. People were universally positive and helpful, and I can say I really learned some really important things as a result of the discussion. First, the cost of the data on the hard disk swamps the value of the value of the disk and even the value of the computer. There was source code on the computer, and other information, which if it fell into the wrong hands, could cause some serious problems for me. I have no agreement with Apple that covers the security or privacy of the data. As far as I know they think they own the contents of the disk as well as the disk itself. The experience I had with them actually makes me think they probably do feel its theirs. This from a company that takes the security of its own private information very seriously, they seem to have almost no regard for the security of its customers' information. You have no control over when a hard disk will crash, or any foreknowledge of when it's even likely to crash. So there's no way to protect against this kind of security issue. And that's what it is. What kind of sense does it make to invest in firewalls, and of what value is Apple's claim that Macs are inherently more secure, when all the data on one of my computers is now completely out of my control forever? I'm not so concerned about the privacy issues, but I could imagine that other people might be. And if identity thieves are not aware of this backdoor way to get access to private information, how long before they are? Security experts always warn us that obscurity is not a good strategy for security. So what to do?  Basically I've given up on trying to get Apple to do the right thing and give me my disk back. Some people at the Emeryville store are well-itentioned, and are just naive about the problems that can come when you trust people with all your data. Others just don't care. Either way it seems unlikely that I'm going to get it back, and even if I do, it's been out of my control for too long.  I'm going to go through the tedious job of changing the passwords on all my sensitive online accounts. That was overdue anyway. And next time a laptop blows its hard disk, I'm either going to replace it myself and shred the old disk, the same way I'd shred any sensitive documents before throwing them out, or just throw away the whole computer. I know this isn't green, but there seems to be no other course that's anything close to secure. And always be aware that you could lose a laptop, or it could be stolen. So far it seems that this is not yet an identity theft concern, but you can't be sure, and it won't be long before it is.  Thanks again for all the good info, advice and vibe.
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Tycho: Two new shirts today. One based on the Broodax Strips, which can be found here, and looks like this:   And another shirt based on the control scheme for Starfire Saga V: Laserion, which can be found here, and looks like this:   (CW)TB
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Development is a big reason why the enterprise won't choose Macs.
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Cad dowser shrink-wrapped in catch-22 YouTubers have Christopher "Jedi" Knight. And eBayers have Tim "Happy Hour" Vernor.â¦
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One month ago, Windows expert Scot Finnie initiated a three-month trial of a Mac as his primary machine. The transition was a little rocky, but once over that hump his Mac experience has been superb.
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With new rankings due soon, SGI, IBM and others jostle for bragging rights. Also: Speedy Mac system gets speedier.
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Adobe's Creative Suite 3 programs are not fully tested with 'Leopard.'
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Writing for Computerworld.com, Ken Mingis describes the reaction the 24-inch iMac received at the office: &#147;Two or three other online editors popped up to oooh and aaah, and one of Computerworld&#146;s graphics gurus &#151; who has a year-old G5-based iMac &#151; admitted flat out that he was &#145;drooling.&#146;&#148;
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Making a strong case for Macs in the enterprise world, Tom Yager of InforWorld.com writes: &#147;Apple&#146;s latest Macs and OS deserve a good, hard look as mainstream enterprise fare.&#148;
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Right out of the box, your Mac can do a lot of things. But our selection of top utilities can make using it easier, safer and more fun.
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My new Mac Pro is a badass computer; but how many cycles do I need to print pictures of my kids? Commentary by Leander Kahney.
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MacWorld 'This is what they want. Stripped down, no display'
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At San Francisco shindig, Mac community gets first look at book-size budget PC and low-end music player.  Photos: Scenes from Macworld
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While Mac users get busy running Windows virtually, what's Apple got cooking? In Monkey Bites.
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Debate rages over whether the Mac operating system is inherently safer than Windows. Part of a series on hot security topics.