* Driven into the arms of the Mac * Mac isn’t perfect * Don’t give in to extortion * Presence-aware software may not be worth it
Driven into the arms of the Mac
Winn Schwartau is not a Microsoft-hater. But somewhere, somehow, he got completely fed up with dealing with the Windows-Intel platform. Now, he’s using a Macintosh and running an experiment based on the hypothesis that the platform has become a “national economic security risk.”
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/052305schwartau.html?vo
Mac isn’t perfect
Meanwhile, Mark Gibbs has also turned to the Mac, as he too got fed up with his Windows PC. But he got a rude awakening with one application, iPhoto, when it crashed as he was getting started with OS X.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/052305backspin.html?vo
Don’t give in to extortion
Paul McNamara in ‘Net Buzz this week speaks out against the practice of paying hackers to stop running denial-of-service attacks on your Web sites. While it might make the most sense financially – paying someone thousands to stop them from doing millions in damage – it’s a shortsighted approach.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/052305buzz.html?vo
Presence-aware software may not be worth it
Software vendors may tell you that collaboration is for everyone, that presence-aware features in all kinds of software are a good thing. Sandra Gittlen urges caution, however, as the full ramifications of such features need to be explored.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/052305gittlen.html?vo
