Panic (makers of the Macintosh file transfer utility, Transmit) have posted a page showing web sites that appear to have lifted their icon (which is a small, blue truck). The site is tongue and cheek, but the violators appear to be real.

Because you just can't get enough articles about the Mac and security, here's a piece from Network World about how OS X isn't perfect, but seems to be in a better position than people discussing Apple's "arrogance" are willing to give it credit for.

An article from the Washington Post's Security Fix blog (by Brian Krebs) today indicates that Apple's mean time to fix a security flaw considered severe is about 90 days from the time of the report to the delivery of patches to customers via Software Update. [Note: a similar article about …

John Gruber, of Daring Fireball fame, has written a rebuttal of sorts to the AP article written by Dan Goodin earlier this week. The article is one of many to claim that the Mac virus threat is on the rise using anecdotal evidence and citations to what amount to the …

If you are a model airplane aficionado, or even if you aren't, you should check out the video of an absolutely amazing demonstration in the form of what is, in effect, an air dance.

Apple's posted their new ads to their web site. The new series of six ads has the familiar simple music and plain background that we've come to associate with Mac advertising. Most of them are pretty funny, although we think that the "Better" ad seems to sell the Mac short …

I admit it, I'm a hotel snob. It's not that I can't or haven't stayed in tiny, cramped hotels in seamy parts of town, it's that I tend to choose not to. So, after asking around, and getting plenty of recommendations, Carol and I decided to stay at the W …

Last night Carol and I went to see United 93, the new film about the United flight that was taken down by passengers on 9/11 outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. There's been a lot of talk about this movie, discussing it's relative accuracy, the timing of its release, and whether …

Good news for cab drivers, the environment, and Ford Motor Company. An article from The Auto Channel (hats off to Gizmodo for the pointer) describes the result of the experimental introduction of Hybrid Ford Escapes into the taxi systems in New York and San Francisco. The result is that the …

It probably wasn't two days ago that Carol and I were talking about how annoying it's become that magazines now often bury their tables of contents deep within their ad-laden pages, in some cases allowing ads to interlope between the pages of the table. Well, Philips Electronics has noticed and …

Audi, makers of fine German automobiles (that haven't driven themselves suddenly and rapidly for years) has found the perfect way to keep drivers awake during long commutes--espresso! An article from TechDigest has the pictures of the apparently- working machine.

The online Apple Store is indicating 24 hour shipment for the 2.16GHz Core Duo 17" MacBook Pro. Feature-wise, it adds Firewire 800 and a DL DVD burner. Other than that, the specs are basically as you would expect: 17" display instead of 15" and a bunch of the optional …

Just because you don't have enough accessories for your iPod (remember when the iPod was an accessory?), Corgi has announced iCar. You read that right, Corgi, makers of probably the best quality 1:24 die cast models you can get (in mass production, at least). The iCar moves the car …

I understand if everybody takes this with a grain of salt given my particular predilection for Macintosh computers and OS X in particular, but there's been a lot of talk lately about the "increasing number" of found "security holes" on the OS X operating system. Unfortunately, the folks who find …

Korea fell to Iceland in the latest OECD Broadband Survey, with Korea's 25.4% broadband coming in right behind 26.7% for Iceland. The US comes in at 16.8%, right behind Japan's 17.6%.

So, for those interested in being a bit happier about the future of journalism (and perhaps even the world in general), check out C-Span's StudentCam for some interesting videos made by school children (mostly high school, but some junior high). Issues covered are from intelligent design to piracy, school safety …

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released version 4 of their report Unintended Consequences: Seven Years under the DMCA, an account of the effects of the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) after we've had a chance to see what happens. Not many surprises in it, but those unfamiliar may find …

Andre Cantor, writing for USA Today, posits this article, where he honestly suggests that Boot Camp will encourage Mac users to switch to Windows. Where to begin? First, this guy is the technology writer and self-avowed "know-it-all" who covers technology for the Roanoke Times, a former editor for PC Magazine …

Just because there haven't been enough stories about running XP on your Macintosh, here's a new one: Parallels of Herndon, VA (that's right down the street) has announced availability of a beta version of Parallels Workstation for the Macintosh, available today. Unlike the solutions to date, this is a commercially …

So, there's been much discussion today about Boot Camp, Apple's new product for booting an Intel Macintosh into Windows XP. Reactions are basically falling into three tags: Yee- haw! ; Who cares? ; and It's the End of the World! I'd like to hear what the readers here think, so come on …