New & Noteworthy: Ars Technica on 10.1; Unix tutorial; Mac OS X security; PocketNotes

Ars Technica's John Siracusa on Mac OS X 10.1 From Ars Technica: The word of mouth in the community regarding 10.1 has focused heavily on performance, so much so that casual observers may think that's all there is to 10.1. But there is at least one change in 10.1 that may be even more significant than the performance increase, as we'll see a bit later." More.

Interactive Unix Tutorial MacInstruct has posted a new, interactive tutorial that teaches users how to use Unix and the terminal program.

Macs among most secure, but be prepared just in case From the Houston Chronicle: "If you use Mac OS X the way Apple shipped it, there's only slightly more risk than under OS 9, even if you have an 'always on' Internet connection such as cable or DSL. But if you enable certain options, most notably root access, FTP access, Web sharing, File sharing, or remote login (all of which are disabled by default in OS X), you increase your susceptibility to malicious attacks. While it's generally fine to use these services if you need them, you should read up on potential security issues before you enable any of them." More.

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