New & Noteworthy: Germantown store delay; Hacking AIM

G'town panel rejects Apple's plan to light sign An article posted yesterday states: "The Germantown Design Review Commission unanimously rejected the latest lighting plan for Apple Computer's sign Tuesday night, leaving the opening of the proposed store in limbo.

Hacking AIM A wired.com article states: "Users of America Online's popular Instant Messenger Service may actually be communicating with malicious hackers. Hackers say it's easy to take over AIM accounts and pose as the user whose account has been commandeered, using several hacking programs that are in wide circulation on the Internet. Hackers who take over an account have full access to that account's buddy list." [See also previous item.]