New & Noteworthy: Sun pushing StarOffice for OS X;
New & Noteworthy: Sun pushing StarOffice for OS X;
Sun pushing StarOffice for OS X Apple and Sun are reportedly collaborating on a Mac OS X version of StarOffice, a productivity suite aimed squarely at Microsoft's Office v.X. CNET reports "The partnership is expected to produce a Java-based version of OpenOffice by the end of the year, followed by a commercial StarOffice release sometime in 2003." More.
Wireless security update The draft of Special Publication 800-48, Wireless Network Security: 802.11, Bluetooth, and Handheld Devices is available for public comment. The document examines the benefits and security risks of 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), Bluetooth Ad Hoc Networks, and Handheld Devices such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDA). A committee will be accepting comments on this document until September 1, 2002. More.
iPod for Windows review Walt Mossberg has been playing with a pre-release version of Apple's iPod for Windows. He says: "Lovers of digital music who use Windows PCs have been grumbling since last year that they can't use the finest portable digital music player on the market: Apple's small and stylish iPod... The Windows iPods look identical to the Mac ones, but the hard disk inside them is formatted as a Windows disk." More.
Handspring leaks customer info In an e-mail sent to customers last week announcing that it would cease shipment of new Treo handhelds due to a display problem, Handspring accidentally leaked names and addresses of about 250 people who recently place orders. The company's customer service department inadvertently attached a spreadsheet containing the information. More.
Forgotten Laptops The New York Times reports on the growing trend of lost laptops at Airport security checks. "Frazzled and running late after the lengthy search, (a passenger) quickly grabbed his belongings and rushed to his gate. When he arrived in Dayton he realized that his laptop carrying case was lighter than usual: he had left his Dell Latitude computer behind at Dulles." More.
Group urges ATM for OS X A group of New York Mac users has organized a movement to convince Adobe that a version of the ATM (Adobe Type Manager) font management system be released for Mac OS X. The group's leaders said "Most agree that Adobe has the most viable product in the marketplace, but they have ignored an urgent need and made a one-sided decision not to produce a version for OS X." It should be noted that Mac OS X does not require ATM's PostScript management, and the OS already features advanced typographic rendering and anti-aliasing. More information, as well as a petition, are available at http://www.ATMforOSX.org.