New and Noteworthy: More kind words for the iMac G5; Comcast suspending suspected spammers for 48 hours; more

More kind words for the iMac G5 PC Magazine is the latest publication to chime in with praise for Apple's now-shipping iMac G5 "With the iMac G5, Apple has given Mac fans yet another reason to stay in the fold. And its unparalleled execution should attract would-be Windows PC buyers, as well." More.

Comcast suspending suspected spammers for 48 hours Comcast is suspending those suspected of sending spam (with "unusually high" outgoing throughput) for two days. An announcement reads "Comcast has made it a priority to thwart these attacks - and as part of our ongoing efforts to protect our customers and our network, we are temporarily (for a period of 48 hours) suspending e-mail accounts on any infected customers generating abnormally high outbound e-mail traffic. Doing so will give our customers notification about the situation, so they can adequately protect and repair their computers." More.

Gartner: Biggest beta test--Windows A ZDNN article states "We've all been part of the biggest beta test the world has ever known--Windows. Microsoft will not solve all of the security problems, no matter what the richest man in the world says," said Gartner vice president Victor Wheatman in a keynote speech at Gartner's IT Security Summit on Monday." More.

Previously on MacFixIt:

• Mac OS X 10.3.5 (#21): File sharing issues
• G5 uniprocessor firmware update and 1.6 GHz G5s: audio stuttering; more
• Odd sleep phenomenon for multiple-user Power Mac G5s

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