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Stepwise.com has published a list of “Potential Mac OS X 10.1 Gotchas” that covers a number of developer-related issues with the new operating system. These include Apache ceasing to function after the update, incompatibility between the 10.0.x developer tools and 10.1, and WebObjects incompatibilities.

MacMinute reader Ryan Salazar reports that MacDocs, a Mac specialist in Salt Lake City, Utah, burned down today. “I have some unfortunate news. I heard on the radio early this morning that a ‘computer store’ was on fire, and they gave the address. The address was very familiar, and come to find out, it was one of Salt Lake valley’s Apple retailers, MacDocs [site down].

Microsoft has posted a patch for PowerPoint/Excel 2001 that addresses a macro vulnerability, as noted by VersionTracker. Without the update, a security hole exists that can allow malicious code to run via a macro without warning.

This week’s REALbasic tutorial at ResExcellence, “Build a REALbasic Drum Machine,” explains how to use SoundFont and DLS files with REALbasic projects.

Intel’s technology roadmap calls for PC makers to phase out floppy drives and PS/2 and serial ports in the second half of 2002, reports The Register. At that point, the elimination of legacy technology will have arrived for Wintel users more than four years after Apple introduced the iMac and forced users to abandon their floppy disks and favor USB/FireWire for connectivity solutions.