Briefly: online docs, stock icons, Palm, Mactels

In Brief: Advanced Computer Innovations has expanded its unique internet-based "instant online conversion" service, and added support for Microsoft Office 2003 XML as well as several other new file formats (pricing starts at $9).... A new, non-Usenet newsgroup, emailman.software.wordproc.mac, has been formed for "Discussion of Mac OS X and Classic word processors.".... The FastIcon Studio has released a new stock icon collection for web designers and software developers: AquaLand MAX ($350) was developed in Aqua style, following all of Apple's specifications, with 165 icons for toolbars and navigational elements.... palmOne today announced it has officially changed its name to Palm, Inc., is now trading under the symbol PALM (formerly PLMO), and debuted a new company logo, which will begin appearing on products this fall.... Apple's early developer Mactel systems are garnering praise for their performance along with Apple's Rosetta technology.

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