Start-up wants your help to fight spam. Anti-spam company Cloudmark on Wednesday is taking the wraps off a new spam-fighting tool that aims to use the power of the people to weed out unsolicited commercial e-mail. [CNET News.com] [dws.]

5{p://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,53278,00.html”>Schools' Tech Support: Students. A survey reveals that students are providing technical support to their districts in striking numbers. Teachers aren't too surprised. Katie Dean reports from San Antonio, Texas. [Wired News] [dws.]

Charles Caleb Colton. “There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the former, because it will invariably be accompanied by the latter.” [Motivational Quotes of the Day] [dws.]

Helen Hayes. “Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn't original sin. He's born with the tragedy that he has to grow up. That he has to leave the nest, the security, and go out to do battle. He has to lose everything that is lovely and fight for a new loveliness of his own making, and it's a tragedy. A lot of people don't have the courage to do it.” [Motivational Quotes of the Day] [dws.]

Eudora Tips: A mailing list for Eudora users. Eudora Tip: Dictionary and Thesaurus Scripts. – Eudora Tips, by Miraz Jordan, focuses on using Eudora software on the Macintosh. This week's tip (#138) covers the Dictionary and Thesaurus scripts which are available via the “Scripts” menu in Eudora 5.1.1 on OS X. A distribution-only mailing list is available to those who wish to receive a new Eudora Tip each week. [AppleScript Info] [Mac Net Journal] [dws.]

Columnists: OS X vs. Linux, Apple's future [The Macintosh News Network] [dws.]

Adam Lashinsky: “Given its huge cash position and relatively low market value, Apple represents one of the least risky ways to invest in the personal computer business.” (Disclaimer: I'm an Apple shareholder) [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]