January 3 in LEM History

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Jan. 2 - Jan. 4

2000

The best Macs ever, Dan Knight, Low End Mac. "Apple has a tradition of great computers...."
Adoption notice for an SE/30, Steve Wood, View From the Classroom. The short tale of an abandoned SE/30 brought back to usefulness.

2001

Memoirs of an UberNewbie: How not to do stuff, William Ahearn, My Turn. "This was the machine that I had made every stupid mistake on twice."
Mac 2001, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Our predictions for Mac hardware in 2001.
Review: Contour Perfit Mouse, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. "I can comfortably recommended it without reservation."

2002

How far can you go?, Andrew W. Hill, Aquatic Mac. Making the right choice when picking a low-end PowerBook.
Troubleshooting FileMaker Pro, Dan Knight, Troubleshooting Your Mac. How to avoid and solve problems with shared databases, large caches, damaged files, and more.
Fixing Peter Jennings' pain in the neck, Broderick Sagacious, The Lite Side. That graphic on ABCNews.com was driving me crazy. Here's how I fixed it.
Charles Moore's WallStreet PowerBook, Charles Moore, Tools of the Trade. A look at the hardware and software that comprises Charles Moore's tool of the trade.

2005

Does Apple want to sell a $500 Mac?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The question isn't whether Apple can sell a headless Mac for $500 - they can - but do they want to?
Has 'the best keyboard Apple ever made' been resurrected?, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Matias claims to have remade Apple's Extended Keyboard II for the USB era, but is it as good as the original?
APOD, EPOD, iPod, oPod, uPod, yPod and more, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Apple is far from alone in creating names that end with "POD".

2006

How to secure your wireless network using WEP and WPA, Joe Rivera, Mac Fallout Shelter. How to protect your wireless network from neighbors, drive-by WiFi users, and anyone else who might try to get on your 802.11a/b/g network.
Matias OS X and USB 2.0 Keyboards reviewed, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Two very good, nicely priced keyboards for the Mac - one even has a USB 2.0 port for the iPod shuffle and other devices.
Web browser tips for the classic Mac OS, Nathan Thompson, Embracing Obsolescence. Tips on getting the most out of WaMCom, Mozilla, Internet Explorer, iCab, Opera, and WannaBe using the classic Mac OS.
Software bundles: What came with the Mac 128K, 512K, and Plus, Andrew Conachey, Classic Mac Nostalgia. A look at the software and system versions that Apple shipped with the original Macintosh, the 512K Fat Mac, the Mac Plus, and the Mac 512ke.
Looking back at the future from 1992, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Some predictions made about the Mac in 1992 are finally coming true today.

2007

Switching back to Windows after 3 years with Mac OS X, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job. Sometimes the Mac is the best tool for the job, and sometimes it's Windows. But for one task, Windows wins hands down.
Classic install with Tiger, OS 9 browsers or plugins?, other 'fastest' Macs, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also a failed Tiger install via FireWire, simulating a flash drive on a 5300, Word 5.1 documents in the modern world, PowerBook power supplies, Xubunto for older Macs, and "Other Red".

2008

512 MB in tray-loading iMacs, partitioning iBook (FireWire) hard drive, value of Kanga, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also a source for Mac IIfx SCSI terminators, ongoing problems with a Rev. B iMac, and need to match screen size to printed output.
iPhone update to break apps and unlocks, VOIP for iPhone and iPod touch, Wikipedia on your iPod, and more, iNews Review. Also ruggedize your iPhone for winter, United Airlines announced iPod integration, next gen iPods to include automatic volume control to protect hearing, and more.

Jan. 2 - Jan. 4

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