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January 5 in Low End Mac History

Jan. 4 - Jan. 6

2000

• Macworld 2000 keynote address special report, Mac News Today. We couldn't be there, but caught it through the miracle of QuickTime 4.

2001

• Why choose a PowerBook Duo?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Apple hasn't missed out on the "thin and light" laptop market - they practically invented it.
• Macs by mistake, Scott Holder, My First Mac. How a Windows/Linux geek found himself supporting a Mac lab - and learned to love the Mac.
• Pre-Expo rumors and predictions, Dan Knight & Anne Onymus, RumorLog. Our take on the pre-Macworld Expo rumors making the rounds.

2005

• Xserve G5 2.3 GHz. Apple's Xserve gets a 15% speed boost.
• The ill-fated Apple III, Jason Walsh, Apple Before the Mac. "...not only was the Apple III was mind crunchingly expensive, it was made with none of the passion of the Apple II or Macintosh."

2006

• 5 things I hope to see in 2006, Ed Eubanks Jr, The Efficient Mac User. I want to see a good all-in-one phone, iPod, PDA; a seamless Mac transition to Intel, Leopard running circles around Vista, a useful Media PC, and continued growth in Open Source.
• iPod a 'best bet', automakers support iPod, fill video iPod for free, rip CDs to your iPod, and more, iPod News Review. Podcasting and MP3 downloads bringing people to church, tiny DIY FM transmitter, create comics for video iPod, lots of new software, and more.
• Mac developers ready for Macintel, Intel to help design Macintel mobos?, Intel 'leaps ahead', and more, The Macintel Report. Intel's new 'Core' branding, Macintel prospects, Apple and Intel join on HD TV spec, Yonah performance preview, and more.

2007

• Mac and Windows: Different but equally productive, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job. Each platform excels in some areas, but in general you can be just as productive on a Windows PC or a Mac.
• 'Poor boy' .mac alternatives, Mac Pro ruled in 2006, Apple closing on HP, and more, Mac News Review. Also Mac mini in a Subaru, frugal Mighty Mouse, what to do when your 2006 iMac won't start, compact Pentax scanner, wireless USB extender, new drive enclosures, and more.
• Mac sales up for 2006, ode to 12" PowerBook, MacBook among best gadgets of 2006, and more, The 'Book Review. Also Apple working on LED-based notebook, hybrid flash drives coming to MacBook Pro, turn your car into a WiFi hotspot, bargain 'Books from $100 to $2,299, and more.

2009

• 9.6% Mac market share, Quanta to supply new iMac, new Mac mini a go, Macintosh at 25, and more, Mac News Review. Also what's missing from Apple's product line?, unattended online backup with MyOtherDrive, first USB 3.0 storage solutions, Find Any File, and more.
• Intel's quad-core mobile CPU, prevent OS X 10.5.6 crashes, 'netbook' name under fire, and more, The 'Book Review. Also the Age of the Notebook, build a cardboard laptop stand, MacBook reviews, bargain 'Books from $170 to $2,299, and more.
• Large form iPod coming?, touch screens a 'huge mistake', EarBud Yo-Yo, and more, iNews Review. Also iPhone now at Walmart, iPhone trounces BlackBerry Storm for satisfaction, iPod video conversion software for Mac, and more.

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