Low End Mac Archive

January 11 in Mac and LEM History

Jan. 10 - Jan. 12

2000

• Insidious Microsoft virus, Anne Onymus, The Rumor Mill. "The virus exists as several separate components strewn through the Microsoft application...."

2001

• Macworld Expo: Non-Apple products, Dan Knight. Low End Mac's picks - an optical mouse, USB TV tuner, new recordable media, dual G4 upgrade, and FireNet.
• San Francisco log, Dan Knight, updated. Low End Mac's first family in San Francisco.

2002

• OS X: Time to upgrade?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Now that Apple has made OS X the default on new Macs, is it time to upgrade your current Mac with the new OS?
• The new order, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market. New iMacs, a new iBook, a new application, and a new default OS shape the new order.
• Expo wrapup, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Cool products, stingy vendors, weird food, and other thoughts about Macworld Expo.
• Manuel Mejia Jr's four old Macs, Manuel Mejia Jr, Tools of the Trade. A look at the four Macs, multiple printers, and software that comprises Manuel Mejia Jr's tool of the trade.
• 'Son of Pismo' 14in iBook, iBookEndz Docking Station, PowerPod Auto Adapter, and More, Charles Moore. "Son of Pismo" 14" iBook, iBookEndz, new Willow slipcases, iPod auto adapter, bargain 'Books, and more.

2005

• Macworld Expo 2005 Keynote, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Point-by-point overview of the Macworld Exp 2005 Keynote Address.
• Mac mini. Wow, Apple really did it. The $500 headless Mac is a reality.
• The impressive value of the Mac mini, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The $500 headless Mac isn't some stripped down, barely usable computer. You just might want to buy one for yourself.
• Lombard/Pismo battery replacement, webmail problems with OS X, OS X on an iBook 300, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also adding FireWire to a G4, the recalcitrant blue & white G3, Rodney Lain, Classic II mail server, and more.
• The 'overpriced' Mac in 1986-87, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Comparing the Mac Plus, SE, and II to the 80286 and 80386 PCs of the era.

2006

• Macworld or iPodworld?, Dan Knight, Macworld Expo Report. Walking the Expo floor, you have to wonder if the iPod has eclipsed the Mac.
• The iMac 2006 value equation: Intel changes everything, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The performance gain with Intel's Core Duo CPU gives the newest iMacs Power Mac Dual performance at iMac prices.
• Even Apple's user interface has room for improvement, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. There are parts of the Mac and iPod user interface that are anything but intuitive - and that can drive a user bonkers.
• Apple's blender-based naming strategy, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Apple has exchanged Power for Mac in the PowerBook's name. What might they come up with next?
• First Macintels shown at Expo, Macintel software, Intel may see earnings lift with Apple, and more, The Macintel Report. Intel Core Duo based iMac shipping, MacBook Pro to ship next month. More on Intel's new family of processors.

2007

• Why the iPhone will succeed despite the pundits, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Tech columnists have already labelled the iPhone as overpriced, but it's going to succeed despite them.
• Who needs a home server?, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job. Simple file sharing can be a lot simpler and more cost effective than setting up a dedicated home server or network-attached storage.

2008

• Digital vs. film photography, megapixel myths, G3/G4 SuperDrive upgrade, and a newly acquired Mac Classic, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. The differences between film and digital photography, the value of old 35mm SLRs, the importance of good lenses, a $50 18x dual-layer SuperDrive, and writing on a Mac Classic.
• Most powerful Mac Pro and Xserve ever, dishwashers great for cleaning keyboards, and more, Mac News Review. Also a look at the new video cards for the Mac Pro, running Classic on Intel Macs, AppleCare costs more in Canada, New User's Guide to the Mac, and more.
• 128 GB flash drive fuels MacBook mini rumors, 500 GB notebook drives, Apple's dock patent, and more, The 'Book Review. Also MacBooks missing the 'wow', Lenovo beating Apple to the punch, Intel's new 45nm CPUs, bargain 'Books from $200 to $2,899, and more.

Jan. 10 - Jan. 12

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