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January 14 in Low End Mac History

Jan. 13 - Jan. 15

2000

• Skin off Apple's nose, Dan Knight, The iMac Channel. Skinz that make Windows look like Mac OS X - "...Apple should be flattered."
• Installing Mac OS 8.1, Online Tech Journal. With over two dozen 6100s to update, there had to be a better way to install the OS.
• Stealth Macs coming soon, Anne Onymus, The Rumor Mill. What, is Apple thinking beige? Looks like it....

2002

• Apple growing a new backbone?, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Could it be that Apple is undergoing a radical mutation and growing a new backbone?
• Apple needs a revolution, not just a new iMac, Steve, Jason Laffin, My Turn. The new iMac looks great, but it's not revolutionary. Here's what Apple needs to stoke the revolution.
• The new iMac value equation, Dan Knight, The iMac Channel. How good a value are the new LCD iMacs - and the remaining classic iMacs?
• The new iBook value equation, Dan Knight. While the smaller iBooks are indisputably good values, the value of the 14" iBook is entirely a personal decision.
• Microsoft loses, pigs fly, hell cools, Broderick Sagacious, The Lite Side. Judge Motz calls proposed settlement lame, Apple rolls out new hardware and software.

2003

• Don't buy the new 'Books quite yet, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Because the new aluminum PowerBooks won't boot the classic Mac OS, you may not be able to run your disk utilities should a problem occur.
• The new PowerBooks, Safari, and other Apple innovations, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. A killer portable presentation 'Book, a use-it-anywhere PowerBook G4, a very polished browser, a PowerPoint killer, and wireless connectivity.
• Don't use Sharpies on CD-R, Mike Webb, Mac Lab Report. Using Sharpies and other solvent-based markers to write on your burned CDs puts your data at risk.
• Top 10 Internet annoyances, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Blogs, pop-somewhere ads, chat room spelling, Microsoft innovation, buzzwords, causes, and other annoying silliness on the Web and elsewhere.

2004

• Apple's unveils iMusic Threat Index, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Apple's early warning system analyzes threat to iPod and iTunes Music Store, reports threat using color code.

2005

• Why the Mac mini may be perfect for college students, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Affordable, compact, and transportable, the Mac mini is perfect for students who live away from home.
• PowerBook hinge problems, 'Books have solid fan base, the PowerS future, 3 battery monitors, and more, The 'Book Review. Also new laptop cases, PodBuddy, 75 million Toshiba laptop drives, ThinkPad future, bargain 'Books from $280 to $2,409, and more.

2008

• We need more than 2 USB ports in MacBooks, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. There's something wrong when you can't plug a thumb drive, mouse, and printer into a notebook computer at the same time.
• Leopard almost running on Beige G3, Word vs. Pages, overclocking an eMac, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also Compact Flash and the PowerBook 190, beige G3 that won't boot Mac OS 8.1, Google less than completely Mac friendly, and AirPort drivers.
• DRM in Mac OS X, Ubuntu and BSD as alternatives to OS X, the power of Eudora, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. More thoughts on Apple's digital rights patent and OS X, free non-DRM alternatives to OS X, Eudora and dialup, and adding AirPort to a white iBook.

2009

• Psystar spews more nonsense in its bid to commoditize the Mac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Psystar claims it has a right to install and resell OS X on computers because it legally purchased copies. That violation of copyright could eventually ruin the Macintosh.
• Overheating PowerBook, 7200 rpm in a G3 iMac, getting online during blackouts, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. PowerPC support in iLife 09 a pleasant surprise, no overheating issues with 7200 rpm drive in an iMac, and dialup access as a good backup plan for power failures.
• Apple announces Mac OS X licensing, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill. Apple decided it would rather switch policies than fight Pystar and others. OS X licensing program could change Psystar's future.

Jan. 13 - Jan. 15

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