February 11 in Low End Mac History

Feb. 10 - Feb. 12

1998

• Disposable modems, Dan Knight, 56k Modem Page. Soon faster Internet access will become widely available.

2000

• Setting up a Mac web server, Charlie Ruggiero, Mac Daniel. Practically any Mac can serve up web pages.
• Home, small network backup solutions, Dan Knight, Online Tech Journal.
• Back to the G3, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. To pass 450 MHz, Apple should go back to the G3.

2002

• Flea market Mac #2: The Plus strikes back, Manuel Mejia, Mac Daniel. The years have done little to this air cooled survivor.
• You don't have to leave it behind, Alan Zisman, X-Wares. Looking at some traditional Mac wares that have been ported to OS X.
• I love this Quadra!, Eric McCann, My Turn. How a digital camera with no Mac port ended up working with a Quadra 840av.
• If they come, will we bill them?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. An insider's perspective on subscriptions and the Mac Web.
• Dellmentia, Unintendonitis, and X-ema, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Glossary of new computer-related medical conditions also includes Torvaldic Shock Syndrome, Low Enderoids, and Punditrella Syndrome.

2002

• Jaguar revisited, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Three months with Jaguar - a lot of good, a little bad, and some nitpicky gripes.
• Using Jaguar's Finder for FTP, Alan Zisman, X-Basics. You don't need any special software to download files via FTP; it's already built into Jaguar.
• Future advertising blunders by Microsoft, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Ten more ad blunders just waiting for Microsoft to steal - er, innovate - them.
• Classic booting restored to iMac, Beige G3 upgrades, Macs in heaven, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also the latest OS for a PPC upgraded Centris, 24-bit Macs, more on the PowerPC 970, and further thoughts on older Macs and digital photography.

2005

• The key to Apple's success: If you make it easy, they will come, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. All Apple needs to do to succeed is keep producing easy-to-use products that people want to buy.
• 4 kinds of iPods, 6 storage capacities: Which is best for you?, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. Choosing between the iPod, iPod mini, iPod photo, and iPod shuffle made easier.
• PC enthusiasts willing to consider a Mac, Mac mini tips, Dell clueless to home market, and more, Mac News Review. Also Mac mini as a low-cost server, C-Station's Relaxation Station, new Kanguru Quicksilver hard drives, computing's silent revolution, and more.
• 'Books tops in reliability, support; replace or repair; PowerBook G5 still a ways off; and more, The 'Book Review. Also hopes for a lighter PowerBook, stainless steel replacement hinges for TiBook, bargain 'Books from $280 to $1,739, and more.

2008

• Could a wireless dock be in the MacBook Air's future?, John Hatchett, My Turn. The MacBook Air is too limited in terms of connectivity, but what if Apple thought outside the box and created a MacBook Dock that connected by WiFi?
• PowerBook 3400c and Pismo: Two of Apple's best notebooks ever, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Two PowerBooks celebrate birthdays this week, and each was the fastest laptop on the plant when it was introduced.
• YouTube tips, Mac users who bash Windows, iSub broken in Leopard, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. The importance of expandable computers, ways to improve YouTube viewing on older Macs, frustrating with losing iSub support in OS X 10.5, and Windows bashers.

Feb. 10 - Feb. 12

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