March 31 in Low End Mac History

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March 30 - April 1

1996

Apple shuts down eWorld.

2000

The carpenter's trade in the computer age, Manuel Mejia, Mac Daniel. A carpenter, a block of wood, an R/C battery, and a resurrected PowerBook.
End of the Mac Web as we know it, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill. "Effective April 1, 2000, the anniversary of their incorporation, Apple will be celebrating their anniversary in style - by shutting down the vast majority of Mac sites on the internet."

2003

Quill gripless ergonomic mouse, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Uniquely designed mouse reorients hand, greatly reduces stress on wrist and fingers.
Switching to Windows, angry about OS X, upgrade pricing, Kanga, Apple and Intel, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Readers weigh in on leaving OS X for Windows XP, the cost of OS X upgrades, the existence of a Jaguar upgrade CD, the original PowerBook, and a Jobs-Intel relationship.

2004

One free iTune from Pepsi, but which one to choose?, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Winning one of the 100 million free songs raises the big question - which one do you want from the iTunes Music Store?
Is Apple up or down these days?, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. There's a real mix of good news and bad news about Apple these days. Should we be encouraged?
Upgraded Pismo or 14" iBook?, more thoughts on Pismo and Lombard G4 upgrades, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Weighing the pros and cons of a new iBook and upgrading an older PowerBook G3 with a G4 processor.

2005

Risk of meteorite impact assessment for your Macintosh computer, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Worried about a Mac virus? You may be in more danger from meteorites than from viruses.
'Ear different', rename your iPod, iPod case from space, an iPod-ready chair, and more, iPod News Review. Also iPod escapism, using the iPod as a hard drive, new iPod cases, new iPod-related software, a new FM transmitter, and much more.

2006

Thanks for 30 strange years: Bumper snickers, rumor generators, the Dell Dude, and more, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Waxing nostalgic for the Apple II, dot matrix printers, Road Apple Macs, and other events in Apple's 30-year history.
Class action madness: Applying common sense to the iPod battery and volume level cases, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Class-action lawsuits make lawyers rich regardless of how many members of the class actually benefit, and settlements usually cost companies a lot less than they should. Here's how to fix that.
MacBook beefs, Vodafone supports Mac with 3G wireless, one keyboard and mouse to rule them all, and more, The 'Book Review. Lots more positive MacBook press, how not to lose your job if you lose your laptop, software to warn you when you AC adapter is unplugged, bargain 'Books from $100 to $2,199 (first refurb MacBooks), and more.
Apple tops BusinessWeek 50, many G3 Macs now considered vintage, a tiny 6 GB pocket drive, and more, Mac News Review. Also touchscreen-enabled iMacs, an AirPort amplifier for iMacs, and new 17" and 19" monitors from Westinghouse Digital.

2008

Major League Baseball and the Macintosh: Has the magic faded?, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Good business decisions show MLB and Apple for what they are, and there's no magic to business.
It's not the iPod's fault, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. Don't blame Apple because it doesn't support moving your music library from your iPod to your computer. Apple never claimed it could do that.
Get more out of Leopard and Vista with these helpful volumes, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac. Today's operating systems come with minimal printed documentation. These books will help you get a lot more out of Mac OS X 10.5 and Windows Vista.

March 30 - April 1

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