Low End Mac Archive for April 8

April 8 in Low End Mac History

What do you mean calling the Cube low-end?, Rodney O. Lain, Things Macintosh. The Cube gets no respect, but it's not fair to call it 'low-end.'
10 free POP3 email services, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Although several companies have dropped free POP3 email, here are 10 that do.
Tips for outdoor computing, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Adjusting your 'Book's display so you can better read it in the great outdoors.
Low End Mac at 5, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. This weekend LEM passed the five year mark. A brief history.

How spammers verify your email address, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. How simply reading spam can let a spammer know that your email address is valid - and then profit by selling it to others.
Code names beyond Panther, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Apple to continue cat-related OS X revision code names for next decade and beyond.

What happened to the CRT monitor market?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Flat panel displays keep getting cheaper. Is there any reason to still use a CRT monitor?
iCaddy laptop case, pocket hard drives, SuperDrive and Combo drive for Lombard and Pismo, and more, The 'Book Review. Also price drop on G3/500 WallStreet upgrade, new laptop bags, $100 laptops under development, bargain 'Books from $549 to $1,789, and more.
Mac mini at Best Buy, first 2 GHz G4 upgrade, iMac G5 design award, eMac quality slipping?, and more, Mac News Review. Also Consumer Reports looks into the Mac mini, Mac mini in color, many uses for the Mac mini, Guest PC x86 emulator, Mac mini antenna, and much more.

Apple and baseball: The magic lives on, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. Major League Baseball and Apple have changed, but the magic hasn't disappeared.
A vintage Mac network can be as useful as a modern one, Carl Nygren, My Turn. Old Macs can exchange data and share an Internet connection very nicely using Apple's old LocalTalk networking.

Apple Store headaches over fixing an overheating iMac under warranty, Kev Kitchens, Kitchens Sync. The fan never seemed to run on this 8-month-old iMac, but it was getting hot and flaky. The problem was mixed messages from the staff of the local Apple Store.
The importance of WiFi security, using Internet Sharing to work Around USB modem problems, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also more on the Austin Mini, synching an iPhone with a Pismo, and new software from Vertus.

The iPad may change your laptop upgrade plans, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. With a keyboard case, the iPad can become your low-end laptop, and that could have you looking at a larger notebook for Mac work.
Macs taking a bigger slice of PC market, iMac screen spots investigated, Scroll Reverser, and more, Mac News Review. Also WiFi 30% slower than wired connection, hard drive prices to increase, icon prints by Susan Kare, Acer wants to emulate Apple, and more.
MacBook Pro performance, MacBook Air a cash cow, TRIM Enabler, GoFlex Slim Performance Drive, and more, The 'Book Review. Also next gen Sandy Bridge chips could appear in future MacBook Air, QuickerTek brings back handle for early 15" MacBook Pro, and more.