Low End Mac Archive for April 23

April 23 in Low End Mac History

'i' in iMac = Intel?, Dan Knight, iMac Musings. Intel-based iMacs - Ludicrous or not?

Earth Day and the Mac, Manuel Mejia Jr, Mac Daniel. "In thinking about Earth Day, I noted that the newest items of trash to start moving into the nation's landfills are PCs."
User interface: Mac vs. BeOS, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth. Be had the opportunity to make a better interface than Apple.
Oxford 911 FireWire bridge, Dan Knight, Mac USB & FireWire. New FireWire bridge means faster external drives - but how much faster?

The case against Microsoft, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Why Microsoft should be broken up into two or more companies.
What is it about Macs?, Eric Schwarz, The Power of Mac. Do Apple computers really promote "Godless Darwinism and Communism?"
Website automation with PHP and MySQL, part 1, Dan Knight, Online Tech Journal. The first step is deciding what it is you want to do.

Apple should buy Universal (or not), Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. This would be a wise and prudent investment for Apple - or maybe not.
Dump Classic, Jaguar upgrades, DFS problems, OS 9 on new iBooks, Pismo upgrades, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also more on OS X and beige G3s, finding the Mac OS in Spanish, skipping Jaguar, and thoughts on ADB, USB, FireWire, and Serial ATA.

Windows PCs seem to break a lot, but Macs just keep working, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Adware, spyware, viruses, Trojans, registry corruption - so many things can take down a Windows PC.
Living the low-end life: It's not just about computers, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Low-end living is about budget, value, and priorities in all the areas of your life.
'Book sales up, 1.25 GHz Macs benchmarked, no PowerBook G5 soon, new PowerBook G3 disc burners, and more, The 'Book Review. Also green keyboard backlighting, Berners-Lee's PowerBook, aluminum scratch concealer, bargain 'Books from $199 to $1,649, and more.

How low can you go? Looking at the low end of Mac, Linux, and Windows computing, Ryan Butler, My Turn. What's the least hardware you can get by with? Well, it depends on what you plan to do with your computer.
Mailsmith a simple, powerful, spam fighting alternative to Apple Mail, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Mailsmith is bundled with SpamSieve, integrates with Address Book, and has very flexible scripting tools combined with elegant simplicity.
Gmail with old browsers, Mozilla 1.3.1 on OS 9, Intel Core CPUs 'really open up' with RAM, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also Mac OS 9 software development, a stinky iBook, possible solution to problems reading CD-R on old Macs, choppy iTunes video, and more.

OS X on other hardware, missing midrange Macs, and no Leopard yet on Yikes, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. The pros and cons of Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware, the need for more intermediate models, and the question of OS X 10.5 on the PCI Power Mac G4.
Picking the right 'Book, clamshell iBook memories, and alternatives to SCSI-to-USB, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Choosing a good used 'Book for Classic, remembering the clamshell iBooks, and alternate options to avoid spending $99 on a SCSI-to-USB adapter.

Best non-holiday quarter ever for Apple, but MacBook sales took a big hit, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Record income and profits for a non-holiday quarter, sales growth for the iPhone and iPod, but a drop in Mac unit sales - especially notebooks.
Could the iPhone replace Star Trek's tricorder?, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. "The iPhone is better than a tricorder. It is the tricorder, communicator, and universal translator all rolled into one."

MacBook Pros vs. PC competitors, Mobile Core 'i' demystified, graphics switching glitches, and more, The 'Book Review. Also iPad vs. laptop, new MacBook Pros reviewed and benchmarked, new LaptopConnect device from AT&T, and more.
Apple going AMD?, drag and drop Gmail attachments, VLC Media Player 1.1 preview available, and more, Mac News Review. Also Intel's Light Peak to take on USB 3.0, Microsoft Arc vs. Apple Wireless Keyboard, aluminum mouse pad from Newer Tech, and more.

Earth Day and Low End Mac, Low End Mac Round Table. We like to think of Low End Mac as the greenest Mac website. How can Mac users be more earth-friendly?
iPhone 4S vs. first IBM PC, 3 Sizes for Toshiba Excite Tablet, New iPad Books, and More, iOS News Review. Also Retina bloat threatens 5 MB webpages, iPad mini rumored for Q3 release, new app, cases and accessories for New iPad, and more.