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June 1 in Low End Mac History

May 31 - June 2

1999

• The perfect iMac, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. A few thoughts on making the iMac an even better computer.
• iCab, pros and cons, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. A look at the beta browser from Germany.

2000

• Cheap G3, G4 reader feedback, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Lots of good feedback on last week's article about inexpensive G3 and G4 setups.
• Macintosh system fonts, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth. Our newest columnist takes a look at the fonts Apple has included with the OS over the years.

2001

• Why you want a G3, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. If you have an older Power Mac, here's why you should consider moving up to a G3.
• Gaming and 3D video cards, Brian Rumsey, Low End Mac Gaming. A look at accelerated 3D video cards for the Mac - brands, chipsets, standards, and more.
• MacPowerBook.com, new TiBook cases, iBook audio update, G3/466 WallStreet upgrade, and more, Charles Moore. PowerBook bargains, new cases, details in iceBook sound & video, more.
• Crunch time at Low End Mac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. How the dot-com crunch hurts Low End Mac - and how you can help.
• SETI@home monthly update, SETIonMac. Top 25 SETI teams analyzed.

2004

• Apple Remote Desktop 'essential' for managing lots of networked Macs, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. "If you manage a lab full of Macs, Remote Desktop is essential - and worth every penny."
• Faster G3 vs. slower G4 upgrade, PB 1400 manuals, OS 9 after SETI@home, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also power plug problems on the clamshell iBook, using Modem Magic with OS 8, media organizer programs, and SCSI drives failing to mount in OS X.

2006

• Does technology improve our lives or just complicate it?, Matthew Jay, Macs to the Max. The question isn't what can technology do, but how can it simplify our lives, improve our efficiency, and reduce complication.
• iCal alternatives, synching Palm to Mac, cross-platform project management, and securing Windows, Ed Eubanks Jr, The Efficient Mac User. Other calendar suggestions, looking for a separate iCal editor, say no to Norton, and securing Windows by staying off the Internet.
• Blocked MacBook vent, MacBook benchmarked, how to upgrade RAM and replace your hard drive, and more, The 'Book Review. Also the price of beauty, MacBook anticipates features of future MacBook Pro models, and several MacBook reviews.
• Should Apple delay Mac Pro?, Intel Core 2 Solo, Windows on Mac ebook, and more, The Macintel Report. Why Apple might benefit from postponing the Power Mac replacement, Intel's pursuit of the cutting edge, and Macintel POST error codes.

2007

• iPogue: David Pogue on Macs, music, and what's really important, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh. "Look for the holes. That is, look for projects that nobody else is doing, or that nobody else is doing well."
• End of the Mac mini?, Mac Plus takes on AMD dual-core, why most people should buy Macs, and more, Mac News Review. Also USB vs. FireWire, pros and cons of Google Desktop, an 802.11g USB adapter for Macs, world's first GPU-powered image editor, and more.
• MacBook sales up 94%, MacBook Pro update expected at WWDC, new notebooks from Intel and Palm, and more, The 'Book Review. Also upgrading the MacBook Pro's hard drive, Axiotron Modbook to begin shipping, manual fan control for G4 PowerBooks, bargain 'Books from $170 to $2,299, and more.

May 31 - June 2

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