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June 6 in Mac and LEM History

June 5 - June 7

2000

• A love of simple elegance, b.b., My First Mac. Luddite discovers Macintosh, becomes hopelessly addicted.
• Always have a backup plan, Dan Knight, Online Tech Journal. In our wired society, how do you connect to the Internet when your main connection goes down?
• Observers closing on Team User Friendly, SETIonMac. Team Mac Observer is less than two weeks from moving past them.

2001

• Solving simple hardware problems, Michel Munger, iBasics. Tips for fixing simple hardware problems.
• Video CD reconsidered, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Video CD, the lower quality, lower cost cousin of DVD - is it a good value?
• From MacPaint to JPEG: File formats for computer images, Manuel Mejia Jr, Mac Daniel. A look at file formats used for images.
• Micron MacroColor 30. Video card for SE/30 supports color on external display.

2002

• Open source reality check, Jason Walsh, PPC Linux. Open source idealism, business pragmatism, and the real reason programers write software.
• Carbon Copy Cloner and 10.1.5, Dan Knight, 10 Forward. Setting up a server and clearing files to make way for OS X on my main hard drive - with help from Carbon Copy Cloner.
• 5 free online tools, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Five free online services useful to teachers, webmasters, and others.

2003

• Macs more flexible, more friendly than Windows PCs, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Unlike Windows, the Mac OS lets the user decide which applications should be the default, not the OS maker.
• Simulating space flight on a Mac, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. A-OK! The Wings of Mercury lets you simulate not only the flight itself, but also ground support in mission control.
• PowerBook price cuts, identifying TiBooks, 80 GB and 7200 RPM laptop hard drives, and more, The 'Book Review. Apple #9 in laptop sales, USB watch, Pixel Tester, new cases, and bargain 'Books from $700 to $2,099.
• Internet sharing, Mac vs. PC design, low income Macs, and OS X migration, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Sharing an Internet connection, horsepower vs. handling, and lots of feedback about the slow migration from OS 9 to X.

2005

This was the day Steve Jobs announced Apple's plan to switch from PowerPC to Intel CPUs at the WWDC.

• Awe and shock at the WWDC: Apple going Intel, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Mac sales climbing 40% year-over-year, and Steve Jobs unveils the first Macintel computer.
• Apple selling Pentium-based Macs? Don't count on it, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Porting OS X to another CPU is trivial, but how would Apple market a 'Mac' that isn't compatible with today's models?
• XLR8 MAChSpeed Control 3.4 squeezes top performance from G3, G4, and G5 Macs and upgrades, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Latest version of CPU tweaking software supports G3-G5 Macs, G3 and G4 upgrades, and Mac OS 9 through OS X 10.4.
• 1990-92: The Windows threat, the next generation Mac OS, and 'wicked fast' Macs, Tom Hormby, Orchard. Windows outsells the Mac OS, Apple preps System 7 and Pink, 88000-based Jaguar plans killed, the 'wicked fast' IIfx, and the even faster Quadras.
• Announcements you didn't expect at WWDC, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Apple's 3-button mouse, first Mac adware/spyware development kit, OS X to be Longhorn-compatible, and more.

2006

• A pair of application switchers for the classic Mac OS, Nathan Thompson, Embracing Obsolescence. Both LiteSwitch and ApplWindows let you quickly switch between apps, but AppleWindows has a lot more features.
• Need IE for Mac, looking for ADB mouse, IIfx ROM in SE/30, Mac family numbers, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also where to find better RAM prices, drivers for the StyleWriter 2400, and a new URL for downloading System 6.0.x.
• Microsoft out of acquisition targets, may acquire self, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. With a dearth of worthwhile companies to swallow up, Microsoft might to well to look in the mirror and contemplate buying the Redmond Behemoth and doing a massive reorg.

2007

• The June 2007 MacBook Pro value equation: Some surprises, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Apple's newest MacBook Pro models generally offer modest improvements. Which are the better buys, the new ones or the discontinued models?
• Lisa's DNA is all over modern computing, Ray Arachelian, Apple Seeds. Those who label Apple's Lisa a failure are ignoring the computer's legacy that shows up in every personal computer sold today.
• A whisper quiet notebook drive, Pismo runs cool with 7200 RPM drive, upgrading from OS X 10.1, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also WallStreet wireless faiure, 12" PowerBook G4 reliability, and Pismo's fan rarely kicks in.

2008

• 5 business essentials for 'The Switch', Jason Packer, Macs in the Enterprise. If you're planning a migration from Windows to Macs, these five steps will help you succeed in making the switch.
• The iPhone redefines the mobile phone and mobile computer markets, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. Smart phones are cell phones with extras. Notebooks are desktop computers with less. And the iPhone is a handheld computer with a built-in phone.
• 5 reasons Macs are right for business, 10.5.3 improves GeForce 8800 performance, and more, Mac News Review. Also 3.06 GHz iMac 'packs a wallop', convertible keyboard for Macs, free open source virtualization software, hard drive rescue software, and more.
• BlackBerry gains share while iPhone loses, free VoIP app, iPhone replacement battery, and more, iNews Review. Also free legal music, WWDC guide for iPhone and iPod touch, compact FM transmitter perfectly complements 3G iPod nano, charge multiple iPods/iPhones with PowerDock, and more.

June 5 - June 7

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