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June 12 in Low End Mac History

June 11 - June 13

2000

• Mac Web assimilation?, Rodney O. Lain, Things Macintosh. "If power corrupts, what does Mac web consolidation do?"
• Surfing with big fonts, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. I can't do it. I can't get used to the "industry standard" big font in Internet Explorer 5.
• 3 favorite programs, Scott Atkinson, My Turn. "One of the mistakes computer users make is confusing complicated with complex...."
• Team 6100 passes 50 unit mark, SETIonMac. Using Apple's slowest ever Power Macs, the little team that could completes 51 units in first six weeks.

2001

• Review: Podium CoolPad, Dan Knight. Inexpensive accessory keeps laptops cool, improves keyboard angle.

2002

• Macs, elitism, and the Starbucks demographic, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Why are Mac users called "elitists" for choosing a better built, better looking, longer lasting, more costly computer?

2006

• Upgraded PowerBook vs. new MacBook: Which makes more sense?, Andrew J Fishkin, The Mobile Mac. Especially for serious gamers, the older PowerBooks with their graphics processors and dedicated memory run circles around the low-end Intel GMA950 graphics of the MacBook.
• Is Netscape 7 the best classic Mac OS browser?, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Why the one-time "king of browsers" beats out Internet Explorer and iCab as the classic Mac user's browser of choice.

2007

• iPods offer students new ways to cheat - or do they?, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac. Banning iPods in schools to prevent cheating is short-sighted, as iPods can also be used as educational tools.
• Compact Flash faster than a hard drive, CF in a clamshell iBook, eSATA for PowerBooks, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Faster boot times with a flash drive, replacing the hard drive in an iBook with Compact Flash, eBay feedback tips, eSATA CardBus options for PowerBooks, and the importance of G3 support in Mac OS X 10.5.

2008

• Adobe InDesign version history, Matt Pearce, Mac Software Guide. A historical overview of Adobe InDesign for the Mac.
• iPhone or iPod touch?, more Linux on Macs, Mac resale value, Blue and White frustration, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. The big difference between a $199 iPhone and a $299 iPod touch, more Linux discussion, finding a price for old Macs, troubles with a Blue and White G3, and Leopard on Sawtooth.

2009

• Fire sale on end of life 'Books, pros of SD Card support, 13" MacBook Pro an editor's choice, and more, The 'Book Review. Also 13" MacBook Pro teardown, ExpressCard missing from new 15" MacBook Pro, Virgin Mobile intros 3G broadband service, bargain 'Books from $170 to $2,199, and more.
• iPhone 3G S and Palm Pre teardowns, AutoStitch panoramas on iPhone, Big Ben app, and more, iNews Review. Also the 3 MP camera in the new iPhone, backup to iPhone or iTouch, streaming radio app, bezel scratch remover, 80s-inspired cases, and more.
• OS X user base triples, 'Snow Leopard' divorces PowerPC, MailForge 1.0 released, and more, Mac News Review. Also reassessing the 'Apple tax', pro-Mac T-shirts, modular USB 2.0 Mac keyboard with Cherry keyswitches, and more.

June 11 - June 13

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