Low End Mac Archive for August 1

August 1 in Apple and Low End Mac History

Macintosh SE updated with 1.4 MB high density floppy, replaces earlier version with 800K floppy.

Power Macintosh G3 guide. A quick overview of the beige desktop and mini tower, the All-in-One, and the blue & white.
Major League Baseball sues Apple over sphere, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill. Major League Baseball claims new Apple spherical speakers infringe on design of the baseball.

Quicksilver's fatal flaw, Andrew W. Hill, My Turn. It looks pretty, but Apple still hasn't solved all the problems with the Blue G4 and Power Mac G4 case.
Portability: Using iBooks, PowerBooks, and MacBooks in the Field, Michel Munger, iBasics. Security and other field tips for iBook and PowerBook users.
The best webmaster resources, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel. The best resources, tools, and free hosting options for your website.
The compact Mac trio: System 6 or System 7?, Dan Knight, The Old Gray Mac. Weighing the pros and cons of System 6 vs. System 7 on the Mac Plus, SE, and Classic.
A very short wrap-up and summary Macworld opinion article containing everything you need to know about the recent Macworld Expo debacle, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. The shortest Macworld Expo coverage - with the longest title.

iBook takes a lickin', Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Crunch. Scratch. Crack. This iBook keeps coming back for more.
iApps? My eye!, Jason Walsh, Mac Life. I don't want to be forced to sit through the dross that "ordinary users" create with Apple's freeware.
Back to school software, 2002 edition, Eric Schwarz, The Power of Mac. Practical software for students (and others) using Mac OS X.

The growing integration of Internet and operating system, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. As the Internet has become part of the computing experience, the OS evolves to make more and better use of it.
SuperDrives for older TiBooks, 1 GB modules for 17" AlBook, new hard drives, and more, Charles Moore, The 'Book Review. Also satellite internet for the Mac, new 'Book stands, FireWire 800, and bargain 'Books from $400 to $1,850.

Getting iSync to work with an unsupported cell phone, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. Just because your cell phone isn't plug-and-play with iSync doesn't mean you can't make it work. Here's what worked for me.
IBM, Apple, RISC, and the roots of the PowerPC, Tom Hormby, Orchard. How IBM's RISC project became the heart of the Power Mac.
15 free POP3 email services, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Free email - and some include spam blocking, virus detection, and webmail versions at no charge as well.

Customizing Mac OS 9, Nathan Thompson, Embracing Obsolescence. Fiddling with themes, picking a browser, and making the Classic Mac OS work just the way you want it to.
Switching from Windows to OS X a pleasure, Brian Richards, Advantage Mac. "If someone has used nearly all the Windows operating systems, why would he ever switch?"
The case for a Macintel minitower, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. For some the Mac mini is too little, the Power Mac too much. Apple should make a "just right" model that fits between them.

2 pizza box Macs: An original LC and an LC III, Leo Titus LeBron V, Collection Spotlight. Pushing an LC III to the limit and dealing with a dead Macintosh LC.
iPhone profits, dead ethernet, PowerBook 1400 software, and more on the Mac mini, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. How to work around a dead ethernet port in an eMac, finding older software for an old PowerBook, and more suggestions on improving or replacing the Mac mini.

Microsoft's Mojave experiment, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. Microsoft showed Vista to people who had never used it, telling them it was "Mojave", and they loved it on the fast new laptop used for the demo.
Non-Intel chips in next Macs?, Dell Studio Hybrid takes on Mac mini, Mac buyer's guide, and more, Mac News Review. Also another computer that claims OS X compatibility, the broken Mighty Mouse, IEEE 1394-2008 approved, free prerelease Rescue Kit software, and more.
Next gen MacBook rumors and speculation, Laptop Laidback 3 released, privacy screen, and more, The 'Book Review. Also Apple warns of MacBook drought, mobile chip overkill?, Apple rumored abandoning Intel chipsets, MacBook Air requires SuperDrive to install Windows, bargain 'Books from $325 to $3,069, and more.
White iPhones cracking, iPhone as modem, 3G vs. EDGE, share your iPhone apps, and more, iNews Review. Also the lowdown on battery life, iPhone as a wireless drive, iPhone Missing Manual, learn languages with your iPhone or iPod, and more.

iOS and the humna-humna of the Internet, Lion forcing the iPad Model on the Mac, and more, Charles Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Also tablets are for those who don't 'get' computers, disappointing changes in iOS 5, a cheaper beater Mac laptop, and more.
New browsing for older Macs, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. If your old G3, G4,or G5 Mac is feeling slow on the Internet and you're running OS X 10.4 or 10.5, TenFourFox will perk things up.

The Rapid Rise of OS X Mountain Lion, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. In just a few days, Mountain Lion passed Snow Leopard on its way to displacing Lion as the king of the OS X jungle.