August 8 in Low End Mac History

August 7 - August 9

1997

• First Power Mac profiles (6100, 7100, and 8100) added to site.
• Confessions of a Microsoft user, John J. Halbig, Mac Musings. "I have a horrid confession to make: I like Microsoft Word."

2000

• Looking back at Macworld, Brian Rumsey, Low End Mac Gaming. Is the Cube a gaming machine? What new games look promising?
• My perfect PowerBook, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page. A history of portables and list of features in the "perfect" PowerBook.

2001

• CD-ROM and system problems, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. Determining if a CD-ROM has died, choosing a replacement, and performing a clean system installation.
• Meltdown at Low End Mac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Summer heat and screaming UPSes can't hold a candle to the impact of Windows worms and viruses on this Mac user.
• Jalapeños and you, Andrew W. Hill, My Turn. What if it cost one jalapeño to download an MP3?

2002

• PayPal insecurity, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. More on how Low End Mac was robbed via our PayPal account - and what PayPal and our bank are doing about it.
• Astronomy, Macs, and Windows PCs, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. "How much is the savings from that cut-rate computer worth if you can't get your work done?"
• Apple sends cease and desist to itself, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Letter from Apple legal to Steve Jobs re: recent events that attempt to destroy good will of customers.
• Macs in the workplace, part 2, Jason Walsh, Mac Life. "Macs are more common in offices than many people in the media realise."

2003

• Macs, making music, and crashes in OS 9, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Buggy sound software hilights one of the worst points of the classic Mac OS - the whole computer can be crashed by a buggy program.
• USB Memory Mouse, LapCop 2.0, Combo and SuperDrive G4 upgrades, and more, Charles Moore, The 'Book Review. Also a guaranteed notebook security cable, iBook screen spanning, micro AC adapter, SleepLess software, new FireWire and FW/USB drives, and bargain 'Books from $465 to $2,899.

2005

• WorkStrip: Much more than a Dock replacment, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Workstrip can replace the Dock, manage workspaces, bookmark files, and a whole lot more.
• Sony BMG selling albums incompatible with iTunes, iPod, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Foo Fighters and Dave Matthews Band fans in for a rude surprise when they try to rip latest albums in iTunes - it won't work.

2006

• Mac Pro List, 08.08. Low End Mac's newest email list covers Apple's newest computer, the Mac Pro.
• Quad-core 64-bit Mac Pro and Xserve, MacBook Pro Core 2 rumors, VMware for Macintel, and more, The Macintel Report. Apple has completed its Intel transition with quad-core Xserve and Mac Pro models, which have 64-bit support lacking in earlier Macintel models.

2007

• The 2007 Mac mini value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Faster, more efficient CPUs, more RAM, and bigger hard drives, but how do blow out prices on 2006 minis compare?
• PowerBook 100: How Sony perfectly miniaturized the 16 pound Macintosh Portable, Leo Titus LeBron V, Collection Spotlight. The PowerBook has the same speed, power, memory capacity, hard drive, and screen resolution at the Mac Portable, but it weighed less than one-third as much.
• iBook 'Road Apple' debate, new iMac looks horrible, Apple's new keyboards, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also how one user rescued a SCSI drive his Mac could no longer mount, troubleshooting an LC 575, and USB issues with the Beige G3.
• Charge your iPod with Griffin's $30 PowerBlock, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh. Griffin's PowerBlock is a well designed, simple power brick especially made for charging your iPod.

2008

• New life for old Macs, 4 of 5 businesses using Macs, 5th annual Mac mod challenge, and more, Mac News Review. Also tips for switchers, time saving tips for Leopard users, Logitech's new Mac keyboard, NewerTech updated miniStack, Ukelele keyboard layout editor, and more.
• US Customs can seize any laptop, aluminum and ultraportable MacBook rumors, and more, The 'Book Review. Also thoughts on the next generation of MacBooks, "I want to marry the Apple MacBook Pro", do it yourself MacBook Pro hard drive replacement, bargain 'Books from $490 to $3,069, and more.
• iPhone could reach Vermont, huge demand for original iPhone, 19 Bible translations for iPhone, and more, iNews Review8. Also tethering your computer to your iPhone, BlackBerry vs. iPhone for smart phone lead, ColorWare colors the iPhone, $1,000 'I Am Rich' iPhone app, and much more.

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