Low End Mac Archive for October 3

October 3 in Low End Mac History

My Mac Plus, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "We all get nostalgic about certain things. For some, it's the first car. And sometimes, it's the first Macintosh."
Is a 2400 bps modem worth keeping?, Manuel Mejia Jr. In the age of the Web, is there any reason not to replace an old, slow modem?
Improving OS X, David Getzin, My Turn. A beta testers suggestions for replacing the Apple Menu and Control Strip.

Evangelists unite!, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. It's time for Mac evangelists to learn OS X and preach the alternative to Microsoft dominance.
Using the X10 system with your Mac, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel. Motion detectors, AppleScript, video cameras, and more controlled by your Mac.
Freakin' awful, Jeff Adkins, My Turn. MacAddict is shooting themselves in the foot charging developers to put content on The Disc.

Adventures in ebook reading, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. "I didn't really get 'into' the PDA thing until my wife introduced me to ebooks - books published electronically specifically for use on a PDA or other small device."

Dell takes on Apple's iPod and iTunes Music Store, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Can the king of copycat computing succeed by following Apple's vision?
Resetting the power manager, notebook drive speed, wireless mobile mouse, PC Card video, and more, The 'Book Review. Also new notebook cases, Keynote themes, new FireWire drives, iPod accessories, and bargain 'Books from $190 to $1,599.

Apple's worst business decisions: Another perspective, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Apple's poor business decisions predate the Macintosh. Let's hope they learn from their mistakes.
eBay no longer your best source for low-end Macs, Hardy Menagh, Empowered. When buying used Macs below the US$300 mark, eBay has become a seller's market, so buyers may find the best bargains elsewhere.
Getting things done: 9 online task management solutions, Ed Eubanks Jr, The Efficient Mac User. Kinkless GTD wasn't exactly kinkless, so it was time to research other Getting Things Done (GTD) solutions. Here are nine that work online.

Making DVDs from videotape with and without Macs, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Thoughts on using iMovie and iDVD - and on using strictly hardware solutions to burn videotapes to DVD.
Disadvantage Macintosh, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Most of the time it's wonderful being a Mac user, but something as simple as exporting iPhoto images to a CD others can use isn't one of them.

Getting the most from your G3 Mac, Simon Royal, Tech Spectrum. Most G3 Macs can be upgraded so they can run Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger' quite nicely. Here's how.
Mac netbook coming?, $179 64 GB SSD, Apple owns 20% of US notebook market, and more, The 'Book Review. Also head of Norton AntiVirus team uses a Mac, Toshiba demos new battery technology, 1 TB notebook drives due in 2010, bargain 'Books from $150 to $2,699, and more.
OS X and Safari shares grow in September, toxic Mac Pro?, green hard drives, and more, Mac News Review. Also Vista terrible as Mac market grows, CrossOver Mac Pro reviewed, SimpleTech Pro Drives, and a new toolkit for working on computers.
Apple drops iPhone NDA, defecting to Android, auto performance apps for the iPhone, and More, iNews Review. Also more research needed on cellphone cancer link, file sharing app for the iPhone, three new power accessories from Macally, several new iPhone apps, and more.