Low End Mac Archive

October 6 in Mac and LEM History

Oct. 5 - Oct. 7

1998

• Why USB is a good thing, Dan Knight, iMac Musings. "The idea behind USB (universal serial bus) was to replace a plethora of incompatible ports with one standard I/O port."
• Can Apple save Emailer by giving it away?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "...Emailer is just about anything you could want in an email client."

1999

• New iMacs announced, Dan Knight, The iMac Channel. The pictures were real. The features are great. And the prices are very attractive.

2000

• Advice about PDS Power Macs, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Addressing the shortcomings of the x200 series.
• Letters on 'Rescuing the Cube', Mac Musings. Feedback has been overwhelming in favor of less costly Cubes. Let's hope Steve is listening.

2003

• Quest for a replacement PowerBook battery, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. A dead Pismo battery leads to a search for the best value in a replacment PowerBook battery.

2004

• AirPort Express: more versatile than your average access point, Alan Zisman, Low End Mac Reviews. AirPort Express is much more than just another wireless access point.

2005

• A history of Apple's Lisa, 1979-1986, Tom Hormby, Orchard. Originally envisioned as a business computer to replace the Apple II, the Lisa brought the mouse and GUI to the computer market - only to be felled by the less costly Macintosh.
• Apple replacing defective nanos, 200 GB nano upgrade, Brasso makes your iPod look new, iKitty, and more, iPod News Review. Also DIY "urban camo" nano case, iPod USB FAQ, smart cassette adapter, lots of new nano covers, and more.

2006

• 68KMLA on Microsoft, Mac OS X, the Classic Mac OS, and Linux, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh. Members of the 68k Mac Liberation Army share their thoughts on Windows past and present, the classic Mac OS and OS X, and Linux and the Open Source movement.
• Don't ignore battery recall, fuel cells to replace lithion?, flash MacBooks, tablet Mac, and more, The 'Book Review. Also how laptops are replacing pen and paper in the classroom, Core 2 no big deal for notebooks, black MacBook Apple's best 'Book yet, bargain 'Books from $119 to $2,399, and more.
• Use any networked computer as an additional Mac display, fixing AirPort problems with OS X 10.4.8, and more, Mac News Review. Also Logitech's new Edge keyboard, a keyboard cover just for Pro Tools, MondoMouse gives your mouse super powers, and Mac Pro power consumption.

2008

• The cost of moving to Small Business Server vs. moving to Leopard Server, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job. Upgrading the existing SBS 2003 Server would cost less, the the server will run up against hardware limitations long before a Mac Pro does
• Use your FileMaker Pro databases on your iPhone, Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple. Although there's no version of FileMaker Pro for the iPhone, FMTouch will let you use your data and layouts on it.
• $19,800 Bentley Ego laptop remarkably similar to 1999 clamshell iBook, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Granted, Apple's iBook didn't have white gold trim, a padded leather exterior, or come in colors to match your Bentley automobile.

2009

• Reflections on my first month with broadband, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2009.10.06. Moving from 26.4kbps dialup to 15-60 times faster wireless broadband changes work habits - and turns the Pismo PowerBook into a bottleneck.
• Macintosh remote control with Chicken of the VNC, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing, 2009.10.06. Sometimes you want to or need to control another Mac remotely. The free Chicken of the VNC program is a great tool for doing exactly that.

Oct. 5 - Oct. 7

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