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November 27 in Low End Mac History

Nov. 26 - Nov. 28

2000

• The OS X interface, John Cristie, My Turn. Aqua simplifies the Mac interface, encouraging exploration.
• The national vote, Dan Knight's Soapbox. First in a series on election reform: Why we should abolish the Electoral College.

2001

• Internet security for the home user, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Determining how much protection your home computer needs and picking the right solutions.
• Hooked by Apple engineering, Eric McCann, My First Mac. Well designed hardware and a friendly OS win over a Windows user.
• More thoughts on Mac browsers, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. More thoughts and advice on Netscape, Internet Explorer, iCab, and Opera.
• OCR software for the Mac, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Three programs for turning printed, scanned, or faxes text into editable word processing files.

2002

• Common sense, copyright, and fair use, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Copyright law no longer serves the public good. Congress needs to overhaul copyright law to protect fair use and restore the public domain.

2006

• Extended warranties debated, giving 'Other Red' benefit of the doubt, MacBook closed-lid cooling, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also problems using Target Disk Mode to install Tiger, Afterthemac 802.11g USB adapter, iEmulator x86 emulation for PowerPC and Intel Macs, and unsupported operating systems.
• Microsoft Pwnd™: All your documents are belong to us, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. DRM, limited-use document sharing, Secure Digital Paper™, and proprietary data formats among highlights of new Tablet Publishing Solution™.

2009

• Apple Tablet delayed?, OS X 10.6.2 hack for netbooks, easy SSD upgrade kits, and more, The 'Book Review. Also MacBook and MacBook Pro reviews, Apple extended repair programs for 'Books, portable USB-powered subwoofer for MacBooks, and more.
• i7 iMacs arriving DOA, Late 2009 iMac and Mac mini reviews, first wireless USB hard drive, and more, Mac News Review. Also Seinfeld gets new iMac, Macworld keyboard and mouse guides, Mac mini Server a great value, 2 TB external drive from Samsung, and more.

Nov. 26 - Nov. 28

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