Low End Mac Archive

December 1 in Low End Mac History

Nov. 30 - Dec. 2

1999

• Monitor dot pitch, Dan Knight, Online Tech Journal. How does dot pitch compare to horizontal dot pitch?

2000

• Macs for new users, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Helping new users get hooked with the right Mac and software.
• Everybody wants to use the iMacs, Mari Hersh-Tudor, My Turn. "At my daughter's tiny elementary school . . . seems the iMacs are not only 'cool,' but easier to learn."
• Career options, Eric DeStefano, Mac Metamorphosis. Does the future hold a return to IT management? What are the possibilities?

2003

• Pfinder: A Panther-like Finder for legacy Macs, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Utility for OS 9 and pre-Panther versions of OS X gives Mac users many features of the Panther Finder.

2004

• How and why I use an eMac, iBook, and Power Mac G3, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. Sometimes you need power, other times portability, so using both a desktop Mac and a 'Book makes a lot of sense.
• ThinkFree Office: Slow, unpolished, yet useful, Jason Walsh, The Low End Designer. Despite the name, this isn't free software, and it really calls for a higher end Mac, but it does the job.
• MacLink Plus 15: Still capable after all these years, but..., Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. MacLink Plus still does a great job of translating files from one format to another, but how many Mac users still need it?

2005

• The PowerBook 190: Still a great little laptop, Caleb Cupples, My Turn. The PowerBook 190 is relatively small, relatively light, fast enough, and cheap enough to carry everywhere.
• Eudora, the Mac's most powerful email client, Michel Munger, iBasics. If you're looking for lots of power and don't mind an unconventional interface, give Eudora a try.
• Holiday iPod demand may outstrip supply, knit your own iPod mittens, iPod Book updated, kids' stories, and more, iPod News Review. Also Navio cloning Apple's FairPlay DRM, Neuros updates recorder for iPod, iWriter iPod notes utility, and PopTune wrapper for video iPod.
• Intro to OS virtualization, flash-based Macs rumored, end of media drives, Intel invests in flash memory, and more, The Macintel Report. Also BBEdit ready for Macintels, will Apple rush Macintels to market?, and the road ahead for Intel's P4, Celeron, and Centrino.

2006

• Core 2 'Books run cooler and faster, MacBook Core 2 adds value, holiday sales, and more, The 'Book Review. Also 17" MacBook Pro Core 2 has faster GPU, Core vs. Core 2 benchmarks, Asus' leather-clad notebook, bargain 'Books from $210 to $2,199, and more.
• MacTablet rumors, OS X 10.4.8 boosts Photoshop, Adesso's compact $30 USB keyboard, and more, Mac News Review. Also a look at Spaces, Apple's rumored 17" widescreen display, top photo editors for the Mac, new iPod stands, iPod A/V integration, and more.

2008

• The very best Macs: Sometimes Apple just nails it, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job. Apple has produced lots of good Macs, a few dogs, and some 'best of breed' models that stand apart from the pack.
• Apple could buy Dell, and Linux is no threat to Mac OS X, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Apple has the cash to buy Dell outright, and the idea has some merit. Also, why Linux still isn't ready to displace the Mac OS.

Nov. 30 - Dec. 2

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