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December 7 in Mac and LEM History

Dec. 6 - Dec. 8

1998

• Mac OS 8.5.1 upgrade introduced. Several important bug fixes.

1999

• Wireless mouse and keyboard input, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings.
• Holiday decorations, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. "You decorate your home for the holidays, so why not decorate your Mac, too?"

2000

• Back in the toilet, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. Apple stock has really tanked. What's it going to take to get the company out of the toilet?
• Using the Internet in the science classroom, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. How to use the Internet in the classroom.

2001

• The Mac you want at a price you can afford, Pastor Scott, My Turn. Why the "pizza box" Macs are great computers for those on a tight budget.
• Apple's ahead-of-time innovation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Response to "Apple's Just-In-Time Innovation: Can It Last?"
• The 'Book Review 2001.12.07, Charles Moore. Sorting out the G3 PowerBooks, new case for 'Book and printer, Apple's guide to power adapters, and bargain 'Books.

2004

• Stand for the Mac against mindless conformity, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. It's time to take a stands against those who preach mindless conformity to the dominant Wintel standard and speak up for platform diversity.
• Welcome back MacMall, and hello to Apple and CompUSA, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Low End Mac is back in MacMall's affiliate program - and adds Apple and CompUSA as well.

2005

• 2 browsers, an email client, and a 68k Mac, Nathan Thompson, Embracing Obsolescence. WannaBe, iCab, and SweetMail - programs that let your vintage Mac work with the modern Web and current email services.
• Thoughts on two-fingered scrolling, Mighty Mouse, and optical mice, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. A tip about two-fingered scrolling, pros and cons of Apple's Mighty Mouse, and the end of gunked up mechanical mice.
• Using Linux to give an aging Mac more zip, Leaman Crews, Plays Well with Others. Older Power Macs and newer versions of OS X can be a sluggish combination. Linux can perk up your old Power Mac and still let you use a graphical interface.

2006

• Watch out! Getting notebook design wrong, Andrew J Fishkin, The Mobile Mac. Some notebooks have just the right mix of design, quality, and features, but others fall seriously short of the ideal.

2007

• Bringing G3 iMacs and other G3 Macs into the Tiger Age, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. Tips on hard drives, memory, WiFi, and getting Mac OS X 10.4 installed on G3 iMacs and other older G3 Macs.
• Why I can't buy an iPhone, and what I did about it, John Hatchett, My Turn. Thanks to Apple's exclusive iPhone deal with AT&T and no local AT&T wireless coverage, the author had to find a different solution.
• iPods, notebooks, and other modern electronics more readily replaced than repaired, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Whether it's an intermittent failure or a broken display cable, more often than not it's cheaper to replace a broken electronics device than repair it.
• Working with vintage Macs, Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple. Tips for dealing with dead PRAM batteries, failed drives, connecting monitors, networking, swapping out parts, and more.
• Weak AirPort Extreme, Open Firmware hack, deleting old Systems, and spacing problems in Pages, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Fixing a weak signal in AirPort Extreme, thoughts on the Open Firmware Leopard install hack, when it's safe to delete an old System, and line spacing issues in Pages.
• MacBook Pro 'absolutely flies', not just for pros; mobile 'Penryn' to debut in January; and more, The 'Book Review. Also 8 steps to buying a MacBook, MacBook nano "short of a sure thing" at Macworld Expo, more LED backlighting expected from Apple, Hitachi vs. Seagate 7200 rpm drives, bargain 'Books from $200 to $2,688, and more.
• Mac hits 6.8% share on Net, Intel iMac screen problems, Classic on Leopard, and more, Mac News Review. Also adding hierarchical menus to the Leopard Dock, speeding up Leopard with less colors, a new OS X email client, and Parallels Premium Edition.

Dec. 6 - Dec. 8

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