Low End Mac Archive for December 11

December 11 in Low End Mac History

Internet-poor with you always, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. How should the federal government address the digital divide between rich and poor?
DVD and the Mac: Feedback, Mac Musings. "Yes, there really are good reasons for watching DVD on your Mac."
Week in Review, Low End Mac. A look back at some of this week's new site content.

The wonderful PowerBook 100, Heather Anne Hurd, My Turn. A look at the still stylish, still useful, sleek, and highly inspiring PowerBook 100!

Evangelism that works, Kevin Webb, The Mac Webb. Preaching has its place, but one-on-one evangelism is much more effective.
A home away from home, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Three solutions for accessing your home computer from work or vice versa.
Love at first use, William J Rose, My First Mac. Five minutes with an SE led to seven years of longing for a Mac.
Four top 10 lists, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. 10 Dell claims for 2002, 10 tasks Microsoft must complete, 10 things Steve Jobs won't say at Macworld, and 10 reasons Apple will never take ove the world.
Sorry, Mac-using suckers, Katherine Keller, My Turn. You've had your years of use, so don't expect Apple to fully support your old Mac under OS X.
Rest of the Mac Web results. We asked your opinion on 41 Mac-related sites. Here's what you told us.

Jaguar on the 800 MHz iBook, Korin Hasegawa-John, My Turn. Once you have enough memory, Mac OS X 10.2 is a real joy to use.
Why we'll never see another modular desktop design from Apple, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill. "Profits and stockholders be damned. Apple is never going to pursue the huge market for desktop Macs."
More thoughts on free speech, end of religion controversy on Low End Mac, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Winding down discussion on Islam vs. the West and moral anarchy. More dialog on free speech.

Web leaving Mac OS 9 behind, Pismo and Tiger, USB for PowerBook 5300, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also a Pismo with no video, USB vs. USB and FireWire external drive enclosures, free WordPerfect download, and iListen in Canada.

iMac Rev. B nightmares, thousands vs. millions of colors performance, and unsupported Leopard, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Problems restoring a Rev. B iMac, color depth and graphics performance, and more unsupported Leopard reports.

Why you should partition your Mac's hard drive, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "At the very least, it makes sense to have a second partition with a bootable version of the Mac OS, so if you have problems with your work partition, you can boot from the 'emergency' partition to run Disk Utility and other diagnostics."
How come Dell can sell a new 15" notebook for half the price of a refurbished MacBook?, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. With Dell Canada selling a 15" Inspiron notebook for $549 and Apple selling a refurbished last generation MacBook for $1,049, one has to wonder.

Apple e-reader key to e-book success, iPod touch Is Apple's secret weapon, WaterWear case, and more, iNews Review. Also Dragon Dictation comes to iPhone, secure payment system, headphones for women, the 6 best smartphones, and more.
Apple tops in 'book reliability, best SSDs, the Hackintosh dilemma, Apple updates, and more, The 'Book Review. Also how to buy a laptop, Microsoft vs. Apple, Seagate to launch thinner hard drives, WiFi range extenders, free motion alarm, and more.
Danish cops use Macs, Mac Pro hits 3.33 GHz, data on problematic Late 2009 iMacs, and more, Mac News Review. Also Intel i3 specs leaked, dedicated keypad for Gmail users, HK's crystal speaker system, California may side with Apple on smoker's warranties, and more.