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December 17 in Low End Mac History

Dec. 16 - Dec. 18

1999

• The next PowerBooks, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page. "For the record, I don't think Apple is going to introduce a new PowerBook at Macworld Expo - I expect to see three new portable Macs."
• Apple to embrace ecommerce, The Rumor Mill. New keyboard only part of the picture.

2001

• The best portable, desktop, and minitower Macs, Korin Hasegawa-John, Mac Daniel. Best choices in used PowerBooks, minitowers, and modular desktop Macs.
• iCab and SmoothType: Odd couple?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. iCab & SmoothType usually work well together, but sometimes things get messy.
• Michael 'Mike' "Mick" McMac's Mac Know-it-all Column, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Real Mac advice for real Mac users from a real Mac expert - really.
• Power Mac 8600, Power Mac 9600. These profiles have been marked "under construction" for too long. We finished them over the weekend.

2002

• Thinking different about a low cost Mac for education, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. One way Apple could meet the needs of the education market without cannibalizing sales of existing models.
• Apple's top 10 of 2002, plus 2 more, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Innovative new hardware, faster processors, consumer G4s, and demise of the Dell dude hilight the list.
• How to write for your weblog, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. You can't just publish a weblog. You have to know the right way to write it. Here's all the help you need.

2003

• Replacing or upgrading a Performa 5320 and connecting an SGI monitor to a Mac, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Thoughts on upgrading or replacing a Performa 5320, and how to connect a fixed sync SGI display to a Mac.
• The Lite Side Book, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, 12.17. The best of the Lite Side - or are they the worst of the Lite Side?

2004

• Show me the savings: A request for the Sarasota school board, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. "...I have yet to see a copy of any firm prediction from anyone, anywhere, that actually details the savings such a single platform switch actually engenders."
• Canada, copyright, and levies: Buy an iPod now, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. This week a Candian Justice removed the copyright levy from digital music players. Thoughts on copyright, levies, and digital rights management.
• Spotty iBook reliability, you might be a Mac user if, faster and dual-layer SuperDrives, and more, The 'Book Review. Also a homemade iTablet, disabling and spanning the iBook display, laptops and infertility, bargain 'Books from $209 to $2,515, and more.

2007

• Vintage Mac video and monitor mania, Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple. Vintage Macs and monitors didn't use VGA connectors. Tips on making modern monitors work with old Macs.
• Moving data from Linux to the Mac, Keith Winston, Linux to Mac. When switching operating systems, the best advice is to use standard cross-platform file formats whenever possible.
• Other great USB keyboards, cooler running laptops, the value of old G3 Macs, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Other alternatives to Apple's aluminum keyboards, booting OS 9 from RAID, weak AirPort reception, and cool running notebooks.

2008

• Vista can offer comparable performance and reliability to Mac OS X, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job. Windows PCs are usually hobbled with inefficient antimalware apps and crapware. Remove them, and Vista can hold its own against Mac OS X.
• The Psystar drama continues, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. A look at what is at stake for Apple's reputation and bottom line if Psystar and others are allowed to sell Macintosh clones.
• Why Macs cost more than Dells, leaving the Mac for Dell and Ubuntu, and using both platforms, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Readers weigh in on what Apple would have to do to compete with Dell on price, the joys of Ubuntu on an Inspiron, and Dell on the go with a Mac at home.

Dec. 16 - Dec. 18

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