Low End Mac Archive for December 28

December 28 in Low End Mac History

The required New Year's column: Avoiding complacency, Steve Wood, View From the Classroom. A Mac lover looks back at 1999 - and all is not rosy.
SCSI or IDE hard drive?, Charlie Ruggiero, Mac Daniel. Which is the better upgrade option?
Short takes, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Dangers of ESD, dead and sleeping LCD pixels, and more on backup.
Mac OS Linux, Anne Onymus, The Rumor Mill. "Apple will be reabsorbing Linux/PPC and using it as the core of the new OS...."

10 uses for a webcam, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Practical ways to use a webcam in the science classroom.
Low End Mac 2000, a look back, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. A look back at our busiest year yet.

Apple takes it on the chin in FY2001, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Apple's income and unit sales were both down over 30% in FY2001, leading to a $25 million loss.
From a Mac Plus to a home network, Mark Burch, My First Mac. The Mac Plus was just a first step in one family's Mac addiction.
Stopping a bomb at startup, Dan Knight, Troubleshooting Your Mac. "I just installed a new program or upgraded an old program. Now my Mac bombs on startup."
How low can you go?, Andrew W. Hill, Aquatic Mac. How low can or should you go to get a good enough Mac on a tight budget?
Make an electronic photo album, Matthew Urban, Matt's Mac. How to turn your pictures - film or digital - into an electronic photo album.
The 'Book Review 2001.12.28, Charles Moore. D-Link's Roq-it, firmware update for Rev. B TiBook, TiCase updated, two new compact external hard drives, and deals on older iBooks and PowerBooks.