2000-2001 Archive

2001

• OS X and the beige G3, 12.21. OS X runs decently on a beige G3, but also cripples the floppy drive, printer port, graphics performance....
• The best iBooks, PowerBooks, and desktop Macs ever, 12.14. The five best iBooks, PowerBooks, and desktop Macs. Some may surprise you.
• Real reasons to upgrade, 12.10. Thoughts on real and artificial reasons for upgrading or replacing your older Mac.
• A Quadra will do in a pinch, 11.30. When the 'Book's screen gives out, an old Quadra saves the day - and does it well.
• Can a low-end Mac be a suitable only Mac?, 11.23. Can an older PowerBook cut it on the road -- or will it just seem slow?
• Faster browsing on your Mac, 11.16. Two fast Web browsers and how to use a RAM disk for your browser cache
• Speed your Mac on the Internet, 11.09. Tips to improve browser performance on new Macs and old.
• The Apple Store: Westfarms, 11.05. A visit to the Apple Store finds something for everyone.
• iPod Considered, 10.26. The combination of features could make the iPod a good value.
• The Internet past and present, 10.19. From AOL on a Mac Plus to today's Internet.
• Tips on buying a new computer, part 2, 10.12. Suggestions for configuring your new Mac and bringing in your old files.
• Tips on buying a new computer, 10.05. Guidelines for deciding if your Mac is too old and picking your new Mac.
• Radio design and the Mac, part 2, 09.28. The best radio and computer designs strive for simplicity, not complexity.
• Thinking different about school computers, 09.21. A high school student thinks strategically about his school's computer situation.
• "It can't happen here", 09.14. We know better now - it can happen here.
• Antique radio design and the Mac, 09.07. The best designs go beyond 'form follows function' to exhibit style.
• On being a Mac user, 08.31. It really is about being and thinking different, finding the power to be your best.
• Music to your Mac, 08.24. Alternatives to Napster for the music lover.
• Happy 3rd birthday, iMac!, 08.17. A look at the iMac's three year legacy.
• Treasure your Quadra 840av, 08.17. Amazing video effects, stunning sound input, amazing SCSI throughput, and other outstanding features of the Quadra 840av.
• Quadra AVs and some cool things you can do with them, 08.10. Thanks to digital signal processors, the Quadra AVs remain useful video machines.
• Sometimes you can fix your Mac, part 3, 08.03. How to add another hard drive, install an expansion card, or add a modem to your Mac.
• Sometimes you can fix your Mac, part 2, 07.27. Upgrading the hard drive and/or memory in your Mac.
• My first Expo, 07.20. Thoughts on the Expo, OS X 10.1, Sonnet's WallStreet upgrade, ViaVoice, and more.
• Sometimes you can fix your Mac, 07.13. Software or system problems? You may be able to fix them yourself. Here's how.
• Stick with the Mac, 07.06. One of the best arguments for sticking with the Mac is Windows.
• Lombard and Pismo value, 06.29. A look at the cost and value of the recent "Lombard" and "Pismo" PowerBooks.
• PowerPC PowerBooks: 3400c, 3500 & G3 WallStreet, 06.15. Three good values in recent PowerBooks.
• PowerPC PowerBooks: 5300 & 1400, 06.08. Two good values in older PowerPC PowerBooks, the 1400 and 5300.
• Why you want a G3, 06.01. If you have an older Power Mac, here's why you should consider moving up to a G3.
• 1993: PowerBook vs. ThinkPad, 05.25. Even eight years ago, PowerBooks had advantages over Wintel laptops.
• The friendly 500 series, 05.18. A look at the compact, friendly, inexpensive LC and Performa 500 series.
• Macs keep going and going, 05.11. How Macs end up saving money in the long term.
• My OS Xperiences, 05.04. Hands on report after using Mac OS X on four different Macs.
• Two Power Macs at under $150, 04.27. Setting up a Performa 6200 or Power Mac 7100 on the cheap.
• Aquify the Mac OS, 04.20. How to make Mac OS 8 and 9 work like OS X.
• 10 uses for an older Mac, 04.13. Get a kid started, set up a print server, build a Macquarium, use old SCSI peripherals....
• OS X: The end of tight hardware integration?, 04.06. Tight integration of hardware and OS has been an Apple trademark - until OS X.
• Death of an iMac, 03.30. When the old iMac dies, do you repair or replace? And if you replace it, which model should you buy?
• Make your Mac your own, 03.23. How to personalize your Mac for the way you work. (You can even make it look like OS X.)
• Tales of Mac woe, 03.20. Readers share their tales of upgrade and repair woe.
• Buying a used Mac, 03.16. Tips on selecting and buying a used Power Mac.
• It doesn't get any worse, 03.09. Four painful tales of upgrade woe that look better in retrospect.
• That 70s iMac, 03.02. Blue Dalmatian and Flower Power look like refugees from the 70s, not iMacs for the 21st century.
• PowerBooks for school, 02.23. How and why a PowerBook can be the perfect student computer.
• The end of the Mac as we know it, 02.16. "OS X will change the way you work with your computer. OS X will act more like Windows...."
• Apple vs. Mac clones, 02.09. The lessons Apple never learned from Power Computing and the other clone makers.
• New Macs: Thoughts and reflections, 02.02. It was time for a new Mac - but iMac, Cube, or Power Mac G4?
• Getting on the Net with an older Mac, 01.26. "Yes, it is possible to get on the Internet with an older Mac."
• Selling your older Mac, 01.19. Hints on selling your older Mac at a fair price.
• Apple's Expo releases, 01.16. A look at Apple's new hardware and software.
• Why choose a PowerBook Duo?, 01.05. Apple hasn't missed out on the "thin and light" laptop market -- they practically invented it.

2000

• Picking a portable Mac, 12.29. PowerBook or iBook, which is right for you?
• Why give a Mac?, 12.22. If you're giving someone a computer, here's why it should be a Mac instead of a Windows PC.
• Is Apple Killing the iMac?, 12.15. With so many models, is the iMac going the way of the Performa line?
• Enough memory, 12.8. More memory not only lets you run more programs, it also makes PowerPC models faster.
• Macs for new users, 12.1. Helping new users get hooked with the right Mac and software.
• Looking at the iMac, 11.24. Although some consider all Macs toys, the iMac is a friendly, powerful, colorful, and affordable computer.
• Looking at OS X through Windows, 11.17. How does OS X (beta) compare with Windows 2000?
• Picking a low-end colour PowerBook, 11.10. If you want color and portability, but don't need PowerPC speed, here are your options.
• Is it worth putting a G3 in an older Mac?, 11.03. As always, it depends, but sometimes a used Power Mac G3 is the better value.
• Put a PC monitor on your Mac, 10.31. Almost every Mac can work with a PC monitor, although it may need a little help.
• Bring back the desktop Mac, 10.24. To increase market share, Apple needs to rediscover the desktop computer.
• Upgrading the beige G3, Adam Robert Guha, 10.20. Just three years old, but sluggish with OS 9 and X. What should the beige G3 owner do?
• Advice about PDS Power Macs, 10.06. Addressing the shortcomings of the x200 series.
• PDS Power Macs: Road Apples?, 09.29. These Macs aren't bad, just limited. Here's how to make the most of them.
• Choosing a monitor for your Mac, 09.22. There are a lot of factors involved in choosing the right monitor for your Macintosh.
• Picking a PCI Power Mac, 09.15. There are a lot of models to pick from, so here's a quick overview.
• Building a Back-to-School Bundle, 09.8. Sometimes the best computer bundle is one you create yourself.
• Making the most of the LC, 09.01. Although old and slow, the LC and LC II have practical upgrade potential.
• Quadras still useful, 08.25. Although showing their age, Quadras remain very productive computers.
• Don't upgrade that Quadra 630, 08.18. Most upgrades for this particular model just don't make economic sense.
• The Cube: Just what we ordered?, 08.11. A look at the limitations of the Power Mac G4 Cube.
• It's the bugs that bug me, 08.4. We never had to update firmware with older Macs. Why is today so different?
• PowerBook or PowerDictionary?, 07.21. Apple created the PowerBook as a small, book-sized Mac. Which book were they thinking of?
• Forward into the past, 07.14. To move ahead, perhaps Apple needs to look into its past.
• The lovable Colour Classic, 07.10. "Arguably one of the best computer designs ever, only limited by its slow processor, bus speed, and 10 MB memory limit."
• The IIsi never dies, 06.30. "I purchased a Macintosh IIsi at a thrift shop for $25. I thought I might have paid too much...."
• Welcome to the wrong OS, 06.23. Picking the wrong OS for your Mac can be a real nightmare.
• A question of OS, 06.16. Which version of the Mac OS should you run on your Macintosh?
• Options For '040s, 06.05. Advice about operating systems, upgrades, what Quadra to choose, and more.
• Why Macs are different, 05.30. Macs have style, class, ease of use, and personality - even the beige ones.
• What can you squeeze into a compact Mac?, 05.18. There's still life in those little Macs.
• PowerBook history, 05.12. A history of portable Macs from 1989 through 1996.

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