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Past 7 Days on Low End Mac

• Safari 3.1 Is the best browser for Macs and for Windows, Carl Nygren, Classic Macs in the Intel Age, 07.08. Apple's Safari browser is fast, lightweight, and compatible with pretty much any website that doesn't require users to run Windows and Internet Explorer 5.5 or later.
• Time Machine can now backup to a shard hard drive, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac, 07.08. Earlier versions of Leopard didn't seem to allow backup to a shared drive on another Mac, but the 10.5.4 update allows it.
• More air: Expectations for future MacBook and MacBook Pro models, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 07.08. Next generation 'Books are expected to include Intel's next generation Montevino processor, but wireless power and wireless USB could give Apple a leg up on the competition.
• Turn your old Mac into a web server with Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP, Jason Packer, Macs in the Enterprise, 07.08. Step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP on an older Mac.
• Macintosh reliability improving since the shift to Intel, Kev Kitchens, Kitchens Sync, 07.07. For a while in the G3 and G4 era, Apple was plagued with logic board failures and analog board problems, but they seem to be a thing of the past.
• 1.8 GHz, SSD MacBook Air price cuts; Samsung vs. Hitachi notebook drives; Centrino 2 preorders; and more, The 'Book Review, 07.07. Also MacBook shipments up 61% over Q1 2007, Apple notebook redesign rumored, Santa Rosa MacBook Pro video failure, Mopar in-vehicle wireless Internet, bargain 'Books from $150 to $2,749, and more.
• iPhone 3G service more costly in States, outrageous in Canada, and more, iNews Review, 07.07. Also long fingernails and the iPhone, future iPhone may include keyboard and Intel Atom CPU, voice control for iPods, Ringtons Studio for the iPhone, and more.
• Wouldn't life be great with an iSlate?, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing, 07.04. PDAs and smartphones are too small for some tasks, full-fledged Tablet PCs are overkill, and ebook readers are too limited. Apple has the tech to own this niche.
• Mac Pro overclocking, Windependence with Darwine, Blu-ray for Macs, and more, Mac News Review, 07.04. Also more on running Leopard on non-Apple hardware, Ubuntu on a Mac mini, the first autofocus webcam with Zeiss optics for Macs, and more.
• The Macintosh Portable started a notebook revolution, Carl Nygren, Classic Macs in the Intel Age, 07.03. Before Apple introduced the Mac Portable, notebook computers were text-based and ran MS-DOS. Ever since, graphical interfaces have been the norm for laptops.
• Turn your old Mac into a website server with free open source software, Jason Packer, Macs in the Enterprise, 07.02. By installing Linux without a GUI, your old Mac can dedicate all of its resources to running Apache, MySQL, and PHP.
• Depreciation game a gamble, best OS for 12" PowerBook, Opera 9.5 fast with unique features, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 07.02. The depreciation game requires educated guesses, Tiger the best OS for a 12" PowerBook, why Opera rocks, and a Mac using sci-fi writer who loves the free market.
• Master of Orion on the Mac, Tamara Keel, Digital Fossils, 07.01. The DOS version of this vintage game broke with Pentium or Windows 95, but the Mac version still runs very nicely in the Classic Mac OS.
• The Mac Future: Snow Leopard, MobileMe, and the iPhone/iPod touch, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing, 07.01. Apple will leave the PowerPC behind with OS X 10.6 while expanding the Mac's presence on the Internet and in your hand.
• SanDisk Sansa Clip a low cost alternative to iPods for Mac users, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac, 07.01. There's no video or photo support, but the Sansa Clip works with MP3 files and includes an FM radio and a microphone.
• Low End Mac's Compleat Guide to the Dual USB iBook G3, Charles Moore, 'Book Value, 07.01. From a 500 MHz model introduced in May 2001 through 12" and 14" 900 MHz G3 iBooks rolled out in April 2003, these iBooks offered unprecedented value.

Around the Web

• Analysis: Web Surfing Test Shows SSDs Better for Battery Life, Avram Piltch, Laptop, 07.05. Benchmark shows Solid State Drives draw a bit less power than hard drives, adding about 5% more time running from battery.
• Opinion: Hello: Macs Are About to Get Interesting Again, Pete Mortensen, Cult of Mac, 07.02. "The Mac is poised for innovation over the next few years on a scale that we haven't experienced since the initial move to OS X . . . new technologies are emerging to take the Mac to the next
• Opinion: Why OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard should leave PowerPC in the cold, Seamus Byrne, APC Magazine, 07.03. "...you can't lift the floor and let people walk around where the floor used to be all at the same time. Not without leaving holes for a potential rising damp problem further down the track."
• News: Apple slashes $500 from MB Air SSD price, electronista, 07.03. Cost of Solid State Drive reduced by US$400, 1.8 GHz CPU cost cut by $100, making top-end MBA $2,598.
• Advice: Master Your Digital Media with VLC, Adam Pash, Lifehacker, 07.01. "From ripping DVDs to converting files to iPod-friendly formats, let's take a look at the four coolest things you can do with VLC and start you on your way to becoming a VLC ninja."
• Huh?: Solid state drives eat battery life, don't save it for later, Dan Moren, MacUser, 07.02. "...Tom's Hardware did some extensive testing, comparing four SSDs to a conventional Hard Drive, with surprising results: the SSDs actually reduced battery time instead of extending it."
• Benchmarks: Shootout: 500 GB Notebook Drives Samsung vs. Hitachi, Bare Feats, 06.27. The Samsung benchmarks slower overall, but it's only 9.5mm thick and fits all notebooks. Hitachi's faster drive is thicker and only fits some notebooks.
• News: Survey: 8 in 10 businesses now using Macs, Gregg Keizer, Computerworld, 06.26. "Nearly 80% of businesses have Macs in-house, nearly double the percentage that said they had users running Mac OS X two years ago, a research firm said today."
• Virus: How to Protect Yourself from the New Mac OS X Trojans, Rich Mogull, TidBITS, 06.24. "The good news is that based on the nature of the vulnerability the risk is low, but the bad news is that this kind of attack could become more serious."
• Benchmarks: AA Battery Test, Zach Honig, Popular Photography, 06.25. 7 sets of single-use and 7 sets of rechargeables tested - which has the best value?
• History: 5 Obsolete Storage Formats, Charlie Sorrel, Wired, 06.19. Remember 8-tracks, paper tape for computers, Zip! disks, cassette tapes, and Sony's MiniDisc? Some aren't completely dead yet, but definitely on the way.
• News: OS X Trojans in wild: beware of geeks bearing gifts, Dan Moren, MacUser, 06.23. Two Trojans for Mac OS X found in the wild: the ASthtv05 and PokerGame.
• News: Optimized Firefox 3 builds available, Brett Terpstra, TUAW, 06.23. Called "Minefield", optimized versions are available for Intel and G5 Macs. No word yet on a G4 build.
• History: Cracking Open the Apple Macintosh Classic, Mark Kaelin, Tech Republic, 06.17. "In this Cracking Open Photo Gallery, TechRepublic examines just what went into a Mac Classic - and what technology was like in 1991."
• News: Mozilla Records 8.2 Million Downloads in First Day, Monkey Bites, 06.18. Definitely worth a try! (3 of those downloads were from Low End Mac headquarters - because the first two didn't work.)
• News: MobileMe: What you need to know, Macworld, 06.18. You'll gain push email and Mac/Windows/iPhone synching of email, contacts, and calendar. You'll lose iCards and iSync support for Panther.
• Opinion: Is It Time to Dump Your PowerPC Mac?, Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl, 06.16. Until Mac OS X 10.7 comes out, PowerPC Macs should remain viable.
• Opinion: MobileMe: Revolution Apple Style, Holden Scott, This Old Mac, 06.13. "MobileMe improves on .Mac [with] powerful, Ajax driven Address Book, Email, iPhoto, iCal and iDisk web applications bundled together into one neat, tidy, cohesive screen."
• News: Toshiba Goes to 5400RPM with 1.8-inch 160GB Hard Drive, Jeff Gamet, Mac Observer, 06.11. This would be a great thing to see inside the MacBook Air....
• Opinion: Late Night PowerBook 5300ce, Holden Scott, This Old Mac, 06.01. "These columns are written on a PowerBook 5300ce with a high capacity battery and a 4 GB SanDisk Ultra II internal Hard Drive."

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