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- Mac Pro on the Way Out or Changing with the Times?, Dan Bashur, Apple, Tech, and Gaming, 2012.05.22. No other desktop Mac offers a wide range of expansion options, but is that enough reason for Apple to keep the behemoth powerhouse Mac Pro around?
- iPhone 3D: Stereo Photography and 3D Movies for the Rest of Us, Anne Onymus, The Rumor Mill, 2012.05.22. Until now, stereo photography and 3D movies required expensive dedicated equipment. With the iPhone 3D, Apple will make it available to the masses.
- iPad 2 'Feels Like an Upgrade' from New iPad, Samsung Tops Apple in Smartphone Market, and More, iOS News Review, 2012.05.21. Also Apple to maintain tablet dominance, working in portrait mode, Wozniak would like to see end of walled garden, and more.
- MacBook Airs Top Ultrabooks, Boost MacBook Performance, MacBook Pro Update in June?, and More, The 'Book Review, 2012.05.21. Also Retina displays available now but costly, USB 3 expected in next MacBook rev, hybrid drives an affordable alternative to SSDs, and more.
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- History: Old Mac of the Month: Performa 5200, K.H. Schumann, 512 Pixels, 2012.05.21. "...if this was one of Apple's worst machines, it is no wonder that Apple products are still considered as the finest the electronics market has to offer."
- Security: Security Jargon Decoded, Lysa Myers, Intego, 2012.05.17. What security people mean by malware, virus, Trojan, worm, exploit, and other terms.
- History: Drugs, Cops & Dismemberment: The Crazy Adventures of a Vintage Mac Collector, Adam Rosen, Cult of Mac, 2012.05.17. A Mac prototype with a 5.25" floppy drive, a Lisa prototype with a green screen (remember those?), and a transparent Mac SE are highlights of his collection.
- Software: Protect Your Mac with ClamXav for Free, Rob LeFebvre, Cult of Mac, 2012.05.17. "For me, having free, up-to-date virus protection software on my computer is important."
- Analysis: Oops! Five CEOs Who Should Have Already Been Fired (Cisco, GE, WalMart, Sears, Microsoft), , 2012.05.15. #1. Microsoft's Steve Ballmer has made the former leader a lackluster player, decimated Microsoft's value, and is taking other companies (Dell, HP, etc.) down as well.
- Analysis: What's Wrong with Windows 8, Thom Holwerda, OSNews, 2012.05.14. "...the main reason why Windows 8 is such a pain to use with a mouse and keyboard. You can't directly switch to a desktop application...."
- Opinion: Why Dropbox Remains My Pick of the Cloud Services Litter, Charles W. Moore, AppleTell, 2012.05.14. "Dropbox has pretty much just worked", and it's one of only two services that supports Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, which some of us still use daily.
- Review: Hands-on with Five Antivirus Apps for the Mac, Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica, 2012.05.13. Two free antivirus apps (Sophos and Avast) provide all the security most Mac users need. Alternatives cost $40-50 per year.
- History: Resurrecting a Macintosh Color Classic, Adam Rosen, Vintage Mac Museum, 2012.05.12. "...this little underpowered Mac has become a pleasant reminder of simpler times past . . . I finally have a working model in the Vintage Mac Museum, though it took some effort to resurrect."
Rights:
Windows 8 on ARM Restrictions Could Fall Afoul of EU Browser Ballot Deal, Ryan Paul, Ars Technica, 2012.05.15.
As part of of its EU antitrust settlement, Microsoft agreed to let users choose which browser they wanted to use with Windows. Win8 doesn't do that.
News:
HP Restarts Tablet Manufacturing, Chicago Tribune, 2012.05.10.
HP is going back into the tablet business after the disaster known as TouchPad. New model will run Windows 8, not webOS.- Analysis: Reading diglloyd.com on the Apple iPhone/iPad, diglloyd.com, 2012.05.14. Even if your iPhone or iPad has a Retina Display, what you see will not match the true quality of the images as viewed on a computer.
- OS X: Safari Update Automatically Disables Old Versions of Flash, Jim Dalrymple, The Loop, 2012.05.09. Not only does Safari 5.1.7 block old versions of Flash, it also includes a link for the latest version. (OS X 10.6.8 and later)
- Analysis: Half of All Macs Will Lack Access to Security Updates by Summer, Gregg Keizer, Computerworld, 2012.05.07. If Apple follows form, OS X 10.6 will stop receiving security updates when 10.8 shis, leaving nearly 50% of in-use Macs behind.
- Virus: Mac Malware Infection Rates Remaining Constant, Topher Kessler, CNET News, 2012.05.07. Flashback infections have fallen from about 600,000 Macs (around 1% of the installed base) to roughly 100,000 - and holding.
Power Mac Resources
- Guide to Power Mac G4 Upgrades
- Guide to G3 Daughter Cards
- Guide to G4 Daughter Cards
- Guide to G3 ZIF Upgrades
- Guide to G4 ZIF Upgrades
- Guide to G3 NuBus Upgrades
- Guide to G3 Level 2 Upgrades
- G3 (beige) motherboard
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