If you tried to plug in a FireWire device like a first-gen iPod to any Mac running the macOS 26 developer beta, you may be surprised to find nothing happens. That’s because there’s no more FireWire support. Apple could do a 180 and not do this, but that’s unlikely. Take a fine comb and look […]
Monthly Archives: June 2025
The PowerBook G3 WallStreet is a notebook I never owned in my entire lifetime, and now I finally have one! I’ve come across nearly every model PowerPC Mac since I started tinkering with Macs, but the PowerBook G3 series remains elusive – except for the time I helped an acquaintance work on a stack of […]
While the week of WWDC is over, there are other tidbits worth mentioning but may not necessarily receive an entire article all on their own. . . App Store promo codes for in-app purchases Later this year, Apple is going to open the door for developers to create and distribute promo codes for any sort […]
This is the first iteration on macOS and iOS post-WWDC, after a recent May 14th update spent roughly a month and a half in a development state. Individuals can opt-in via the Software Update section of the System Settings app, as long as your Apple ID is associated with an Apple Developer account. Key […]
With the announcement of macOS Tahoe at WWDC25 this year on June 9th, we finally know what should or shouldn’t officially support the new update coming this year. Some of us including myself are running on a 2018 Mac mini, so we must now start dealing with what to do. Recently Greg Hrutkay of Hrutkay […]
As the week of WWDC ends, Low End Mac has restored its usual banner theme with a liquid glass twist. Clear your browser cache to see the new site banner! . . The new banner The latest site banner takes inspiration from this year’s WWDC and Liquid Glass themes, while staying true to the Low […]
Back from the Low End Mac Mailbag is an interesting hardware experiment from a rising contributor in our FaceBook group, Architecture. Enjoy this interesting One Stop Systems P7R4 7 Slot PCI Expansion Unit – and how it works with a Beige Power Macintosh G3! Introduction “Testing an 13 slot PCI Expansion Chassis on a G3 […]
At-a-glance, you’ll notice your desktop is mostly the same after updating (although some settings are reset such as internal drives in Finder). It’s familiar if you’ve used macOS Sequoia – but feels totally different for sure. Different in the sort-of way Yosemite was to Mavericks, or Aqua was to Platinum. . Is this Frutiger Aero? […]
Without a doubt, the latest crop of devices from Apple are set to perform the best on the latest OS update even if it’s no longer the original OS the Mac shipped with. While it can be challenging to imagine or quantify precisely how fast macOS Tahoe will be upon it’s debut to the public, […]
For those who want to add a little flare to their desktop and wanted the new wallpapers in particular – here they are! Due to the compression which happens on WordPress, a larger wallpaper is provided in the link below. You may also click on the images, which will enlarge to 2560 x 1657.The images […]
The tagline on Apple’s website reads “New Look. Even more magic.”, with an OS release date set to arrive this fall. Although you can download the developer beta right now, it is still far from being a completed consumer OS update. . . The last major iOS redesign was with version 7 – Apple says […]
Does the new style look familiar to you? Even though they talk about a “Glass UI”, there are many Aqua-themed visual cues in WWDC this year, especially to the intro for the new macOS. This year the transition in the presentation started as a Sequoia wallpaper, with a water droplet morphing the visuals before ultimately […]
Low End Mac is gearing up for WWDC25 – get ready for some new articles! Clear your browser cache to see the new site banner for this week. Low End Mac WWDC25-Inspired Icons (Free Download)
. Bill Atkinson was instrumental in the development of the Xerox GUI, Apple LISA, and Macintosh, being brought onboard by Jef Raskin though the University of Washington on April 27th, 1978. Bill was studying Neurobiology and rendering 3D images by writing programs. “Dear Friends and Family, We regret to write that our beloved husband, father, […]