Hey everybody,

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this. Low End Mac has always been community-based since its creation in April 1997, helping others maximize the life of their Apple gear for nearly three decades. Since our low points between 2014 – 2018, we’ve reached several milestones along a gradual process of recovery, in a labor of love to keep the spirit alive.

Our goal is to receive consistent donations, possibly look into ad revenue again, possibly launch diversified services beyond our website (such as computer repair), so we can keep on keepin’ on. We don’t have an official donation box set up now except for the old one previously used by Dan K, so work is being done to set up a new one. We’re also open to new contributors (writers). In the meantime:
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Here’s what changed since Late 2024

• We’re back to publishing articles fairly consistently and frequently:
  • 356 new articles since October 2024, covering a wide range of topics, old and new.
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• Janez J. Starc became our newest contributor and article writer in Mid-2025.
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• Mark Sokolovsky became Chief Editor and Graphic Designer in August 2025.
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• The Low End Mac Mailbag and CustoMacs have been revived, and tech enthusiasts are sending their creations in again! We also have contributions every now and again by community members.
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• Mac tech specs have been brought wholly up-to-date. We have tech specs on all Macs, now.
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• All links on the blue site menu bar are navigable again
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• Website got better, one bite at a time:
  • Increasingly mobile friendly
  • Removed all the “Online Resources” links cluttering tech specs.
  • Starting in January 2025, Site Logs are included every now and again to point out changes.
  • Site was cared for and restored after a plugin temporarily wiped many articles in May 2025
  • We listen to your feedback
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• Tech Specs index has been dramatically overhauled:
  • Icon View: Part of the newer, mobile-friendly aspect of our website
  • List View: Text-only navigation for those who prefer it. Includes navigation directory.
  • More structure, predictable navigation, new distinct categories
  • Custom Icon graphics for each page and category
  • Some old articles have been reformatted.
  • Tech Specs and Software Index act as the “spine” of the Lemcyclopedia.
  • …and more!
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• A brand-new “Software Index” was added to the website:
  • Contains all our “macOS” and “iDevice OS” articles
  • A new “Low End Mac Hacks” Index, to help maximize your gear
  • There’s a dedicated page with all our App highlights, past and present.
  • We now have our very own small software repository!
  • A “Wallpapers and Icons” index was added, to showcase site graphics and some media in gallery view, all in one place. Includes a Photography collection of wallpapers.
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• New custom site graphics added in line with the site’s theme since 2016.
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• Our FaceBook community has grown to over 13,350 members, we have over 690 followers on BlueSky and are mentioned among the “Vintage Computing Good Eggs” list.
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• Our site now averages 2,000 – 2,700 views per day as of October 2025, with around 1400 visitors per day. It’s in the ballpark of 750K – 1M views per year, with some days seeing over 3-5K visits.

By donating to Low End Mac, you could help:

• Keeping the lights on for Low End Mac.
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• Attract and retain contributors.
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• Investing in the time, creativity, energy and care that went into creating our website.
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• Pay for Site plugins and services which keep spam out of comments and hackers from getting in.
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• Push LEM beyond just a community-sustained hobby. Collectively, the team works on Low End Mac when we can – between work, downtime, and life events. Now the site’s back up to speed, we have the groundwork to launch into space.. and beyond! Team work makes the dream work.
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The Dream

To keep Low End Mac going, for it to still be useful and relevant even when contemporary computers look nothing like what they do in our website banner anymore. Low End Mac isn’t the same as it was last year, and that’s the real plan – evolution.