In continuation of the site updates posted before, we will continue covering changes in the form of periodic posts whether they’re big or small. We want our readers to see the changes done to the site, many small ones can be time consuming and hard to notice.
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This article reflects the most recent updates.

1: Power Mac G5 Overview article moved and edited

• Article contained important reliability % information on Power Mac G5s from an old MacInTouch article, and was not previously ported to WordPress. The old page is now deleted.
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• Link to ported article added to “Other Power Mac Resources” under the tech specs section.
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• Old Link: https://lowendmac.com/ppc/power-macintosh-g5.html
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  • New Link: https://lowendmac.com/2007/power-mac-g5-overview-and-hardware-reliability/
  • Site Navigation: Hardware Tech Specs > PowerPC Macs > Power Mac > Other Power Mac Resources
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• Excel graphics were added to highlight certain information, and some information was updated.

2: Tech Specs Index gains a list view

• You may now view the main hardware tech specs index page as a list. This reintroduces a text-based navigation for the main tech spec index page while keeping the same UI format.
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• Editor’s note: When you navigate to a new page after tapping “list view”, the new page renders in icon view. For navigational fluidity, I am thinking of “rewiring” icon and list view in the future. So when you select one or the other, the navigation stays in that “mode” until you change it back out. For now, the navigation pages are “available” in one or the other view.

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3: Software Index is now Unified

The software index consolidates many different aspects of the website into one place much like the tech spec index does, and may evolve over time. One of the greatest challenges facing Low End Mac is its ability to stay organized and easily navigable. That’s precisely work is going into making things easier to find along with going items together sensibly.

Just as easily as you can navigate to the Tech Specs in the Menu Bar, you may navigate to the Software Index on the Menu Bar, too.

• Available in: Icon and Listed view

In here you can find:

• All the Operating System articles separated by category, including a dedicated page for macOS.
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• The “Low End Mac Hacks” index – Software hacks or software-hardware hacks for your Mac, which upgrade or adapt your Mac.
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• “App Highlights” – Our software-centered articles highlighting apps across different generations of Macs. Whether PowerPC, 68K, Apple Silicon, or Intel.
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• Our Software Repository
• Full-Resolution uploads of the following:
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  • A collection of my very own Photography which you can use as computer wallpapers
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  • A collection of my very own Photoshop projects which I made available for free for everyone to download and use
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  • A collection of random icons and site graphics used on this website.
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• Other Operating System articles
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• Our very own website bug reporting tool (Please do not send spam)
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• Link to the garden and a “Mac Software Links” page by Dan K from 2013. This was a legacy resource page which originally populated the “Software” tab on the website, and was saved here for legacy purposes.
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4: Work begins on adding more Apple Silicon chip specs

With the possibility of the return of the MacBook, I sprung and added the A18 Pro to the chip tech specs index, and realized so much more can be added.. so the work begins. Although the M-series index is fully complete (as is the Intel, PowerPC and 68k), no other Apple Silicon is in here.

I will spare everyone posting every single AS chip until it is complete, so the new pages as they are added will be marked with the year “1234” so they don’t all jump as the newest articles in the list nor would they flood our email subscribers.

• The A-series chips will be listed in the same space as the M-series chips, and the lesser Apple Silicon will have their own section.

In Conclusion

Hopefully the continual changes on Low End Mac make this experience a better part of navigating to the information you need. 2025 brought alot of mobile-focused optimizations, structure, organization, and a sense of direction.

I am hoping by around fall time, it will be exceptionally easy to navigate the site, find anything you need, and that it’s all as built-out and navigated through as the list/icon views present themselves.