Low End Mac Archive for February 25

February 25 in Low End Mac History

The growing iBook and PowerBook market, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page. Apple is well positioned to take advantage of the growing portable market.
Games for '040s, Low End Mac Gaming, Brian Rumsey. This week Brian looks at games to play on 68040-based Macs.

Demystifying the digital hub, Clif C Hirtle, My Turn. Should a digital hub be simply a playback machine or a powerful content creation tool?
The Internet vs. the consensus of the competent, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. The cult of the professional vs. the freedom of the Internet.
Dude, I can't help myself, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. In which we once again mercilessly pick on Steven the sleepy eyed slacker Dell dude.
To err is human, to correct divine, Manuel Mejia, Mac Daniel. More information on trailing edge computers on the Web.

Independent Mac retailing done right, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. MacAuthority proves that independents can hold their own against Apple's own retail stores.
7 customized browsers reshape the Web experience, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. No need to let IE, Netscape, Safari, iCab, or Opera control things. These new programs provide real alternatives to today's staid browsers.
The joy of Claris Home Page and some alternatives, yet more on 'dark side' CPUs, and supporting older Macs, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Why others love Home Page, finding or creating a replacement for it, assorted thoughts on CPUs and HTML, and raves for Low End Mac.

Building your own planetarium, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Fiberglass, inflatable, and cardboard domes - and an affordable 180-degree projector.
Badtimes virus warning, The Lite Side. This is one nasty virus guaranteed to give anyone who runs is some very bad times indeed.

Trustworthy computing, untrustworthy customers, and Windows activation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Microsoft fights piracy by making it more of a pain to reinstall Windows XP by requiring phone activation.
They just don't build laptop computers like they used to, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Today's 'Books may be smaller, lighter, and more affordable than ever, but that comes at the price of long-term reliability and ruggedness.
PB 100 'best gadget ever', 17" PB the ultimate laptop, Apple overhauls iPod line, and more, The 'Book Review. Also SideTrack trackpad driver, 15" and 17" developer notes, Macs and music, bargain 'Books from $499 to $1,499, and more.

Apple design in the MacBook Air era, John Muir, My Turn. The MacBook Air represents Apple's first fully new Macintosh design since the Mac mini was introduced, and it's destined to shape the look of Macs to come.
Test driving Eudora 8 beta 3: Better but not ready for prime time, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. The Penelope team has improved some things, but problems with multiple SMTP servers, messages over 50 KB in size, and stalling mean that it's still unusable.

Dialup is outdated, Eudora on Macintel, improving Tiger on low-end Macs, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Ongoing frustrations with Eudora and dialup, ways to tweak Tiger for better performance, and problems with a WD MyBook external hard drive.

Used Mac vs. Hackintosh, Macintosh keyboard layout, used iBook value, old Chevies, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also a dial-up Internet fallback option for networks and cleaning an old LaserWriter.

Is Apple's 30% fee unfair or just another cost of doing business?, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. Publishers are complaining that Apple's 30% fee on in-app purchases isn't fair, but Frank Fox sees it as just another operating expense for publishers.
Mac OS X Lion preview, US Mac sales up 20%, Apple products in 30% of top 2010 movies, and more, Mac News Review. Also Seagate Momentus XT drive wear, PhotoLine image editor, free Pig Latin translator, free liturgical calendar, and more.
MacBook Pro update adds Thunderbolt I/O, MacBook Air to influence future laptop design, and more, The 'Book Review. Also Apple looking at dense lithium for better battery life, Apple combines MagSafe and optical data connector, 480 GB SSD upgrade, and more.