Low End Mac Archive for July 22

July 22 in Low End Mac History

Enter the iBook, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. "The iBook is a revolutionary computer."

Making Jaguar, .mac more palatable, Daniel Jansen, My Turn. How Apple could turn the Jaguar and .mac fee lemon into lemonade.
Faster G4s coming some day, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. A look at Apple's track record in releasing faster models and suggestions for clearing out the current G4 inventory.
The Mac curmudgeon returns, Eric Schwarz, The Power of Mac. Jaguar overpriced for X users, and .mac undermines my faith in Apple.
Mozilla, WallStreets, 1400s, USB hubs, WordPerfect, free POP3 email, Sleep of Death, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Mozilla on NuBus Power Macs; WallStreet 13.3" issues; USB, DVD on PB 1400; early iBooks and compact USB hubs; free email accounts, more on the Sleep of Death, elitism, and more.

David Coursey's OS X on Intel proposal just doesn't make sense, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Creating an OS X Mac around a Pentium just so it can run Windows well would be an absolute disaster.
Weird headlines around the Web, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Trusty warmaking, Kobe Bryant, Windows XP, BMW, the 'Gruel' worm outbreak, and other bizarre news stories.

Record Mac sales, $1 billion profit, and a future product transition, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Apple reports sales of nearly 2.5 million Macs in the past quarter, along with highest ever profits for the June quarter. And it hints at a product transition that will impact margins.
The Mac's growing market presence, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Apple has always been a significant player in the personal computer industry, and it's growing sales at a remarkable rate.
Kensington Portable Power Outlet a great accessory for the road warrior, Charles Moore, 'Book Value. With three AC outlets and two USB charging ports, this compact device is a great way to have extra power outlets when you're on the go.
SanDisk Sansa Clip MP3 player has lots of features at a sub-shuffle price, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh. The Clip has 1-2 GB of storage, a screen, iPod-like navigation, excellent sound, an FM radio, a built-in microphone, and a price that beats the shuffle.
The Apple vs. Psystar letters, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. Readers weigh in on trademark law, the End User License Agreement, the right of first sale, contract law, locking software to hardware, and other issues.

DEVONthink power, blocking content in Opera, USB 2.0 to Ultra SCSI adapters, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also refurbished Macs are covered by Apple's Hardware Up-To-Date program and Craigslist postings are too easily deleted by others.

FaceTime will reduce the cost of staying in touch, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market. With practically free video calling over WiFi, all Apple needs to do is expand the base of FaceTime users for it to take off.