Low End Mac Archive for September 12

September 12 in Low End Mac History

Review: Mac OS in a Nutshell, Scott Atkinson, My Turn. A good reference for those with a strong Mac background.
Smaller than your Palm, Anne Onymus, The Rumor Mill. Apple's new PDA borrows some old technology, marries it to the latest, and makes the Palm seem huge.

A tale of two vendors, Kiernan, My Turn. How one online vendor lost a potential sale, but another found it.
What is a beige G3 good for?, Korin Hasegawa-John, Mac Daniel. Who should consider a beige G3 - and who should avoid it?
Class act, Mac Web, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Kudos to the Mac-related websites that suspended Mac news to help us focus on Tuesday's terrorist attack.
9/11, Dan Knight's Soapbox. The terrorists have succeeded in their goal of sowing terror in America.

Time for Apple to do the right thing, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. "...Apple's in no position to be treating its faithful customers the way they have in the recent past."
Leaving the past behind, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. "OS 9 will not be a boot option in 2003 Macs. While this is a reason to rejoice, when you move forward, you always leave something behind."
Switching off Mac OS 9, Andrew W. Hill, Aquatic Mac. No more booting into OS 9 with 2003 Macs - is it a bad thing?
Go ahead, stick with Mac OS 9, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "Stick with your low-end Macs and low-end operating systems. They will continue to serve you well."
PowerBook 1400 woes, Sleep of Death, older PowerBook value, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Some drawbacks of the PB 1400, more feedback on the Sleep of Death, OS X video patch and WallStreet, Electrovaya batteries, and more.

Music downloads, the RIAA, and the future of the iPod, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. If the RIAA is successful in reducing the amount of music sharing on the Internet, it could cut into iPod sales.
Better battery life, 2 GB iMac RAM upgrade, new wireless card, and more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review. Also new notebook cases, Apple considered a 'cool' brand, dawn of the laptop era, and bargain 'Books from $425 to $3,399.

Nano, nano: Is the tiny new iPod a step backwards?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The iPod nano is smaller, lighter, and more rugged than the mini, but it gives up FireWire, reduces storage capacity, and decrease battery life.
Apple trumps Microsoft Vista, promises 8 versions of OS X, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill. Microsoft Vista will be available in 7 different versions, but Apple has an even better idea.

Apple introduces 5.5G iPod with brighter screen, longer battery life; aluminum-clad iPod nano in 2-8 GB capacity; minuscule iPod shuffle; and availability of movies through iTunes Store.
Region Free DVD Viewing Options for Intel and PowerPC Macs, Andrew J Fishkin, The Mobile Mac. Several hardware and software options that will let your view 'wrong region' DVDs on your PowerPC or Intel Mac.
MaxxBoxx: The biggest, most colorful, least known Mac clones, Tom Hormby, Orchard. Designed to accommodate several different Apple motherboards, the MaxxBoxx clones had room for up to 10 internal drives, garnering a dedicate following among German power users.
30 days of old school computing: Computing at work with a PowerBook 170, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living. This vintage Mac laptop's battery still holds a charge, and it's a competent performer for browsing the Web, email, writing, and instant messaging.

AppleWorks may be discontinued, but it's far from dead, Leo Titus LeBron V, Collection Spotlight. AppleWorks combined word processing, spreadsheets, and more in a single lightweight app, giving many users all the tools they needed.
The future of G3 Power Macs in the Age of Leopard, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. There's no G3 support in Leopard. What does that mean for those with a Beige G3 or a Blue and White G3?
iPod touch and AirPort Express, iPod touch a real PDA?, Apple's marketing formula, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also cooling a MacBook, IBM used Apple's AAUI interface, and partitioning drives for tray-loading iMacs.

BYO $550 Mac netbook, new MacBooks rumored for October, notebook battery famine, and more, The 'Book Review. Also MacBook Air owners have mixed results with latest update, Intel's fast and costly solid state drives, laptop docking station, bargain 'Books from $150 to $2,699, and more.
iMac price cuts and new Mac mini expected, Opera 9.6 beta released, DVD Drive-in, and more, Mac News Review. Also Google working on Chrome browser for Macs, printing wirelessly from you PC on a Mac network, iLovePhotos includes facial recognition, and more.
Apple intros 2G iPod touch, high demand for 1G iPhone, and lots of new apps and cases, iNews Review. New iPod touch adds shake feature and Bluetooth, best mobile phones for Mac users, Electiono '08 app, and lots of new cases and protective films for iPhones and iPod touch.
iPod nano overhauled and reviewed, in-ear Apple headphones with mic, last iPod classic, and more, iNews Review. 4G iPod nano comes in a spectrum of colors, Apple ads microphone to new earbuds, Proporta intros a range of cases for the iPod nano, and the end of the road for the iPod classic.

Will Apple Switch Macs from Intel to ARM?, Low End Mac Round Table. Rumor has it that Apple will move the MacBook Air to its A6 CPU within a year. Low End Mac's staff doesn't think that's at all likely.