Low End Mac Archive for September 13

September 13 in Low End Mac History

Can't get there from here, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Some Mac users can't reach the Apple Store. Is their hardware too old? Is it a browser problem? You can help us sort it out.

No more speed to give, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. Motorola and Apple have run into the MHz wall. Where do we go from here?
Best Mac for a kid, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel. Which is the best Mac for a kid? Well, that depends....
4x4 Evolution SUV Public Beta, Paulo Rodrigues. Hands on with the new cross-platform off-road SUV racing game.

Why can't we be friends?, Eric Schwarz, The Power of Mac. A student's response to Tuesday's terrorist attacks.
Reflections, Matthew Urban, Matt's Mac. Reflections on the terrorist attack and the need to move forward.

Everything old is new again, Patrick McCloskey, My Turn. vMac lets you create a virtual Mac that runs System 6 or 7 on your current Mac OS 9 or X computer.
The never-ending upgrade cycle, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Hardware, operating systems, and software seem to move in a vicious, upward spiraling cycle with no end in sight.
CardBus upgrades, 3400 hotrodding, TiBook paint protection, sleep of death, and more, The 'Book Review. Also the Datakeeper case, KeySpan's USB serial adapter, OS X on Mac-on-Linux, and bargain 'Books.

SteelPad 4S and SteelPad 4D high performance mousepads, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Designed for gaming, how well do these clad aluminum and plastic mousepads work for general computing?

Andy Hertzfeld: Mac truly a better way, Tom Hormby, Orchard. A key member of the Mac development team talks about the Mac, personal computing, the power of the network, and the future of free software.
Captain FTP 4.3 faster, easier, better than ever, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Updated FTP client gains power, new features, even a widget.

The GIMP, a free alternative to Photoshop, Brian Richards, Advantage Mac. Although it's not as powerful or polished as Photoshop, the GIMP may be all the image editing software you need.
Nintendo and Apple, industry leaders, Matthew Jay, Macs to the Max. Both Apple and Nintendo remain committed to providing the best platform in their market, and neither company is afraid of innovation.

The future of G3 iMacs in the Age of Leopard, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. From August 1998 through December 2001, G3 iMacs were Apple's hot consumer computers. Which ones are best for OS X, and which should be avoided?
iPods that never passed beta or focus groups, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. "What most Apple fans don't realize is that there were a few iPod variants that never made it out of beta testing and the focus group stage."
Tiger on a G3 iMac and Pismo, running OS 9 from a flash drive, 7200 rpm drive heat, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also iMac upgrade advice, iBook G3 video chip resoldering, and how to get your website indexed by Google.
1st million iPhones, iPod touch crippled, best ever screens for iPod nano and classic, and more, iNews Review. Also iPhone unlock on sale, Canadians to wait for iPhone, video out on new iPods not compatible with some existing docks, Panther support for iPod classic, and more.

Of Hurricanes and Lightning Storms and Dial-up Internet and Laptops, Charles W Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Hurricane Earl meant 48 hours without power or broadband Internet, and 20 hours without phone service meant dial-up wasn't an option either.
Inside 4G iPod shuffle, Samsung Galaxy Pad takes on iPad, iPad expansion hard drive, and more, iNews Review. iPad 'has the edge' over competition, Dragon Dictation nearly 100% accurate, new iPhone and iPod touch cases, and more.