Low End Mac Archive for November 22

November 22 in Low End Mac History

Teacher tools: Gradebooks, Steve Wood, View From the Classroom. A look at gradebook software.

Leveraging AppleDesign, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. What if Apple though different about their unique designs and licensed them instead of suing imitators?
The next generation, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Upgrading the computer lab from 68k Macs to Power Macs.
Converting a Quadra 630 into a Power Mac 5200, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. This upgrade is almost too easy.

Laptop or desktop: Which is right for you?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive,. Do you need the expandability of a desktop, the portability of a 'Book, or both?
Combo drive upgrade for Pismo and Lombard, PowerBook repairs, mini USB drives, and more, Charles W. Moore, The 'Book Review. Also Jaguar support for Magma expansion systems; fast, compact Plextor USB 2.0 CD-RW drive; WiebeTech price drops, and bargain 'Books from $299 to $2,095.

SuperDuper: Quick, easy, efficient backup for $20, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Reviews. "If you don't have a backup system in place or are unhappy with what you're currently using, give the free demo of SuperDuper a try."
REALbasic: Cross-platform programming for the rest of us, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. REALbasic makes it easy to write programs on the Mac for use with Linux and Windows PCs - and vice versa.
DigiTools Productivity Suite: Jack of many trades, master of few, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Free word processor, image and movie viewer, font viewer, calculator, and more is a good beginning but has room to improve.

Make your own Mac video surveillance system on the cheap, Joe Rivera, Mac Fallout Shelter. All you need to create your own surveillance system is a Mac with OS 8.5 or later, a low-cost security camera, video input, and one piece of software.
Which system software is best for my vintage Mac?, Tyler Sable, Classic Restorations. Which system software works best depends to a great extent on just which Mac you have and how much RAM is installed.
There is no 'best browser' for the Mac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. With so many excellent free options, why limit yourself by using only a single browser?
The sorry state of web browsers for classic Macs, Thomas Ahart, The Productive Mac. "One thing that's hard to find these days is a good Web browser for old Macs, whether it's for 68k or PowerPC ones."
Why we need modern browsers and email clients for vintage Macs, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living. There's a lot of life in those old Macs, especially for those who can't afford newer hardware. But to be useful, we need up-to-date browsers and email clients.

Core 2 means cooler running MacBook, MacBook Core 2 'a powerhouse', MacBook Pro Core 2 really faster, and more, The 'Book Review. Also Al Jazeera chooses Apple, Quicky wireless antenna doubles range, battery recycling, high tech repairs, and bargain 'Books from $200 to $750.
AMD rumors gain traction, 2.0 GHz G4 upgrade, JukeDock for iPod, FireWire/USB 2.0 combo drive, and more, Mac News Review. Future Macs may have AMD CPUs, MAXPower G4 upgrades hit 2 GHz, Apricorn's new combo hard drive, colorful JukeDock, and more.

Teen sells white iPhones, Pushpins app saves money at grocery store, new iPad magazines, and more, iNews Review. Also don't buy an iPad for Christmas, ExxonMobil station finder app, Zipbuds resist tangling, Speck holiday iPhone cases, and more.
Adobe tweaking Flash for MacBook Air, recyclable laptop designed, USB 3.0 Mac benchmarks, and more, Mac News Review. Also Intel Sandy Bridge chipset doesn't support USB 3.0, Walmart selling $200 notebook on Black Friday, new 120 GB Intel SSD, and more.

Interview with Alexander Clauss, iCab's Creator, Sebastian Patting, Edelweiss. iCab started on the Atari ST, came to Macs in 1999, is available for iOS, and a current version still supports OS X 10.3.9.