Low End Mac Archive for December 5

December 5 in Low End Mac History

Why we fight, Jeff Adkins, My Turn. "The reason the fight continues . . . is that we want to reassure ourselves we made a wise investment."
Getting organized on your Mac, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel. With a little extra software, the Mac can help you get and stay organized.

Living in a Windows world, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. Sharing the Internet, files, and printers on a mixed Mac and Windows network.
Chatroom failure, IRC success, Dirk Pilat, Mac UK. X-rated Aimster Mac chat, nobody home on AOL's Mac channel, but IRC and dalnet come through.
Browser wars, OCR, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Why OmniWeb was ignored, positive impression of OmniPage 11, VRAM for a StarMax, and more.
Serial ATA, Andrew W. Hill, My Turn. A look at a new protocol that promises faster, inexpensive, and easier-to-install internal drives.
Selling AAPL, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Thirteen-and-a-half months after investing in AAPL, I sold it all. Here's why.

Here's to small Apple dealers who make a difference, Dirk Pilat, Down But Not Out. Apple Stores may be grand, but they've got nothing on local shops full of enthusiastic, helpful Apple evangelists.
How a revised Cube could save Apple Education, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Apple needs a low-cost computer for the education market. Retooling the Cube could be just the way to do it.
Solid state iPod 2003 smaller and lighter, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill. Next year's iPod promises lower prices, less moving parts, improved battery life, removable media, and far less storage capacity.
The balanced Mac life, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Our tendency is to become obsessed with one thing. Instead, we need to find our own balance point.

Repairing an older Mac: Worth the price?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. As your Mac ages, some repairs and upgrades just might not make sense.
G4 battery in iBook 600, troubleshooting PowerBook G4 (FW 800), MCE Multi Drive, Jaguar vs. Linux, and more, The 'Book Review. Performance results, updated IOXperts 802.11b driver, a limited edition black mouse, iPod battery replacement, bargain 'Books from $400 to $2,499, and more.

4 offbeat Mac games, John Martorana, That Old Mac Magic. A look at Apeiron, Meat Gone Mad, Postman Pat, and Pocket Tanks - four unusual games for Macs new or old.
Guest PC: A more affordable way to put Windows on your Mac, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. If you need to run Windows now and then and don't want to buy a Windows computer, Guest PC will let you run Windows on your Mac, albeit slowly.
MacSword 1.2: A solid free Bible program made even better, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. This free, open source Bible research and study program keeps improving. This time around the search function is vastly improved.

Tablet Mac? Ultralight MacBook? Or both in one?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Rumors predict a tablet Mac and a thin-and-light MacBook Pro. Perhaps it's a single computer....
Apples from other orchards: The Apple II clones, Joshua Coventry, Cortland. Before the IBM PC spawned compatibles, companies around the world cloned the Apple II - some with more success than others.
Getting notebook design 'just right', Andrew J Fishkin, The Mobile Mac. Some notebooks have just the right mix of design, quality, and features, while others fall short in one or more categories.

Fast, compact, light, quiet, cool, long battery life, large screen, affordable: You can't have it all, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job. Notebook design involves trade-offs. Small, light, and quiet means a smaller screen, lower capacity batteries, and a slower, cooler running CPU.
Info-Mac reloaded, Rick Lawson, Pioneers in Mac Development. The oldest online Mac community and software archive is back after a two-year hiatus.
Old Macs are practical, not just nostalgic, Chris Kilner, My First Mac. 10 Macs, five monitors, and two printers off for recycling, but still a dozen Macs at home for fun, nostalgia, and troubleshooting.
From the familiarity of Windows to the power of Mac, why 867 MHz for Leopard, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also the DAV connector on the Power Mac 8600, really old Mac System software, Aperture and vampire video, using an ImageWriter printer with USB, and more.

Spreading iPod Shortage, turn iPod touch into a phone, Christmas ringtones for your iPhone, and more, iNews Review. Also iPod sales may have peaked, Apple in-ear headphones shipping, triple-life battery for iPhone and iPods, universal travel charger, and more.
Windows below 90%, IE below 70%, as Mac, Firefox, and Safari gain ground, Mac News Review. Also 5 reasons to choose OS X, 12 more unanswered Apple questions, 'Welcome to Macintosh' DVD goes on sale, Mozilla Songbird takes on iTunes, and more.
Unibody MacBook video problems, DisplayPort DRM loosened a bit, Mac netbook discussion, and more, The 'Book Review. Also free licensing for Mini DisplayPort, the sexy clamshell iBook, Apple's liquid cooled notebook plans, Sonnet FW 400/800 adapter, bargain 'Books from $500 to $2,299, and more.

Macs Growing in Business, Safari 5.1.2 and Camino 2.1 Browsers Released, and More, Mac News Review. Also video tutorials, screen overload, wireless mini keyboard with touchpad, fast file find utility, and more.