Low End Mac Archive for December 10

December 10 in Low End Mac History

Cat-lovers, dog-lovers, and computer platforms, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Cat people, dog people, Mac people, and PC people.
Where are the rumor sites?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. One is missing in action, another hasn't been updated for over a week.
New PowerBook in January, The Rumor Mill. "Okay, everyone expects it, but Apple's going to do something so radical it will make the iMac look beige."

Sorry, Bill, but my PCs work, Chris March, My Turn. No, Mr. Gates, some PCs do work as well as they should - but they don't run Windows.
Real reasons to upgrade, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Thoughts on real and artificial reasons for upgrading or replacing your older Mac.
Picking a computer for Christmas, Manuel Mejia, Mac Daniel. Picking the right new or used Mac to meet your computing needs and budget.

10 holiday gift ideas for Mac users, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Holiday gift ideas from $29 to $999 for the Mac lover.
What to do with the unemployed Gateway cow, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Ten suggestions for putting the retired Gateway cow to some good use.

It's getting bigger: The online music bubble, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. Why do so many companies want to get into the no-profit online music business?
Mac Evangelistas: Not dead yet, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Ten reasons Apple still needs Mac evangelists to fight the good fight.
Panther, low end Macs, and separation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Mac OS X, two low-end 'Books, a new site update schedule, and other changes.

Best Web browsers, word processors, and MP3 players for the Classic Mac OS, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. These may not be the latest and greatest programs, but they're definitely good enough.
Preparing for Scribus: Working with X11 and FinkCommander, Jason Walsh, The Low End Designer. Two free tools that help get *nix software installed and running under OS X.
iBook repair program winds down, AlBook keyboard problems, iBook handles, end of Combo drives, and more, The 'Book Review. Also combo USB/FireWire hub and paper tray, 'Books praised and reviewed, Pod Shield, bargain 'Books from $330 to $1,899, and more.

The best alternatives to Apple's USB keyboards, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. There are a lot of USB keyboards out there, even for the Mac, but these two have great keyboard action, are solidly built, and have features Apple's keyboard don't include.
Keeping those old Macs useful, David Passell, My Turn. Long a fan of old Macs, the author oversees a computer recycling project that can repurpose most older Macs.
8 GB partition issue impacts OS 9, RAM for G3 iMacs, success with Open Firmware hack, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Partitions over 8 GB can cause problems in the classic Mac OS, more unsupported Leopard reports, another vote against the iPhone, and millions vs. thousands of colors.

New iPods vs. old iTunes, some netbooks more flexible than MacBooks, iCab 4 uses WebKit, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also Linux is more resource hungry and less responsive than OS X, the value of a 17" PowerBook, and looking forward to the diNovo Mac Edition.

SSD cures MacBook Air lust, SSD reliability data, firmware update for 2010 MacBook Air, and more, Mac News Review. Also year's best laptops include two from Apple, MacBook Air 'a must-have laptop', Intel prepping for tablet wars, Tandem speakers for Macs, and more.
You should be excited about iOS features coming to OS X, Chrome browser gains PDF viewer, and more, Mac News Review. Also storage options for tomorrow's Macs, Susan Kare interview, future plans of Xserve users, new software, and more.