December 12 in Low End Mac History
Dec. 11 - Dec.
13
2001
- Equality isn't enough,
Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. The stable Unix underpinnings, gee
whiz graphics, and trademark Apple usability are nothing to sneer
at, but at the consumer and business level it just doesn't seem to
matter any more.
- Upgrade my 9600 or buy a
G4?, Korin Hasegawa-John, Mac Daniel. Upgrading a 9600 costs
less but falls behind in performance in several areas.
- Dish and DirecTV: A digital hub
opportunity, Pastor Mac, My Turn. How the proposed Dish/DirecTV
merger gives Apple an opportunity to bring the digital hub to 20
million users.
- Popularity vs. respectability,
Dan Knight. Is there a correlation between how well known a site is
and how well respected it is?
2002
- Cloning iBooks for classroom
use, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. FireWire Disk Mode really
speeds up the process of duplicating a standard configuration from
one Mac to another.
2003
- Why file swapping and Jon Lech
Johansen are wrong, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. No matter how
you look at it, stealing copyrighted material is simply wrong -
legally and morally.
- The next generation iMac and
Newton's missing successor, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive.
Apple is working to reduce cost of the iMac, but will they ever
produce a tablet computer?
- 15" PowerBook white spot and
iceBook problems, Panther on WallStreet, sharing AirPort, and
more, The 'Book Review. NoteRiser laptop stand,
ZeroShock sleeve, FireWire 800 PC Card, 15" AlBook disassembly,
Xtremity iPod accessories, bargain 'Books from $49.99 to $2,499,
and more.
2005
- Simple, cheap, low-end Mac
backup: Do it or else, Scott K Brown, Random Advice. It's not a
question of if you'll lose your important data, only when. Be
prepared - backup regularly.
- Why you should use Mac OS 7.6 to
get the most out of vintage Macs, Thomas Ahart, The Productive
Mac. Although you may be able to run OS 8 or 9 on your old Mac,
you'll generally find better performance using Mac OS 7.6.
- Textpander 1.2: A powerful, free
text macro utility, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings.
Macro utilities can make you more efficient and productive, and the
latest version of Textpander brings it head-to-head with
TypeIt4Me.
2005
- 13 sources for free and
shareware Mac software, Ed Eubanks Jr, The Efficient Mac User.
If you're looking for free, shareware, and other low-cost programs
for your Mac, here are over a dozen places to help you find
them.
- Forming the next Macintosh
generation, Matthew Jay, Macs to the Max. We've been hooked by
the Mac. Now we have a responsibility to bring the experience to
others and create a new generation of Mac users.
- The iEmulator and 'Other Red'
controversies, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings.
iEmulator appears to be nothign but a ripoff of an open source
program, and the legitimacy of the "Other Red" program remains
under question.
2007
- Solving Mac
startup problems, Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple. When your old Mac won't
boot, the most likely culprits are a dead PRAM battery or a failed (or
failing) hard drive.
- Could the iPod touch
be your next PDA?, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac. If you're already happy
with your mobile phone, the iPod touch can give you the whole Internet
experience without switching to an iPhone.
2008
- How Steve
Jobs would save Microsoft from itself, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz.
Steve Jobs brought focus back to Apple and would do the same if he ran
Microsoft. Let's be grateful that he is running Apple.
- Lowdown on Macs and malware,
OpenCL spec released, first secure USB Flash Drive for Macs, and
more, Mac News Review. Also Mac OS 9 still in productive use,
OpeniMac clone from Argentina, MacUpdate's $50 holiday software bundle,
a hard drive giveaway, and more.
- iPhone at Walmart soon?, best
way to unlock iPhone, file storage for iPhone, and more, iNews
Review. Also half of iPod owners could face hearing loss,
anti-radiation chip for mobile phones, Santa software, battery doubles
iPhone 3G life, and more.
2011
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