Low End Mac Archive for December 21

December 21 in Low End Mac History

1/1/2K just another day for Macs, Dan Knight, Online Tech Journal. And why some Mac programs are still Y2K problems.
Apple's USB mouse is not an ergonomic dud, Paulo Rodrigues, iMac Musings.
A mini-tour of my Mac, Steve Wood, View From the Classroom.
Buying my digicam online, Dan Knight, Digicams. "This attempted transaction shows some serious flaws in the way some people do ecommerce...."
iPhone includes video, The Rumor Mill.

Up, up, and beleaguered?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Sales are up, margin is good, but the stock is down and Apple is losing money. What's up with that?
Inserting pictures, graphs, and data tables into AppleWorks, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. How to cut-and-paste graphics and create tables in ClarisWorks and AppleWorks.
Using Logger Pro for experiments, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Logger Pro makes and records measurements made by electronic probes.

OS X and the beige G3, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. OS X runs decently on a beige G3, but also cripples the floppy drive, printer port, graphics performance....
Apple's retail grab: Crunch time, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market. The importance of Apple retail stores and Apple staff in chain stores.
You've got gold?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. A new online currency lets you buy and sell using gold. We look at the pros and cons.
The 'Book Review 2001.12.21, Charles Moore. Apple makes combo drive a G4 standard, announces upgrade program; portrait displays; new Willow slipcase; iPod connection kit; and bargain 'Books.

eMac a worst buy? I don't think so, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "PC Magazine's Jim Louderback calls the eMac one of the ten worst products of the year. You know, the computer Mac site after site calls Apple's best computing value ever."
Scribus: Free DTP on the Mac, Jason Walsh, The Low End Designer. "The question is, all other things being equal, is Scribus up to the job of professional DTP? The answer is yes, with a few caveats."

500 days at the helm: The rise and fall of Gil Amelio, Tom Hormby, Orchard. Gil Amelio came to Apple with a reputation earned by turning around National Semiconductor. Little did he suspect that he would be turned out 500 days later.
Fedora Core and Yellow Dog Linux: Two more good choices for Mac hardware, Leaman Crews, Plays Well with Others. Fedora Core Linux is on the leading edge of development, but Yellow Dog Linux has better support for older Mac hardware.
How Apple could make iBooks and PowerBooks even more attractive, Charles Webb, PowerBook Beat. Apple's notebooks designs are aging and ready for an overhaul. Some suggestions for improvements that would help reach a wider audience.

The roots of the Mac OS, Trevor Wale, One More Thing. Mac OS X has long, deep roots going back through the Classic Mac OS, the Lisa Office System, and work at Xerox PARC.
Build an $800 Hackintosh, why to switch to Mac, the Church of Mac, and more, Mac News Review. Also FireWire S3200 vs. USB 3.0, Security Update 2007-009m FastMac 4x Blu-ray drive for Mac Pro and Power Mac G5, CrossOver for Mac updated, and more.
MacBook nano rumored, laptop sales strong for holidays, MacBook Software Update 1.1, and more, The 'Book Review. Ultralight MacBook expected at Macworld Expo, Software Update for MacBook and MacBook Pro, Sonnet's ExpressCard/34 memory card reader, and bargain 'Books from $140 to $2,599.

Last minute Christmas gift ideas for Mac users, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Moore looks at eight things that he's reviewed and continues to use - software and accessories from $25 to $70.
iPhone 'ruining the country', iPhone Syndrome, replace Your iTouch battery, GameHandle, and more, iNews Review. Also Chevy Volt to support iPhone apps, BeatTheTraffic app, share eggnog from your iPhone, Bluetooth music receiver, new JVC iPod dock, and more.

Back with Linux again, Simon Royal, Tech Spectrum. The truth is that Ubuntu Linux 10.10 runs faster on a G3 PowerBook than Apple's own, increasingly outdated, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
Thoughts on the carless generation, file compression and CPU speed, and laptop screen transplants, Charles W Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Readers weigh in on the carless generation, when file compressions is a plus, and whether a 14" iBook display might work in a Pismo.