Low End Mac Editorial Archive

August 2003

The wireless Internet is popping up everywhere, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 08.29. AirPort and other wireless solutions aren't just for home, school, and the workplace these days.
Extinction of the hacker, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, 08.26. "...in the year 2004, a company called Microsoft finally succeeded in deliberately - yes, deliberately - eliminating the hacker species from our planet."
iBook and *nix ruminations from Heathrow, Dirk Pilat, Down But Not Out, 08.25. The only Apple portable in a terminal filled with Dells, Gateways, and HPs.
The next G3, Emailer vs. spam, Mac OS 9 stability tips, USB voodoo, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 08.25. Also Mac vs. Windows changes, Power Mac 7500 advice, an odd cable, and more on the Sleep of Death.
Laptop sales growth, future of the iBook, Pismo G4 upgrade, CompuShell protection, and more, Charles W. Moore, The 'Book Review, 08.22. Also a new notebook cooling stand, FireWire DVD-Multi drive, DC to DC power adapter, and bargain 'Books from $465 to $3,099.
OS X and Western Digital hard drive adventures with a blue and white G3, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 08.22. After pulling the G3 out of storage, it was time to install OS X - and then a bigger hard drive.
Comcast and Netgear hell, AirPort heaven, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 08.21. MAC addresses, cable modems, networking, Windows, and Indian tech support can create a lot of headaches.
How to protect Macs and Windows PCs from the MSBlaster worm, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, 08.19. Better late than never, here's how to remove any vestiges of MSBlaster from your computer.
A million thanks to the Mac community, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 08.18. The generous outpouring of support from the Macintosh community is overwhelming. Thank you for your support.
Best version of OS 9, PowerBook pricing, Power Mac problems, Mac market share, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 08.18. Also PB 1400 CD problems, source for free WordPerfect 3.5e, and email and Unix for vintage Macs.
Mac sales 46% portables, methanol fuel cells, cherry red WallStreet, and more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review, 08.15. Also a new iPod stand, DVD burners, FireWire 800 drives, and bargain 'Books from $700 to $2,899.
Low End Mac's financial troubles, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 08.14. Over two years after the dot-com bubble burst, we're still trying to recover from significant financial losses.
Digitizing your LPs and cassettes with your Mac, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 08.14. More tips for digitizing you analog music collection - whether you're using OS X or the classic Mac OS.
Switchback virus infects Macs, nobody notices, Anne Onymus, The Lite Side, 08.13. "With the latest Window worm on the rampage, nobody but the Lite Side staff has even noticed Switchback."
The only way to save Apple is to kill the Mac, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, 08.12. Why the best way to overcome the Mac Myths is to stop calling Apple's computers Macs.
iCab 2.9.5: Tabbed browsing comes to legacy Macs, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 08.11. Latest version of iCab still supports 68K and early Power Macs, adds tabbed browsing, remains small and fast.
Remembering HyperCard, Manuel Mejia Jr, Triassic Mac, 08.11. Apple's easy to use, powerful environment for creating media-rich interactive programs is fading away.
Good enough or better yet?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 08.11. Consumerism preaches that newer is better, and it often is, but why upgrade if what you're using is good enough?
USB Memory Mouse, LapCop 2.0, Combo and SuperDrive G4 upgrades, and more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review, 08.08. Also a guaranteed notebook security cable, iBook screen spanning, micro AC adapter, SleepLess software, new FireWire and FW/USB drives, and bargain 'Books from $465 to $2,899.
Macs, making music, and crashes in OS 9, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 08.08. Buggy sound software hilights one of the worst points of the classic Mac OS - the whole computer can be crashed by a buggy program.
BuyMusic vs. the iTunes Music Store, two weeks of disasters, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope, 08.06. If any publicity is good publicity, BuyMusic.com must be thrilled with all the bad press it's received in recent weeks.
Why I'm sticking with Mac OS 9 and not switching to OS X, John Droz Jr, My Turn, 08.06. Moving to OS X was absolutely the right thing for Apple to do in most respects, but why did they get so many of the details wrong?
Steve Jobs, patron saint of hopeless causes that succeed, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, 08.05. Steve Jobs can already be credited with at least three miracles during the past 30 years."
OS upgrade problems, Better Trackpad, GPS for OS X, fighting spam, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 08.04. Also PB 1400 CD problems, iBook benchmark comparisons, lack of Mac viruses, and shipping via USPS.
SuperDrives for older TiBooks, 1 GB modules for 17" AlBook, new hard drives, and more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review, 08.01. Also satellite internet for the Mac, new 'Book stands, FireWire 800, and bargain 'Books from $400 to $1,850.
The growing integration of Internet and operating system, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive,08.01. As the Internet has become part of the computing experience, the OS evolves to make more and better use of it.