April 2005
- Tiger Direct sues Apple over
Mac OS X Tiger, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.29. No joke: Tiger
Direct is suing Apple for trademark infringement over Mac OS X
'Tiger'.
- How the iPod drives the digital
revolution and changes the way we listen to music, Adam Robert
Guha, Apple Archive, 04.29. The iPod frees you from the linearity
of tape and the limited amount of music you can put on a single
CD.
- Power Mac G5 reaches 2.7 GHz,
miniMate hard drive/hub matches Mac mini, compact Kinesis MiniType
keyboard, and more, Charles W Moore, Mac News Review, 04.29. Also
Mac mini great for editing movies, longest uptime challenge,
vintage Mac as a drive dock, a switch hitting mouse, and more.
- 200 GB notebook drive, longer
life battery for 12" PB, Hitachi's 100 GB drive reviewed, scrolling
drivers for older 'Books, and more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book
Review, 04.29. Also the (im)perfect notebook, LapBottom and
Lapinator laptop desks, bargain 'Books from $400 to $1,299, and
more.
- $15 device turns iPod into a
personal radio station, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.25. Hate
driving with headphones on? The RoadTrip FM transmitter lets you
listen to your iPod using your car stereo.
- RealNetworks hacks iPod, iPods
as spy hardware, win an iPod from Travelocity, make better use of
down time, and more, 04.28. Also iPod file recovery service,
hands-on iPod and iTunes training, solar power iPod holster coming,
iPod shuffle dock, and much more.
- The 2005 Power Mac G5 value
equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.27. The new Power Macs
are faster with no change in price, but the close-out 2004 models
offer some great values.
- Power Mac G4/2.7 GHz, 04.27. A
slightly faster CPU, larger hard drives, more video RAM, and 16x
SuperDrives with no change in price.
- G4 upgrades for G3 'Books, lap
desks, OS X on early iMacs, emergency boot CD problem, and
more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.26. Also
microphone input with Macs, Digitrex camera driver, cookie overload
stops Yahoo Mail, and more on the best Mac keyboard.
- Always a market for excellence,
sick WallStreet, ATI VersaVision and new PowerBooks, and more,
04.25. Also ColorIt coming for OS X, Pismo replacement battery,
Linus is right, FireWire bridge chips, and more.
- Low End Mac's design moves
forward with CSS and XHTML, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.25.
We're making some behind the scenes changes at Low End Mac using
Cascading Style Sheets and the XHTML standard.
- How green is my Apple?
Environmental silliness in Silicon Valley, Dan Knight, The Lite
Side, 04.25. There's no reason for the antagonism between
environmentalists and Apple - unless its more about PR than the
environment.
- Picking a used G3 iMac: 600 MHz
is sweet, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 04.22. The oldest
iMacs are sluggish with OS X, but the faster slot-loading iMacs are
pretty decent OS X machines.
- iPodding in your car, HP adds
iPod photo, Mercedes of headphones, PodQuest driving directions,
and more, Charles W Moore, iPod News Review, 04.22. Also iPods of
the rich and famous, BBC expands podcasts, U2 iPod bomb, rules for
iPod users, a new line-out FireWire cable, and much more.
- 'The ultimate low end Mac',
$199 G4 for Rev. A-D iMac, mini with 3.5" drive, new SATA hardware,
and more, Charles W Moore, Mac News Review, 04.22. Also several
hands-on Mac mini reports, Mac mini Shack, mini skins from
DecalGirl, and more.
- First 120 GB notebook drive,
SuperDrive for white iBook G3, WallStreet and Pismo G4 upgrades,
and more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review, 04.22. Also
brighter, glare-free laptop displays; new notebook stands, cases,
and covers, iSweet webcam; bargain 'Books from $500 to $1,789; and
more.
- Green Apple policy to recycle
old Apple IIs, Macs, and iPods, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill, 04.21.
"In celebration of Earth Day, Steve Jobs broke out his
Birkenstocks, love beads, and hippie headband to announce the
greening of Apple computer."
- Anticipated overhaul of iBook
and eMac, timed to ship with Tiger, Dan Knight, Mac Musings,
04.20. The iBook design goes back to 2001. The CRT eMac design is
three years old. If this is the year of DV, expect the iBook DV and
eMac DV soon.
- Where are the autofocus, zoom
lens, low light webcams?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.19. Cheap
digicams and camcorders have autofocus, zoom lenses, and decent low
light performance. When will webcams offer the same kind of
features?
- Michigan's student laptop
program endangered, but Macs could help, Dan Knight,
MacInSchool, 04.18. State and federal budget cuts could destroy a
successful laptops-for-students program. Here's how Apple could
change the playing field.
- iPodictionary, Jeff Adkins,
The Lite Side, 04.18. Apple's iPod has lead to some interesting
social phenomena - and to their naming as well.
- Picking an older Power Mac: Go
G4, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 04.18. If you plan on
running OS X, the G4 processor makes a big difference - and older
Power Mac G4s are very affordable these days.
- Kinesis Contour Keyboard looks odd
but is surprisingly relaxing and comfortable, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.18. Unconventional design makes for a
very comfortable keyboard that's easy to adapt to and very
convenient.
- CR calls Mac mini 'not quite
budget', security improved in 10.3.8, CherryOS goes open source and
more, Charles W Moore, Mac News Review, 04.15. Also Bluetooth
improved; Mac mini developer notes; OWC Mac mini upgrade options;
KVM with DVI, USB, FireWire, and audio; and much more.
- Widescreen iBooks coming,
maximize battery life, take-apart guides, first fuel cell laptop,
and more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review, 04.15. Also
PowerBook and iBook 'best laptops', Linux fan impressed with
PowerBook, new drives from MCE, bargain 'Books from $425 to $1,700,
and more.
- iPod a security threat,
maximize iPod battery, podcast searching, PodLock iPod security,
and more, Charles W Moore, iPod News Review, 04.15. Also the
Presidential iPod, FAA gives away iPods, changing EQ settings iPod
'Missing Manual', iStory Creator, study Torah via iPod, and much
more.
- The CEO and the Tiger, Jeff
Adkins, The Lite Side, 04.14. The semi-barbaric CEO allows his
subjects to choose one of two doors. Behind one is a Tiger of great
cunning, behind the other....
- Macintosh unit sales grow 43%
vs. 2004, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.14. Apple has had a
stunning quarter - Mac unit sales up, iPod unit sales up, total
revenue up, and profits way up over a year ago.
- Tiger means don't buy a new Mac
until April 29, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.12. Whether you're
tempted by a new Power Mac, iMac G5, PowerBook, or Mac mini,
waiting to buy until OS X 10.4 is included just makes sense.
- Apple vs. the US Congress, rumor
mills, and DVD Jon, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 04.11. Apple
may seem arrogant, but the same could be said of the US Congress,
Mac rumor websites, and Jon Lech Johansen. But who is in the
right?
- Photo to Movie takes the image
presentation far beyond what iMovie, PowerPoint offer, Charles
Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.11. Use zooms, pans, rotation,
transitions, titles, and more to turn your static images into an
attractive, intriguing, seamless presentation.
- What happened to the CRT
monitor market?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 04.08. Flat
panel displays keep getting cheaper. Is there any reason to still
use a CRT monitor?
- iCaddy laptop case, pocket hard
drives, SuperDrive and Combo drive for Lombard and Pismo, and
more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review, 04.08. Also price drop
on G3/500 WallStreet upgrade, new laptop bags, $100 laptops under
development, bargain 'Books from $549 to $1,789, and more.
- Mac mini at Best Buy, first 2
GHz G4 upgrade, iMac G5 design award, eMac quality slipping?, and
more, Charles W Moore, Mac News Review, 04.08. Also Consumer
Reports looks into the Mac mini, Mac mini in color, many uses for
the Mac mini, Guest PC x86 emulator, Mac mini antenna, and much
more.
- A few good reasons to have
antivirus software on your Mac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.07.
"...the fact remains that we live in a connected world, so the only
responsible thing to do if your Mac interacts with Windows PCs is
make sure it doesn't turn into 'Virus Mac'."
- No iPod killer ever, HP PC
with iPod dock, Tunestir FM tuner/transmitter, Shufflemate, and
more, Charles W Moore, iPod News Review, 04.07. Also iPod
shuffle's quality components, Canada's iPod tax, iPod mini in the
shower, iVault iPod shuffle armor, ToughSkin iPod protection, and
much more.
- How Apple could make the 12"
'Books even smaller, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.05. Dell makes
a compact, lightweight laptop using a widescreen 12.1" display.
What if Apple did the same?
- Power Inside, the Cell PC, and
the future of Mac OS X, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.04. Intel
and Windows dominate the personal computing world, but with
manufacturers tired of strongarm tactics, there's a real
opportunity to create a market for a Cell-based PC.
- Homeopathy on the Mac, Charles
Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.04. The leading software used by
homeopathic practitioners is a Macintosh application.
- Beyond two button mice: Apple's
new iWalk input device to walk over competition, Jeff Adkins,
The Lite Side, 04.01. Handheld mice are so 20th century. Apple's
innovative new input device uses feet instead, allowing users to
keep their hands on the keyboard.
- Four years later, Mac OS X is
definitely superior to Windows XP, Adam Robert Guha, Apple
Archive, 04.01. Windows XP and Mac OS X 10.0 were both released
four years ago. Three major revisions later, OS X has it all over
Windows XP, and the next version of Windows is still a year
off.
- PowerBooks in notebook history,
Apple subnotebook planned?, longer battery life coming, and
more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review, 04.01. Also Powerbook
motion hacks, 12" Powerbook no toy, 15" PowerBook value, bargain
'Books from $580 to $1,789, and more.
- Hot rodding a G4 Cube, hackers
rediscover the Mac, flash drive can copy itself, and more,
Charles Moore, Mac News Review, 04.01. Also New York Times looks
inside the Mac mini, StorDirector partitioning software, Tom Bihn's
Mac mini bag, faith in Macs, and much more.
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