April 2008
- A very Pismo
Christmas in April, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing, 04.30.
Everyone maintaining a vintage Mac should have a parts donor, and
sometimes the parts machine may have upgrades for your old Mac.
- Online answers
for ailing computers, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac, 04.30. "...most of the
time someone has had the same problem as you and posted the solution
online."
- Mac value, the Hackintosh market,
unsupported Leopard, and USB 2.0 for older PowerBooks, Dan Knight,
Low End Mac Mailbag, 04.30. High-end Macs cost less than comparable HPs
and Dells, the need for a Mac minitower, a Leopard installation tip,
Leopard on an 800 MHz iBook, and which PC Cards work with Mac OS X
drivers.
- The 2008
Penryn iMac value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.29.
Comparing prices, features, and performance, three of four new models
are value champions, and there are some surprising refurb values as
well.
- The Mac's
'troubling low' market share, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 04.29. If
Apple has such 'troubling low' market share, how does it keep outpacing
the industry and see such incredible stock growth?
- In praise of the
refreshingly different Clamshell iBook, Tamara Keel, Digital
Fossils, 04.29. After seven years of faithful duty, the rugged notebook
with a handle remains a favorite field computer.
- Low End Mac's
Compleat Guide to Titanium PowerBooks, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value,
04.29. Between January 2001 and November 2002, Apple went through four
revisions and eight models ranging from 400 MHz to 1 GHz.
- Penryn iMac, 04.28.
Updated aluminum iMacs use more powerful Penryn CPU, faster system bus,
and higher clock speeds. Top-end iMac gains GeForce 8800 BTO
option.
- Opera 9.5 beta add
innovative features, better integrates with Mac, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.28. Already a speedy browers, Opera now
launches faster, has a fully searchable history, and looks more like a
standard Mac app than earlier versions.
- Psystar and
dreams of a Mac 'for the rest of us', Tommy Thomas, Welcome to
Macintosh, 04.28. Whether Pystar's Open Computer is legitimate or a
hoax, it brings issues of licensed Mac clones and a midrange Mac to the
forefront.
- Firmware 1.5 screen blanking, air
travel notebook stand, battery calibration, and more, The 'Book
Review, 04.25. Also aluminum MacBook rumored, PowerBook converted to
desktop, Apple IIgs converted to notebook, new battery tech may end
explosions, bargain 'Books from $150 to $2,699, and more.
- Apple #4 US PC vendor, IT and
Macs in business, NetWare for Leopard, and more, Mac News Review,
04.25. Also still using old Macs, 200 Mbps powerline networking for
Macs, Macintel firmware restoration, hot swap SATA drives, and
more.
- Apple buys chip designer, fixing
send mail on iPhone and iPod touch, portable iPhone power, and
more, iNews Review, 04.25. Also SuperSync updated with TiVo MP3
support, apple shaped 3G iPod nano case/frame, 3G iPod nano sport case,
and more.
- Advice for Dell
and HP: Innovate, don't imitate, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 04.24.
HP and Dell may lead the market, but they will decline unless they stop
building boring Windows PC or trying to copy Macs.
- Why Eudora fans
are 'doggedly faithful', Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings,
04.24. The power and flexibility of the classic Eudora email client -
and how to make it more stable in Mac OS X 10.5.
- Overpriced Macs, 4-core Mac Pro
value, USB for G3 PowerBooks, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac
Mailbag, 04.24. Also reader feedback on running a keyboard through the
dishwasher, tips for using external DVD drives, and 8 GB partition
issues with the Classic Mac OS on the beige G3.
- OS X on other hardware, missing
midrange Macs, and no Leopard yet on Yikes, Dan Knight, Low End Mac
Mailbag, 04.23. The pros and cons of Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware,
the need for more intermediate models, and the question of OS X 10.5 on
the PCI Power Mac G4.
- Picking the right 'Book, clamshell
iBook memories, and alternatives to SCSI-to-USB, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.23. Choosing a good used 'Book for Classic,
remembering the clamshell iBooks, and alternate options to avoid
spending $99 on a SCSI-to-USB adapter.
- EmpowerBook, Tamara
Keel, Digital Fossils, 04.22. The goal: distraction-free writing on the
go. But which PowerBook or iBook is best for the job?
- Using the
aluminum iMac: Color me impressed, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 04.22.
A MacBook is a wonderful thing, but an iMac with a 20" display can
really spoil you.
- OS X for PCs, Mac mini with HDTV,
802.11n options, upgrading from Mac OS 9, and more, Dan Knight, Low
End Mac Mailbag, 04.22. Also reviving a dead PowerBook 5300, Lucida
Grande, external FireWire SuperDrive advice, OS X and the DeskWriter,
and royalties.
- Odysseus
cometh: The real successor to Eudora, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous
Ramblings, 04.21. Eudora was a 'best of class' email client, and
Infinity Data Systems hopes to build on that with its forthcoming
Odysseus mail client.
- Restoring a
half dead PowerBook 100 to full functionality, Carl Nygren, My
Turn, 04.21. The old PowerBook was working from a floppy, but the hard
drive simply refused to mount.
- 6.6 percent Mac market share, OS
X safe but not secure, still using older Macs, and more, Mac News
Review, 04.18. Also IBM letting some employees switch to Macs, iMac vs.
Gateway One, hacks for Macs and iApps, USB-to-UltraSCSI converter,
personal television software, and more.
- Graphic glitches plague Penryn
'Books, MacBook Air reassuringly solid, 3D Notebook mouse, and
more, The 'Book Review, 04.18. Also adding RAM to a MacBook Pro,
notebook buyer's guides, falling in love with the MacBook Air, bargain
'Books from $150 to $2,699, and more.
- Racetrack memory could mean 2 TB
iPod/iPhone, iPhone killing the 'Net, iPod tops survey, and more,
iNews Review, 04.18. Also no Good Housekeeping seal for the iPhone, use
an iPod touch as a phone, hacks for iPhone and iPods, lamps with iPod
docks, and more.
- Clamshell
iBooks reconsidered, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value, 04.17. Back in
2000, it was about time to replace the WallStreet PowerBook. Would a
clamshell iBook be a better value than a newer PowerBook G3?
- Mac security a
result of diversity and smart planning, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz,
04.17. "You can't fault the better gardener for spending less time
weeding and more on growing."
- Mac mini with HDTV, Lucida Grande
on Low End Mac, the Open Computer, and more, Dan Knight, Low End
Mac Mailbag, 04.17. Also using a computer display with HDTV and
cleaning your keyboard in the dishwasher.
- Open Computer:
The first Macintosh clone in a decade, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac, 04.02.
Whether Psystar survives Apple Legal remains to be seen, but the Open
Computer does point to the market for a lower cost, expandable
Mac.
- The secret of Mac
security revealed, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 04.16. Whether Macs
are secure because of obscurity, scarcity, or design, growing
popularity is making security more of an issue for Mac users.
- 18 bits can't display millions of
colors, today's magic is different from yesterday's, and more,
Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.16. Also more feedback on
Mac browsers, slow dialup Internet, and a SCSI-to-USB 2.0
solution.
- A $99 PC, a
$399 hackintosh, and growing the Mac market, Dan Knight, Mac
Musings, 04.15. There is a low-end market, which now includes a $99
bare bones PC and a $399 computer designed to run Leopard.
- FaceBook: The
Missing Manual a very useful resource, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.15. There is so much to Facebook that you
almost need a book to take full advantage of it. This is that
book.
- Graphite
Clamshell iBook still a real eye catcher and useful tool, Carl
Nygren, My Turn, 04.15. This one stood out from a batch of indigo
iBooks for its color, extra processing power, and DVD-ROM drive.
- HDTV vs. computer monitors,
Windows XP vs. Mac OS X, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag,
04.15. Also SynergyKM vs. Teleport, Outlook Express and the classic Mac
OS, and Mac OS 9 vs. OS X.
- Social networking on the
Mac: net4mac shows promise, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings,
04.14. In contrast to huge social networks such as MySpace and
Facebook, net4mac is limited to Mac users with OS X 10.4 and
later.
- Windows XP is
faster, but Mac OS X is superior in many ways, Dan Knight, Mac
Musings, 04.11. Although Photoshop runs faster under Windows XP, the
Mac's stability and better user experience give it the advantage.
- Add a second display, overlooked
Leopard features, Nehalem chips hits 3.2 GHz, and more, Mac News
Review, 04.11. Also Apple and Canada, firware updates, Kensington
keyboard with 3 USB ports, Magic Mail Folder, Newton Connection
software, and more.
- Mac benchmarks, firmware updates
for all MacBooks, sleep-and-charge USB ports, and more, The 'Book
Review, 04.11. Also troubleshooting the MacBook Air, keyboard
protectors and sleeve cases for the MacBook Air, bargain 'Books from
$150 to $3,099, and more.
- 3G iPhone teardown preview,
iPhone users tech savvy, iPhone antenna booster, and more, iNews
Review, 04.11. Also merge 2 or more iPod libraries with Misu, edit iPod
text and images on your Mac, iPhone unlockers strike again, and
more.
- Bringing a
PowerBook 100 back from nearly dead, Carl Nygren, My Turn, 04.09.
One of the PowerBooks is dead, and the other one has battery and hard
drive problems.
- Apple sues Big Apple
for use of apple in logo, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 04.10. It may
seem wrong for Apple to sue GreeNYC for using an apple in its logo, but
the lawyers are just doing their job.
- That old Mac magic isn't
gone, but it is fading, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings,
04.10. With Apple's adoption of Intel architecture and a growing market
share, the Mac is becoming more mainstream, and the mainstream isn't
magic.
- Apple
QuickTake digicam found, but how can you use it?, John Hatchett,
Recycled Computing, 04.10. The old IT guy never threw away anything,
the new IT guy found a QuickTake 150 while cleaning, and it won't work
with modern Macs.
- Intel mini vs. Power Mac, best
keyboard ever, uses for old Macs, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac
Mailbag, 04.10. Also using Classic with Intel Macs, problems with
Classic Mode, and collective nouns.
- Apple's MacBook
hits a home run, Ryan Nelson, My Turn, 04.09. It's beautiful, it's
fast, it runs Mac OS X, and it's the best laptop under US$1,500.
- The Apple Store,
Intel Macs, and classic apps, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.09.
Visiting the Apple Store to drop of an eMac for repair provides an
opportunity to lust after today's wicked fast Intel-based Macs and muse
about the future.
- 18-bit video inadequate, restoring
AppleWorks speed, Macintosh display info, and more, Dan Knight, Low
End Mac Mailbag, 04.09. Also problems importing AppleWorks drawings and
a damaged, unfixable mail database in Outlook Express 5.
- Frustrated with Opera and Firefox,
classic form factors, 18-bit color, and more, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.09. Problems with Mac browsers, the
sufficiency of 18-bit color, design classics, and the magic of Macs and
baseball.
- Apple and
baseball: The magic lives on, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 04.08.
Major League Baseball and Apple have changed, but the magic hasn't
disappeared.
- A vintage Mac
network can be as useful as a modern one, Carl Nygren, My Turn,
04.08. Old Macs can exchange data and share an Internet connection very
nicely using Apple's old LocalTalk networking.
- Used Intel Mac mini
vs. 867 MHz Power Mac G4 dual, Mark Garbowski, My Turn, 04.07. Can
a dual processor Power Mac hold its own against a Core Duo Mac
mini?
- At play in the garden
of OS X browsers: Safari 3.1, Opera 9.27, and iCab 4.01, Charles
Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.07. "In some respects, the browser
wars are over in the sense that just about all of the alternatives are
now satisfyingly fast and stable...."
- At play in the garden of
OS X browsers: Firefox 3 Beta 5, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous
Ramblings, 04.07. "I've not traditionally been much of a Firefox fan,
but Beta 5 is the slickest, most polished Firefox browser ever, not to
mention the fastest and prettiest."
- Millions vs.
thousands of colors: What's the difference?, Dan Knight, Mac
Musings, 04.07. Once again Apple is being sued over a Mac that can
display 'only' 262,144 colors per pixel, not the millions it claims.
Does it realy matter?
- 7 years on, Macs
still 'just work', Dan Usmar, My Turn, 04.04. "The thought of
buying another Windows machine had never even crossed my mind."
- Apple's growing market share,
iMac color lawsuit, updated Mac Bible software, and more, Mac News
Review, 04.04. Also the rate of Leopard adoption, Adobe launches free
Photoshop Express, Mac mini media center, and more.
- Atom CPU runs cooler and longer,
MacBook Air a supermodel, 2008 MacBook migration tips, and more,
The 'Book Review, 04.04. Also MacBooks for earthquake detection,
802.11g for G3 and G4 PowerBooks, upgrades for Pismo PowerBooks, CPU
Speed Menu Switch software, bargain 'Books from $150 to $3,099, and
more.
- Apple vs. RIM, iPhone user
profile, Canadian iPhone petition, iPhone SDK updated, and more,
iNews Review, 04.04. Also using two Gmail accounts to manage email,
Unity coming to iPhone, cell phone wallpaper software, iPDA turns iPod
into a PIM, and more.
- Mother of the
MacBook Air, Ruffin Bailey, My Turn, 04.03. The original clamshell
iBook was a runaway success despite a single USB port, no SCSI or
FireWire, no PC Cards, no video out, and no DVD support.
- Apple takes the
blame, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 04.03. In the Windows world,
everyone plays the blame game, but when things go wrong with the Mac,
there's only one company to take the blame.
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