June 2008
- Leopard makes it
easy to share your Mac's screen locally and over the Internet, Alan
Zisman, Zis Mac, 06.30. Mac OS X 10.5 makes it easier to remotely
access a Mac's screen on a network or over the Internet with more
options than ever before.
- Political profiling
of Mac users, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 06.30. Both
liberals and conservatives choose the Mac, so it's not fair to typify
it as 'the liberal's computer'.
- Can Linux
replace OS X on older Macs?, Carl Nygren, Classic Macs in the Intel
Age, 06.30. Looking at Ubuntu 8.04 on a 1 GHz PowerBook and Kubuntu
5.04 on a clamshell iBook.
- What Snow
Leopard means for Macs in the enterprise, Jason Packer, Macs in the
Enterprise, 06.25. With Exchange and Active Directory support coming in
Mac OS X 10.6, two of the big obstacles to Macs in the workplace will
be swept away.
- Snow Leopard
may be the most important OS X release ever, Kev Kitchens, Kitchens
Sync, 06.25. "With just the few new technologies that we have been
given a glimpse of, it is plain to see that Snow Leopard will be a huge
step into the future."
- Pismo slow running OS X from
Compact Flash, Leopard DVD Player on G4 Pismo, and more Linux tips,
Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 06.25. Pismo runs Mac OS 9 quickly
from Compact Flash, but OS X is slow. Also how to hack Leopard so DVD
Player works in a G4-upgraded Pismo, and more tips on using Linux on
Macs.
- Run Linux on my
Mac? No thanks, Tamara Keel, Digital Fossils, 06.24. Macs have a
zen-like synergy of hardware, software, and operating system. Why would
anyone want to give that up?
- Win the
depreciation game by buying on the low end, Charles W Moore, 'Book
Value, 06.24. The worst depreciation afflicts high-end models. By
buying a less powerful version, choosing certified refurbished, or
picking up a used computer, you'll come out ahead.
- PowerPC's last chance:
The Mac's history with the G5 CPU, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 06.24.
The introduction of the G5 Power Mac in June 2003 promised a bright 3
GHz future, and failure to achieve that paved the way to today's Intel
Macs.
- The PowerBook G5: Long
rumored, never produced, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value, 06.24. Five
years ago Apple introduced the G5 Power Mac, but the new CPU never made
it to the PowerBook. Apple called it 'the mother of all thermal
challenges'.
- PowerPC support in Snow Leopard,
Linux growing more user friendly, old Macs never die, and more, Dan
Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 06.24. Also Migration Assistant failure,
Toast 6.1 improves burn speed for a Blue and White G3, and working with
a G4-upgraded Power Mac 7200.
- How a heavily
upgraded Power Mac G4 pulled me back from the Dark Side, Ben
Zalutsky, No Windows for Me, 06.23. Seduced by a quad-core Windows
gaming rig, it was a 9-year-old Power Mac that brought him back to the
Mac.
- 'Snow Leopard'
and the death of PowerPC support, Carl Nygren, Classic Macs in the
Intel Age, 06.23. It looks like Mac OS X 10.6 will only support Intel
Macs - and possibly only 64-bit ones at that. Should G4 and G5 owners
start looking at Linux?
- SteelSeries
S&S Pro Gaming: Can a mouse pad really be worth $30?, Charles
Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 06.23. Once you've used a SteelSeries
mouse pad for a while, you'll wonder how you ever got along without
it.
- Linux still not friendly enough,
widescreen and pivoting monitors, Mac 512K restoration, and more,
Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 06.23. Also the utility of Apple's old
Studio Displays, questions about ViewPowr video card for PowerBook
1400, and 9-year-old predictions that came true.
- Mac sales up 50% in May, OS X on
any PC with USB dongle?, share up to 5 USB devices, and more, Mac
News Review, 06.20. Also intimidating people with a Mac, CherryPal's
inexpensive green 'cloud' computer, quad-core G5 YDP PowerStation,
Radeon HD 3870 announced, and Nolobe Iris claims to be 'the ultimate
image editor for OS X'.
- MacBook vs. MacBook Pro, 500 GB
drive for MacBooks, Toshiba intros lightest laptop, and more, The
'Book Review, 06.20. Also 17" MacBook Pro 'best desktop replacement',
15" MacBook Pro vertical stripes and off-color screen, solar power for
the MacBook Air, magnesium shell for the MacBook, bargain 'Books from
$150 to $2,749, and more.
- iPhone fingernail problem, huge
market for 1st gen iPhones, all about 3G, and more, iNews Review,
06.20. Also United Airlines adds iPod/iPhone support, solar charger for
iPod and iPhone, MLB At Bat and GolfFlyover coming to iPhone 2.0,
e-book to MP3 software for Windows, and more.
- What
about the iPod touch?, Kev Kitchens, Kitchens Sync, 06.19. With the
iPhone 3G retailing at $199, what does the future hold for the $299
iPod touch?
- Falling for the Sony
Alpha α200 DSLR, Charles Webb, The Webb Chronicles, 06.19.
"Once I picked up the α200, I was sold. It just felt perfect in
my hands. It had so many features found in more expensive cameras . . .
and it was such a joy to use."
- No widescreen display for me,
accessing MacWrite files, Fedora Linux for G3 Macs, and more, Dan
Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 06.19. Why monitors need more height, not
more width; using MacWrite files, unleashing old Macs with Linux, and
using badram to work around bad RAM in LInux.
- Old Mac
restoration is sometimes one frustration after another, Tamara
Keel, Digital Fossils, 06.10. Old Macs can be lots of fun when they're
working, but getting them to that point can be a frustrating
experience.
- Hard drive problems with Rev. 1
Blue & White, can't burn DVDs at 16x, .mac to MobileMe, and
more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 06.18. Also 802.11g WiFi and
G4 upgrades for slot-loading iMacs, printing to a QMS PC 410 from OS X,
and scrolling with a Pismo trackpad.
- Praise for Opera, low cost iBook
mobo replacement, IrDA and IRtalk, WaMCom recommended, and more,
Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 06.18. Also the use of
'compleat', booting from CD, new Toshiba 1.8" drives too thick for MBA,
and PowerPC support and Snow Leopard.
- Mac OS X 10.2
'Jaguar' can unleash the power of G3 iBooks, Carl Nygren, Classic
Macs in the Intel Age, 06.17. After pulling a bad stick of RAM, the
Dual USB iBook didn't have enough memory for Tiger or Linux. But even
with just 128 MB of RAM, Jaguar did the job.
- 16:9 computer displays:
Let's not go there, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 06.17. "...there's no
reason our computer displays should match the proportions of our
television displays."
- Low End
Mac's Compleat Guide to the 17" PowerBook, Charles W Moore, 'Book
Value, 06.10. The world's first 17" notebook had a spacious 1440 x 900
display, was just an inch thick, and ran at an impressive 1 GHz.
- Xubuntu on Pismo: It
works, but it's not as easy as the Mac OS, John Hatchett, Recycled
Computing, 06.16. Linux runs well enough on this old PowerBook G3, but
something as simple as switching to another WiFi network can trip you
up.
- Opera 9.5 good enough to
'ruin you for other browsers', Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous
Ramblings, 06.16. The reviewer has long considered Opera the best among
a solid collection of Mac browsers, and the latest version makes it
even better.
- Environmentally
responsible retirement for old Macs, Rick Lawson, Pioneers in Mac
Development, 06.13. After you've scavenged what useful parts you can
from your old Mac, what's the most environmentally friendly way to
dispose of the rest?
- Powerful classic
Macs: Performa 5400 and Blue and White G3, Carl Nygren, Classic
Macs in the Intel Age, 06.11. Two useful old desktop Macs, a Performa
5400 and a Blue and White Power Mac G3, are a great complement to the
Vintage Mac Network.
- Tales of old
Mac data retrieval, Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple, 06.13. Getting apps
and documents off 400K floppies, old disk images, and a Mac running
System 5.
- iPhone 3G launches worldwide
July 11, AT&T 3G service makes new iPhone more expensive, and
more, iNews Review, 06.13. Also new iPhone only available in stores
with service contract, tiny iPhone power adapter, Free iPod + iPhone
Book, iPhone 3G accessories, and more.
- 5400 rpm 1.8" drive, Apple grows
notebook share by 61%, MacBook Air attracts, and more, The 'Book
Review, 06.13. Also poor WiFi in MacBook Pro linked to Real Player, how
to dim the Penryn MacBook Pro's sleep light, low-end notebook sales
taking off, 2-finger scrolling for older 'Books, bargain 'Books from
$150 to $2,749, and more.
- Apple previews 'Snow Leopard',
intros MobileMe, announces free iPod offer for education, and more,
Mac News Review, 06.13. Also Macs one-third cheaper to run than
Windows, Psystar released 10.5.3 update, Data Rescue II and Drive
Genius 2 Leopard boot DVDs, and Pixlemator updated.
- Adobe InDesign version
history, Matt Pearce, Mac Software Guide, 06.12. A historical
overview of Adobe InDesign for the Mac.
- iPhone or iPod touch?, more Linux
on Macs, Mac resale value, Blue and White frustration, and more,
Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 06.12. The big difference between a
$199 iPhone and a $299 iPod touch, more Linux discussion, finding a
price for old Macs, troubles with a Blue and White G3, and Leopard on
Sawtooth.
- Linux on
PowerPC Macs: Debian runs nicely on a G3 iBook, Jason Packer, Macs
in the Enterprise, 06.06. Mac OS X 10.3 felt sluggish on a 700 MHz G3
iBook with 384 MB of RAM, but Debian runs very comfortably on the same
hardware.
- My compact Macs:
Macintosh SE/30 and Classic II, Carl Nygren, Classic Macs in the
Intel Age, 06.11. Apple only made two 16 MHz black and white models in
the classic compact Mac form factor, and they're both great
computers.
- Skip 867 MHz 12" PowerBook, iBook
sleeps when touched, Netscape 7.0.2 keeps crashing, and more,
Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 06.11. Also getting a copy of
the Mac OS for a Power Mac ONE, and whether it can run Linux.
- Mac 128K demo, Leopard adequate on
unsupported Macs, booting an iMac from a Ubuntu LiveCD, and more,
Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 06.11. Two new unsupported Leopard
reports, Linux for PowerPC is far from dead, and Mac OS X trumps Linux
and BSD for features and performance.
- Low End
Mac's Compleat Guide to the 15" PowerBook, Charles W Moore, 'Book
Value, 06.10. The 15" PowerBook G4 gained speed, better graphics,
faster WiFi, and much more with the transition to aluminum.
- Glimmers of
innovation in a world of copycat PCs, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz,
06.10. Everyone can't play Follow the Leader - someone has to be the
first to try something different.
- Stocking your Mac
museum: Where to find classic Macs on the cheap, Tamara Keel,
Digital Fossils, 06.10. eBay is the most obvious source for old Macs,
and often the most expensive. Here are a half-dozen other sources for
obtaining used Macs at little to no cost.
- PowerPC Linux, old Macs not up to
the modern web, new iMac nightmares, and more, Dan Knight, Low End
Mac Mailbag, 06.10. The state of Linux PPC, the difference between
Ubuntu and Kubuntu and Xubuntu, BSD better for old Macs than Linux, and
teething problems with Leopard on a newly purchased iMac.
- Supporting
a classic Mac 'habit' on the cheap, Rick Lawson, Pioneers in Mac
Development, 06.09. Mac nostalgia leads to a year-long rediscovery of
the pleasures of old Macs and the classic Mac OS.
- Kensington Ci70
Wireless Keyboard and Mouse excellent for field and desktop use,
Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 06.09. Slim, light, and small
of footprint, Kensington's wireless Ci70 mouse and keyboard are great
for desktop Macs and easy to take along for use in the field.
- SSD prices to dive, MacBook heat,
solid state drives for MacBook and MacBook Pro, and more, The 'Book
Review, 06.09. Also Scorpio 7200 rpm 300 GB notebook drive, USB
2.0/FireWire Blu-ray drive, Acer's tiny, low-cost Linux laptop, bargain
'Books from $180 to $2,699, and more.
- 5 business
essentials for 'The Switch', Jason Packer, Macs in the Enterprise,
06.06. If you're planning a migration from Windows to Macs, these five
steps will help you succeed in making the switch.
- The iPhone redefines
the mobile phone and mobile computer markets, Frank Fox, Stop the
Noiz, 06.06. Smart phones are cell phones with extras. Notebooks are
desktop computers with less. And the iPhone is a handheld computer with
a built-in phone.
- 5 reasons Macs are right for
business, 10.5.3 improves GeForce 8800 performance, and more, Mac
News Review, 06.06. Also 3.06 GHz iMac 'packs a wallop', convertible
keyboard for Macs, free open source virtualization software, hard drive
rescue software, and more.
- BlackBerry gains share while
iPhone loses, free VoIP app, iPhone replacement battery, and more,
iNews Review, 06.06. Also free legal music, WWDC guide for iPhone and
iPod touch, compact FM transmitter perfectly complements 3G iPod nano,
charge multiple iPods/iPhones with PowerDock, and more.
- With a 600 MHz iBook
running circles around a 2.8 GHz Celeron, it was time to switch,
Jason Dill, My First Mac, 06.05. The author now has a MacBook, along
with a couple of older, cheaper Macs for use around the house.
- Left behind by Mac OS X
or up to date with Linux?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 06.04. If you
wanted up-to-date software, you may need to run the latest version of
Mac OS X. But what if it won't run on your hardware?
- Getting Xubuntu
Linux up and running on your aging Mac, John Hatchett, Recycled
Computing, 06.04. It took some doing, but the author's Pismo can now
boot into Mac OS 9, OS X, and Xubuntu Linux."
- Leopard on old Macs, Leopard
nightmares, bargain Macs for kids, and more, Dan Knight, Low End
Mac Mailbag, 06.04. Also getting the right version of Mac OS 9.2.2 for
Mirrored Drive Doors Power Macs, using PC disk images with Macs, and using
an ImageWriter II printer with Mac OS X.
- Low End
Mac's Compleat Guide to the 12" PowerBook, Charles W Moore, 'Book
Value, 06.03. The most compact PowerBook ever is very portable and has
enough power to run Leopard decently.
- Some G4 Macs not sweet enough for
Leopard, low cost notebooks, SE/30 repairs, and more, Dan Knight,
Low End Mac Mailbag, 06.03. Also upgrading an AGP Power Mac, formerly
broken iSub and Time Machine work after 10.5.3 update, and the story
behind IBM compatibles.
- Upgrading a
Digital Audio G4 to work better in Leopard, Carl Nygren, My Turn,
06.02. In its original configuration, the dual 533 MHz Power Mac G4 was
slow with Mac OS X 10.5, but add the right upgrades, and it runs
Leopard quite nicely.
- Make your own custom
greeting cards with Sophie's Cards, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous
Ramblings, 06.02. Design and mail customized greeting cards using your
own words and photos - or ones that come with the software.
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