Low End Mac Editorial Archive

January to March 2001

Old Mac users not nuts, Manuel Mejia Jr, Mac Daniel, 03.30. It just makes sense to keep using old Macs until they die.
Death of an iMac, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 03.30. When the old iMac dies, do you repair or replace? And if you replace it, which model should you buy?
Carbon, Cocoa, or Classic?, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered, 03.30. A look at the three application environments inside Mac OS X.
The 'Book Review, Charles W Moore, 03.30. Leather screen protector, IBM's new 48 GB hard drive, pbparts.com feedback, and OS X installation issues.
Programming for yourself, Marc Zeedar, My Turn, 03.29. The author of Z-Write shares the genesis of the world's first nonlinear word processor.
At the movies, act 2, Matthew Urban, Matt's Mac, 03.29. How to record and view sound and video on vintage Macs.
Know your way around the Finder, Michel Munger, iBasics, 03.28. Some very helpful tips to help you use your Mac more efficiently.
Review: Griffin gPort, Andrew Hill, 03.28. Card adds traditional Mac serial port to blue & white Power Mac G3.
MacUser, December 1993, Blast from the Past, 03.28. Centris and Performa, ethernet, AWS 95 and AppleShare Pro, the first color PowerBook, new Duos, new OS technologies, and Dvorak on Macs vs. PCs.
Low end Mac users are nuts, Dirk Pilat, Mac UK, 03.27. Brits have to face high prices, a shortage of retail outlets, and a Macworld editor who looks down on low end Macs.
Your Mac OS X questions answered, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered, 03.27. Solutions to some common problems OS X users are running into.
OS X to be a huge success, Marten van de Kraats, My Turn, 03.27. How OS X will become the dominant Unix this year.
Beige is fine, Torsten Enn, My First Mac, 03.27. Three-year-old beige G3 continues to meet demands.
Will Mac OS X Mail end email diversity?, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.26. Can Apple's email client displace Outlook Express, Eudora, Emailer, and others?
What's right with PowerBooks, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth, 03.26. PowerBooks pioneered and perfected sleep, SCSI/FireWire disk mode, and AirPort.
Desktop pictures, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel, 03.26. How to find and change desktop pictures and desktop patterns on your Mac.
Shot in the foot again: Firmware update disables RAM, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.25. "...we should not be at risk of losing some or all of the memory in our Macs because of a firmware update."
The 'Book Review 2001.03.23, Charles Moore, The 'Book Page, 03.23. Pismo bargain, TiBook with old power supplies, TiBook accessories, FireBay, and 1 GHz laptops on the dark side.
Make your Mac your own, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 03.23. How to personalize your Mac for the way you work. (You can even make it look like OS X.)
Enough criticism, Apple deserves a break, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered, 03.23. We should praise Apple for what OS X is, not condemn them because of what is missing.
No Mac OS X yet, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.23. Why I'm not switching to Mac OS X yet.
Time to upgrade to OS 9: Never go with point oh, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 03.23. The benefit of staying at least one revision behind the bleeding edge.
My Performa, Take No. 2, Matthew Urban, Matt's Mac, 03.22. The value equation: upgrading is a whole lot cheaper than buying an iMac.
Having fun at CompUSA, Joseph Rosensteel, My Turn, 03.22. The trials of Mac users trying to get help at CompUSA.
75 Mac Advantages, Part 3, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 03.22. QuickTime, 3D graphics, virtual reality, desktop video, color matching, and speed capabilities.
All that for $129?, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope, 03.21. "Apple must promote the heck out of this operating system."
Outlook Express 101, Part 2001.03. Conveniences, Michel Munger, iBasics, 03.21. Final lesson covers attribution, editing, rewrap, sounds, the address book, scripting, and styled email.
Hands On: PowerBook 100, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page, 03.21. Has it been ten years already?
MacUser, April 1993, Blast From the Past, 03.21. Six new Macs, 100 accelerators, breaking bottlenecks, and much more.
I'm a drop the funk bomb on ya: Milking the Macintosh for all it's worth, Rodney O. Lain, Things Macintosh, 03.20. Warning: Apple is dead serious about this "Think Different" stuff.
Apple Store vs. Gateway Country, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered, 03.20. How Apple Retail Stores will probably differ from Gateway Country Stores.
Tales of Mac woe, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 03.20. Readers share their tales of upgrade and repair woe.
Lifting the lid, Mike Jardine, My First Mac, 03.20. "I was inspired to go where most fear to tread, removing the lid from the LC and getting inside."
What's wrong with PowerBooks, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth, 03.19. PowerBooks overpromise on portability and real world desktop replacement.
Add FireWire, USB to older Macs, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.19. It's easy to add FireWire and USB to older PCI Macs and clones.
Time to replace your iMac?, Dan Knight, iMac Channel, 03.19. Today's iMacs are faster and have plenty of new features. Is it time to replace Old Bondi?
Disabling At Ease, Manuel Mejia Jr, Mac Daniel, 03.19. How to get rid of At Ease.
The 'Book Review, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Page, 03.16. Blue Chip upgrade deal, 5300 trade-in reached Canada, Pismo education pricing, CoolPad trial offer, hard drive recovery, and incredible memory prices.
Passing of a free OS, Stuart Bell, My Turn, 03.16. Apple has forced Mac512k.com to remove System 1.0 through 6.0.1, versions that have always been free to users of older Macs.
Macintosh: The next generation, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered, 03.16. Thoughts on the future of the Cube, iMac, PowerBook, Power Mac, and iBook.
Buying a used Mac, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 03.16. Tips on selecting and buying a used Power Mac.
A Quadra after all these years!, Matthew Urban, Matt's Mac, 03.15. Processor and RAM upgrades give the old Performa new life.
Amazon.com or a bookstore?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.15. When does online buying make sense, and when is a bricks and mortar store a better deal?
Setting up a floppy server, Al Miner, My Turn, 03.15. How to set up an old SE or SE/30 as a floppy server for a newer Mac.
Feedback on Mac advantages, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 03.15. More on Windows DLL libraries, Mac vs. Windows USB, aliases vs. shortcuts.
Outlook Express 101, Part 2, Michel Munger, iBasics, 03.14. How to import email from your old software, and how to set up filters.
Feedback on PayPal, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.14. PayPal generally works well, but some users have run into problems.
Byte, September 1990, Blast From the Past, 03.14. When Byte magazine celebrated its 15th anniversary, it went all out. Plenty of fascinating reading.
Apple wins and loses, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.13. High owner loyalty is great, but it can't offset declining market share
Really my first Mac, Katherine Keller, My First Mac, 03.13. After giving away her first PowerBook before even using it, the author replaced it with a newer model.
Accessorize your TiBook, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered, 03.13. Cases, a scanner, earphones, a new Visor, and more for the PowerBook G4.
Gaming on a Mac revisited, Eric DeStefano, Mac Metamorphosis, 03.13. The hardware and OS are capable, but when will we see the Mac games?
Interview with Dan Knight, Ian Sidle, MacWrite.com, 03.13. The history of Low End Mac, favorite Macs, and ideas on computers in education.
When should I replace my Mac?, Charlie Ruggiero, Mac Daniel, 03.12. Look at your reasons, look at the cost, weigh the benefit, and make the right choice.
Consolidate or die?, Dan Knight, 03.12. Why Apple stands alone - and should remain different.
Comparing high-end PowerBooks, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth, 03.12. The best used value is often the high-end model, not the less costly one.
MR Mailbag, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.12. Feedback on computer noise, free email, ColorIt!, and more.
Survey Says...., Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.09. Harris Interactive says 47% of Mac owners are buying Wintel computers - are they serious?
Prep your Mac for OS X, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered, 03.09. Getting ready for the release of OS X in two weeks.
It doesn't get any worse, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 03.09. Four painful tales of upgrade woe that look better in retrospect.
The 'Book Review, Charles W Moore, 03.09. PB 5300/190 trade-in program, Klear Screen cleaner, ColorSync profiles for recent PowerBooks, CoolPads, the SleeveCase, and more.
Improving AOL 5.0, Evan Kleiman, 03.09. How to use your favorite browser with AOL - and change AOL's color scheme.
Silence is golden: The quest for quiet computing, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.08. In the quiet of winter, a quiet computer is a treat.
The Ten Commandments of the Church of Macintosh, #2, Rodney O. Lain, Things Macintosh, 03.08. "Mac OS is the Jesus, Allah, Nirvana, and Buddha of Operating Systems"
May the OS be with you!, Matthew Urban, Matt's Mac, 03.08. Upgrading beyond System 7.5.5 meant upgrading memory as well.
Your Mac is an alarm clock, Paulo Rodrigues, Tangerine Fusion, 03.08. How to have your Mac wake you up to CDs or MP3s in the morning.
Uncovered: Dalmatian Flower Power iMac with ruby slippers, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill, 03.08. Mutant plastics produce rare hybrid - the flowered Dalmatian iMac.
Outlook Express 101, part 1: The basics, Michel Munger, iBasics, 03.07. How to set up accounts, schedules, signatures, and multiple users.
Apple: The green computer?, Stephen Van Esch, 03.07. Could Apple position itself as "the green computer" to help grow market share?
How PayPal works, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.07. If you've bought in an online auction, you've probably seen "PayPal accepted." What is PayPal, and how does it work?
Children of MacPaint, Manuel Mejia Jr, Mac Daniel, 03.07. MacPaint was strictly b&w; these "children of MacPaint" gave us color.
Get around the Napster block, Jake Sargent, 03.06. Bypassing Napster's screening - and alternate sources of shared music.
Free POP 3 email, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.06. Nine tested sources for free email accounts.
The only computer worth using, Walt, My First Mac, 03.06. Pentium-powered Presario can't replace beloved Mac, "the only computer worth owning."
iMac underpowered for MP3s, D. Pierce, My Turn, 03.06. iMacs are just too slow at ripping MP3s without a G4 processor.
One brain or two?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.05. Last summer Apple said two brains were better than one, but can a dual G4/533 really keep up with a G4/733?
Zero click Web surfing, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth, 03.05. How many clicks or keystrokes did it take you to get to this page?
The 'Book Review, Charles W Moore, 03.02. Our new PowerBook & iBook roundup: bargain 'Books, best RAM prices, a battery deal, and a look at several carrying cases.
The gaming challenge, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered, 03.02. How programmers try to make games challenging for all players.
That 70s iMac, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 03.02. Blue Dalmatian and Flower Power look like refugees from the 70s, not iMacs for the 21st century.
Resources and upgrading by a weekend warrior, Matthew Urban, Matt's Mac, 03.01. A serious bout with "latest and greatest syndrome."
Archive: iBook hands on report, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 9/2/1999. A reader report on the iBook, praise for Lombard, WallStreet upgrades, and more.
Change Your Classic Mac's Appearance with Kaleidoscope and Custom Icons, Michel Munger, iBasics, 02.28. If you think the Mac OS interface is boring, here are several ways to change it.
The flat Mac, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill, 02.28. Speculation (not rumors) about the machine that will eventually replace the iMac.
Lean word processor specifics, Marten van de Kraats, 02.28. Features a lean word processor must have - and why no OS X word processor fits the bill.
Hot swap or not?, Charlie Ruggiero, Mac Daniel, 02.28. Which ports on the Mac allow hot swapping, which don't, and what are the dangers of hot swapping?
Apple's Internet strategy: Reorganization in progress, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered, 02.27. Apple's unique Internet services such as iTools give it a real advantage.
Bigger ads, better ads?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 02.27. The Internet Advertising Bureau is proposing several monstrously large formats. Is this a good thing?
I was roundly unimpressed, Daniel Usmar, My First Mac, 02.27. "If I wasn't a compulsive geek, I would have run away."
Almost high-end graphics for a low-end price, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 02.26. Review of a very low-price, highly featured alternative to Photoshop.
Flower Power: Thinking too different?, Dan Knight, iMac Channel, 02.26. What Apple might be thinking with flower power and blue Dalmatian.
Mac network appliance: Sound and pictures, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth, 02.26. First steps in creating a digital picture frame-stereo MP3 player.
New iMac: Attempted murder?, Steve Sarrica, My Turn, 02.26. Are the new iMac colors a mean-spirited attack on John C. Dvorak?
Team 6100 grows, SETIonMac, 02.26. Teams adds tenth member, first Performa 611x.
Flower what?, Chris Lawson, Tech Reflections, 02.23. "...these outrageous colours further cement the iMac's image in the press as a 'toy computer'...."
Free Internet for Mac users, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel, 02.23. Are there any free ISPs left that support the Mac?
PowerBooks for school, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 02.23. How and why a PowerBook can be the perfect student computer.
Team 6100 adds two, SETIonMac, 02.23. LEM now running three 6100s around the clock.
iMac 2001. A Better Value?, Dan Knight, iMac Channel, 02.22. How do the new iMacs introduced in Tokyo last night change the value equation?
My Performa still performa!, Matthew Urban, Matt's Mac, 02.22. First in a series showing just how much you can do with an older Mac - even video.
75 Mac Advantages, Part 2, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 02.22. The next 17 advantages from Apple's "75 Advantages" brochure brought up to date.
Archive: Adventures in Mac antiquity, more thoughts on computer depreciation, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 8/27/1999.
Apple's biggest challenge: Overcoming stereotypes, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope, 02.21. To become the hub of our digital lifestyle, Apple needs to change the way we think about computers.
Speed Up Internet Explorer on the Classic Mac OS, Michel Munger, iBasics, 02.21. How to get the best performance from the Mac user's favorite browser.
Feedback on Mac Advantages, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 02.21. Windows users discuss networking, multiple monitors, and booting from CD-ROM.
Writing on the Web, Chris Lawson, Tech Reflections, 02.21. Personal reflections on writing for the Mac Web.
My iPinion, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered, 02.20. When are "iNames" okay to use, and when are they unprofessional and untasteful?
Introduction to Unix: The buzz words, Eric DeStefano, Mac Metamorphosis, 02.20. Threads, multiprocessing, memory management, and preemptive multitasking - parts of Mac OS X.
Mac in the middle ages, James Brock Clark, My First Mac, 02.20. "Under the heading of 'use it or lose it,' we have a near perfect exercise machine for the human mind."
Review: Flex-HDD 3.5" FireWire/USB Enclosure, Dan Knight, MacUSB & FireWire, 02.20. Turn an IDE drive into an external FireWire and USB drive - at a price.
Not the end of the Mac as we know it, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 02.19. "I must respectfully disagree with Adam Robert Guha.... The Mac as we know it has a long life ahead of it."
WordPerfect feedback & addenda, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 02.19. Mail about Word Perfect, Seagate drives, quiet fans, cat haters, control freaks, and toilet paper.
Mac network appliance: Making your own MP3 Server, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth, 02.19. How to set up an older Mac to serve MP3 files over your computer network.
The end of the Mac as we know it, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 02.16. "OS X will change the way you work with your computer. OS X will act more like Windows...."
Windows XP vs. Mac OS X, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered, 02.16. Microsoft again looks to Apple for inspiration, this time copying OS X features for Windows XP.
Fixing the trackpad, Paulo Rodrigues, Tangerine Fusion, 02.16. How Apple could improve the trackpad - and a new alternative from Panasonic.
TiBook Report #7: Zap!, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page, 02.16. Great laptop, but there's this pesky problem with static electricity....
75 Mac Advantages, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 02.15. A look at the "75 Advantages" brochure to see which still apply.
Team 6100 reaches 163 units, SETIonMac, 02.15. Team of 60 and 66 MHz Power Macs keeps plugging away.
Archive: Will used PowerBook prices drop when the iBook ships?, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 8/20/1999. Also AirPort-compatible card from Farallon, CD-based tutorials, more.
Personalize and customize Microsoft Word, Michel Munger, iBasics, 02.14. A guide to making Microsoft Word work your way.
Give me a word processor, Marten van de Kraats, My Turn, 02.14. Isn'tw anyone going to give us a lean word processor for Mac OS X?
Byte, April 1995, Dan Knight, Blast From the Past, 02.14. Pentium Pro, PowerPC 603e, Macintosh clones, best laptops (including a PowerBook), and a DOS compatible.
Layoffs may hurt Mac market, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered, 02.13. 26,000 at Chrysler. 14,000 at Lucent. 4,000 at Motorola - could it impact G4 production?
The Ten Commandments of the Church of Macintosh, #1, Rodney O. Lain, Things Macintosh, 02.12. "I am the Mac, thy Computer. Thou shalt have no other Computers before me...."
High-end word processing for a low-end price: Free, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 02.12. One-time Microsoft Word rival now a powerful freeware alternative.
Buying a monitor, Charlie Ruggiero, Mac Daniel, 02.12. No, you don't need an Apple brand monitor for your older Mac or Power Mac.
Apple vs. Mac clones, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 02.09. The lessons Apple never learned from Power Computing and the other clone makers.
A Mac education, Tony Petramala, My First Mac, 02.09. His parents kept buying Windows computers, but what he really wanted was a Mac.
Review: SmartDisk's VST FireWire CD-R/W Drive, Dan Knight, MacUSB & FireWire, 02.09. One pound, 1" thick, a FireWire powered - the perfect portable CD-RW drive?
Adventures in domain registration, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 02.08. The trials and tribulations of getting a domain to redirect through Network Solutions.
OS 8 or 9 for My Clone?, Michel Munger, Mac Daniel, 02.08. Will Mac OS 8.1 work on my clone? And what about OS 9?
TiBook Report #6, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page, 02.08. Is the PowerBook G4 really a desktop replacement? Also, more comments on DVD playback.
Down the digital lifestyle road, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope, 02.07. How well positioned is Apple to become the leading hub for the digital lifestyle?
The new eConomy, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 02.07. "...there's a new part of the economy that plays by a new set of rules."
California goes Mac, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill, 02.06. If you can believe this, the State of California has announced a moratorium on Pentiums during the energy crunch.
Distributed Apple, Steve Sarrica, My Turn, 02.06. What if Apple found a way to harness spare computing cycles on Macs around the world?
LEM boycotts Cnet links, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 02.06. We've stopped linking to a good news source to protest "mega-ads" that overwhelm content.
Transformed by a taste of fruit, Keary Ortiz, My First Mac, 02.06. "'Why do we need so much fruit?' It was an honest question when the young boy pointed to the huge box his father brought home that day."
TiBook Report #5, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page, 02.06. Heat reduction with CoolPad, burning CDs, DVD tips, and more.
TiBook Report #4, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page, 02.05. Battery life, SETI performance, and more on heat.
Miscellaneous upgrade advice, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 02.5. Tips on upgrades for StarMax, SuperMac, and other Mac OS computers.
Review: Clean-Install Assistant, Dan Knight, Classic Mac Wares, 02.05. Incredibly useful utility helps with clean installs, system updates, and moving to a new Mac.
Installing memory upgrades, Charlie Ruggiero, 02.05. An overview of memory upgrade procedures for Macintosh computers.
Vinyl to disc, John Comeaux, My Turn, 02.03. Converting old phono albums to CD - even with older Macs.
Apple offers OS X deal to beta reporters, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 02.02. Beta testers who provided feedback offered $30 discount on release version of Mac OS X.
New Macs: Thoughts and reflections, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 02.02. It was time for a new Mac - but iMac, Cube, or Power Mac G4?
TiBook: Day 2, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page, 02.02. Internet connection update, more on heat, brief benchmark discussion.
TiBook: Day 1, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page, 02.01. More impressions from my first day with a PowerBook G4.
Creating a graphics library in AppleWorks, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 02.01.
First Impressions: TiBook, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page, 01.31. Stop the presses - I got my PowerBook G4 this afternoon.
Yet another reason to get a PowerBook, Dave Beekman, My Turn, 01.31. If your typing method is "hunt 'n peck," a PowerBook could be the answer to your prayers.
Beware dust, Manuel Mejia Jr, Mac Daniel, 01.31. Dust can reduce the lifespan of your Mac. Here's how to fight this enemy.
Archive: More on the "feminine" iBook, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 8/6/99. Also wireless keyboards, the Barbie computer, and lots more.
Does Motorola even give a damn?, Rodney O. Lain, Things Macintosh, 01.30. How can Apple put pressure on Motorola to solve their G4 production problems? By growing demand.
Getting ready for my TiBook, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page, 01.30. Several things will change in the way I work when my PowerBook G4 arrives; this is the time to prepare for those changes.
From Plus to Power Mac, Jsteel2001, My First Mac, 01.30. An eight year pilgrimage from Mac Plus through Quadras to Power Macs.
Blame it on Mac OS, Eric DeStefano, Mac Metamorphosis, 01.29. One valid reason the Mac OS stinks.
Introduction to drive interfaces, Charlie Ruggiero, Mac Daniel, 01.29. An introduction to SCSI, IDE, FireWire, and USB drives.
Change at Low End Mac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.29. Today marks one of the more significant changes in the history of the site.
Getting on the Net with an older Mac, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 01.26. "Yes, it is possible to get on the Internet with an older Mac."
Make mine optical, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.26. Until I used an optical mouse, I was content with traditional mice. That's no longer the case.
Upgrading the StarMax 3000, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 01.26. The upgrade potential of the Motorola StarMax 3000 and 4000.
Review: Kensington Mouse-in-a-Box Optical, Dan Knight, MacUSB, 01.26. A nice mouse at a very nice price.
Beating the blackout, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.25. Whether you're in California or elsewhere, here's how to be ready when the lights go out.
Review: OrangeLink FireWire USB Card, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 01.25. Hands on with the OrangeLink combination FireWire and USB PCI card.
Burning CDs, watching DVDs, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.24. Is Apple missing the boat by giving us CD burners and taking away our DVD players?
The Mac and the restless, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope, 01.24. Should Apple release products at more regular intervals, not just at Macworld Expos?
PC software on a Mac, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel, 01.24. Yes, you can run DOS and Windows software on a Mac. All you need is an emulator.
No Mac software? Be glad!, Dave Beekman, My Turn, 01.24. Sure there's more software for Wintel, but do you know how much of it is garbage?
RumorLog, Dan Knight & Anne Onymus, 01.23. Whenever the new iMac comes out, here's what we anticipate.
Still waiting, mas, My First Mac, 01.23. His wife has had several Macs, but he's not yet had one to call his own.
Should I keep my old Mac?, Charlie Ruggiero, Mac Daniel, 01.22. Once you've got a newer Mac, should you keep your older one or sell it?
Review: Digest Viewer, John Allan, My Turn, 01.22. If you subscribe to email lists in digest form, you may find this freeware digest manager very helpful.
Downgrading: Newer is not always better, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 01.22. Sometimes an older version of the Mac OS is a better solution for your computing needs.
Selling your older Mac, Adam Robert Guha, 01.19. Hints on selling your older Mac at a fair price.
MacPaint primer, Manuel Mejia Jr, Mac Daniel, 01.19. An introduction to the Mac's first paint program - samples included.
Buying from Canada, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.19. Hints from Canadians on buying across the border.
Buying a PowerBook G4, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page, 01.18. Here's why I'm ordering one, and how I'm configuring it.
Review: Wacom Graphire 4x5 USB Tablet, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 01.18. Hands on Wacom's inexpensive graphics tablet and mouse.
Review: Cabrio PR 1, Paulo Rodrigues, Tangerine Fusion, 01.17. Freeware Mac MP3 player uses little memory, runs smoothly in the background.
The S900 Diaries: New Year Edition, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 01.17. The recalcitrant S900 works and is attached to the home network.
Can a PB 5300 stomach OS 8.5 or 8.6?, Michel Munger, Mac Daniel, 01.17. It's all a question of memory.
Inside the box, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope, 01.16. It's what's inside the box that counts - software, not hardware.
LinuxPPC Chronicles: Multiprocessing & kernel configuration, Eric DeStefano, Mac Metamorphosis, 01.16. Configuring and compiling your custom Linux kernel.
Create a random number picker in AppleWorks, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 01.16. How to create random numbers and macros in ClarisWorks & AppleWorks - and why.
Apple's Expo releases, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 01.16. A look at Apple's new hardware and software.
Macworld Expo: non-Apple products, Dan Knight, 01.11. Low End Mac's picks - an optical mouse, USB TV tuner, new recordable media, dual G4 upgrade, and FireNet.
San Francisco Log, Dan Knight, updated 2001.01.11. Low End Mac's first family in San Francisco.
The new Power Mac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.10. Four new models - which is right for you?
The titanium PowerBook, Dan Knight, 01.10. A perspective on the new PowerBook G4.
Macworld keynote address, Dan Knight, 01.09. Faster Power Macs with more slots, new software, and a PowerBook worthy of lust.
Why choose a PowerBook Duo?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 01.05. Apple hasn't missed out on the "thin and light" laptop market - they practically invented it.
Macs by Mistake, Scott Holder, My First Mac, 01.05. How a Windows/Linux geek found himself supporting a Mac lab - and learned to love the Mac.
Pre-Expo rumors & predictions, Dan Knight & Anne Onymus, RumorLog, 01.05. Our take on the pre-Macworld Expo rumors making the rounds.
TV scan converters vs. projectors, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 01.04. How to choose the right alternative when you need to use a large display.
Starting a presentation in AppleWorks, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 01.04. Getting started with presentations in AppleWorks.
OS Ascendant, Scott Atkinson, My Turn, 01.04. A look at two recent books: The Second Coming of Steve Jobs and Free For All.
Review: Contour Perfit Mouse, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 01.03. "I can comfortably recommended it without reservation."
Mac 2001, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.03. Our predictions for Mac hardware in 2001.
Team 6100 reaches 147 units, SETIonMac, 01.02. Slow but steady group contributing to the efforts of Team Mac Observer.
Adding USB, FireWire, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel, 01.02. Yes, you can add USB and/or FireWire to any Power Mac or clone with PCI slots.
Archive: Passive vs. active matrix, batteries, G3 upgrades, iCab, OS X, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 7/2/99.