1999-2000 Index
Miscellaneous Ramblings, republished from Mac Opinion,
1999
- MacExpo and other Miscellaneous
Ramblings, 1/8
- PowerBook bargains and other
ramblings, 1/22
- PowerBook support issues, continued,
1/29
- PowerBook support issues, continued
again, 2/5
- Mice of many colors, for-floppy feedback,
and Apple support resolution, 2/12
- Miscellaneous Ramblings: No New 'Books -
Yet, 2/19
- PowerBook 101 Rumors, 3/2
- PowerBooks vs. The Dark Side, 3/5.
Head-to-head comparison of the IBM ThinkPad 770z, PowerBook G3
Series II, and Lombard.
- PowerBooks, ergonomics, and environmental
illness, 3/26. Yes, they are all tied together in this
excellent article from last year.
- No new PowerBooks yet, 4/2. Posted
just weeks before Lombard's release, article also noted Apple was
likely to call consumer portable "iBook."
- Apple clearing out old PowerBooks, taking
5300 & 190 on trade, 4/9. Even back in '99 Apple wanted to
get those 5300s and 190s out of circulation.
- PowerBook triple-threat, 4/16.
Speculation on Lombard, iBook, and lightweight PowerBook.
- New PowerBooks: Still waiting, 4/23.
Just a few weeks before Lombard, Apple had some great deals on Wall
Street PowerBooks.
- iBook? eBook? Whither Lombard?, 4/30.
We've seen Lombard and the iBook, but no thin/light PowerBook
yet.
- A Year with WallStreet, 5/7.
Anniversary of the WallStreet PowerBook on the eve of Lombard's
introduction.
- OS 8.6 and beyond, 5/14. A look at
then-new OS 8.6, and Apple's plans for 8.7 and OS X.
- iBook, speed bumps, DVD, memory,
more, 6/4. Also hard drives, flaming batteries, faster CD-ROM,
and iCab.
- PowerBooks and the professional
photographer, 6/11. The pros and cons of PowerBooks for
professional photographers.
- P1 rumors, PowerBook survey, Lombard, and
more, 6/18. Also reviews, ramBunctious, rednecks, and reader
feedback.
- Passive vs. active matrix, batteries, G3
upgrades, iCab, OS X, and more, 7/2.
- Speed bump rumors, iBook peripherals,
wireless options, and lots more, 7/30.
- More on the "feminine" iBook, 8/6.
Also wireless keyboards, the Barbie computer, and lots more.
- iBook Colors & Ship Date, Huge Laptop
Hard Drives, BookEndz, and Lots More, 8/13.
- Will used PowerBook prices drop when the
iBook ships?, 8/20. Also AirPort-compatible card from Farallon,
CD-based tutorials, more.
- Adventures in Mac antiquity, more
thoughts on computer depreciation, 8/27.
Miscellaneous Ramblings, Low End Mac, 1999
- Caveat Emptor: PowerBook G3 WallStreet
13.3" display issues, 9/9
- iCab Preview 1.7: The Best iCab Yet,
9/11
- Short Takes, 9/13
- Short Takes, 9/16
- AirPort support for older Macs,
9/17
- PowerBook upgrades, bootleg and
otherwise, 9/20
- Short Takes, 9/23
- CardBus USB for PowerBooks,
9/27
- Farallon Upgrades Fast Ethernet CardBus
Driver, 9/28
- Short Takes, 10/4
- Legacy Macs and the Professional Wedding
Photographer, 10/8.
- Time Magazine on Jobs and Apple,
10/15
- Short Takes, 10/20
- Encyclopedia Britannica now free
online, 10/22
- Solving Font Problems on OS 8.6,
10/27
- MacsBug 6.6, 11/1
- Short Takes, 11/5
- Backup basics, 11/16
- Short Takes, 11/22
- Short Takes, 11/29
- Wireless mouse & keyboard input,
12/7.
- Cat-lovers, Dog-lovers, and Computer
Platforms, 12/10
- Short Takes, 12/21. Backup software
that's just right and a program to automatically insert type.
- Pismo & Thin PowerBooks,
12/22
- Short Takes, 12/28. Dangers of ESD,
dead and sleeping LCD pixels, and more on backup.
Miscellaneous Ramblings, Low End Mac, 2000
- PowerBook hard drive replacement
options, 1/4
- Using the right rodent helps reduce
wrist pain, 1/17. A look at ergonomics and real-world mouse
use.
- More Backup Basics, 2/1. A look at
Redux, a powerful freeware backup solution.
- The dubious economics of processor
upgrades, 2/7. Even if you can upgrade the CPU, should
you?
- Are extended computer warranties worth
the cost?, 2/14
- From pencil to PowerBook: One writer's
Mac odyssey, 2/21
- Is Microsoft's business plan
obsolete?, 2/29
- Apple to get toasted in processor
speedstakes?, 3/7. "Mike reports that his friend believes the
Athlon is noticeably faster than the G4s...."
- Older PowerBook, iBook prices crowd
$1,000-1,500 range, 3/8
- Rolleiflex embraces digital
revolution, 3/13. Ancient, respected camera manufacturer makes
digicams and digital backs.
- Dealing with dead pixels in TFT
displays, 3/23. Detecting and dealing with dead pixels on
PowerBooks.
- Are Aqua-skeptics luddites?, 3/29. "I
have no interest in change for the sake of change, or in putting
form before function, and I really have no time for change that
makes things worse."
- The AppleSeed Project: "Clustered" Power
Macs outperform Cray Y-MP Supercomputer, 4/19
- PowerMac 9500 Project Ends on a Sour
Note, Charles W Moore, 5/3. "Our tale begins when my son was
given the carcass of a Power Mac 9500...."
- Frankenstein Power Mac 9500 Letters,
5/12. A mailbag column with lots of reader feedback on the dead
9500.
- Cheap Power Macs: The $500 G3 and $750
G4, 5/22. You can do it with refurbished Power Macs.
- Moore orders a SuperMac, 5/31. The
Frankenstein 9500 is dead, but a SuperMac S900 is on the way to
replace it.
- Cheap G3, G4 reader feedback, 6/1.
Lots of good feedback on last week's article about inexpensive G3
and G4 setups.
- Scientific analysis of Internet music
piracy, 6/16. "The Pew Internet & American Life Project has
released results of its Internet Tracking Report on MP3 music
traffic."
- Mac software not "as pathetic as it could
be," 6/19. Is Mac OS 9 really a terrible operating system - or
Apple's most stable yet?
- Quest for a silent computer, 6/27.
"If Apple can make an almost silent iMac, why can't other computer
makers turn off the white noise?"
- Outfitting the BTO SuperMac S900,
7/12. Building a custom Mac is a great way to get exactly the
computer you need.
- To partition or not to partion?,
7/19. There are advantages to partitioning your hard drive.
- Processor upgrade market never
better, 7/27. We've never had more upgrade options than today;
here's a quick overview.
- Wide selection of PowerBook drive
upgrades, 8/3. Lots of options available, even for older
PowerBooks that use SCSI hard drives.
- Screens of plastic could be
fantastic, 8/21. New technologies could make flat panel
displays far less costly.
- More SuperMac S900 adventures, 9/11.
The S900 is working fine, but still hasn't seen a lot of use.
- The SuperMac S900 Letters, 9/28. Tips
on dealing with slow startups and computer noise.
- Software Review: Tex-Edit Enhancer,
10/9. "Tex-Edit Enhancer is a shareware add-on that provides
Tex-Edit or Tex-Edit Plus with a Tool Bar for quick, single-click
access to many of Tex-Edit's features."
- Upgraded Power Mac 7200, StarMax 3000, or
iMac: Which is the best value?, Charles W Moore, 10/19. Value and
expansion comparison of current iMacs with build-to-order
alternatives.
- Hands On: Griffin NE Mic, 11/6. Does
Griffin's NE Mic adapter deliver satisfactory audio input using
cheap PC Mics?
- SuperMac, Seagate, and USB, 11/13.
Hard drive nightmares, but a new USB card installs like a
dream.
- Adventures in OS upgrades,
downgrades, 11/21. Mac OS 9.0 was incredibly stable, but the
9.0.4 upgrade ruined all that.
- Mac OS 9 vs. 9.0.4: Reader feedback on OS
stability, 11/28. Mac OS 9.0.4 seems to be wonderfully stable
for some, a disaster for others.
- SuperMac S900 hard drive woes
continued, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 12/19.
- more in the Miscellaneous Ramblings archives:
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
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