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2012.07.30383510221373Is There a Cure for a Smelly Mac?
2012.04.10446112711672Could an Apple iCar Ignite Automotive Enthusiasm for Car-Indifferent Millennials?
2012.04.06348312721574Looking Back on 13 Years of Writing for Low End Mac
2012.03.13474611731856Topricin Homeopathic Remedy for RSI Aches and Pains
2012.03.05442118912363Charles Moore Picks Up a New, Low-End Truck
2012.02.06476714821945Don't Kill Caps Lock, Learning to Love the iOS Keyboard, and an Adaptive iPad Keyboard
2011.12.14864311311570More Power Blackout Adventures
2011.12.07661526853480Thoughts on Using Older Macs as Work Machines
2011.10.17442917342159Upgrade to IOS 5 Neither Smooth nor Elegant
2011.10.06407215961940Steven Paul Jobs, Requiescat in Pace
2011.09.27849317102149Is Bing Good Enough to Replace Google Search?
2011.08.30615915472017Lion Compatibility for Some Favorite Legacy Apps: Mostly Good News
2011.08.08660318312433Lack of USB Modem Support Could Be a Lion Deal Breaker
2011.07.2845569761334Pentax Optio E90 Well Built, Takes Great Photos, and a Real Bargain
2011.07.05713522602812Looking Back at the Power Mac G4 Cube Ten Years On
2011.06.02497112821711How Long Should Apple Support New Devices on Legacy Hardware and Operating Systems?
2011.06.0261228971204'Logical Punctuation' vs. Traditional Rules of Style
2011.05.23605915691971Fiat 500: Enough Style to Be an iCar?
2011.05.11799712211649Preview's Photo Editing Tools Could Be All You Need
2011.04.12640712901724Free OmmWriter Dana Creates a Tranquil, Non-Distracting Writing Environment
2011.04.052149320532939TenFourFox: The Best Browser for PowerPC Macs Running Tiger?
2011.03.22772411691605Safari 4.1.3 for Tiger Revisited and Redeemed
2011.03.15805314041839Safari 4.1.3 for Tiger: Fast, but Not Perfect
2011.03.082689211802128Bulli: Volkswagen Microbus Reincarnated with an iPad Twist
2011.02.28102217891066Contour RollerMouse Free2 Even Better than the Original
2011.02.09857014981969Dragon Dictate 2.0.2 'a New High Water Mark in Mac Speech Recognition'
2011.02.03804123962884Old and New Macs: Nostalgia vs. Realistic Pragmatism
2011.01.24596018542273Alltime Favorite Macs: Nostalgia Confronts Realistic Pragmatism
2011.01.1752390269The Future of Tex-Edit Plus on the Mac
2010.12.07641916422046Apple's Business Orientation, 10.6 CPU Temperature, HFS+ File Compression in Snow Leopard, and More
2010.11.11943819592517Old Cars and Old Macs Revisited
2010.10.1376999391257Google's Self-Driving Cars? Real Auto Enthusiasts Want Manual Control
2010.10.1110410620891Car and Driver and Chrysler Launch Free Txt U L8r App
2010.09.271008610321642Texting While Driving: A Deadly Epidemic
2010.09.24717810961415Opera Issues Resolved, at Least for Intel Macs
2010.09.2170899331213Opera 10.62 for Mac: Fast, but Some Bugs Remain
2010.09.1359837511006Of Hurricanes and Lightning Storms and Dial-up Internet and Laptops
2010.08.231672015972197MailForge 2: Modern Email Client Designed to Replace Classic Eudora
2010.08.1099799401202Fraise Text Editor Steps into Smultron's Shoes
2010.07.19824222602560Is the Mac Facing a 'Walled Garden' Future?
2010.06.08656710631221Bog-slow: A Return Visit to Dialup Internet
2010.05.252127222493282Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Increasingly Left Behind by Browser Updates
2010.05.19997120012322Going Back to Leopard Due to Snow Leopard Bugs
2010.05.048428263528652 Weeks with Snow Leopard: Still a Bumpy Ride
2010.04.27661811191414Why Do Aliens Ignore Us? Because They May Not Exist
2010.04.191269128753180Charles Moore Finally Installs Snow Leopard
2010.03.1857249911208How Ad Blocking Hurts Your Favorite Websites
2010.03.081434619242410Shiira Browser Is Lightning Fast
2010.03.021212910021228Handshoe Mouse a Good Ergonomic Option
2010.02.23753916991929Personality Predicts Your Place Along the Mac-PC Divide
2010.02.151324316661920diNovo Mac Edition a Top Quality Keyboard
2010.02.081100118432149Do We Really Need Another Mac Email Client?
2010.02.01879413271653Waiting for WindowShade X before Going Snow Leopard
2010.01.251092219742249Free Glide OS: Computing in the Cloud
2010.01.19739711301314Linux, Freedom, and Frontiers
2010.01.11104832762308610 Reasons Macs Don't Suck
2010.01.05797815492019In Defense of 'Obsolete' Technologies
2010.01.04828810831466Opera 10.5 Preview Better and Faster than Ever
2009.12.21686212981561Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas for Mac Users
2009.12.158001143218181 GB of RAM Gives Pismo PowerBook Another New Lease on Life
2009.12.08483717021927My New Mac: Snow Leopard Edition Is a Great Introduction to the Mac
2009.11.2464919991252Pismo WiFi Networking Issue Finally Solved?
2009.11.231191420712475Why Spaces is My Favorite Leopard (and Snow Leopard) Feature
2009.11.164465154018144 Mac Browsers Updated Recently
2009.11.09703115441960Putting the SeaMonkey 2.0 Internet Suite Through Its Paces
2009.11.02888033394017Google Chrome Mac Preview Has Made a Convert
2009.10.2727950190428072 Wireless Alternatives to Apple's Magic Mouse
2009.10.261137411881556Jumpcut, a Free Clipboard Manager for OS X
2009.10.20700610931418Free Mailsmith Is the BBEdit of Email Clients
2009.10.196387602885Using Tex-Edit Plus and AppleScript for HTML Markup
2009.10.13804121212357Free TextWranger 3.0 a Steal
2009.10.06451017412045Reflections on My First Month with Broadband
2009.10.05480714741740No 12" MacBook Pro, but Dell Has an Intriguing Notebook
2009.09.284969748990Free ToyViewer Image Editor Gets Major Update
2009.09.22477511291375Do You Trust Your Email to the Cloud?
2009.09.216830188321365 Sub-$100 Apps for When iPhoto Isn't Quite Enough
2009.09.15536916911978Charles Moore Finally Gets Broadband!
2009.08.311985422882929The Future of Up-to-Date Browsers for PowerPC Macs
2009.08.245337594777Weathering Hurricane Bill in Atlantic Canada
2009.08.17109868951784Plantronics Voyager Pro Bluetooth Headset
2009.08.111694764211512 Steps Forward: Logitech Control Center 3.0 and Unifying Receiver
2009.08.108263615974Laptop Sleeve Shootout: RadTech Tekstyl Omni Case
2009.08.06596913471711Hasta La Vista, Smultron
2009.08.03725530013403My Five Favorite OS X Apps (and Several Other Useful Ones)
2009.07.2790947471038Texting Kills: Cell Phone Use Impairs Drivers More than Alcohol
2009.07.23747110151537Medical Marijuana: Yes, There's an App for That
2009.07.20971513791652Of Bamboo Bikes, Notebooks, and Other Things
2009.07.161452516602571Optimized Builds Make Firefox 3.5 and 3.6a Faster and More Responsive
2009.07.136781726913232Safari 4: 'I Actually Like Safari Now'
2009.07.095960138817822 Promising Browsers: Opera 10 Turbo and Stainless
2009.07.061462616482198Paintbrush: A Fast, Free, MacPaint-like Bitmap Editor for OS X
2009.06.29561616541948Bravo to Apple for Pulling the Plug on Porn
2009.06.23588715391813An Affectionate Farewell to Kodachrome
2009.06.221066313341833Smultron: A Fast, Free Text Editor That's Great for Organizing Information
2009.06.1573377771056The 'Safe Sleep' Mailbag
2009.06.111319511961729Eudora 8 Beta 6 Ready for Everyday Use
2009.05.28953112382015Eudora Successors Face Off: Eudora 8 Working Well, MailForge Almost Ready to Ship
2009.05.181596513241861Zeppelins Return to the Sky to Promote Disney-Pixar's UP
2009.05.125661589756Mac-Using Troubadour Launches Comeback CD, Music Industry Software
2009.04.27691517051991Farewell to Geocities (and Some Free Alternatives)
2009.04.20994410051459Targus USB 2.0 4-Port Bend-a-Hub with Mini USB Adapter
2009.04.13839611381391'Mac Migration' an Excellent Resource for Windows Users Moving to the Mac
2009.04.06770513131620Nano Nano: The Tata Motors Nano and Apple's iPod nano
2009.03.30106717391183Vertus Fluid Mask 3: A Powerful Image Masking Tool for Cleaning Up Image Backgrounds
2009.03.24768911151451Vertus Bling! It: Affordable Image Masking Software for Casual Use
2009.03.19526311751368The World Wide Web at 20: A Medium of Increasingly Trivial Pursuits?
2009.03.091012914081805Apple Store Eliminating Plastic Bags for Customers
2009.03.04495910871343Could Steve Jobs Save Even One of the Big Three?
2009.03.022228728593561Return of the Best Computer Keyboard Ever?
2009.02.26947917892281Test Driving Safari 4 Beta
2009.02.235330601754Color It 4.5 Does Work with Intel Macs
2009.02.16732216141858Is the Mac the Volkswagen of Computers?
2009.02.0560829711356A Few Words in Appreciation of Steve Jobs
2009.02.021236966710494-way Touch Scroll in Targus Mice More than Just a Cool Gimmick
2009.01.294928539751Wikipedia: The Missing Manual Available as Book and Wiki
2009.01.277358593942Eudora 8 Beta 5 Making Progress, Not Quite Ready for Prime Time
2009.01.2270768911065How Should 'The Italian Job' Have Ended?
2009.01.19608511081424Camino, Firefox, and Opera Reconsidered
2009.01.132362916552068Is Camino Now the Best Browser for Older Macs?
2009.01.06736313031705Adventures with an Overheating PowerBook, the 10.5.6 Update, and Other Things
2008.12.22946712621762Pixelmator 1.3.2 Gains Some Cool Enhancements
2008.12.162027726823415The 'Better Safe than Sorry' Guide to Installing Mac OS X Updates
2008.12.0913408250231147 Favorite Mac Browsers
2008.12.082661314032146Logitech diNovo Edge Bluetooth Keyboard Complements Modern Macs
2008.12.01663818122099Apple Could Buy Dell, and Linux Is No Threat to Mac OS X
2008.11.19878778311103 WeatherBug Options for Apple Users
2008.11.17822411221538Cruz Browser Introduces Useful New Features
2008.11.11130448421143Checking Out the Latest Eudora Replacement Betas
2008.11.104257215222406Targus USB 2.0 High-Speed File Transfer Cable Helps Offset Loss of FireWire
2008.11.031157812401479NewerTech 11 Piece Portable Toolkit for Servicing and Upgrading Computers
2008.10.151967553067685The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Apple Design
2008.10.061679621252728$19,800 Bentley Ego Laptop Remarkably Similar to 1999 Clamshell iBook
2008.10.025677712851908The Best Browsers for Older Macs Running Tiger
2008.09.251638519132423What's So Great About a Mac? Plenty!
2008.09.231112610821454SimpleTech SimpleDrive: Fast and Stylish
2008.09.151737620553108Does Constant Time Machine Activity Compromise Disk Longevity?
2008.09.09153959811296Antique Macs are Still Useful Computers
2008.09.089505518143016Seashore: A Free, Basic Image Editor for Mac OS X
2008.08.263476634284259Does Running OS X System Maintenance Routines Really Do Any Good?
2008.08.2522250175625798 Free POP3 Email Options
2008.08.1810166496789Resetting the iPod's Display Language When You Don't Know the Language It's Using
2008.08.185921477693iPod 'Missing Manual' Grows but Drops Coverage of Older iPods
2008.08.1181478471025Apple After Steve Jobs: What About the Vision Thing?
2008.08.0413597666849How Concerned Should We Be About Computers and Phones as Disease Vectors?
2008.07.2880187361017Free mEdit text editor excels at handling and combining multiple documents
2008.07.242228811721689The compressed air keyboard repair
2008.07.146335495704New Iris 1.0 image editor not quite ready for prime time
2008.06.301909211671377Political profiling of Mac users
2008.06.23153537081061SteelSeries S&S Pro Gaming: Can a mouse pad really be worth $30?
2008.06.16852021892653Opera 9.5 good enough to 'ruin you for other browsers'
2008.06.09180368411731Kensington Ci70 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse excellent for field and desktop use
2008.06.02149818971532Make your own custom greeting cards with Sophie's Cards
2008.05.271599113111579Pixelmator 1.2 closing the gap with Photoshop Elements 6
2008.05.191425637924266Charles Moore's top 10 freeware list for Mac OS X
2008.05.124697323223240Low End Mac's Compleat Guide to Mac OS 9, 2008 edition
2008.04.28752710171369Opera 9.5 beta add innovative features, better integrates with Mac
2008.04.24943513551723Why Eudora fans are 'doggedly faithful'
2008.04.211047715411945Odysseus cometh: The real successor to Eudora
2008.04.1570118321014FaceBook: The Missing Manual a very useful resource
2008.04.14564811321296Social networking on the Mac: net4mac shows promise
2008.04.10681320772257That old Mac magic isn't gone, but it is fading
2008.04.07686513421628At play in the garden of OS X browsers: Firefox 3 Beta 5
2008.04.07904110811331At play in the garden of OS X browsers: Safari 3.1, Opera 9.27, and iCab 4.01
2008.03.31723314541671Major League Baseball and the Macintosh: Has the magic faded?
2008.03.242415412891581Rolleiflex MiniDigi AF 5.0: A TLR for the digital age?
2008.03.1780579311085Interarchy 9: Smooth, fast, and reliable
2008.03.103207453376874Pixelmator 1.1.3: A serious challenger to Photoshop Elements?
2008.02.25224109591295Test driving Eudora 8 beta 3: Better but not ready for prime time
2008.02.111345515042008PowerBook 3400c and Pismo: Two of Apple's best notebooks ever
2008.01.28634813811573Liberals, conservatives, and Mac users
2008.01.213835719642454Thinking different about liberal vs. conservative Mac users
2008.01.07818018542124Could DRM in Mac OS X drive users to Linux?
2007.12.24910014021988Eudora broken with dial-up in Leopard, but where to go next?
2007.12.17813720852414Other great USB keyboards, cooler running laptops, the value of old G3 Macs, and more
2007.12.103943122752918The best alternatives to Apple's USB keyboards
2007.12.031045813321753Cooler laptops, a G4 recording studio, a fast Unicode text editor, and phantom email
2007.11.191127726123540Classic still useful, a cooler running MacBook, Panther vs. Tiger for text editing, and more
2007.11.12902217392511The case for a quiet, cooler running, low powered MacBook
2007.11.05988416652339Dell's 802.11g card for PowerBooks, glad for the death of Classic, FireWire cams, and more
2007.10.291405910091743iBook G3 quality, 802.11g for older PowerBooks, installing Tiger on a CD-ROM eMac, and more
2007.10.231695016262329Is a used iBook still a sensible low-end option?
2007.10.15223207851118Is the SteelSeries 4D the best mousepad ever?
2007.10.08158997071232FastMac 8x SuperDrive and BurnAgain DVD: Fast and easy multisession disc burning
2007.10.01931411891549WiFi options for Lombard, installing Tiger on a DVD-less eMac, 3D home design software, and more
2007.09.241210511711450My PowerBook pilgrimage, 1996 to present
2007.09.17559712041453Feeling like an iChump, Lombard and Pismo praise, being a late adpoter, Classic mode, and more
2007.09.10549514171625The costs and dangers of being an early adopter
2007.09.043028612231625Apple's first subnotebooks: The PowerBook Duo family and the PowerBook 2400c
2007.08.271983714882194iBook unreliability, iBook G4 AirPort problems, RAM for a PowerBook 1400, and more
2007.08.201919623563223Are the white iBooks still a good bet or should you steer clear of them?
2007.08.131155410581425A light touch keyboard, PowerBook 520c questions, moving a G3 iBook from 10.2.8 to 10.3, and more
2007.08.067507676977Discover the power of iWork with The Missing Manual
2007.07.3099579491238Bible-Discovery: Powerful but sluggish Bible study software
2007.07.241120820672469Shiira 2.2 an even stronger contender for best Mac OS X browser
2007.07.161170118602494OS X on a G3, FireWire Disk Mode missing in action, Panther on a Power Mac, and more
2007.06.27816421222614No new Macs for me, irreplacable classic Mac apps, unexpected Navigator 9 slowdown, and more
2007.06.251145211291519My first mobile Mac: A Classic II
2007.06.181605719992566Unmatched Classic Mac OS apps, TiBook reliability, Matias Tactile Pro 2.0 disappoints, and more
2007.06.111251679610312 earbuds and 2 headsets for music and gaming
2007.06.061210213971931A whisper quiet notebook drive, Pismo runs cool with 7200 RPM drive, upgrading from OS X 10.1, and more
2007.06.041407218442496Best video card for a G3 Power Mac, upgrading vs. buying a newer Mac, many OS 9 fans, and more
2007.05.2960260576914068Bean: Free word processor is fast and lean and looks great
2007.05.211173114341937Most durable 'Book, prepping a blue & white G3 for OS X, 7200 rpm drive too hot for Pismo?, and more
2007.05.141310115892032Apple on mini CDs, 74 minute CD-Rs more compatible, iBook G4 reliability, and more
2007.05.0763878301127Is Canada a 'haven for pirates' or a sovereign nation with it's own copyright laws?
2007.04.301148012231577FileMaker Pro 8.5 well worth checking out
2007.04.232731216372141Gmail with old browsers, Mozilla 1.3.1 on OS 9, Intel Core CPUs 'really open up' with RAM, and more
2007.04.16138667191127Logitech TrackMan Wheel intuitive, easy to use
2007.04.091634116972435Clamshell iBook upgrades, choppy iTunes video, Netscape 7 for Mac OS 9, and more
2007.04.024232044386850The state of Mac OS 9 compatibility, upgrades, resources, and hacks in 2007
2007.03.271905115092390Drag and drop problems with flash drive, troubleshooting a Mac with Linux, G3 video problems, and more
2007.03.191230311041634Troubleshooting an iMac and possible Pismo overheating
2007.03.161002712851666Pismo Spotlight woes solved with simple fix
2007.03.12863714661715Pismo Spotlight and Find woes persist with latest version of Tiger
2007.02.261449823182962Opera the best browser for the Mac
2007.02.1916610111816713 MacMice mice compared: 2 winners, 1 loser
2007.02.052005901339Tex-Edit Plus: Powerful styled text editing for OS X and the Classic Mac OS
2007.01.291490501933OS X 10.3 or 10.4 on a G4/533?, Lombard to Pismo hard drive swap, 'Book repair, and more
2007.01.221607500What's the minimum Mac or 'Book for Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger'?
2007.01.152003500PC Card WiFi for OS X PowerBooks, installing Classic for OS X, Gmail problem with Shiira, and more
2007.01.08762000Shiira 2.0b2 browser: Neat features, but not ready for prime time
2007.01.031905100Classic install with Tiger, OS 9 browsers or plugins?, other 'fastest' Macs, and more
2007.01.02273700015" PowerBook G4 lower memory slot problem revisited
2006.12.192232200Goldtouch fully adjustable ergonomic keyboard for Mac
2006.12.12845700The iEmulator and 'Other Red' controversies
2006.12.111204900Web leaving Mac OS 9 behind, Pismo and Tiger, USB for PowerBook 5300, and more
2006.12.041024000$20 i-Rocks IR-9200 USB 2.0 2.5" drive enclosure a good value
2006.11.27935300Extended warranties debated, giving 'Other Red' benefit of the doubt, MacBook closed-lid cooling, and more
2006.11.201541000To AppleCare or not to AppleCare?
2006.11.132005500Disabling deep sleep on MacBooks, 'Other Red' a scam?, mixed RAM can reduce performance, and more
2006.11.062683300FaxCenter for OS X: All the fax software you may ever need
2006.10.301808900Best OS X for Pismo, mixing RAM speeds, LP to MP3, SpeedFan cools MacBook running Windows, and more
2006.10.23510000Reflections on the iPod revolution on its 5th birthday
2006.10.172337200RadTech BT600 rechargeable Bluetooth mouse
2006.10.091971000Ubuntu on older Macs; Lombard, Pismo, and WallStreet upgrade questions; installing clamshell RAM; and more
2006.10.021302800Lombard, the 'middle child' PowerBook G3: Good enough for OS X?
2006.09.251034400Ubuntu Linux not best for Macs, OS 9 on Macintel, using FireWire Target Disk Mode to install OS X, and more
2006.09.187815000Is Ubuntu Linux a sensible alternative for Mac users?
2006.09.1415350700Using FireWire Target Disk Mode to install OS X on Macs without DVD drives
2006.09.112352000iMac startup problem solved, PowerBook 5300 and WallStreet memories, removing languages, and more
2006.09.051120600PDQ PowerBook G3 at 8: Still useful or too long in tooth?
2006.08.281431400The PowerBook 5300 turns 11: A reminiscence
2006.08.211548200Clamshell iBook viability, problem reading CD-R, OS X unstable with video compression, iCab 3.0.3, and more
2006.08.144153400Getting the most out of the clamshell iBook
2006.08.071036800InforMac: A free and better replacement for Apple's System Profiler
2006.08.021348300OS X features for OS 9, Opera as default browser, MacTV value, jinxed Power Mac, and more
2006.07.31917400More laptop cooling ideas, more on FireWire installation of OS X, Flash Player and iCab, and more
2006.07.24169244007 tools for keeping your laptop (uh, notebook) cool
2006.07.171847900More ways to add OS 9 features to OS X, modem problems with MacBook and USB modem, Opera problem, and more
2006.07.121718100Adding 'lost' OS 9 features to Mac OS X
2006.07.1014661200Installing OS X 10.4 'Tiger' on DVD-challenged Macs using FireWire Target Disk Mode
2006.07.05904400TopXNotes: A user-friendly solution for creating, managing, and accessing your notes
2006.06.281438800More on the best classic Mac OS browser and video capture options with Mac OS 9
2006.06.261399100Mac Pro musings, no Pismo startup chime, changing a user's Short Name, MacBook drive upgrades, and more
2006.06.121435800Is Netscape 7 the best classic Mac OS browser?
2006.06.051771700Matte vs. glossy screens, upgraded Pismo vs. 12" PowerBook G4, video capture with OS 9, and more
2006.05.302453300DiskWarrior 3: The one disk utility every Mac user should have
2006.05.221006500Best OS for older Macs, why OS 9 remains a player, Camino browser fast, DVD-RAM support for Macs, and more
2006.05.154304800Is Mac OS 9 still a player?
2006.05.081140600Flexible eWheelie stand improves notebook use at your desk
2006.05.041788900Apple's beloved WallStreet PowerBook G3 at 8 years old
2006.05.011259700Pismo modem issues, best Mac keyboard, Pismo processor upgrade value, and more
2006.04.24821200Degunking Your Mac, Tiger Edition
2006.04.17718400Best Lombard replacement, Pismo CPU upgrades, a trackball tip, and more
2006.04.10682600Mac OS X Missing Manual 'the OS X book to have'
2006.04.041904700MR Review: DEVONthink Professional
2006.03.271982500'The Ball' wireless trackball meets high expectations
2006.03.20506500Copyright bullies, fair use, fear of change, free culture, ballistic laws, opting out, and more
2006.03.13838500Copyright bullies may win some battles but must lose their war
2006.03.081383800Pismo and Panther, Pismo on last legs, and Lombard vs. PowerBook G4
2006.03.06760600Upgrade for compatibility, SeaMonkey fastest Mozilla, LimeWire, and journalistic credibility
2006.03.011489600Installing OS X on a WallStreet using an external CD-ROM
2006.02.281027400Tips for Pismos, 10.3.9, resetting a stuck modem, using widgets without Tiger, and more
2006.02.271750900Dvorak adoption notice, tips for Apple's Yo-yo power supply, old iMac a good value?, and more
2006.02.201281300Back to the future: downgrading my Pismo to OS X 10.3.9
2006.02.13951200Tiger 10.4.4 update cripples Pismo's internal modem
2006.02.06937900Pismo up in smoke, Macintel ends virus-free Macs?, G3 iBook a risk with logic board problems?, and more
2006.01.301368100FastMac's $190 8x dual-layer SuperDrive for PowerBooks and dual USB iBooks
2006.01.23727300Future of FireWire, NKJV Bible software?, WallStreet battery and keyboard problems, Macintel or G5?, and more
2006.01.18589000Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual - Tiger Edition
2006.01.161085400The Mac Plus - my first Mac - turns 20
2006.01.031336500Matias OS X and USB 2.0 Keyboards reviewed
2005.12.19963100Pismo screen, WallStreet keyboard problems; Amplified Bible and MacSword; sorry state of Mac OCR; and more
2005.12.122471500Textpander 1.2: A powerful, free text macro utility
2005.12.053323900MacSword 1.2: A solid free Bible program made even better
2005.11.28899400Papyrus' Atari roots, SeaMonkey a workhorse, browser launch times, WallStreet keyboard failure, and more
2005.11.211682800Papyrus Office: A $99 alternative to Microsoft Office
2005.11.14641800iCab 3.0 beta: The last new browser for the classic Mac OS?
2005.11.07836200SeaMonkey Preview Internet Suite
2005.11.01890400Power brick plug-in woes, Pismo chimes, semibootable USB iPods, screen rotation in Tiger, and more
2005.10.311294600The copy-and-replace vs. copy-and-merge debate continues
2005.10.25948100FireWire free iPod problem, OS X on clamshell iBook, poor dead Pismo, pivoting displays in Tiger, and more
2005.10.241553400Mac Finder copy not flawed, just different from Windows
2005.10.171340100OS X copy flaw, thumbnails in OS X, fixing 'generic' file icons, Mac 512K system disks, and more
2005.10.119770002 Trash shortcuts, screen orientation, iPod update breaks CD burner, Mac 512K system disks, and more
2005.10.10821800More responses to Russell Beattie's 33 criticisms of Mac OS X
2005.10.04775000A flameless response to Russell Beattie's 33 criticisms of Mac OS X
2005.09.27560000Speed up your Mac, eliminating sidebars in the Finder, Radeon 9200 and Core Image redux, and more
2005.09.191088600StuffIt Standard 10.0 a must have: Faster, more flexible, and more efficient
2005.09.13772800Captain FTP 4.3 faster, easier, better than ever
2005.08.2914903003D-Space VFS: A 3-dimensional Dock replacement and more
2005.08.221094000Core Image and Radeon 9200, don't like the Dock, PowerBook vs. iBook, and donating a 5300
2005.08.15834100Monitor your Mac, the weather, and stocks for free using XRG
2005.08.08857700WorkStrip: Much more than a Dock replacment
2005.08.01118230015 free POP3 email services
2005.07.28483100Christian discipleship, cultural warfare, teen suicide, and genocide
2005.07.26836700Used iBook value, lemonade vs. iBook, Pismo hinge repair, email and older Macs, and more
2005.07.111360500Photoshop Elements 3.0: All you need?
2005.07.07610900Letters on living, dying, religion, and truth
2005.07.05698900No Quartz Extreme support for Pismo
2005.06.291081500The Steve Jobs on living and dying letters
2005.06.27802600WallStreet CPU upgrades, Quartz Extreme on Pismo, 64-bit Intel future, bad iTunes track, and a TV/monitor solution
2005.06.201868600Steve Jobs on living and dying
2005.06.15942500Old Macs worth millions, TV on your Mac, a Spotlight plugin for Word Perfect, and more
2005.06.13710400The Macintel letters, pro and con
2005.06.07857200Intel inside the Mac: Will the gain be worth the pain?
2005.06.061873500XLR8 MAChSpeed Control 3.4 squeezes top performance from G3, G4, and G5 Macs and upgrades
2005.05.311497600NotePad Deluxe: A powerful, friendly information organizer
2005.05.23691000Tiger feedback and tips, IRC channel for low end Macs, big problems with SilverKeeper, and more
2005.05.16880600Mac vs. PC metaphors, uControl for trackpad scrolling, less costly G4 for iMac A-D, SilverKeeper feedback, and more
2005.05.092914100SilverKeeper: The quintessential free backup utility?
2005.05.02704900The Microsoft/Apple religious wars revisited
2005.04.261048400G4 upgrades for G3 'Books, lap desks, OS X on early iMacs, emergency boot CD problem, and more
2005.04.25702700Always a market for excellence, sick WallStreet, ATI VersaVision and new PowerBooks, and more
2005.04.181748600Kinesis Contour Keyboard looks odd but is surprisingly relaxing and comfortable
2005.04.111213400Photo to Movie takes the image presentation far beyond what iMovie, PowerPoint offer
2005.04.04943900Homeopathy on the Mac
2005.03.281547100MacMice MicFlex USB, a great microphone for music or dictation
2005.03.21764800What happened to the Mac, sick WallStreet, when a Mac is not a Mac, and more
2005.03.14676200Jotz 1.3, an innovative, thoughtful replacement for the old Mac Note Pad
2005.03.071250200Mac mini server costs, UPS Canada brokerage fees, iDVD on OS 9, an install CD trick, and more
2005.02.28790200Interarchy a fast, powerful FTP client for OS X
2005.02.21910800PB 3400 opinions, dual-core G4 beats G5 for 'Books, Mac minis as servers, and more
2005.02.142576500Opera 8.0 for Mac: The promise finally realized?
2005.02.071587000DEVONthink, a powerful information collection, organization, and analysis tool
2005.02.03844700Jaguar for $28, solid PowerBook 3400, Panther WallStreet video fix, Office 98 on OS X, and more
2005.01.311056900Is 'The Mouse' from DVForge the multi-button mouse Apple should have built?
2005.01.269334100Make a bootable OS X emergency CD with BootCD
2005.01.241196000PowerBook G5 and PPC 970GX, iBook resolder repair, best keyboard opinions, and more
2005.01.212562300Mac mini vs. cheap Dell, Gateway, HP, and Compaq PCs
2005.01.19889800Cool new stuff from Steelpad: A cure for slippery mice and a really big mouse pad
2005.01.17987900Favorite keyboards, keyboard design flaws, memory speed, Classic II mail server, and more
2005.01.11860000Lombard/Pismo battery replacement, webmail problems with OS X, OS X on an iBook 300, and more
2005.01.104902200The best Mac keyboard? I beg to differ
2005.01.0311346200Has the best keyboard Apple ever made been resurrected?
2004.12.20766700Replacement 'Book batteries, Classic install tip, Mac SE on Net with DSL, and more
2004.12.135694100Mac OS 9 compatibility, upgrades, hacks, and resources update
2004.11.29793400Support for modern Internet services dwindles for older Macs
2004.11.22917700DigiTools Productivity Suite: Jack of many trades, master of few
2004.11.15824700Surfing with a Mac SE, Power Mac 8100 hard drive woes, iCab vs. Camino, Windows Media Player, and more
2004.11.08864900Digital editions of classic Rolleiflex and Leica cameras
2004.11.011038300Fishy sounding repair plan, more digital minis of classic cameras, info manager advice, and more
2004.10.271079000Hopeless iMac, cause of iBook board failures, legacy Macs and OS X, info managers, and more
2004.10.182090100ImageJ: Advanced image editing at a low-end price (free)
2004.10.113944600Modem Magic, AirPort, Base Station repair, ToyViewer vs. GraphicConverter, and why Linux
2004.10.042241400ToyViewer, a cool free graphics tool for OS X
2004.09.27811400Modem Magic boosts reliability, speed for those with less than ideal connections
2004.09.20622500More on Pismo upgrades, dead pixels, price comparisons, combo drives, The Message, and a digital Rolleiflex
2004.09.13998600Steelpad 4S and Steelpad 4D high performance mousepads
2004.09.071087800Dueling Pismo CPU upgrades, 'Book vs. Windows laptop prices, blue and white G3 upgrade tips, and more
2004.08.23514300Review: Fix a Troubled Mac
2004.08.161821400SCSI-to-ethernet adapters, cheesy WallStreet hinges, a dying iBook, and Blue & White G3 upgrades
2004.08.09319150016 free POP3 email services
2004.08.041155600Serial MIDI on a WallStreet with 10.3, SCSI-to-ethernet adapters, WallStreet hinge repair, and more
2004.07.26960800A low-end digicam, sleep of death, GV modem software, 9.2.2 and 10.3 on WallStreet, and more
2004.07.212346100Concord Eye-Q 3040AF 3.1 megapixel digital camera
2004.07.12813400A dying modem, more on the dead iBook, burning DVDs in OS 9, refurb quality, and more
2004.07.071049200A dead iBook, WallStreet screen swap, broken iBook ethernet port, a B&W G3 boot problem, and more
2004.06.301009000Scanned image size, Pismo screen problems, WallStreet upgrades, iDVD for OS 9, and more
2004.06.211833500VueScan 8 makes quality scanning easy
2004.06.14936900Apple PCI Radeons for $35, iBook G4 questions, iBook G3 heat, PB G3 upgrades, and more
2004.06.071013400Contour RollerMouse Station a great alternative to traditional mouse
2004.06.01982600Faster G3 vs. slower G4 upgrade, PB 1400 manuals, OS 9 after SETI@home, and more
2004.05.24929100Two cool optical mice from Contour
2004.05.17846900Pismo CPU upgrades, Mac OS versions, and printers; WallStreet troubles with OS X, and more
2004.05.121187900SightFlex adjustable iSight stand
2004.05.0311341002 GB RAM in an eMac, iBook repair issue, Pismo and WallStreet questions, and more
2004.04.26888000Maximum eMac RAM, PB 1400 offspring and boot solutions, a nice IE feature, and password protection in OS X
2004.04.21748900Nisus Email, free email, spam sentinels, password problems, Internet Explorer, WaMCom, and RAM disks
2004.04.201072400iTunes and logic board replacement, Apple laptop quality, battery questions, and the PB 1400
2004.04.12736600Mail Beacon and POPmonitor: Spam sentinels for Mac OS 8, 9, and X
2004.04.092140100iCab strengths, WaMCom tips, importing bookmarks into Safari, and print preview
2004.04.05361500Migrating files to a newer Mac, RAM compatibility, Firemail.de, and more
2004.03.311450400Upgraded Pismo or 14" iBook, more thoughts on Pismo and Lombard G4 upgrades, and more
2004.03.291126100Mozilla for the classic Mac OS and more reasons Mac users still use IE
2004.03.24779400Why are Mac users still surfing with Internet Explorer?
2004.03.151462800Lombard RAM and CPU upgrades, Panther upgrade CDs, 10.3 on a G3, and more
2004.03.081215300Thoughts on Panther upgrades, music production on a PowerBook G3, and CPU upgrades
2004.03.011000800Pismo, Lombard, and WallStreet CPU upgrades; quiet hard drives; Panther upgrades; and more
2004.02.234103700WallStreet and Pismo processor upgrades: Do they make economic sense?
2004.02.16776300WallStreet kudos, new vs. used batteries, what's on my 'Book, best 'Books ever, and more
2004.02.12650900Nothing else is a Mac: Marketing the Mac as BMW at a Buick price
2004.02.02404700Pismo G4 upgrade, display spanning, keyboard spills, OS 9 booting, Panther, and more
2004.01.261219700iceKey redivivus: Bringing a liquid-damaged keyboard back to life
2004.01.191236300Upgrading PowerBook CPUs, going Dell, PCI Power Mac value, 6320 upgrade tips, and more
2004.01.13386500Living Microsoft free; iBook, Pismo, WallStreet, and PB 5300 issues; AppleCare alternatives; and more
2004.01.061068900DEVONthink and Boswell: Two information managers for the Mac
2003.12.171023700Replacing or upgrading a Performa 5320 and connecting an SGI monitor to a Mac
2003.12.15555400Panther on a WallStreet, working inside PowerBooks, USB mouse problems, and more
2003.12.08670400Another WallStreet tale, free WordPerfect for Mac, dictation software, and more
2003.12.011064600Pfinder: A Panther-like Finder for legacy Macs
2003.11.181018400WallStreet tales, which version of OS 9, another OS X system utility, online petitions, and more
2003.11.1059506007 Mac OS X system utilities compared
2003.11.06921000Dying FireWire cables, G3/900 vs. G4/533, and low-end cross-platform wireless
2003.10.27809800Transferring AppleCare, low cost Pismo G4 upgrade, benefits of G4 on OS X, and memory for NuBus Macs
2003.10.201832900Dueling PowerBook G3 CPU upgrades: Which is better for you, a G4 or a fast G3?
2003.10.13994900iBook failures, replacement batteries, USB troubles, Location Manager for OS X, and more
2003.10.061419100Quest for a replacement PowerBook battery
2003.09.291127500iBook logic board failure, free Internet service, USB for older Power Macs, and more
2003.09.22103610011 free and low cost alternatives to .mac for email
2003.09.15994700OS X restart tip, 1 GB modules for AlBook, DiskWarror vs. Sleep of Death, Mac Plus value, and more
2003.09.08603700My Mac Plus revisited
2003.09.03807500Gobi, Mojave, and the future of the G3
2003.08.25939200The next G3, Emailer vs. spam, Mac OS 9 stability tips, USB voodoo, and more
2003.08.18876800Best version of OS 9, PowerBook pricing, Power Mac problems, Mac market share, and more
2003.08.111157500iCab 2.9.5: Tabbed browsing comes to legacy Macs
2003.08.04958900OS upgrade problems, Better Trackpad, GPS for OS X, fighting spam, and more
2003.07.283491000Laptop Laidback computer stand
2003.07.21803100Three spam management tools
2003.07.15923700External Mac modems, PB G4 speculation, UPS vs. FedEx, virus software, thoughts on the G5, and more
2003.07.072748300Review: Macally iceKey slim USB keyboard
2003.06.301554500G5 'Books possible, G3 vs. G4, hosed by UPS feedback, WallStreet troubleshooting, and more
2003.06.231220200Hosed by UPS - again
2003.06.16438700Beige G3 upgrade problems, unsupported OS 9.2, crashing 8600, boot floppies, and more
2003.06.092554700Free POP3 email services
2003.06.02894100WannaBe 1.0b14, a fast, low-end web browser for almost any Mac
2003.05.271808300Mac OS 9.1 vs. 9.2, PCI modem for Macs, rebuilding the desktop, and more on OS X and beige G3s
2003.05.191137000Upgraded beige G3 problems, more on OS X on the beige G3, OS 9.2 on pre-G3 Macs, and more
2003.05.121025500Quiet computing, unable to install OS 9.2 or X, Pismo sound problems, hard drive issues, and more
2003.05.0510533300Mac OS 9 compatibility, upgrades, and resources
2003.04.281790000One user's Mac journey, FireWire issues, PowerBook problems, PC Cards, and more
2003.04.212213500More on the dangers of hot swapping FireWire devices
2003.04.141245100PowerBook 1400, CD-ROM drivers, ADB vs. USB, free email, and a WallStreet question
2003.04.071185700Latest developments in free POP3 email
2003.03.312835400Review: Quill gripless ergonomic mouse
2003.03.241451100Griffin iMate lets you use ADB pevices with USB ports
2003.03.19876400PowerBook 1400 upgrades, expansion bay combo drives, death of a free email provider, and more
2003.03.1012222009 free POP3 email services and 2 low cost ones
2003.03.05809900Pismo G4 upgrade report, PB 1400 G3 upgrade question, FireWire hot swap concerns, and 'Book repair
2003.02.27814200Recovering from the FireWire hot swap fiasco
2003.02.24897300FireWire: Hot swapping isn't always a good idea
2003.02.17969300Keyboard and mouse advice, MS Word and signatures, OS X Bible software, USB hub problem, and more
2003.02.101818700Review: Wacom Graphire2 graphics tablet
2003.02.03703200PhotoWorks, OS X Bible software, AppleWorks and résumés, System 6 on a G3, and more
2003.01.271029800PhotoWorks: A low end digital image solution for 35mm users
2003.01.20827900No USB 2 for iBooks, StarMax questions, System 6 on a G3, PCs faster than Macs, and more
2003.01.131729600Review: Keyspan 4-Port USB 2.0 Hub
2003.01.06969300WordPerfect advice, AirPort via USB, browser feedback, the TextEdit service in OS X, and more
2002.12.30775400Web browsers for OS X and the classic Mac OS
2002.12.23356100DHCP problems, LC 500 series, FireWire card troubles, wireless USB networking, and more
2002.12.16903800The LC 520: Still useful after nine years
2002.12.11666400More thoughts on free speech, end of religion controversy on Low End Mac
2002.12.091259600WordPerfect questions, Logitech Cordless Mouse problems, flirting with retro PowerBooks, and more
2002.12.02679900Misadventures in ISP land
2002.11.181815100Cabrio a simple, compact, free MP3 player ideal for older Macs
2002.11.131025100iCab stability, MacMail, the CD-RW specification, Word 5.1 on a TiBook, and more
2002.11.11339400$999 iBook pros and cons, Kanga whine, FireWire cards, WallStreet and OS X, and more
2002.11.041075700The free speech letters
2002.10.30385400Speech is either free or it isn't
2002.10.281232200The beltway sniper, moral anarchy letters
2002.10.23896400More free POP3 email alternatives to .mac
2002.10.21708600Serial sniper a product of postmodern moral anarchy
2002.10.16660800More on Islam vs. the West
2002.10.141079800Power Mac upgrades, RAM Disks, PowerBook ethernet, USB on a 3400, iBook hinge woes, and more
2002.10.08871500When to buy a new or newer Mac
2002.09.30867300Spam and freemail, WallStreets and OS X, MyRealBox and Yahoo! Groups, and pro-MS bias
2002.09.261085500More 'Dueling Civilizations' letters
2002.09.231259800Free and cheap .mac alternatives
2002.09.161117300The 'Dueling Civilizations' letters
2002.09.12941300PowerBook 1400 woes, Sleep of Death, older PowerBook value, and more
2002.09.111496100Dueling Civilizations: Islam and the West
2002.09.09996400Upgrading a Power Mac, using 2 mice at once, older Macs for college, and hacking Apple's CD driver
2002.09.04663600Low-end PowerBooks for college
2002.08.28994100Sleep of Death, LC 520, Netscape 4.8, and more
2002.08.26927000200 MHz production work, OS 9.2 and CD-ROM drivers for clones
2002.08.19334600A 200 MHz 604e for production work?
2002.08.14905500SuperMac upgrades, 9.2 on a clone, StarMax CD-ROM drivers, and how Apple can grow its market
2002.08.12760900Dead WallStreet, faster iBook drives, Portector missing in action, MyRealBox, and more
2002.08.06547200Low end Macs revisited
2002.07.23916300More feedback on the 'under God' controversy
2002.07.15619100Better computers and better users
2002.07.101039800A few more thoughts on the Sleep of Death
2002.07.021464400Taking the Pledge
2002.06.27902700Huh? US Court Rules Pledge of Allegiance 'Unconstitutional'