Support Low End Mac

Low End Mac began as a hobby in April 1997. Although it was a successful commercial venture for a while, it is now a user-supported online resource that covers nearly everything Apple: Macs, both old and new, and iPhones, iPads, iPods, Apple TV, Apple II, Newton, and some other tech as well – especially vintage stuff. If you’ve found Low End Mac a helpful resource, come join our online groups, or consider making a donation.

After years of running the website mostly on his own, Daniel Knight has decided to step down as the leader/captain of Low End Mac in 2021. He passed the baton over to Daniel Bashur, Mark Sokolovsky, Greg Hrutkay, Carl Draper, Jay Vrij, Lucas Salzman, and Collin Mistr.

Dan Knight is the founder of Low End Mac – the one who launched and ran this site until 2021. Although Dan is no longer our captain, he is still with us in spirit. He remains a part of our core group on FaceBook, communicates with us, and enjoys seeing Low End Mac keep on keepin’ on.

Dan Bashur is our captain and has been a part of Low End Mac for a very long time. He’s written articles for our site as far back as the 2000’s, administers/moderates our FaceBook Group, and is a longtime friend of Dan K. He is an avid Mac enthusiast, as well as a computer monitor/display/TV enthusiast.

Mark Sokolovsky joined in 2016 alongside our FaceBook group, helps us admin/moderate it, writes articles for us, helps work on the website, takes an active role when he can, and has also made YouTube videos on his own – on and off. He is a longtime Mac enthusiast with a strong interest in modifying them, having done many projects himself.

Greg Hrutkay joined in nearly 10 years ago alongside our FaceBook group, helps us admin/moderate it, and is an avid Mac enthusiast with a passion for collecting and “hot-rodding” them to see how far they can be pushed. He is quite knowledgeable, has been running a longstanding YouTube channel called Hrutkay Mods (which started as a side business in 2008), and his channel covers a vast swathe of various topics.

Carl Draper is a longtime member of Low End Mac, having helped us moderate/admin our group since Early 2011. He has a passion for vintage Macs, is quite knowledgeable in them, and actively uses Apple devices spanning multiple generations.

Jay Vrij is a long time moderator/admin of Low End Mac. He runs his own blog detailing many modifications, prototypes, and other topics. He runs a YouTube channel and Mac-centered repair business in tandem with his blog (The House Of Moth).

Lucas Salzman is a long time moderator/admin of Low End Mac, joining not long after Carl. He is an avid enthusiast of Apple computers/devices of all ages/spanning many generations, has performed a lot of repairs on them, and enjoys tinkering with a vast collection of electronics.

Collin Mistr (aka DosDude1) is a super-knowledgeable technology enthusiast, and participates in admin/moderating our FB group. He is driven and focused on repairs, soldiering, mods, and runs a longtime YouTube channel that covers unique topics.

More About Low End Mac

Dan Knight began publishing Low End Mac (LEM) in the early days of the World Wide Web as a way to learn about Web design and to help other Mac users get the most out of their aging Apple gear. That focus has never changed, even though the Apple spectrum is much more diverse these days. (Back then, Steve Jobs was newly returned to Apple and many wondered if Apple would survive.)

Over the years, Low End Mac has grown an online community around this website through our gmail lists, FaceBook Group, X account, and now also on BlueSky.

Those who write for Low End Mac try to live the low-end philosophy in their own ways. We don’t draw a paycheck from LEM, we are volunteers.

How we Benefit from writing for Low End Mac

We do benefit from publishing LEM. The business, such as it is, pays for hosting and services that help keep spammers out of the comments and hackers from messing up the website.

LEM Is in Recovery Mode

At its worst, site traffic dropped to 12% of what it had been in 2007, when we averaged 1.43 million pages per month; ad income has dropped even further. We are slowly rebuilding from our low point in April 2014. But even with our uptick in traffic, we don’t receive enough from advertising to cover expenses, so we depend on readers for support.

Low End Mac has always been a community-based service. Our goal is to receive consistent donations and ad revenue to keep the site going, and some of you are already helping out. We hope to see more of you join our monthly support team, and we also hope a lot of you will make one-time donations to support LEM as well (use the Donate button to the right). To set up an ongoing monthly donation, click on the Make This Recurring (Monthly) checkbox when you get to PayPal.

Low End Mac is a hobby. Collectively, the team works on Low End Mac when we can – between work, downtime, and life events. We are actively working on bringing this site up to speed. Team work makes the dream work!

Spread the Word

Tell your friends who use Macs, iPhones, and iPads what you think of Low End Mac. (We also have some content for PC and Android users.) If you have your own website or blog, add a link to http://lowendmac.com/ If you use Facebook, X, or BlueSky, follow us there and share our links with your friends and followers. This should also help improve our Google rank, which is important to rebuilding site traffic.

If you run a business and would like to buy ad space on LEM, please contact Backbeat Media.

If you would like to submit a CustoMac, send it to sokozmar@gmail.com.

Spread the Wealth

We accept donations through PayPal, and snail mail – every dollar helps.

PayPal is the most popular method for donating funds to Low End Mac. You can use the Donate button on the right or above to make a one-time donation or sign up to support us monthly. Note that PayPal charges 30¢ per transaction plus 2.9% of the amount donated, and there are additional fees for international currency exchange. This amounts to about $40/month for us.
If you prefer not to send funds electronically or want to ship us equipment, mail them to our home office: Cobweb Publishing, Inc, 215 Ivanhoe Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546. Please don’t send anything with a signature required as it cannot be collected.

Shop Online

Please click on some of the ads and affiliate links on our site and learn more about the businesses that support Low End Mac.

If you sign up for eBay via this link, we will also receive a small fee.

Yet another way to help is through affiliate programs. If you shop through any of the following links, the vendor will recognize that your purchase came through Low End Mac and send a small fee our way.