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Featured link: Finding a new home for your old Mac, Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple, 08.30. You can repurpose the old Mac as a server, pass it along to a family member, donate it, sell it, give it away, or recycle it.
Mac of the Day: PowerBook 190cs, Aug. 1995 - The last 680x0-based PowerBook could take a PowerPC upgrade.
Group of the Day: MacCube is the email list for Cube users.
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Education Trends: Netbooks and iPads: John Hatchett, Recycled Computing, 09.08; "Two relatively new devices are going to make an impact on computers in education."
September 8 in LEM history: 99: Big sound from the little iMac - Ethernet alternative to USB drives - 00: Building a back-to-school bundle - 03: 17" 1.25 GHz iMac G4 - My Mac Plus revisited - 06: Inside your notebook's battery - Andy Hertzfeld, software wizard - OS X is a pleasure to use - MacBook random shutdown - Core2 7% faster
Trapped on the Dark Side, Kodachrome and PowerPC Obsolescence, Graphic Software Overview, and More: Mac News Review, 09.03; Also ErgoMotion mouse tilts, rocks, and rolls, Back-In-Time manages your Time Machine backups, PhotoLine image editor, limited-time discount on Logos 4 Mac, and more.
5 Strategies That Keep Apple Ahead of the Competition: Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 09.03; Apple covers the MP3 price range, innovates while sticking with what sells, uses new features to differentiate products, knows its users, and thus remains the leader.
Apple Overhauls iPods and Apple TV, $159 iPad Challenger, Flash on a Smartphone, and More: iNews Review, 09.03; iPod touch gets FaceTime and Retina Display. iPod nano goes touch. Tiny Apple TV now an iOS device. Also an app for reporting bad drives, new iPad cases, and more.
Mac Gamers Prefer a MacBook Pro, Mid 2010 MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update Released, and More: The 'Book Review, 09.03; Also NewerTech cuts prices on battery charger/conditioner, new Logitech speakers for laptops, The Reg's back-to-school netbook guide, and more.
MailForge Not Truly Useful, Eudora Problems with Leopard, Firefox 4 Beta for PPC, and More: Charles W. Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag, 09.02; Also a Pismo PowerBook that refuses to come back from the dead.
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Recent Deals

Best iPod touch Deals (09.03): Used 1G/32, $199; 3G/64, $300; refurb 3G/8, $149; 3G/32, $230; 3G/64, $339; close-out 3G/8, $174; 32, $249; 64, $339; 5G/8, $223; 32, $288; 64, $383.
Best iPod nano Deals (09.03): Used from $79; refurb 5G/8 GB, $99; close-out, $129.54; refurb 16 GB, $149; close-out, $158 to $160; 6G/8 GB, $144; 16 GB, $172. Shipping included.
Best iPod shuffle Deals (09.03): Close-out 2 GB, $49; 4 GB, $65; new 5G/2 GB, $49. Shipping included.
Best Power Mac G5 Deals (09.02): 1.6 GHz single, $200; 1.8 dual, $300; 2.0, $350; 2.3, $400; 2.5, $500; Quad, $730.
Best MacBook Air Deals (09.02): Used from $969; refurb 1.86 GHz/120 HD, $1,249; 128 SSD, $1,349; 2.13, $1,549; new 1.86 GHz/120 HD, $1,428; 2.13 GHz/128 SSD, $1,707.
Best Mac mini Deals (09.01): Used 1.25 GHz G4, $250; 1.5 Core Solo, $325; 2.0 Core 2, $439; close-out 2.66, $699; 2.53 Server, $819; new 2.4, $669; 2.66, $849; Server, $949.
Best iBook G4 Deals (09.01): 12" 1 GHz Combo, $200; 1.33 GHz, $250; 14" 1 GHz, $285; 1.33 GHz, $320; 1.42 GHz, $448; SuperDrive, $500.
More deals in our archive.

Around the Web

Web: VersionTracker is dead, Fairer Platform, 09.08. Cnet acquired VersionTracker in 2007. It "lingered on in its original form until yesterday with updates dwindling of late. Now [it] has completely lost its identity...."
Opinion: Make It Elegant or Make It Cheap!, Gene Steinberg, Tech Night Owl, 09.01. "Apple has succeeded with elegance; the competition just wants to make it cheap. You get to choose what you prefer."
Software: Camino 2.0.4 released, Camino, 08.26. Latest update to our favorite browser improves security and stability. If you haven't tried Camino 2, we strongly recommend it.
News: Nearly One Million Children in U.S. Potentially Misdiagnosed With ADHD, Study Finds, Science Daily, 08.17. Michigan State University study finds that younger children are up to twice as likely to be diagnosed with ADHD as older ones in the same classroom.
History: Microsoft's IE turns 15, Balasubramanyam Seshan, International Business Times, 08.16. Microsoft "launched the first version of the browser Internet Explorer 1 on August 16, 1995. It was a revised version of Spyglass Mosaic [and] came with Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95...."
Opinion: The Cube at 10: Why Apple's eye-catching desktop flopped, Benj Edwards, Macworld, 08.12. "To the anti-Cube crowd, the machine represented the pinnacle of what Apple detractors at the time decried as the company's greatest fault: putting form over function and style over power."
Opinion: Apple's Cube was ahead of its time, Benj Edwards, Macworld, 08.12. "...from a commercial standpoint, the Power Mac G4 Cube flopped. But was it a flop from a design standpoint?"
Opinion: Snow Leopard: This Cat Has Fleas, Charles W. Moore, The Apple Blog, 08.10. Spaces craps out, keyboard input randomly dies, and MacBooks unexpectedly wake from Sleep and run a lot hotter than under Leopard.
Advice: Bringing a PowerMac G4 Back to Life, Jon Buys, The Apple Blog, 07.30. "The PowerMac still runs like a champ, but a slower, more middle-aged champ. He's not the thoroughbred he used to be...."
Review: 21.5- and 27-inch iMacs (Mid 2010), Roman Loyola, Macworld, 08.04. i3 iMacs a big performance improvement over 2009 Core 2 Duo models, and quad-core i5 iMac outperforms 2.66 GHz 4-core Mac Pro from 2009.
Review: Review: Apple's Core i3, i5 & i7 iMacs (mid-2010), Daniel Eran Dilger, AppleInsider, 08.05. The 3.2 GHz i3 model beats last year's 3.06 GHz Core 2 Duo model in all but one benchmark test, and the 4-core i7 gets you close to 2009 Mac Pro performance.
Advice: Choosing an Ergonomic Keyboard and Mouse, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 08.04. Some mice and keyboards to consider if you're looking for something more ergonomic than what Apple supplies.
Analysis: The Apple of their eye, Pat D'Entremont, Halifax Herald, 08.02. "Whereas PC users talk about computer equipment in a pedestrian way - sort of like how you would talk about a seatbelt - Apple users get very animated about their computers."
Analysis: How Cheap Technology Is Costing Us Dear, Gary Marshall, TechRadar.com, 07.30. "When something's designed to a particular price, compromises have to be made." One more reason Apple doesn't make cheap stuff.
Review: Apple 21.5-inch Core i3 iMac/3.06GHz, James Galbraith, Macworld, 07.28. "...our Speedmark 6 test results show an impressive performance improvement over the system it replaces."

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