Low End Mac Archive for January 3

January 3 in Low End Mac History

The best Macs ever, Dan Knight, Low End Mac. "Apple has a tradition of great computers...."
Adoption notice for an SE/30, Steve Wood, View From the Classroom. The short tale of an abandoned SE/30 brought back to usefulness.

Mac 2001, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Our predictions for Mac hardware in 2001.
Review: Contour Perfit Mouse, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. "I can comfortably recommended it without reservation."

How far can you go?, Andrew W. Hill, Aquatic Mac. Making the right choice when picking a low-end PowerBook.
Troubleshooting FileMaker Pro, Dan Knight, Troubleshooting Your Mac. How to avoid and solve problems with shared databases, large caches, damaged files, and more.
Fixing Peter Jennings' pain in the neck, Broderick Sagacious, The Lite Side. That graphic on ABCNews.com was driving me crazy. Here's how I fixed it.
Charles Moore's WallStreet PowerBook, Charles W Moore, Tools of the Trade. A look at the hardware and software that comprises Charles Moore's tool of the trade.

Does Apple want to sell a $500 Mac?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The question isn't whether Apple can sell a headless Mac for $500 - they can - but do they want to?
Has 'the best keyboard Apple ever made' been resurrected?, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Matias claims to have remade Apple's Extended Keyboard II for the USB era, but is it as good as the original?
APOD, EPOD, iPod, oPod, uPod, yPod and more, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Apple is far from alone in creating names that end with "POD".

How to secure your wireless network using WEP and WPA, Joe Rivera, Mac Fallout Shelter. How to protect your wireless network from neighbors, drive-by WiFi users, and anyone else who might try to get on your 802.11a/b/g network.
Matias OS X and USB 2.0 Keyboards reviewed, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Two very good, nicely priced keyboards for the Mac - one even has a USB 2.0 port for the iPod shuffle and other devices.
Web browser tips for the classic Mac OS, Nathan Thompson, Embracing Obsolescence. Tips on getting the most out of WaMCom, Mozilla, Internet Explorer, iCab, Opera, and WannaBe using the classic Mac OS.
Software bundles: What came with the Mac 128K, 512K, and Plus, Andrew Conachey, Classic Mac Nostalgia. A look at the software and system versions that Apple shipped with the original Macintosh, the 512K Fat Mac, the Mac Plus, and the Mac 512ke.
Looking back at the future from 1992, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Some predictions made about the Mac in 1992 are finally coming true today.

Switching back to Windows after 3 years with Mac OS X, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job. Sometimes the Mac is the best tool for the job, and sometimes it's Windows. But for one task, Windows wins hands down.
Classic install with Tiger, OS 9 browsers or plugins?, other 'fastest' Macs, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also a failed Tiger install via FireWire, simulating a flash drive on a 5300, Word 5.1 documents in the modern world, PowerBook power supplies, Xubunto for older Macs, and "Other Red".

512 MB in tray-loading iMacs, partitioning iBook (FireWire) hard drive, value of Kanga, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also a source for Mac IIfx SCSI terminators, ongoing problems with a Rev. B iMac, and need to match screen size to printed output.
iPhone update to break apps and unlocks, VOIP for iPhone and iPod touch, Wikipedia on your iPod, and more, iNews Review. Also ruggedize your iPhone for winter, United Airlines announced iPod integration, next gen iPods to include automatic volume control to protect hearing, and more.

iPad 2 rumors, DIY $3 iPad stand, Skype video calls for iPhone, HandStand for iPad, and more, iNews Review. Also anti-texting while driving programs, iFixit for iPad, What Women Auto Know app, bottle opener iPhone 4 case, USB/SD adapter for iPad, and more.
MacBook Air with 4 displays, maximize your battery, HyperMac batteries back sans MagSafe, and more, Mac News Review. Also 2 TB notebook drives expected this year, Intel's tiny SSD, 7mm thin 500 GB Hitachi notebook drive, and more.
First Mac and iPhone compared, upgrade Mac mini RAM, Mac data recovery, iPhoto 9.1.1, and more, Mac News Review. Also 30 high definition wallpapers, upgrade Mac Pro RAM, NuStand for 2010 Mac mini, PocketMac for BlackBerry updated, and more.

Welcome to Macintosh (Again), Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh. Tommy Thomas returns to Low End Mac with big plans.
The Siren Call of PC Laptop Prices, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. Macs are wonderful, but Windows notebook appear to offer so much more for your dollar spent.
Hack Allows PowerPC Macs to Access Flash 11 Content, Simon Royal, Tech Spectrum. Although Adobe stopped PowerPC Flash development at version 10, this hack lets you view a lot of content that "requires" Flash 11.
Blackbird MacBook, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. The PowerBook G4 is dead. Time to go with a black 13.3" MacBook and enter the Mac's Intel Age.