Low End Mac Archive for January 10

Low End Mac Archive

Beyond the box?, Paulo Rodrigues, iMac Musings. Apple talks about going beyond "the box," but does any of the anticipated hardware do that?
Older Macs, Steve Wood, View From the Classroom. "I received a phone call last night from an excited first-time owner of a Mac."
The bronze SE/30, CustoMacs. A look at a "bronzed" SE/30 customized by Gary Thornton.

The new Power Mac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Four new 'Digital Audio' models - which is right for you?
The titanium PowerBook, Dan Knight. A perspective on the new PowerBook G4.

Preparing for OS X, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Yes, we will be trying OS X soon - here's the low-end hardware we'll be using.
Digital hub incomplete, Jeff Adkins, Macworld Expo SF 2002. Gaps in Apple's digital hub and Apple file formats that don't talk to each other.
No PC could equal it, Henk Goewie, My First Mac. "Apple manufactures incredible hardware that has the life span of a quality TV or stereo, whereas the average PC equals an average toy."
40,000 the hard way, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Wow, three days in a row at the 40,000 page level - and no single article bringing in all the traffic.

The new PowerBooks, iLife, and pros and cons of Safari, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Initial impressions of the 12" and 17" PowerBooks, the $49 iLife bundle, and the current state of Safari.
Apple price cuts, importance of OS 9 drivers, variable speed 800 MHz Pismo upgrade, Nvidia Mobile GPUs, and more, The 'Book Review. Also a steel TiBook stand, IrDA for USB Macs, PowerSleevz 'Book protectors, OS X wares for 'Books, bargain 'Books from $98 to $2,549, and more.

The 'overpriced' Mac in 1984, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Looking at the personal computing world of 1984 to determine whether the original Mac was overpriced.
The top Mac design applications of 2004, Jason Walsh, The Low End Designer. What are the best new Mac design programs released or updated in 2004?

'The best Mac keyboard'? I beg to differ, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Praise of the Apple Extended Keyboard and Matias Tactile Pro is far from universal.

iMac Core Duo. The first Mac with Intel inside is the iMac, which promises 2-3x the horsepower with Intel's Core Duo CPU.
15" MacBook Pro. The PowerBook name is going away, but the new MacBook offers about 4x the power. Shipping in February.
Intel inside iMacs, MacBook Pro, Dan Knight, Macworld Expo Report. Updates to iLife and iWork. Mac OS X 10.4.4 available and fully Intel native. iMac and 15" PowerBook leap to Intel CPUs.
5 ways to use the Terminal in OS X, from useful to just fun, Leaman Crews, Plays Well with Others. Browse the Web quickly, make your Mac sing, view a calendar, watch Star Wars, and make a banner with the Terminal.
Is that old Power Mac G3 still useful in the workplace?, Charles Webb, PowerBook Beat. The number of ways you can use an old Power Mac on the office network are nearly unlimited.

What's in a name? Apple Corp vs. Apple Computer, Tom Hormby, Orchard. Apple Inc. has dropped "Computer" from its name. Here's a look at its three-round battle with the Beatles' Apple Corps.
Modbook Mac tablet from Axiotron and OWC, new notebook accessories, The 'Book Review. The first Mac tablet computer is built around a MacBook. Also, Kensington and Targus highlight new accessories for notebook computers.
iPhone reflections, EPA contradicts Greenpeace on Apple, new PCI Express cards, and more, Mac News Review. Also CrossOver lets Intel Macs run Windows apps without Windows, WMware demos virtualization for Intel Macs, Office 2008 promised, and Missing Sync for BlackBerry.

Busting the Megapixel Myth, Dan Knight, Digigraphica. More megapixels can mean a better image, but in many cases it's more than you need and sometimes it can mean worse photos.
Microsoft Word 2004 vs. iWork Pages 1.0 for writing a book, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Microsoft Word is great for technical writing, powerful yet slow, while Pages lets you concentrate on just writing, making it great for novels.
Keeping G3 Macs from becoming ewaste, my other Mac is a Pismo, and thoughts on a midrange desktop Mac, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. G3 iMacs are too useful to be stripped for recycling, Pismo still a great field computer, and thoughts on additional desktop Macs Apple could add to the line.
Intel chip could put x86 in iPhone, iPhone unlock via SIM adapter, B&O invented iPod wheel, and more, iNews Review. Also one-click contact transfer, iPod bike mount, speaker dock with handsfree mic for iPhone, waterproof speakers for iPod nano, and much, much more.

OmniWeb: The best surviving free browser for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger?, Charles Moore, 'Book Value. OmniWeb was the last commercial browser to become free, and the current version tends to run quite well on PowerPC Macs with OS X 10.4.
Low end Macs and the Mac App Store, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The Mac App Store is a great idea moving forward, but at present it leaves a majority of Mac users behind.

USB 3: Time for Apple to Make the Right Choice, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Thunderbolt is great, but the PC world is embracing USB 3. Time for Apple to support USB 3, especially on iDevices.
Tech 2012: Everyone Wants a Piece of Apple or Facebook, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac. Just as last year, companies want to steal market share from Apple or create a real competitor for Facebook.
Intel Macs: The First 6 Years, Low End Mac Round Table. The first Intel-based Macs were unveiled at Macworld Expo just six years ago, making Macs a bit more mainstream and a lot more compatible with Windows.