January 23 in Low End Mac History

Jan. 22 - Jan. 24

1998

• Fracturing the Macintosh market, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. How Microsoft has divided the Mac market by making Office 98 PowerPC only.

2001

• Still waiting, mas, My First Mac. His wife has had several Macs, but he's not yet had one to call his own.
• RumorLog, Dan Knight & Anne Onymus. Whenever the new iMac comes out, here's what we anticipate.

2002

• Myth mongering still a popular pastime, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. Debunking the myth that Macs don't work on Windows networks.
• Not another 10 best list, Mike Sherman, My Turn. The ten best and most significant Macs ever - and the five worst.
• Macs, myths, conformity, and Bible software feedback, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. More thoughts on Macs, myths, and conformity - and some more feedback on Bible software.

2003

• Switching from a PC to a pair of Macs, Kevin Webb, The Mac Webb. Friend buys a Power Mac and an iBook - and uses FireWire Disk Mode to tie them together.
• Using a USB printer with older PowerBooks, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. Two ways to connect a modern USB printer to an older PowerBook that doesn't have any USB ports.
• iDisk public folder more accessible with Windows than OS 9, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Mac OS X users and Windows users have read-write access to .mac public folders, but Mac OS 9 user are only allowed to read files.

2004

• Macs last and last, but what about Apple monitors?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Old Mac monitors were built like tanks, but more recent ones seem to have more limited lifespans.
• Enhanced trackpad driver, iBook vs. PowerBook, Coursey on PowerBook G4, and more, Charles Moore, The 'Book Review. New slipcases, iSkin and TiBook Tote and Tile on sale, Linux on the Mac, Quanta plans, and bargain 'Books from $659 to $1,799.

2006

• The Pixar Story: Dick Shoup, Alex Schure, George Lucas, Steve Jobs, and Disney, Tom Hormby, Orchard. From pioneering digital video work done at Xerox PARC and the creation of SuperPaint to Pixar's current position as a digital animation powerhouse.
• iBook on last legs, Mac mini saves marriage, and Macintel meanderings, Dirk Pilat, Down But Not Out. With the iBook G4 "falling apart at the seams", does it make more sense to buy a new G4 iBook or wait for the Intellified next gen iBook?
• Future of FireWire, NKJV Bible software?, WallStreet battery and keyboard problems, Macintel or G5?, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also OCR on the Mac, trackpad issues, UPS Canada brokerage fees, the fate of SpellTools, and Macs for Internet cafes.

2007

• Microsoft's sturdy, low-cost wireless keyboard ideal for typing, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job. If you're looking for a good keyboard for typing on, the $50 Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 keyboard and mouse are probably the best you'll find for the money.
• A tale of two betas: VMware Fusion vs. Parallels Desktop, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. Parallels Desktop has displaced Boot Camp as the choice of savvy Macintel users. Can VMware compete with the entrenched upstart?

2008

• The MacBook Air makes a statement, Frank Fox, My Turn. Apple's MacBook Air isn't designed to be all things to all users. It's designed to tell the world "this is all I need when away from my desk."
• More crumbling Macs, good news about MacBook Air storage, WiFi options for Classic Mac OS, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also reconsidering the MacBook Air, sometimes USB 2.0 cables are better, Mac switcher mistakes, Intel Mac mini or PowerBook G4, and more.

Jan. 22 - Jan. 24

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