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January 28 in Mac and LEM History

Jan. 27 - Jan. 29

2002

• Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver 2002). The Mac reaches 1 GHz. New models come at 800 MHz, 933 MHz, and dual 1 GHz speeds.
• The new Power Mac value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. We finally hit the 1 GHz mark. Here's how the new compares with the old.
• Recording audio on your Mac, Charlie Ruggiero, Mac Daniel. How to record from your stereo, rip from your CDs, edit on your Mac, and burn your own CDs.
• Video board victory, Stephen Archer, My Turn. Norton System Ratings shed some light on which is the most valuable system upgrade.
• My Performa and my iMac, Matthew Urban, Matt's Mac. How Matthew Urban uses both an old Performa 635 and a new iMac to get things done.
• Microsoft policies shaped by weather, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Microsoft's business plans affected by weather, says researcher.
• Chtzrik, Andrew Hill's Power Mac, Andrew W. Hill, Tools of the Trade. A look at the desktop hardware and software that comprises Andrew W. Hill's tool of the trade.

2003

• Power Mac G4 (FireWire 800) introduced. Lower price on entry-level model, top model reaches 1.42 GHz, and AirPort Extreme support included.
• ThinkFree Office: Not ready for prime time, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. The spreadsheet seems fully polished, and the presentation module works fine, but the word processor leaves a lot to be desired when working with Word files.
• Apple's market share drops to one, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Apple pulls out of consumer market, shifts focus to highest-end consumers, boosts profits.

2005

• More than thermal issues hold up the PowerBook G5, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. People are lusting for a G5 PowerBook, but would they buy it if it had to be big, heavy, and have a short battery life?
• iLife '05 not for clamshells, iBook hard drive upgrades, Mac mini price protection, and more, The 'Book Review. Also iBook ruggedness, roaring laptop sales, no Maxtor laptop drives, inside the Mac mini, 9V-battery-to-USB, bargain 'Books from $99 to $1,759, and more.

2008

• iCab 4: Try it, you might like it, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. iCab has been a Mac-only browser since 1999, and the newest version is definitely worth a try.
• MacBook Air and the future of FireWire, crippled by iTunes 7.6, Panther on an 8600, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also problems with GainSaver, who's on first?, inflated Power Mac benchmarks, and Leopard on an 800 MHz iBook G4.
• Picking a lapdesk, MacBook Air the new Cube?, Pismo won't start, and Entourage vs. Mail and Eudora, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Looking at pads for notebook computers, why the MacBook Air is the new Cube, a Pismo that stopped working, and whether Entourage is a good alternative to Mail and Eudora.
• Liberals, conservatives, and Mac users, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Readers weigh in on whether Mac users are liberal, conservative, green, or socialist.
• Explosive Mac sales, 'endless fixes' coming in 10.5.2, build a Hackintosh for $950, and more, Mac News Review. Also OS X eating Linux on the desktop, the value of Photoshop Elements, Crucial Memory's free Mac system scanner software, and more.

2009

• Reset an unknown admin password, cheap dialup on the road, $999 MacBook updated, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also a Pismo that won't enter Target Disk Mode and connecting a PowerBook 170 to the Internet.

Jan. 27 - Jan. 29

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