February 2 in Mac and LEM History

Groundhog Day

Feb. 1 - Feb. 3

1994

Macintosh LC 550 introduced. New 33 MHz all-in-one model replaces 25 MHz LC 520.

2001

Apple offers deal to OS X beta reporters, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Beta testers who provided feedback offered $30 discount on release version of Mac OS X.
New Macs: Thoughts and reflections, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. It was time for a new Mac - but iMac, Cube, or Power Mac G4?
TiBook: Day 2, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page. Internet connection update, more on heat, brief benchmark discussion.

2004

Pismo G4 upgrade, display spanning, keyboard spills, OS 9 booting, Panther, and more, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also Linux on a 'Book, moving iTunes from an iPod to a Mac, Bible Software, 6320 upgrades, and more.
Great mistakes of 2004, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. A humorous look at the mistakes Apple, Dell, Microsoft, and others may make this year.

2005

Which iMac is it? A quick guide to differentiating CRT G3 iMacs, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. Two form factors, nine CPU speeds, and 15 different colors. How can anyone keep this straignt?
Jobs shows PowerBook G5s, units to ship April 1, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill. "We told people we could rise to the thermal challenge. All we had to do was think different about compact, lightweight, powerful PowerBooks."

2006

36 ways to tweak Tiger with TinkerTool, Leaman Crews, Plays Well with Others. One freeware app lets you control 36 different features in OS X 10.4.
Mac sales sluggish or strong?, does Intel mean Macintel badware?, WinXP on Macintel contest, and more, The Macintel Report. Also when to move to Macintel, the "Intel nativeness" monkey wrench, OS X 10.4.4 printer drivers, Intel's 45nm success, and more.
Expert replaces iPod battery blindfolded, Belkin's stereo iPod mic, 8-hour add-on iPod battery, and more, iPod News Review. Also charging your iPod's battery, smart headphone slippter with volume control, iPod renewal kit from NewerTech, top 20 iPod CityGuides, and more.

2007

Problems with device drivers on Macs and Windows, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job. Bad drivers may refuse to install, crash on some hardware, slow things down, and even remove features your computer already supported.
Can your spam with SpamSieve, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. "Right out of the box, SpamSieve exceeded the accuracy of the Apple Mail filter I've been training for over a year."
Which Intel Macs take CPU upgrades?, $2 802.11n enabler, USB drive adapter, and more, Mac News Review. Also a DST fix for Panther, Logos coming to Macs, Intel's chip breakthrough, iConnect iPod integration for GM vehicles, a waterproof iPod, and more.
Bottom-loading optical drive, more Core2 'Book reviews, Signature Suit protects MacBooks, and more, The 'Book Review. Also OWC seeking Modbook dealers, Boston Power's better notebook battery, Smart Scroll X and iBatt 2 software, bargain 'Books from $209 to $2,299, and more.

Feb. 1 - Feb. 3

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