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February 7 in Low End Mac History

Feb. 6 - Feb. 8

2000

• The dubious economics of processor upgrades, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Even if you can upgrade the CPU, should you?
• Wanted: A killer PowerBook, Dan Knight, Low End Mac. To replace my desktop, I just want a PowerBook with a screen that shows more.
• Performa 575 to Power Mac 575, Steve Wood, View From the Classroom. DayStar PowerCard 601 turns pedestrian 575 into a Power Mac.

2001

• Down the digital lifestyle road, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. How well positioned is Apple to become the leading hub for the digital lifestyle?
• The new eConomy, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "...there's a new part of the economy that plays by a new set of rules."

2002

• How an iPod-Palm hybrid could grow Apple's market, Kevin Webb, The Mac Webb. As I rolled the iPod in my hand, I envisioned the current Palm OS and a screen encompassing the entire face of the unit.
• Broadband Optimizer, Dan Knight, X-Wares. Can a freeware utility really improve broadband throughput? Sometimes.
• Throwing a curve at LCDs, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. How thinking different about flatness could improve computing.

2003

• Macs, megahertz, Safari, and growing the market, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Safari's speed helps offset the Mac's MHz deficit, but 1 GHz iMacs aren't going to bring in a lot of switchers in the age of 3 GHz PCs.
• 12" iBook vs. PowerBook benchmarks, free WordPerfect 3.5e from Corel, new laptop service options, and more, The 'Book Review. Also online 12" PB G4 manuals, PiXel Check update, a baked TiBook, a secure hard drive, bargain 'Books from $300 to $1,999, and more.
• Importance of updated OS X printer drivers, 'old' as a computer insult, a couple Safari tips, and more on the value of a low end Mac, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Readers share their thoughts on outdated printer drives, the use of "old" as a disparaging term, two helpful Safari tips, and thoughts on Mac vs. PC upgrades.

2005

• I have a new hard drive, but how do I move everything from the old one?, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. How to use an external drive enclosure and freely available software to duplicate your old drive on your new one.
• DEVONthink, a powerful information collection, organization, and analysis tool, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. DEVONthink helps you collect and discover connections using text, images, Web pages, bookmarks, and other types of data.

2006

• The story behind Apple's Newton, Tom Hormby, Orchard. The people, problems, and events that shaped Apple's Newton MessagePad.
• Computer benchmarks and other baloney: Don't expect 2-4x performance from Intel Macs, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. The Intel Macs are faster than the models they replace, but only with software written for them. With older software, they're actually slower than last year's Macs.
• Tips for shopping online and avoiding problems, Joe Rivera, Mac Fallout Shelter. Do you really know who you're dealing with and what your buying on the Internet? Tips on protecting yourself online.

2007

• Followup interview to Bill Gates' Newsweek meltdown, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. "What's shocking about it is the severe state of denial that Gates apparently lives in - and the motivations he has regarding his recent emphasis on philanthropy."

2008

• Microsoft's plans for Yahoo, dead pixels, YouTube on old Macs, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also hard drive upgrade advice for a notebook computer, Apple's USB ethernet adapter, Loepard on another Digital Audio G4, and thoughts on Low End Mac's latest logo.
• 16 GB iPhone, 32 GB iPod touch introduced, iFob social networking for iPhone users, and more, iNews Review. Also developers prepare for iPhone SDK, iPhoneDrive software, Polk Audio iPod accessories coming to Apple Store, and more.

Feb. 6 - Feb. 8

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