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Feb. 12 - Feb. 14

2001

Layoffs may hurt Mac market, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered. 26,000 at Chrysler. 14,000 at Lucent. 4,000 at Motorola - could it impact G4 production?

2002

Unix for the Mac, Adam Loiacono, Unix & the Mac, 02.13. Important issues for those running Unix on Macintosh hardware.
Rage against the Macintosh, MindTrip, My Turn, 02.13. It's always interesting to read a rant from someone who actually has a working knowledge of the Mac.

2003

Options aplenty to move data from PCs to Macs, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. How to moves files from a Windows PC to a Mac, convert old file formats, and emulate a PC on the Mac.
No yang without yin, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Like some mysterious Force, the Dark Side surfaces every time the Light Side starts to gain the upper hand at Apple.
More Safari tips, beige G3 stuck at 266 MHz, Rage Pro 128, 'dark side' CPU comments, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Three more Safari tips; a beige G3 that won't run faster with a faster CPU; thoughts on Intel, AMD, Motorola, and IBM; and more.

2004

Vert•X Xserve stand reviewed, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Don't have a rack for your Xserve? Not a problem with this $40 stand.
Low cost RAM for older 'Books, more iBook problems, incredibly compact Windows portables, and more, The 'Book Review. 'Book sales up in UK, death of a Lombard, Willow Design going out of business sale, bargain 'Books from $799 to $2,199, and more.

2006

Apple, IBM, and Intel: The choice was clear, and the transition says a lot about Apple, Paul Brierley, The 'Book Beat. Apple's history is full of change, and when it became obvious that IBM was pushing power while Intel was switching the focus to efficiency, the time was right to move Apple to Intel.
Tiger 10.4.4 update cripples Pismo's internal modem, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Pismo's internal modem works flawlessly under OS 9 and OS X 10.3, but it's grown less reliable under 10.4, becoming unusable with the most recent update.

2007

Picking the right cheap computer, new or used, Larry Stotler, Linux on the Low End. Unless you're working with video or hooked on 3D gaming, you don't need a lot of computing power. You might be surprised at how little will satisfy you.
How After Dark came to Windows, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh. Interview with Bill Stewart, one of the programmers behind the Magic ScreenSaver and After Dark for Windows.

2008

I needed to find an older Mac, Nick Sava, My Turn. Getting nostalgic for old Mac games that don't work under Mac OS 9.2.2, the author decides to find an old Mac to play them on.
Apple Stores near Philly, iSub works 'most of the time', the Mac vs. PC debate, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Why Apple doesn't have a store in Philadelphia, iSub issues, looking at used iBooks, and irritating Mac lovers.

Feb. 12 - Feb. 14

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