March 27 in Low End Mac History

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Mar. 26 - Mar. 28

2000

Designing a computer room, part 3: The desk, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "The key is designing the computer desk and office layout that meets your personal needs and fits the available space."

2001

Low end Mac users are nuts, Dirk Pilat, Mac UK. Brits have to face high prices, a shortage of retail outlets, and a Macworld editor who looks down on low end Macs.
Your Mac OS X questions answered, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered. Solutions to some common problems OS X users are running into.
OS X to be a huge success, Marten van de Kraats, My Turn. How OS X will become the dominant Unix this year.
Beige is fine, Torsten Enn, My First Mac. Three-year-old beige G3 continues to meet demands.

2002

Playing the game of hype, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. Resellers shouldn't have to pay the price for Apple's roll out mistakes.
Bad vibes from USR, devilz@mlode.com, My Turn. The dark side of customer service and product support.
On changing light bulbs, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. How many ____ employees does it take to change a light bulb?

2003

Need Macs for your classroom? Write a grant, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. No room in the budget for the equipment you need? Writing a grant could be just the ticket.

2006

What to buy when the old Beige G3 is just too sluggish, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living. When your old Power Mac G3 just can't keep up with your needs under OS X, it's time to look at the used Power Mac G4 market. The difference in speed can be astounding.
'The Ball' wireless trackball meets high expectations, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. This Bluetooth trackball is solidly built, precise, and very compfortable to use, quickly becoming an intuitive alternative to the mouse.

2007

Empower your notebook computer with a dock, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job. The key to good dock use is consistency: Have the same monitor, mouse, keyboard, and other peripherals at each location.
Drag and drop problems with flash drive, troubleshooting a Mac with Linux, G3 video problems, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also FireWire boot drives, bootable partitions, bootable external DVD drives, and maximum hard drive size on older Macs.

2008

Designing a better laptop: Look to the past, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. Modern Apple notebooks have less expansion and upgrade options than G3 PowerBooks from a decade ago
PowerBook 150 still a winner, Carl Nygren, My Turn. An ancient PowerBook can be a great portable for word processing and email - and it can even browse the Web.
Lean word processing, PowerBook 150 drawbacks, Mac ethernet issues, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also thoughts on WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, MacWrite, ClarisWorks, WriteNow, and Bean, and FireWire with modern iPods.

Mar. 26 - Mar. 28

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