Low End Mac Archive for April 6

April 6 in Low End Mac History

Picking an older Power Mac, Adam Robert Guha, Mac Daniel. First generation Power Macs can be quite a value.
Team Mac Observer expands, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. No sign of ET yet, but new members have closed the gap between Team Mac Observer and Team Lockergnome.

OS X: The end of tight hardware integration?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Tight integration of hardware and OS has been an Apple trademark - until OS X.
OS X, Apple tattoos, sexy TiBooks, Dirk Pilat, Mac U. Mac OS X in London, an Apple tatoo, and the sexy Titanium PowerBook on the cover of MacUser.
Customize Mac OS X, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered. How to change icons, the toolbar, and the dock - and make OS X a bit faster.
4 years of Low End Mac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Forgive us for getting a bit self-congratulatory, but LEM turns 4 on Saturday. This is our story.
'Mobile newsroom' deal, PowerBook battery FAQ, FireBox hard drive case, and more, Charles Moore, The 'Book Page. Mobile Newsroom deal, PB Zone giveaway, FireWire enclosure, Haliburton case, PowerBook deals, and refurbished TiBooks.

Michael Spindler: The Peter Principle at Apple, Tom Hormby, Orchard. If any Apple CEO demonstrates the danger of moving a qualified employee beyond his abilities, it's Spindler.
Boot Camp: Apple officially supports Windows XP booting on Macintel hardware, The Macintel Report. No more need to do any hacks to get WinXP booting on Apple's Intel-based Macs. Apple's new Boot Camp software fully supports it.
'Unplug, hear the world', iPhone this year?, earBuddy earbud protection, and more, iPod News Review. Also iPods in the workplace, Crutchfield adds iPod "drive-thru" section, setting volume limit on new iPods, HiFi-Link connects iPod to home stereo, and more.

10 years using low end Macs, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living. April 1997: Apple's 20th birthday, Mac OS 7.6.1 released, Low End Mac begins, and the author gets his first Mac.
Getting from A to B and having fun along the way, Eric "Zoltan" DeStefano, Mac Metamorphosis. When it comes to productivity and enjoying the computing experience, Macs and Apple software stand apart from the pack.
Connecting with the broader Macintosh community, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. "But beyond the very minor celebrity status that came with being published on Low End Mac, it gave me a real opportunity to participate in the Mac community."
10 years of Low End Mac: Looking back and looking forward, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. As Low End Mac celebrates 10 years on the Web, we look back at some milestones.

In praise of netbooks, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. Apple says it can't make a Mac netbook that won't be 'a piece of junk' for $500, yet Dell's Mini 9 is a very nice netbook at half that price.
Nano nano: The Tata Motors Nano and Apple's iPod nano, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Just as the iPod nano is designed to be the least costly "real" iPod, the Tata Nano is designed to be the least costly "real" car.

My first Intel Mac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Low End Mac headquarters has its first Intel Mac, a 2007 Mac mini running Snow Leopard. Initial impressions and future plans.
It's time to buy Apple stock, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. The iPad really is for everyone. Also, falling in love with the Olympus EP-2.

Looking Back on 13 Years of Writing for Low End Mac, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Charles Moore has been writing for Low End Mac since 1999 and seen a lot of changes - but not in the Low End Mac philosophy.
Low End Mac Is a Gold Mine for Anyone Using Older Macs, Allison Payne, The Budget Mac. Ever since she stumbled across Low End Mac six years ago, Allison Payne has found it a gold mine of useful information on older Macs.
Writing for Low End Mac Is a Great Way to Share New Discoveries About Old Macs, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Steve Watkins has been writing for Low End Mac for over a decade and is still learning things about old Macs.
Why I Write for Low End Mac, Simon Royal, Tech Spectrum. Low End Mac has been Simon Royal's constant source of Mac information since he discovered the site.
Bridging Gaps with New Macs, Old Macs, and iDevices, Dan Bashur, Apple, Tech, and Gaming. Dan Bashur has found the ideal bridge Macs for newer and older technologies - a Power Mac G4, a MacBook Pro, and now an iPad.