Low End Mac Archive for May 15

Low End Mac Archive

May 15 in Apple and Low End Mac History

May 14 - May 16

2000

Advantages of a small Mac market, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. "Our only real protection from similar things [to ILOVEYOU] happening is the minority status of Mac platform."
Welcome to My Turn. "Have you got what it takes to write for the Mac web? If so, My Turn is your place to share your opinion...."
Writing for the Web, Stephen Van Esch, My Turn. Writing tips from an osOpinion, Low End Mac, and Text Pound regular.
Writing for My Turn, Dan Knight, My Turn. Guidelines for My Turn submissions.

2001

Just different, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "This article shows the kind of misunderstanding of the Mac that is common among Windows users."
Restoring after reformatting your hard drive, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. The Mac OS is pretty robust, but things can go wrong.
Mac as religion in the UK, Dirk Pilat, Mac UK. What does it mean to claim OS X, Steve Jobs Worshipper, Macintosh User, or Apple Computer as one's religion?
The CRT isn't dead yet, James Kachel, My Turn. Why LCDs aren't ready to replace CRT monitors - yet.
Updated: Review: Oxford 911 FireWire Bridge, Dan Knight, Mac USB & FireWire. Benchmarks show FireWire performance on TiBook pales compared with Cube.

2002

Xserve G4, Apple's new rack mountable GHz G4 designed for OS X Server.
Why laptops need docks, Jason Laffin, My Turn. To function both as a field machine and a desktop replacement, your laptop should have a dock.
More on eMacs and PowerBooks, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. More thoughts on a consumer eMac and the role of PowerBooks.

2003

Don't break up Apple, build it up, Dirk Pilat, Down But Not Out. Breaking Apple into separate hardware and software companies is nuts. Instead, Apple should expand into other fields.
Upgrades for slot-loading iMacs, Dan Knight, iMac Channel. Overview of memory, hard drive, media drive, and CPU upgrade options for slot-loading iMacs.

2006

Old Macs are still fun to use and productive tools, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living. Dusting off the old Macs, turning them on, and using them again provides a reminder of how enjoyable they were to use and how productive they can be.
Replacing Claris Home Page and how Apple could slash $900 from Macintel prices, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Readers suggest Nvu, RapidWeaver, and Sandvox as alternatives to Home Page, and how Apple could use the Pentium D 805 to vastly reduce Mac prices.
Is Mac OS 9 still a player?, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Is OS 9 still important? Which Macs can boot into it? Where can you buy OS 9? How do you obtain and install the available OS updates?
Mac community loses an icon, David G. Wood, but not his legacy, Hardy Menagh, Empowered. David Wood's 'Resources for the Older Macintosh' was an invaluable resource for anyone using pre-PowerPC Macs. Although Wood has passed on, his legacy survives.

2007

13" 2.16 GHz MacBook. Apple speed bumps the MacBook, increases drive size, adopts a faster SuperDrive, and more.
8 free apps every Mac user should know about, Trevor Wale, One More Thing. Free alternatives for browsing, backup, video conversion, watching video, unstuffing files, playing with DOS apps, and more.
More G3 support in Leopard letters, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Readers weigh in with some new points regarding whether Leopard should support G3 Macs.
Low End Mac readers weigh in with suggestions to improve the site, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh. Suggestions include splitting off newer Macs, more photos, search and sort by feature, and adding a comment system.

2008

Beyond the Mac mini, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. What if Apple were to think different and eliminate the built-in optical drive, cut $100 from the price, and offer an expansion chassis?

2009

OS X 10.5.7 update, Safari 3.2.3, Ubuntu vs. Leopard benchmarks, free Mac tips booklet, and more, Mac News Review. Also Security Update 2009-002 for Tiger and Leopard, 10.5.7 performance, online image editor, Apple drops in e-commerce survey, antivirus updates, and more.
J school to require iPhone/iTouch, iPhone 3G can't take heat, World Newspapers app, and more, iNews Review. Also AT&T blacks out SlingPlayer for iPhone, iPhone in Iraq, police scanner apps, Lotus Notes gaining iPhone support, NASCAR Ultimate, and more.

May 14 - May 16

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