May 23 in Low End Mac History

May 22 - May 24

2000

• A computer I understood, Cheryl Hanna, My First Mac. "Here was a computer that I understood without translation."
• Software to make life easier, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. Helpful software you may never have heard of.
• Beta than nothing, David Schultz, Virtuality. Beta testing isn't for everyone. David Schultz offers advice on preparing your Mac for the OS X beta.

2001

• Mac: A dream fulfilled, Ryan Sutter, My First Mac. "The dream that I had in tenth grade of having a Mac and creating with it was a reality - and every bit as good as I had dreamed."
• The no-no's of computer use, Michel Munger, iBasics. What not to do to keep your Mac alive and well.
• Blizzard Games: A look at Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo on the Mac, Jonathan Ploudre, Low End Mac Gaming. Some great games that run well on older Macs.

2002

• PowerKey programmable power manager, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Sophisticated Circuits' PowerKey can intelligently turn on your Mac and peripherals with a keypress or via software.
• A sampling of Linux software, Jason Walsh, PPC Linux. A quick taste of browsing, productivity, graphical, media, gaming, and other software for PPC Linux.

2003

• 12" PowerBook G4 an improvement over 15" Titanium in most respects, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Replacing a 15" 400 MHz titanium PowerBook G4 with a 12" 867 MHz aluminum PowerBook G4 produces great satisfaction, few regrets.
• iBook 900 benchmarks, FireWire 800 and DVI graphics PC Cards, retractable cables, and more, The 'Book Review. Also iBook hinge lubricant, screen cleaning and protection, new sleeve cases, and bargain 'Books from $60 to $1,950.

2005

• The First Macs: 1984 to 1986, Michel Munger, Orchard. The original Mac, two 512K Macs, the Mac Plus, and competition from the Apple II side.
• Tiger feedback and tips, IRC channel for low end Macs, big problems with SilverKeeper, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Positive feedback on OS X 10.4.1, a tip for using Spotlight, DiskWarrior updates, getting inside a 9500, and where to get WordPerfect for Mac for free.

2006

• What's in your workspace?, Ed Eubanks Jr, The Efficient Mac User. Does your workspace reflect the way you work today and let you work efficiently?
• Picking the right laptop in 2006, Andrew J Fishkin, The Mobile Mac. You need to balance size, weight, price, power, and battery life to find just the right notebook computer for your own needs.
• The sun has set on the G4, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living. After seven years with the G4, Apple has discontinued the last model to use it, but that doesn't make these machines obsolete.

2006

• Silence is golden: Running your existing notebook using flash memory, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Reviews. With a new adapter from Addonics, you can replace your laptop's IDE hard drive inexpensively and boot silently from a Compact Flash card.
• Appearance Manager allows Internet Explorer 5.1.7 to work with Mac OS 7.6.1, Max Wallgren, Mac Daniel. Want a fairly modern browser with an old, fast operating system? Mac OS 7.6.1 plus the Appearance Manager and Internet Explorer may be just what you want.
• Millions of colors is an illusion, getting a Dell printer working with a Mac, Core Image, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also an autofocus webcam for PCs and Macs, problems installing OS 9 on a beige G3, upgrading an eMac's hard drive, and a solution to the AFP connection problem.

2008

• MacBook holds its own against Dell and HP notebook pricing, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. Comparing specs and prices, the MacBook also trounces Sony, but the MacBook Pro is another story altogether.
• Psystar software updates, Apple rules $1,000+ PC market, myths about Macs, and more, Mac News Review. Also potholes when switching from Windows, good Spotlight queries, ejecting stubborn disks, Fedora Core 6 for Intel Macs, and 2 new Take Control volumes.
• WiMax likely, Apple not green enough, next MacBook in Q3, Cool Feet for notebooks, and more, The 'Book Review. LED backlighting in all MacBooks in 2009, cooling hot laptops, OLPC plans second gen XO laptop, universal Apple notebook battery charger, slim external third-party SuperDrive, bargain 'Books from $150 to $2,699, and more.
• Refurb iPhones may contain user data, iPhone vs. BlackBerry Bold, new Napster MP3 store, and more, iNews Review. Also AT&T's iPhone insurance, Atom-powered Newton iPhone rumor, Vista on the iPhone?, spare power for iPhone and iPods, wireless speakers from Logitech, and much more.

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