May 25 in Low End Mac History
May 24 - May 26
1999
- OS X and the econoMac,
Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "Once OS X Client ships, a lot of Mac
owners are going to be left out in the cold."
- iMac iMpact, Evan Kleiman, The
iMac Channel. "... the iMac has made more of an impact on the world
than any other computer ever."
2000
- Is a Mac better than a PC?,
Eric DeStefano, Mac Metamorphosis. "While Mac OS is not the fastest
operating system, it definitely wins for ease of use."
- A history of font
technologies, Jonathan Ploudre, My Turn. All about bit-mapped,
Postscript, TrueType fonts, and anti-aliasing.
- Is Video CD a real alternative to
DVD?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "Video Compact Disc (VCD) lets
you watch movies on Macs or PCs that don't have DVD drives."
2001
- 1993: PowerBook vs.
ThinkPad, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Even eight years
ago, PowerBooks had advantages over Wintel laptops.
- Old files on a new Mac,
Manuel Mejia Jr, Mac Daniel. Moving old files to a new Mac - and
updating them for current versions of software.
- If TV characters used real
computers, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. What would Lisa Simpson,
Mr. Burns, the Comic Shop Guy, Jerry Seinfeld, Elaine, Kramer, and
others use?
- Cutoff for free OS X upgrade, Combo
drive iBook available to all, OWC's mobility bundles, and more, Charles
Moore. The weeks' best 'Book bargains, free OS X cutoff,
mobility bundles, combo desktop/laptop prototype, more.
2005
2006
- What's the best 'Book for my
needs: MacBook, MacBook Pro, iBook, or PowerBook?, Andrew J
Fishkin, The Mobile Mac. You need to balance size, weight, price,
power, and processor to find just the right 'Book for your own
needs.
- The productive Mac: Tracking your
projects and doing the work, Matthew Jay, Macs to the Max. The
Mac can be a great tool for any type of project, including
collaboration and scheduling.
- Apple shuns 'superstar' PowerPC
startup, Intel Core speed bumps and price cuts, and more, The
Macintel Report. Also MacBook puts Apple on target to meet or beat
earnings projections, guide to taking "the Macintel plunge",
Intel's new vPro chip, and startup key combos for Intel Macs.
2007
- Is more RAM more important than
matched RAM in the MacBook?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Other
World Computing has benchmarked 15 configurations with six programs
and concluded that more memory is better than matched modules. Are
they right?
- Running a PowerBook in OS X from
flash memory, CPU upgrades and cache size, USB and older Macs, and
more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also thoughts on booting
old PowerBooks from Compact Flash, better testbeds, and the lack of
Tiger drivers for many Lexmark printers.
- Apple sued over MacBook
display, new MacBook benchmarked, more RAM vs. paired RAM, and
more, The 'Book Review5. Also 'Santa Rosa' expected in June
MacBook Pro, optical drive noise, external display issue in
clamshell mode, Battery Drain utility, bargain 'Books from $170 to
$2,299, and more.
- iMac update in June?, OS 9/X
file sharing fixed, Apple offers free recycling to schools, and
more, Mac News Review. Also an iChat headset, a happy Apple
service story, new technology for future Intel CPUs, 802.11n for
24" iMac, and more.
2010
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