June 3 in Low End Mac History
June 2 - June 4
2002
- SE to Pismo in 14 months, PEA,
My First Mac. How picking up that first SE 14 months ago changed
this PC user's ways.
- Plagiarism vs. research, Jeff
Adkins, Mac Lab Report. A teacher's thoughts on detecting
plagiarism and promoting real research.
- Learning from the MacSlash
fiasco, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. How one problem after another
took MacSlash off the Web last week, and what we can learn from
it.
2003
- Thinking too different: Why Mac
users are slow to adopt OS X, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "...if
Apple wants to gain converts, they need to make OS X as easy, as
elegant, as simple, as powerful, as friendly, and as comfortable as
the best OS these people have ever used - the classic Mac OS."
- Netscape memorial service
invitation, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Microsoft sponsors
memorial service for the latest casualty of the browser wars and
Redmondonian monopolistic practices.
2005
- The early adopter curse: Buy
now or wait?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. You can
buy hardware, software, and operating systems when they're brand
new, or you can wait for the next revision with fewer bugs.
- Notebook price drop, laptops a
pain in the neck, iBook 500 retrospective, Pismo G3/900 upgrade
tutorial, and more, The 'Book Review.
Also PowerBookAuctions.com, two-finger scrolling for older 'Books,
cordless mouse with one-year battery life, bargain 'Books from $400
to $1,499, and more.
- Intel's mini look-alike, 10
best Mac accessories, two PC emulators, AlchemyTV, and more,
Mac News Review. Also Apple products among PC
World's best of 2005, FireWire drive/hub matches mini, PS/2
keyboard/mouse USB adapter, and more.
- 4 GB iPod shuffle coming,
clever tape adapter, posable iGuy, driving directions on your iPod,
and more, iPod News Review. Also iPod
support in Mercedes B-Class, guide to music compression, new iPod
speakers, and iPod purse, and much more.
2008
2011
- Resurrecting
a Clamshell iBook, Episode 2, Austin Leeds, Apple Everywhere.
Replacing the original 6 GB hard drive with Compact Flash turns the
iBook into a speed demon.
- My new camera, an
Olympus Pen E-P1, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. The compact
interchangeable lens camera handles nicely and has great
resolution.
- Hidden app finds MacBook thief,
MacBook Air the ideal desktop computer?, A5 MacBook spotted?, and
more, The 'Book Review. Also MacBook Air vs. iPad, bottom case
replacement for Late 2009 and 2010 white MacBooks, SATA 3 issues with
MacBook Pro, and more.
- Google's Schmidt says get a Mac
for security, Security Update addresses Mac malware, and more, Mac
News Review. Also WWDC to feature OS X Lion, iOS 5, and iCloud; hard
drive makers planning for decline; from Photoshop to Pixelmator;
FountainPen writing tool; and more.
June 2 - June 4
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