June 11 in Low End Mac History
June 10 - June 12
Highlights
1999
- Hands Off My Site, Dan
Knight, Mac Musings. "Have you heard about the new electronic sticky
notes Third Voice lets users put on web sites?"
2001
2002
- Mac Challenge Follow Up,
Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. More information on software used
during the Mac Challenge, which compared OS X and WinXP.
- The joys of a Silent Mac, Dustin
Rinebold, My Turn. No fan and no hard drive - the silence of
floppy-based computing is a treat.
- Preparing for the SAT, Evan
Kleiman, Mac Daniel. Preparing for the PSAT and SAT with books,
software, and online sample tests.
- If Windows Had Windowshades, Jeff
Adkins, The Lite Side. Isn't it about time Microsoft "borrowed"
windowshades from the Mac? Here's what would happen.
2003
- Apple and Amazon or Apple vs.
Amazon?, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. As others prepare to copy the
iTunes Music Store, is Apple better of going it alone or finding
strategic partners?
- Mac vs. PC Design, FireWire 800, Slow
OS X Adoption, and More, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Pros and
cons of computer design, why FireWire 800 isn't IEEE 1934b, 6100 video,
TV card in a 6400, and more on switching to OS X.
2004
- Positive PowerBook Press, iBook
Overclock Results, iBook's Dirty Secret, a Very Hot PowerBook, and
More, The 'Book Review. Also Linux turns Lombard into car MP3
player, Thurrott gets a 12" PowerBook, a G5-styled hard drive, bargain
'Books from $380 to $2,599, and more.
2007
2008
- Linux on
PowerPC Macs: Debian Runs Nicely on a G3 iBook, Jason Packer, Macs
in the Enterprise. Mac OS X 10.3 felt sluggish on a 700 MHz G3 iBook
with 384 MB of RAM, but Debian runs very comfortably on the same
hardware.
- My Compact Macs:
Macintosh SE/30 and Classic II, Carl Nygren, Classic Macs in the
Intel Age. Apple only made two 16 MHz black and white models in the
classic compact Mac form factor, and they're both great computers.
- Skip 867 MHz 12" PowerBook, iBook
Sleeps When Touched, Netscape 7.0.2 Keeps Crashing, and More,
Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also getting a copy of the Mac
OS for a Power Mac ONE, and whether it can run Linux.
- Mac 128K Demo, Leopard Adequate on
Unsupported Macs, Booting an iMac from a Ubuntu LiveCD, and More,
Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Two new unsupported Leopard reports,
Linux for PowerPC is far from dead, and Mac OS X trumps Linux and BSD
for features and performance.
2009
- The May 2009
MacBook Value Equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The 2.13 GHz
MacBook White is worth the difference in price vs. the close-out 2.0
GHz model, but the best value is in used MacBooks.
- The June 2009
13" MacBook Pro Value Equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The new
13" MacBook Pro has a lot to offer over the discontinued Unibody
MacBook, but where's the best value?
- The June 2009
15" MacBook Pro Value Equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. With an
entry-level 15" MacBook Pro selling for $1,699, the midrange MacBook
Pro line seems poised to take off.
- The June 2009
17" MacBook Pro Value Equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The new
model is a bit faster, but are older models better values?
- The June
2009 MacBook Air Value Equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The
updated MacBook Air is faster and less expensive, but close-outs and
refurbs are priced competitively.
- Eudora 8 Beta 6 Ready for
Everyday Use, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. The
Eudora-ized version of Thunderbird finally has the features,
familiarity, and reliability users of Classic Eudora expect.
2010
- 2 Months with the iPad:
Mature, Powerful, and Very Useful, Austin Leeds, Apple Everywhere.
Although the iPad can replace a notebook, it lets you do new things in
new ways and new places where a laptop is a poor solution.
- 5 Reasons iPad Can't Replace
MacBook, Trackpad vs. TrackPoint, MacBook Display Issues, and More,
The 'Book Review. Also Apple tops list of best enterprise laptops, iPad
charging problems with MacBooks, Chrome OS 'books expected this fall,
and more.
- Safari 5 has Reader and
Extensions, Mac 'Kicked to the Curb'?, 8 Mac Browsers Compared, and
More, Mac News Review. Also Safari 4.1 released for Tiger users,
first look at Safari extensions, Google launches new search index,
Father's Day suggestions, and more.
2012
- 15" MacBook Pro
with Retina Display. Thinner version of 15" MacBook Pro with
double-resolution Retina Display, SSD instead of hard drive, and no
internal SuperDrive.
- 15" Mid 2012
MacBook Pro. Faster Ivy Bridge CPUs, improved graphics, USB 3,
FaceTime HD, and no change in price.
- 13" Mid 2012
MacBook Pro. Faster Ivy Bridge CPUs, improved graphics, USB 3,
FaceTime HD, and no change in price.
- 13" Mid 2012 MacBook
Air. Faster Ivy Bridge CPU, Intel HD Graphics 4000, USB 3, 4 GB
standard (and all models can be ordered with 8 GB), and MagSafe 2.
- 11" Mid 2012 MacBook
Air. Faster Ivy Bridge CPU, Intel HD Graphics 4000, USB 3, 4 GB
standard (and all models can be ordered with 8 GB), and MagSafe 2.
- Best Guesses
About the New Macs at WWDC , Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Rumor has it
almost every Mac will be updated at WWDC. Our guesses at some of the
changes.
June 10 - June 12
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