July 20 in Low End Mac History

July 19 - July 21

2000

• Optimizing Mac software, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth. Setting the right preferences can make your software work more efficiently.
• Macworld Expo Report #2, Dan Knight. A look at new Expo products not released by Apple.

2001

• Moore's Law, new Macs, MHz myths, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Looking at the state of the Mac in light of Moore's Law.
• My first Expo, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Thoughts on the Expo, OS X 10.1, Sonnet's WallStreet upgrade, ViaVoice, and more.
• Best of Show Award, Dan Knight, Expo Report. Our first "best upgrade product" award and other upgrade advice.
• Power Mac 6360 or 7500?, Julie Fugett, Mac Daniel. Which is a better buy, a Power Mac 6360 or 7500?
• Very random thoughts, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Random features I'd like to see in future operating systems and computers.
• The 'Book Review 2001.07.20, Charles Moore. New bags, SmartDisk 8x burner, power adapters, and bargain 'Books.

2006

• Apple selling Parallels, updates Boot Camp; Intel Core2 'fastest desktop processor'; 'Woodcrest' expected in Mac Pro, The Macintel Report. Apple Stores are now selling Parallels Desktop, why "Woodcrest" will probably power the next pro Mac, and reviewers impressed with Core2 CPUs.

2007

• iPhone backlash: Apple is deliberately limiting the size of the iPhone market, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh. The iPhone appears to be a wonderful device and a sales success, but Apple could do more to create an even larger market for the revolutionary device.
• Why Apple is limiting the iPhone market, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. By keeping the price high and limiting the iPhone to a single carrier, Apple makes sure it maximizes profits and is able to provide the support a first-generation product needs.
• Software to darken iMac display, columnist returns iPhone, Logitech introduces air mouse, and more, Mac News Review. Also a USB turntable for turning your record albums into MP3s, a retractable thumb drive, iPhone: The Missing Manual, Parallels Desktop 3 a major update, and more.
• Burned by MacBook, highest performance mobile CPU, 'Santa Rosa' MacBook Pro firmware update, and more, The 'Book Review. Also an adapter to use ExpressCard devices in PCMCIA and PC Card slots, two notebook cases with built-in iPod controls, and bargain 'Books from $130 to $2,199.

July 19 - July 21

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