Low End Mac Archive for August 10

August 10 in Low End Mac History

Will the iBook outsell the iMac?, Paulo Rodrigues, Tangerine Fusion. "The iBook can be carried and used almost anywhere...."

Big Apple changes a comin', Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "With Apple driving the change, we can only hope it also brings us into a new comfort zone that fits as well as the current one."

Inside a freenet, Manuel Mejia, Mac Daniel. The key to any freenet's success is the volunteers who donate their free time.
Mac Classic, a Road Apple?. Does the Mac Classic merit the "Road Apple" label or not?
Reader feedback on sub-laptops, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Reader thoughts on the QuickPAD sub-laptop.
The 'Book Review 2001.08.10, Charles Moore. iceBook audio patch, TiBook touch up kit, 'Book repair in Canada, new laptop cases, and deals on used and refurbished PowerBooks.

Unleash the Power of Safari, Michel Munger, iBasics. Safari's powerful features include RSS feeds, SnapBack, emailing a page to a friend, private browsing, and much more.
Moving up from a 350 MHz Power Mac G3 to a dual 1.8 GHz Power Mac G5, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. It was more power than the author planned on buying, but the price was right.
New DST law to impact old Macs, existing TVs and VCRs, and more, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. If your hardware or software expects Daylight Saving Time to begin in April and end in October, expect headaches in 2007.

Is the G3 still a practical choice?, Matthew Jay, Macs to the Max. Although the G3 is several generations old, it has enough horsepower for most of the things we do on our computers.
The Mac Pro value equation: Where's the sweet spot?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Four Intel cores, three CPU speeds, three hard drive sizes, three video card options, G5 trouncing speed with universal apps. Is it for you? Where is the best value?
Apple Remote Desktop easily worth the price, Andrew J Fishkin, The Mobile Mac. "What's impressive isn't the number of features, but how easy they are to use. There is no printed manual, and I didn't even look at the PDF one."

Truth in terabytes: Why your computer says a 1 TB drive is missing 90 GB, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. As drives become bigger, advertised capacity increasingly diverges from reported capacity.
Dan Knight, founder of Low End Mac, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh. A talk with Dan Knight, who started Low End Mac over 10 years ago.
No junk from Apple, Mac mouse dies after 18 years, time to cut the gigabyte BS, and more, Mac News Review. Also new iMac and Mac mini models, Apple's aluminum keyboards, new NAS drive looks like a Mac mini, first software update for aluminum iMacs, and more.
Titanium PowerBook to the rescue, laptop component shortage, 2007 'Book performance comparo, and more, The 'Book Review. Also cooling the MacBook Pro, hi-res MacBook Pro suitable for color work, new batteries for G3 and G4 'Books, bargain 'Books from $130 to $2,599, and more.

Nerd-vana? School network means installing Windows on a MacBook, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. "My son is going off to college this fall. The campus intranet requires Windows as an operating system."
Apple's largely forgotten QuickTake 150 digital camera, Leo Titus LeBron V, Collection Spotlight. Apple was the first to market with a sub-$1,000 digital camera, the fixed focus, VGA resolution, Mac- and PC-compatible QuickTake line.
Laptop sleeve shootout: RadTech Tekstyl Omni Case, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. The Tekstyl Omni Case is compact yet very flexible while protecting your 'Book on the go.
Laptop sleeve shootout: iSkin SOHO Sleeve Portfolio, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. iSkin's SOHO Sleeve Portfolio protects your 'Book while adding a minimal amount of weight.

Mobile app stores: The solution is the problem, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac. The problem with 70,000 or 200,000 mobile apps is finding the ones your need, and neither the iPhone nor Android stores are much help.
Fraise text editor steps into Smultron's shoes, Charles W Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Smultron was an excellent, free text editor with some database features, but it's no longer being updated. Fraise is based on Smultron, but it's designed for Snow Leopard.

Lion USB modem options, PowerPC already left behind, 'real work' on tablets, and more, Charles Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Alternatives to Apple's "really badly designed" USB software modem, Apple USB Modem support already broke with 64-bit Snow Leopard, no PPC apps with Lion, and more.

iPad Drives Tablet Market Growth, Microsoft Surface vs. Others, USB Hub/Card Reader for iPad, and More, iNews Review. Also what consumers look for in a tablet, why iPad magazines are a flop, more on the Nexus 7, Stump Stand for iPad and iPhone, and more.
iFixit Repair Guides for Retina MacBook Pro, Lenovo's 3 Pound ThinkPad X1 Carbon, and More, The 'Book Review. Also Apple memo says Retina MacBook Pro battery not replaceable, Thunderbolt-to-FireWire adapter only works one way, SLAPPA laptop backpack sale, and more.
How to Use Substitition in Mountain Lion, Wozniak Sees Dark Side of the Cloud, and More, Mac News Review. Also restoring traditional Exposé behavior in Mountain Lion, new titles from Wiley and Sons, Carbon Copy Cloner updated, and more.