2002

• Building a fast, reliable network economically, David L. Mitchell, My Turn. Setting up eight user systems, a server, a fast network, and software for under $4,000 using older Power Macs.
• Upgrading a Power Mac, using 2 mice at once, older Macs for college, and hacking Apple's CD driver, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Upgrades give 7200/200 new lease on life, possible solution to "2 mice at once" problem, value of abandoned Power Macs, and making Apple's CD driver work with third-party drives.

2003

• Mac virus writers return from extended cruise, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. "Earlier that day I received a mysterious phone call at my tech support hotline that said every computer at Snodgrass had been infected and needed to be fixed ASAP."

2008

• There's still a place for G3 Macs in the Age of Leopard, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. Whether it's a sage iMac or a Pismo PowerBook, G3 Macs can be very productive with Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger'.
• Bring back the Macintosh Portable, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. Not to fault today's MacBooks, but there's something to be said for a no compromise, very expandable, portable Macintosh as well.
• Antique Macs are still useful computers, Charles W Moore, From the MacCave. Charles Moore's first online article looks at the utility of compact Macs - and foreshadows his longterm affection for PowerBooks.
• Joomla and WordPress highly recommended content management systems, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Low End Mac share their suggestions for a powerful, friendly, WYSIWYG content management system.

2009

• Cheap USB 2 CardBus solution, OS 9 and Kanga, mobile Mac value, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also a look at several options for using an old LocalTalk printer with a Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard'.
• Microsoft vs. Linux, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Although Linux has just 1% of the market, Microsoft perceives it as a great threat. Why doesn't Redmond see Linux as an opportunity?

2011

• Show some love for Apple's round USB puck mouse, Austin Leeds, Apple Everywhere. It wasn't the worst mouse ever, and some people really love it. The key is holding it correctly.
• Where was Apple on 9/11?, Chris Carson, Building Bridges. We can all remember where we were on 9/11/2001, but it's harder to remember the technology of a decade ago.
• 20 million iPads to ship in holiday quarter, iPad care and backup, 500 GB wireless storage, and more, iNews Review. Also iPad 3 to use thinner batteries, Microsoft dreams of overtaking iOS, UAW chief Hoffa calls Apple unpatriotic, TextGrabber OCR for iPhone, and more.
• Laptops trump tablets in enterprise, Ultrabooks vs. MacBook Air, Ultrabook announcements, and more, The 'Book Review. Also how to adjust keyboard backlight, don't use Lion USB Thumb Drive to restore Mid 2011 Macs, PCIe expansion chassis for Thunderbolt, and more.
• Lion 'the king of bungles'?, Mac ownership cheaper than PC, first 4 TB external drive, and more, Mac News Review. Also why Google's Schmidt left Apple board, Apple considering USB 3.0 for future Macs, Thunderbolt Display finally shipping, PCIe expansion chassis, and more.

Sept. 8 - Sept. 10

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