Low End Mac Archive for October 5

October 5 in Low End Mac History

Apple must outsource production, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "If Apple is going to produce new models to supplement its line, not simply replace older models, it needs increased production capacity"

Accession to Mac OS 8.1, Eric DeStefano, Mac Metamorphosis. "Working with the Macintosh has proven harder then I thought it would be."
OS 8.6: Not all it's cracked up to be, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. "If it's free, it probably is too good to be true."
Topless iMac revealed!, Anne Onymus, iMac Channel. All the other sites have been hoaxed - this is the real thing!

How to rescue the Cube, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The Cube is cool and costly. Here's how Apple can address the price issue.
Getting started with ResEdit, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel. Most Mac users have heard of ResEdit. This article explains how to ResEdit it to change your system.

Tips on buying a new computer, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Guidelines for deciding if your Mac is too old and picking your new Mac.

What should we expect in a video iPod?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Apple has announced a 'one more thing' unveiling on October 12. Might this be the long-rumored video iPod?

Tablet computing can improve productivity, Andrew J Fishkin, The Mobile Mac. By letting you work where a laptop just doesn't make sense, a Tablet PC can keep you productive when you might otherwise be unable to work.
Alternatives to eBay when buying low-end Macs, Hardy Menagh, Empowered. If you're looking to save money on older Macs, Craigslist, university surplus, and used Mac dealers can be great sources.
Saving old Macs from retirement: The 68k Macintosh Liberation Army, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh. The goal of the 68KMLA is that no working Mac be stuck in a closet or sent to the landfill. Instead, they work to help keep vintage Macs running and productive.

The benefits and possible pitfalls of software updates, Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple. Software updates can improve security, fix bugs, and introduce new problems. When and why to update - and when not to.
Disadvantage Macintosh debunked, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. With Mac OS X 10.4, the default CD burning format works with Macs and PCs. If the disc can't be read, suspect a hardware failure.
The future of 'Digital Audio' Power Macs in the Age of Leopard, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. With a faster system bus and AGP 4x graphics, these just might be the best of the older Power Macs for running Leopard - if Apple will let you.
Boot Camp Beta expires with Leopard release, Macs left behind by Leopard, the future of PowerPC and OS X, and more, Mac News Review. Also AnyDrive USB hard drive adapter, third gen Fujitsu SnapScan scanner, Mailplane puts Gmail on the desktop, AOL Desktop coming to the Mac, and more.
Premature Momentus failure in MacBook, superfast ExpressCard Compact Flash adapter, the LED future, and more, The 'Book Review. Also which MacBook to buy, Battery Update 1.3 for 15" MacBook Pro, new bags, and bargain 'Books from $170 to $2,688.

Thinking different about the next consumer MacBook, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The white MacBook design is old, and the market is clamoring for smaller, lighter, and more affordable. Here's how Apple could provide it.
No 12" MacBook Pro, but Dell has an intriguing notebook, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. As 12" MacBook Pro would just muddy Apple's notebook line, and Dell's new 16" Latitude Z show what a business laptop should be.
Palm Pre: Cutting off business customers, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market. Palm contines to shoot itself in the foot by making the Pre increasingly unattractive to business users.
Oops: A Macintosh undelete odyssey, Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple. Accidentally wiping a drive is recoverable, but it's a long, slow process. A bit of creativity will help with files that lose their names.

Charles Moore's Pismo has a near death experience, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. The Pismo wouldn't wake from sleep, manifested a crashing sound at startup, and refused to boot. Going back to the original G3 resurrected it, but with a lot less power than the G4.