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October 11 in Low End Mac History

Oct. 10 - Oct. 12

1999

• Kihei revisited, Dan Knight, The iMac Channel. The iMac DV Special Edition "is the perfect accessory for anyone who owns a digital camcorder."

2000

• Bring back beige, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. Instead of porting OS X to Intel, how about an inexpensive beige Mac that ships with the real OS X?
• AT&T proposes extortion, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. AT&T proposal to charge online retailers for visits and purchases over AT&T Internet Services is nothing less than extortion.
• Something Awful and Express.com, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Gamefan and Express.com have taken advantage of several sites; here's how netizens can take a stand.

2001

• Hands on: Mimio for the Macintosh, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Possible uses for a whiteboard tool for USB Macs - and your chance to win one.

2002

• Of docks and roadblocks, Dan Knight, 10 Forward. Fast hard drives, the dock, the trash, printing problems, backup issues, and future plans.
• Reasons not to switch, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Four good reasons for sticking with Windows instead of switching to a Mac.
• PowerBook G3 repair, TiBook paint protection, iBook monitor spanning, new Palm Zire, and more, Charles W. Moore, The 'Book Review. Also when to use the Escape key, new Iomega 48x CD burner, iCase2Plus, and this week's bargain 'Books.

2004

• Virtual PC 7 puts a (sluggish) Windows PC on your Mac, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. If you're already running Virtual PC on your Mac, there may not be enough new and improved features to justify the cost of this upgrade.
• Modem Magic, AirPort, Base Station repair, ToyViewer vs. GraphicConverter, and why Linux, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. MacaRa Modem Magic kudos and questions, the ColorIt! OS X beta, ToyViewer speed, PowerBook 5300 troubleshooting, repairing an AirPort base station, extending WiFi with AirPort Express, and how Linux differs from OS X.

2005

• Greed is not good: Why we oppose any iPod tax, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The recording industry wants a cut of all iPod sales, and now Apple wants a cut of all iPod accessory sales. In both cases, we lose.
• 2 Trash shortcuts, screen orientation, iPod update breaks CD burner, Mac 512K system disks, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also joining the Mac side with a 12" PowerBook, looking for a printer that works with OS 9, and a prediction for Apple's October 12 event.

2006

• 30 days of old school computing: No real hardships, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living. These old black-and-white Macs are just fine for messaging, word processing, spreadsheets, scheduling, contact management, and browsing the Web.
• Firefox and Safari continue chipping away at Microsoft's dominance, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The latest browser numbers are in, and both Firefox and Safari are big winners. The big loser? Internet Explorer, of course.

2007

• iPhone sales up 56%, coming to Canada, unleashed, and amplified, life from a nearly dead iPod, and more, iNews Review. Also Apple Component Cable works with iPhone, iPod nano spews flames, fixing dark spots on iPod classic video, whiten your teeth with your iPod, and more.

Oct. 10 - Oct. 12

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