Low End Mac Archive for October 12

October 12 in Apple and Low End Mac History

Beyond HFS+ nightmares, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Readers share solutions to their HFS+ problems.

iMacs for all, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. The new iMac line offers something for everyone.

The future of low-end gaming, Brian Rumsey, Low End Mac Gaming. Interviews with three game developers on future support for older Macs.

Tips on buying a new computer, part 2, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Suggestions for configuring your new Mac and bringing in your old files.
The 'Book Review 2001.10.12, Charles Moore. Portable mouse, TiBook hinge repair, BlueChip fix, APM Tuner, cases, a contest, and bargain 'books.

iMac G5 (iSight). The new iMacs are thinner, lighter, a bit faster, and the first Mac to have a built-in iSight webcam.
Simple backup strategies for Mac users, Michel Munger, iBasics. Whether you only have your personal data to back up or need to backup your entire hard drive, here's how to do it.

Apple, please bring back flexible, easy to upgrade 'Books, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. G3 PowerBooks had drive bays, PC Card slots, and upgradable CPUs in addition to today's RAM and hard drive upgrade options.

Road Apple nominations, OS X 10.5 on MDD Power Macs, UMPCs and Apple, and a broken power button, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Whether some additional Macs merit the 'Road Apple' label, Leopard on Mirrored Drive Doors Power Macs, the usefulness of ultrasmall computers, and dealing with an iMac with a broken power button.
OS X MacBook 'blows Vista out of the water', PB 150 boots from Compact Flash, iDock laptop stands, and more, The 'Book Review. Also Seagate Momentus hybrid hard drive speeds booting and extends battery life, Apple MagSafe airline adapter, calibrating your 'Book's battery, replacement batteries, bargain 'Books from $200 to $2,688, and more.
Leopard to slow down PowerPC Macs?, powerline networking, iMac freeze up, Mac Pro in color, and more, Mac News Review. Also 10 years since Michael Dell said 'shut down Apple', Mac use quadruples at Princeton, new Mac keyboard prevents accidental caps lock, a Flash decompiler for the Mac, and more.

OtterBox Defender: Don't let your iPhone 4 leave home without it, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. If you break your iPhone 4, it costs $600 to $700 to replace it. This $49 case provides the protection your iPhone needs and deserves.

A Saab story, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. Reliable technology doesn't just include Apple products. Saab has made some pretty impressive cars over the years.