October 25 in Apple and Low End Mac History
Oct. 24 - Oct.
26
Highlights
1993
- Macintosh TV introduced, the
first all-black Mac had a tuner so you could watch television.
1998
1999
- Lab fun!, Steve Wood,
View From the Classroom. Setting up a Mac lab isn't just a job,
it's an adventure.
- Macs work with me, Tom Gabriel,
My First Mac. After using both Windows and Mac, this user finds the
Mac works with him, not against him.
2000
2001
- The inbox, Eric Schwarz, The
Power of Mac. Comments on computer vs. girlfriend, that PowerBook
in the Windows XP ad, the Mac and cyberterrorism, the guy in the
logo, and OS X.
- Starting a computer loan
program, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Loaning out old Mac
systems to those who can't afford them.
- XP ballyhoo builds to a
crescendo, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Windows
XP™: What all the fuss is about.
- iPod and other digital devices for
pundits, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Pundit-Proof™
product Apple should release that pundits won't be able to gripe
about.
- Why PCs are better for power
users, Tino, My Turn. Complete choice over components makes PCs
a superior choice for power users.
2002
2005
- Is Serial ATA a viable
alternative to Ultra ATA and FireWire?, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel.
If you're thinking of adding a FireWire 800 card or Ultra 133
controller to your Power Mac, take a good look at Serial ATA before
you make your decision.
- EasyFind a fix for Spotlight's
flawed searches, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Apple's Spotlight
search just can't find some things. This free program provides a
real alternative.
- FireWire free iPod problem, OS X
on clamshell iBook, poor dead Pismo, pivoting displays in Tiger,
and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also the
difference between Mac and Windows floppies, taping over the hole
so you can use a high density floppy in a double density Mac drive,
and upgrading Redux.
2006
2007
- Making the case for a truly
modern, up-to-date browser for Mac OS 9, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to
Macintosh. Mac OS 9 is alive and well on a lot of older Macs, but it
has fallen behind in the area of browsers. iCab and older versions of
Mozilla are about it....
- 1.4M iPhones sold, iPhone/iPod
touch SDK promised, composite video from Apple TV, and more, iNews
Review. Also iPhone's 'outstanding' customer satisfaction, fixing
iPhone signal loss, typing accented characters, iPod classic spinning
disk bug, mobile learning with iPod touch, an iPod dock microphone, and
more.
- Unsupported Leopard installation and
the truth about Leopard DVD Player system requirements, Dan Knight,
Low End Mac Mailbag. How to create a hacked Leopard installer, and
exactly what benefit you gain from a 1.6 GHz CPU with DVD Player under
Leopard.
2010
2011
Oct. 24 - Oct. 26
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