Low End Mac Archive for October 28

October 28 in Low End Mac History

Speeding up a beige G3, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. Pumping up an old G3/266 with a faster processor, faster hard drive, and faster drive controller.
You will pay more for broadband, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The cable companies dominate broadband, and they will find ways to charge heavier users more for Internet access.
The beltway sniper, moral anarchy letters, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Thoughts on atheism, moral relativism, civilization, Nietzsche, Christianity, Islam, and related topics.

The little Mac that could, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. "Ever wonder what kind of bedtime stories Mac fanatics tell their kids at bedtime?"

Simple strategies to minimize and filter spam, Michel Munger, iBasics. You probably can't eliminate spam completely, but you can try to reduce how much you get and automate spam managment.
PowerBook G5 could have been, SuperDrive 8x media glitch, iBook spanning screen of death, boot in a flash, and more, The 'Book Review. Also widescreen notebook trends, several 'Book benchmarks, battery tips, PowerBook HD sleep issues, battery widget, bargain 'Books from $399 to $1,799, and more.
Last PowerPC temptation?, e-ttache case, Apple refurb price widget, 20" Benq widescreen display, and more, Mac News Review. Also free Macworld floor passes, ScreenSavrz for Cinema Displays, a tough USB flash drive, Sony's fast DL DVD burner, and more.

New Unibody MacBook or discontinued 15" MacBook Pro?, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. The new aluminum MacBook is tempting, but the older MacBook Pro has so many more expansion options.
Nikon D40 provides lots of quality at a nice price, Brian Gray, Digigraphica. For most photographers most of the time, Nikon's D40 DSLR has all the features and quality necessary and an affordable price.
Apple more green, new MacBook details, FireWire on MacBook petition, benchmarks, and more, The 'Book Review. Also Nvidia controller inside new 'Books, death of matte displays, MacBook Pro distorted video service program, bargain 'Books from $259 to $2,399, and more.
Use a new iPod with an old Mac, convert WMA to MP3, prepurchase iPhone account setup, and more, iNews Review. Also nickel in some mobile phones may cause rash, MobileMe access for iPhone users, use new iPods with old FireWire docks, new apps and cases, and more.

Fixing a narcoleptic PowerBook G4, the future of Tiger support, spam filtering, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 10.28. Also installing Leopard, disappearing features, portable Thunderbird, and web page design issues.

Firefox 4 compiled for Tiger and PPC Macs, the Intel/PowerPC gap, robot car safety, and more, Charles Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Classic Eudora and OS X, hot-rodding vs. self-driving cars, and more.