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November 5 in Low End Mac History

Nov. 4 - Nov. 6

1999

• Short takes, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. MacsBug correction, PictTrasher, and Battery Reset update for the PowerBook G3 Series and iBook.

2001

• iPod: More than an MP3 player, Tim Nash, My Turn. The market for the iPod could be much broader than that of a simple MP3 player.
• The Apple Store: Westfarms, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. A visit to the Apple Store find something for everyone.
• Life is swell, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. A dialogue between three people using two operating systems.
• iPod spawns family, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill. Introducing a cheaper, bigger iPod and the rest of the iPod family.

2002

• Care for a Mac Plus, Manuel Mejia Jr, Triassic Mac. "Of all of the Triassic Macs, the Mac Plus has the most sentimental value among the Low End Mac community."
• Top 10 ways not to get hired, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Ten sure-fire tips for staying unemployed instead of getting a job in Information Technology.
• Unsolved mysteries of the Internet, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. "What anti-spam software do people who send spam use?"

2004

• Seeing iBook G4 is believing, combo drive for Lombard and Pismo, aluminum PowerBook pitting, and more, The 'Book Review. Also RadTech's MacTruck case, TiPaint and iKlear iPod Cleaner, iPod as a universal remote, Beamit transmitters, a solar backpack, bargain 'Books from $500 to $2,099, and more.

2007

• I can no longer move files using Mac OS X, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. Drag and drop stopped working. Here's how to make things work again.
• Leopard on Pismo, how Apple thinks different, a universal Leopard boot drive, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. More Mac OS X 10.5 field reports on unsupported and barely supported hardware, including problems with the 867 MHz 12" PowerBook G4.
• Dell's 802.11g card for PowerBooks, glad for the death of Classic, FireWire cams, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also silent computing with 'obsolete' Macs, Leopard and the 867 MHz limit, and Tiger performance on a 600 MHz G3 iBook.

2008

• Unibody MacBook the logical successor to the 12" PowerBook, Charles Moore, 'Book Value. All things considered, the thinner, lighter aluminum MacBook is a worthy successor to the 12" PowerBook beloved by so many.
• Best refurb MacBook Pro value, AirPort Card thermal issues, Opera vs. iCab, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also more thoughts on the lack of FireWire on the Unibody MacBook.

2009

• WiFi paranoia, iMac-o-lantern, Magic Mouse does click, free clipboard managers, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also strange time stamps, problem with ColorIt on Intel Mac, and the story behind OS X 10.5.4 install discs.

Nov. 4 - Nov. 6

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