November 7 in Low End Mac History
Nov. 6 - Nov.
8
2000
- PowerBook Lite dreams, Paulo
Rodrigues, Tangerine Fusion. Why a sub-PowerBook could be Apple's
hottest product yet.
- Our first Macs, Mike Masino, My
First Mac. "My first Mac was really my roommate's first
Mac...."
2001
- Quandary: OS 9, OS X, or
Linux?, Nancy Butts and Dan Knight, My Turn. Thoughts on
migrating to Mac OS X vs. Linux vs. sticking with the classic
OS 9.
- Browsers, bus errors, 'Books, OS
X, clones, Microsoft, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous
Ramblings. Readers and writer interact on a variety of issues.
2002
- An Xserve for the classroom,
Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. A grant puts an Xserve in the
classroom to replace an ancient G3 with AppleShare IP.
2003
- Panther on slot-loading iMacs
and a 12" PowerBook, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. The
Finder is faster, and there are some small-but-nice improvements,
but buying more RAM might be a better choice.
- Apple on white spots,
Location X, Sonnet price drop, high capacity Lombard/Pismo battery,
and more, The 'Book Review. Also Panther speeds
up Lombard, LapCop 2.0, Coursey on new PowerBook, bargain 'Books
from $470 to $2,749, and more.
2005
2006
2007
- The incredible transforming
PowerBook 1400, Leo Titus LeBron V, Collection Spotlight. You can
change the look of the PB 1400 with its BookCover, upgrade RAM to 64
MB, add a video card, upgrade to G3, boot from flash memory, and
more.
- Refurb 17" Intel iMac deals,
PowerBook 540 on Compact Flash, Newton as a mobile phone, and more,
Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also PCI cards for older Macs, no such
thing as a 933 MHz Digital Audio Power Mac, Mac OS longevity, and
prospects for XPostFacto 5.
2008
- Recent MacBooks support 6 GB of
RAM, USB 2.0 faster in Unibody 'Books, graphics shootouts, and
more, The 'Book Review. Also FireWire-to-USB, workaround for glossy
screens, 3G MacBooks planned, checkpoint-friendly bags for new
MacBooks, bargain 'Books from $480 to $2,399, and more.
- Macs good values, Nehalem 'blows
everything else away', free Lotus Symphony for Mac, and more, Mac
News Review. Also Mac mini update coming, ink left in "dead"
cartridges, Blu-ray facts, USB turntable, Eudora updated, and
more.
- Some go iPhone to save, iPhone
app reads like a book, Game Grip for iPhone and iPod touch, and
more, iNews Review. Also latest iPods won't charge with FireWire
dock, LP to iPod converter, turn down the iPod, ecard utility for
iPhone and iPod touch, and more.
2011
- iPad Shipments Fuel PC Market
Growth, Free Black Friday Deals App, Pico Projector for iPhone, and
More, iNews Review. Also programmer replaces MacBook with iPad,
Gmail app released and pulled, several imaging apps, and more.
- Ultimate 11" MacBook Air
Reviewed, Lots to Like in Late 2011 MacBook Pros, and More, The
'Book Review. Also 6 Gb/s compatibiity for new MacBook Pros, the
problem with Ultrabooks, clever PlugBug lets you charge MacBook and
iPad or iPhone simultaneously, and more.
Nov. 6 - Nov. 8
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