Low End Mac Archive for November 9

November 9 in Low End Mac History

Mac 2000, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. A look back at predictions for 2000 made in 1992.

Apple abandoned innovation, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. Truth be told, Apple is no longer the innovative company it once was.
Mac vs. PC in the science lab, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Most of all, you want a computer. Given a choice, you want it to be a Mac. Includes appendix: Your standard Mac vs. PC flame war.

Speed your Mac on the Internet, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Tips to improve browser performance on new Macs and old.
The 'Book Review 2001.11.09, Charles Moore. Higher capacity notebook drives, Cinema Display on TiBook, nCalc, memory upgrades, cases, bargain 'Books, and more.

Macs, computers with panache, John Martorana, That Old Mac Magic. "Apple makes and markets computers with panache. They don't appeal to everyone, but they appeal to me."
5 ways to use your old compact Mac, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living. Those ancient black-and-white Macs can be used for email, surfing the Web, keeping a log, managing your schedule, playing games, and as eye candy.

How soon will the Mac mini go Core 2?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The Mac mini is the last Mac not using a Core 2 CPU. It's just a matter of time. And how about a Mac midi?
Pre-2006 Software: The Big Reason You Shouldn't Buy an Intel Mac in 2006, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living. If you work with software that predates the Intel transition, you may be better off sticking with PowerPC Macs. And if you use classic apps, you definitely want to avoid Intel.

Leopard running on a dual 533 MHz Power Mac, DVD Player, and Quicksilver Road Apples, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Success with OS X 10.5 on a 533 MHz Dual Power Mac, why some Quicksilver Power Macs could be Road Apples, and sorting out DVD Player in Leopard.
Proof Macs cost less, Leopard spanks Vista, Mac pride pins, Arabic OS X 10.4.10, and more, Mac News Review. Also the pitfalls of Macintel recovery, waiting for the 10.5.1 update, QuickTime 7.3 released, new Leopard books, and more.
MacBook Pro fastest Vista notebook, 2-finger scrolling for older 'Books, 802.11n USB stick, and more, The 'Book Review. Also Samsung announced 64 GB flash drive, bling shells for MacBooks, online petition about vertical lines, bargain 'Books from $100 to $2,719, and more.

Putting the SeaMonkey 2.0 Internet suite through its paces, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. SeaMonkey is the successor to Netscape Navigator with its browser, email and news clients, and HTML editor. Version 2.0 puts it on par with Firefox 3.5.
iPhone the world's worst phone, Apple TV 3.0 released, Christmas apps, Logos 4, and more, iNews Review. Also iTunes 9.0.2, e-reader for iPod classic, C@ards Master app, The Opera Project app, new cases, and more.

Firefox, Chrome, and Version Number Bloat, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Firefox 8, Chrome 15, Internet Explorer 8, Safari 5 - have version numbers become meaningless?