Low End Mac Archive for November 11

November 11 in Low End Mac History

Microsoft: Playing to win, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. How Microsoft turns market dominance into an unfair monopoly.

Hotmail fights spam (and so do I), Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "Although Cnet finds it controversial, I'd like to welcome Microsoft's Hotmail service to the ranks of those using MAPS RBL."

Problems upgrading from 10.1 to Jaguar, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Partition too small to use the upgrade, and you can't install the upgrade without OS X already installed.
$999 iBook pros and cons, Kanga whine, FireWire cards, WallStreet and OS X, and more, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also high capacity batteries, iBook hinge lubrication, BlueChip problems, wireless networking, and more.
The hatemail letters, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Readers weigh in on religious and political content on Low End Mac.

Assault with a deadly weapun, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. How one computer user nearly killed his pointy haired boss with a keyboard.

The rise and fall of disposable, low-end inkjet printers, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. In the crazy world of inkjet printers, it sometimes seems cheaper to buy a new printer than replacement cartridges for the one you already own.
Yes, you can still be productive with classic Macs, Thomas Ahart, The Productive Mac. Mac OS X and modern hardware are great, but those old Macs with System 7 through Mac OS 9 pull their weight as well.
Macintel 'Books earlier than expected?, PC power users picking PowerBooks for personal use, and more, The 'Book Review. Also more on the MicroAdapter and big 'Books, battery charging, power iBook upgrades, new PowerBooks reviewed, DIY Lombard G4 upgrade, bargain 'Books from $380 to $1,999, and more.
Macintel mini in January?, PC Magazine on new iMac, Apple takes a bite out of Windows, and more, Mac News Review. Also MacMice products find a new home, Griffin AirClick software, Maxtor's 1 TB external drive, and a 5-drive hot-swap eSATA enclosure.

Checking out the latest Eudora replacement betas, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. The two contenders to replace classic Eudora are improving with each beta release, but both are missing crucial features and still fall short of replacing Eudora 6.2.4.

$5 USB Bluetooth dongle for Macs, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Reviews. Low End Mac begins testing low cost USB Bluetooth dongles for Mac OS X compatibility. The first one costs $5.07 and works with 10.4 and 10.5.
More Mighty Mouse alternatives, wireless safety, switching to ClipMenu, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also Apple's AirPort Card as the best solution for Pismo, Color It and Snow Leopard, and later revision Mac OS X install discs.

Old cars and old Macs revisited, Charles W Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Reflections on classic cars and old Macs.

MagSafe Adapter Replacement Program, MacBook Pro Air Rumored, iFixit Opens New MacBook Pro, and More, The 'Book Review. Also Apple notebooks expected to sell well in 2012, Ultrabook growth depends on price, and new Tim Bihn Cadet case holds laptop and iPad.
Sandboxing Could Ruin the Mac Experience, Tablets Killing Off PCs?, TenFourFox 8, and More, Mac News Review. Also Hackintosh guide, Bloodrop puts Dropbox links on your desktop, Photoshop Elements and Premier Elements at App Store, and more.