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November 16 in Low End Mac History

Nov. 15 - Nov. 17

1999

• Backup basics, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. "I don't back up my files nearly often enough....."
• Secure your Mac, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. How to secure your Mac for multiple users (without OS 9) and protect your files from snoops.
• MyBook: A more portable Mac, Dan Knight, The 'Book Page. "How small a computer can you make using a full-size keyboard?"

2000

• One to many: Building a computer lab from scratch, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Creating a computer lab from donations and castoffs. Also, notes on Macs in the research lab.
• Standards needed, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. We need new standards that allow computers and users to share information more easily.

2001

• The future of free Web content, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Ads and affiliate fees are no longer adequate to keep the Web afloat. Where next?
• Faster browsing on your Mac, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Two fast Web browsers and how to use a RAM disk for your browser cache
• The irony of low-end Macs, John S Comeaux, My Turn. Why the low-end Macs remain a favorite.

2005

• The Mini vMac Mac Plus emulator, Andrew Conachey, Classic Mac Nostalgia. Our newest columnist will be looking at Systems 1-6, ancient software, and emulating older Macs on modern hardware.
• The next 'Book I'll buy, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. After five years, it's time to start thinking about replacing the 400 MHz PowerBook G4 - but with what?

2006

• How much Mac do you really need to run OS X?, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living. You don't need dual-core Intel processors to read email or use the Web. Here are some 1999-2001 Macs that could be all you need.
• Brother HL-5250DL: A great low cost, high quality networkable laser printer, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Reviews. For under US$250, this 1200 dpi laser printer has ethernet, does duplex printing, outputs 30 pages-per-minute, and works quietly.

2007

• Core Solo Mac mini, a Compromised Mac, Dan Knight. Take the already compromised Core Duo Mac mini, remove the second core, and watch performance plummet.
• Overheating Mac minis, 'Road Apple' label reconsidered, eMac repair extension, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also why the Mac mini is a wonderful computer, more Leopard on unsupported Macs, and contextual ads on Low End Mac.
• Core 2 Extreme hits 3.4 GHz, free old Mac software, restore pre-Leopard Dock folders, and more, Mac News Review. Also iMac "still the desktop star", a more intuitive Spaces experience, VMware Fusion updated, Dead Sea Scrolls for Accordance, and more.
• 64 GB flash drive in a MacBook Pro, Leopard kills keyboards, X3100 vs. GMA 950 graphics, and more, The 'Book Review. Also PowerBook Medic, MacBook vs. MacBook Pro, MIT's pedal powered laptop, a free battery logger, bargain 'Books from $200 to $2,719, and more.

2009

• Why Is Apple ditching netbook support now?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Mac OS X 10.6.2 deliberately removes Atom support. What does Apple have to gain by doing so?
• Psystar joins ranks of dumb criminals, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. The judge has ruled, and Psystar has been found guilty of illegally using Mac OS X on its computers.
• 4 Mac browsers updated recently, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. A look at the release version of Safari 4.0.4 and preview versions of Firefox 3.6, Chrome 4.0, and Opera 10.10.

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