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January 2005
How to change copyright law so it
once again serves the public interest, Dan Knight, Mac Musings,
01.31. "Not only would this better serve the public interest, but it
might cost Disney and others a lot less than lobbying for
ever-increasing copyright terms while still protecting their works from
pirates."
More than thermal issues hold up
the PowerBook G5, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 01.28. People
are lusting for a G5 PowerBook, but would they buy it if it had to be
big, heavy, and have a short battery life?
The Mac mini, price reductions, and
the road ahead, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.27. Price reductions on
Mac mini upgrades aren't due to poor sales or gouging early adopters.
They are due to the mini's success and other market factors.
Make a bootable OS X emergency CD with
BootCD, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 01.26. Donationware
app makes it easy to create a bootable OS X CD with your favorite Mac
utility software.
The New Standard Keyboard: What
were they thinking?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.26. "Despite the
garish color scheme and the bizarre choice to put keys in alphabetical
order, the New Standard Keyboard is innovative."
Mac mini vs. cheap Dell, Gateway,
HP, and Compaq PCs, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.21. Surprisingly,
HP and Compaq - not Dell or Gateway - have the most price-competitive
models. How do they compare with the Mac mini?
Is the Mac mini worth more than a
low cost DIY Windows PC?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 01.21.
If you're already using a PC, you can probably build a new computer for
a lot less than the Mac mini costs, but that doesn't doom the
mini.
The GUI Fruits and the Dark Angel of
the Dell, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, 01.20. The true tale of the
Gates of Greenbacks, the Angel of the Dell, and the Fruits of GUI and
of Music.
Jef Raskin, the Visionary Behind the
Mac, Jason Walsh, Apple Before the Mac, 01.19. "I avoided the
supposed "visionaries" in the company who could not understand my idea
but presented a business case: People would buy a product that they
could readily and happily use."
Should I buy a used G4 or a new Mac
mini?, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel, 01.17. Does it make any sense at all
to buy a used Power Mac G4 these days when the Mac mini offers so much
value?
Beyond the Mac mini: The
accessories market, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.13. When it comes
to accessories designed for it, the Mac mini could become the iPod of
the peripherals market.
20 reasons the Mac mini will fail and
doom Apple, Dan Knight, The Lite Side, 01.13. No mouse, no
keyboard, no monitor, no scroll-wheel, no colors, too little software,
and no floppy are just a few of the reasons nobody will buy the Mac
mini.
The overpriced Mac in 1989, Dan
Knight, Mac Musings, 01.12. Were the Macintosh SE/30, IIcx, IIci, and
Portable overpriced in comparison to the PCs of 1989?
Macs in space (er, astronomy), Jeff
Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 01.12. More and more astronomers are
discovering the Mac. Let's hope that leads to better Mac support from
manufacturers.
The impressive value of the Mac
mini, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.11. The $500 headless Mac isn't
some stripped down, barely usable computer. You just might want to buy
one for yourself.
Mac mini, 01.11. Wow, Apple really
did it. The $500 headless Mac is a reality.
Macworld Expo 2005 Keynote,
Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.11. Point-by-point overview of the Macworld
Exp 2005 Keynote Address.
The overpriced Mac in 1986-87,
Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.11. Comparing the Mac Plus, SE, and II to
the 80286 and 80386 PCs of the era.
The best Mac keyboard? I beg to
differ, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 01.10. Praise of
the Apple Extended Keyboard and Matias Tactile Pro is far from
universal.
The overpriced Mac in 1984, Dan
Knight, Mac Musings, 01.10. Looking at the personal computing world of
1984 to determine whether the original Mac was overpriced.
Apple to market 79¢ sMac,
Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, 01.07. "The sMac will be available in Snow
White, Golden Delicious, Sour Apple Green, Candy Apple Red, Mac-genta,
I've Got the Blues, and Steve Jobs' Mock Turtleneck Black."
The ill-fated Apple III, Jason
Walsh, Apple Before the Mac, 01.05. "...not only was the Apple III was
mind crunchingly expensive, it was made with none of the passion of the
Apple II or Macintosh."
Does Apple want to sell a $500
Mac?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.03. The question isn't whether
Apple can sell a headless Mac for $500 - they can - but do they want
to?
