Low End Mac Editorial Archive
March 2008
- Outliners for word processing, Mac compatible WiFi cards, iWork disappoints, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.27. Also running Leopard on a maxed out Digital Audio Power Mac, Clamshell iBook hacks, Lombard external display resolutions, and collective nouns.
- Office 2008 a mixed bag for Mac users, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac, 04.02. Office 2008 is more convetional than the Windows version and runs smoothly on Intel Macs, but it's slower than 2004 on PowerPC Macs.
- 2 useful online genealogy resources, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.24. Geni is a free online tool for building your family tree, and Genealogie can be a wonderful source for those with Dutch roots.
- Fading magic at Apple, Major League Baseball's rebound, and an iMac that won't boot from a CD, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.02. Reflections on Apple's success as a business, CD-ROM problems in a G3 iMac, and Pismo processor problem solved with thermal paste.
- Major League Baseball and the Macintosh: Has the magic faded?, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.31. Good business decisions show MLB and Apple for what they are, and there's no magic to business.
- It's not the iPod's fault, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 03.31. Don't blame Apple because it doesn't support moving your music library from your iPod to your computer. Apple never claimed it could do that.
- Get more out of Leopard and Vista with these helpful volumes, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac, 03.31. Today's operating systems come with minimal printed documentation. These books will help you get a lot more out of Mac OS X 10.5 and Windows Vista.
- Mac sales up while PCs decline, college students flock to Mac, Mac mini mount, and more, Mac News Review, 03.28. Also picking the right Mac, creative uses for a Mac mini, Time Capsule reviewed, updates for Leopard, Time Capsule, and AirPort, and more.
- First 320 GB 7200 rpm notebook drive, USB ports inside MacBook Air, Modbook impressive, and more, The 'Book Review, 03.28. Also Vista on MacBook Air, 256 GB SSD you can't afford, new BTO MacBook Pro 18 percent faster, MacBook impressive, solar laptop bag, bargain 'Books from $150 to $2,699, and more.
- Can iPhone replace desktops?, medical use for iPhone, 3G iPhone on order?, and more, iNews Review, 03.28. Also tactile feedback for the iPhone, 45 second jailbreak, iPod touch Apple's sleeper device, Apple TV now a true multimedia device, and more.
- Designing a better laptop: Look to the past, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing, 02.27. Modern Apple notebooks have less expansion and upgrade options than G3 PowerBooks from a decade ago
- PowerBook 150 still a winner, Carl Nygren, My Turn, 03.27. An ancient PowerBook can be a great portable for word processing and email - and it can even browse the Web.
- Lean word processing, PowerBook 150 drawbacks, Mac ethernet issues, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.27. Also thoughts on WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, MacWrite, ClarisWorks, WriteNow, and Bean, and FireWire with modern iPods.
- When good software turns bad, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 03.26. Apple is using iTunes to give Windows users easy access to Safari 3.1. What's so bad about that?
- Rise of the Microsoft monopoly, shafted by Gizmos2go, the end of PowerPC software, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.25. Also comparing a 2003 PowerBook with a 2005 iBook, Mac ethernet problems, ownership of WordPerfect, and the power of ClarisWorks.
- 5 things Apple is doing right in 2008 - and 5 it could do better, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac, 03.24. Apple has made great strides in the past five years, but there are still a few areas that need to be addressed.
- March Madness and a Macintosh Performa, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.24. Pete Tiernan of Bracketscience uses a 1995 Mac Performa and FileMaker 2.0 to do some of the best playoff analysis out there.
- After Windows and Linux, the Mac floored me, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh, 03.24. Lee Farrell cut his teeth on the Apple II, moved to Windows, and later to Linux, but it was the Macintosh that blew him away.
- Rolleiflex MiniDigi AF 5.0: A TLR for the digital age?, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.24. The traditional Rolleiflex TLR design is back, but in a much smaller package with an LCD finder and a 5 megapixel sensor.
- Stupid Pismo tricks, 2008 edition, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing, 02.20. Six uses for the weight saving device and how to use the Pismo as a DVD player.
- Safari 3.1 fastest browser?, Macs smash sales record, Mac Pro reviews, and more, Mac News Review, 03.21. Also should Mac users run antivirus software?, AirPort Express gets 802.11n, one-touch TV for Macs and iPods, security update for Tiger and Leopard, and more.
- Intel preps 4-core notebook CPUs, 5400 rpm 1.8" hard drive from Toshiba, and more, The 'Book Review, 03.21. Also Intel and Samsung comment on Solid State Drive reliability, speeding up sleep mode on MacBooks, Microsoft losing ground with portable users, bargain 'Books from $150 to $2,699, and more.
- iPhone's growing market share, Canada too cold for iPhone?, FileMaker on iPhone, and more, iNews Review, 03.21. Also Lotus Notes coming to iPhone, Apple's iPhone simulator, enterprise email for iPhone, and more.
- The rise of the Microsoft monopoly, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.12. How Microsoft Word and Excel came to dominate both the Macintosh and Windows platforms.
- Intel Mac mini value, best YouTube browser in Tiger, additional Pismo resolutions, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.19. Also more in iSub incompatibility with Leopard, PC Card compatibility with PowerBooks, and Leopard on 3 more unsupported Power Macs.
- Newer iPods not compatible with Panther, iCab great with OS 9, and backing up to Eudora 6.2.4, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.19. Newer iPods require recent versions of iTunes, QuickTime, and OS X. Also iCab may be the best browser for Mac OS 9, and stepping back from Eudora 8 to 6.2.4.
- 13 ports in a USB 2.0 hub means never having to unplug a device, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Reviews, 03.18. If your computer doesn't have enough ports and your 4-port hub is full as well, this 13-port powered hub could be the solution to your problems.
- Power Mac G3/350, Low End Mac Benchmarks, 03.18. The legendary Blue and White Power Mac tested under Mac OS 9, 10.2.8, 10.3.9, and 10.4.11.
- Taking Linux to Mac OS X with virtualization, Keith Winston, Linux to Mac, 03.17. Thanks to products like VMware Fusion, it's easy to run your favorite Linux distro alongside Mac OS X.
- Interarchy 9: Smooth, fast, and reliable, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.17. Interarchy was already a powerful program - far more than an FTP client - and the changes in version 9 make it even better.
- Power Mac G5 vs. Intel Mac mini, video thumbnails lost in migration, OCR software, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.17. Also HARMONi compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4, a dual processor G4 auction, Internet access by digital phone, and more.
- Mac 'security' site serves malware, Penryn iMac and Mac mini soon, XBMS for Mac, and more, Mac News Review, 03.14. Also Blu-ray Macs this year, 5 months with Vista, 4 months with Leopard, Time Capsule reviewed, and more.
- MacBook Air tossed out with newspapers, Penryn MacBook and MBP reviews, MacBook Periscope, and more, The 'Book Review, 03.14. Also Intel shows 160 GB SSD, Microsoft losing ground, fix for MacBook Air overheating, mini surge protector with USB power, multiple monitors with MBP, bargain 'Books from $260 to $2,699, and more.
- iPhone 2.0 beta and SDK released, iPhone gains Exchange Server support, games planned, and more, iNews Review, 03.14. Also Apple going after business with iPhone updates, iPon nano overheats and sparks, talk to your iPod with VoiceTunes, guitar amp for iPods, and more.
- No flops, so Mac critics now exclaim that Apple isn't successful enough, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 03.13. With all their predictions of failure not panning out, Dvorak, Enderle, and others now complain because Apple isn't even more successful.
- 2.6 GHz MacBook Pro worth it?, iBook video fixed, Compact Flash vs. SSD, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.13. Also buying a used Power Mac G4, a Power Mac 7600 still in daily use, OCR software for modern Macs, and Leopard on a Blue and White G3.
- Forward into the past: Finding older software for Macs, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.12. It's not easy finding out what older versions of software are compatible with which versions of the Mac OS, let alone finding a place to download them.
- Maximum MacBook RAM, booting PowerPC Macs from USB, Eudora 8 'different', and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.12. Also possibly replacing a 1.33 GHz PowerBook with an Intel-based 'Book and recent iPod incompatibility with Panther.
- Installing Leopard from an Intel Mac, keyboard layout, and DSLR advice, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.12. How to install OS X 10.5 to a PowerPC Mac from an Intel one, keyboard layout history, and feedback on digital SLRs.
- Digital SLRs are affordable enough to replace 35mm SLRs, Dan Knight, Digigraphica, 03.11. Prices for DSLRs have dropped to record lows, and image quality generally matches or exceeds that of film.
- Pixelmator 1.1.3: A serious challenger to Photoshop Elements?, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.10. Visually arresting, Pixlemator keeps improving, but Adobe is raising the bar with Elements 6 for Mac.
- Scanners and scanning software, Macs and non-Apple WiFi hardware, midrange Macs, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.10. Also running a 12" PowerBook from Compact Flash, installing Diablo II on a PowerPC Mac with Leopard, and 30 mistakes switchers make.
- Buyer's remorse: Trading up a week-old MacBook, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 03.07. Less than a week after buying a new 2.2 GHz MacBook, Apple introduced new models. Is it worth the restock fee to move up?
- Apple outsells Dell in education, 2008 MacBooks reviewed and benchmarked, migration tips, and more, The 'Book Review, 03.07. Also an open firmware fix for PowerBook RAM slot issues, wireless FAQ for PowerBooks, 256 GB MacBook Air possible for 2009, new Samsung and Travelstar drives, bargain 'Books from $229 to $2,699, and more.
- Next iMac may have Blu-Ray, shop going Mac Hits unexpected snag, steampunk mini, and more, Mac News Review, 03.07. Also George Fox University going all Mac, Time Capsules 'server grade' hard drive, 16 GB high performance flash drive, TimeMachineEditor changes backup interval, and more.
- iPhone 1.1.4 update hacked, make your iPhone vibrate and then ring, Woz frustrated, and more, iNews Review, 03.07. Also AT&T refurbished iPhones, Abilene Christian University giving iPhone or iPod touch to incoming freshmen, charge your iPhone or iPod with solar, Nike + iPod coming to gyms, and more.
- The black MacBook is a gem of a notebook, Ben Zalutsky, No Windows for Me, 03.06. Apple's MacBook is fast, has great battery life, and is pretty well designed.
- No more ugly dates (in your digital photos), Dan Knight, Digigraphica, 03.06. Tired of ugly, blocky, wrong colored dates in your digital images? This proposal could eliminate them for good, giving you control over typeface, color, and placement.
- The Mac vs. PC debate, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing, 03.06. The debate has been raging since 1984, and the simple truth is that both types of computers do the same kind of thing, just a bit differently.
- Leopard on a Cube, G4 CPU swap limitations, Power Mac G5 a good choice?, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.06. Also looking for a scanner that works with Panther and the hsitory of expansion slots in low-cost Macs.
- Penryn advantages, Leopard on a G4 Cube, scanner advice, upgrading Sawtooth, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.05. Also why no LED backlight on the new MacBook, Final Cut mostly works with integrated graphics, and Diablo II problems under Leopard.
- One month Windows saga: Not all that bad, Ben Zalutsky, No Windows for Me, 03.04. "The experiment did help me realize how lucky I am to be a member of the Macintosh community."
- How Microsoft's Reality Distortion Field works, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 03.04. Rather than bragging about a new existing product, Microsoft promises the moon while spreading fear, uncertainty, and doubt about competing products.
- Panther faster than Jaguar, unstable browsers, best low cost Mac for video work, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.04. Also Tiger on tray-loading iMacs, firmware updates, LC 575 won't boot, booting from Compact Flash, and big hard drives on G4 Power Macs.
- When is 2.1 GHz slower than 2.0 GHz? When it's the new MacBook, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 02.28. It's completely counterintuitive, but the 2.1 GHz MacBook benchmarks slower than the 2.0 GHz model it replaces.
- Solid State Drive experiences, OS 9 browsers, Tiger install problems, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.03. A longtime SSD user weighs in, browser options for Mac OS 9, problems installing Tiger using Target Disk Mode, Odysseus to replace Eudora, and Office 2008 questions.
- The First Expandable Macs: Mac II and SE, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.03 internal expansion slots, no support for color, and no internal hard drives. The Mac II and SE changed all that.
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