- Featured link: Apple's eMate still a great tool in the classroom, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh, 05.09. How one teacher equipped his classroom with eMates with his own money - and plans to keep using them as long as possible.
- Mac of the Day: PowerBook 500 Series, May 1994 - 25-33 MHz 68040 powered PowerBooks with smart batteries, grayscale and color displays.
- List of the Day: G-Books is for G3 PowerBooks and iBooks.
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- Leopard is the way to go, even on most old G4 Macs, Carl Nygren, My Turn, 05.14. The useful and just cool features in Mac OS X 10.5 make this the biggest step forward in the history of the Mac OS.
- Mac OS 9 still nice, anticipating Odysseus, PowerBook 1400 upgrades, and more, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 05.14. Also rebuilding PowerBook batteries, FastMac vs. NuPower replacement batteries, and only one G4 upgrade left for WallStreet PowerBooks.
- Windows on Macs: Three paths for integration, Jason Packer, Macs in the Enterprise, 05.14. Mac users have three routes for running Windows apps: Run Windows using Boot Camp or virtualization, or use a compatibility layer such as WINE.
- Up-to-date or low-end, we need technology in our schools, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing, 05.14. Modern computers are great educational tools, but sometimes less distracting options (like no Internet) make more sense.
- Best iMac G4 deals, 05.14. Used 15" 800 MHz Combo, $320; SuperDrive, $380; 1 GHz Combo, $400; SD, $485; 17" 1.25 GHz, $459; 20", $750.
- Best Mac OS X 10.0-10.3 deals, 05.14. Mac OS X 10.0.3, $40; 10.1, $49; 10.2, $60; 10.3 DVD, $50; CD, $100; 10.1 Server, unlimited users, $109; 10.3 Server, $130.
- Best MacBook Air deals, 05.14. 1.6 GHz, 80 GB, $1,694 after rebate; 1.8 GHz, $1,994 a/r; 1.6 GHz, 64 GB SSD, $2,689 a/r; 1.8 GHz, $2,950 a/r; SuperDrive, $99.
- Mac of the Day: PowerBook 500 Series, May 1994 - 25-33 MHz 68040 powered PowerBooks with smart batteries, grayscale and color displays.
- List of the Day: G-Books is for G3 PowerBooks and iBooks.
- May 16 in LEM history: 98: iMac: A second look - 00: Raised in a 6-color world - 01: The exclusivist Mac - Troubleshooting your Mac - 02: MP3 and the Mac - SE/30 catharsis - 03: Don't confuse a pretty interface for an easy OS - SCSI and OS X on a beige G3 - 05: The Apple III and Lisa era - Bigger, faster, more: Enough! - G4 upgrade for iMac A-D - 06: MacBook - PowerBook 3400: Surprisingly useful and spry - 07: MacBook value equation - 3 GB in a MacBook
- 10 cult Macs adored by collectors, Tamara Keel, Digital Fossils, 05.13. Macs are not only noted for their longevity, but also by the passion which collectors have for some of the most interesting models ever made.
- Low End Mac's Compleat Guide to the Lombard PowerBook G3, Charles W. Moore, 'Book Value, 05.13. With the Lombard PowerBook, Apple abandoned the legacy ADB and serial ports for USB, trimmed 20% from WallStreet's weight, and hit 400 MHz.
- Best PowerBook G3 deals, 05.13. Used 14" WallStreet G3/266 MHz, $90; Lombard G3/400 MHz, $200; Pismo G3/400 MHz, $300; 500 MHz, $350.
- Best Apple TV deals, 05.13. Refurb 40 GB Apple TV, $199; new, $210; refurb 160 GB, $279; new, $319.
- Best Xserve deals, 05.13. Used 1 GHz dual G4, $1,399; close-out 2.0 dual-core Xeon, $1,999; refurb 2.66, $2,799; 3.0, $3,499; new 2.8 GHz quad, $2,888; 8-core, $3,299; 3.0, $4,059.
- More links in our archive.
Around the Web
- Software: Cyberduck 3.0, Scott McNulty, TUAW, 05.15. "Recently Cyberduck 3.0 was released, and it brings with it a bunch of neat new features..."
- Advice: The Top 10 Free Software List For Your Mac, Alexis Kayhill, Mac 360, 05.14. You may not agree with all 10, but you may also find a freeware winner you weren't already aware of (iBackup for instance).
- OS X: Leopard tamers: 9 terrific interface tweaks, Ryan Faas, Computerworld, 05.14. Want to make Leopard work more like the Tiger you're familiar with. Want to change the way Leopard does some things? Here's the software to do it....
- Benchmarks: From the Lab: Comparing new iMacs to older models, James Galbraith, Macworld, 05.14. How do the new iMacs and recent iMacs compare with a 2.1 GHz iMac G5? Macworld tells all.
- Huh?: Existing USB ports may face trouble powering new breed of peripherals, David Berlind, ZDNet, 08.17. All USB ports supply 5V of power, but not all supply the standard 500mA things like external bus-powered hard drives require.
- Tech: All USB ports aren't created equal, Jason D O'Grady, The Apple Core, ZDNet, 05.09. "It seems that only the front USB port on the MacBook offers a full powered, full speed bus. On the MacBook Pro the magic USB port is the left one...."
- News: Hitachi delivers 7200RPM 2.5-inch Travelstar drive, Joshua Fruhlinger, Engadget, 05.07. 320 GB, 7200 rpm, same power draw as a 5400 rpm drive. $219 retail price. Get in line.
- Software: ixMicro Drivers, , 05.06. Drivers for the long discontinued Twin Turbo 128, Road Rocket, ixTV, and more.
- Opinion: Why I switched to a Mac after 20 years of Windows PC, Greg Wilson's Ramblings, 04.30. "Overall, I'm glad I made the switch. I do think it's a better OS for most things."
- Opinion: Extended II, Sven-S. Porst, Quarter Life Crisis, 04.30. "And after getting the iMate I eventually picked up my dad's good old Apple Extended II keyboard. And it's just wonderful."
- Review: Macessity LowKey Stand, PC Fastlane, 04.28. This aluminum stand is designed to perfectly complement iMacs and includes a 4-port USB 2.0 hub.
- AAPL: pple 2Q Revenue up 43 Percent, Jeff Gamet, Mac Observer, 04.23. Best quarter ever for Apple with Mac sales up over 50% of holiday quarter and year-ago quarter, 10.6 million iPods sold, and 1.7 million iPhones.
- Low End: Mac Modder Transforms Old PowerBook Into Sleek Desktop, Bryan Gardiner, Wired, 04.22. "Fashioned from two sheets of white acrylic and lined with perforated steel, this desktop system was once an old and busted Apple PowerBook . . . before Richard Hunt worked his modding magic."
- Opinion: History's 5 Best Interface Designs, Charlie Sorrel, Wired, 04.22. The best user interfaces ever: manual camera settings, the computer mouse, the record player, the manual transmission, and the lowly knob.
News:
Microsoft Kills PlaysForSure Song Keys, Jeff Gamet, iPod Observer, 04.23.
"[Microsoft] is shutting down the servers that manage MSN Music PlaysForSure licenses. The servers will shut down on August 31, 2008...."
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