- Featured link: G4 'Book vs. Hackintosh netbook: Which makes more sense?, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac, 2010.03.08. Comparing a used 12" G4 iBook or PowerBook with a netbook running Snow Leopard, which is the more practical choice?
- Mac of the Day: Power Mac G5/2.7 GHz, Apr. 2005 - The fastest G5 CPU Apple ever used, this model included a 16x SuperDrive and shipped with 'Tiger' (OS X 10.4).
- Group of the Day: MacBook List for those using a MacBook or MacBook Pro.
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Newest Content
- OS X 10.4 Tiger Still Very Usable on a 500 MHz G3 Mac
- Simon Royal, Mac Spectrum, 03.11
- For writing and basic Internet access, a 500 MHz G3 provides sufficient power and Tiger provides fairly up-to-date software.
- iPad Gaming Potential
- Dan Bashur, Apple, Tech, and Gaming, 03.11
- Two years of developing games for the less powerful iPhone and iPod touch has prepared developers to unleash the iPad's potential.
- WPA for Original AirPort, Stainless Browser, Multiple Input Bug Persists in Snow Leopard, and More
- Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.11
- Also kudos for Shiira, G3 vs. G4 upgrade for Pismo PowerBook, and 17" PowerBook still suffices.
- March 11 in LEM history
- 98: Internet Tax Freedom Act - 99: Geek like me - 02: Why I live Microsoft free - Wireless Internet should be free - System 1.0 and Mac OS X - 03: Sentimental journey with a PowerBook 3400 - 08: Digital SLRs affordable enough to replace 35mm SLRs
- Apple Now Sees Microsoft as Less Evil than Google
- Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 03.10
- With Android threatening the iPhone's dominance, Apple views Microsoft and Windows 7 Mobile as the lesser threat.
- Back to My Comfortable Place with OS X
- Simon Royal, Mac Spectrum, 03.09
- After 10 years on Macs, switching to Windows and Linux only highlighted the elegance and consistency of the Mac experience.
- MacBook vs. HackBook: You Get What You Pay For
- Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job, 03.09
- You can buy a used PowerBook or a hackable netbook, or you can buy a notebook with enough computing power to do real work.
- The iPad as Your In-between Mac
- Dan Bashur, Apple, Tech, and Gaming, 03.09
- Apple's iPad will have a place as the in-between Mac that can do a lot of the light duty tasks typically done on a notebook.
- Apple vs. HTC Will Delay iPad Competitors
- Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market, 03.09
- By filing suit against HTC, Apple may slow adoption of the Android platform while giving Windows 7 Mobile an unexpected boost.
- More links in our editorial archive.
Recent Deals
- Best iPod touch Deals (03.11)
- Refurb 8 GB, $149; 16 GB, $199; 32 GB, $249; 64 GB, $339; new 3G/8 GB, $184; close-out 2G/16 GB, $229; 3G/32, $270; 64, $355. Shipping included.
- Best 17" MacBook Pro Deals (03.11)
- Used 2.33 GHz, $1,099; 2.5, $1,349; refurb 2.66, $1,949; 2.93, $2,199; new 2.8, $2,249 after rebate; 3.06, $2,749.
- Best Mac OS X 10.5 Deals (03.11)
- "Leopard" one user, $180; upgrade from 10.4, $150; 5 users, $400; Server, 10 users, $493; unlimited users, $600.
- Best iPod nano Deals (03.10)
- Refurb 4G/8 GB, $99; 16 GB, $119; 4G/8 GB, $129; 16 GB, $139; new 5G/8 GB, $134; 16 GB, $160. Shipping included.
- Best 15" PowerBook G4 Deals (03.10)
- 1 GHz Combo, $400; 1.25 GHz, $460; 1.33 GHz SuperDrive, $539; 1.5 GHz, $550; 1.67 GHz, $589; hi-res, $800.
- Best iPod shuffle Deals (03.10)
- New 3G/2 GB, pink, $53; other, $55, 4 GB, blue, $71; other, $73. Shipping included.
- Best 12" PowerBook G4 Deals (03.09)
- 867 MHz Combo, $400; SuperDrive, $469; 1 GHz Combo, $430; SD, $479; 1.5 GHz Combo, $489; SD, $529.
- Best 17" PowerBook G4 Deals (03.09)
- 1.0 GHz, $639; 1.67 GHz, $699.
- Best Mac Pro Deals (03.09)
- Used from $1,200; refurb 2.66 GHz 4-core, $2,149; new 2.66, $2,299; refurb 2.93, $2,549; new, $2,899; refurb 2.26 8-core, $2,799; new, $3,045; more.
- More deals in our archive.
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Around the Web
- Opinion: I want a Mac Mini on steroids, Seth Weintraub, Computerworld, 03.09. Recipe for a $1,000 turbo Mac mini: Core i7 CPU, discrete graphics card, support for 8 GB of RAM, and SSD instead of a hard drive.
- News: ClubMac merging with MacMall, Fairer Platform, 03.11. MacMall has owned ClubMac for years now, prices are the same, and it just doesn't make sense to keep the fading brand alive.
- Web: Finally, a Major New Reason to Use Blogger: Easy Custom Templates, Harry McCracken, Technologizer, 03.11. "Blogger's template designer will be available to all Blogger users today as an opt-in offering with fifteen starter templates...."
- History: Apple's long history of lousy first reviews, The Week, 03.09. Panned when new: Macintosh, iMac, iPod, iPhone, and Newton.
- Analysis: Reviewing Products They've Never Used, Gene Steinberg, Tech Night Owl, 03.09. "When the iPad is released, I will go over to the local Apple Store . .. I will spend as much face time with one that I can get and then decide whether it is something that I need to have."
History:
The Secret Origin of Windows, Technologizer, 03.08.
Tandy Trower recounts the inside story of his experience in transforming Windows from vaporware into a product that has left an unmistakable imprint on the world.- Analysis: Are Macs really cheaper to manage than PCs?, Tom Kaneshige, Macworld, 03.09. "Macs in the enterprise aren't just cheaper to manage - they're a lot cheaper, according to a new survey released today by the Enterprise Desktop Alliance."
- News: Trust And Safety, Twitter, 03.09. Twitter launches new service to protect users against phishing and other deceitful attacks by routing all links so it can detect, intercept, and prevent the spread of bad links.
- Analysis: How Ad Blockers hurt your favorite Web sites, Jim Dalrymple, The Loop, 03.07. "We are trying to bring readers interesting content everyday -- the way we make money is through advertising. If everyone used an ad blocker, we wouldn't have jobs."
- Tech: Apple Confirms: iPad Uses PowerVR SGX Graphics Hardware, Mac Rumors, 02.23. Apple states: "An iPad is a PowerVR SGX device and supports the same basic capabilities as other SGX devices."
- Software: Opera 10.5 Beta for Mac Includes Tiger Support, Cocoa, Growl, Multitouch Gestures, Mac Observer, 02.25. Opera 10.5 beta adds a lot, including Tiger support, but "ends support for PowerPC".
- Opinion: iPod touch vs. Nintendo DS: The parent's perspective, Peter Cohen, The Loop, 02.22. Inexpensive games, trial versions, lots of memory for saving your game state, no cartridges to lose, and it's a handheld computer.
- Opinion: The handful of programs that keep me using an Apple Macintosh, Applepeels, 02.22. "The applications that let you get your work done are really what hold you in one world or keep you using multiple operating systems."
- News: Jobs: Flash dead like the iMac's 'missing' floppy drive, Electronista, 02.18. Jobs says Flash "is obsolete technology that should be dropped in favor of a better option."
- Tech: NVIDIA's Optimus is primed for new Apple MacBooks, Jon Stokes, ars technica, 02.23. "In a nutshell, Optimus allows seamless, invisible switching between Intel's still-anemic integrated graphics processors (IGPs) and NVIDIA's popular discrete mobile GPUs."
- History: Top 10 worst Apple products of all time, Shaun Nichols, Iain Thomson, PC Authority, 02.15. A very good overview of some of Apple's worst products, although you might disagree with some items listed.
- Tech: USB 3.0 Tested: How Fast Is It in the Real World?, Michael J. Miller, PCMag, 02.11. "...did see a notable performance improvement . . . but it wasn't anywhere near the 10X improvement in rated connection speed, or the two to three times improvement I was hoping to see."
- Tech: Macintosh Type and Creator Codes, Vintage Mac Museum, 02.14. "One of the things which makes Mac files different from their DOS and UNIX brethren is the inclusion of metadata in the file called 'type' and 'creator' codes."
- News: USB power outlet, iPhone Universal Remote impress at Macworld, Jacqui Cheng, ars technica, 02.14. Fastmac U-Socket has 2 AC and 2 USB wall outlets - first such product on the market that meets electrical safety specs.
- Analysis: How to speed up the Internet? Duh, speed up the ads, Paul Boutin, Venture Beat, 02.10. "...the biggest cause of slowness on most websites isn't the site's own HTML, it's the ads they call in from someone else's servers."
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