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Mac Lab Report

2002 Index

Never misplace another CD-ROM, 12.26. Using Disk Copy to create image files from your software CDs for greater convenience, faster file access, and less disc swapping.
An Xserve for the classroom, part 2, 12.19. Plenty more lessons learned while configuring the Xserve for use in the classroom.
Cloning iBooks for classroom use, 12.12. FireWire Disk Mode really speeds up the process of duplicating a standard configuration from one Mac to another.
How a revised Cube could save Apple Education, 12.05. Apple needs a low-cost computer for the education market. Retooling the Cube could be just the way to do it.
Advice for Apple Education: Let's get to it, 11.21. If Apple wants the education market back, it needs to work with real teachers to solve real problems in real schools. Here are some ideas to make Apple the front runner.
Jaguar faster, smoother, more responsive, 11.14. "I found Jaguar to be faster, smoother with the eye-candy effects, and generally more responsive than any of the other previous incarnations of OS X."
Problems upgrading from 10.1 to Jaguar, 11.11. Partition too small to use the upgrade, and you can't install the upgrade without OS X already installed.
An Xserve for the classroom, 11.07. A grant puts an Xserve in the classroom to replace an ancient G3 with AppleShare IP.
Job opening at a nice Mac-infested school, 10.31. Deer Valley HS is looking for a 9th grade physical science teacher - your iMac is waiting for you.
StarQuiz review, 10.24. "There are only a few features missing from StarQuiz to make it a truly outstanding package...."
Why OS X on X86 is the stupidest thing Apple could do, 10.17. It's simple. You can't compete with a monopoly on their playing field.
Sites like Low End Mac more important than ever when OS 9 dies, 10.10. Apple education needs to understand how older Macs are used in real schools, not just focus on showpiece technology sales.
Adventures in ebook reading, 10.03. "I didn't really get 'into' the PDA thing until my wife introduced me to ebooks - books published electronically specifically for use on a PDA or other small device."
Apple losing ground in education, 09.26. Why Apple is losing the education market - and how teachers can effectively advocate the Mac.
A crop of newbies, 09.19. The most frequently asked Mac questions in one teacher's classroom.
Time for Apple to do the right thing, 09.12. "...Apple's in no position to be treating its faithful customers the way they have in the recent past."
Graphical Analysis 3 in the classroom, 09.05. "When it comes down to it, GA3 is simply the best tool for the job in a science or math setting."
Salute to SatireWire, 08.29. "Let us remember the barbs, the voice of sanity crying out in the dot com hurricane...."
New iMac, old Mac OS, 08.22. "Little things I really need keep yanking me back to 9. Odd little errors, missing functions, software that won't work and that I can't afford to replace."
More on the history of Apple's command key, 08.15. More on the Scandinavian and Apple II roots of the "splat" (cloverleaf) marking on the command key.
Astronomy, Macs, and Windows PCs, 08.08. "How much is the savings from that cut-rate computer worth if you can't get your work done?"
iBook takes a lickin', 08.01. Crunch. Scratch. Crack. This iBook keeps coming back for more.
The iTools bait and switch, 07.25. How changing iTools to .mac undermines Apple's presence in education.
Command key truth and fiction, 07.18. A history of the Apple/command/splat key and it's vast assortment of names.
Remembering Rodney, white folk in "Switch" ads, sticking it to PC users, and more, 07.11. A random collection of Mac-related thoughts on Rodney, race, OS X, Emagic, and several other topics.
Banned by Macworld, pro and con, 07.08. Is it really a bad thing if Apple is taking notice of your website?
Macs, PCs, support, and strategy, 06.27. Dells, displaced Macs, pathetic IT support, and a few suggestions on how Apple could address problems Macs face in education.
Five free online tools, 06.06. Five free online services useful to teachers, webmasters, and others.
Plagiarism vs. research, 06.03. A teacher's thoughts on detecting plagiarism and promoting real research.
Why I use a Mac, 05.30. Ten unabashedly personal reasons for prefering a Macintosh to that other platform.
Review: PowerKey programmable power manager, 05.23. Sophisticated Circuits' PowerKey can intelligently turn on your Mac and peripherals with a keypress or via software.
SE/30 catharsis - or not, 05.16. "I decided that I would get an SE/30 on the internal network surfing the Internet as a cathartic treatment."
Mozilla gets browsing just right, 05.09. Not only is the latest build of Mozilla nearly perfect, it's fast, too.
21 more uses for a 68K Mac, 05.06. Lots more suggestions for using those old 680x0-based Macs on today's networks.
Putting your old 68K Macs back to work, 05.02. Some suggestions for keeping your old Mac in use and out of mothballs.
A 3 millisecond lab report, 04.25. The entire lab experiment is done in 3 milliseconds thanks to computer data collection.
Macs for little kids, 04.18. My twin 3 year old sons learned to use a trackball before they could talk.
Five helpful wares for the Mac, 04.11. Some very useful programs suggested by readers of Mac Lab Report.
Tips for outdoor computing, 04.08. Adjusting your 'Book's display so you can better read it in the great outdoors.
Using an iBook cart in the classroom, 04.04. Training teachers and students how to manage the carts and use the iBooks.
Apples in science class, 04.01. Have we made any real progress by adopting Macs and leaving the Apple IIs behind?
More on AppleWorks, 03.28. Another look at ClarisWorks 4 and AppleWorks 5-6.
Improving AppleWorks, 03.21. AppleWorks 6 is great, but a few improvements could reduce the need to use Microsoft Office.
Configuring an iBook cart, part 2, 03.14. Mechanical, labeling, and AirPort issues.
Configuring an iBook cart, part 1, 03.07. First steps in setting up a cart full of iMacs for use in your school.
Four apps for your science class, 02.28. Four freeware programs that can be very useful in the science (or math or music or photography) classroom.
Why monopolies are bad, 02.14. Whether we're talking about the board game, Boss Tweed, AT&T, or Microsoft, monopolies always end up taking advantage of consumers.
Five ways to improve the LCD iMac, 02.12. First, let the bottom rotate for easy access to the ports.
Throwing a curve at LCDs, 02.07. How thinking different about flatness could improve computing.
iPhoto missing one important feature, 01.31. iPhoto is marvelous, but it's missing one very useful feature.
Why Microsoft's .NET is .not for me, 01.24. Microsoft is an illegal monopoly and I don't trust them with my data.
Educational Standards and Benchmarks on the Web and in the Classroom, 01.17. There's a tremendous opportunity for Apple or someone else to help teachers find and implement classroom standards.
Apple growing a new backbone?, 01.14. Could it be that Apple is undergoing a radical mutation and growing a new backbone?
Expo wrapup, 01.11. Cool products, stingy vendors, weird food, and other thoughts about Macworld Expo.
Digital hub incomplete, 01.10. Gaps in Apple's digital hub and Apple file formats that don't talk to each other.
Macworld and the new iMac, 01.09. A closer look at the new iMac from the show floor and some comments on the low end.
Remote control your Mac, 01.04. The pros and cons of using Timbuktu or Network Assistant to remotely manage Macs.

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