Mac Musings

Mac Musings Archive

July to December 2002

Quartz Extreme empowers the G3, 12.31. It looked like the G3 was on its way out, but Quartz Extreme brings new life to the low end.
Further thoughts on the NetBoot Mac, MacInSchool, 12.23. More reflections of a low cost, network bootable Mac for the education market.
Thinking different about a low cost Mac for home, 12.20. Why a low-cost Mac could help classic Mac OS users and current Windows users make the switch to OS X.
File Synchronization: One step closer to OS X, 10 Forward, 12.19. Clever shareware program removes one more obstacle in the slow migration toward Mac OS X.
Thinking different about a low cost Mac for education, 12.17. One way Apple could meet the needs of the education market without cannibalizing sales of existing models.
Hello again, MacZone, 12.16. Kudos to MacZone for their responsiveness - and more on our problems with MacMall.
Good-bye MacMall, Good-bye MacZone, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 12.13. Why ads and links to MacMall and MacZone have disappeared from Low End Mac.
Give the gift of Low End Mac, 12.09. If you value Low End Mac, consider telling your friends, wearing our T-shirts, or supporting us financially.
No, don't resurrect the Cube for schools, MacInSchool, 12.06. Yes, Apple needs a low-cost Mac for the education market, but the Cube simply wasn't designed for the realities of the classroom.
The balanced Mac life, 12.05. Our tendency is to become obsessed with one thing. Instead, we need to find our own balance point.
The truth about Macs vs. PCs in our schools, MacInSchool, 12.04. "Apple, this is your war. Plan it, fund it, fight it, and win it. Commit to offering the best education solution for the dollar."
Common sense, copyright, and fair use, 11.27. Copyright law no longer serves the public good. Congress needs to overhaul copyright law to protect fair use and restore the public domain.
Notes from the publisher, 11.25. Apologies to Kim Kommando, Apple removes email block, the state of Low End Mac, and new Low End Mac services.
Apple, let my email go, 11.14. Apple is preventing hundreds of mac.com users from receiving email from the Low End Mac lists they've subscribed to.
The Hatemail Letters, 11.11. Readers weigh in on religious and political content on Low End Mac.
No questioning new 'Book value, iBook and PowerBook Page, 11.06. Faster CPUs, better video, other improvements, and lower prices make the new iBooks and PowerBooks the best value yet.
Hatemail, 10.30. How one reader has begun a crusade to ruin Low End Mac for publishing views he doesn't like.
You will pay more for broadband, 10.28. The cable companies dominate broadband, and they will find ways to charge heavier users more for Internet access.
Small changes at Low End Mac, 10.22. Two changes in the way we use links on Low End Mac, and one that has nothing to do with site design.
TiVo Points to Apple's Next Market, 10.10. The true digital hub: How Apple could boldly go where no digital video recorder has gone before.
The questionable value of .mac, 09.30. Looking for the true value of Apple's .mac service - it isn't your mailbox or homepage space.
Go ahead, stick with Mac OS 9, 09.12. "Stick with your low-end Macs and low-end operating systems. They will continue to serve you well."
United We Stand, 09.11. It's not one world, but the events of 9-11 have strengthened our identity as Americans.
Norton Utilities warning, 09.06. Norton Utilities has served me well for a decade, but booting from the 7.0 CD created no end of problems.
The evolving low end, 09.05. Unless it breaks, your hardware will always do exactly what it did when you bought it - and it may do more thanks to upgrades.
It's the software, stupid, 08.28. MHz matters less than ever at today's computer speeds. It's the software that makes the difference.
USS Clueless dissected, 08.23. In reading Den Beste's articles, I am increasingly convinced that the G4 is a dead end for multiple processor computing.
A pox on CD burning, 08.21. Burning CDs is a slow, annoying process with plenty of room for improvement, so why do we keep doing it?
Netscape 4.x revisited, 08.19. Netscape was recently updated to version 4.8. Is Netscape 4.x still a viable choice, or has it been left behind?
Apple does the right thing, 08.16. Apple's "family pricing" is a real bargain for those who want to run OS X 10.2 on two or more Macs.
The new G4 value equation, 08.14. G4 iMac price reductions, a SuperDrive eMac, three new Power Mac G4s - what's the current value picture?
Good-bye XLR8, 08.19. XLR8 is out of business, but if your CPU upgrade is already working fine, there's really no reason to panic.
Sour grapes, 08.09. Cheap is as cheap does - why Apple shouldn't port Mac OS X to today's PC hardware.
PayPal insecurity, 08.08. More on how Low End Mac was robbed via our PayPal account - and what PayPal and our bank are doing about it
Hijacked on PayPal, 08.06. PayPal, a convenient way to exchange funds, an easy way to be robbed.
Apple Services: OS X and .mac for one fair price, 08.02. By offering a services package for $120 per year, the value equation changes completely.
Website automation with PHP and MySQL, part 15, Online Tech Journal, 07.31. A little more link automation - and frustrating problems with PHP.net documentation and the imap_open function.
Links and the changing Mac Web, 07.29. The importance of linking, and the changing face of the Mac Web.
Faster G4s coming some day, 07.22. A look at Apple's track record in releasing faster models and suggestions for clearing out the current G4 inventory.
Is Jaguar worth $129, Expo Coverage, 07.18. There's no doubt that OS X 10.2 offers a lot for $129, but is it enough to justify the price?
Macworld NY 2002 keynote address, Expo Coverage, 07.17. The latest word from the mothership.
Kiss iTools good-bye, 07.17. Effective September 30, 2002, iDisk, HomePage, and your mac.com email will no longer be free.
Microsoft nonsense, 07.16. Microsoft makes more money from Office on the Mac than Apple makes in a year. What have they got to complain about?
G4 upgrades zoom past 500 MHz, Power Mac Page, 07.15. It's suddenly possible to move old Power Macs and clones past 500 MHz, and to 800 MHz and 1 GHz in some cases.
Religion on the Mac Web, 07.12. Religion is part of the Mac life. Why do some find religious viewpoints on the Mac Web so offensive?
The blacklist brouhaha, 07.10. At least eight sites have had press passes pulled. How IDG could have avoided the whole mess.
Guesses for Macworld Expo, with Anne Onymus, RumorLog, 07.08. Our best guesses at what Apple might introduce at the Expo.
Blacklists, Quicklinks, and site finances, 07.08. Thoughts on the Expo blacklist, a new Mac headline news service, and Low End Mac funding.
The Joy of X with Classic, 10 Forward, 07.05. "Mac users with the right hardware have little to lose and much to gain by running their favorite applications in Classic mode under OS X."
Macs, politics, religion, and rights, 07.01. Why we will continue to share our opinions on issues that are important to us, Mac-related and otherwise.

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