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Past 7 Days on Low End Mac

• Apple gave Psystar enough rope to hang itself, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 07.18. By not filing suit against Psystar immediately, Apple allowed the company to do enough to give Apple an air-tight case.
• 4-core Core2 Extreme mobile CPU in August, 256 MB SSD coming to MacBook Air, and more, The 'Book Review, 07.18. Also Centrino 2 shipping, OS X running on tiny MSI Wind notebook, fuel cell notebooks one step closer, free laptop tracking service, bargain 'Books from $150 to $2,649, and more.
• Google's 'really good' iPhone app, 10 alternatives to the iPhone, Car Care app, and more, iNews Review, 07.18. Also iPhone 2.0 gives new life to original iPhone, free and low-cost apps, 3G 'tough to kill', inside the iPhone 3G, accessories for the iPhone 3G, and much more.
• PowerBook Duo and DuoDock problems, no TPM on most Intel Macs, iTunes for Linux, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 07.17. Also a Mac mini that displays some Web images in grayscale, vintage Mac desktop patterns, where to sell a used Mac, dithered images, and more.
• The Windows death spiral, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 07.16. Sure, Vista user share is growing, but it's not enough to offset defections to Macs and Linux. This is the beginning of the end for Windows.
• Vista is not 'leaving Macs in the dust', Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 07.16. Now that Windows XP has been officially discontinued, Vista sales are surging. Mac sales are growing too.
• Superior dithered images with HyperDither, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Reviews, 07.16. HyperDither reintroduces the dithering alogrithm intoduced by Bill Atkinson and creates better dithered images than Photoshop.
• Buying glasses online, iCab on G3 iMacs, USB adapter for WallStreet, long term support, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 07.16. Also whether a 1.67 GHz PowerBook is a sensible choice, midrange or top-end the best value, Opera can change the way you work on the Web, and more.
• Bringing a 233 MHz iMac into the Mac OS X age, Carl Nygren, Classic Macs in the Intel Age, 07.15. Upgraded with 128 MB additional RAM and a larger hard drive, the iMacs was ready for Mac OS X 10.2 'Jaguar' - and runs it very nicely.
• Apple is 'enterprise ready', whatever that means, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 07.15. The term 'enterprise' can mean anything from a one-person business using a computer to a multinational conglomerate.
• Hooked on Macs, new and old, Simon Royal, My First Mac, 07.15. Starting with an old Quadra in 2000, Royal left behind Windows and began acquiring his own stable of Macs.
• You have to be able to see the screen: Buying prescription specs online, Charles Moore, 'Book Value, 07.15. Computing can be a challenge if you're far- or nearsighted, and you can save a bundle by ordering your eyeglasses online.
• How to upgrade your eMac without cracking the case, Jason Packer, Macs in the Enterprise, 07.14. Some people like to replace the components inside their computers, but with FireWire and USB 2.0, Apple has made it easy to upgrade using external drives.
• High schoolers are students too, Kev Kitchens, Kitchens Sync, 07.14. Apple is missing out on a great opportunity by not offering education pricing to high school students.
• New Iris 1.0 image editor not quite ready for prime time, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 07.14. Compared to Photoshop Elements 6, Pixelmator, and even the low-end Acorn, the first release of Iris doesn't seem to offer comparable value.
• Snow Leopard and TPM, OS and application commonality, two cents on Linux for Macs, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 07.14. Also Apple shouldn't charge $10 for new iPhone/iPod touch OS, Fedora Core 9 recommended, other VHS to Mac options, and vintage Macs everywhere.
• Macs: Better by design, Tamara Keel, Digital Fossils, 07.11. From the beginning, Macs have stood apart from other computers with their attractive and intelligent design.
• Upgrading your eMac for better gaming and hi-res video performance, Carl Nygren, Classic Macs in the Intel Age, 07.11. This eMac started out with too little RAM and not enough hard drive space. With several upgrades, it plays games quite well and handles HD video content nicely.
• Opera trumps Safari, flashed video cards for Macs, hacking Leopard for G3 Power Macs, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 07.11. Also expectations for future MacBooks, more power than expected from a CPU upgrade, ADB and QuickCams, Snow Leopard and PowerPC, and more.
• Migrating to the iPhone 3G, spotty 3G coverage from AT&T, Google Talk for the iPhone, and more, iNews Review, 07.11. Also the iPhone tsunami, true cost of the iPhone, iPod shuffle on last legs?, cassette case for iPods, charging options, and much more.
• MacBooks cheaper than PC laptops, SSD power draw debated, MacBook Air showdowns, and more, The 'Book Review, 07.11. Also Samsung fires up 128 GB SSD, next gen MacBook Pro design, drawbacks of MagSafe, 7200 rpm vs. 5400 rpm drive benchmarks, bargain 'Books from $150 to $2,649, and more.
• Vista drives hack to Mac, back to Opera, Take Control of Backup, Odysseus public beta, and more, Mac News Review, 07.11. Also power management for Macs, 10 tips to extend your computer's life, PDF now an ISO standard, Flock 1.2.3 browser, and SlimKey Stand with built-in USB 2.0 hub.

Around the Web

• News: Apple #3 Computer Company in US with 8.5% Market Share, Bryan Chaffin, Mac Observer, 07.16. "Apple's computer growth was 38.1% year-over-year, enough to edge past 4th place vendor, Acer, which holds 8.1% market share, as reported by research firm Gartner Research."
• News: Apple files suit against Mac cloners, MacNN, 07.15. "Apple has begun legal proceedings against Psystar, documents confirm."
• Tech: Intel bringing quad-core CPUs to laptops next month?, Joshua Topolsky, Engadget, 07.15. This could be just the thing the MacBook Pro needs to differentiate it from the dual-core MacBook.
• Opinion: The elephant in the living room, John Siracusa, Macworld, 07.14. "Apple could succeed where TiVo has failed. In addition to its technology and design prowess, Apple has shown that it's willing and able to take on the powers that be."
• Opinion: Original iPhones come back to life as iPod touches, Dan Moren, Macworld, 07.11. Once you upgrade to an iPhone 3G, you can use your original iPhone just like an iPod touch.
• Analysis: How the 'Apple Tax' Boosts Prices on iPod & iPhone Accessories, Joel Johnson, Popular Mechanics, 07.10. iPhones and recent iPods include an authentication chip, and most peripherals require a special chip available only from Apple to work with them.
• Analysis: Web Surfing Test Shows SSDs Better for Battery Life, Avram Piltch, Laptop, 07.05. Benchmark shows Solid State Drives draw a bit less power than hard drives, adding about 5% more time running from battery.
• Opinion: Hello: Macs Are About to Get Interesting Again, Pete Mortensen, Cult of Mac, 07.02. "The Mac is poised for innovation over the next few years on a scale that we haven't experienced since the initial move to OS X . . . new technologies are emerging to take the Mac to the next
• Opinion: Why OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard should leave PowerPC in the cold, Seamus Byrne, APC Magazine, 07.03. "...you can't lift the floor and let people walk around where the floor used to be all at the same time. Not without leaving holes for a potential rising damp problem further down the track."
• News: Apple slashes $500 from MB Air SSD price, electronista, 07.03. Cost of Solid State Drive reduced by US$400, 1.8 GHz CPU cost cut by $100, making top-end MBA $2,598.
• Advice: Master Your Digital Media with VLC, Adam Pash, Lifehacker, 07.01. "From ripping DVDs to converting files to iPod-friendly formats, let's take a look at the four coolest things you can do with VLC and start you on your way to becoming a VLC ninja."
• Huh?: Solid state drives eat battery life, don't save it for later, Dan Moren, MacUser, 07.02. "...Tom's Hardware did some extensive testing, comparing four SSDs to a conventional Hard Drive, with surprising results: the SSDs actually reduced battery time instead of extending it."
• Benchmarks: Shootout: 500 GB Notebook Drives Samsung vs. Hitachi, Bare Feats, 06.27. The Samsung benchmarks slower overall, but it's only 9.5mm thick and fits all notebooks. Hitachi's faster drive is thicker and only fits some notebooks.
• News: Survey: 8 in 10 businesses now using Macs, Gregg Keizer, Computerworld, 06.26. "Nearly 80% of businesses have Macs in-house, nearly double the percentage that said they had users running Mac OS X two years ago, a research firm said today."
• Virus: How to Protect Yourself from the New Mac OS X Trojans, Rich Mogull, TidBITS, 06.24. "The good news is that based on the nature of the vulnerability the risk is low, but the bad news is that this kind of attack could become more serious."
• Benchmarks: AA Battery Test, Zach Honig, Popular Photography, 06.25. 7 sets of single-use and 7 sets of rechargeables tested - which has the best value?
• History: 5 Obsolete Storage Formats, Charlie Sorrel, Wired, 06.19. Remember 8-tracks, paper tape for computers, Zip! disks, cassette tapes, and Sony's MiniDisc? Some aren't completely dead yet, but definitely on the way.
• News: OS X Trojans in wild: beware of geeks bearing gifts, Dan Moren, MacUser, 06.23. Two Trojans for Mac OS X found in the wild: the ASthtv05 and PokerGame.
• News: Optimized Firefox 3 builds available, Brett Terpstra, TUAW, 06.23. Called "Minefield", optimized versions are available for Intel and G5 Macs. No word yet on a G4 build.
• History: Cracking Open the Apple Macintosh Classic, Mark Kaelin, Tech Republic, 06.17. "In this Cracking Open Photo Gallery, TechRepublic examines just what went into a Mac Classic - and what technology was like in 1991."

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