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Low End: Connecting LocalTalk devices to ethernet networks, Jag's House. Been there. Done that. Good advice.
Review: iMAXpowr, The Review, 2/29. "The iMAXpowr leaves nothing to be desired - it does exactly what it promises...."
News: Open Transport 2.6 fixes cable modem problem, Mac Night Owl. Problem introduced with OS 9 solved with OT 2.6.
Review: Contour UniMouse, Mac Junkie, 2/29. Calls our favorite mouse "everything you need in a mouse, and nothing you don't."
Opinion: On second thought . . . make mine a PowerBook, MacRocks. "If you need the power and flexibility of a desktop Mac combined with mobility, don't look to the iBook; get a PowerBook."
Opinion: Apple on sidelines as Intel, AMD race for 1 GHz, Ben Apple, Mac Junkie, 2/29. "Comparing the graphic output of an iMac to that of a Celeron with an obsolete graphics card is simply low."
Opinion: Rumor sites re-rebranding, David K. Schultz, Applelust, 2/28. After all their poor predictions, would you expect good tech advice from a rumors site?
Web: Secret About Box has overhauled their design. Very nice.
News: Retail desktop PC prices climb in January, Yahoo/PRNewswire, 2/28. PCs grow at 7.7% rate, while Mac share grows 17%.
Opinion: Apple squandering the advantage, Ask Tog. Apple had a scrolling mouse prototype ten years ago!
Opinion: The Mac Traitor, John Deke, Mac Junkie, 2/28. New column by a recent Windows convert.
Review: Free internet access for the Mac, Mac Junkie, 2/28. "Freei.net works well enough for daily use, and for the casual user is a viable replacement for services like AOL."
Opinion: OS X: What do we do with the Apple logo now?, Right On Mac!, 2/28. At this point, it's purely ornamental in OS X.
Opinion: Requiem for an abandoned email program, Mac Night Owl, 2/26. Orphaned Emailer still does yoeman duty on OS 9.
Opinion: Making iMountains out of molehills, Oliver Dueck, Mac Observer, 2/28. "...Apple seems to be pushing out products with relatively minor updates as if they were revolutionary...."
Opinion: Requiem for an abandoned email program, Mac Night Owl, 2/26. Orphaned Emailer still does yoeman duty on OS 9.
Opinion: Why at 7300/200 is good enough for me, James Dilworth, Macville, 2/25. James chose a Low End Mac "good buy" - and explains why.
News: Compucentre to start selling Macs again, MacNN, 2/24.
News: iBooks, PowerBooks four of top ten laptops in Japan, MarketView [iMac NewsPage]. iBook SE takes #2 spot on the list.
Opinion: Checking out Eudora 4.3, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 2/24. A long-time Eudora fan finds 4.3 "sort of the Eudora Light experience amplified."
Adviced: Creating the two-headed Mac monster, epinions, 2/24. Adding a second monitor to a Mac really is easy.
Opinion: 2...4...8...16...32...64...68?!?!, Fred Orispää, osOpinion. Interesting thoughts on computer speed. Not a Mac article, but a good read.
Opinion: The MacRumor millers, Robert Leone, osOpinion. "It is very easy to create a rumor." Includes two original rumors.
Web: Low End Mac home page now available in a printer-friendly, WebTV-friendly version.
Hands on: Power Mac G4/400, Daniel Lyons, MacBC, 2/24. "Out of sheer luck, I wasn't ready to order my new machine until after the keynote address...."
Review: Beige is beautiful with G3/466 upgrade, Bare Feats, 2/24. US$260 upgrade turns old G3/266 into a powerhouse.
Opinion: How much power do we need?, Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe, 2/24. "I can't recall the last time I needed more horsepower than these [older] machines provide."
News: MacTreasures site coordinating Mac school donations, Applelinks, 2/24. Company facilitates contact between schools and donors.
Opinion: Pismo (or not) and the new iBooks, Charles Moore, MacSimple, 2/23. The Road Warrior calls the new PowerBook Apple's best ever.
Review: Kensington TurboBall, Mac Observer, 2/23. One of the best negative product reviews I've ever seen.
Opinion: It's time to bring back eWorld, Christopher Turner, MacinStart, 2/23. "I believe the time is right for eWorld to make a comeback . . . as a WebObjects-based extension of the whole iTools idea."
Opinion: Why me? I didn't ask for the job, Greg Gazin, Edmonton Sun, 2/23. "When someone finds out you're a Mac User, it opens a great big can of worms."
Opinion: Two eyeballs, one user, Lisa Schmeiser, Macworld, 2/23. "All the Internet sites look similar. How do you create a brand image that works...?"
Humor: Mac decelerator card announced, Not Macworld, 2/23. Top quality CPU replacment drops any Mac's performance.
Deal: Hawking 10/100 Broadband DSL/Cable SOHO Router, from $147 before $50 rebate, dealmac, 2/23. Share a cable or DSL connection with up to 254 users.
Advice: Changing default browser mail program, SmartMac, 2/23. This is how I use Claris Emailer with Internet Explorer. dk
Low End: Web access under System 6, Jag's House. All you need is a megabyte Mac and a modem.
Opinion: Upgrade fever, Bob Allis, MacBC, 2/23. His PowerBase 180 now has a 300 MHz G3.
Advice: Having fun with sound, Computing With Bifocals, 2/23.
Opinion: The mistress of mayhem strikes again, Babes in Boyland, 2/23. What do you do when your evil twin orders an iBook SE?
Analysis: Mac OS X DP3, Rourke McNamara, 2/22 [Slashdot]. "OS X is amazing."
OS X: Mac hits another home run, Business Week.
Opinion: Lemmings 2000, Infinite Loop 8, Applelust, 2/22. "Lemmings have a remarkable facility for blindness; they fail to see real obstacles. They think if they come across any obstacle they can cross it, and this is their flaw."
News: IBM delivering G4 chips, AppleInsider, 2/22. "Beginning some time last month, IBM began manufacturing and shipping Apple finalized versions of the PowerPC G4...."
News: Macs Only! receives Macaid "5 Star" award "5 Star" award. BTW, Macs Only! is the first Mac-centric site I visit each morning. dk
Opinion: Why MS is grabbing at straws, osOpinion. I've said it; RC says it. Windows "is becoming the only OS that is not Unix based."
Dark Side: Microsoft loses Windows trademark, MacAddict, 2/22. South Korean publisher owns "Windows" trademark in South Korea.
Web: Dr. Webster's Guide to the MacQuarium
Analysis: OS X performance on a G3, Michel Munger, Mac Observer, 2/22. Lots of good data, especially about object oriented display.
Opinion: An old freedom dies, jamie, Slashdot, 2/21. About internet filtering - including examples of blocked non-porn content.
Opinion: I love my Mac. Period. Ms. Geek. About Macs, the cloning debacle, "guerilla" ads, and more.
News: Newer Technology Online Store open, iMAXpowr G3/466 iMac upgrade, other products available for direct purchase.
News: NY Times charges $2.50 to read "past" articles, John Farr, Applelinks, 2/21. We've avoid linking to the Times because it requires registration, but this is preposterous. Go get 'em, John!
News: RAM prices continue downward slide, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 2/21. 64 Mbit chips approaching US$5 ($40 for 64 MBytes of memory).
Review: Maxtor's Fast 40GB DiamondMac Plus, Accelerate Your Mac!, 2/21. Fastest hard drive they've ever tested.
News: Caltech recommends PCs; criticizes Mac browser, Java support, MacNN, 2/21. While not mandating PCs, technology department recommends against them.
Web: iCab 1.9a available. Still lacks Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets.
News: German Mac market growing, Macwelt [MacSurfer]. Not a huge presence in Germany, Apple has climbed to the #8 spot.
News: Apple Store offers 7-day price protection, Mac Observer, 2/21.
Advice: Developing and implementing a backup plan, Paul Shields, Applelinks, 2/21. Very thorough.
Opinion: (Malcolm) OS X T-shirts and mistaken identity, Rodney O. Lain, The iMac, 2/21. "I wonder if Apple is aware of the problems they've caused for black Mac lovers like myself?"
Opinion: Universalized, serialized, and bussed, John Martellaro, Applelinks, 2/21. Thoughts on USB, the iBook, FireWire, AirPort, and the death of SCSI.
Advice: Getting rid of spam, Tim Hillman, MacCentral, 2/21.
News: GraphicConverter adds support for JIF, Mac Observer, 2/21. Jeff's Image Format replaces GIF, avoids use of patented LZW compression.
Opinion: Too much of a good thing?, David Larson, MacinStart, 2/20. "I think that by adding more and more products to its default line-up, Apple might end up back in the same place it was during the mid-1990's."
Opinion: Loneliness and the Internet, Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, Useit.com, 2/20. "Why is the telephone considered a superior form of social contact relative to the Internet...?"
News: Spammers forced to tell the truth, Wired News, 2/19. "[Senders must] use the exact characters 'ADV:' ... as the first four characters in the subject line of an unsolicited commercial electronic mail message," reads the so-called Colorado Junk Email Law, House Bill 1309.
Opinion: The long wait is over!, Bob Allis, MacBC, 2/18. "The Graphite iBook with a 366 Mhz G3 for $200 more - I am not convinced."
News: ixMicro shuts down; no support available, MacNN, 2/18. They made good video cards, had good support, and will be missed.
Dark Side: "Hidden" licensing fees could cost Windows 2000 buyers plenty, Applelinks, 2/18. Up to $190 additional for "client access fees" which are required for Win2K users who need to access Win2K servers. (more on Cnet)
News: Colorado lawmakers OK internet ad bill, Excite News, 2/18 [Slashdot]. Spam must be clearly labeled "ADV:" or be liable to fine of $10 per incident.
News: Apple Japan took one-third of 1999 desktop market, iMac NewsPage, 2/18.
News: Australia labeled "great market" for Apple, MacChat, 2/18. "Australia will receive the new products announced at Macworld Tokyo within a few days."
Benchmark: G4/400 shootout, Bare Feats, 1/18. Upgrade beige G3 vs. 7500 vs. Yikes! and Sawtooth G4s.
Web: It's pronounced jiff, 60-Second Window. This settles the debate about how to pronounce ".gif" files.
Opinion: Lonesome Internet blues, take 2, Scott Rosenberg, Salon, 2/18. Flawed Standord study sees email, chat outside the realm of human contact.
Opinion: Misfire awards, Loose Cannons, Applelinks, 2/18.
Advice: Older PowerBooks: Going portable on an iTeen budget, Mac Observer, 2/18. "Did you know you can now buy a [used] color PowerBook for little over a hundred dollars?"
News: XLR8 displays multiprocessor Carrier at Macworld Tokyo, Macs Only!, 2/18. Allows use to two G4 ZIF modules - more on the XLR8 site.
Analysis: Apple's new Japanese focus, MacWeek, 2/17.
Opinion: Is Apple in trouble?, Philip Machanick, MacOpinion, 2/17. "The big seller today is ultralight notebooks, which the PowerBook isn't."
Opinion: How do you spell WWW?, Marc Zeedar, MacOpinion, 2/17. A reminder that spelling and grammar count on the web.
Thank you, visitors. Tuesday was Low End Mac's busiest day ever.
Huh? Apple doublespeak, MacNN, 2/16. Ongoing controversy: Did Apple block FreeMac.com from buying a million iMacs?
Connectivity: How easy it was to create a home network using DSL, The iMac, 2/16. Just over an hour to share DSL between two Macs.
News: Apple store opens in Canada, ehMac. Canucks can finally order build-to-order Macs.
Web: iBook Gamer [Macs Only!]. New site about gaming on the iBook.
OS: Apple, AOL veterans making Linux easy, Cnet, 2/16. They're working on "a version of Linux your mother could use."
Advice: iTools not just for OS 9, Macworld, 2/16. Yes, you can use iTools with older systems - I do. dk
News: The new Macs, Mac News Today, 2/16. Quick overview of iBook SE, Power Mac G4/500, and the new PowerBook G3.
Opinion: PowerBook - Ugh!, David Norton, MacMilitia, 2/16. Apple needs a better naming convention - and this isn't it.
Opinion: PowerBook 1400 gets new ticket to the fountain of youth, Charles Moore, MacSimple, 2/16. "But does upgrading a 1400 make sense?"
News: Apple Store Canada. Canadian prices, French pages.
Web: MacMall overhauls website, announces new Macs in stock this week.
News: Apple unveils new iBook, PowerBook, Power Mac G4 at Macworld Expo, Applelinks, 2/16.
News: Apple SEs iBook, MacAddict, 2/16.
News: Study finds heavy Internet users are isolated, Washington Post, 2/15 [Apple's Orchard]. But is heavy internet use the cause or effect?
Opinion: Another view on the speculation and rumor issue, Joey Cooper, MacMilitia.
News: Apple stock closes at all time high, Wes George, Mac Observer, 2/15. This is starting to sound like a broken record. :-)
Review: Sonnet G3/350, 400, XLR8 G3/350 upgrades, The Review, 2/15.
Opinion: Two radically opposing views on Pismo debut - and some "rumors" observations, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 2/15. "Returning to the issue of "rumors hurt Apple" for a moment, I am highly skeptical...."
News: Qualcomm releases Eudora 4.3, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 2/15. Users express great satisfaction with beta, eager for commercial release.
News: MS completes second preview release of IE 5, MacCentral, 2/15.
Opinion: A note from Andy, Steve Wood, 2/15. Thoughts on freebies and reviewing with integrity.
Opinion: It's a 3D-licious World Wide Web, The Idiots, Mac Observer, 2/15. That state of 3D on the Web.
History: Inventing the Lisa interface, Rod Perkins.
Opinion: Macworld Tokyo rumor madness out of control, John Farr, Applelinks, 2/14.
Opinion: Back to the future, James Dilworth, Macville, 2/14. The incredibly long usable lifespan of the Macintosh.
Wanted: Wizardry I for Macintosh,This Old Gamer, MacMilitia. If you have a copy of this treasure, please contact Joey or Dan Knight . dk
News: Major Canadian retailer discontinues Apple products, MacNN, 2/14. CompuCentre blames low margins, no price protection, and difficulty getting product from Apple.
Opinion: PowerBook 170 saves the day!, Mac Widow, Right on Mac!
Advice: Share & share a lot, MacSimple, 2/14. Sharing an Epson printer on a network.
Consumer: Bargain basement G3 upgrades under $200, MacReviewZone.
Hardware: Firewire to IDE external case, Accelerate Your Mac! Club Mac's US$149 case converts IDE drive into external Firewire drive.
Connectivity: Cable expands wireless links, Broadband Week, 2/14 [Slashdot]. "A new generation of wireless-broadband systems now entering the production stream may finally mean that the tools are at hand to make over-the-air connectivity a viable alternative...."
OS: Linux more reliable than Windows NT, GNet [Slashdot]. NT setup had over fifteen times as much downtime.
OS LinuxPPC 2000 due 2/14/2000, LinuxPPC [MacInTouch].
Dark Side: AMD busts out 850 MHz Athlon, Yahoo/ZDNet, 2/14.
News: "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz dies, Yahoo News, 2/13.
Hardware: Inside the iBook, Dan Parks Sydow, MacCentral, 2/12.
Opinion: Stylized email: Yes or no?, Jon Bonner, MacSoldiers, 2/12. "...since stylized e-mail messages are inevitable, instead of fighting stylized e-mail we should work together instead to come up with a standard that works."
Review: CameraMate a best buy for digital camera owners, The iMac, 2/12. USB device supports Compact Flash and Smart Media.
Opinion: iPalm, Pismo, and 17" iMacs: Stop the speculation!, John Norton, MacMilitia. "Let's just say that it's not good for Apple."
Connectivity: Using AirPort as a bridge instead of a router, Apple TIL, 2/11. Bridge mode lets you connect your ethernet network to AirPort.
Review: Hands on with the iSub, MacCentral, 2/12. Finally available, "we found the combination of Harmon speakers and the iSub a nice audio set-up that perfectly complements the new iMacs."
News: Jobs denies Apple restricted sales of iMacs, MacNN, 2/11. FreeMac was not denied the right to buy one million iMacs at retail, as they have claimed.
Dark Side: How many bugs?, John Farr, Applelinks, 2/11. Win2K has 63,000 known bugs.
Opinion: G3, G4, or GWhiz?, Dan Willis, Daily Mac, 2/11. "According to this little tidbit, Apple is expecting 550 and 600MHz G3 chips any day now...."
News: Connectix announces decisive victory in Sony lawsuit, Applelinks, 2/10. Virtual Game Station once again available.
Dark Side: Microsoft moves to mandatory software registration, ZDNet, 2/10. MS promotes this as an anti-piracy measure.
Opinion: Time for a revolt against styled email, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 2/10. "What we have here is yet another collision between functionality and aesthetics."
Survey: What kind of PowerBook is best for you?, MacBC.
Opinion: What's gone wrong with PowerPC?, Philip Machanick, MacOpinion, 2/10."If Intel can crank up the antiquated P6 design to 700MHz and Motorola can't get the much more recent G4 up to 500MHz, something has to be wrong."
Advice: Security aspect: Macs and cable modems, SecureMac, 2/10. "Cable modem users are generally the first people to be targeted by those who scan networks...."
Opinion: The one-person web is dead, Jason Snell, Macworld. As publisher, author, designer, and editor of Low End Mac, I tend to disagree.
News: Tangerine iBook appeared in 1995 movie, MacMilitia. Prescient Pixar put iBook in Toy Story four years before the product's release!
Review: iMac DV Special Edition, MacSoldiers, 2/9. "Monitor resolution and DVD problems aside, after three months of use I do not regret purchasing this iMac Special Edition and feel I got my money's worth."
Opinion: Scandals, NDAs, rumors, and the threat of attack: Why Mac webmasters are great, Joey Cooper, MacMilitia. "I'm proud to be able to be near such talented and kind people."
Web: The Road Warrior is back!, Charles Moore, MacSimple, 2/9.
Gaming: N64 USB adapter works on Macs, MacCentral, 2/9. US$30 device allows use of Nintendo 64 controllers on USB-equipped Macs.
Review: Upgrade card well back from the cutting edge: PowerForce G3/250, MacSpeedZone, 2/9. A lot of performance for US$175.
Low End: Lessons from a 5400, Macville, 2/9. "I'm amazed by the stability and responsiveness of my Performa 5400...."
Opinion: Why are you such a Mac nut?, Scott Feldstein, ATPM. "I was mid-way through college when I met up with my first Mac...."
News: Financial problems continue to plague Newer, MacNN, 2/8. Upgrade company working to restructure debts, avoid bankruptcy.
Opinion: Smoking new video card coming to a Mac near you, The Idiots, Mac Observer, 2/7. Voodoo4 and 5 designed for cross-platform performance.
Benchmark: G4 worth extra cost?, MacSpeedZone, 2/7. Real advantage comes only if you're using AltiVec enabled applications.
Opinion: Apple storms Hollywood with new movie software, KMSP.com. "iMovie, in short, is probably one of the most compelling pieces of software available for the iMac. It's also probably the most fun and one of the easiest multimedia titles."
Web: Mac Buyers Guide, Canada's up-to-date Mac source. [MacMilitia]
News: Hackers attack, overwhelm Yahoo!, NandoTimes, 2/7. Denial of service attack took down site for over two hours Monday.
OS: Carmack ports X Windows to OS X Server, Xappeal, 2/7.
Analysis: Taking chips to 10 GHz and beyond, ZDNet, 2/7. Experts predict 10 GHz CPUs by 2011.
Analysis: Does Moore's Law no longer apply?, ZDNet, 2/7. If not, there are other ways to make chips more powerful.
News: Software makers aim to dilute consumer rights, LATimes, 2/4. UCITA could allow them to change terms on the fly, turn off your software, prevent negative reviews.
Web: Buyers Guide: G4/400 daughter cards, MacReviewZone, 2/4. Only one of four cards is readily available. (Also see Low End Mac buyers guide.)
Advice: Performing a clean install, About.com, 2/7. When and how to perform a clean system installation.
Opinion: Appearance vs. reality on the Mac web, Applelust, 2/7. Interesting comments on rumor sites, among other things.
News: iCab Preview 1.9 available [MacNN]. The little browser adds some Java support among other things.
News: G4 chips still in short supply, MacUser (UK), 2/7. "...Motorola's production problems are a result of shortcomings both in the chip's design and its manufacturing process."
Advice: How to share an "unsharable" Postscript USB printer over AppleTalk, RSX Solutions, 2/7 [MacNN]. Freeware Print Desk Lite lets you share the printer on your network.
News: Semiconductors are smokin', Wired, 2/7. "Much more likely to reach the market this year is a 780 MHz PowerPC chip from Motorola...." (Yes, the folks who can't seem to supply the G4/500.)
Benchmark: Rage128 Pro vs. Rage128, Accelerate Your Mac, 2/5. Compares original G4 AGP video card with current version (available from Apple for $99 with OS 9).
Review: iMAXpowr G3, MacUser (UK). "The iMAXpowr is a revelation: an upgrade for a supposedly non-upgradable machine."
Opinion: The Great Debate, Tim Robertson, My Mac. "See, John, [the Mac-centric web] is not about business. Never has been."
Low End: Resurrecting a Mac Portable as a desktop computer, Godwin Chan.
Opinion: i-Pliance, Dan Willis, Daily Mac, 2/4. "How much power is enough?" (This article makes a lot of sense. dk)
Analysis: Why Jason needs Pismo, Christopher Turner, ATPM. "Pismo is an evolutionary release&emdash;think Lombard, with a faster processor...."
Web: New Mac search site hits the web, MacSearcher, 2/4. Search US, UK dealers for hardware, software prices.
Opinion: iMac DV SE, a gamer's perspective, Inside Mac Games. "The big question on everyone's mind is 'is this iMac a kick-butt gaming machine?'"
News: Interex files for Chapter 11; XLR8 to spin off, MacNN, 2/4. "As for XLR8, a Macintosh upgrade company that sells G3/G4 upgrades in addition to USB products, it continues to be profitable...."
Digicams: Fuji raises digicam quality bar, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 2/4. New cameras have 4.3 and 6.1 megapixels.
Opinion: Cheerleader or critic?, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 2/4. "..Apple could be even more successful if they could emulate the Japanese automakers in being genuinely interested and responsive to what their customers want...."
Inverview: Applelink's Joe Ryan, MacMilitia, 2/4.
Opinion: Mac OS X for Intel: Has the groundwork been laid?, John Kinsella, Applelinks, 2/4.
OS: Linux on a Mac is back, iTeen, Mac Observer, 2/4.
News: Epson unveils new photo printers, MacWeek, 2/4. Now I just have to pick the right one.
News: iTools license reworded, Applelinks, 2/3.
Web: Mac Night Owl, Gene Steinberg's site.
Opinion: Lucy Linux returns for the weekend, John Martellaro, Mac Opinion, 2/3. Why Linux is not a consumer operating system.
OS: 64-bit Linux arrives, ZDNet/Yahoo, 2/3. Trillian consortium will have Itanium-optimized Linux ready when the chip ships - which could give them a lot of time.
Review: Wired4DVD card, Accelerate Your Mac!, 2/2. Decoder card handily outperforms software decoding on Power Mac G4.
Opinion: iBook: the outdated machine?, Macville, 2/2. Why Apple needs to improve the iBook.
Opinion: iTools terms of service threatens subscribers' privacy, Apple's Orchard, 2/2. Could posting something to iDisk remove your copyright and ownership rights?
News: MacCain thrashes Bush, Yahoo/Reuters, 2/2. I just love it when the underdog wins.
Analysis: Outlook for faster G4 sustems gloomy, AppleInsider, 2/1. Apple may be stuck at 450 MHz until June.
Opinion: Apple Canada: The good, the bad, and the ugly, Mac Observer, 2/1.
Hands On: iMAXpowr G3/466, Insanely Great Mac, 2/1. First CPU upgrade for the iMac (Rev. A-D).
Hands On: Sonnet PB 1400 G3/333 upgrade, PowerBook Source, 2/1. Tests confirm lots more speed, improved battery life.
Opinion: KidSafe: No choice at all, Macworld. "It's a little disconcerting to be surfing a Web cobbled together by faceless people who will never be held accountable for their work."
Opinion: Want to do something about spam?, Applelinks, 2/1. "It amazes me that spam is worth the trouble to those who use it...."

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