Tech Tracker

Toshiba to Build Zune, Make Your Own .mac, How Soon an Email Response?, 17 Office Killers, and More

- 2006.09.01

Toshiba Will Build Microsoft Zune Players

The Zune - or should I say Pixys? - will be made by Toshiba. Toshiba has photos that show - surprise! - it looks kind of like an iPod. With bigger screen that, apparently, won't be showing video.

When Can I Expect an Email Response?

How long do you wait for an e-mail response? This study's report suggests 24 hours.

Who Needs Class When You Have a Podcast?

Is podcasting the solution to an 8 a.m. class? Students are finding it too easy to skip lectures when a podcast is available instead.

Star Trek's a Thesis

Trekkie validation: Ph.D. publishes a thesis on Star Trek as an archetype of myth.

17 MS Office Killers

Some want to argue that Microsoft Office isn't adequate to truly meet the demands of today's workplace.

Microsoft Office vs. the World - No Contest

Others think that's a bunch of baloney.

How I Created My Own .mac Replacement

Want to set up your own version of .mac? Here's a step-by-step (and very technical) how-to.

Nokia Unveils N80 Multimedia Phone

A Nokia "Treo" competitor. Great - Nokia phones are well-made and affordable, and a bit of competition will do the smartphone world a lot of good.

About LEM Support Usage Privacy Contact

This article copyright ©2006 by Ed Eubanks. Low End Mac is an independent publication and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc. Opinions expressed are those of their authors and may not reflect the opinion of Cobweb Publishing. Advice is presented in good faith, but what works for one may not work for all.
Entire Low End Mac website copyright ©1997-2016 by Cobweb Publishing, Inc. unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. Low End Mac, LowEndMac, and lowendmac.com are trademarks of Cobweb Publishing Inc. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, iPad, iPhone, iMac, iPod, MacBook, Mac Pro, and AirPort are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks and are hereby acknowledged.
Please report errors to .
LINKS: We allow and encourage links to any public page as long as the linked page does not appear within a frame that prevents bookmarking it.
Email may be published at our discretion unless marked "not for publication"; email addresses will not be published without permission, and we will encrypt them in hopes of avoiding spammers. Letters may be edited for length, context, and to match house style.
PRIVACY: We don't collect personal information unless you explicitly provide it, and we don't share the information we have with others. For more details, see our Terms of Use.

Follow Low End Mac on Twitter
Join Low End Mac on Facebook

Affiliates

Amazon.com
The iTunes Store
PC Connection Express
Macgo Blu-ray Player
Parallels Desktop for Mac
eBay