Welcome to Tangerine Fusion, the Mac-related writings of Paulo Rodrigues, who has been using Macs since he was seven years old. His special interests are less known features of the Mac and less known software programs.

• Guide to Rare & Collectible Macs, 2001.07.25. A look at Macs that may grow in value as collectibles.
• What Is AAUI?, 2001.06.27. Apple's odd ethernet connector explained.
• Harman/Kardon compatibility guide, 2001.05.31. iSub, SoundSticks, Apple Pro Speakers, slot-loading iMacs, Cubes, and G4s - what works with what.
• Farewell CRT, 2001.05.09. A look at Apple's last, impressive, overpriced CRT monitor.
• OS X via FireWire, 2001.04.19. Why putting OS X on an external FireWire drive might be your best bet.
• Windows XP Beta 2: Only 106,500 bugs, 2001.04.01. For Microsoft, this is an improvement.
• Your Mac is an alarm clock, 2001.03.08. How to have your Mac wake you up to CDs or MP3s in the morning.
• Fixing the trackpad, 2001.02.16. How Apple could improve the trackpad - and a new alternative from Panasonic.
• Review: Cabrio PR 1, 2001.01.17. Freeware Mac MP3 player uses little memory, runs smoothly in the background.
• SCSI and FireWire Disk Modes, 11/29/00. How to use SCSI Disk Mode and FireWire Target Disk Mode for ultrafast file transfers.
• PowerBook Lite Dreams, 11/7/00. Why a sub-PowerBook could be Apple's hottest product yet.
• Tangerine Fusion's Fun Facts: FireWire iBooks, 9/25/00. Interesting tidbits on the new iBooks.
• 4x4 Evolution SUV Public Beta, 9/13/00. Hands on with the new cross-platform off road SUV racing game.
• The G4 Cube and Radeon fans, 8/16/00. How ATI spilled a trade secret. Oops.
• Review: ihateapple.com, 8/2/00. Believe it or not, it's an excellent source of information, albeit biased against Apple.
• Cease and Desist, Apple-Palm Fans!, 6/20/00. "You can't wait for Apple and Palm's new PDA, can you? Dream on! It ain't gonna happen."
• USB Printer Sharing: GrayShare 2000, 6/16/00. USB Printer Sharing is rooted in Apple's old GrayShare technology, but with some refinements.
• Fruit-flavored slot of death?, 5/31/00. Slot-loading drives and laptops could be a dangerous combination.
• Slash-Not, 5/17/00. Slashdot appears to have a strong anti-Mac bias, especially in recent coverage of OS X.
• Macintosh Sound: The Great and the Pedestrian, 5/11/00. The iMac DV has stunning sound, so why does the G4 has such a pathetic sound system?
• Bulldozing for a faster drive, 4/5/00. It takes some time, but here's on inexpensive way to speed up your old hard drive.
• Apple's retail problem, 2/17/00. The Win-centric press often pretends the Mac doesn't exist.
• Beyond the box?, 1/10/00
• Why Macs Don't Look Generic, 12/24/99
• Apple's USB Mouse Is Not an Ergonomic Dud, 12/21/99
• Why I chose iMac over iBook, 11/24/99
• Listen to the iMac, 11/10/99. A look at the new iMac's new sound system.
• The Voom Factor, 8/25/99. "Apple Computer, which was once almost invisible to the computer purchaser, has cleaned up the computer industry just like Voom [in The Cat in the Hat Comes Back]."
• Will the iBook Outsell the iMac?, 8/10/99
• More than an iMac to Go, 8/5/99
• Low-Cost USB Removables Compared, 4/13/99. A look at Zip, SuperDisk, and floppy drives.
• Review: The CPort List, 3/10/99. A hands on view of the oldest iBook list, launched long before the iBook itself.
• Guide to P1 Features, 2/24/99. Speculation on iBook features (the iBook was announced the following July).

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• Mac of the Day: 17" iMac G4/800 MHz, July 2002 - The iMac 'grows up' with a 17" 1440 x 900 display.
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• Quad-Core CPU Makes Sense in MacBook Pro, OS X 10.6 Causing Overheating, Overseas Power, and More, The 'Book Review, 11.06. Also Late 2009 MacBook reviewed, how to add RAM to new MacBook, 18.4in Acer notebook used Intel i7, and SanDisk SSD chosen for Sony VAIO X.
• Dumping Macs for Google Apps, SSD in iMac, Late 2009 iMac Performance Problems, and More, Mac News Review, 11.06. /newsrev/09mnr/1106.html
• WiFi Paranoia, iMac-O-Lantern, Magic Mouse Does Click, Free Clipboard Managers, and More, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 11.05. Also strange time stamps, problem with ColorIt on Intel Mac, and the story behind OS X 10.5.4 install discs.
• IDE Is Dead; Long Live SATA!, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 11.04. SATA has displaced parallel ATA. While IDE hard drives haven't disappeared, the best deals are in SATA hard drives.
• QuickTime X in Snow Leopard Imports, Trims, and Publishes Video Quickly and Easily, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac, 11.04. The long, slow process of importing video into iMovie to edit it, then render it to another format, is history as QuickTime X does that much more quickly.
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Recent Deals

• Best Mac Pro Deals, 11.03. Used 2.66 GHz 4-core, $1,300; 3.0 8-core. $2,299; refurb 2.66 4-core Nehalem, $2,149; 2.93, $2,549; 2.26 8-core, $2,799; 2.93, $4,999.
• Best iPhone Deals, 11.03. New 8 GB iPhone 3G, $$99; refurb 16 GB 3GS, $149; new, $199; 32 GB, $299.
• Best 12" PowerBook G4 Deals, 11.03. Used 867 MHz SperDrive, $348; 1 GHz, $499; 1.33 Combo, $298; SD, $559; 1.5 Combo, $448; SuperDrive, $589.
• Best Power Mac G3 and PCI Video Card Deals, 11.02. Used beige 300 MHz, $25; G4/366, $49; blue & white 350, $80; 400, $90; 450, $105; PCI video cards from $15; shipping additional.
• Best Power Mac G4 and AGP Video Card Deals, 11.02. Used 400 MHz, $50; 733 MHz, $69; 933 MHz, $209; 1.25 GHz dual, $299.
• Best 15" MacBook Pro Deals, 11.02. Used 2.0 GHz, $800; 2.2, $900; 2.4, $1,000; refurb 2.53, $1,449; 2.66, $1,699; 2.8, $1,949; 3.06, $2,169; new 2.53, $1,579; 2.66, $1,799; more.
• Best Mac mini Deals, 10.30. Used 1.33 GHz G4 mini, $379; 1.42, $389; 1.5, $419; 1.83 GHz Core Duo, $350; Core 2, $439; new 2.26 GHz nVidia, $580; 2.53 GHz, $770; Server, $990.
• Best G4 iBook Deals, 10.30. Used 12" 1.07 GHz Combo, $225; 1.33 GHz, $298; 14" 1 GHz, $349; 1.33 GHz, $398; 1.42 GHz SuperDrive, $498.
• Best Classic Mac OS Deals, 10.30. System 6.0.8 floppies, $10; 7.1, $12; 7.5, $20; 7.5 CD, $4; 7.6 $13; 8.1, $11; 8.5, $20; 8.6, $90; 9.0, $20; 9.2.2, $30.
• More deals in our archive.

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