November 6 in Low End Mac History
Nov. 5 - Nov.
7
Highlights
1998
2000
- Hands On: Griffin NE Mic,
Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Does Griffin's NE Mic
adapter deliver satisfactory audio input using cheap PC Mics?
- Vote different,
Dan Knight's Soapbox. There are a lot more options the Bush and
Gore. Maybe a third party candidate better matches your views.
2001
- Legal aspects of network
privacy and security for business, Steve Watkins, The Practical
Mac. The importance of establishing company network and internet
use policy.
- I'd rather use a Mac, Joseph
Prisco, My First Mac. Given the choice, the IS guy and long-time PC
user chose a Power Mac over a Pentium.
- Steve, the iPod, and the future of
Apple, Dirk Pilat, Mac UK. Thoughts on the iPod's success and
Apple after Steve Jobs.
- The best browser for recent Macs:
Another view, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Another
perspective on the best browser for recent Macs.
2002
- 15" PowerBook G4,
867 MHz and 1 GHz. The PowerBook reaches 1 GHz, gets a
SuperDrive, improves video, and drops in price.
- 12" iBook 800.
Another 100 MHz of speed, ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 graphics, and a
lower price.
- 14" iBook 800. Larger
iceBook reaches 800 MHz, improves graphics with Radeon 7500 and more
VRAM, lowers price.
- No questioning new 'Book value,
Dan Knight, iBook and PowerBook Page. Faster CPUs, better video, other
improvements, and lower prices make the new iBooks and PowerBooks the
best value yet.
- Microsoft's near slap on the
wrist, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. Buy, lie, and get by - the
three truths of the Microsoft antitrust settlement.
- Using REALbasic 4.5.1 Classic, M
Borselli, My Turn. REALbasic makes it possible for the novice
programmer to create useful programs for the classic Mac OS, OS X,
and even Windows.
2003
- Apple shines after a poorly
timed iBook order, Dirk Pilat, Down But Not Out. The
frustration of ordering a G3 iBook just two days before it was
replaced by a G4 model.
- Keynote 1.1: Worth the price?,
Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Keynote's presentations look
marvelous, but some parts are clumsy and other important features
are completely missing.
- Smart aleck comebacks for anti-Mac
comments, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Be prepared for the next
time a Windows user tries to zing you for using a Mac.
- Dying FireWire cables, G3/900 vs.
G4/533, and low-end cross-platform wireless, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings. FireWire cables can wear out, when a slow
G4 beats a fast G3 and vice versa, and low-cost wireless networking
for Macs and Windows PCs.
- We're back, Dan Knight, Mac
Musings. Why Low End Mac hasn't been updated in days - and where
we're going from here.
2006
2007
- Better and safer surfing with
Internet Explorer and the Classic Mac OS, Max Wallgren, Mac Daniel.
Tips on which browsers work best with different Mac OS versions plus
extra software to clean cookies and caches, detect viruses, handle
downloads, etc.
- Leopard with 384 MB RAM, on a
PowerBook G4/550, benchmarked, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac
Mailbag. Leopard on Digital Audio, Quicksilver, and Sawtooth Power
Macs. Questions on CPU load in OS X 10.5 and whether beige G3s and PCI
Power Macs might run it.
2008
2009
- Quad-core CPU makes sense in
MacBook Pro, OS X 10.6 Causing overheating, overseas power, and
more, The 'Book Review. 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. Also pros and cons of the Magic Mouse, Late 2009 Mac mini
reviewed, Parallels Desktop 5 for 64-bit OS X and Windows, and
more.
Nov. 5 - Nov. 7
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