The Mac Daniel 2002 Archive
Columns marked BOMD are the Best of Mac Daniel and have been among the most popular archive articles at some point in the history of the Mac Daniel column.
Index
- Beyond MHz: It's the whole system that counts, Evan Kleiman, 2002.12.04. Don't be fooled by fast CPU clock speeds. The performance of the whole system can be crippled by a single slow component.
- BOMD Flash memory improves PowerBook, Dan Knight, 2002.11.14. Using Compact Flash to boot, save files, run silently, extend battery life, and as virtual memory on a PowerBook.
- Tips when buying a Mac through eBay, Evan Kleiman, 2002.10.31. Advice for buying smart when choosing a Mac through eBay.
- Speeding up a beige G3, Dan Knight, 2002.10.28. Pumping up an old G3/266 with a faster processor, faster hard drive, and faster drive controller.
- Four useful utilities for OS X, Evan Kleiman, 2002.10.21. Great alternatives to the CPU monitor, missing location manager, simple calculator, and limited Get Info.
- BOMD Rehabilitating an old school Quadra, Dan Knight, 2002.09.23. Instead of letting schools pay someone to haul away their old Macs for recycling, here are steps users can take to rehabilitate vintage Macs.
- Solving startup problems on your Mac, Evan Kleiman, 2002.09.16. "My Mac has a flashing question mark on start up. What do I do?"
- BOMD Sharing your Internet connection, Evan Kleiman, 2002.09.05. An introduction to sharing your broadband cable or DSL connection among two or more Macs.
- Addressing three tiny annoyances, Evan Kleiman, 2002.08.07. Getting rid of instakisses, dealing with USB power requirements, and making hidden files visible.
- Upgrading a blue and white G3, Evan Kleiman, 2002.07.17. Overclocking, CPU replacement, RAM upgrades, faster hard drives, and other options for the b&w G3.
- BOMD Finding mods for your old games, Korin Hasegawa-John, 2002.07.16. Favorite mods for Unreal Tournament and Marathon, plus a lot of other modification resources.
- Mods bring new life to old games, Korin Hasegawa-John, 2002.07.12. Mods, plugins, and skins can remake Unreal Tournament, Quake III, the Marathon trilogy, and Escape Velocity as new games.
- BOMD Overclocking the blue and white G3, Evan Kleiman, 2002.07.10. How to overclock the b&w G3's CPU and gain 50 to 100 MHz more performance.
- BOMD Introduction to overclocking your Mac, Evan Kleiman, 2002.06.24. Overclocking as a low cost way of speeding up your aging Macintosh.
- Preparing for the SAT, Evan Kleiman, 2002.06.11. Preparing for the PSAT and SAT with books, software, and online sample tests.
- Getting more out of AOL, Evan Kleiman, 2002.05.20. How to use a newer version of AIM, new buddy icons, an away message, and your favorite browser with AOL on the Mac.
- MP3 and the Mac, part 2, Korin Hasegawa-John, 2002.05.16. An introduction to MP3 players -- take your tunes anywhere.
- MP3 and the Mac, part 1, Korin Hasegawa-John, 2002.05.14. An introduction to MP3s, Mac clients, and burning your own CD with iTunes.
- It's the output that counts, Manuel Mejia Jr, 2002.05.09. "When purchasing a computer, the buyer needs to make an assessment of what the output will be."
- Getting more out of iTunes, Evan Kleiman, 2002.05.07. First, make sure you update to iTunes 2, then learn how to use the equalizer....
- Three tips for OS X users, Evan Kleiman, 2002.04.24. The root account, staying connected via modem, and keeping your Dock in its place.
- Entourage or Palm Desktop on OS X?, Evan Kleiman, 2002.04.17. Which is the better information manager for OS X users, Microsoft Entourage or Palm Desktop?
- BOMD PayPal jeopardy, Evan Kleiman, 2002.04.03. PayPal - a great idea, but do the risks outweigh the benefits?
- Why the Mac Plus is best, Charlie Ruggiero, 2002.04.01. Want the simplest, most trouble-free Mac ever? Buy a Mac Plus for about $30.
- BOMD Upgrading an old G3, Dan Knight, 2002.03.15. What are the best options for upgrading a beige Power Mac G3?
- Is your Mac secure?, Charlie Ruggiero, 2002.03.06. How to secure your Mac and its files in the classic Mac OS.
- What is Gnutella?, Evan Kleiman, 2002.03.04. Gnutella is a decentralized file sharing system that goes way beyond sharing MP3s.
- To err is human, to correct divine, Manuel Mejia Jr, 2002.02.25. More information on trailing edge computers on the Web.
- Media for long term data storage, Manuel Mejia Jr, 2002.02.18. The past, present, and future of archiving your important files.
- Flea market Mac #2: The Plus strikes back, Manuel Mejia Jr, 2002.02.11. The years have done little to this air cooled survivor.
- Reviving the lost art of archiving, Manuel Mejia Jr, 2002.02.04. If you're not backing up, you risk losing everything to a hard drive failure.
- Make your own digital jukebox, Evan Kleiman, 2002.02.01. Don't spend $1,000 on HP's Digital Jukebox - build your own for hundreds less.
- SyQuest drives: Fast, cheap removable storage, Korin Hasegawa-John, 2002.01.30. When looking for a fast, low-cost removable media drive, don't overlook the old SyQuests.
- BOMD Recording audio on your Mac, Charlie Ruggiero, 2002.01.28. How to record from your stereo, rip from your CDs, edit on your Mac, and burn your own CDs.
- BOMD Partitioning your hard drive, Evan Kleiman, 2002.01.21. Why you may want to partition your hard drive and how to do it.
- The great Mac OS 9 web browser shootout, Chris Lawson, 2002.01.19. Also see Browser shootout feedback.
- Early iMac video failure, Manuel Mejia Jr, 2002.01.02. Some tray-loading iMacs are experiencing video failure after just 2-3 years - what causes it?
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