Mac News Review
The Mac News Review 2005 Archive
The Mac News Review is a weekly roundup of Apple and desktop Mac news compiled by Charles Moore. For iBook, PowerBook, and other portable news, see The 'Book Review.
- Reasons Apple is better, big mini announcement expected at Expo, a 1.7 GHz dual G4 upgrade, and more, 12.23. Also few PC manufacturers excel, Apple leads the way in consumer electronics, 8 GB flash drive, 2 TB inside a Power Mac G5, and more.
- Woz slams Apple for 'worst software', FireWire not dead but on life support, 'I Love My Mac' song, and more, 12.16. Also the iMac G5 as a business computer, Samsung's fast graphics memory, using restore discs, Mac mini mounts, and more.
- Mac mini vs G4/800 dual, completely washable mice, PatchBurn enables unsupported burners, and more, 12.09. Also FastMac cuts drive prices, Iomega's MiniMax drive, 1W AirPort transceiver, SteerMouse driver, Zeta OS comes to US, and more.
- 10 things new Macs users should know, first display designed for Mac mini, classic Mac emulator improved, and more, 12.02. Also iMac with iSight 'a new gold standard', a Linux user's take on OS X, LaCie Brick drive looks like building blocks, Guest PC updated, and more.
- Daystar 1.9 GHz iMac G4 upgrade, iMac with iSight best yet, first bluetooth trackball, and more, 11.23. Also Contour Design celebrates 10 years, Maxtor demos at Apple Stores, iEmulator adds sound support, Maxell intros holographics recording, and more.
- G5 Quad speed 'immediately noticeable', Power Mac G5 firmware update, white Kensington USB keyboard, and more, 11.18. Also Apple USB modem now available separately, stainless steel look mini drives, world's fastest 19" LCD monitor, bus-powered Dragon Drive, and wireless bundle for Power Macs.
- Macintel mini in January?, PC Magazine on new iMac, Apple takes a bite out of Windows, and more, 11.11. Also MacMice products find a new home, Griffin AirClick software, Maxtor's 1 TB external drive, and a 5-drive hot-swap eSATA enclosure.
- 2 GB and ECC RAM for newest Macs, Das Keyboard, one mile wireless for iMac G5, and more, 10.28. Also the merits of partitioning your hard drive, Service USB allows control of many real-world devices, and One Finger Snap software.
- Last PowerPC temptation?, e-ttache case, Apple refurb price widget, 20" Benq widescreen display, and more, 10.28. Also free Macworld floor passes, ScreenSavrz for Cinema Displays, a tough USB flash drive, Sony's fast DL DVD burner, and more.
- Apple rejoins top 5, new Power Macs, iMac G4 upgrades from $449, iMic USB adapter, and more, 10.21. Also 120 GB to go in stainless steel case, no VESA mount for new iMac from Apple, and user-configurable RAID from Maxtor.
- New iMacs, eMac discontinued, Apple tops in reliability, zStand hub for Mac mini, colorize your iMac G5, and more, C10.14. Also Seagate's new Barracuda 7200.9 drives, add 500 GB to the Mac mini, price drop on miniStack, new KVM, and external eSATA.
- Faster Mac minis shipping, the Mac icons, USB as computing's only real standard, new drives, and more, 10.07. Which Mac mini to buy, roaming with a Mac mini and iPod, new bus-powered 3.5" drives, lower cost Neptune drives, mobile drive with FireWire 800, and FirmTek's new 4-bay hot-swap drive.
- Hard drives here to stay, Windows user's intro to Mac mini, $139 G3/900 upgrade, and more, 09.30. Also why it makes sense to buy an iMac G5 this year, how to reset desktop Macs, and Kano's 800 GB eSATA storage system.
- Mac sales exceed forecasts, Apple preps dual-core G5s, 1.94 GHz iMac G4 upgrade, first USB 2.0 keyboard, and more, 09.23. Also an OS X powered VW Touareg, an Xserve-based supercomputer, new mouse handles like a pen, smallest 4 GB flash drive, and more.
- Mac mini incomplete, iMac G5 too hot, Mac reliability, G4 upgrade price drop, Maxelerate mini companion drive, and more, 09.16. Also the inevitable demise of tower Macs, Apple as a media company, OS X vs. Linux, Plextor's new 16x DVD burner, and more.
- Short-lived Mac mini test drive, hot iMac G5, New 17" widescreen monitor, economical 1.4 GHz G4 upgrade, and more, 09.02. Also Mac as a viable platform, miniMate hard drive/hub, $150 8x SuperDrive upgrade for iMac G5, PowerPC assembly language programming, and more.
- iMac G5 repair extension, 3.5" drive on mini's bus, FastMac G4 upgrade price drop, Radeon 9600 Pro, and more, 08.26. Also Yellow Dog Linux on Mercury Computers, Iomega MiniMax drive, DVI/USB 2.0 KVM, and Difusi's Mac mini case.
- Dell down, Apple up; dim Mac mini video; Radeon updater; new driver for Mighty Mouse; and more, 08.19. Also Mighty Mouse love, turning your Mac into a backup server, new G4 upgrade deals, Mac mini accessories, and more.
- Mac mini keyboard/guitar rig, more on Mighty Mouse, new Mac mini accessories, 2.0 GHz upgrade, and more, 08.12. Also benchmarking the 512 MB Mac mini, hands on Power Mac G5, surround sound headphones, and more.
- In-depth Mighty Mouse review, 1.35 GHz iMac G4 upgrade, 1.8 GHz Power Mac G4 upgrade, and more, 08.05. Also price drop on Mercury Extreme G4 upgrades, new drive holder for Power Mac G5, Samsung 16x DVD burner, and One Finger Snap right button emulator for one-button mice.
- Mac mini updated, mini overheating issues, KVM with sound for Macs & PCs, miniStack drive & hub, and more, 07.15. Also Mac mini FixIt guide, reset mini's PMU, hard drive with card reader, 9 drives in a G5, and more.
- 3 external drives for Mac mini, iMac G4/1.35 GHz upgrade, death of a hard drive, and more, 07.15. Also Mac mini wins design award, USB 2.0 micro hard drive, flexible USB 2.0 adapter, fastest 16x dual layer DVD burner, and more.
- Daystar G4 upgrade price cut, $179 15" LCD from Westinghouse, and new drives from Wiebetech, 07.08. G4 ZIF upgrades now $99-179, new display Westinghouse's new low end, and TrayDock drives from Wiebetech.
- Fujitsu pushes drive capacity, Keyspan's networked USB print server, monster 37" LCD monitor, and more, 07.01. Also new compact external drives, front-mounted ports for older Power Macs, Stealth Serial Port for G5, iControl for GarageBand, and more.
- Last single CPU Power Mac discontinued, LCD monitor sales continue rise, new RAID enclosures, and more, 06.24. Power Mac G5/1.8 GHz phased out, new RAID enclosures from Sonnet and OWC, and two Serial-ATA host adapters.
- Macintel a triple threat?, Intel Macs may go dual core, Pentium 4 goes 64-bit, Pentium upgrade for Cube, and more, 06.17. Also Linux developers looking to OS X, first OS X on Intel website, latest Red Hat Linux supports Macs, and more.
- Apple switching to Intel, Classic won't be supported on Intel-based Macs, keyboard and mouse sharing, and more, 06.10. Also PCs are too noisy, Intel Xeon vs. AMD Opteron vs. IBM G5, SlimType keyboard, iMac G5 case, and more.
- Intel's mini look-alike, 10 best Mac accessories, two PC emulators, AlchemyTV, and more, 06.03. Also Apple products among PC World's best of 2005, FireWire drive/hub matches mini, PS/2 keyboard/mouse USB adapter, and more.
- FireWire drive boosts mini performance, Power Mac G5 vs. Dual Xeon Dell, Macs replace Linux desktops, and more, 05.27. Also Mac mini in Popular Science, Linux on the mini, PaperHub combines USB/FireWire hub with paper tray, and more.
- Tiger disk utility warning, battery powered Mac mini, $100 education rebate, Mac satellite internet service, and more, 05.20. Also DiskWarrior updated for Tiger, best Power Mac G5 boot drive, overnight power supply repair service, new mini-matching drive enclosures, and more.
- Special Report: Mac OS X 10.4.1 Update, 05.18. What the OS X 10.4.1 Update is supposed to fix and where to find it.
- Apple ends DIY repairs, does Mac mini kill the used Mac market?, USB drive kit matches Mac mini, and more, 05.13. Also buy a mini or upgrade your Cube, purple Mac mini drive and case mod, Mac mini carputer, 8x dual-layer SuperDrive upgrade for mini, and more.
- Tiger migration guide, AppleTalk change in OS X 10.4, gorgeous wood iMac G5 kiosk, tiny Zipper Pro hard drive, and more, 05.06. Also Tiger on the Mac mini, OWC and Daystar Upgrades 10.4 Compatible, Mac mini makes converts, XtraDrive turns flash cards into flash drives, and more.
- Power Mac G5 reaches 2.7 GHz, miniMate hard drive/hub matches Mac mini, compact Kinesis MiniType keyboard, and more, 04.29. Also Mac mini great for editing movies, longest uptime challenge, vintage Mac as a drive dock, a switch hitting mouse, and more.
- 'The ultimate low end Mac', $199 G4 for Rev. A-D iMac, mini with 3.5" drive, new SATA hardware, and more, 04.22. Also several hands-on Mac mini reports, Mac mini Shack, mini skins from DecalGirl, and more.
- CR calls Mac mini 'not quite budget', security improved in 10.3.8, CherryOS goes open source and more, 04.15. Also Bluetooth improved; Mac mini developer notes; OWC Mac mini upgrade options; KVM with DVI, USB, FireWire, and audio; and much more.
- Mac mini at Best Buy, first 2 GHz G4 upgrade, iMac G5 design award, eMac quality slipping?, and more, 04.08. Also Consumer Reports looks into the Mac mini, Mac mini in color, many uses for the Mac mini, Guest PC x86 emulator, Mac mini antenna, and much more.
- Hot rodding a G4 Cube, hackers rediscover the Mac, flash drive can copy itself, and more, 04.01. Also New York Times looks inside the Mac mini, StorDirector partitioning software, Tom Bihn's Mac mini bag, faith in Macs, and much more.
- 550 MHz G4 upgrade for iMacs, add AirPort to Mac mini, Epson ditches Mac support at low end, and more, 03.24. Also OWC SuperDrives for most Macs, maximum wireless range for Power Macs, the illuminated Eclipes keyboard, and a FireWire cable port isolator.
- Mac mini tools, colorized minis, Torvalds uses a Mac, Dr Mac Direct, affordable memory, and more, 03.17. Also Bowie State's Xserve supercomputer, G-Play's media player, Apple back Blu-Ray standard, Linux-bootable iPods and hard drives, and more.
- Top 10 Apples, disappearing disk space, ClickScroll, Camino man joins Firefox team, and more, 03.09. Also LinkBack technology for OS X, how Tiger will change everything, CPA firm goes all Mac, Yellow Dog Linux 4.0.1 for PPC, and more.
- Mac mini to lure Mac-phobic, Mac mini with plasma TV, Cell processor in Apple's future?, and more, 03.02. Getting the most from the Mac mini, free OS X tech support, Evolution TV turns Mac into DVR, MP3beamer, Big Tiki Drive, radioShark, and more.
- Mac mini switcher's guide, Mac mini dock, iDash, mini opens world to Windows users, new digicams, and more, 02.24. Mac switcher never going back, Daystar Apple authorized service, Samsung 16x DVD burner, SmartDisk FotoChute, and new digicams from Concord, Rollei, and Olympus.
- Slow Mac mini supercomputer cluster, Mini-to-the-max upgrades, first 1.8 GHz G4 upgrades, and more, 02.17. Also a blue-glo Mac mini skirt, Contour's RollerMouse Pro and RollerWave, Wacom's 21" LCD tablet, and QuickerTek's half-mile wireless antenna.
- PC enthusiasts willing to consider a Mac, Mac mini tips, Dell clueless to home market, and more, 02.11. Also Mac mini as a low-cost server, C-Station's Relaxation Station, new Kanguru Quicksilver hard drives, computing's silent revolution, and more.
- Apple's mini support page, emperor's new mini, DoubleCommand for PC keyboards, mini overclocking, and more, 02.04. Also Plasticsmith mini accessories, IOGear mini connection products, SoundBite very portable speakers, and Drive Genius software.
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