January 5 in Low End Mac History
Jan. 4 - Jan.
6
Highlights
2000
2001
- Why choose a PowerBook Duo?,
Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Apple hasn't missed out on the
"thin and light" laptop market - they practically invented it.
- Macs by mistake, Scott Holder, My
First Mac. How a Windows/Linux geek found himself supporting a Mac
lab - and learned to love the Mac.
- Pre-Expo rumors and
predictions, Dan Knight & Anne Onymus, RumorLog. Our take
on the pre-Macworld Expo rumors making the rounds.
2005
- Xserve G5 2.3 GHz. Apple's
Xserve gets a 15% speed boost.
- The ill-fated Apple III,
Jason Walsh, Apple Before the Mac. "...not only was the Apple III
was mind crunchingly expensive, it was made with none of the
passion of the Apple II or Macintosh."
2006
- 5 things I hope to see in
2006, Ed Eubanks Jr, The Efficient Mac User. I want to see a
good all-in-one phone, iPod, PDA; a seamless Mac transition to
Intel, Leopard running circles around Vista, a useful Media PC, and
continued growth in Open Source.
- iPod a 'best bet', automakers
support iPod, fill video iPod for free, rip CDs to your iPod, and
more, iPod News Review. Podcasting and MP3
downloads bringing people to church, tiny DIY FM transmitter,
create comics for video iPod, lots of new software, and more.
- Mac developers ready for
Macintel, Intel to help design Macintel mobos?, Intel 'leaps
ahead', and more, The Macintel Report. Intel's
new 'Core' branding, Macintel prospects, Apple and Intel join on HD
TV spec, Yonah performance preview, and more.
2007
- Mac and Windows: Different but
equally productive, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job.
Each platform excels in some areas, but in general you can be just
as productive on a Windows PC or a Mac.
- 'Poor boy' .mac alternatives,
Mac Pro ruled in 2006, Apple closing on HP, and more, Mac News
Review. Also Mac mini in a Subaru, frugal Mighty Mouse, what to do
when your 2006 iMac won't start, compact Pentax scanner, wireless
USB extender, new drive enclosures, and more.
- Mac sales up for 2006, ode to
12" PowerBook, MacBook among best gadgets of 2006, and more,
The 'Book Review. Also Apple working on LED-based notebook, hybrid
flash drives coming to MacBook Pro, turn your car into a WiFi
hotspot, bargain 'Books from $100 to $2,299, and more.
2009
- 9.6% Mac market share, Quanta to
supply new iMac, new Mac mini a go, Macintosh at 25, and more, Mac
News Review. Also what's missing from Apple's product line?, unattended
online backup with MyOtherDrive, first USB 3.0 storage solutions, Find
Any File, and more.
- Intel's quad-core mobile CPU,
prevent OS X 10.5.6 crashes, 'netbook' name under fire, and more,
The 'Book Review. Also the Age of the Notebook, build a cardboard
laptop stand, MacBook reviews, bargain 'Books from $170 to $2,299, and
more.
- Large form iPod coming?, touch
screens a 'huge mistake', EarBud Yo-Yo, and more, iNews Review.
Also iPhone now at Walmart, iPhone trounces BlackBerry Storm for
satisfaction, iPod video conversion software for Mac, and more.
2010
- In defense of
'obsolete' technologies, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings.
Some technologists are too quick to label stable, proven, functional
technologies obsolete before their time.
- VMWare
Fusion 3.0 vs. Parallels Desktop 5.0, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows.
Both programs support Snow Leopard and Windows 7 while improving
graphics performance. Which is better?
- Should overused tech
terms be banished?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Every year Lake
Superior State University releases a new list of misued, overused, and
seemingly useless words and phrases.
2011
- Carlessness, cluelessness, the
Boomer legacy, and more, Charles W Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag.
More thoughts on cars, consumerism, where to buy laptop batteries, and
the micro-USB charging standard for mobile phones.
- Apple's decade of
explosive growth: 2001 to 2010, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. Ten years
ago, Apple was losing money while its only product line, Macs, had
stagnant sales.
2012
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