Low End Mac Archive for January 27

January 27 in Low End Mac History

iMac, trendsetter, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. Bondi blue is showing up everywhere.

Fulfilling the promise of Aqua and the Quartz rendering engine, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. How Apple could leverage the Quartz technology to make Web browsing, mail reading, and other applications even more flexible.
PhotoWorks: A low end digital image solution for 35mm users, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Mail order photofinishing service now offers prints, slides, and digital files from your 35mm color print film.

The Mac mini, price reductions, and the road ahead, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Price reductions on Mac mini upgrades aren't due to poor sales or gouging early adopters. They are due to the mini's success and other market factors.

The story behind Apple's '1984' ad, Tom Hormby, Orchard. Although it went on to become the best ad in the history of the SuperBowl, Apple's board of directors wanted to pull the ad and run something safer.
Pocketable power: Windows Mobile, Palm OS, or Blackberry?, Charles Webb, PowerBook Beat. Each class of PDA has its strengths and weaknesses. Why you might choose Windows, Palm, or Blackberry to best meet your needs.
Video iPod or PlayStation Portable? Each has its merits, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. The iPod is smaller and has a lot more storage capacity, but the PSP has a bigger screen and does things the iPod can't. And both sync well with the Mac.
Pros and cons of Intel iMac, Mac compatible ergonomic USB keyboard, a truly tiny USB hard drive, and more, Mac News Review. Also profitable iMac Core Duo, G-Drive Q with FW400/800 + USB2 + eSATA, one mile wirless, stereo HD video system includes Macs minis, and more.
15" PowerBook G4 memory slot repair program, expect MacBook shortages, MacStyles gives 'Books Color, and more, The 'Book Review. Also MacBook Pro opinions, fix for PB G4 skipping audio problem, 160 GB overnight upgrade service, bargain 'Books from $399 to $1,699, and more.

Golden Apples: The 25 best Macs to date, Michelle Klein-Häss, Geek Speak. The best Macs from 1984 through 2009, including a couple that aren't technically Macs.
Today's Macs: Many descendants from a common ancestor, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The Macintosh legacy as it shows itself in notebooks, consumer desktops, and pro models.
Eudora 8 beta 5 making progress, not quite ready for prime time, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. "Eudora 8 is making gradual progress, and in a pinch I think I could use it, although not happily at this point...."

iPad priced from $499, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The 9.7" iPad has a custom 1 GHz Apple CPU, runs iPhone apps, ships in 60 days, and defines a whole new category of products.
Search for a quieter MacBook, AC adapter for Lombard PowerBook, Apple Magic Tablet, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also Logitech Unifying Receiver and diNovo keyboard, and is everything ultimately political?

2 Years of Apple's iPad, Low End Mac Round Table. As much as the iPad has changed the face of computing, it's hard to believe it's only two years old.
My Intel Mac Big Bang, Dan Bashur, Apple, Tech, and Gaming. Over the past month, Dan Bashur has moved from G4 Macs to a Core i7 MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt and OS X Lion.
Apple and the American Economy, Tablet Market Doubles Over Holidays, Origami iPad Case, and More, iNews Review. Also what were 15 million iPad buyers thinking?, Kindle replaces iPad for reading, Brother adds AirPrint support, Epson's wireless projection app, and more.
Retina Macs Soon a Reality?, Does the World Need an iOS Laptop?, Fixing Keyboard Backlight, and More, The 'Book Review. Also firmware updates for 2010 MacBook and 13" MacBook Pro, Kingston high performance SSDNow, app displays battery status of wireless devices, and more.
Windows User Finds OS X Means Working Quicker, Will iOS Kill the Mac?, Gmail Backup, and More, Mac News Review. Also interview with HackintoshUK, Apple expected to adopt 802.11ac WiFi this year, firware update for 2010 Mac mini, and more.