February 18 in Low End Mac History
Feb. 17 - Feb.
19
2002
- The breadth of the Mac Web,
Dan Knight, Mac Musings. What sets the great sites apart from the
rest?
- Media for long term data
storage, Manuel Mejia, Mac Daniel. The past, present, and
future of archiving your important files
- Online ads and the Mac Web,
Jeff Adkins, My Turn. Some thoughts on advertising (online and
off), subscriptions, and the Mac Web.
- More bumper snickers, Jeff
Adkins, The Lite Side. "Dude, I returned my Dell" and other phrases
you might want to put on your bumper, or on a T-shirt, or use as a
tagline.
- Power Mac 7200 speed, WordPerfect 3.5e, big
SCSI drives, and buying software, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous
Ramblings. Power Mac 7200 performance, where to get WordPerfect,
moderate cost of big SCSI hard drives, and cross-platform
software.
2003
- Macintosh MHz speed chart,
Dan Knight, Online Tech Journal. Chart visually shows nearly 20
years of MHz progress for Macintosh computers.
- Dell dude like busted, Jeff
Adkins, The Lite Side. The headlines, the ad opportunities - the
possibilities are nearly endless....
- Importing vCards from
Entourage, adding a reply-to header, and the unshown drawer bug in
Mail, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Tips on using Apple's
Mail application and secure file deletion, plus a problem with
scrolling mics in the classic environment.
2004
2005
- Mac OS X and the Cell
processor: A marriage made in heaven?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings.
Apple is the company best positioned to create an operating system
that will help the Cell processor succeed beyond Playstations and
workstations.
- The iPod shuffle is overpriced and
underfeatured, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. Small, stylish, and
popular, the iPod shuffle isn't worth the price of admission.
- Trackpad scrolling for older
'Books, battle of puny Mac servers, new clamshell battery, and
more, The 'Book Review. Also more on PowerBook
motion sensor, Battorox battery monitor, an iPod earbud accessory,
iPod protection, bargain 'Books from $449 to $1,800, and more.
2008
2009
- iBook death, Skype on
iTouch, and 3G MacBook Touch rumors, John Hatchett, Recycled
Computing. The iBook G4 has reached its end, Skype is now available for
the iPod touch, and indicators point to a 10" touchscreen MacBook.
- How to use a 1G
iPod touch as a WiFi phone, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. All
you need is a 1G iPod touch with 2.2 software, a microphone for it, the
Fring app, and a Skype account.
- MacBook design limits USB ports,
Unibody audio prolem solved, G4 upgrades disappearing, and more,
Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. How to get the headphone jack
on Unibody 'Books working again, no more dual 1.8 GHz G4 upgrades, and
a letter of appreciation.
2011
- Why I expect a 7"
iPad in September, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market. Whether Apple
markets it as a smaller iPad or a larger iPod touch, the 7" size makes
too much sense to ignore.
- WallStreet was
great, but Pismo is the king of expandable 'Books, Charles W Moore,
'Book Value. Although the WallStreet PowerBook has more expansion
options, the Pismo has the far more useful FireWire and USB ports.
- iPhone 5 to use 4" screen?,
real-time iOS battery monitor, Opera Mini coming to iPad, and more,
iNews Review. Also flash memory use in tablets to grow 400% this year,
iPad rumored to be thinner and have USB, IOS 4.2.6 update, new HP and
Acer tablets, and more.
- Robust MacBook sales to continue,
Apple now top mobile PC brand, new battery app, and more, The 'Book
Review. Also Apple doubling some MacBook orders, new MacBook Pro models
in March?, experimenting with drenched notebooks, and more.
- Mac market growth beats Windows,
OS X Lion in July?, Matias releases Dvorak keyboard, and more, Mac
News Review. Also how Jef Raskin helped create Apple's walled garden,
anti-gravity pivot laser mouse, Sketch app turns photos into pencil
sketches and watercolors, and more.
Feb. 17 - Feb. 19
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