April 15 in Low End Mac History
April 14 - April 16
1999
- The business iMac?, Dan
Knight, The iMac Channel. "I'm not really proposing that Apple
build an iMac with a 17-19" screen. After all, if it's not compact,
it really isn't an iMac."
2002
2003
- MP3s and music to go,
Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. Three types of MP3 players that
let you take your music with you when you're away from your
computer.
- Microsoft buys Ambrosia, plans
Zbox, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. Microsoft "very excited" to
bring Terminal Velocity games to PCs and new Zbox handheld gaming
system.
2005
- CR calls Mac mini 'not quite
budget', security improved in 10.3.8, CherryOS goes open source and
more, Mac News Review. Also Bluetooth improved;
Mac mini developer notes; OWC Mac mini upgrade options; KVM with
DVI, USB, FireWire, and audio; and much more.
- Widescreen iBooks coming,
maximize battery life, take-apart guides, first fuel cell laptop,
and more, The 'Book Review. Also PowerBook and
iBook 'best laptops', Linux fan impressed with PowerBook, new
drives from MCE, bargain 'Books from $425 to $1,700, and more.
- iPod a security threat,
maximize iPod battery, podcast searching, PodLock iPod security,
and more, iPod News Review. Also the
Presidential iPod, FAA gives away iPods, changing EQ settings iPod
'Missing Manual', iStory Creator, study Torah via iPod, and much
more.
2008
- A $99 PC, a
$399 hackintosh, and growing the Mac market, Dan Knight, Mac
Musings. There is a low-end market, which now includes a $99 bare bones
PC and a $399 computer designed to run Leopard.
- Graphite
Clamshell iBook still a real eye catcher and useful tool, Carl
Nygren, My Turn. This one stood out from a batch of indigo iBooks for
its color, extra processing power, and DVD-ROM drive.
- FaceBook: The
Missing Manual a very useful resource, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings. There is so much to Facebook that you almost
need a book to take full advantage of it. This is that book.
- HDTV vs. computer monitors,
Windows XP vs. Mac OS X, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag.
Also SynergyKM vs. Teleport, Outlook Express and the classic Mac OS,
and Mac OS 9 vs. OS X.
2009
- Is it worth maxing
the RAM in old G3 and G4 Macs?, Simon Royal, Tech Spectrum.
Increasing memory can make your old Mac faster and make you more
productive, but it probably won't improve resale value by the amount
you spend.
- InvisibleShield great
protection for iPods, notebooks, cell phones, PDAs, and more, Tommy
Thomas, The Review Vault. The InvisibleShield is nearly invisible and
adds virtually no size or weight to your electronic device.
- Low End Mac's Overview of G3
PowerBooks. A brief overview of the five different G3 PowerBook
models Apple has offered.
- WiFi security advice, Unibody
MacBook or white one?, deleting Mac apps, and more, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also getting external Western Digital drives
to work with older Macs and a PowerBook Duo prototype found on
eBay.
2010
2011
- iPad outsells Xoom 25 to 1, iPad 2
vs. Xoom and PlayBook, MLB.com At Bat for 2011, iCab Mobile, and
more, iNews Review. Also tablets change the way consumers engage
content, iOS to dominate through 2015, free Macworld iPad 2 Starter
Guide, and more.
- Apple grows in shrinking PC
market, Commodore 64 recreated, Opera 11.10 released, and more, Mac
News Review. Also Vatican hails Linux and Wiki cultures, OWC sled
mounts laptop drives in Mac Pro, PDF Editor that also extracts to Word,
and more.
- 7 sizzling SSDs, 2011 MacBook
Pros and 6G SSDs reviewed, Sonnet Thunderbolt peripherals, and
more, The 'Book Review. Also iPad hammering laptop sales, PowerBook
legacy lives in today's MacBooks, Boot Camp update for 2011 MacBook
Pros, and more.
April 14 - April 16
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