Low End Mac Archive for April 20

April 20 in Low End Mac History

Now that's different!, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. A new one-pound portable PC; how can Apple respond?

Confessions of a DOS queen, Bonnie Wren, My First Mac. "A long, long time ago, in a university office far, far away, I was a DOS queen. I wasn't born that way...."
What made Apple's quarter successful?, Jake Sargent, iThings Considered. Mac OS X and the Titanium PowerBook G4 were each a big part of Apple's success.
Aquify the Classic Mac OS, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. How to make Mac OS 8 and 9 work like OS X.
Monitoring your older Mac, James Brock Clark, My Turn. Sometimes a bigger, sharper monitor can satisfy your upgrade fever.
BeOS and BFS, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth. "BeOS does things a bit differently than the Mac OS or some other OSes."
PowerLogix price drop, PCMCIA tutorial, WallStreet FAQ, bargain 'Books, and more, Charles Moore. Hot iBook & PowerBook bargains, "Made in Taiwan" laptops, BlueChip price drop, flash memory, cases, FaxSTF troubleshooting, more.

The iBook 2004 value equation: Good deals all around, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. As expected, the new iBooks offer more value for the dollar than last year's models, but what about refurbs?
Things we've learned from eBay, Jeff and Lori Adkins, The Lite Side. "The UPS guy's name is Chuck. He has two kids, one of whom is on the swim team. His wife sells recipe books on eBay. They have a dog but it is smaller than yours."
iTunes and logic board replacement, Apple laptop quality, battery questions, and the PB 1400, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. iTunes deauthorization, superior or inferior 'Books, Pismo at sea, replacement batteries, and the wonderful PowerBook 1400.

Anticipated overhaul of iBook and eMac, timed to ship with Tiger, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The iBook design goes back to 2001. The CRT eMac design is three years old. If this is the year of DV, expect the iBook DV and eMac DV soon.

5 things you need to know before running Windows XP, Ed Eubanks Jr, The Efficient Mac User. Once you begin running Windows, you're no longer living in the essentially malware-free Mac world. Here's how to prepare for the realities of using Windows on the infested Internet.
Running Windows in parallel on your Intel Mac, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. Parallels Workstation for the Intel Macs works nicely and supports a lot more than Windows XP. What are its pros and cons compared with Boot Camp?
Core Duo price drop coming, slower Core Solos shipping in Japan, problems with Boot Camp, and more, The Macintel Report. Your OS X partition should be safe from Windows viruses, lots of discussion of Boot Camp, and more on Parallels Workstation.
earPod earbud case, Roadmaster FM modulators, iPod Music Liberator, MoviesForMyPod, and more, iPod News Review. A new case to protect your earbuds, Roadmaster's range of FM modulators for use in your car, Babya iGrab copies MP3 files from iPods, iPod Music Liberator, and MoviesForMyPod converts QuickTime movies to iPod format.

8-core Mac Pro value debated, OS X browsers benchmarked, two new widget tools, and more, Mac News Review. Also another Linux-to-Mac convert, the best office suite Mac owners can't buy, Obsidian wireless mouse, low cost displays, and more.
Time to reinvent ultralight notebooks, Greenpeace slams Apple again, 200 GB 7200 RPM notebook drive, and more, The 'Book Review. Also Intel takes wraps off Santa Rosa notebook CPU, Fujitsu add freefall sensor, a clever new 'Book handle, bargain 'Books from $170 to $2,299, and more.

Targus USB 2.0 4-Port Bend-a-Hub with Mini USB Adapter, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. This clever, flexible, inexpensive 4-port unpowered hub is light and includes a switch-hitting mini-USB port.

Asus and Lamborghini team up on cobranded notebooks, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. If Asus can team up with Lamborghini and Acer with Ferrari, why hasn't Apple done a cobranded MacBook Pro?

Flashback Malware on the Ropes, Ivy Bridge CPUs Coming Monday?, Dropbox 'Good Enough', and More, Mac News Review. Also Firefox blocks Flashback on OS X 10.5, 12x Blu-ray tested in Mac Pro, Adobe Reader adds eSignature capability, and more.
Ivy Bridge Laptops Coming Soon, Are Laptops Crap?, Do Tablets Doom Laptops?, and More, The 'Book Review. Also Seagate bullish on hard drive future, price pressure pushing hybrid drives in Ultrabooks, Intel pushing 5mm thin hard drives, and more.