Low End Mac Archive for June 24

June 24 in Low End Mac History

The iMac: Truly revolutionary, Dan Knight, The iMac Channel. "The iMac looks to the future, not just the past and present."
Congratulations Gateway, HP, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "According to the latest customer loyalty study, both Gateway and Hewlett Packard surpassed Apple in customer loyalty in 1987."

Introduction to overclocking your Mac, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel. Overclocking as a low cost way of speeding up your aging Macintosh.
My convoluted system upgrade path, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Moore finally moves from his WallStreet to his Pismo for production work - but not yet to OS X.
Website automation with PHP and MySQL, part 9, Dan Knight, Online Tech Journal. Using a database to handle external links - and then going a step beyond.

The Windows user's guide to talking with a Mac user, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. How to ask a Mac user for help without setting off an anti-Microsoft diatribe.
The Power Mac G5 value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Apple has turned things on their head when the dual 2.0 GHz machine offers 2.5x the power of the 1.6 GHz model at just 50% more money.
Troubleshooting iChat AV for voice and video chat, Dan Knight, 10 Forward. Can't get iChat AV to work for audio or video chat? Here's how to get past your firewall.

Thinking through the iPhone: This could work, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. It doesn't make sense to just add MP3 capabilities to a cell phone, but here's one way graft the iPod design onto a cell phone.
Is Apple's product line too simple or too complex?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. With so many different models sharing the iMac, iBook, and PowerBook name, Apple's model naming scheme seems to create as much confusion as clarity.
Widescreen iBook rumors gain weight, 12" iBook G4 reviewed, ultralight laptops, rugged laptops, and more, The 'Book Review. From Mac Plus to 17" PowerBook, Asustek snatches iBook contract, and more.
Last single CPU Power Mac discontinued, LCD monitor sales continue rise, new RAID enclosures, and more, Mac News Review. Power Mac G5/1.8 GHz phased out, new RAID enclosures from Sonnet and OWC, and two Serial-ATA host adapters.

Run Linux on my Mac? No thanks, Tamara Keel, Digital Fossils0. Macs have a zen-like synergy of hardware, software, and operating system. Why would anyone want to give that up?
Win the depreciation game by buying on the low end, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. The worst depreciation afflicts high-end models. By buying a less powerful version, choosing certified refurbished, or picking up a used computer, you'll come out ahead.
PowerPC's last chance: The Mac's history with the G5 CPU, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The introduction of the G5 Power Mac in June 2003 promised a bright 3 GHz future, and failure to achieve that paved the way to today's Intel Macs.
The PowerBook G5: Long rumored, never produced, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. Five years ago Apple introduced the G5 Power Mac, but the new CPU never made it to the PowerBook. Apple called it 'the mother of all thermal challenges'.
PowerPC support in Snow Leopard, Linux growing more user friendly, old Macs never die, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also Migration Assistant failure, Toast 6.1 improves burn speed for a Blue and White G3, and working with a G4-upgraded Power Mac 7200.

Importance of FireWire, replacement battery advice, RAM for WallStreet PowerBooks, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also what is IrDA good for? And reflections on Kodachrome, digital photography, and medium format cameras.

iOS and the future of Mac OS X, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Rumor has it that Apple is preparing to replace OS X with iOS on the Macintosh in the near future. Nonsense.
Has Google already lost the mobile war?, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market. Apple has locked AdMob out of iOS 4, and manufacturers are already fragmenting the Android market.

MacBook Air Apple's top 'Book, new Sandy Bridge CPUs destined for next MacBook Air, and more, The 'Book Review. Also reviews of 11" MacBook Air and Thunderbolt MacBook Pros, Crucial M4 SSD firmware update, Kensington wireless mobile trackball, and more.
OS X 10.6.8 update, the Lion upgrade, Macs gain in enterprise, Firefox 5, and more, Mac News Review. Also iMac 'a serious consumer beast', TenFourFox brings Firefox 5 features to PowerPC Macs, two wireless Flying KeyMouse controllers, and more.
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD Legacy Edition tested in Blue & White Power Mac G3, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel. The Blue & White G3 has a slow ATA/33 data bus. Will OWC's Legacy SSD outperform a fast hard drive with that bottleneck?