Low End Mac Archive for June 26

June 26 in Low End Mac History

A small Mac victory, Carl, Mac Musings. Take a Wintel workplace, add one Mac lover, see the Mac get a foothold.
MP3 forever!, Evan, Mac Happens. Closing down Napster will not help already rich artists, but may prevent new ones from being discovered.
Bungie and the future of Mac gaming, Brian Rumsey, Low End Mac Gaming. Why did Bungie sell out to Microsoft? What does this mean for the future of Mac gaming?

Happiness is a ~~Pentium~~ Mac, Quinn Evans, My First Mac. "This computer is my baby, and I'll never turn back to the cold and crash-happy Wintel systems."
Okay, some Mac users are conservative, Dirk Pilat, Mac UK. Yes, all Mac users are not liberals. Comments on the conservative wing of the Mac movement.
The political spectrum, Dan Knight's Soapbox. Why the traditional right-left, conservative-liberal spectrum is inadequate to describe political behavior.

iPods, import licenses, and Apple engineering, Dirk Pilat, Down But Not Out. "Everything about this thingamajig oozes class: the packaging, the glass surface, the display, and the polished steel back."
John Dvorak is an Apple basher, John Christie, My Turn. If Dvorak isn't an Apple basher, where are the bashings Microsoft and Dell so richly deserve?
Website automation with PHP and MySQL, Part 10, Dan Knight, Online Tech Journal. Using the if command to make sure records with empty fields are displayed properly.

Blogs for teachers: Post your lesson plans on the Web, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Blogging software makes it easy for you to post lesson plans and more on your web space.

How and why a 1998 Windows CE device found a place in one 'Book user's bag, Andrew J Fishkin, The Mobile Mac. Although a bit of a disappointment in 1998, this HP Jornada 680 has found new life as a backup note taking system.
'Macs suck' and the PC conspiracy, Matthew Jay, Macs to the Max. Half the Windows users in an informal survey responded that "Macs suck" while also claiming to be unfamiliar with Macs. What's up with that?
Elsie, a prototype of the Macintosh LC, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living. This LC prototype has "confidential" ROMs, a reset button on the motherboard, and only supports 1-bit video.
Mac Pro musings, no Pismo startup chime, changing a user's Short Name, MacBook drive upgrades, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also OS X installation questions, a cool hard drive gadget, thoughts on Mark Pilgrim switching from the Mac, and more on an upgraded Pismo vs. a PowerBook G4.

Leopard compatibility list, bad capacitors kill Macs, 1 GHz G3 upgrade resurrected, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also tips for troublesome OS X installs, 'About This Mac' sometimes lies, PowerBook advice, and aluminum PowerBook design.

First OS X malware in the wild, Apple tops Consumer Reports for tech support, and more, Mac News Review. Also EFiX talks about its Hackintosh dongle, left behind by Snow Leopard, ZFS support part of Snow Leopard, openSUSE Linux has 'a Mactastic shine', and more.
Laptop a better bet than desktop, MacBook vs. Pro, problems with 17" MacBook Pro screen, and more, The 'Book Review. Also making AppleCare worthwhile, Toshiba takes on Apple in the 'thin laptop' war, 200 GB 7200 rpm drive for $99.75, bargain 'Books from $150 to $2,749, and more.
Why iPhone wannabes don't cut it, iPhone 3G $50 cheaper to build, charger danger, and more, iNews Review. Also Apple receiving $325+ for each iPhone 3G sold, 7 iPhone disappointments, new iPod touch 'by September', application suite for the iPhone, new cases, and more.

Low-end mac & cheese, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Windows PCs are like macaroni and cheese you buy from the store. Macs are like homemade macaroni and cheese.
1 million iPhone 3GS sold, iPhone 3.0 feature compendium, iPhone 3GS teardowns, and more, iNews Review. Also iPhone 3.0 excels with WiFi, iPhone 3G vs. 3GS value, 'The Love Dare' app, wireless charging, iPhone vs. BlackBerry and Nokia, and more.
'Slow' SATA in new MacBook Pros fixed, MacBook Pro display issues, Macs hold their value, and more, 2009.06.26. Also Apple acknowledges some MacBooks lack 'ignore trackpad' option, business card USB flash drive fits wallet, gigabit Powerline, bargain 'Books from $179 to $2,150, and more.
OS X 10.5.7 causing freezes?, half of IT professionals consider dumping Windows, and more, Mac News Review. Also when to fix permissions and clean caches, Intel's new chip branding structure, USB market to take off with USB 3, and more.

Microsoft's Windows 8 Tablet Strategy May Lead to Massive Buyer Confusion, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac. By offering different types of tablets running different versions of Windows 8, Microsoft may create a lot of confusion.
A Smaller Dock Connector for iDevices? Bring It On!, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The 30-pin dock connector was designed for USB 2 and FireWire; we need one designed for USB 3 and Thunderbolt.