Low End Mac Archive for June 27

June 27 in Low End Mac History

Quest for a silent computer, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. "If Apple can make an almost silent iMac, why can't other computer makers turn off the white noise?"

Apple's Airbus, Microsoft's Boeing, Stephen Van Esch. Why Apple and others need to form an alliance against Microsoft.
More MP3 software, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel. Lesser known MP3 software for the Macintosh.

Apple ad nauseam, Eric Schwarz, The Power of Mac. "Real People" is a start, but Apple needs to do more to convince Windows users to switch.
Macs, PCs, support, and strategy, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Dells, displaced Macs, pathetic IT support, and a few suggestions on how Apple could address problems Macs face in education.
Sinclair, Unix, NeXT, and Macintosh, Martin Spenceley, My First Mac. It took eight years to fulfill the longing for a Mac - which has grown to quite a collection since.
Huh? US court rules pledge of allegiance 'unconstitutional', Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. "...the First Amendment makes no reference, explicit or implicit, to 'separation of church and state....'"

Newton: Too much, too early?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. "Not that the Newton wasn't a good product; it was just a little bit ahead of it's time."
MP3 sharing isn't piracy, and it isn't legal, either, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The RIAA likes to use loaded words like theft and piracy, but file swapping is simply copyright violation - and that can cost you dearly.
No G5 'Books in sight, TiBook hinge repair, low cost USB drive case, AirPort improved, and more, The 'Book Review. Aluminum cooling stands, WD notebook hard drives, CMS price reductions, a portable DVD burner, and bargain 'Books from $239 to $2,948.

WallStreet CPU upgrades, Quartz Extreme on Pismo, 64-bit Intel future, bad iTunes track, and a TV/monitor solution, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Upgrading a WallStreet PowerBook, enabling Quartz Extreme on a Pismo, Intel's existing 64-bit support, update on a bad iTunes track, and a LCD TV/monitor solution.

Need for a midrange Mac, Internet café needs, internal or external 7200 rpm drive?, LEM broken with IE 4.5, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Suggested ways to use Compact Flash with vintage Macs and PowerBooks, problems getting CD-RW to work with a PowerBook 1400, and more thoughts on website incompatibilities.

No new Macs for me, irreplaceable classic Mac apps, unexpected Navigator 9 slowdown, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also Netscape 7 the best browser for classic Macs, MacBook and MagSafe magnets and CRT displays, and replacing MacDraw Pro.

Resurrecting a Clamshell iBook, Episode 5, Austin Leeds, Apple Everywhere. Using the right kind of flash memory and running OS X 10.4 Tiger on the original clamshell iBook.
Truck computing, the iPad experience, does OS X get faster with each version, and more, Charles Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Also loving the MacBook Air, differences between iPads and Macs, the future of Tex-Edit Plus, and reflections on old cars, trucks, and boats.
How to use iOS folders and print, wireless storage plus access point for iDevices, and more, iOS News Review. Also is RIM a takeover target for Apple?, Wacom Bamboo Paper app and stylus, iBamboo iPhone 4 speaker, new accessories, and more.

Pismos Back from the Brink for a While Longer, Charles W Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Other browser options for the Pismos that no longer like running TenFourFox.
The First Generation iPad Blues, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing. The original iPad has been a great tool, but to use AirPlay or iOS 6, it has to be replaced.