July 11 in Low End Mac History
July 10 - July
12
2000
- Salute to a Classic II, Max Thom
Stahl, My First Mac. "What I remember most was the games."
- Shockwave 8 and ShockMachine,
Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. With version 8, Shockwave for the Mac is
solid as a rock and could become a major player.
- Review: Realmz, Brian Rumsey,
Low End Mac Gaming. A great game playable on almost any Mac that
supports 256 colors.
2001
- The virtues of older Power
Macs, Korin Hasegawa-John, Mac Daniel. The power, capabilities,
and value of older Power Macs.
- Setting up a personal
firewall, Michel Munger, iBasics. Protecting your Mac from
snoops and vandals on the Internet.
- StrongARMing Apple quarterly
reports?, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. Why selling off the last
ARM shares will strengthen Apple in the long run.
- Windows PPC coming, Anne
Onymus, The Rumor Mill. Not content to dominate Intel and Athlon
hardware, Microsoft targets Power Macs.
2002
- Our passion for the Mac,
Jason Walsh, Mac Life. Why in the world are we so passionate about
our Macs?
- Why my 2400 is better than an
iBook, Andrew W. Hill, Aquatic Mac. The iBook is small, much
faster, more affordable, and has far better battery life, but the
2400 is smaller and more expandable.
- Remembering Rodney, white folk in
'Switch' ads, sticking it to PC users, and more, Jeff Adkins,
Mac Lab Report. A random collection of Mac-related thoughts on
Rodney, race, OS X, Emagic, and several other topics.
- When quality isn't job
one, Per Klöfver, My Turn. The software industry is
plagued by bad quality. Maybe if hardware innovation slows,
software can catch up.
2003
- Guide to insecure computing,
Dan Knight, The Lite Side. Helping Windows users understand how
insecure their platform really is.
- Finding the best online
software deals, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Using price tracker
websites to try to find the best online software prices.
- Tips for getting the best from
tech support, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. You hear lots of
complaints about tech support, but cases where they get the job
done are rarely mentioned. How to get the most out of your calls to
tech support.
- New 60 GB 7200 RPM notebook
drive, BookEndz for 12" PowerBook, NeverWire USB, and more,
The 'Book Review. Metal TiBook case, wireless
networking, USB flash drive, FireWire/USB enclosure, next
generation DVD recording, and bargain 'Books from $500 to
$3,099.
2005
2006
2007
2008
- Macs: Better by
design, Tamara Keel, Digital Fossils. From the beginning, Macs have
stood apart from other computers with their attractive and intelligent
design.
- Upgrading your
eMac for better gaming and hi-res video performance, Carl Nygren,
Classic Macs in the Intel Age. This eMac started out with too little
RAM and not enough hard drive space. With several upgrades, it plays
games quite well and handles HD video content nicely.
- Opera trumps Safari, flashed video
cards for Macs, hacking Leopard for G3 Power Macs, and more, Dan
Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also expectations for future MacBooks,
more power than expected from a CPU upgrade, ADB and QuickCams, Snow
Leopard and PowerPC, and more.
- Migrating to the iPhone 3G,
spotty 3G coverage from AT&T, Google Talk for the iPhone, and
more, iNews Review. Also the iPhone tsunami, true cost of the
iPhone, iPod shuffle on last legs?, cassette case for iPods, charging
options, and much more.
- MacBooks cheaper than PC laptops,
SSD power draw debated, MacBook Air showdowns, and more, The 'Book
Review. Also Samsung fires up 128 GB SSD, next gen MacBook Pro design,
drawbacks of MagSafe, 7200 rpm vs. 5400 rpm drive benchmarks, bargain
'Books from $150 to $2,649, and more.
- Vista drives hack to Mac, back
to Opera, Take Control of Backup, Odysseus public beta, and more,
Mac News Review. Also power management for Macs, 10 tips to extend your
computer's life, PDF now an ISO standard, Flock 1.2.3 browser, and
SlimKey Stand with built-in USB 2.0 hub.
2011
July 10 - July 12
Go to LEM Archive Index