Low End Mac Archive for August 9

August 9 in Low End Mac History

USB and the OfficeJet, Dan Knight, The iMac Channel. "...if these all-in-one devices adopt USB, it will finally be easy to use them from the iMac and PCI-based Power Macs."

iMac: The next generation, Dan Knight, The iMac Channel. "With the first anniversary of the iMac's release just a week away, this would be a perfect time for Apple to announce an improved iMac."

Mac users, the only true computer enthusiasts, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. We buy Macs for looks and performance, not just a powerful engine.

PC user finds Mac clearly superior, Vince Anderson, My First Mac. Mainframe, Unix, and Windows user sold on "clearly superior" computing platform.
Race is merely a metaphor; so is a GUI, Rodney O. Lain, Things Macintosh. Blacks and Macs -- beyond segregationist and integrationist rhetoric.
Being ordinary in the computing world, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope. Is Apple losing its unique difference in the computing world?
Back to school 'Books, Eric Schwarz, The Power of Mac. Inexpensive solutions for students who need or want portability.
Astronomy on the World Wide Web, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. The ten best astronomy resources on the Web.

AOL 10.2 preview pretty impressive, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Preview release of AOL 10.2 fits well with OS X, brings Mac users closer to parity with Windows folk.
Sour grapes, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Cheap is as cheap does - why Apple shouldn't port Mac OS X to today's PC hardware.
Serious Apple server released, many skeptical, Sam Burrish, My Turn. Why Apple's Xserve is at the top of its league - and a real bargain, too.
USB Mini-Drive, PowerBook stands, organic drives, lost and found (hopefully), and more, The 'Book Review. Also a compact power adapter for TiBook/iceBook, new laptop cases, plus deals on iceBooks and TiBooks.

16 free POP3 email services, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Want free email but don't want to use a browser to read it? Here are sixteen options that support POP3 email clients.

Preparing your Mac's hard drive for Linux, Larry Stotler, Linux on the Low End. Before you install Linux, you have to partition your hard drive. A look at three different hard drive strategies for Mac Linux.
Love OS X but need to use Windows? FlyakiteOSX may help, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. FlyakiteOSX lets you overhaul Windows XP so it looks and acts more like Mac OS X. It's not perfect, but it is more like using a Mac.
Education the key to killing spam, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. The only reason spam exists is because it works. If we could only teach people not to respond....

The 2007 iMac value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. A faster bus, faster CPU speeds, and a new look. Are close-out 2006 iMacs good values?

No Apple Blu-ray: It's a good thing, Austin Leeds, Apple Everywhere. The Windows world has already embraced Blu-ray, but Apple has good reasons not to adopt it for Macs.
iPhone 4 owners surveyed, iPod touch turns into a phone, BlackBerry Torch takes on iPhone, and more, iNews Review. Also 5 features next iPad needs, how BlackBerry became the teen choice, RIM BlackPad to challenge iPad in November, iSpot 4G support for iOS devices, and more.