Low End Mac Archive for August 18

August 18 in Low End Mac History

Apple too popular for its own good?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. "The biggest difference between Macintosh and the Wintel world is the number of players."
Permanent email addresses, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The difficulty of creating a national scheme for permanent email addresses.

More Macs, Evan Kleiman, Mac Happens. "...if there were more Macs, there'd be more Mac buyers."

Browse different, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. One way browsers could improve the Web surfing experience.
Don't upgrade that Quadra 630, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. Most upgrades for this particular model just don't make economic sense.
Building rumors, fooling Slashdot, Anne Onymus with Dan Knight. We didn't set out to fool Slashdot or anyone else - and we explain how to build your own rumors.

Best version of OS 9, PowerBook pricing, Power Mac problems, Mac market share, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Also PB 1400 CD problems, source for free WordPerfect 3.5e, and email and Unix for vintage Macs.
A million thanks to the Mac community, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The generous outpouring of support from the Macintosh community is overwhelming. Thank you for your support.

Scanning the scene with a flatbed scanner, Jason Walsh, The Low End Designer. Tips on choosing the right flatbed scanner for design work, including looks at OS 9 vs. OS X support, VueScan, TWAIN, and SANE.

Fine tune iTunes for superior sound quality, Michel Munger, iBasics. Why you want to use AAC, picking the right bit rate, burning CDs, and using the iTunes equalizer.
OS X hacked and running on Wintel PCs, don't sweat Trusted Computing, Intel's CPU roadmap, and more, The Macintel Report. PC geeks discovering the joys of OS X on their existing hardware, Intel cuts Pentium 4 prices, and more.
Microsoft patents iPod interface, iPod blows away competitors, iPod Shuffle Fan Book, and more, iPod News Review. Also Microsoft promises iPod competition, iPod vs. Walkman, tiny tripod speakers match iPod shuffle one-way syncing, and more.

Apple II greatest PC ever, Apple #1 in consumer satisfaction, Mac Pro security patches, and more, Mac News Review. Also Classic gone with nary a whisper, Mac Pro 'everything the Power Mac G5 should have been', Dell twice as costly, USB keyboard with iPod dock, and more.
Merom and the MacBook, Apple's original Duo laptop, Dell battery woes may impact Apple, iBook G3 SuperDrive, and more, The 'Book Review. Also MacBook a back-to-school recommendation, MagSafe patent may block third-party power adapters, wrist rug and trackpad film for MacBook and Pro, bargain 'Books from $119 to $1,699, and more.
OS X keyboard shortcuts, movie downloads, new Segway models, Google coupons, and more, Ed Eubanks Jr, Tech Tracker. Also the death of Classic, TechTV reborn, electric sports car a sellout, Mac Pro vs. PC pricing, and more.

Snow Leopard, Windows 7, Midori, and the end of Windows, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. A look at some of the technologies planned for Mac OS X 10.6, Windows 7, and Midori, Microsoft's future OS that could be the end of Windows.
Using low end Macs for Internet radio, Gordon R. Brown, My Turn. When the local public radio station moved classical music to HD radio, it was time to find another way to listen. An old iMac with iTunes solved the problem.
Resetting the iPod's display language when you don't know the language it's using, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. If you've ever set your iPod's language to one you can't read, there is a way to reset it.
iPod 'Missing Manual' grows but drops coverage of older iPods, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. The 6th edition of iPod: The Missing Manual has extensive coverage of all the current iPod models, but at the cost of dropping coverage of all earlier models.
REALbasic growing to include Cocoa, mobile, and Web development, Rick Lawson, Pioneers in Mac Development. REALbasic is a cross platform development tool for Mac, Windows, and Linux. The company is working on expanding that to the Web, mobile devices, and the Mac's Cocoa.
PCs not like Macs, Claris Home Page fan, iMac G4 upgrade tips, iBook prices, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also using PC3200 RAM in a Mirrored Drive Doors G4, cloning the classic Mac OS to a new hard drive, and thoughts on a Windows App Store.

Snow Leopard doesn't mean the end of the road for PowerPC Macs, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. Although Mac development will shift more and more towards requiring Intel CPUs and Snow Leopard, PowerPC Macs will remain viable for years to come.
Step by step guide to manual Mac system migration, Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple. Migration Assistant doesn't always do the job. Manual migration involves copying, deauthorizing, and reinstalling apps and user files.
The world is not enough for Apple, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz. Apple's insatiable appetite for flash memory could soon demand the entire world supply.

Best browser, touchpads for older Macs, iBook G4 GPU repair, and berry etymology, Charles W Moore, Charles Moore's Mailbag. Loving Firefox 4 Beta, Magic Trackpad alternatives for older Macs, resoldering the iBook G4 GPU, and the etymology of smultron and fraise.
Mac and Linux side by side, Simon Royal, Tech Spectrum. After leaving Macs a year ago for Linux and Windows, Simon Royal is coming back to the Mac - but not leaving Linux behind.