August 20 in Low End Mac History
August 19 - August 21
1998
- Unplanned obsolescence, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Did you ever buy a computer, only to have them introduce a faster, more powerful model within months - sometimes at an even lower price? Better yet, did you ever have it not happen?
1999
- The Open Link Policy, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Webmasters band together to encourage deep links, protect content.
2001
2002
- iTunes 3 hands on review, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac. One of the most versatile music programs available - and best of all, it's free.
- The Apple Clock of Doom, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. A complex tapestry of paranoid logic so convoluted, so infused with power and incompetence, you may not even believe it.
2004
- Whether you're running OS 9 or X, bad RAM can crash your Mac, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. If your Mac starts having problems after a memory upgrade, bad RAM is the most likely culprit.
- Apple handheld revealed, dual-core G4s coming, tiny Soyo hard drive, and more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review. Also the iLap laptop stand, Capslock to Control software, Griffin RoadTrip for iPod, the new Ferrari laptop, bargain 'Books from $140 to $1,549, and more.
2007
- Are the white iBooks still a good bet or should you steer clear of them?, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. The dual USB iBooks have the worst repair record in Mac history, yet some are exceptionally reliable. Should you consider buying one or avoid them?
- VMware Fusion a good alternative for fusing Windows with OS X, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows. Fusion has a few advantages over Parallels, including multiprocessor support, the ability to work with 64-bit operating systems, and less drag on the system when you're using Mac apps.
- Restoring PowerBook batteries, MB/GB confusion, upgrading a Performa 6300, Road Apples, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also information on Mac128k.com, the market for a midrange Macintosh, iBook reliability, an alternative to Name Munger, and thanks from a reader.
2008
2009
- Mac notebook value for the college student, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. "...Apple 'Books represent the best long-term value for money spent, not to mention user experience...."
- Apple gaining back-to-school shoppers despite lack of netbooks and low-end laptops, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. From the headlines other sites are using, you'd think that Apple was losing back-to-school shoppers, but a thoughful analysis of Retrevo's survey shows the opposite is true.
- Adding USB 2.0 to a Titanium PowerBook G4, Simon Royal, Tech Spectrum. TiBooks have built-in USB 1.1, but with a compatible USB 2.0 CardBus card, you can go 2.0. Problem is, not all cards work.
2010
- iPad users prefer iPad to paper, 7" iPad rumored, Yahoo and Gmail improve iPad email, and more, iNews Review. Also most Americans prefer hard copy to electronic devices, downgrade iPhone 3G to iOS 3.1.3, Haptic tablet to take on iPad, $5 iPad USB charging adapter, and more.
- 20 years with one keyboard, iPad cannibalizing Mac sales?, Apple Is Catholic, and more, Mac News Review. Also Matias Tactile Pro 3 returns to Alps, is the mouse passé?, Office 2011 adds photo editing, wicked fast OWC SSD/RAID performance, and more.
- How to safely coil a MagSafe power cord, converting a MacBook Air into a keyboard Mac, and more, Mac News Review. Also problems with an i7 MacBook Pro, Asustek cuts netbook order, 6-core laptop workstation, world's smallest 64 GB SSD, and more.
2012
August 19 - August 21
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