Low End Mac Archive for August 22

August 22 in Low End Mac History

An old friend, somewhere in boxes, j6851, My First Mac. "My first computer was the Quadra 660AV. It was the first computer I had ever owned."
Quest for a user-friendly USB hub, Joshua McKinney, My Turn. If USB is supposed to be plug and play, why do so many hubs make that difficult?

What to do with a PowerBook Duo, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel. Upgrade options and possible uses for an old PowerBook Duo.
The paperless office, Jonathan Ploudre, Back & Forth. Part of the reason the paperless office failed - and why it might succeed today.
SuperMac and StarMax advice, WordPerfect downloads, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Troubleshooing a SuperMac, adding ethernet and other upgrades to StarMax, and where you can download WordPerfect for free.
Apple's next insanely great move, P. McCloskey, My Turn. A conceptual exploration of a Nintendo-Apple alliance.

New iMac, old Mac OS, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. "Little things I really need keep yanking me back to 9. Odd little errors, missing functions, software that won't work and that I can't afford to replace."
Tahquamenon Falls, the Upper Falls, Dan Knight, Desktop Images. Desktop picture of the upper falls at Tahquamenon Falls in ten different sizes.

OS X and Western Digital hard drive adventures with a blue and white G3, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. After pulling the G3 out of storage, it was time to install OS X - and then a bigger hard drive.
Laptop sales growth, future of the iBook, Pismo G4 upgrade, CompuShell protection, and more, The 'Book Review. Also a new notebook cooling stand, FireWire DVD-Multi drive, DC to DC power adapter, and bargain 'Books from $465 to $3,099.

Core Image and Radeon 9200, don't like the Dock, PowerBook vs. iBook, and donating a 5300, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Prospects of Core Image support on the Mac mini, two who don't like the Dock, comparing 12-inch iBook and PowerBook, and what to do with an old Power Mac 5300.

Save the G3s: The case for G3 support in OS X 10.5 Leopard, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The last G3 Macs were still on the market three years ago. Cutting off all G3 support in Leopard just doesn't make sense.

Adium: One instant messenger to rule them all, Leo Titus LeBron V, Collection Spotlight. Adium can replace all of your Instant Messenger clients with a single program and handle all of your threads in a single tabbed window.
KompoZer 0.7.7: Getting Closer to a Replacement for Claris Home Page, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. KompoZer is a free, open source WYSIWYG webpage editor that has some rough edges but works well enough for full-time use.
Gigabyte confusion, big letter keyboard wanted, G3 All-in-One problem, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Also alternative printing solutions for older Macs and missing AppleWorks.

We've come a long way since 1984: Looking back at Macworld's premier issue, Kev Kitchens, Kitchens Sync. In 1984, Apple introduced the first Macintosh computer, and Macworld magazine was soon there to help Mac users explore the new world of computing.
Apple's record customer satisfaction, consequences of bad RAM, iMac carry case, and more, Mac News Review. Also MobileMe users getting another 60 days of free service, Mac vs. PC pricing, Intel releases USB 3.0 specification, SyncMate synchs Pocket PCs and Macs, and more.
MagSafe out of warranty replacement, Nvidia Flaw Affecting Macs, MacBook Air revision soon, and more, The 'Book Review. Also 160 GB microdrive from Intel, MacBooks on grocer's shelves, Intel future CPU plans, a checkpoint friendly notebook case, bargain 'Books from $220 to $2,699, and more.
iPhone slower after 2.0.2 upgrade, kill the kill switch, the iPig sound system, and more, iNews Review. Also BlackBerry plagued by same 3G problems as iPhone, end of the line for current iPods, new Bible softeware for the iPhone, and more.

Apple and the accessibility factor, Austin Leeds, Apple Everywhere. Although you might think otherwise, Macs and iPads go a long ways in helping blind and deaf users work and communicate.
People want iPads, not tablets; 93% of tablets are iPads; iOS user demographics; and more, iNews Review. Also Converse conversation translator app, Logitech Tablet Keyboard for iPad, Versetta handbags for female iPad users, and more.

How to Install and Configure MySQL in Mountain Lion, Leaman Crews, Plays Well with Others. MySQL doesn't come with OS X, but it's free, easy to install, and very powerful.