Low End Mac Archive for October 10

October 10 in Low End Mac History

I love my iBook, but I miss my SE, John T. Moltz, My First Mac. "Every moment not spent in class (or in a bar) was spent in front of my SE."

PC users are not the enemy, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Friendly Windows users are potential converts; antagonists will rarely switch sides.
Squeezing the most out of StuffIt Deluxe, part 2, Michel Munger, iBasics. Some of the powerful features of StuffIt Deluxe 6.5.

TiVo points to Apple's next market, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. The true digital hub: How Apple could boldly go where no digital video recorder has gone before.
Sites like Low End Mac more important than ever when OS 9 dies, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report. Apple education needs to understand how older Macs are used in real schools, not just focus on showpiece technology sales.
Review: Logitech Cordless Elite Duo, Dan Knight, Mac USB & FireWire. This first rate mouse and keyboard are stunning under OS X, but the keyboard lacks the necessary drivers to shine with the classic Mac OS.

Higher capacity PowerBook batteries, revised 10.2.8 fixes battery problems, benchmarks, and more, The 'Book Review. Also a new laptop/camera bag, combo drive for Pismo and Lombard, water cooling technology, tiny iPod dock, bargain 'Books from $525 to $2,749, and more.

More responses to Russell Beattie's 33 criticisms of Mac OS X, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Readers weigh in on Russell Beattie's criticisms of OS X.

External $100 Sony DVD burner likes Macs, Brian Gray, Fruitful Editing. The box and manual say nothing about Mac compatibility, but this 18x USB 2.0 DVD burner is plug-and-play (at least with Tiger).
Leopard on G4 Power Macs, Quicksilver and big drives, and pros and cons of schools leasing computers, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag. Thoughts on the Mac OS X 10.5 installer, big drive support in the 2001 Quicksilver, differences between 2 GHz G5 Power Macs, and whether schools should lease computers or not.

TruePower battery can run WallStreet PowerBook past the 5 hour mark, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh. If you have a rugged old PowerBook but its battery is losing capacity, TruePower can give you plenty of time in the field.
30% of iPhone 3G buyers switched carriers, EU battery rule may force iPhone redesign, and more, iNews Review. Also iPhone 3G greatest consumer electronics device ever, track presidential polls on your iPhone, Talking English Dictionary, waterproof armbands, several new iPhone apps, and more.
Nvidia inside next MacBook?, time for a Mac netbook, Asus launches MacBook Air killer, and more, The 'Book Review. Also photo reveals more about MacBook Pro, comparing 16:9 and 16:10 displays, Apple settles suit over faulty iBook and PowerBook adapters, bargain 'Books from $150 to $2,699, and more.
Economic crunch may slow Mac sales, a recycled Cube, ToCA Race Driver 3 for Mac, and more, Mac News Review. Also don't buy RAM from Apple, customize your Mac's appearance, MacTribe expanding into print, My Apple Space social networking, and more.

iPhone 4S introduced, iOS 5 and iCloud come Wednesday, iPhone trade-in options, and more, iOS News Review. Also iPhone 4S now or iPhone 5 later?, the fate of 32 iPad challengers, Dragon Go! an alternative to Siri for the rest of us, and more.