December 23 in Low End Mac History
Dec. 22 - Dec.
24
1999
- Apple's 1999 results, Dan
Knight, Mac Musings. Final results for fiscal 1999 are in - and
very impressive.
2002
- Further thoughts on the
NetBoot Mac, Dan Knight, MacInSchool. More reflections of a low
cost, network bootable Mac for the education market.
- DHCP problems, LC 500 series,
FireWire card troubles, wireless USB networking, and more,
Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings. Getting DSL working with a
PB 5300, expanding an LC 580, FireWire PC Cards, CD burners in
Pismos, 802.11b networking via USB, and more.
2003
2004
- iBook repair extension, Pismo
CPU upgrade tutorial, buying a used laptop, and more, Charles
Moore, The 'Book Review. Also 24-hour worldwide 'Book repair, high
capacity iBook and iPod batteries, Iomega's triple-interface
drives, bargain 'Books from $430 to $2,515, and more.
- The best browsers for OS X,
Dan Knight, Mac Musings. Safari, Firefox, Camino, OmniWeb, Opera,
iCab, Shiira, and Internet Explorer. Is there a single best browser
for the Mac?
- Why a flash iPod makes
sense, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive. There are plenty of
buyers who don't want to spend $249, don't need 4 GB of storage, or
don't want a fragile hard drive in their digital music player.
- Florida community votes to go
metric, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side. "...the council eventually
decided to restrict all city purchases to materiel which is marked
primarily in the metric form of measurement."
2005
- Picking a Mac mini, Consumer
Reports' Mac coverage, and the power of Mac Mail, Ed
Eubanks Jr, The Efficient Mac User. Further thoughts on choosing a
new mini over repairing an old iMac, how Consumer Reports
could better cover the Mac, and additional tips for using Apple's
Mail app.
- Microsoft, Intel, and the back
ends of two horses, Dan Knight, The Lite Side. North American
railroad gauge is rooted in British tramways, which in turn were
based on English wagons, which had to run in the ruts created by
Roman chariots. Intel and Microsoft work the same way.
- Apple needs to offer keyboards
and mice you won't want to replace, Adam Robert Guha, Apple
Archive3. Apple sells several third-party mice and keyboards at its
own stores. Why doesn't AppleDesign and sell a better variety
itself?
- Apple to rule notebook roost,
PowerBook users most satisfied, ongoing screen problems, and
more, The 'Book Review. Also a pitch for a
"cheap" laptop, Nortel to sponsor "One Laptop per Child"
initiative, new PowerBooks are winners, The Laptop Stand, bargain
'Books from $319 to $1,299, and more.
- Reasons Apple is better, big
mini announcement expected at Expo, a 1.7 GHz dual G4 upgrade, and
more, Mac News Review. Also few PC manufacturers
excel, Apple leads the way in consumer electronics, 8 GB flash
drive, 2 TB inside a Power Mac G5, and more.
- 2005 was a good year for Apple,
Mac users, and Low End Mac, Dan Knight, Mac Musings. It started
with the Mac mini, survived the shock of the Intel announcement,
and saw the greatest growth in the history of our website.
2008
- Why DisplayPort is the
video connector for the future, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz.
DisplayPort supports multiple displays, combines audio and video on one
cable, and costs nothing to use.
- The iPod touch will
outsell the iPhone, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market. Analysts
predicted weak iPod sales, but the iPod touch is taking off. Here's why
it's a great alternative to the iPhone for a lot of people.
- Notebooks and
blackouts, Charles W Moore, 'Book Value. When the power goes out, a
notebook computer with long-lasting batteries lets you keep working for
hours and hours.
2009
2010
2011
- Majority Backs Driver Cell Phone
Ban, Apple A5 Chip Now Made in Texas, Keyboard Shootout, and More,
iNews Review. Also iPhone and the future of personal computing,
hidden iOS 5 features, new iPad cases, and more.
- Anti-Piracy Legislation Could
Wreck the Internet, AppleCare a Bad Choice, Ivy Bridge Prices, and
More, Mac News Review. Also text handling tips, getting more out of
TextEdit, TenFourFox 9 brings Firefox 9 to PowerPC, and more.
- Apple Share of Ultrabooks to
Shrink, Time Machine Glitch When Restoring to New Drive, and More,
The 'Book Review. Also Aegis NetDock combines SuperDrive with hard
drive and USB hub, ergnomic stands from 2COOL and Sharper Image, and
more.
Dec. 26 - Dec. 28
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