June 2005
- PowerPC Macs obsolete?, Apple to
exit hardware biz?, Intel Macs look 'normal' inside, and more,
Charles Moore, The Macintel Report, 06.30. Also, CodeWeavers eases
developers' transition, iMac and Mac mini expected to be first
Intel Macs, photonics for faster chips, and more.
- 20 GB iPod gets color, iTunes
4.9 add podcast support, backup your Mac to your iPod, and
more, Charles W Moore, iPod News Review, 06.30. Also iPods as
study aids, free minis for education Mac buyers, remove iPod
scratches, four song export programs, and more.
- Mac maintenance, part 1:
Protect your hard drive and data, Michel Munger, iBasics,
06.29. "It's important to maintain your hard drive because your
operating system, your software, and your data resides on it."
- The Steve Jobs on living and dying
letters, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 06.29. Readers
respond to last week's look at Steve Job's Stanford commencement
address.
- WallStreet CPU upgrades, Quartz
Extreme on Pismo, 64-bit Intel future, bad iTunes track, and a
TV/monitor solution, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings,
06.27. Upgrading a WallStreet PowerBook, enabling Quartz Extreme on
a Pismo, Intel's existing 64-bit support, update on a bad iTunes
track, and a LCD TV/monitor solution.
- Thinking through
the iPhone: This could work, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 06.24. It
doesn't make sense to just add MP3 capabilities to a cell phone,
but here's one way graft the iPod design onto a cell phone.
- Is Apple's product line too
simple or too complex?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 06.24.
With so many different models sharing the iMac, iBook, and
PowerBook name, Apple's model naming scheme seems to create as much
confusion as clarity.
- Widescreen iBook rumors gain
weight, 12" iBook G4 reviewed, ultralight laptops, rugged laptops,
and more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review, 06.24. From Mac Plus
to 17" PowerBook, Asustek snatches iBook contract, and more.
- Last single CPU Power Mac
discontinued, LCD monitor sales continue rise, new RAID enclosures,
and more, Charles W Moore, Mac News Review, 06.24. Power Mac
G5/1.8 GHz phased out, new RAID enclosures from Sonnet and OWC, and
two Serial-ATA host adapters.
- Dell wants OS X, Apple's switch
to Intel a good idea, IBM sheds no tears, WiFi on a CPU, and
more, Charles W Moore, The Macintel Report, 06.23. End of MHz
wars good for Apple, Macintel triple-threat, transition to Intel
may cool Mac sales, and more.
- Royal iPod, Apple/Walmart
pact, poor iPod quality, longest lasting iPod battery, and
more, Charles W Moore, iPod News Review, 06.23. Also Linux on
your iPod, Independence Day shuffle dock, custom mini colors,
wirless iPod headphones, iWorkout, and more.
- Bring out your iPods!, Dan
Knight, Mac Musings, 06.22. Apple is offering a 10% discount for
trading in your old iPod toward a new one. They've got to be worth
more than that.
- No need to worry about Apple's
switch to Intel, Michel Munger, Macinthoughts, 06.20. "Switching
the Macintosh platform to the x86 processor architecture is not a
panacea, but Apple's adoption of Intel processors should not be a
major source of headaches."
- Steve Jobs on living and
dying, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 06.20. In his
commencement address as Standford, Steve Jobs broke several
cultural taboos while advising graduates how to better live their
lives.
- How Jean Louis Gassée
Changed the Mac's Direction, Michel Munger, Orchard, 06.20. Steve
Jobs created the Macintosh as a porpiretary, unexpandable
information appliance. Gassée saw openness and
expandability as essential to the Mac's survival.
- Does Intel mean the end of
Apple's silent computing?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive,
06.17. Apple has put the focus on quiet computers since 1999 thanks
to cool running PowerPC chips. But now they're switching to
Intel.
- Macintel a triple threat?,
Intel Macs may go dual core, Pentium 4 goes 64-bit, Pentium upgrade
for Cube, and more, Charles W Moore, Mac News Review, 06.17. Also
Linux developers looking to OS X, first OS X on Intel website,
latest Red Hat Linux supports Macs, and more.
- Fastest G3 yet, AA cells in
iBook battery, first 160 GB laptop drive, Intel's mobile CPUs, and
more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review, 06.17. 'Lucille' AC
adapter powers 'Books, FireWire, USB devices; first booster antenna
for iBooks; ThermographX updated; bargain 'Books from $380 to
$1,299; and more.
- 8 GB iPod mini, free Beethoven
downloads, iPod Linux, tiny iChant speakers, Pod Genius, and
more, Charles W Moore, iPod News Review, 06.17. Also iPod battery
settlement details, threat from music phones, iPod troubleshooting,
TransPod Direct in black and silver, and more.
- How to limit network access for OS
X users, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 06.16. How to allow
access to some network resources while restricting it for
others.
- Apple + Intel spells the end of
western civilization, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, 06.15. Once
consumers realize that all the hype about PowerPC superiority was a
bunch of hooey, they will stop believing advertising
completely.
- How Macintel could spell trouble
for Windows, Kevin Webb, The Mac Webb, 06.15. "Apple has been
working to change the game from simply a hardware discussion to an
integrated system approach - the digital hub."
- Old Macs worth millions, TV on
your Mac, a Spotlight plugin for Word Perfect, and more,
Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 06.15. Also Pismo upgrades,
PlainTalk mic with iMic, antennas for iBooks, SMTP problem with
Emailer, and more.
- The Macintel letters, pro and
con, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 06.13.
Readers weigh in on Apple's plans to migrate Macs to Intel
CPUs.
- Star Trek: Apple's
first Mac OS on Intel project, Michel Munger, Orchard, 06.13. In
1992, Novell approached Apple about porting the Mac OS to Intel's
486 processor. By year-end, Apple had it running.
- Does Apple + Intel make any
sense at all?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 06.10. "If IBM
can't provide Apple with suitable technology, Apple has to look
elsewhere. If Intel can do what Apple needs, perhaps this is the
best decision right now"
- Does Apple + Intel make any
sense at all?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 06.10. You can
buy hardware, software, and operating systems when they're brand
new, or you can wait for the next revision with fewer bugs.
- Macintel: The good is the enemy
of the best, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 06.10. PowerPC is a more
elegant architecture, so how will Apple benefit by going with
second best?
- Apple switching to Intel,
Classic won't be supported on Intel-based Macs, keyboard and mouse
sharing, and more, Charles W Moore, Mac News Review, 06.10. Also
PCs are too noisy, Intel Xeon vs. AMD Opteron vs. IBM G5, SlimType
keyboard, iMac G5 case, and more.
- Intel means cheaper, cooler,
faster 'Books; Yonah, Intel's next gen notebook CPU; laptops
outsell notebooks; and more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review,
06.10. What switching to Intel means for iBooks and
PowerBooks, GlobeTrotter wireless card, laptop bag with room for
iPod, bargain 'Books from $415 to $1,299, and more.
- 16 million iPods, 8-10 GB mini
in 2005?, iPod battery settlement, iPod recycling, PodBuddies, and
more, Charles W Moore, iPod News Review, 06.10. Also 'i-Pocket'
iPod clone, iPod media backlash, fatter shuffles, BiblePod, dock
cable for shuffle, and much more.
- Why Macintel? Because Apple
can, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 06.08. Full circle: Mac OS X
roots go back to NeXT's operating system that ran on x86
hardware.
- Intel inside the Mac: Will the
gain be worth the pain?, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous
Ramblings, 06.07. Prepare for an awkward transition as user choose
between existing PowerPC hardware and the Intel-based Macs to
come.
- Awe and shock at the WWDC:
Apple going Intel, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 06.06. Mac sales
climbing 40% year-over-year, and Steve Jobs unveils the first
Macintel computer.
- Apple selling Pentium-based
Macs? Don't Count on it, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 06.06.
Porting OS X to another CPU is trivial, but how would Apple market
a 'Mac' that isn't compatible with today's models?
- XLR8 MAChSpeed
Control 3.4 squeezes top performance from G3, G4, and G5 Macs and
upgrades, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 06.06.
Latest version of CPU tweaking software supports G3-G5 Macs, G3 and
G4 upgrades, and Mac OS 9 through OS X 10.4.
- 1990-92: The Windows threat,
the next generation Mac OS, and 'wicked fast' Macs, Michel Munger,
Orchard, 06.06. Windows outsells the Mac OS, Apple preps System 7
and Pink, 88000-based Jaguar plans killed, the 'wicked fast' IIfx,
and the even faster Quadras.
- Announcements you didn't expect at
WWDC, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, 04.25. Apple's 3-button
mouse, first Mac adware/spyware development kit, OS X to be
Longhorn-compatible, and more.
- The early adopter curse: Buy
now or wait?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 06.03. You can
buy hardware, software, and operating systems when they're brand
new, or you can wait for the next revision with fewer bugs.
- Notebook price drop, laptops a
pain in the neck, iBook 500 retrospective, Pismo G3/900 upgrade
tutorial, and more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review, 06.03.
Also PowerBookAuctions.com, two-finger scrolling for older 'Books,
cordless mouse with one-year battery life, bargain 'Books from $400
to $1,499, and more.
- Intel's mini look-alike, 10
best Mac accessories, two PC emulators, AlchemyTV, and more,
Charles Moore, Mac News Review, 06.03. Also Apple products among PC
World's best of 2005, FireWire drive/hub matches mini, PS/2
keyboard/mouse USB adapter, and more.
- 4 GB iPod shuffle coming,
clever tape adapter, posable iGuy, driving directions on your iPod,
and more, Charles W Moore, iPod News Review, 06.03. Also iPod
support in Mercedes B-Class, guide to music compression, new iPod
speakers, and iPod purse, and much more.
- Making Low End Mac's design
work with Internet Explorer 6, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 06.02.
Modifying our CSS-based site design to work with Internet Explorer
6 didn't come cheap.
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