August 2005
- Apple should make OS 9 free,
Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 08.31. Apple has little to lose and
much good will to gain by making OS 9 a free operating system.
- Test drive a Mac mini - or wait
for something better?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 08.31. You can
now test drive a Mac mini for 30 days, but you might discover you
want more power or options.
- 3D-Space VFS: A three-dimensional
Dock replacement and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous
Ramblings, 08.29. "I'm usually a fan of minimalist unobtrusiveness
when it comes to program launchers, but I have to admit that
3D-Space VFS is pretty cool."
- Lux: World domination, online or
off, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 08.29. "If you loved Risk as
a board game, you're going to like Lux. Give it a try."
- Intel moving to lower power,
lower speed, cooler, more efficient CPUs; Apple vs. OSx86; and
more, Charles W Moore, The Macintel Report, 08.25. Intel's new
CPU roadmap, Mac developers taking to Intel, and more on the
Macintel future.
- iPod outsells Sony in Japan,
Sony takes on iPod shuffle, Tux stands, PivotDock, TuneSync, and
more, Charles W Moore, iPod News Review, 08.25. Also iPod mini
going flash?, IBM's iPod-based wearable PC, flexible iPod shuffle
car charger, iDJ mixing console, and more.
- Become a Mac Mail power
user, Michel Munger, iBasics, 08.18. How and why to use IMAP -
and eight other useful features in Apple's email software.
- Intel switching from horsepower
to MPG, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 08.24. Intel is moving away
from GHz and starting to push computing power per Watt.
- Core Image and Radeon 9200, don't
like the Dock, PowerBook vs. iBook, and donating a 5300,
Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 08.22. 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.
- One more sign Henrico doesn't get
it, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 08.19. "Apparently the people
of Henrico County have a different attitude about the value of
older low-end iBooks than the officials running the district."
- Tiger seems sluggish? Give it
more RAM, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 08.19. Mac OS X 10.4
seemed slower than 10.3, but maybe it was time to upgrade from 256
MB of RAM.
- iBook sale panedemonium, PB G4
graphics update, workspace ergonomics, overclock your CPU, and
more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review, 08.19. Also demise of
PowerBook G4, Mac mini really a laptop inside, fix your AC adapter,
Toshiba's tiny Libretto, bargain 'Books from $345 to $1,999, and
more.
- Dell down, Apple up; dim Mac
mini video; Radeon updater; new driver for Mighty Mouse; and
more, Charles W Moore, Mac News Review, 08.19. Also Mighty Mouse
love, turning your Mac into a backup server, new G4 upgrade deals,
Mac mini accessories, and more.
- Fine tune iTunes for superior
sound quality, Michel Munger, iBasics, 08.18. Why you want to
use AAC, picking the right bit rate, burning CDs, and using the
iTunes equalizer.
- OS X hacked and running on Wintel
PCs, don't sweat Trusted Computing, Intel's CPU roadmap, and
more, Charles W Moore, The Macintel Report, 08.04. PC geeks
discovering the joys of OS X on their existing hardware, Intel cuts
Pentium 4 prices, and more.
- Microsoft patents iPod
interface, iPod blows away competitors, iPod Shuffle Fan Book, and
more, Charles W Moore, iPod News Review, 08.04. Also Microsoft
promises iPod competition, iPod vs. Walkman, tiny tripod speakers
match iPod shuffle one-way syncing, and more.
- Dueling patents: Microsoft vs.
Apple, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, 08.17. Microsoft claims a
patent on the iPod's interface, but Apple counters with a Blue
Screen of Death patent....
- Palm Desktop won't install? You're
not root, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 08.17. Having software
installation problems? You just might have to have "admin" access
to do it.
- Monitor your Mac, the weather, and
stocks for free using XRG, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous
Ramblings, 08.15. This very useful free utility monitors CPU load,
uptime, temperature, battery, network and drive use, as well as the
weather and your favorite stocks.
- Why OSx86 is good for
Apple, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 08.15. If nothing else, the
OSx86 hack shows that serious computer users are very interested in
Mac OS X.
- Battlefield 1942: Addictive
Gameplay, Jacob Loeb, Low End Mac Reviews, 08.12. "Perhaps that
is the best thing I can say about this software is that I don't
play a lot of video games, but I just can't stop playing
Battlefield 1942."
- Once a leader, Apple now follows
the pack, Michel Munger, Macinthoughts, 06.20. For over a
decade, Apple has been following the lead of the PC industry in
hardware and software.
- DRM on Macintel: Does Apple
trust you?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 08.11. The Macintel
developer systems have a Trusted Computing chip onboard, but is the
panic on the Mac Web justified?
- The Trusted Computing
controversy, Apple's Macintel business model, OS X on the brink,
and more, Charles W Moore, The Macintel Report, 08.11. Also, new
Intel developments, Macintel and Windows, Apple fails 'smell test',
and more.
- iTunes Incompatible CDs, Apple
to Refund Canadian iPod Levy, iPods in new cars, and more,
Charles Moore, iPod News Review, 08.11. Also iPod security
concerns, globalization, Marc Ecko case targets breast cancer, new
speakers, and more.
- Unleash the Power of
Safari, Michel Munger, iBasics, 08.10. Safari's powerful
features include RSS feeds, SnapBack, emailing a page to a friend,
private browsing, and much more.
- Moving up from a 350 MHz
Power Mac G3 to a dual 1.8 GHz Power Mac G5, Adam Robert Guha,
Apple Archive, 08.10. It was more power than the author planned on
buying, but the price was right.
- New DST law to impact old Macs,
existing TVs and VCRs, and more, Dan Knight, Mac Musings,
08.10. If your hardware or software expects Daylight Saving Time to
begin in April and end in October, expect headaches in 2007.
- WorkStrip: Much more than a Dock
replacment, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 08.08.
Workstrip can replace the Dock, manage workspaces, bookmark files,
and a whole lot more.
- Sony BMG selling albums
incompatible with iTunes, iPod, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 08.08.
Foo Fighters and Dave Matthews Band fans in for a rude surprise
when they try to rip latest albums in iTunes - it won't work.
- Pundit decries unnecessary
complexity of Apple's multibutton Mighty Mouse, Jeff Adkins,
The Lite Side, 08.04. "Well designed software shouldn't need extra
buttons, right? Maybe Apple should reconsider...."
- iTunes phone soon, HP drops
iPod, 20 GB iPod top seller, iPod health threat, and more,
Charles Moore, iPod News Review, 08.04. Also troubleshooting tunes
that skip, how EQ settings work, Linux on iPod mini, iFM, new
batteries, and more.
- Apple recruiting Sony engineers,
Trusted Computing on Macintels, halo effect intact, and more,
Charles Moore, The Macintel Report, 08.04. Also, Apple and Dell
united on Intel; Centrino, Celeron price drops, memory controllers
in future CPUs, and more.
- Powerful Finder features you
may not be using, Michel Munger, iBasics, 08.03. How to use
smart folders, burnable folders, the sidebar, Automator, Fast User
Switching, and other Finder features to become more
productive.
- Creating a new user to solve
display problems, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel, 08.03. Got a task or
program that just doesn't work at your normal working resolution?
Create a new user account with the resolution you need.
- Microsoft the ultimate pyramid
scheme?, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, 08.03. If you look at the
way a pyramid scheme works and compare it to the way Microsoft
promotes their product....
- Apple's Mighty Mouse: What were
they thinking?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 08.02. Apple's
revolutionary mouse has scrolling and hidden buttons, but it still
looks like a one-button mouse.
- HP drops iPod, voids warranty,
Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, 08.02. "In a surprise development, HP
dropped their iPod."
- IBM, Apple, RISC, and the roots
of the PowerPC, Tom Hormby, Orchard, 08.01. How IBM's RISC
project became the heart of the Power Mac.
- Getting iSync to work with an
unsupported cell phone, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel, 08.01. Just
because your cell phone isn't plug-and-play with iSync doesn't mean
you can't make it work. Here's what worked for me.
- 15 free POP3 email services,
Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 08.01. Free email - and
some include spam blocking, virus detection, and webmail versions
at no charge as well.
- July links in our archive
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