October 2005
- Flock, a web browser designed
for bloggers, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 10.31. Built on
the foundation of Firefox, Flock adds feature that make it easier
to share links and update your blog.
- The copy-and-replace vs.
copy-and-merge debate continues, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous
Ramblings, 10.31. More readers weigh in on the difference between
Apple's Finder copying and what the norm is in the world of
Windows.
- A history of the Color
Classic, Tom Hormby, Orchard, 10.31. The first all-in-one Mac
with a color display had a bold new look but was crippled on the
inside.
- Simple strategies to minimize
and filter spam, Michel Munger, iBasics, 10.28. You probably
can't eliminate spam completely, but you can try to reduce how much
you get and automate spam managment.
- PowerBook G5 could have been,
SuperDrive 8x media glitch, iBook spanning screen of death, boot in
a flash, and more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review, 10.28. Also
widescreen notebook trends, several 'Book benchmarks, battery tips,
PowerBook HD sleep issues, battery widget, bargain 'Books from $399
to $1,799, and more.
- Last PowerPC temptation?,
e-ttache case, Apple refurb price widget, 20" Benq widescreen
display, and more, Charles W Moore, Mac News Review, 10.28. Also
free Macworld floor passes, ScreenSavrz for Cinema Displays, a
tough USB flash drive, Sony's fast DL DVD burner, and more.
- iPod nano lawsuit, iPod haters
at NYU, Podner converts video for new iPod, iPodwear, and more,
Charles Moore, iPod News Review, 10.03. AlsoiPod video a delight,
convergence brings obsolescence, battery tips, new cases for iPod
shuffle and video iPod, fighting PodPorn, and more.
- Apple's 2006 line, Intel
transition questions, Intel talks up Merom and Yonah, and more,
Charles Moore, The Macintel Report, 10.27. Also Intel's new $650m
chip fab and clueless Apple employees on the switch to Intel.
- Pink: Apple's first stab at a
modern operating system, Tom Hormby, Orchard, 10.26. Pink was
supposed to offer object oriented programming, preemptive
multitasking, and improved graphics.
- Is Serial ATA a viable
alternative to Ultra ATA and FireWire?, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel,
10.25. If you're thinking of adding a FireWire 800 card or Ultra
133 controller to your Power Mac, take a good look at Serial ATA
before you make your decision.
- EasyFind a fix for Spotlight's
flawed searches, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 10.25. Apple's
Spotlight search just can't find some things. This free program
provides a real alternative.
- FireWire free iPod problem, OS X
on clamshell iBook, poor dead Pismo, pivoting displays in Tiger,
and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 10.25. Also
the difference between Mac and Windows floppies, taping over the
hole so you can use a high density floppy in a double density Mac
drive, and upgrading Redux.
- Mac Finder copy not flawed, just
different from Windows, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings,
10.24. The Finder's copy behavior has remained unchanged over the
years. It's different from the way Windows works, and that it
causing problems for switchers.
- How Big a Hard Drive Can I Put in My
iMac, eMac, Power Mac, PowerBook, or iBook?, Dan Knight, Mac
Daniel, 10.24. A lot of older Macs don't know how to deal with drives
over 128 GB in size. We look at three options.
- The October 2005 Power Mac G5
value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 10.21. The newest
Power Macs have dual-core CPUs, but how does value compare with the
discontinued models?
- iNavigate: Why Apple should
develop a media center for today's cars, Adam Robert Guha,
Apple Archive, 10.21. Integrating the iPod with car stereos has
been pretty hit-and-miss. Apple should step in and create the iPod
of car stereos.
- Improved PowerBooks, flash for
fast booting laptops, new laptop stand, 400 MHz G3 WallStreet
upgrade, 550 MHz G4 Pismo upgrade, and more, Charles W Moore, The
'Book Review, 10.21. Apple updates 15" and 17" PowerBooks with high
res displays. Also IOGear's new USB 2.0 CardBus adapter, Milano's
new case for 12" 'Books, and bargain 'Books from $399 to
$1,949.
- Apple rejoins top 5, new Power
Macs, iMac G4 upgrades from $449, iMic USB adapter, and more,
Charles Moore, Mac News Review, 10.21. Also 120 GB to go in
stainless steel case, no VESA mount for new iMac from Apple, and
user-configurable RAID from Maxtor.
- The October 2005 PowerBook
value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 10.18. One small tweak
on the low-end and some big changes on the high-end, but how does
value compare with discontinued models?
- iPod nano screen flaws,
battery status, iWood nano case, 4 new FM solutions, Applesauce
polish reformulated, and more, Charles W Moore, iPod News Review,
10.03. Also using an iPod in your car, iPod sleep modes, CD ripping
service, NBA cases, new nano sking, and more.
- Remove red eye in Photoshop in
five easy steps, Michel Munger, iBasics, 10.19. If you have
Photoshop, you can eliminate red eye from your photos quickly and
easily.
- What's a cartoonish poof doing in
an elegant user interface?, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, 10.19.
Everything about the Mac OS X interface is smooth, polished, and
professional - except for that 'toony 'poof' effect.
- Mac TV: 12 years before the
iMac G5 with Front Row, Tom Hormby, Orchard, 10.18. Apple's
first 'living room' computer was Macintosh TV, the first Mac with a
built-in television tuner.
- OS X and G3 Macs: How old is
too old?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 10.18. Mac OS X has changed
everything, and nowhere is it more obvious than in the market for
6-8 year old Macs, the earliest models supported under OS X.
- OS X copy flaw, thumbnails in OS
X, fixing 'generic' file icons, Mac 512K system disks, and
more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 10.17. Problems
with Mac's copy-and-replace vs. Windows copy-and-merge, both OS X
and Windows have pros and cons, remapping files, and making 400K
system disks with 1.4M floppies.
- Widescreen laptops, Maine
laptop update, flash drive notebooks, long distance wireless, CPU
speed software, and more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review,
10.17. An update on Maine's school iBook program, Samsung's new
2.5" Serial ATA drives, Picture Porter digital photo album,
adjusting CPU speed on the fly, bargain 'Books fromo $400 to
$1,899, and more.
- A brief history of
the iPod, Tom Hormby, Orchard, 10.14. Apple's most profitable
division grew from one man's vision for a small, easy to use, hard
drive-based MP3 player linked to a content delivery system.
- Video iPods and iSight in the
iMac put Apple firmly at the hub of the digital lifestyle, Adam
Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 10.14. The iPod gains video. The iMac
gets a webcam. And now both can also be operated with remote
controls.
- New iMacs, eMac discontinued,
Apple tops in reliability, zStand hub for Mac mini, colorize your
iMac G5, and more, Charles W Moore, Mac News Review, 10.14. Also
Seagate's new Barracuda 7200.9 drives, add 500 GB to the Mac mini,
price drop on miniStack, new KVM, and external eSATA.
- The October 2005 iMac G5 value
equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 10.13. More iMac value than
ever, but how do close-out and refurbished prices compare?
- Video iPod, iPod nano hot,
email on your iPod, replacement batteries, iPod protection, and
more, Charles W Moore, iPod News Review, 10.03. Also Apple gains
mindshare among teens, nano vs. washing machine, dock with flash
card reader, Airplay2 FM transmitter, new cases, and lots
more.
- Yonah may draw more power than
expected, OS X on 4 dual-core Intel CPUs, x86 a bad decision, and
more, Charles W Moore, The Macintel Report, 10.13. Also the
future of the Mac, confusing array of Intel CPUs planned for 2006,
and VARS find they must do Windows.
- Simple backup strategies for
Mac users, Michel Munger, iBasics, 10.12. Whether you only have
your personal data to back up or need to backup your entire hard
drive, here's how to do it.
- Greed is not good: Why we
oppose any iPod tax, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 10.11. The
recording industry wants a cut of all iPod sales, and now Apple
wants a cut of all iPod accessory sales. In both cases, we
lose.
- 2 Trash shortcuts, screen
orientation, iPod update breaks CD burner, Mac 512K system disks,
and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 10.11. Also
joining the Mac side with a 12" PowerBook, looking for a printer
that works with OS 9, and a prediction for Apple's October 12
event.
- More responses to Russell
Beattie's 33 criticisms of Mac OS X, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings, 10.10. Readers weigh in on Russell
Beattie's criticisms of OS X.
- Choose FireWire 800 over USB 2.0
and FireWire 400 for best throughput, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel,
10.07. Today's 7200 rpm hard drives are bottlenecked by the most
common data busses - FireWire 400 and USB 2.0.
- Faster Mac minis shipping, the
Mac icons, USB as computing's only real standard, new drives, and
more, Charles W Moore, Mac News Review, 10.07. Which Mac mini to
buy, roaming with a Mac mini and iPod, new bus-powered 3.5" drives,
lower cost Neptune drives, mobile drive with FireWire 800, and
FirmTek's new 4-bay hot-swap drive.
- Speedy 100 GB 7200 rpm notebook
drives, first HD DVD drive for notebooks, iBook reviews, and
more, Charles W Moore, The 'Book Review, 10.07. Also LG to ship
fuel cells for notebooks within 12 months, laptop initiative in
Massachusetts, hard drives hardly extinct, bargain 'Books from $400
to $1,949, and more.
- A history of Apple's Lisa,
1979-1986, Tom Hormby, Orchard, 10.05. Originally envisioned as
a business computer to replace the Apple II, the Lisa brought the
mouse and GUI to the computer market - only to be felled by the
less costly Macintosh.
- Apple replacing defective
nanos, 200 GB nano upgrade, Brasso makes your iPod look new,
iKitty, and more, Charles W Moore, iPod News Review, 10.06. Also
DIY "urban camo" nano case, iPod USB FAQ, smart cassette adapter,
lots of new nano covers, and more.
- What should we expect in a
video iPod?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 10.05. Apple has
announced a 'one more thing' unveiling on October 12. Might this be
the long-rumored video iPod?
- A flameless response to Russell
Beattie's 33 criticisms of Mac OS X, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings, 10.04. Russell Beattie finds 33 things
wrong with Mac OS X - and much to agree with.
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