February 2007
- CrossOver: Run Windows apps on
Intel Macs without Windows, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows, 02.28. If
you need to run Windows apps on your Intel Mac once in a while,
CrossOver may be the least expensive way to do so since it
eliminates the need to buy a copy of Windows.
- Acorn and the BBC Micro: From
education to obscurity, Tom Hormby, Orchard, 02.28. Acorn had
the UK equivalent of Apple's education dominance but faltered
during the transition from 8-bit computing.
- Lisa emulator released, allows
OS X and Windows users to experience Apple's Lisa, Ted Hodges,
Vintage Mac Living, 02.27. Nearly a decade in the making, the Lisa
Emulator Project now has a working Lisa emulator for Windows PCs
and OS X Macs.
- Use your Bluetooth phone to control
your Mac? Maybe, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 02.27. Salling
Clicker software turns many Bluetooth phones into remote controls
for Bluetooth-equipped Macs.
- Opera the best browser for the
Mac, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 02.26. "In my
opinion, Opera is still the best all-round general surfing browser
for Mac OS X, and Safari has a long way to go to even come close to
matching it."
- Safari share up 50%, 8-core Mac
Pro benchmarked, DST updates for OS X, $26 Bluetooth, and more,
Mac News Review, 02.23. Also Google analyzes hard drive failure,
$30 SuperDrive upgrades, Carbon Copy Cloner 3 adds automated
backup, free ClamXav virus checker, and more.
- 15" MacBook in Q2?, 802.11n in
Core Duo MacBook, DST updates for Panther and Tiger, and more,
The 'Book Review, 02.23. Also Mac means doing things your way,
Core 2 shutdown problem, fixing a dead pixel, hot lap prevention,
bargain 'Books from $209 to $2,299, and more.
- SimpleShare's $99 250 GB NAS
and print server a good value, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for
the Job, 02.21. This 250 GB networked drive and print server is
very affordable, as fast as can be expected, and has some latency
when printing from Macs.
- Power Computing: Fighting back
for the Mac or stealing Apple's customers?, Tom Hormby,
Orchard, 02.20. Power Computing, the first company to sell licensed
Macintosh clones, seemed more interested in stealing Apple's
high-end customers than expanding Mac the market.
- The Mac dilemma:
Low cost and limited expansion or high cost with great upgrade
potential?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 02.20. Apple gives
us two choices: A very expandable, upgradable Mac Pro or a far less
expandable, less costly consumer Mac.
- 3 MacMice mice compared: 2
winners, 1 loser, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings,
02.19. MacMice products are well-designed and hold up well over
time, but their Bluetooth mouse is poorly balanced and suffers from
latency problems.
- 30 days of old school computing:
Getting real work done, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living, 02.19.
Personal computers were invented so we could get more work done and
be more productive. Doesn't all the eye candy and multimedia just
get in the way?
- After Dark Reborn? Bringing back
the darkness, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh, 02.19. As
After Dark approaches its 20th anniversary, perhaps it's time to
resurrect the greatest screen saver of all time.
- When will flash memory replace
hard drives?, getting the most from your 'Book's batttery, and
more, The 'Book Review, 02.16. Also new cases and BookEndz for
MacBook and MacBook Pro models, high capacity battery for MacBook,
bargain 'Books from $200 to $2,299, and more.
- Vista Home runs on Macs, Apple
legacy manuals, upgrading a Mac mini or Mac Pro CPU, and more,
Mac News Review, 02.16. Also installing OS X on non-Apple hardware
legal for developers, integrated graphics remains Mac mini's
Achilles' heel, $20 slim keyboard, ATI's forthcoming R600 graphics
processor, and more.
- The annoying white iMac,
Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job, 02.15. From a design
standpoint, the iMac is brilliant, but the massive amounts of white
plastic can distract you from what's on the display.
- Adding an Intel Mac mini can be
cheaper than upgrading a Power Mac G4!, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel,
02.14. Looking at the cost of upgrading memory, adding a fast hard
drive, and a GHz-plus CPU upgrade, buying a new Core Duo Mac mini
makes a lot of sense.
- Picking the right cheap
computer, new or used, Larry Stotler, Linux on the Low End,
02.13. Unless you're working with video or hooked on 3D gaming, you
don't need a lot of computing power. You might be surprised at how
little will satisfy you.
- How After Dark came to
Windows, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh, 02.13. Interview
with Bill Stewart, one of the programmers behind the Magic
ScreenSaver and After Dark for Windows.
- On Mighty Toaster Wings: More
After Dark history, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh, 02.12.
Interview with Patrick Beard, one of the programmers behind the
After Dark screen saver.
- Steve Jobs stirs up the DRM
hornet's nest, Nathan Thompson, Embracing Obsolescence, 02.12.
Stripping DRM would level the playing field for players and allow
digital music services to compete on price, quality, and
selection.
- OS X 10.2 best for Classic?, Tiger
on a Blue & White G3, salvaging an iBook hard drive, and
more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 02.12. Why Jaguar
may be the best OS X for Classic mode, getting Tiger on a DVD-free
Power Mac G3, transplanting a dead iBook's hard drive, and Mac
service sources in Bogota, Columbia.
- Aggressively Stupid: The story
behind After Dark, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh, 02.09.
Interview with Jack Eastman, the man who dreamed up After Dark and
its ubiquitous flying toasters.
- Microsoft Office 2007: More
Mac-like than ever, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 02.09. You
can teach an old dog new tricks, and Office 2007 shows that
Microsoft knows how to build user-friendly software.
- Mac market share grows, upgrade
iMac with Core 2, 802.11n AirPort benchmarked, and more, Mac
News Review, 02.09. Also Switch to a Mac Guides launched, Vista
Home not allowed with virtualization, Happy Hacking Keyboard for
Mac, and more.
- Faster MacBooks in May?, new
EVDO hardware, Wake Assist fixes sleep problem, and more, The
'Book Review, 02.09. Also Cree backlighting may appear in next gen
MacBooks, Vista/OS X showdown, new Quicky perfect for TiBook,
bargain 'Books from $200 to $2,299, and more.
- Growing the Mac market by
reaching the computer hobbyist, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 02.08.
If Apple truly wants to grow, it needs to target the people
computer users go to when seeking advice about their next computer
purchase.
- Followup interview to Bill Gates'
Newsweek meltdown, Jeff Adkins, The Lite Side, 02.07.
"What's shocking about it is the severe state of denial that Gates
apparently lives in - and the motivations he has regarding his
recent emphasis on philanthropy."
- How does Vista compare with Mac
OS X and Windows XP?, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job,
02.06. Vista easily beats Windows XP, but for the most part Mac OS
X 10.4 "Tiger" is the better operating system.
- Why I recommend Macs to amost
everyone, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 02.05. While no
current Mac meets the author's needs, for most users, Macintosh is
the way to go.
- Tex-Edit Plus: Powerful styled
text editing for OS X and the Classic Mac OS, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings, 02.05. Whether you're looking for a
powerful text editor or a simple, flexible word processor, Tex-Edit
Plus could be exactly the tool you need.
- Low End Mac sued over new
mascot, Hardy Menagh, The Lite Side, 02.05. Low End Mac's new
mascot has come to the attention of the people behind the 1971 cult
classic, Silent Running.
- Can your spam with
SpamSieve, Steve Watkins, The Practical Mac, 02.02. "Right out
of the box, SpamSieve exceeded the accuracy of the Apple Mail
filter I've been training for over a year."
- Problems with device drivers on
Macs and Windows, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job,
02.02. Bad drivers may refuse to install, crash on some hardware,
slow things down, and even remove features your computer already
supported.
- Bottom-loading optical drive,
more Core 2 'Book reviews, Signature Suit protects MacBooks, and
more, The 'Book Review, 02.02. Also OWC seeking Modbook
dealers, Boston Power's better notebook battery, Smart Scroll X and
iBatt 2 software, bargain 'Books from $209 to $2,299, and
more.
- Which Intel Macs take CPU
upgrades?, $2 802.11n enabler, USB drive adapter, and more, Mac
News Review, 02.02. Also a DST fix for Panther, Logos coming to
Macs, Intel's chip breakthrough, iConnect iPod integration for GM
vehicles, a waterproof iPod, and more.
- California: Beyond 'no light
bulbs for you', Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill, 02.01. A Calfiornia
assemblyman wants to make incandescent light bulbs illegal - but
that's just the beginning. His next target: CRT monitors and
TVs.
- Two more markets the iPhone could
conquer, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 02.01. How Apple could
redefine the ebook and calculator markets with a pair of free apps
for the iPhone.
- Marketing campaign bombs in
Redmond, Anne Onymus, The Lite Side, 02.01. Low End Mac's
guerilla marketing campaign caused widespread panic in Redmond,
Washington, yesterday.
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