April 2007
- FileMaker Pro 8.5 well worth
checking out, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.16. If
you're considering investing in a database program, FileMaker Pro
8.5 is definitely worth looking over.
- 30 top Mac user mistakes: How
many are Apple's fault?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.26. The
biggest mistake new Mac users make is assuming that the Mac will
work just like Windows. It won't.
- Apple's 5% market share, 8-core
Mac Pro rocks when multitasking, ScreenRecycler speeds up, and
more, Mac News Review, 04.27. Also how to cool RAM in the Mac
Pro, Blu-ray support may come with Leopard, new Core 2 CPUs with
double-sized caches, clever eSATA extender cable from NewerTech,
and more.
- QuickTime vulnerability impacts
Macs, Intel's handheld PC, Sony on overheating batteries, and
more, The 'Book Review, 04.27. Also MacBook Pro battery
swelling, a periscope for the MacBook, guide to upgrading MacBook
Pro hard drive, bargain 'Books from $170 to $1,399, and more.
- The 12" MacBook Pro: I don't think
so, Trevor Wale, One More Thing, 04.26. As much as we may love
the 12" PowerBook form factor, if Apple were going to release a
12" MacBook, they would have done so by now.
- Apple's digital hub report
card: Current grade, B+, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.26. Apple
promised to make the Mac the hub of the digital lifestyle in 2001.
It has excelled in most areas but barely passes when it comes to
mobile phone support.
- Rebranding: They're all Macs
now, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.25. Since Steve Jobs' return
to Apple in 1997, Apple has phased out the Performa, PowerBook, and
Power Mac brands. Today, every Mac includes "Mac" in its name.
- Thunderbird 2.0: A simple,
powerful, free email client, Michel Munger, Macinthoughts,
04.25. Mozilla Thunderbird doesn't suffer from feature bloat like
most commercial email programs. It puts the focus on doing what you
need efficiently.
- Format any drive for older Macs
with patched Apple tools, Tyler Sable, Classic Restorations,
04.25. Apple HD SC Setup and Drive Setup only work with Apple
branded hard drives - until you apply the patches linked to this
article.
- G4 or Intel mini for video?, G3
support in Leopard, searching for an old Mac, and more, Dan
Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 04.24. Also connecting a Mac to a Korg
keyboard, adding WiFi to a WallStreet PowerBooks, and dealing with
a dead iMac.
- How low can you go? Looking at
the low end of Mac, Linux, and Windows computing, Ryan Butler,
My Turn, 04.23. What's the least hardware you can get by with?
Well, it depends on what you plan to do with your computer.
- Mailsmith a simple, powerful,
spam fighting alternative to Apple Mail, Steve Watkins, The
Practical Mac, 04.23. Mailsmith is bundled with SpamSieve,
integrates with Address Book, and has very flexible scripting tools
combined with elegant simplicity.
- Gmail with old browsers, Mozilla
1.3.1 on OS 9, Intel Core CPUs 'really open up' with RAM, and
more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.23. Also Mac
OS 9 software development, a stinky iBook, possible solution to
problems reading CD-R on old Macs, choppy iTunes video, and
more.
- 8-core Mac Pro value debated,
OS X browsers benchmarked, two new widget tools, and more, Mac
News Review, 04.20. Also another Linux-to-Mac convert, the best
office suite Mac owners can't buy, Obsidian wireless mouse, low
cost displays, and more.
- Time to reinvent ultralight
notebooks, Greenpeace slams Apple again, 200 GB 7200 RPM notebook
drive, and more, The 'Book Review, 04.20. Also Intel takes
wraps off Santa Rosa notebook CPU, Fujitsu add freefall sensor, a
clever new 'Book handle, bargain 'Books from $170 to $2,299, and
more.
- Project Quadra: Building a
FrankenMac from a Quadra 700, IIci, and IIvx, Joseph Burke, My
Turn, 04.19. How a found Mac IIci plus an eBayed Q700 mainboard
ended up in a Mac IIvx found at a neighbor's yard sale.
- Wasteful consumerism, iPhone plus
Apple TV, and Laurence Gartel on the joy of old Macs, Dan
Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 04.19. LaserWriter Pro value, how the
iPhone plus Apple TV can change computing away from home, and
digital media pioneer Laurence Gartel on how much more creative you
can be on old Macs.
- Does the iPhone plus Apple TV
point to the future of personal computing?, Dan Knight, Mac
Musings, 04.18. Looking at the capabilities of Apple TV and the
iPhone, it seems there could be a lot of synergy between the two
devices, revolutionizing personal computing.
- Boot Camp users have nothing to
fear from Leopard's delay, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows, 04.17.
Although the current beta of Boot Camp is set to expire at the end
of September, Apple has plenty of time to release an update - and
users have plenty of time to remove it if Apple doesn't.
- Logitech TrackMan Wheel intuitive,
easy to use, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.16.
Trackballs are well suited for some tasks, less well suited for
others. Logitech's thumb-controlled TrackMan Wheel is quickly
mastered, and its software provides lots of options.
- Different branches: NeXT, Newton,
and BeOS, Seb Payne, Different Branches, 04.16. The main trunk
of the Apple tree gave us the Mac and iPhone, but other branches of
the Apple tree include NeXT, BeOS, and the Newton.
- Apple TV or iPhone a better Mac?,
benefits and drawbacks of Leopard delay, a DMG tip, and more,
Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 04.16. Also using a 'Book with
WiFi instead of paying for broadband, FireWire/USB 2.0 card for
20th Anniversary May, upgrade in a Mac 128K, and more.
- Leopard delayed to October. And
the bad thing is?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.13. Leopard (Mac
OS X 10.5) won't ship until October, 30 months after Tiger, and our
Macs will be as happy as clams until then.
- Macs more secure than Windows in
the online world, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac, 09.13. Mac OS X always
asks users if they want to install software. Before Vista, Windows
didn't do that by default - and Vista natters about way too many
things.
- First Blu-ray drive for Apple's
'Books, replace notebook hard drive with Compact Flash, and
more, The 'Book Review, 04.13. Also 160 GB 7200 rpm hard
drives, upgrading from a MacBook Pro to a MacBook, Waterfield's
flexible new Sling bag, bargain 'Books from $170 to $1,699, and
more.
- Apple TV runs OS X, 8-core Mac
Pro benchmarks, Best Buy to carry Apple Computers, and more,
Mac News Review, 04.13. Also Scoble says 'buy a Mac', satisfaction
the key to Apple's loyal customers, first keyboard with an iPod
dock, 'ultimate' computer desk includes aquarium, and more.
- Is Apple TV a Mac?, upgrading a
Power Mac G4, troubleshooting a Beige G3, and more, Dan Knight,
Low End Mac Mailbag, 04.12. Also accessing files on floppies and
old Mac on a new Mac, satisfaction and consumerism, and 10th
anniversary feedback.
- Satisfaction the answer to
wasteful consumerism, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.11. You
probably don't need the newest, fastest computer. Thoughts on
upgrading what you have, moving to a newer Mac, and finding a new
use for your old one.
- VMware Fusion beta 3 adds new
features, takes a giant step toward release, Alan Zisman,
Mac2Windows, 04.11. Looking for a virtualization solution for your
Intel Mac? The latest beta of VMWare Fusion makes several
improvements and includes some unique features.
- 1 core, 2 cores, 4 cores, 8:
How Much Difference Does It Make?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings,
04.10. Geekbench scores make it possible to compare the newest 3
GHz 8-core Mac Pro with the 1.5 GHz Core Solo Mac mini - and all
the models in between.
- QuickTime 7, Vista, and
Toshiba's Tablet PC an example of what's wrong with computing
today, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job, 04.10. "The
moral of this story is that computers remain far more problematic
than they should be."
- Clamshell iBook upgrades, choppy
iTunes video, Netscape 7 for Mac OS 9, and more, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.09. Also fixing flash drive problems
with Disk Utility, problems booting a secondhand iMac, PowerBook
ramblings, and more.
- 'Think Different':
The ad campaign that restored Apple's reputation, Tom Hormby,
Orchard, 04.09. After Steve Jobs' triumphant return and before the
debut of the iMac, Apple had to do something to change people's
opinion of the beleaguered company.
- A decade of progress, Michel
Munger, Macinthoughts, 04.09. 10 years ago, Windows 95 was a mess,
System 7.5 was becoming unstable, and Apple's future was in doubt.
Today OS X is rock solid, Vista has learned from Apple, and Apple
is a runaway success.
- 10 years using low end Macs,
Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living, 04.06. April 1997: Apple's 20th
birthday, Mac OS 7.6.1 released, Low End Mac begins, and the author
gets his first Mac.
- Getting from A to B and having fun
along the way, Eric "Zoltan" DeStefano, Mac Metamorphosis,
04.06. When it comes to productivity and enjoying the computing
experience, Macs and Apple software stand apart from the pack.
- Connecting with the broader
Macintosh community, Stephen Van Esch, Mac Scope, 04.06. "But
beyond the very minor celebrity status that came with being
published on Low End Mac, it gave me a real opportunity to
participate in the Mac community."
- 10 years of Low End Mac:
Looking back and looking forward, Dan Knight, Mac Musings,
04.06. As Low End Mac celebrates 10 years on the Web, we look back
at some milestones.
- 8-core Mac Pro, best tech
products of all time, multisession disc burning reinvented, and
more, Mac News Review, 04.05. Also Apple cuts Cinema Display
prices, picking OS X over Linux, an in-desk iPod dock, calendar
printing software, and more.
- Another sudden shutdown fix,
sunshade for notebooks, Modbook sensitivity improved, and more,
The 'Book Review, 04.05. Also new MacBooks could constrain MLCC
supply, new enclosure for SATA notebook drives, turn off
backlighting with LightMe, bargain 'Books from $180 to $2,299, and
more.
- The 8-core Mac Pro value
equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 04.04. At US$4,000, is the
8-core 3.0 GHz Mac Pro an overpriced sports car or a well-priced
big rig?
- The $700 portable mobile office
with Internet, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job, 04.04.
Yes, you really can buy a rugged notebook computer, battery powered
printer, bus-powered scanner, office supplies, and storage box for
$700.
- CGI Story: The Development of
3D Computer Graphics, 1974-94, Tom Hormby, Orchard, 04.03.
Chronicling the development of CGI from the 1970s through the
release of Toy Story.
- The state of Mac OS 9
compatibility, upgrades, resources, and hacks in 2007, Charles
Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.02. Discontinued five years ago,
Mac OS 9 remains fast and stable, but its software hasn't kept up
with Web changes. What Macs support it, where to buy it, and how to
update to version 9.2.2.
- Using Apple's Lisa for real
work, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living, 04.02. The Lisa Office
System has some advantages of modern computers for word processing
and other production work.
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