March 2008
- Outliners for word processing, Mac
compatible WiFi cards, iWork disappoints, and more, Dan Knight, Low
End Mac Mailbag, 03.27. Also running Leopard on a maxed out Digital
Audio Power Mac, Clamshell iBook hacks, Lombard external display
resolutions, and collective nouns.
- Office 2008 a
mixed bag for Mac users, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac, 04.02. Office 2008
is more convetional than the Windows version and runs smoothly on Intel
Macs, but it's slower than 2004 on PowerPC Macs.
- 2 useful
online genealogy resources, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.24. Geni is
a free online tool for building your family tree, and Genealogie can be
a wonderful source for those with Dutch roots.
- Fading magic at Apple, Major
League Baseball's rebound, and an iMac that won't boot from a CD,
Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 04.02. Reflections on Apple's
success as a business, CD-ROM problems in a G3 iMac, and Pismo
processor problem solved with thermal paste.
- Major League
Baseball and the Macintosh: Has the magic faded?, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.31. Good business decisions show MLB and
Apple for what they are, and there's no magic to business.
- It's not the
iPod's fault, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 03.31. Don't blame Apple
because it doesn't support moving your music library from your iPod to
your computer. Apple never claimed it could do that.
- Get more out of
Leopard and Vista with these helpful volumes, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac,
03.31. Today's operating systems come with minimal printed
documentation. These books will help you get a lot more out of Mac OS X
10.5 and Windows Vista.
- Mac sales up while PCs decline,
college students flock to Mac, Mac mini mount, and more, Mac News
Review, 03.28. Also picking the right Mac, creative uses for a Mac
mini, Time Capsule reviewed, updates for Leopard, Time Capsule, and
AirPort, and more.
- First 320 GB 7200 rpm notebook
drive, USB ports inside MacBook Air, Modbook impressive, and more,
The 'Book Review, 03.28. Also Vista on MacBook Air, 256 GB SSD you
can't afford, new BTO MacBook Pro 18 percent faster, MacBook
impressive, solar laptop bag, bargain 'Books from $150 to $2,699, and
more.
- Can iPhone replace desktops?,
medical use for iPhone, 3G iPhone on order?, and more, iNews
Review, 03.28. Also tactile feedback for the iPhone, 45 second
jailbreak, iPod touch Apple's sleeper device, Apple TV now a true
multimedia device, and more.
- Designing
a better laptop: Look to the past, John Hatchett, Recycled
Computing, 02.27. Modern Apple notebooks have less expansion and
upgrade options than G3 PowerBooks from a decade ago
- PowerBook 150
still a winner, Carl Nygren, My Turn, 03.27. An ancient PowerBook
can be a great portable for word processing and email - and it can even
browse the Web.
- Lean word processing, PowerBook
150 drawbacks, Mac ethernet issues, and more, Dan Knight, Low End
Mac Mailbag, 03.27. Also thoughts on WordPerfect, Microsoft Word,
MacWrite, ClarisWorks, WriteNow, and Bean, and FireWire with modern
iPods.
- When
good software turns bad, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 03.26. Apple is
using iTunes to give Windows users easy access to Safari 3.1. What's so
bad about that?
- Rise of the Microsoft monopoly,
shafted by Gizmos2go, the end of PowerPC software, and more, Dan
Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.25. Also comparing a 2003 PowerBook
with a 2005 iBook, Mac ethernet problems, ownership of WordPerfect, and
the power of ClarisWorks.
- 5 things
Apple is doing right in 2008 - and 5 it could do better, Steve
Watkins, The Practical Mac, 03.24. Apple has made great strides in the
past five years, but there are still a few areas that need to be
addressed.
- March
Madness and a Macintosh Performa, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.24.
Pete Tiernan of Bracketscience uses a 1995 Mac Performa and FileMaker
2.0 to do some of the best playoff analysis out there.
- After Windows and
Linux, the Mac floored me, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh,
03.24. Lee Farrell cut his teeth on the Apple II, moved to Windows, and
later to Linux, but it was the Macintosh that blew him away.
- Rolleiflex
MiniDigi AF 5.0: A TLR for the digital age?, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.24. The traditional Rolleiflex TLR design
is back, but in a much smaller package with an LCD finder and a 5
megapixel sensor.
- Stupid Pismo
tricks, 2008 edition, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing, 02.20. Six
uses for the weight saving device and how to use the Pismo as a DVD
player.
- Safari 3.1 fastest browser?,
Macs smash sales record, Mac Pro reviews, and more, Mac News
Review, 03.21. Also should Mac users run antivirus software?, AirPort
Express gets 802.11n, one-touch TV for Macs and iPods, security update
for Tiger and Leopard, and more.
- Intel preps 4-core notebook CPUs,
5400 rpm 1.8" hard drive from Toshiba, and more, The 'Book Review,
03.21. Also Intel and Samsung comment on Solid State Drive reliability,
speeding up sleep mode on MacBooks, Microsoft losing ground with
portable users, bargain 'Books from $150 to $2,699, and more.
- iPhone's growing market share,
Canada too cold for iPhone?, FileMaker on iPhone, and more, iNews
Review, 03.21. Also Lotus Notes coming to iPhone, Apple's iPhone
simulator, enterprise email for iPhone, and more.
- The rise of
the Microsoft monopoly, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.12. How
Microsoft Word and Excel came to dominate both the Macintosh and
Windows platforms.
- Intel Mac mini value, best YouTube
browser in Tiger, additional Pismo resolutions, and more, Dan
Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.19. Also more in iSub incompatibility
with Leopard, PC Card compatibility with PowerBooks, and Leopard on 3
more unsupported Power Macs.
- Newer iPods not compatible with
Panther, iCab great with OS 9, and backing up to Eudora 6.2.4,
Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.19. Newer iPods require
recent versions of iTunes, QuickTime, and OS X. Also iCab may be the
best browser for Mac OS 9, and stepping back from Eudora 8 to
6.2.4.
- 13 ports in a USB 2.0
hub means never having to unplug a device, Dan Knight, Low End Mac
Reviews, 03.18. If your computer doesn't have enough ports and your
4-port hub is full as well, this 13-port powered hub could be the
solution to your problems.
- Power Mac
G3/350, Low End Mac Benchmarks, 03.18. The legendary Blue and White
Power Mac tested under Mac OS 9, 10.2.8, 10.3.9, and 10.4.11.
- Taking Linux to
Mac OS X with virtualization, Keith Winston, Linux to Mac, 03.17.
Thanks to products like VMware Fusion, it's easy to run your favorite
Linux distro alongside Mac OS X.
- Interarchy 9: Smooth,
fast, and reliable, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.17.
Interarchy was already a powerful program - far more than an FTP client
- and the changes in version 9 make it even better.
- Power Mac G5 vs. Intel Mac mini,
video thumbnails lost in migration, OCR software, and more, Dan
Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.17. Also HARMONi compatibility with Mac
OS X 10.4, a dual processor G4 auction, Internet access by digital
phone, and more.
- Mac 'security' site serves
malware, Penryn iMac and Mac mini soon, XBMS for Mac, and more, Mac
News Review, 03.14. Also Blu-ray Macs this year, 5 months with Vista, 4
months with Leopard, Time Capsule reviewed, and more.
- MacBook Air tossed out with
newspapers, Penryn MacBook and MBP reviews, MacBook Periscope, and
more, The 'Book Review, 03.14. Also Intel shows 160 GB SSD,
Microsoft losing ground, fix for MacBook Air overheating, mini surge
protector with USB power, multiple monitors with MBP, bargain 'Books
from $260 to $2,699, and more.
- iPhone 2.0 beta and SDK
released, iPhone gains Exchange Server support, games planned, and
more, iNews Review, 03.14. Also Apple going after business with
iPhone updates, iPon nano overheats and sparks, talk to your iPod with
VoiceTunes, guitar amp for iPods, and more.
- No flops, so
Mac critics now exclaim that Apple isn't successful enough, Frank
Fox, Stop the Noiz, 03.13. With all their predictions of failure not
panning out, Dvorak, Enderle, and others now complain because Apple
isn't even more successful.
- 2.6 GHz MacBook Pro worth it?,
iBook video fixed, Compact Flash vs. SSD, and more, Dan Knight, Low
End Mac Mailbag, 03.13. Also buying a used Power Mac G4, a Power Mac
7600 still in daily use, OCR software for modern Macs, and Leopard on a
Blue and White G3.
- Forward into the
past: Finding older software for Macs, Dan Knight, Mac Musings,
03.12. It's not easy finding out what older versions of software are
compatible with which versions of the Mac OS, let alone finding a place
to download them.
- Maximum MacBook RAM, booting
PowerPC Macs from USB, Eudora 8 'different', and more, Charles
Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.12. Also possibly replacing a 1.33
GHz PowerBook with an Intel-based 'Book and recent iPod incompatibility
with Panther.
- Installing Leopard from an Intel
Mac, keyboard layout, and DSLR advice, Dan Knight, Low End Mac
Mailbag, 03.12. How to install OS X 10.5 to a PowerPC Mac from an Intel
one, keyboard layout history, and feedback on digital SLRs.
- Digital SLRs are
affordable enough to replace 35mm SLRs, Dan Knight, Digigraphica,
03.11. Prices for DSLRs have dropped to record lows, and image quality
generally matches or exceeds that of film.
- Pixelmator 1.1.3: A
serious challenger to Photoshop Elements?, Charles W Moore,
Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.10. Visually arresting, Pixlemator keeps
improving, but Adobe is raising the bar with Elements 6 for Mac.
- Scanners and scanning software,
Macs and non-Apple WiFi hardware, midrange Macs, and more, Dan
Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.10. Also running a 12" PowerBook from
Compact Flash, installing Diablo II on a PowerPC Mac with Leopard, and
30 mistakes switchers make.
- Buyer's remorse:
Trading up a week-old MacBook, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 03.07.
Less than a week after buying a new 2.2 GHz MacBook, Apple introduced
new models. Is it worth the restock fee to move up?
- Apple outsells Dell
in education, 2008 MacBooks reviewed and benchmarked, migration tips,
and more, The 'Book Review, 03.07. Also an open firmware fix for
PowerBook RAM slot issues, wireless FAQ for PowerBooks, 256 GB MacBook
Air possible for 2009, new Samsung and Travelstar drives, bargain
'Books from $229 to $2,699, and more.
- Next iMac may have Blu-Ray, shop
going Mac Hits unexpected snag, steampunk mini, and more, Mac News
Review, 03.07. Also George Fox University going all Mac, Time Capsules
'server grade' hard drive, 16 GB high performance flash drive,
TimeMachineEditor changes backup interval, and more.
- iPhone 1.1.4 update hacked, make
your iPhone vibrate and then ring, Woz frustrated, and more, iNews
Review, 03.07. Also AT&T refurbished iPhones, Abilene Christian
University giving iPhone or iPod touch to incoming freshmen, charge
your iPhone or iPod with solar, Nike + iPod coming to gyms, and
more.
- The black
MacBook is a gem of a notebook, Ben Zalutsky, No Windows for Me,
03.06. Apple's MacBook is fast, has great battery life, and is pretty
well designed.
- No more ugly
dates (in your digital photos), Dan Knight, Digigraphica, 03.06.
Tired of ugly, blocky, wrong colored dates in your digital images? This
proposal could eliminate them for good, giving you control over
typeface, color, and placement.
- The Mac vs. PC
debate, John Hatchett, Recycled Computing, 03.06. The debate has
been raging since 1984, and the simple truth is that both types of
computers do the same kind of thing, just a bit differently.
- Leopard on a Cube, G4 CPU swap
limitations, Power Mac G5 a good choice?, and more, Dan Knight, Low
End Mac Mailbag, 03.06. Also looking for a scanner that works with
Panther and the hsitory of expansion slots in low-cost Macs.
- Penryn advantages, Leopard on a G4
Cube, scanner advice, upgrading Sawtooth, and more, Dan Knight, Low
End Mac Mailbag, 03.05. Also why no LED backlight on the new MacBook,
Final Cut mostly works with integrated graphics, and Diablo II problems
under Leopard.
- One month
Windows saga: Not all that bad, Ben Zalutsky, No Windows for Me,
03.04. "The experiment did help me realize how lucky I am to be a
member of the Macintosh community."
- How
Microsoft's Reality Distortion Field works, Frank Fox, Stop the
Noiz, 03.04. Rather than bragging about a new existing product,
Microsoft promises the moon while spreading fear, uncertainty, and
doubt about competing products.
- Panther faster than Jaguar,
unstable browsers, best low cost Mac for video work, and more, Dan
Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 03.04. Also Tiger on tray-loading iMacs,
firmware updates, LC 575 won't boot, booting from Compact Flash, and
big hard drives on G4 Power Macs.
- When is 2.1 GHz
slower than 2.0 GHz? When it's the new MacBook, Dan Knight, Mac
Musings, 02.28. It's completely counterintuitive, but the 2.1 GHz
MacBook benchmarks slower than the 2.0 GHz model it replaces.
- Solid State Drive
experiences, OS 9 browsers, Tiger install problems, and more,
Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 03.03. A longtime SSD user
weighs in, browser options for Mac OS 9, problems installing Tiger
using Target Disk Mode, Odysseus to replace Eudora, and Office 2008
questions.
- The First Expandable Macs: Mac
II and SE, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 03.03 internal
expansion slots, no support for color, and no internal hard drives. The
Mac II and SE changed all that.
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