- Featured link: How netbooks impact Microsoft and Apple, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market, 01.07. Netbooks are keeping Windows XP alive, which may slow adoption of Windows 7, and perceived value keeps the Mac market share growing at the expense of Windows.
- Mac of the Day: Mac IIci, Sep. 1989 - The fastest Mac to date, the 25 MHz IIci was a real workhorse and a big hit.
- Group of the Day: Macintel List for discussion and support of Intel-based Macs.
Newest Content
- Waterfield First with SleeveCase for New 17" Unibody MacBook Pro
- Charles W. Moore, 'Book Value, 01.08
- Waterfield has a reputation for top quality bags at appropriate prices, and it's already designed a sleeve for the new 17" Unibody MacBook Pro.
- Surprise, Average Broadband Throughput Is Lower than Maximum Throughput
- Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.08
- If a service is advertised as 8 Mbps maximum, it shouldn't surprise anyone that the average speed is below that number.
- A History of Apple's Lisa, 1979-1986
- Tom Hormby, Orchard, 01.08
- 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.
- The Innovative Lisa
- Dan Knight, Online Tech Journal, 01.08
- Apple's Lisa and how it paved the way for the Macintosh.
- The Lisa Legacy
- Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.08
- We should always remember how Apple's innovation paved the way for all future computers.
- Lisa's DNA Is All Over Modern Computing
- Ray Arachelian, Apple Seeds, 01.08
- Those who label Apple's Lisa a failure are ignoring the computer's legacy that shows up in every personal computer sold today.
- January 8 in LEM history
- 02: Lament for a budget iMac - Macs get the job done - 03: Big 'Book, little 'Book - Things I really like about Jaguar - 07: One thing OS X should learn from Windows - Shiira 2.0b2 - 08: Mac Pro (2008) - Xserve (Quad Core) - This old Pismo - DRM in OS X anything to fear? - G3 iMac upgrade resources
- The 17" Unibody MacBook Pro Value Equation
- Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.07
- The new model is a bit faster, a bit smaller, a bit lighter, and has an incredible 8-hour battery life.
- Blackouts and Web Access, Death of a Kanga, the Future of PowerPC Macs, and More
- Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 01.07
- Also another email client suggestion and whether a G3 iMac can handle a 7200 rpm hard drive without overheating.
- How Netbooks Impact Microsoft and Apple
- Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market, 01.07
- Netbooks are keeping Windows XP alive, which may slow adoption of Windows 7, and perceived value keeps the Mac market share growing at the expense of Windows.
- The Ill-Fated Apple III
- Jason Walsh, Apple Before the Mac, 01.07
- "...not only was the Apple III mind crunchingly expensive, it was made with none of the passion of the Apple II or Macintosh."
- Apple III Chaos: Apple's First Failure
- Joshua Coventry, Cortland, 01.07
- Apple had known nothing but success with its Apple II product line, but when it tried to enter the business world with the Apple III, the learned the cost of failure.
- Apple's Worst Business Decisions: Another Perspective
- Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.07
- Apple's poor business decisions predate the Macintosh. Let's hope they learn from their mistakes.
- 2 Apple Failures: Apple III and Lisa
- Tom Hormby, Orchard, 01.07
- Apple's two not-so-great product lines between the Apple II line and the Macintosh.
- 17" Unibody MacBook Pro
- 01.06
- Thinner and lighter than ever, the unibody model tops out with 8 GB of RAM and a 2.93 GHz clock speed.
- No, an Overgrown iPod touch Is Not a Netbook
- Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.06
- BlackBerry pretends its Storm is a netbook, but a netbook needs to be big enough for a typable keyboard.
- Adventures with an Overheating PowerBook, the 10.5.6 Update, and Other Things
- Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 01.06
- After three years of reliable service, the PowerBook began to run so hot that the fan was almost always on. What was causing the problem, and what would fix it?
- Apple's Half-Baked Support for DisplayPort
- Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 01.06
- The DisplayPort specification supports audio, so why does Apple use USB to route sound to the LED Cinema Display?
- VisiCalc and the Rise of the Apple II
- Tom Hormby, Orchard, 01.06
- "VisiCalc was first released for the Apple II, which quickly became an invaluable tool for businesspeople - at least until IBM moved into the 'personal computing' market in 1981."
- Interview with Dan Bricklin, Inventor of the Electronic Spreadsheet
- Joshua Coventry, Cortland, 01.06
- Until 1979, a spreadsheet was something you did by hand. VisiCalc changed all that and gave personal computers the first 'killer app'.
- Apple IIe Nostalgia: A Reunion 15 Years in the Making
- Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh, 01.06
- Sometimes nostalgia is all you remembered, like when you get to recreate your first computing experience from the Apple II era.
- Apples from Other Orchards: Apple II Clones
- Joshua Coventry, Cortland, 01.06
- Before the IBM PC spawned compatibles, companies around the world cloned the Apple II - some with more success than others.
- More links in our editorial archive.
Recent Deals
- Best Mac Pro Deals (01.08)
- New 2.8 GHz 4-core, $2,099 after rebate; refurb 8-core, $2,399; new, $2,589 a/r; 3.0 $3,398 a/r; refurb 3.2, $4,099; new, $4,099 a/r.
- Best Apple TV Deals (01.08)
- Refurb 40 GB Apple TV, $199; new, $220; refurb 160 GB, $279; new, $320. Prices include ground shipping.
- Best 12" PowerBook G4 Deals (01.08)
- Used 867 MHz Combo, $490; 1.33 GHz, $548; 1.5 GHz SuperDrive, $595.
- Best 17" MacBook Pro Deals (01.07)
- Used 2.16 GHz Core Duo, $1,190; 2.33 Core 2, $1,400; 2.4, $1,799; refurb 2.33, $1,799; 2.5, $1,899; new, $1,900; refurb 2.6, $2,299.
- Best Power Mac G5 Deals (01.07)
- Used 1.8 GHz single, $500; dual, $629, 2.0, $700; dual-core, $929; 2.3, $999; 2.5 dual, $900; 2.7, $1,089; 2.5 Quad, $1,399.
- Best iPod shuffle Deals (01.07)
- Refurb 1 GB '07, $39 shipped; new, $43; '08, $45; refurb 2 GB '07, $59 shipped; new, $58; '08, $63.
- Best 15" MacBook Pro Deals (01.06)
- Used 1.83 GHz, $900; 2.16, $1,090; 2.33, $1,295; new 2.4 Penryn, $1,350 after rebate; 2.5, $1,485 a/r; 2.6, $1,649; new 2.4 Unibody, $1,824 a/r.
- Best G3 iMac Deals (01.06)
- Used 350 MHz CD, $42; 500 MHz, $59; 450 MHz DVD, $60; 600 MHz CD-RW, $200 shipped; 700 MHz Combo, $379 shipped.
- Best Mac OS X 10.5 'Leopard' Deals (01.06)
- Mac OS X 10.5, single user, $104 shipped; 5 users, $148 shipped; 10.5 Server, 10 users, $363 shipped; unlimited users, $752 shipped.
- More deals in our archive.
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- Advice: Hard drive destruction 'crucial', BBC News, 01.08. One source recommends smashing your old hard drive with a hammer to prevent data recovery, while others find secure deletion software adequate.
- Hardware: Sony Vaio P Super Don't-Call-It-a-Netbook Hands On, Matt Buchanan, Gizmodo, 01.07. 1.4 lb. Vaio P Super has an 8" display, small but typeable keyboard, 1.33 GHz Atom Z, runs Vista, and sells for $900 - "a Porsche compared to the Chevy-esque standard netbook."
- Hardware: Trends Are Cyclical: the Asus Eee Keyboard, Thom Holwerda, OSNews, 01.07. Remember the days of computers built into keyboards - VIC-20, Commodore 64, Atari ST, etc.? Asus is bringing it back with Eee Keyboard.
- News: Axiotron announces the ModBook Pro, Appletell, 01.07. Newest Modebook is built from a Unibody MacBook Pro.
- Opinion: Redmond's roost: Most Mac owners still buy Office, Matt Asay, CNET News, 01.07. "Despite spending years, and millions of dollars in research and development, on its own suite of productivity software, 77 percent of Mac users stick with Microsoft Office...."
- Opinion: Macs vs. PCs: Is it still a 'tax' if users happily pay a premium?, Mary-Jo Foley, ZDNet, 01.05. "...when - if ever - will Apple's user base object to paying a premium?"
- Software: Introducing Picasa for Mac (at Macworld!), Google, 01.05. "...works much like Picasa on other platforms, and offers trademark Picasa features - such as non-destructive editing, and the ability to keep track of photos anywhere on your hard drive...."
- Deal: OWC Universal IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter, $13, Other World Computing, 01.03. Compatible with any 2.5", 3.5", or 5.25" IDE/ATA drive, makes it instantly usable with USB 1.1 or 2.0 port.
- Deal: Sonnet Crescendo/7200 G3/400 MHz for $20, Other World Computing, 01.03. Upgrade your old 75, 90, or 120 MHz Power Mac 7200 with a 400 MHz G3 upgrade on a PCI card. Quantities limited.
- Advice: Why Mirroring Is Not a Backup Solution, Slashdot, 01.02. Journalspace.com "treated drive mirroring as a backup and have now paid the ultimate price for not having point-in-time backups of the data that was their business."
- News: Happy New Year Microsofties, Here's Your Pink Slip?, Ed Oswald, Technologizer, 01.01. "It's no small pruning either: anywhere from 10 to 17 percent of the company's workforce will be let go - or so the scuttlebutt says."
- News: Michael Dell Targets Executives with Layoffs, David Worthington, Technologizer, 12.31. "Dell Computer founder Michael Dell has fired the executives that he handpicked to turn the financially ailing PC manufacturer around when he returned as CEO in 2007...."
- Oops: Zunes of Death: The Resolution, Harry McCracken, Technologizer, 12.31. "...it's due to a faulty driver for an unspecified Zune component that doesn't know how to deal properly with leap years . . . [and] will resolve itself tomorrow as the new year rolls in."
- Oops: Zunes of Death: Microsoft's Y2K9 Problem, Harry McCracken, Technologizer, 12.31. "...vast numbers of folks with 30GB Microsoft MP3 players with the latest firmware are reporting that their players have reset and are stuck at a boot-up screen, and are therefore inoperable."
- News: Apple's Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter Has Periodic Distortion Issues, Jason Chen, Gizmodo, 12.29. Apple's Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter "periodically unusable" with 30" monitors - including Apple's Cinema Display.
- Hardware: David's G3 iBook Clamshell Page, Glaxy 22, 12.31. A new resource about the clamshell iBooks.
- Rights: We May Need a New Name For Netbooks, Harry McCracken, Technologizer, 12.24. Psion once made a subnotebook called netBook (ciraca 2000-2003), and its lawyers are now warning websites to cease and desist from using its trademark.
- Software: Camino 2 moves into beta status with latest browser preview, ars technica, 12.23. Next generation of the Mozilla browser tweaked for OS X getting closer to release.
- Software: Firefox 3.0.5 optimized builds for G5 and Intel Macs, Beatnik Pad, 12.17. Versions of Firefox 3.0.5 optimized for G5 and Intel Macs. Version 3.0 for G4 Macs also available.
- Software: Camino 1.6.6 for G3 and G4, Pimp My Camino, 12.20. The latest version of Camino in optimized versions for G3, early G4, and later G4 CPUs.
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