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Recent New Content on Low End Mac

• 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.
• Waterfield first with SleeveCase for new 17" Unibody MacBook Pro, Charles Moore, 'Book Value, 1.08. 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.
• Heat management for 'Books and the last Mac to run OS 9.1, Phil Herlihy, The Usefulness Equation, 01.08. Tips on keeping a first-gen MacBook Air from throttling back with CoolBook, using G4FanControl with a G4 PowerBook, and the fastest Mac that can boot Mac OS 9.1.
• 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.
• 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.
• Blackouts and Web access, death of a Kanga, the future of PowerPC Macs, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 01.07. Also another email client suggestion and whether a G3 iMac can handle a 7200 rpm hard drive without overheating.
• 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.
• Adventures with an overheating PowerBook, the 10.5.6 update, and other things, Charles 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?
• 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.
• 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?
• Intel's quad-core mobile CPU, prevent OS X 10.5.6 crashes, 'netbook' name under fire, and more, The 'Book Review, 01.05. Also the Age of the Notebook, build a cardboard laptop stand, MacBook reviews, bargain 'Books from $170 to $2,299, and more.
• 9.6% Mac market share, Quanta to supply new iMac, new Mac mini a go, Macintosh at 25, and more, Mac News Review, 01.05. Also what's missing from Apple's product line?, unattended online backup with MyOtherDrive, first USB 3.0 storage solutions, Find Any File, and more.
• Large form iPod coming?, touch screens a 'huge mistake', EarBud Yo-Yo, and more, iNews Review, 01.05. Also iPhone now at Walmart, iPhone trounces BlackBerry Storm for satisfaction, iPod video conversion software for Mac, and more.
• Steve Jobs must die, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 01.02. Steve Jobs has held the role of Savior of Apple for a dozen years. It's time to let others take public leadership roles.
• Happy birthday, Macintosh, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.02. January 2009 marks the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh. Here's how Low End Mac plans to celebrate the event.
• Apple and Microsoft: Best friends forever?, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 12.24. Shocked that Microsoft has an iPhone app? Microsoft has been working with Apple nearly forever.
• Apple hopes for 2009, Ed Eubanks Jr, The Efficient Mac User, 12.24. Things I'd like to see Apple do in the coming year.
• Unbuntu Linux and Boot camp make it easy to create a triple boot Mac, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows, 12.24. Boot Camp makes it easy to install Windows on Intel Macs, and Ubuntu now makes it easy to install Linux to a virtual Windows drive.
• Evidence of next iMac and Mac mini with nVidia graphics, consumer Macs ready for business, and more, Mac News Review, 12.24. Also the beginning of the end for the iMac?, OS X 10.5.6 speeds up graphic performance, the Ultimate Guide to Mac OS X, and more.
• More Walmart iPhone evidence, iPhone users prefer WiFi, SimCity for the iPhone, and more, iNews Review, 12.24. Also iPhone 3G dukes it out with BlackBerry Storm, food software and 'Live TV' for the iPhone and iPod touch, chocolate bar case for iPhone 3G, and more.
• OS X on netbook guide, fast Intel X25-M SSD benchmarked, Woz joins Axiotron board, and more, The 'Book Review, 12.24. Also multi-touch trackpad update for Boot Camp, nVidia's 'Intel-thrashing' netbook GPU, Toshiba launches first 512 GB SSD, bargain 'Books from $170 to $2,299, and more.

Around the Web

• 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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