- Featured link: Leopard runs very nicely on PowerPC Macs, Simon Royal, Mac Spectrum, 11.19. Some claim that Mac OS X 10.5 is so optimized for Intel Macs that it runs poorly on PowerPC hardware. That's simply not the case.
- Mac of the Day: 'Yikes!' Power Mac G4, Aug. 1999 - The only Power Mac G4 with PCI graphics was built on a modified G3 motherboard.
- Group of the Day: SuperMacs is for those using Umax SuperMac clones.
Newest Content
- Just Right: Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear MacBooks
- Charles W. Moore, 'Book Value, 11.20
- Some people like small and light notebooks, others prefer huge desktop replacements, but the best value tends to be in the middle.
- Virtualization Shootout: VMWare Fusion 2 vs. Parallels Desktop 4
- Kev Kitchens, Kitchens Sync, 11.20
- Both programs do the same thing, but one runs Windows XP smoothly alongside Mac apps, while the other bogs down everything but Windows.
- Apple Caves to Hollywood with DRM on iTunes Videos
- Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 11.20
- HDCP on the new MacBooks means that you may never really own those videos you buy from the iTunes Store.
- November 21 in LEM history
- 00: OS upgrades, downgrades - AltiVec vs. Pentium III - 01: Saved by the clones - Computer of the future - 02: Apple Education: Let's get to it - 03: Panther lets Macs and PCs work together, - Lombard SCSI bug - 05: 3 survivors from the 1970s - Real world battery life inadequate - Windows to Mac file transfer with Zip disks - $99 alternative to Microsoft Office - 06: Parallels 1.0 far more polished than beta
- Leopard Runs Very Nicely on PowerPC Macs
- Simon Royal, Mac Spectrum, 11.19
- Some claim that Mac OS X 10.5 is so optimized for Intel Macs that it runs poorly on PowerPC hardware. That's simply not the case.
- No High Definition iTunes Video for You
- Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 11.19
- The October 2008 MacBooks are preventing users from viewing some high-def iTunes content from being viewed on their external displays. Poor form!
- 3 WeatherBug Options for Apple Users
- Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 11.19
- Have instant access to current local weather conditions with a Dashboard widget, iPhone app, or Firefox plugin.
- Every Working Computer Is Useful to Someone
- Allison Payne, The Budget Mac, 11.19
- Whether it's a PowerBook 1400, G3 iMac, or Power Mac G4, it could be all the computer someone needs.
- Anticipating Macworld: Nehalem, Snow Leopard, and Updated Desktops
- Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 11.18
- Intel's Core i7 CPU has to make it way into the next Mac Pro, nVidia GeForce graphics will drive the iMac and Mac mini, and 'Snow Tiger' will unleash the animal within.
- Love My Refurb MacBook Pro, Eudora Forever, and the Lightest AA Batteries
- Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 11.18
- Also questions about nVidia GeForce 8600 problems in earlier MacBook Pro models and importing Eudora mailboxes into Eudora successors.
- More links in our editorial archive.
Recent Deals
- Best Power Mac G4 and AGP Video Card Deals (11.20)
- Used 400 MHz, $50; 733, $100; 800, $199; 1.25 GHz, $300; 800 MHz dual, $200, 867, $300; 1 GHz, $350; 1.42, $400.
- Best iBook G3 Deals (11.20)
- Used 300 MHz clamshell, $150; 366, $199; 800 CD, $180; 600 CD-RW, $240; 700 Combo, $290; 900, $369; 14" 600, $360; 900, $449.
- Best Power Mac G3 and PCI Video Card Deals (11.20)
- Used beige 300 MHz, $25; blue & white 350, $80; 400, $90; 450, $105; PCI video cards from $15; shipping additional.
- Best iMac G4 Deals (11.18)
- Used 15" 700 MHz Combo, $243; 800 MHz, $280; 1 GHz, $380; 17" 1.25 GHz SuperDrive, $400; 20", $549.
- Best MacBook Air Deals (11.18)
- New 1.6 80, $1,150 after rebate; 120, $1,744 a/r; 1.8 80, $1,794 a/r; 1.6 128 SSD, $2,150; used 1.8 64 SSD, $1,500; new, $2,200 a/r; 1.86, $2,398 a/r.
- Best Mac OS X 10.0-10.3 Deals (11.18)
- Mac OS X 10.0.3, $30; 10.1, $20; 10.2, $60; 10.3 CD, DVD, $100; CD, $119; 10.1 Server, unlimited users, $58; 10.3 Server, unlimited, $150.
- Best iPod nano Deals (11.17)
- Refurb 3G/4 GB, $79; new, $114; refurb 8 GB, $99; new, $125; 3G/8 GB, from $134; 16 GB, from $189. Prices include ground shipping.
- Best Titanium PowerBook G4 Deals (11.17)
- Used 1 GHz with SuperDrive, $478 plus shipping.
- Best Xserve deals (11.17)
- Used G4/1 GHz, $999; G5/2 GHz, $1,288; new 2.0 4-core Xeon, $1,900; refurb 3.0 4-core, $2,599; 2.8 GHz, $2,499; 3.0 8-core, $3,499.
- More deals in our archive.
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- Rights: Apple Bends to Studios, Adds Copyright Protection to MacBooks, Brian X. Chen, Wired, 11.19. "Apple has secretly included a copy protection scheme called High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) in the external display ports on the latest models of it MacBooks...."
- Rights: Should You Get Paid While Your Computer Boots?, Slashdot, 11.19. "[A] management-side attorney . . . believes that, in most cases, computer booting does not warrant being called work."
- Rights: MacBook Owners Enraged As Apple Blocks Some Displays, Ed Sutherland, Cult of Mac, 11.18. "MacBook fans are in an uproar after discovering the new laptops contain hardware-based copyright protection that prevents the viewing of iTunes movies on some external displays...."
- Software: Camino 1.6.5 Web Browser Released, Applelinks, 11.19. If you haven't tried Camino lately, we urge you to give it a try. It's our favorite browser at Low End Mac headquarters.
- News: Judge dismisses Psystar antitrust lawsuit against Apple, Jim Dalrymple, Macworld, 11.18. "Psystar contends that because the EULA bars users from installing the OS on non-Apple hardware, it's an unlawful restraint of trade."
- Virus: Hackers Update Mac Porn RSPlug Trojan Horse, Ed Sutherland, Cult of Mac, 11.18. 1) Visit malicious porn site. 2) Agree to download file (often named "cleanlive.dmg"). 3) Let it open the disk image, install itself, and launch itself.
- Advocacy: 15 reasons Macs are still better than Windows PCs, Dan Warne, APC, 11.14. If you're a longtime Mac user, you may be surprised at some of the things Windows still doesn't get right that Macs have had for years.
- Review: Comparing Five iPhone File Transfer Apps, David Strom, TidBITS, 11.14. Unlike traditional iPods, Apple doesn't allow the iPhone to function as an external hard drive. These five apps let you store files on your iPhone.
- Advice: How To Prepare a Mac For Sale, Dan Benjamin, 11.14. "Following these steps will let you sleep a bit better at night and has the added benefit of creating a great first-experience for the buyer."
- Opinion: Opinion: Kids Make Perfect Low End Mac Users, Giles Turnbull, Cult of Mac, 11.14. "Round them up, re-install whatever version of whatever operating system they are capable of running, and get those things in use. Give them to kids."
- News: Spam declines after hosting company shut-down, Robert Vamosi, CNET News, 11.12. "Internet hosting site McColo disappeared on Tuesday. Along with it went thousands of pieces of spam, thanks, in part, to investigative work by Washington Post reporter Brian Krebs."
- Review: Nehalem by the numbers: The Ars review, Joel Hruska, ars technica, 11.13. "Nehalem's performance is excellent from any angle, from single-threaded, unoptimized ALU/FPU tests to eight-way threading through Maxwell or Handbrake."
- Benchmarks: Customized MacBook Pro benchmarks, James Galbraith, Macworld, 11.12. Unibody MacBook Pro with 2.8 GHz CPU and 7200 rpm hard drive benchmarked - overall 12% faster than 2.53 GHz version with 5400 rpm drive.
- History: The 5 Best - and 5 Worst - Apple Laptops of All Time, Ever!, Michael Simon, MacLife, 11.11. You're bound to disagree with a few of the author's choices, but it's a fun read.
- News: Gmail Adds Voice and Video Cha, Harry McCracken, Technologizer, 11.12. "When you're in Gmail, your contact list will show a little green camera icon next to any buddy who has a Webcam, is online, and has installed the Gmail Voice and Video Chat plug-in...."
- Opinion: Solving the e-waste dilemma with One Used Mac Per Child, Newton Poetry, 11.12. "...we could initiate a One Used Mac Per Child. It would require rounding up thousands of usable Macs, installing OS 9 or OS X and some basic apps, and making minor upgrades where possible."
- Humor: The Matrix runs on XP, Bill Stiteler, AppleTell, 11.10. Clever parody of The Matrix and Windows XP - complete with Clippy.
- Analysis: Apple Bandai Pippin in retrospective, Allan Yogasingam, EE Times, 11.10. "Apple pioneered the integration of online capabilities into video gaming. Without that bold idea, who knows if popular online gaming platforms like Xbox Live would exist today?"
- News: iPhone Takes Number One Spot, Surpassing the RAZR, David Appleyard, The Apple Blog, 11.10. "According to The NPD Group . . . the iPhone 3G surpassed the Motorola RAZR as the leading handset purchased by US adult consumers in the third quarter of 2008."
- Review: MacBook Air 1.86GHz test results, James Galbraith, Macworld, 11.07. Overall, it beats the previous 1.8 GHz MacBook Air, but on graphics, it completely smokes it.
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