Archive: January 2000

• Advice: Doubling up, Simply Stated, MacSimple, 1/31. Sharing an internet connection with 2 or 3 Macs.
• Opinion: Call my crazy, but I think Apple's gone nuts, Marty Cortinas, TechWeb, 1/27. Apple now says graphic design is not a core market?
• Hooked on Macs, Jay Patel, My First Mac, 1/24.
• Where's the G4/500?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 1/21. "Remember how Steve Jobs announced the Power Mac G4 on August 31, 1999?"
• The World Wide Web, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 1/20. It's grown to over one billion pages with no end in sight.
• Opinion: What ever happened to Don Crabb?, Rodney O. Lain, The iMac, 1/20. Turns out Crabb has been in the hospital -- we wish him a full and speedy recovery.
• News: Apple stock hits all time high, MacCentral, 1/20.
• Analysis: Forecast is for days of wine and roses, Wes George, Mac Observer, 1/20. "...Apple is delivering strong growth on every front."
• Macintosh 2000 revisited, Dan Knight, Low End Mac, 1/19. Eight years ago Henry Bortman guessed what today's Mac would be. Today we're evaluating his predictions.
• News: Apple blows away estimates, Steve gets an airplane, Mac Observer, 1/19. Earnings of $1 per share!
• Interview: Daily iMac's Amy Hoy, MacMilitia, 1/19.
• News: San Diego County program nixes Mac purchases, MacCentral, 1/19. Programs lets employees buy computer with 60-month payback -- except for Macs.
• Advocacy: Tips for getting your parents to want to use a computer, Nancy Gravley, Mac Observer, 1/19. "...people who grew up during the depression have spent their whole lives eschewing frivolous things, saving money, and doing without."
• Web: MacVoice email list, The Macintosh Guy. A new forum for discussion of everything having to do with speech recognition on the Mac including ViaVoice, Naturally Speaking, MacSpeech and more.
• Review: Unreal Tournament, MacGamez, 1/19. Even the individual player should enjoy this networkable multiplayer tour de force.
• Advice: Speed up your Mac! tips revisited, AppleCentral, 1/19.
• Mac shopping at CompUSA, Eric DeStefano, Mac Metamorphosis, 1/18. "All I have to do is go into the Macintosh section of a CompUSA and all the loser salesmen will leave me alone."
• PC to Mac and back and back, My First Mac, 1/18. "I still love and use my original Mac Plus -- I would never get rid of it for anything."
• Compubrick 160, CustoMacs, 1/18. Would you believe a PowerBook 160 converted to desktop use with plastic blocks?
• SAM, the Sixteenth Anniversary Macintosh, Anne Onymus, The Rumor Mill, 1/18. Cross a Color Classic with a G3 and what do you get?
• News: Excite@Home usenet death penalty lifted, c|net, 1/18 [Slashdot].
• Web: The Macintosh Games Machine. Seventeen freeware games for new Macs and old.
• Consumer: Beware of online digicam scam, Steve's Digicams, 1/14. Clever scam won't be limited to digicams, so be careful buying from individuals online.
• Opinion: Nitty gritty look at MSIE 5.0 beta, Amy Hoy, Daily iMac, 1/18. "...some of the changes seen in the latest beta of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 may rub you the wrong way."
• Web: Top Links, AppleSurf. Find out what articles the leading Mac sites are linking to.
• USB: MyView, Eskape Labs. MyView mirrors 640x480 screen via USB to TV, composite monitor or video projector, VCR.
• News: World Wide Web tops a billion pages, Newsbytes, 1/18. We've got about 0.0001% of them right here at Low End Mac :-)
• Web: 1984 Mac Online has a clean new look. (It wants a wide browser window.)
• Advice: Video out for older iMacs, 1984 Mac Online.
• Review: Canon PowerShot S10, MacInTouch, 1/18.
• The main difference between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, Rodney O. Lain, Things Macintosh, 1/17. "...there is one redeeming trait that Steve Jobs has over Bill Gates: Steve Jobs is a loser."
• Using the right rodent helps reduce wrist pain, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Rambling, 1/17. A look at ergonomics and real-world mouse use.
• Preying on innocents, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 1/17. "Over time, you develop a sense for those you like, those you tolerate, and those you mistrust."
• Review: IPNetRouter, Apple Wizards. A great way to share an internet connection among networked Macs.
• Opinion: Web ads a necessary evil, Michael Munger, Mac Observer, 1/17.
• Web: Right On Mac is back after a one-year hiatus.
• Web: Mac Cards, like iCards, but they've been around longer.
• Opinion: A funny thing happened to me at CompUSA, Rodney O. Lain, The iMac, 1/16. "I won't say that Apple and the Mac now has respect in the retail chains, but I can say that everyone at the very least tolerates it...."
• Opinion: OS X: Who cares about cost? I want it!, Rodney O. Lain, The iMac, 1/15. "...think about how little the Mac OS has changed over the years. Isn't it long overdue for a revamp?"
• Interview: Low End Mac's Dan Knight, MacMilitia, 1/14. 'Nuff said.
• Skin off Apple's nose, Dan Knight, The iMac Channel, 1/14. "...Apple should be flattered."
• Installing OS 8.1, Online Tech Journal, 1/14. With over two dozen 6100s to update, there had to be a faster way to install the OS.
• Stealth Macs coming soon, Anne Onymus, The Rumor Mill, 1/14. What, is Apple thinking beige? Looks like it....
• News: Apple, Sotec reach settlement, MacInTouch, 1/14. "Sotec has agreed to pay Apple 10 million yen (about US$95,000) in damages...."
• Benchmark: Is AirPort a good substitute for ethernet?, Bare Feats, 1/14. Half the speed of 10Base-T isn't so bad.
• News: Beleaguered Microsoft replaces Bill Gates as CEO, Mac Observer, 1/14. Yes, Microsoft is beleaguered by legal problems. Great headline -- good read, too.
• News: Gates abdicates Microsoft throne to Ballmer, Yahoo/Reuters, 1/14. Gates will remain chariman, take title "chief software architect."
• News: Bill bows out, MacAddict, 1/13.
• Opinion: Copyrights and copywrongs, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 1/13. "...making copies of copyrighted material for private use is legal under Canada's copyright legislation, so the new tax/levy is a penalty placed on legal activity in many cases of copying."
• Opinion: Apple's big mistake, 1/13. "...Aqua is attractive, but unfortunately Apple has sacrificed usability for looks."
• News: Legal tumult over Aqua look, MacWeek, 1/13.
• Review: iMac DV Special Edition, MacAddict. "The ultimate hobby machine."
• Consumer: @Home gets Usenet death penalty, Slashdot, 1/13. If @Home doesn't block spammers, subscribers will be blocked from Usenet effective 1/18/2000.
  • @Home responds to UDP notice, Slashdot, 1/13.
• Opinion: Skin o' trouble, AppleSurf, 1/13. Apple wants to make it impossible for Windows users to have a Mac OS appearance.
• Opinion: Apple gets testy about GUI, Slashdot, 1/13. "...it's an original work -- just inspired by the aqua GUI."
• Review: CameraMate, The Review, 1/13. USB device reads Compact Flash, Smart Media.
• Review: iMac 350, Macworld. A bargain -- if you don't need FireWire, DVD, or iMovie.
• Consumer: RAMseeker adds Compact Flash, Smart Media, Flash ATA price tracking.
• Low End: Jag's House Timeline, Jag's House. Jag's story from his first Mac until now.
• iReview reviewed, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 1/12. "Maybe I shouldn't be disappointed that Low End Mac didn't make the cut at iReview. I'm in very good company."
• PowerBook 1400, a good buy, Low End Mac, 1/12. This solid performer even has a G3 upgrade option.
• Consumer: Cash discounting, PowerBook Central, 1/12. If you pay with a credit card, it may cost more than you thought through some dealers.
• Opinion: Plea for a better USB keyboard, Amy Hoy, Daily iMac, 1/12. "Apple, please, listen to us...."
• Web: Google for Mac: a response, Macinstein, 1/12. Macinstein has been a 100% Macintosh search engine for over a year.
• Web: Apple-specific search engine, Google. It's fast.
• Insidious Microsoft Virus, Anne Onymus, The Rumor Mill, 1/11. "The virus exists as several separate components strewn through the Microsoft application...."
• Opinion: Paranoia probably justified but ultimately destructive, John Farr, Applelinks, 1/11. "And then we considered the effect of the iReview efforts...."
• News: Microconnect ships USB keyboard in six colors, AllUSB. $50 keyboard matches iMac colors, Apple extended layout.
• Opinion: What's wrong with this picture?, Charles Moore, Applelinks, 1/11. Still no Apple Store for Canada, while Hong Kong, Belgium, and Australia have them.
• Beyond the box?, Paulo Rodrigues, iMac Musings, 1/10. Apple talks about going beyond "the box," but does any of the anticipated hardware do that?
• Older Macs, Steve Wood, View From the Classroom, 1/10. "I received a phone call last night from an excited first-time owner of a Mac."
• The bronze SE/30, CustoMac, 1/10. A look at a "bronzed" SE/30 customized by Gary Thornton.
• News: Time Warner, AOL to merge, The Standard, 1/10.
• Opinion: Hey, Mac-rumor sites, Apple made fools of you!, Rodney O. Lain, My Mac. "The sad thing is that you guys get more hits and readership the more ridiculous your claims get."
• Humor: Introducing the iCar, probably the world's first translucent automobile.
• Opinion: Conspiracy!, MacBC, 1/8. "The Mac web promotes a sense of strong community among the Mac users, and I don't think Apple really wants to destroy that."
• Unbelievable!, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 1/7. Mac OS Rumors claims to have served over 900,000 pages in twenty-four hours. I don't believe it.
• Egg on my face, Dan Knight, Low End Mac, 1/7. I rate my hardware predictions. At least I was right about "something unexpected" and Steve Jobs not leaving.
• Web: The Mac Matrix, Low End Mac. A quick overview of Apple's consumer/pro desktop/laptop product matrix.
• Apple, FileMaker joint announcement, Anne Onymus, The Rumor Mill, 1/7.
• Opinion: Problems, comments concerning iTools, MacNN, 1/7.
• News: iTools - Mac OS 9 only?, iTools Tamer [MacSurfer]. You can sign up for "@mac.com" email, then use iDisk and submit iReview feedback.
• Interview: Steve Wozniak unbound, Slashdot, 1/7.
• Consumer: Galaxy Quest, Salon, 1/7. "...for science-fiction nerds and for anyone who's ever laughed at them."
• Opinion: The end of the Mac web (as we know it), MacBC, 1/7. "Apple's iReview is the biggest threat to the independent Mac websites that has ever existed."
• Top Pick: VST USB/FireWire Hard Drives. With no new Apple hardware, the smartest introduction of the show may be the 6-25 GB hard drives from VST that support both USB and FireWire.
• The New Apple, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 1/6. By not showcasing hardware, Steve Jobs is trying to teach us something important.
• News: Blueberry iBook falls to #2 spot, The Register, 1/6. As with the iMac, PC Data counts each color as a separate model.
• Opinion: Sinbad (and Rodney) says Apple needs to reach out more to minorities , Rodney O. Lain, MacSimple, 1/6.
• News: Apple fans demand . . . a new mouse, Nando, 1/6. "...please, can't someone get rid of that silly, round mouse?"
• Opinion: Hey, Mac rumor pimps, Apple made fools out of you!, Rodney O. Lain, MacSimple, 1/6. Opinionated writer slams rumor mongers.
• Opinion: The meat cleaver inside the bouquet!, John Farr, Applelinks, 1/6. "...long hassled and harried by a swarm of Macintosh web sites, Apple Computer has made a move to reduce their numbers."
• Macworld 2000 Keynote Address Special Report, Mac News Today, 1/5. We couldn't be there, but caught it through the miracle of QuickTime 4.
• Preview: Screenshots of IE 5.0, AppleInsider, 1/5. New interface includes switchable themes.
• News: OSHA withdraws home safety rules, Prodigy News, 1/5 [Slashdot]. "Putting home workers in the position of having to comply with thousands of pages of OSHA regulations and making employers responsible for making sure that they do is simply foolish," said Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich.
• Analysis: Mac OS X at Macworld, Xappeal, 1/5.
• Analysis: Apple moves beyond the box, MacWeek, 1/5. "...Apple clearly has the most sophisticated and advanced vision of consumer-level computing out there."
• More Macworld reports on Macs Only!, MacNN, Think Secret, MacInTouch, AppleInsider,
• News: Harman Kardon to ship iSub in February, Yahoo/Business Wire, 1/5. Months later than expected, but better late than never.
• Dark Side: Intel rolls out higher-speed Celeron, Yahoo/ZDNet, 1/5. 533 MHz chips makes the G4/450 sound slow.
• Macworld prediction scorecard, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 1/4. Rate my predictions from late December against the reality of Macworld.
• PowerBook 540c, a best buy, Low End Mac, 1/4. The Blackbird series was Apple's best pre-PPC machine, and the 540c the best value among them.
• MegaCase solves blue G3, G4 woes, Anne Onymus, The Rumor Mill, 1/4. "Where is that fifth card going to fit?"
• 1999 at Low End Mac, Dan Knight, 1/4. The publisher looks back at a very busy year for Low End Mac.
• News: Macworld warm-up rally, Mac Observer, 1/4. Users really do hate the round mouse.
• Connectivity: Mac DSL Center. Faster internet connections may be available in your area.
• Deal: Polaroid 30 MB CompactFlash card, US$49.99, PCMall [dealmac]. I just spent $79 last week for a 32MB card -- and thought that was a good price.
• News: OSHA covers at-home workers, MSNBC, 1/4 [Slashdot]. Ludicrous but true: "Companies that allow employees to work at home are responsible for . . . the home work site...."
• The Best Macs Ever, Dan Knight, Low End Mac, 1/3. "Apple has a tradition of great computers...."
• Adoption notice for an SE/30, Steve Wood, View From the Classroom, 1/3. The short tale of an abandoned SE/30 brought back to usefulness.
• Opinion: Vaporware '99: the winners, Wired, 1/3. Big surprise -- Win2K tops the list.
• Opinion: Macworld has many challenges to address, Wes George, Mac Observer, 1/3. "It is precisely because Apple has so well defined its hardware trajectory that the potential for real surprises is possible."
• Analysis: Apple in a color bind, SiliconValley.com, 1/2. "The problem is not that lime and tangerine computers don't sell...."
• Opinion: The perfect consumer setup, Doug Campbell, MacNerds, 1/1.
• more in the December archive

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