How to Use a VGA Monitor with Your Older Mac
Your friend told you of a great deal on a 17″ monitor in the local computer centre. Naturally it is a PC monitor, not compatible with your Macintosh – or is it? Almost every Macintosh model can support...
View ArticleToxic Computer Waste
One of the problems facing the computer industry today is the fact that so many computers are thrown out each day. You might think that when you toss your old 286, it’s gone for good. Think again – the...
View ArticleNewton: Too Much, Too Early?
Apple’s adventure into the PDA market was, shall we say, less than successful. Not that the Newton wasn’t a good product; it was just a little bit ahead of it’s time. PDAs started becoming popular in...
View ArticleWhat Is the Useful Life of a Laptop Computer?
How long should a laptop last? Desktop Macs can last for years and years. To prove that, I can pull out the Mac Plus that I’ve still got around here, and it’ll boot up to System 7.0.1. But how about...
View ArticleFacebook and the Social Networking Controversy
Ask just about any college student what Facebook is, and not only will they tell you, but they’ll probably also recount some of the site’s recent actions. For those who don’t know, Facebook recently...
View ArticlePowerBook History: Before the G3
PowerBooks don’t look or feel like “regular” Macs, but they are just as powerful as desktop Macs, sound like desktop Macs, and even smell like desktop Macs. In 1989, when Apple released the Macintosh...
View ArticleFaster Internet Access for Mac Users
Internet access on the Mac has been getting a lot of bad reports, since it is slightly slower opening a page on the Mac than opening the same page on a PC. Choosing a good Internet connection is key to...
View ArticleAOL 10.2 Preview Is Pretty Impressive
America Online started in 1985 as Quantum Computer Services, offering Q-Link, an online service with a graphical user interface for Commodores; it expanded to include Apples (AppleLink) and Macs in...
View ArticleMacs, the Virus Scare, and Safe Computing
With Intego’s announcement of the new “virus” for Mac OS X on April 8, 2004, for a while it seemed as if there was a bit of a panic through the Mac community. What do you mean there’s a virus for OS X?...
View ArticleThe Key to Apple’s Success: If You Make It Easy, They Will Come
In the mid 1990s, Apple’s products were less than up to par. The Performa line had constant problems (such as the 5200, which had a recall on the display cable), and PowerBooks were rather slow and...
View ArticleWritely, Google’s Free Word Processor: What’s the Catch?
I’d been away in New Hampshire with no Internet access, and I recently returned to the world of modern conveniences. One thing I noticed while I was offline was how much we depend on the Internet for...
View ArticleGmail and Hotmail Are Nice, but Isn’t It Time for Apple to Offer Free Webmail...
Lately I’ve been using a Gmail account for most of my email. I find that Gmail has an elegant, easy to use interface that works well on pretty much any computer, as well as a good capacity for storage...
View ArticleLow End Mac Updates: Apple Archive Articles
We recently migrated several Apple Archive articles by Adam Robert Guha to WordPress. This often includes fixing broken links, adding images and new links, and sometimes historical comments. Gmail and...
View ArticleIs It Worth Putting a G3 in an Older Mac?
2000 – So you want a G3. You may have noticed that there are a number of G3 upgrades on the market. You may have also noticed that the prices on real G3 computers are falling fast. If you are like most...
View ArticleQuadra AVs and Some Cool Things You Can Do with Them
2001 – While on vacation in California, I ended up with a Quadra 840av with 8 MB RAM, a 230 MB hard drive, and no CD-ROM. Two weeks after I got home, I got another 840av, this one with 40 MB RAM, a 230...
View ArticleTreasure Your Quadra 840av
2001 – I received a very interesting letter with a lot of information about the Quadra 840av. James writes: I read your article Quadra AVs and Some Cool Things You Can Do with Them. You forgot to...
View Article‘It Can’t Happen Here’
The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon was truly a shocking event for everyone, whether they knew people working at these places or not. I guess we all thought that the U.S....
View ArticleThe Mac and Windows Compatibility
2002 – One thing that has really been overlooked about the Mac is its excellent compatibility with Windows. While compatibility has long been a part of the Mac OS (including PC Exchange and DOS cards...
View Article10 of the Most Important Macs Ever
2006 – Over the past few years, I’ve been cutting back on some of the old Macs lying around the house. At one point I had an example of just about every Mac made until the late 1990s. As software is...
View ArticleA $25 iMac! It’s a Steal, but What to Do With It?
2006 – While browsing a local thrift shop the other day, I decided to take a look at the computer section. Not that I was expecting to find anything good, as most of what they tend to carry are...
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