July – August 2006 — Vol 28 No 4
Source
Open PDF • Jul–Aug 2006 • Vol 28 No 4 • 35 pages
Overview
President's Page (John Barnes, 4). Windows on a Mac — 2 articles (6-10) — Boot Camp era. Apple released Boot Camp public beta April 5, 2006 (later baked into Leopard). Mac can now run Windows XP natively on Intel Macs. Big deal. New Life for an Old Powermac G3 (11). Best of the TCS: Backup Strategy (12). 6 pages of Tips, Tricks and Tools (15-20). April and May General Meetings (17). The Pi Journal Wants YOU!! (27). Washington Apple Pi Elections 2006 (27) — election results.
Upcoming events: - July 15: Pi Picnic at Pat + Ron Fauquet's home, 9054 Emma Ann Way, Fairfax Station VA — Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus as special guest. Bocce, horseshoes, picnic games. Hamburgers + hot dogs. - August 26: PhotoFamilyStory on DVD. - Pi Mini Meetings continue.
Highlights
Boot Camp Era — Windows on Mac
Two-article feature on Windows on a Mac — Apple released Boot Camp beta April 5, 2006, allowing Intel Macs to dual-boot Windows XP. Plus virtualization (Parallels Desktop 1.0 launched Jun 2006). Pi's "Windows-on-Mac" coverage marks a fundamental shift in Mac identity.
Dr. Mac LeVitus at the Picnic
Bob LeVitus joins the Pi Picnic at Pat + Ron Fauquet's Fairfax Station home — second LeVitus visit (2005-09 — V27 N05 was the first). Pi-LeVitus relationship deepens. LeVitus to give "informal presentation about the state of the Mac after lunch."
New Life for an Old PowerMac G3
Vintage-Mac-revival piece — keeping pre-Intel PowerPC G3 useful.
Pi 2006 Election Results
Annual election concluded — results printed.
6 Pages of Tips/Tricks/Tools
Substantial tips compilation — Pi distilling community knowledge into a single chunk.
Entities
People: John Barnes, Pat Fauquet, Ron Fauquet, Bob LeVitus Topics: Boot Camp Era, Windows on Mac, Old PowerMac G3 Revival, Pi Election 2006 Results, Pi Picnic 2006 — Dr Mac References: Boot Camp Beta, Parallels Desktop
Connections to other issues
- ★ Boot Camp Era = Apple's official Windows-on-Mac path; consequence of Intel Macs Launch (2006-01 — V28 N01) — fundamental Mac-identity shift
- Pi Picnic 2006 — Dr Mac = Bob LeVitus's second Pi appearance (2005-09 — V27 N05)
- Pi Election 2006 Results = annual cycle continues