Low End Mac News Updates

Hey everyone, . Thank you for joining and continuing to be a better part of our group/community, as we are growing faster than ever as of late. . I’ll be back into the swing of things writing articles soon, but have decided to take a short break as I’ve been… Read more »

In continuation of the site updates posted before, we will continue covering changes in the form of periodic posts whether they’re big or small. We want our readers to see the changes done to the site, many small ones can be time consuming and hard to notice. . This article… Read more »

The j5create JVCU100 1080p webcam is one I picked up years ago in 2019, to use with my Mac Pro 3,1 back then. After spending a few minutes exploring a curiosity and going through the entire process of decoupling it from my main desk setup, I found out it actually… Read more »

Hey guys, here’s another out of the norm post about YouTube – but since I’m mainly known as a Mac YouTuber it still feels fitting to write this on here. You guys know me as Greg Hrutkay (a.k.a. Hrutkay Mods) and I’ve been on YouTube since October 4, 2010. When… Read more »

This is a not-quite-comprehensive guide to NuBus video cards for the Mac. Also see our Guide to LC PDS Video Cards, Guide to 030 PDS Video Cards, and Guide to Video Cards for 68000 Macs By Brand Apple E-Machines Focus MicroConversions NEC Radius RasterOps SuperMac Village Tronic Apple Macintosh II… Read more »

I’ll get back to writing soon, but wanted to explore this idea from yesterday some more. I made a second cutout with smaller font, used a single LED light source for most photos this time, but used both cutouts for different photos. No AI was used to make any of… Read more »

I felt inspired to try new things with lighting effects, just to experiment and snap a couple pictures. This cutout and set of photos is mostly just a draft, and could pave the way for further ideas. The most challenging part was working with limited sets of tools on the… Read more »

In order for computers and devices alike to be able to communicate wirelessly, a set of technical standards were drafted known as IEEE 802.11. Using radio waves, our devices talk back and forth to Wi-Fi routers, repeaters, extenders, etc; . . IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) is the… Read more »

On October 30th 2025, Low End Mac highlighted how YouTube was taking down videos about nonstandard Windows installs. In the days since there’s been a new development, but for some the event still looms in the air like a dark cloud. Will YouTube restore the videos for others as well?… Read more »

That’s my question for you today – which Mac was your first, or which one caught your attention to show an interest in Apple computers? For myself, the journey started in 2008-2009. I was a PC user then in 2008, was having issues with my old modified Gateway PC, and… Read more »