From the monthly archives:

April 2008

New iMacs… Gaming on Macs?

April 30, 2008

The new line of iMacs is interesting in itself, but what’s Apple really up to? Might it be creating a true Mac gaming machine?
The 3.06GHZ processor option for the 24″ iMac is a special run on a CPU already in production, overclocked to handle the 3.06 GHZ load and 1,066 MHz. It’s definitely on a [...]

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New iMacs!

April 30, 2008

Ok, I’m a day or so late, but hey, I’ve been busy! Never mind, the new iMacs are out. They don’t look any different, but the bang-for-buck measure has certainly gone up.
The 20″ is available with 2.4 or 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processors, the 24″ standard is a 2.8 GHz screamer that can [...]

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GoLive is gone!

April 30, 2008

Adobe will no longer develop or support GoLive. The acquisition of Macromedia gave Adobe Dreamweaver, and Adobe has consolidated GoLive out of the picture.
I started building Websites when the app was called GoLive CyberStudio, and found it a great, easy-to-use product. I still prefer elements of the interface to Dreamweaver’s, but when Dreamweaver was made [...]

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iLife Apps… some plugins Rosetta only

April 30, 2008

If you want to use plugins for iLive Apps, and those plugins are written in PowerPC code, they won’t work on Intel Macs.
Unless you run the apps in Rosetta, but the default ability to choose how it runs is disabled. There’s a trick, tho.
MacFixit posted an article today that shows how you can make [...]

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MacBook Air: overheating, leading to freezes?

April 30, 2008

MacFixit has an article today with reports of freezes from overheating. Processor-intensive tasks and Time Machine are culprits, it seems.
The article offers several overheating fixes, including keeping the Air on a flat, hard surface and avoiding soft or pillowy surfaces. The MacBook Air SMC update 1.0 should be applied and can help.
I suspect that this [...]

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Why Use a Mac?

April 22, 2008

David Risley, founder of PCMech.com posted his thoughts about Macs and why you may want to choose Macs over Linux or Windows machines.
Read the full article here.
David appreciates the quickness of Apple to develop enhancements, the ability of Macs to run EVERY OS, better software design, conveniences built into Leopard, and better value.
For David, a [...]

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Google Maps in Address Book

April 22, 2008

If you need to get directions to an appointment, and the contact is in Address Book, it’s almost too easy.
Simply right-click (Control-click with a 1-button mouse) on the address, and the contextual menu will appear. One of the choices is “Map of”, another is “Google Directions”, another is “Google Map for…”. Use the appropriate menu [...]

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Apple Online Seminar: New to the Mac

April 22, 2008

Apple offers a number of free, on-demand online seminars. One I highly recommend for new Mac users and business users curious about the Mac is New to the Mac and Compatibility with Windows.
Part One: New to the Mac is intended for small business users new to the Mac, or who are thinking about moving to [...]

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Review: Word 2008 vs. Pages ‘08 for the Mac

April 22, 2008

Computerworld published a side-by-side review of Word 2008 and Pages ‘08, comparing the two by creating the same project. The author, Jeffery Battersby, wanted to see which app would be better at each stage of the project… text entry and formatting to more advanced features.
This article tests the strengths and weaknesses of each app, and [...]

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Speeding up Safari…

April 22, 2008

MacFixIt posted some very good info to help speed Safari, reduce the dreaded SPOD (spinning pinwheel of death) and generally improve performance. Read the full article here.
Third-party add-ons can slow Safari launch time significantly. I can’t live without SAFT, personally, and I use SafariSIA and a few others. Safari launches slowly on my desktop. I [...]

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