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Macworld – Evolutionary, not Revolutionary?

January 3, 2009

The New Stuff at Macworld The Experts (that group who know everything) are of the opinion that there will be exciting new products at Macworld, even from Apple. Evolutionary Apple Michael Gartenberg, vp of JupiterMedia, a marketing research firm, who edits MobileDevicesToday blog thinks that Phil Schiller (standing in for Steve Jobs at the Keynote [...]

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Going to Macworld?

December 29, 2008

If you need a pass for Macworld, go to Other World Computing for a free pass, and discounted conference programs. ->unsolicited plug> I find OWC to be a great source for hardware, and use them for about 90% of my needs, and recommend them for my clients’ needs as well. I’ve never had a problem [...]

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Firmware updates for new MacBook/Pro

December 10, 2008

SMC and EFI Firmware Updates for Late 2008 MacBooks/MacBook Pro/MacBook Air MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.6 “This update fixes several issues to improve the stability of MacBook Pro (Late 2008) computers.” MacBook Pro 15-inch SMC Firmware Update 1.2 “This SMC Firmware Update improves the sensing and accuracy of the MagSafe Power Adapter indicator light, [...]

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Missing FireWire port on new MacBooks a problem?

October 15, 2008

What were they thinking? Apple doesn’t want people talking about it… all threads on their discussion boards mentioning the lack of FireWire on the new MacBooks have been deleted. Still, there’s lots of talk about it. Trouble for iMovie users No firewire port means that most iMovie users won’t be able to directly connect their [...]

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Time to buy a Mac Portable!

October 15, 2008

Following the release yesterday of the new Apple portable line, Amazon is discounting FireWire MacBooks (starting at $869) and previous generation MacBook Pros starting at $1444! AppleCare is discounted too. Get ‘em while you can!!! Update: Lots of complaints about the lack of FireWire on the MacBook, but solutions are beginning to spring up. This [...]

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The New MacBook and MacBook Pro… Wow!

October 14, 2008

Apple announces a new lineup of portable Macs After a lot of speculation and rumors, the new Mac portables are out. The new design and specs are outstanding, starting with a case carved from a single billet of aluminum on CNC computer-controlled milling machines, with upgraded graphics, a new motherboard design, new display, new trackpad… [...]

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MacBook/Pro AC Adaptor… wrap it right!

August 21, 2008

Prevent AC Adapter failure! Apple’s MagSafe AC Adapter for MacBook/Pro has a handy feature for wrapping the cable to help keep it organized. Two “hooks” hinge out of the corners of the unit, providing a great place to wrap the cable around. Thing is, if you casually wrap the cable, you may destroy your adaptor [...]

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FireWire the best choice for ext. hard drives

August 21, 2008

Firewire Vs. USB: A Simplified Approach From Directron.org Web site, dated 2005 comes a very cogent explanation of why we see so many USB 2.0 external drives out there, when FireWire is a much better choice for data transfer… As jealousy is the main downfall for humans, as greed was for Apple’s dominance of the [...]

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Review of the newest iMac

May 31, 2008

Computerworld has a new review out, of the latest Penryn iMacs, used at home in the author’s (Scot Finnie) home, complete with 3, 6 and 16 year old kids to give it a workout. Scot relates the experiences of his kids getting used to the new machine… I barely had it set up before the [...]

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New MacBooks delayed?

May 31, 2008

Appletell.com has a report indicating that the new MacBooks, using the upcoming Intel Montevina Centrino 2 processor will be delayed until late summer. Intel has trouble getting the chip passed by the FCC, it seems. The new platform was to be rolled out by now. According to an Intel spokesman, There were two minor issues [...]

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