Archive for June, 2011
June 30, 2011
If you look all the way back to the beginning, long before Intel could be found inside, then Apple’s been selling white consumer grade notebooks since May 2001. Now, although the long-loved MacBook (nee iBook) isn’t dead yet, the time would seem to be right for it to fade to black.
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Posted in Apple, Mac, MacBook, Macbook Air, Macintosh, news, Rumors | 2 Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
June 29, 2011
I’ve got $30 set aside, mostly quarters and Sacajawea dollars, in a bulging envelope and now there’s a date written in pencil on it. Moreover, assuming I had a mayonnaise jar (or three) full o’ buck coins, the same day next month is expected to bring an updated Apple ultraportable, too.
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Posted in Apple, Mac, Mac software, Macbook Air, Macintosh, OS X, Rumors | No Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
June 28, 2011
The hyper liberal Bay State might not be your cup of tea, but it’s hard to imagine you won’t find a few friends given how numerous Mac users are there. It’s a similar demographic picture in other liberal redoubts around the country, though there are plenty Red State refuges for the more conservative Mac head, as well.
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June 27, 2011
Kickstart strikes again! Whereas you can’t actually make your second generation Apple tablet’s louder, it is possible to make sure the available sound is easy to hear. And, you know what? This product has been tested and works about as well as could be expected.
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June 24, 2011
Is your Mac ready for OS X 10.7 Lion? Apple’s latest desktop operating system update is targeted in large part with doing just that. When the next big cat pounces next month, you won’t be able get it unless you’ve applied this particular patch.
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Posted in Apple, Mac, Mac software, Macintosh, news, OS X, snow leopard | No Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
June 21, 2011
Last Fall, a comparatively hale Steve Jobs promised “a great release of Final Cut is coming early next year.” Although the company did offer up a North American Broadcaster Show sneak peak in mid-April, early 2011 stretched into June and with delivery coming just hours before the end of Spring.
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June 19, 2011
Rumors that Apple’s holding new Mac hardware until OS X 10.7 Lion ships in July have gained new heft. We’ve heard a lot about the MacBook Air, now there’s finally some information about the mothership’s two headless desktops
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Posted in Apple, Mac, mac mini, Macintosh, OS X, Rumors | No Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
June 17, 2011
Last year’s student-teacher-family educational promotion put up to a quarter pound (i.e. iPod touch precooked weight) of stuff in our hands and Apple’s 2011 come on is for a little plastic card redeemable for virtual goods — which would you rather have?
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Posted in Apple, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, Mac App Store, Mac Games, Mac software, Macintosh, news, opinion | No Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
June 11, 2011
Leaving the planet? It can’t hurt to get the blessing of the mayor and city council first where you want to build the vehicle. The Apple CEO’s plan to replace Hewlett-Packard’s collection of office buildings and parking lots with an architectural wonder and a whole bunch of trees appears on track to winning official sanction.
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June 10, 2011
When the mothership killed off its one and only rack mountable back office iron, the Xserve, a relatively small yet vocal group complained bitterly of the loss. Some months later there’s evidence that Apple’s brewing a complete top-to-bottom server line redo.
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Posted in Mac, mac mini, Macintosh, Rumors | No Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson