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Archive for the 'OS X' Category

OQO runs Leopard; becomes worlds first palm sized Mac

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

OQO runs Leopard; becomes worlds first palm sized Mac If you aren’t aware of the OQO, it is a palmtop computer that packs most of the computing power of your average laptop in a tiny form factor.  Typically it ships with Windows Vista but an enterprising user managed to get it running Mac OSX Leopard making it the first palm sized Mac.

Video of Psystar Mac "clone" surfaces and it appears legit

Monday, April 28th, 2008

bmg Psystar got off to a rough start, first it couldn’t get its address right then it couldn’t get it right a second or even a third time and second there were questions as to whether it was legitimate or not.  Well, it appears that the company may indeed be real because a video of what may be the first "in the wild" Psystar Mac "clone" has surfaced.

IT departments running out of excuses not to use Macs

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

In spite of their stability and ease of use, Macs have long been shunned by IT departments everywhere. It is getting harder and harder for IT departments to come up with reasons not to include Macs in their short lists of hardware, however. With factors from a greater number of users embracing the Apple interface to greater availability of cross platform options, IT is running out of excuses.

Seinfeld online for Windows only: TBS (Time Warner) hates the Mac or can’t work it?

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Seinfeld online for Windows only: TBS (Time Warner) hates the Mac or can't work it?TBS is now streaming full episodes of the classic TV show Seinfeld on the network’s web page, but the site’s player is not compatible with Mac OS.

Rusted 17″ MacBook Pro with Tiger on eBay for $1295

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Rusted MacBook Pro with Tiger on eBay for $1295You can spend just a little more and can get an older generation 15″ MacBook Pro while they’re still on clearance or spend just as much and get a brand new MacBook.  Or, you can be a fool and buy this thing which looks like it was left to rot in the wilderness for several years while being picked apart by angry wildlife.

Freeware Mac, clean up your Mac’s act with Onyx

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Freeware Mac, clean up your Mac's act with OnyxMac OSX Leopard and previous versions are pretty good about cleaning up after themselves but occasionally may take longer to start up or shut down or a bit of both.  I recently experienced this on a two week old MacBook Pro running Leopard.

Freeware Mac, SmartSleep hibernate utility for MacBooks

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Freeware Mac, SleepSmart hibernate utility for MacBooksIf you aren’t happy with the default "sleep" behavior of your Macbook or Macbook Pro then you might want to check out an application known as SleepSmart.

10 reasons a MacBook Pro is better than a PC laptop

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

10 reasons a MacBook Pro is better than a PC laptop A MacBook Pro is a larger out of pocket expense than say, an average Dell laptop but I say you get more bang for your buck in a MacBook Pro than you would in your average $1,300 Dell laptop. 

Plugins that bring Firefox-only features/add-ons to Safari

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Plugins that bring Firefox-only features/add-ons to Safari You finally caved and bought a Mac and may be using Safari as your primary browser.  I’ve tried using Camino, Opera and Firefox under Mac OSX Leopard but none of them now hold a candle to Safari 3.1 running under that operating system.  The only problem is you are limited in the selection of add-ons/plugins.  While some previous features that were left out are now included you will still find that it needs some.

How to get a new MacBook Pro for $1,500

Friday, March 21st, 2008

How to get a MacBook Pro for $1,500 The quintessential PC user can’t stand the thought of dropping $2,000+ on a laptop; I know because I was one of them.  Apple has refreshed it’s MacBook Pro line and it’s now possible to get excellent deals (for Apple) on its “last generation” models.  All of us have our price and apparently for me, it turned out to be $1,500.

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