Mac 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.

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.

All of us have that one friend that has tons of music that we might like to have.  None of us want to take the time copying all those files to a DVD, CD or a hard drive because maybe we don’t want all of that music.  But, what if you could just browse your friends’ library and pick and choose what you want?

Though I have been known to advocate the Macbook Pro over the standard Macbook, I am a reasonable fellow, and understand that not everyone is in love with the brushed aluminum like myself. For all you white shell lovers, you need ways to ensure your Macbook keeps neat, tidy and shiny.

Apple has always allowed independent training centers to offer help, assistance and support on its products. Unfortunately, they don’t necessarily tell you which ones are reputable, as they operate slightly outside of Apple’s purview. They are authorized to do the work, but Apple has never tracked their quality.

With the cheapest Macs selling for $600 nowadays, countless (broke) DIY Mac nerds have taken matters into their own hands. Thanks to their efforts, it’s possible to build a decent Mac for $350.

For those of you who haven’t been questioned by an Apple employee about purchasing extended Applecare for your new Mac (and for those that have), you are faced with the decision most customers generally dread at other stores. The question that runs through your mind is this: is this just a scam for more of my hard-earned money, or is it really worth it and necessary?

As thin and light as the MacBook Air is, it’s still “slow” (relatively speaking) and users of the laptop will have to make do with one USB port, one headphone jack and one external monitor connection.  It lacks even the most basic of connections which is a severe drawback.  If you can deal with carting a few extra accessories then it’s highly advisable to pick up these five.

With MacWorld comes all good things; okay, perhaps not the Macbook Air, or updates to the Apple’s wireless router, but know that good things spill forth from Cupertino in all arenas shortly after MacWorld.  For those of you who aren’t completely enamored with the new Macbook Air, rumor has it that the real Clydesdales of the Apple portable lineup, the Macbook Pros, are due to receive the bigger trackpad (and yummy features) of the Air and an updated processor.

The MacBook Air as I’m sure you are all now well aware is the thinnest, lightest and most expensive laptop to come out of the door of Cupertino, so far.  As such, many assumed it would be difficult to service yourself but it turns out that may not be the case, at least when it comes to the battery.