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Archive for August 2006

August 27th, 2006

How to make that switch

Apple has tweaked their switch campaign a bit by introducing the many means and ways for PC to Mac switchers to migrate their data as seamlessly as possible. Some of these methods include asking a genius to do it to making use of a KVM switch.
Useful? It’s logically the next step to the I’m [...]

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August 21st, 2006

Which Mac For The Blogger

Glenn Wolsey has an interesting article on which Mac is right for the blogger. Well looky what we have here, it seems that our very own Darren Rowse is featured in this article. The lucky Mr. Rowse uses a Powermac G5 with a 23″ Cinema display as well as a Powerbook G4 for when he’s [...]

By Juan -- 0 comments

August 17th, 2006

MacBook Firmware Available

Via Digg. Apple has released a firmware update for MacBooks. This update adjusts the fan behavior of the MacBook. After upgrading your SMC Version will be: 1.4f10. Check out Apple’s support page for the update.
Hopefully this alleviates the heat issue for the MacBooks. It does get pretty hot.
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August 13th, 2006

Black MacBook Spoof

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August 13th, 2006

Review: Mighty Mouse

Current PhilMUG Chairman, Elbert has a nice first look at Apple’s new Wireless Mighty Mouse. He’s one of the first people I know locally to get his hands on a Wirless Mighty Mouse. He wrote a good detailed first look of the thing. If you’re thinking of getting one, read his review. It might just [...]

By Juan -- 2 comments

August 12th, 2006

How to wear your iPod earphones: a pet peeve

Former AfterMac editor Adel Gabot writes about how he gets really pissed off to see people with iPods yet don’t know the proper way to wear the earphones. He comes from a radio background so he knows his stuff.
Don’t let him catch you.

Check his piece here.

There is a way to tell if iPod earphones [...]

By Jayvee -- 0 comments

August 10th, 2006

Mac Pro Unpacking Pics

Some people just have all the luck. Case in point, this guy already has his Mac Pro. Laslo Panaflex from the Mac Rumors forum got his Mac Pro with the following specs 2x 2.6, 1 gb ram, 7300gt, 250gb seagate HD. Cooollll…. He posted unpacking pics of it.
I love how clean the inside of the [...]

By Juan -- 0 comments

August 8th, 2006

WWDC 2006: Afterthoughts

It’s 3 a.m. and I’m lying in bed. For the first time in my life I’ve fallen asleep, keyboard in my chest. I stayed up late last night to monitor Steve Job’s keynote speech to open WWDC 2006. Our local Mac Users Group set up a chat room where a dozen or so members converged [...]

By Juan -- 0 comments

August 7th, 2006

Fenetres Volantes “flying windows” screen saver

No it isn’t a new Latin band. It’s the name of a really cool screen saver i use, as given to me by former TAM blogger, Adel Gabot.
Based on experience, Volantes doesn’t take up a lot of processor resources because after switching back and forth from screen saver mode with my 800MHz iBook, I still [...]

By Jayvee -- 2 comments

August 5th, 2006

WWDC Fever

With only a few days shy of opening day for WWDC, a lot of Apple fans are in feverish anticipation. While the WWDC is aimed at developers even the non-developers are excited. Why? Apple uses events like this to announce and preview products.
WWDC 2005 was focused on the transition to Intel processors. No new products [...]

By Juan -- 0 comments