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Dymo DiscPainter Review - July 15, 2008

A couple of weeks ago we got a hold of the Dymo DiscPainter which allows prints directly onto optical media. Before I even tested the unit, I had some things in mind. First, I was looking forward to it since I expected it to print high quality labels accurately without having to worry about the [...]

Tags: cd, dvd, imac, ink, leopard, mac, printer, vista

Mac OS X Leopard Ships On Oct. 26th - October 17, 2007

Yesterday, Apple announced that the final release of the Mac OS X series, Leopard, will go on sale on Friday October 26th 2007. OS X Leopard has over 300 new features including desktop Stacks, a newly designed finder, QuickLook, Spaces, and Time Machine.
“Leopard, the sixth major release of Mac OS X, is the best upgrade [...]

Tags: 2007, apple, backup, leopard, mac, october, os x, updates

Apple: New iMacs & iLife 2008 - August 7, 2007

This morning, Apple rolled out a a bunch of products during their press conference at their headquarters in Cupertino, CA. These new items included newly designed iMac and iWork/iLife 2008.

The New Apple iMac:
Apple’s sleeker and aluminum-enclosed iMac now sports Intel’s latest Core 2 Duo Extreme Processors, which support running up to speeds of 2.8GHz. The [...]

Tags: 2008, 802.11, apple, bluetooth, ilife, intel, keyboard, leopard, mac, macintosh, wifi

Google Tools For Macs - October 17, 2006

Most Google products, in the past, have often been limited to Windows users. However Google is quickly changing and is constantly releasing more Macintosh supported programs. Even heavy duty applications such as Google Earth are now available for Mac OS (still in beta). Anyways Google has created a simple download page for Mac users to [...]

Tags: apple, downloads, google, mac, macintosh, widget

How To: Multiple Montiors - October 16, 2006

If you’re like most computer users nowadays, you probably have multiple applications up and running at the same time. In an effort to “multi-task” it is often be hard and hectic to minimize and open simultaneously multiple windows. (chatting apps, word processor, web browsers, or email clients). Although buggy virtual desktop programs are available, one [...]

Tags: desktop, mac, monitors, videos, windows

New Apple Ads During Emmys - August 29, 2006

On August 27, 2006, during the Emmys, Apple showed off three brand new “I’m a Mac and I’m a PC” advertisements. Steve Jobs had stated that he had over 20 more “in the can” during the WWDC, when he announced the new Mac Pro. These ads are a powerful marketing scheme for Apple and on [...]

Tags: ads, apple, emmy, ipod, mac, macbook, microsoft, vista

Apple Unveils ‘Mac Pro’ - August 10, 2006

Today at the WWDC “06 Keynote, Apple announced the long awaited Mac Pro. The new Mac Pro, a G5 replacement, features a Intel Dual Core Xeon 3GHz Processor, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA 512MB Video Card, Up To 2TB (terabytes) of Storage, a 16x Dual Layer DVD SuperDrive, and PCI Express Expansion Slots. This new 64bit system [...]

Tags: apple, core, desktop, dual, intel, leopard, mac, macintosh, os x, pro, xeon

Bluetooth Mighty Mouse Released - July 29, 2006

On July 25, 2006, Apple released a wireless bluetooth, laser guided, and AA powered Mighty Mouse. The new and improved Mighty Mouse has many changes from its predecessor, which was released in August ‘05 and was still wired. The Mighty Mouse’s bluetooth will work up to 30 feet away, uses laser precision tracking for improved [...]

Tags: apple, bluetooth, laser, mac, mouse, os x, usb, windows

Stream iTunes Library To PSP - April 17, 2006

Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a very popular device and has sold a few million units, but when compared to Apple’s iPod, the PSP lacks storage space. Luckily, the PSP has a built in WiFi card to make up for this disadvantage. With a few simple steps, all of which are included in this tutorial, [...]

Tags: itunes, mac, music, psp, stream, wifi, windows

Firefox v1.5.0.2 Update - April 13, 2006

04.13.06 - Mozilla has just released a minor, but important update for Firefox. In this version, 1.5.0.2, Mozilla has made the application more stable and has several security fixes. However, the importance goes to the Macintosh edition, which now has native Universal Binary support for Intel-based Mac OS X machines. This means Firefox will be [...]

Tags: apple, firefox, intel, mac, mozilla, updates, windows