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Video: The Apple MacBook Air : the MacBook Air Pinch Gest...
Original at AOL Video
• Fri, Apr 17
Apple introduced the pinch gesture with the iPhone and it is now a new feature of the MacBook Air laptop. Learn how to use this great new feature ... video.aol.com
Video: New iLife 09, iWork 09, 17-Inch MacBook Pro, and DRM-Free iTunes (MacMost Now 182)Original at YouTube
• Tue, Jan 6
By rss@youtube.com (macmostvideo) http://macmost.com/ A look at today's Apple announcements at the MacWorld Expo, including new updates to iLife and iWork, a new 17-inch MacBook Pro, and changes to how iTunes sells music.
Troll Touch Brings Touch Screen To iMacs and MacBooksOriginal at Apple Gazette
• Thu, Nov 12
By Lia Espina No need to wait for the mythical Apple Tablet. You can enjoy touchsreen and multi-touch goodness on your iMac or MacBook with the help of Troll Touch. Troll Touch, a Valencia, California based company that is known for selling resistive touch screens is offering their services to install...
Remote Disc, Migration, or Remote Install Mac OS X and wireless 802.11n networks
Original at Apple Support
• Tue, Nov 10
If using a third-party (non-Apple) 802.11n wireless router that has out-of-date router firmware with your MacBook Air or Mac mini, you may experience issues with Remote Disc, Migration, or Remote Install Mac OS X. Release date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:39:00 GMT
Reinstalling software using Remote Install Mac OS X
Original at Apple Support
• Tue, Nov 10
Use Remote Install Mac OS X on the partner computer whose optical disc drive you want to share when you want to do one of the following tasks on your MacBook Air or Mac mini: Reinstall Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, or other software that came with your computer Reset your password Use Disk Utilit...
Apple Announces Major Consumer PC Upgrades
Original at BusinessWeek
• Tue, Oct 20
By Arik Hesseldahl Hot on the heels of its knockout earnings report from last night, Apple is seizing more attention today with a significant upgrade to its consumer PC lines, specifically the entry-level MacBook, the iMac, and the Mac Mini. Here's the rundown:
Podcast: MacBook Gains Plastic Unibody with Updated Specs
Original at tidbits_podcast (Feedburner)
• Tue, Oct 20
By editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Publishing) Apple's longstanding laptop workhorse, the 13-inch white MacBook, has been revamped with a new polycarbonate unibody enclosure and updated specs. While the new casing is probably stronger and stiffer, the design maintains the same thickness of its predecessor of 1.08 inches (2.7 cm), t...
Podcast: Solving the Mystery of Disk Utility's Failure to Erase USB Drives
Original at tidbits_podcast (Feedburner)
• Fri, Oct 2
By editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Publishing) I was already tired, and then my generally lovely boys gave me a hard time bathing and getting to bed while my wife, Lynn, was out. Finally the kids passed out, and I moved on to backing up Lynn's hard drive with SuperDuper; the battery-charging circuitry was failing again in her MacBook desp...
Podcast: Exploring Widespread SuperDrive Problems
Original at tidbits_podcast (Feedburner)
• Mon, Sep 14
By editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Publishing) According to discussion forum posts, affected systems include the MacBook, MacBook Pro (13-, 15-, and 17-inch), MacBook Air, iMac and Mac Mini. The systems range in age from early 2006 to late 2009. A smaller group of users on the forums believe the installation of Snow Leopard is to blame,...
Opinion: Week in Apple: Snow Leopard discoveries, MacBook rumors, and Steve Jobs
Original at Ars Technica
• Sat, Aug 29
By jacqui@arstechnica.com (Jacqui Cheng) Critics call shenanigans after Apple, AT&T letters to FCC: Everyone is puzzling over Apple and AT&T's letters to the FCC about the apparent rejection of a Google Voice iPhone app. Ars peers through the holes in their version of the mess.
Podcast: Matte Screen Option Returns to 15-inch MacBook Pro
Original at tidbits_podcast (Feedburner)
• Tue, Aug 11
By editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Publishing) Apple has quietly reintroduced the antiglare matte display as a premium option to the 15-inch MacBook Pro. Recently, and without notice, the company updated its online store to offer the antiglare display option for $50. The option had been available only for the 17-inch MacBook Pro. The 1...
Opinion: MacBook Pro (mid 2009) in-depth impressions
Original at Engadget
• Thu, Jun 18
By Nilay Patel Let's be straight here: we're a little perplexed by the new MacBook Pro line. On one hand, Apple didn't really make enough changes to warrant a whole new review of the unibody lineup, and minor speed bumps aside, briefly using one of the new machines feels pretty much like using most any rece...
WWDC 2009: Introducing SD Card Slots and 13-Inch MacBook Pros
Original at Mobile Magazine
• Mon, Jun 8
By Michael Kwan As you may have heard, the Apple WWDC event went down this morning and there were no shortage of announcements coming from the keynote speech. For all the laptop lovers in the audience, they got a big dose of love in the form of a new 13-inch MacBook Pro. No longer do you have to [...]
Updated Mac laptops unveiled at WWDC 2009
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Sun, Jun 7
By Aron Trimble For those of you avoiding the whole WWDC live-blogging sensation that's going on throughout the web, here's a little tidbit of information you may not yet know about. Apple announced the immediate availability of a largely-refreshed, MacBook line. New models include a refreshed 15" Mac...
Opinion: 13-Inch Unibody MacBook Screen Quietly Upgraded [Apple]
Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, May 28
By Jesus Diaz Apparently, several Apple users are reporting in forums that the screen in the unibody MacBooks has been quietly upgraded to MacBook Air standards, offering noticeably better quality than older units. It all started last April.
Opinion: Consumer Reports Gives Apple Top Scores, But Can We Trust Their Results? [Traditional Journalism]
Original at Gizmodo
• Wed, May 6
By Dan Nosowitz Laptop Magazine finds several flaws with Consumer Reports' findings, the most important of which is a total lack of transparency: How in the world did they arrive at these ratings? For example, the MacBook Air shows a performance rating of "Good," but what does that mean? The Air isn't ex...
Engadget Podcast 144 - 05.01.2009Original at Engadget
• Fri, May 1
By Trent Wolbe 00:27:20 - Microsoft's "Pink" smartphone could rival iPhone on Verizon 00:36:40 - Apple prototyping "iPhone lite" and MacBook Mini / media pad for Verizon? Subscribe to the podcast iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (enhanced AAC).
Podcast: New Mac Pro Uses Intel 'Nehalem' Xeon Processors
Original at TidBITS
• Tue, Mar 3
Whereas Apple's other recent Mac announcements ranged from the highly welcome (the Mac mini) to the nice (the iMac) to the barely noticeable (the MacBook Pro), the new Mac Pro is far more significant despite the lack of outward changes to its aluminum shell.
Patch: Apple updates RAW compatibility, MacBook battery
Original at Macnn
• Mon, Mar 2
Apple has released software updates for Aperture 2, iPhoto '08 and iPhoto '09, along with a firmware update that is designed to extend the battery life of MacBooks. Owners of Nikon D3X and Epson R-D1x digital cameras will now be able to upload RAW-format images to Apple's photo software. Th...
Podcast: Liquid Submersion Indicators Reveal Accidental Dips
Original at TidBITS
• Tue, Feb 17
As Apple clearly states on its support pages, "Liquid damage repair is not covered by the Apple one year limited warranty or the AppleCare Protection Plan." Thus, if your MacBook Air or iPhone receives an accidental dunking, you're not going to be able to convince Apple to repair it for fre...
Patch: Apple Releases MacBook SMC Update 1.3
Original at PC World
• Tue, Feb 17
Apple on Tuesday released MacBook SMC Update 1.3, a firmware update for the polycarbonate (white) MacBook model with Nvidia...
Opinion: 13″ Aluminum MacBook vs. 12″ PowerBook — Is the Unibody A True Successor?
Original at The Apple
• Wed, Feb 11
By Charles Moore If you’re the sort of user who found the old 12″ PowerBook an ideal compromise between size, weight, features, and price and have been waiting for Apple to replace the 12″ PowerBook G4 with a corresponding MacIntel model, wait no longer — it’s here for all intents and purposes. Apple may be q...
How To: Video Menu 2Original at YouTube
• Mon, Feb 2
By rss@youtube.com (TechRestore) Author: TechRestore Keywords: take-apart dissection disassembly dismantle DIY how-to Apple iPod iPhone MacBook Air Time Capsule AppleTV PSP 3000 Added: February 2, 2009
Opinion: Comparing New to Old, Apple 17″ MacBook Pro is Sweet
Original at The Apple
• Tue, Jan 6
By Tom I foresee Apple bashers having a field day with the non-replaceable battery. Heck, most of them still want a replaceable battery in the iPod! I do not have an extra battery, and prefer to avoid the expense and extra weight and clumsiness in carrying one around anyway.
Engadget Podcast 123 - 12.27.2008: Goodbye 2008 edition
Original at Engadget
• Sat, Dec 27
By Trent Wolbe 01:22 - Apple announces final MacWorld, Steve Jobs won't deliver keynote 13:15 - Thank you NYC! 20:26 - Dell confirms shocking truth: Adamo to rival MacBook Air 27:34 - Sony P-series "netbook" unveiled, underwhelming 37:51 - HP Firebird 803 tower with VoodooDNA leaked!
Apple MacBook Air (1.86GHz, Nvidia GeForce 9400M)
Original at ZDNet.com.au
• Mon, Dec 15
By edit@zdnet.com.au (Craig Simms) Apple iMac (20-inch, 2.4GHz)Apple MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz)Apple MacBook (Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz)Apple iTunes 8 If you weren't a fan of the previous MacBook Air, nothing will change your mind here. It does, however, present an excellent user experience. We can only hope the next revision is...
Opinion: MacBook vs MacBook Pro: Hardcore Graphics Death Match [Apple]
Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, Oct 30
By Jason Chen The takeaway from these charts is that yes, there really is a difference between the MacBook and MacBook Pro in terms of graphical capability. The two benchmarks we used before, GeekBench and XBench, do a poor job of utilizing the graphics card. Whether that's because the benchmarks are tw...
Opinion: New MacBook Pros's Glossy Screens: Complaints on the Rise
Original at Gearlog
• Tue, Oct 21
By Geoff Fox Artists like me kept Apple afloat for many years because Apple catered to our needs, and now that Apple is turning to the general populace, a lot of us are angry. Like, am I going to buy a PC now because my only Apple option is glossy? That's crappy."
MacBook Post-Mortem Rumor Review: Hindsight is 20/20
Original at Gizmodo
• Tue, Oct 14
By John Mahoney New Pics Surface of Anonymous Apple Laptop (Apple Pro - Taiwan): TRUE Rumor: New MacBook and MacBook Pro Will Look Like Air + iMac (Appleinsider): TRUE. With a little bit of iPhone thrown in for good measure, we would add, but that's definitely the gist.
About the Apple Remote Control
Original at Apple Support
• Wed, May 7
Many recent Apple computers such as the MacBook, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and recent iMacs come with an Apple Remote that allows you to remotely control certain features in your applications such as iTunes and DVD Player. The Apple TV also includes an Apple Remote. Release date: Wed, 7 May 200...
MacBook Air Selling Out
Original at MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors
• Mon, Mar 3
As noted by ArsTechnica, Apple's MacBook Air appears to be running in short supply both at Apple Stores and major retailers. After a full month of being on the market, the MacBook Air is still a difficult commodity to obtain in some m...
MacBook Air sales going strong, supply not keeping up with demand
Original at Qj.net
• Mon, Mar 3
By Enrico S. Some have speculated that Apple might not have ordered enough units from the manufacturer and that the unit shortage isn't an indication of the product's success. Numbers from the Apple Store sales rank widget, however, have indicated that MacBook Air has been outselling the MacBook, t...
Intel's Custom Processor for MacBook Air
Original at MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors
• Thu, Jan 17
Anandtech pieces together what processor Apple is using from Intel for the new MacBook Air, and concludes that Intel did provide Apple with a custom solution to be able to launch the thin laptop. The CPU in the MacBook Air is a 65nm M...
How To: Briefly: Moshi Codex review
Original at MacNN
• Wed, Jan 2
In brief: We've published a review of the Wacom Bamboo series, there are 10 new ways to trick out your MacBook, a new tutorial explains how to make icons for Mac OS X, the Firefox 3 beta has debuted, and Apple ranks 11th in Web traffic for November ... We've posted a review of the Moshi Codex MacBoo...
Patch: Apple Fixes Keyboard Freezing on MacBook and MacBook Pros
Original at MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors
• Tue, Dec 18
Apple has released MacBook, MacBook Pro Software Update 1.1 today which addresses a keyboard-freezing issue seen by many MacBook and MacBook Pro users under Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: This update addresses a responsiveness issue on MacBoo...
Podcast: Apple Releases Minor MacBook and MacBook Pro Upgrades
Original at TidBITS
• Fri, Nov 2
By ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) Apple has quietly updated the MacBook and the MacBook Pro, although the upgrades are so minor that they didn't warrant a press release. The MacBook Pro's upgrade is limited to two new build-to-order options for the high-end 15-inch MacBook Pro and the 17-inch MacBook Pro models: a 2.6 GHz I...
Apple Releases Bootcamp 1.3
Original at MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors
• Thu, Jun 7
Apple released Boot Camp 1.3 today. Boot Camp 1.3 beta includes: Support for keyboard backlighting (MacBook Pro only) Apple Remote pairing Updated graphics drivers Improved Boot Cam...
Opinion: Why your school doesn't want boot camp
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Fri, Apr 7
By Jay Savage Individual admins, of course, are thrilled. Being able do dual boot, say, a MacBook Pro means only needing one machine to administer everything. But supporting it for users? That's a different story.Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments