Nearly every Tuesday in 2008 has seen a software or hardware announcement by Apple, yet each time I’m left feeling disappointed because it’s not the one I’m waiting for: new MacBook Pros. Most Apple fans know you should always wait through the Christmas holiday until Macworld arrives… Read More »
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The Apple TV’s new found friends may have brought it up to par with several of its competitors, but does it compare to Apple’s own standards? With a completely redesigned UI and a slew of new features, the Apple TV seems a new breed of set top… Read More »
For the past 24+ hours RSS readers around the globe have been awash with OS X 10.5.2 update news and notes on the ancillary side updates. The Cupertino software barrage continued today, including the Apple TV “Take 2″, which added access to iTunes rentals, Flickr/.Mac… Read More »
One of the most sought after applications since Leopard was released has finally been updated. Shirt Pocket’s SuperDuper! backup application received a big update today, with the biggest feature being that it is now Leopard compatible. For many, SuperDuper! has become somewhat obsolete with Leopard’s Time Machine… Read More »
The options for the iPod touch and iPhone got a little more diverse today, as Apple added a 32GB touch and a 16GB iPhone. Both retail for $499. The touch will ship in 1-2 business days and comes with free engraving, while either… Read More »
A rumor surfaced on the internet this weekend hinting that the next revision of the MacBook Pro will have the same multi-touch abilities as the Air. That’d be logical, after all – the MacBook Pro’s haven’t been updated in a while, and that would be… Read More »
Since I heard that the MacBook Air didn’t come with an onboard optical drive, but did come, instead, with this magic virtual disk feature, I’ve been having a very interesting wonder – does this also mean that NetBoot now works – at least for… Read More »
The guys at VMware are supremely dedicated to bringing the best support for Virtualization that they can to the Apple platform. I’ve played with both Parallels and Fusion and the choice of the latter was an easy one for me. But the one sticking… Read More »
The rumors were true. Today Apple released the MacBook Air, “The World’s Thinnest Notebook”. The competition specs in the “thin notebook” world are around 3 pounds, 1 inch thick, miniature keyboards, and slow processors. The new MacBook Air is 0.16″ to 0.76″ at its thickest part and has… Read More »
Today Apple released it’s second version of it’s AppleTV product. To go along with the new iTunes movie rental service, Apple’s new version of the AppleTV has had a nice update. A quick feature rundown: No computer required Rent movies directly from the AppleTV (HD movies for $3.99; $4.99… Read More »
Macworld 2008′s keynote is currently underway and the first new product out of the gates is Time Capsule. Time Capsule seems to be Apple’s answer to wirelessly backing up your data with Time Machine. Time Capsule is an Airport Extreme base station with a “server grade”… Read More »
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iPhone & The Enterprise
By now, you’ve seen the announcement of the March 6th iPhone announcement (which better be more than discussing a future announcement since that’s already two pointer de-references we have to manage). While I am – and many other and far more capable developers are also… Read More »