First there was Lauren appearing as the first “Laptop Hunter” in the ad by Microsoft, tasked with hitting the Best Buy in search of the cheap (sub-$1,000) laptop. Lauren chose an HP and was quite happy. The second ad in the series has been running for … Read More »
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Come on, you know you deserve the best. You have that 13-inch MacBook and it needs a soft, buttery leather case in which to rest. What better case than these two new ones from the masters at Vaja Cases? You can choose from a snap … Read More »
This morning James and I got a chance to test out the new Skype for iPhone client. My impressions are that Skype nailed the implementation for voice. I’m wondering if Skype’s newest in-house audio codec has much to do with the voice quality. … Read More »
It seems that Apple has been messing with us, as they have started to offer an 8 GB memory expansion for the 15-inch MacBook Pro. They’ve been telling us the MBP can only go up to 4 GB of memory but now we know they’re just … Read More »
Owners of the new 17-inch MacBook Pro have been reporting problems with the graphics that is described as vertical lines on the screen. Distorted graphics have also been impacting owners of the new biggest MacBook Pro, and Apple has been listening. The folks in Cupertino have … Read More »
This deal won’t last long so don’t dally. Skype recently cut a deal with hotspot king Boingo that lets you pay for Boingo WiFi hotspot access using Skype credits. This is done through Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac (only) so if you install it, you’re set … Read More »
We’ve heard rumors of an Apple tablet for years and recently those rumors have spun toward a larger iPhone-like tablet. The Apple 3.0 event is tomorrow and Computerworld’s Seth Weintraub is predicting a 10-inch iPhone-like tablet will be announced. Seth is basing that on the … Read More »
Is anyone else irked that Safari 4 puts the browser tabs in the title bar? Maybe it’s just me that can’t get used to it: it’s so counter to my usage habits that I stopped using the browser even though I enjoyed the noticeable … Read More »
Kevin was all over the rumors out of Asia yesterday that Apple is ready to produce a netbook this year. The unconfirmed rumors have Apple getting a bunch of 10-inch touch-screens for inclusion on their netbook, even though they have stated emphatically they don’t do … Read More »
At the risk of sounding like a gossip rag, more rumors are floating around that an Apple netbook is in the works. This time, we even have a possible production date: third quarter of this year. China’s Commercial Times (via DigiTimes) is the source. … Read More »
The folks at MacHeist are giving away a free copy of the Mac program DEVONthink, a data collection and thought repository just for sending a single Tweet. All you have to do is follow @macheist, send them a particular Tweet and wait for … Read More »
I admit it. I can’t live without 1Password from Agile Web Solutions on my Mac. This $39.95 software is a stellar password manager and form-filler application that works with Safari 3.0, Firefox 2.0-3.0, Camino 1.5, and the OmniWeb 5.7 browsers. There’s also a support … Read More »
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