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- WWDC 2009 keynote wrap-up
- Brian Tong covers all the announcements from the WWDC 2009 keynote. There's the new iPhone 3G S, more iPhone 3.0 OS details, Mac OS X Snow Leopard's first public viewing, and the MacBook Pro line gets a new family member.
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Keynote, Brian Tong, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Notebooks, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, News wwdc 2009
- Videos 2009-06-08
- Pop quiz - Which would you choose?
- Watching all those Microsoft "Laptop Hunter" ads got me thinking - if I offered you $2,000 to spend on either a Windows based or Mac OSX based notebook (don't get all excited, it's a hypothetical question!), which would you choose? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Apple Mac OS X, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2009-05-21
- And now for more on the convergence front
- Fellow ZDNet blogger, Ed Burnette, wrote about the death of the Mac today, not as an OS, but as a hardware platform. As he sees it, Apple is nailing the convergence trend I wrote about in my last post quite early: In hindsight, Apple’s announcement yesterday...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Convergence, Keyboards, Notebooks, Smart Phones, Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, VOIP, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Telecommunications, Networking, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-12-17
- Psystar planning Mac OS X notebook
- A spokesperson for Psystar tells AppleInsider that the company is working on its first Mac notebook clone, which it will "price aggressively." Although there is no mobile open computer at the moment, I can tell you that it is something that is in development. Once we release a final...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Newsletter, Mobile, Apple Mac OS X, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- The new MacBook Pro: Apple's concrete shoes
- Concrete shoes, not as a bad thing where the Mafia throw people into a river and watch them drown. Oh no. I mean "concrete shoes" which are firmly holding Apple into the hardware marketplace. Sure, we've got the iPod and the iPhone; they've taken over the world faster than Starbucks...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-19
- Gallery: Remote Install Mac OS X
- Apple just released a Migration and DVD/CD Sharing Update (kbase article: HT3174) for all users via Software Update. The download includes Remote Install Mac OS X v.1.1 which: provides enhanced customization capabilities and improved performance for migration over FireWire, Ethernet and wireless networks. The update was specifically released...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, CD, Apple MacBook, DVD, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, FireWire, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-17
- Apple's $800 notebook - Winners and losers
- If Apple really is poised to release an $800 notebook, who would be the winners and losers? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Apple Inc., Notebooks, Linux, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Software, Apple Mac OS, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Apple prices are just peachy
- I'm always looking for a bargain. I'm in charge of buying technology for a small, rural school district; I don't spend much time deciding between SLI video options for my students. That being said, I still just bought a whole slew of Macs for the K-8...
- Tags: apple macintosh, pc, apple inc., laptop computer, apple mac os x, desktops, notebooks, operating systems, software, apple mac os, hardware, notebooks & tablets, christopher dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Please tell me an actual Apple netbook is on the way
- I've said it several times before: I want a netbook. An Asus Eee would be great, the HP MiniNote is a bit pricey but looks very slick, Dell's proposed netbook is still vaporware but worthy of excitement, and I'm still waiting for US OEMs to pick up on the...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Productivity, Notebooks, Apple Mac OS X, Keyboards, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Peripherals, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Adeona offers independent stolen laptop tracking
- Sorry: hit "post" instead of "save"; this backend system will be the death of me. I first came across Adeona last year when I was doing some external research, and it's only really just come to light. Adeona is an independent system which doesn't rely on any...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Device, Laptop Computer, Adeona, Apple Mac OS X, Biometrics, Linux, Desktops, Notebooks, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- OQO hacked to run Leopard
- OQO Talk claims that a junior member has successfully hacked the OQO to run Mac OS X Leopard. In case you're not familiar, OQO developed several subnotebooks that have the functionality of a tablet PC in a form-factor slightly larger than a PDA. According...
- Tags: jason D. O'Grady, OQO, Apple Mac OS X, Corporate Communications, Tablets, Notebooks, Desktops, PDAs, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Handhelds, Hardware, Marketing, Notebooks & Tablets, Software
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- iCooked 1.2.11 (Mac)
- This application is a GUI for the iCook kernel extension by Patrick Swieskowski pat@swieskowski.net included in package. iCook is a small OS X kernel extension that allows simple overclocking of the IBM 750FX processor, found in some of the iBooks (600 ... 900 MHz).
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, ALXsoftware, iCook, Apple Mac OS X, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Software downloads 2007-11-17
- iScroll2 0.32 (Mac)
- iScroll2 is a modified trackpad driver that adds two-finger scrolling capabilities to supported pre-2005 PowerBooks and iBooks on OS X 10.3. Supported models include aluminum PowerBooks introduced from 2003 to 2004 as well as all G4 iBooks. Please note that this is not just the driver for the 2005...
- Tags: Apple iBook, Apple Macintosh, Driver, Model, Daniel Becker, iScroll2, Notebooks, Apple Mac OS X, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS
- Software downloads 2007-11-14
- School District Enhances Educational Experience With Improved Technology Tools
- Jefferson County Public Schools wanted to increase its teachers' use of and comfort with technology for a more dynamic classroom environment. The district opted to standardize on Tablet PCs running the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system, rather than desktop or portable computers running Mac OS X or Windows...
- Tags: District, School District, Teacher, Tool, Tablets, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X, Notebooks, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Software
- Case studies 2007-11-01
- iLid 1.0 (Mac)
- iLid is a simple Preference Pane for OS X that lets you control whether or not your Mac laptop will wake up from sleep when you open the lid. (If you've ever had your laptop wake up in its carrying case, you know how important this can be.)
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Laptop Computer, iLid, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Software downloads 2007-04-16
- Most Recent Apple Articles 1.0 (Mac)
- This pack contains 15 Dashboard Widgets for most popular Apple Products: Mac OS X, iPod, iTunes, Final Cut Studio, QuickTime, Compressor, Motion, DVD Studio Pro, Xserve/RAID, iPhoto, iMovie, Soundtrack, MacBook, iBook and iMac. You choice...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Pedro Alvera, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Digital Music, Notebooks, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Personal Technology, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2006-12-27
- iCooked 1.2.7 (Mac)
- This application is a GUI for the iCook kernel extension. iCook is a small OS X kernel extension that allows simple overclocking of the IBM 750FX processor, found in some of the iBooks (600-900 MHz).
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, ALXsoftware, iCook, Apple Mac OS X, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Software downloads 2006-07-10
- ShhMBP 1.0.0 (Mac)
- This is a fix for the MacBook Pro whine issue using a StartupItem that loads a kernel extension which disables the C4 power mode on the CPU. It is packaged in a standard Mac OS X installer to make installation easy. Do NOT install this on computers other than...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Nullriver Software, Apple Mac OS X, Notebooks, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Software downloads 2006-06-29
- Village Tronic VTBook 2.0.2 (Mac)
- These drivers improve support in Mac OS X for Village Tronic's PC Card graphics card for PowerBooks. With VTBook you can connect an additional display to your PowerBook. VTBook features 32MB of DDR video RAM and supports all VGA, DVI and ADC Displays thanks to its DVI-I connector.
- Tags: Apple PowerBook, Apple Macintosh, Village Tronic, Notebooks, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS
- Software downloads 2005-12-29
- BatteryStats (OS X) 1.0.1 (Mac)
- BatteryStatsX is a little utility that gathers detailed information about your computer battery if any. The program only runs on a PowerBook or iBook in Mac OS X 10.1.2 and higher. BatteryStatsX works by using the shell command ioreg. ioreg provides information about various parts of the computer.
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Computer, Anomaly Industries, BatteryStatsX, Ioreg, Apple Mac OS X, Productivity, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Notebooks, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Software downloads 2003-07-23
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