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Camping with your Mac

After having just returned from the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee I wanted to share a few tips about what to bring if you plan to bring your Mac and iPhone for that matter on a camping trip. Moisture is the enemy of all electronics. When...

Tags: Car, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple MacBook Pro, FastMac, Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-16

FastMac taking pre-orders for U-Charge battery charger

Back on 15 May 2008 I gave you an exclusive look at FastMac's TruePower U-Charge (US$69.95) portable battery charger. FastMac has announced that they're now accepting pre-orders for the innovative little charger. U-Charge looks like an AC adapter with a special charger tail that snaps onto the...

Tags: apple ibook, battery charger, battery, fastmac, engineering, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, jason d. o'grady

Blog posts 2008-08-08

Gallery: FastMac's U-Charge

FastMac's TruePower U-Charge is the first universal notebook battery charger that allows you to charge your battery directly from a power outlet. by Jason O'Grady

Tags: Battery, FastMac, Engineering, Jason O'Grady, Charger, Apple, MacBook, PowerBook, FastMas, U-Charge

Image galleries 2008-05-16

Additional Resources

Review: Mophie Juice Pack for iPhone 3GS

But this makes the iPhone much less portable!The ability to carry around external battery packs makes the iPhone much less portable in the exact same way that having support for bluetooth keyboards makes other phones much less portable.I think I'd rather buy a phone that had no support at all...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, Mophie Juice Pack, iPhone 3GS

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Installing Mac OS X on a Dell Mini 9 â€" the easy way (Updated 3x)

If you're looking to get a notebook to install Mac OS X on, I recommend the Dell Mini 9. It's one of the best, no-compromises platforms according to the BoingBoing compatibility chart for netbooks running OS X and one can be yours for around $400 depending on the options that...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Apple Macintosh, MyDellMini Forum, Mini 9, SSD, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-05

Cart troubles

Cart troublesAs an Educational Computer Technician...I work for a school district with nearly the same issue. Unfortunately, you've pretty much gone through most of your options.The only recommendations I can make to improve speed and usage for lower grade levels is adequate support from both the tech and teacher in...

Tags: Notebooks, cart, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-02-25

News to know: Windows 7; Oracle patches; CES wrap; Satyam saga

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft reboots borked Windows 7 Beta The Windows Blog: Here's where we stand Joe Brockmeier: Windows 7 as "Linux killer"? How times have...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Satyam, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-12

MWSF09 Best in Show: FastMac iV

MWSF09 Best in Show: FastMac iVCost of FastMac iV for 3GAccording to the FastMac web site, the cost for the iV for a 3G iPhone is $99.95. Still, this looks like a better external battery option than the others I've seen -- seems less likely to break or damage the...

Tags: Engineering, 3G, FastMac iV, Apple iPhone, battery, MWSF09 Best

Discussion threads 2009-01-10

MWSF09 Best in Show: FastMac iV

Nothing will tap an iPhone battery faster than a day at Macworld Expo. The constant barrage of data traffic in the form of texts, email, Web, GPS, Bluetooth and WiFi will drain the battery before you make it to Dim Sum for lunch. An external battery pack...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Battery, FastMac iV, Engineering, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-10

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Mid-range Apples that won't break the bank

If you've got a couple extra bucks in your budget this year there are a couple of middle priced (US$100-300) gifts that up that I want to recommend. If this isn't quite your price range, feel free to check out my list of Mac-related gift ideas under $100...

Tags: Bank, Apple iPhone, Battery, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Chumby, Novatel USB727, FastMac U-Charge Battery Charger, 3G, Engineering, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-24

News to know: Microsoft's Fiji; Apple; Green IT

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft finally speaks out on 'Fiji' Zack Whittaker: Windows Fiji: a world class failure Gallery: Windows Fiji - Screenshots right Gallery: Windows Fiji - Setup Garett Rogers: Google Translate for iPhone has...

Tags: apple iphone, larry dignan, green it, apple inc., microsoft corp., microsoft windows, e-mail, operating systems, software, online communications

Blog posts 2008-08-11

Day 1: iPhone Dev Camp 2

iPhone development has been strong for over a year now. Ever since the device debuted in June of 2007, people have been hacking away at the platform. Now, in the summer of 2008, we have an SDK. We are now allowed to build and submit apps that...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., App, iPhone Development, iPhone App, Device, Tapulous, August Joki, 3G, Corporate Communications, XML, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-02

Exclusive: First look at the FastMac U-Charge (updated)

Here's an exclusive sneak peak of FastMac's newest product: U-Charge. U-Charge is a portable, standalone charger that connects directly to the battery's terminals to recharge the battery quickly and efficiently. It's compatible with over nine years of Apple laptop batteries as well as after-market/third party replacements like...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Battery, Apple MacBook, Apple PowerBook, Engineering, Notebooks, FastMac U-Charge, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2008-05-15