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- Got any old iMacs laying around?
- Got any old iMacs laying around?interestingI'm going to download that torrent when I get home since our firewall blocks all torrent access at work. This might be an option for us to use to possibly sell the equipment we previously thought was so out of date no staff members would...
- Tags: Linux, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, IMACS, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2008-08-13
- Some new iMacs stuck at Leopard's login
- Some new iMacs stuck at Leopard's loginLet's see the Apple apologists now![i]This is caused by 3rd party hacks.[/i]On a brand new iMac? What is Apple doing shipping you an iMac with 3rd party hacks on it?[i]The user is doing something very advanced and unusual.[/i]Logging in is advanced and unusual?[i]Windows has...
- Tags: Desktops, Leopard, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, IMaCS
- Discussion threads 2007-11-06
- Podcast: Bigger iMacs with skinny keyboards
- Podcast: Bigger iMacs with skinny keyboardsLove the retro look!!The new iMacs rock!! Have a sophisticated look and sleek design.
- Tags: Podcasts, Keyboards, IMACS, podcast, keyboard
- Discussion threads 2007-08-08
- Apple's stealth campaign for business?
- Passing over the new iMac hardware and the refreshed software suites introduced on Tuesday down at Apple's campus in Cupertino, my attention was grabbed by the company's apparent new definition for a business machine.During a briefing for press and analysts in the Town Hall theater, Steve Jobs pointed to...
- Tags: Notebook, Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2007-08-08
- Jobs unveils new iMacs, iLife and iWork
- Jobs unveils new iMacs, iLife and iWorkOK, let's get this started.First impression: at least its not as god awful ugly as the previous Macs. I know, Macs are supposed to be these beautiful, artsy, some people even say sexy machines, but beauty is really in the eye of...
- Tags: Desktops, OOA/OOD/OOP, Apple Macintosh, IMACS, Apple iLife, Microsoft Corp., Apple iWork, Apple Inc., information technology, job
- Discussion threads 2007-08-07
- Apple's summer 2007 announcements (updated)
- Apple CEO Steve Jobs just wrapped up his live Product Presentation for the media at the company's Cupertino campus. The company announced new, thinner aluminum and glass iMacs with zippy Core 2 processors and a completely new low-profile aluminum keyboard. Apple also used the presentation to announce revamped versions of...
- Tags: ATI Radeon, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., ATI Technologies Inc., Apple iWork, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2007-08-07
- (Photos: At WinHEC, PCs now and beyond)
- (Photos: At WinHEC, PCs now and beyond)It'd be cool as a wall-mountable computer.With a 7" touchscreen, it'd be nice for as a low-cost home automation computer, with Windows Vista, since I'd like to build my own home automation program involving WPF Windows Presentation Foundation.I like Samsung UMPC Q1, but I...
- Tags: Desktops, Monitors & displays, system case, IMACS, desk lamp, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., PC, photograph
- Discussion threads 2007-05-16
- Apple iMac Core Duo (17-inch, 1.83GHz)
- Apple announced last June that it would start making Macs with Intel CPUs by June 2006. Just six months later, Apple lived up to its promise--well ahead of schedule--by unveiling at Macworld this week new iMacs and the new MacBook Pro laptop, each of which uses Intel's new Core Duo...
- Tags: Desktops, Processors, Apple iMac Core Duo, Apple Computer Inc., Apple iMac, IMaCS, new iMac, Apple iMac G5
- Product reviews 2006-01-11
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- Netbooks or notebooks?
- Larry Dignan wrote an interesting piece on netbooks and whether they will hurt notebook sales, particular those of Apple MacBooks. The MacBook seems especially vulnerable in a weak economy since decent Windows laptops can be had for around $700 and netbooks start at around a quarter of the price...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Netbooks, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- News to know: IE 8; Code name of the day; Facebook security; Office 2.0
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: A Microsoft Codename a day: Rouge Dancho Danchev: Hundreds of Dutch web sites hacked by Islamic hackers Twitter's "me too" anti-spam...
- Tags: Security, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Office 2.0
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- Vertical line issue also plagues some iMacs
- Vertical line issue also plagues some iMacsWhat part is breaking?The video chip on the mobo or the LCD?Good spooky story timingMy four year old Dell LCD monitor (1704FPTT) began displaying a vertical yellow line, or two, recently. Mine is still sporadic, but I'm sure it will stay or get...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, Apple Store, Dual-Core box, Apple Inc., line issue, monitor, LCD
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- Vertical line issue also plagues some iMacs
- On Friday I posted a piece about a problem with vertical lines appearing on PowerBook G4 17-inch screens just as they got outside of their three-year AppleCare warranty. Anecdotal evidence suggests that there may be a similar problem with some third generation 17-inch Intel iMacs with serial...
- Tags: Apple PowerBook, Apple iMac, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Got Debian running, too
- Got Debian running, tooGot Debian running, tooThanks for highlighting the many problems with running linux! You heard it here first, linux has issues and is not suitable for anything.Hey look, it's Loverock Davidsonnt10 y/o AptivaI have Debian running on a 10 year old Aptiva desktop. I'm only using it...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Debian
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Wireless, wireless everywhere
- I know that most mainstream wireless hardware lacks the throughput or capacity of a wired network. I fully understand the downsides a/b/g/n wireless and I know that cables aren't going anywhere anytime soon, especially as they bring gigabit to the desktop more routinely. That being said, I just...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-15
- News to know: Open source court victory; Surveillance; SAP; VMware
- Notable headlines: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Police Surveillance: Go Snoop, Yourself Olympics Victor: NBC, Over YouTube Lessig blog: Huge and important news: free licenses upheld NYT: Ruling Is a Victory for Supporters of Free Software Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Open Source, SAP AG, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Defcon, 3G, Notebooks, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Got any old iMacs laying around?
- You know the ones I'm talking about. The candy-colored ones that live forever, even as you're hoping they'll die so you can replace them with something that will run OS X? A few can be upgraded, but OS X is really made for something a bit, well, snappier....
- Tags: Apple iMac, Ubuntu 8.04.1, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-13
- Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple
- Linux, user interfaces and copying AppleIt makes sense[i]He also stated that they have to clone less the look and feel of desktop Windows, even going so far as to state they would do better to clone the look and feel of Mac applications if they are writing applications for the...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Desktops, Linux Interface, Linux, Apple Inc., Linux User, KDE, Microsoft Windows, desktop, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-08-12
- Do you know where your computers are being recycled?
- I have almost 200 really old iMacs that are supposed to be recycled by Apple before school opens in September. I have an abandoned school building closed last year due to budget cuts with another 100 or so badly battered PCs that are in really sad shape, too. ...
- Tags: boy, e-waste, nigeria, computer, productivity, christopher dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-10
- 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
- iHome iH70SRC
- While the company is more known for its iPod clock radios, iHome has been branching out into more iPod-related audio accessories in the last couple of years. Case in point: the iHome iH70 (also known as the "iH70SRC"), a pair of computer speakers with a built-in iPod dock and integrated...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, speaker grille, Apple iPod, speaker, left speaker, computer
- Product reviews 2008-08-06
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