My Apple notebook history is as follows: PowerBook 190, 2400c, Pismo, G4 Titanium, 12-inch iBook and now shipped all the way from Shanghai (in four days) to the UK, an Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz lovely whiter-than-white MacBook (80GB/1GB). First up that Apple design look and feel. The MacBook is very solid and chic, and with […]
Month: May 2006
There’s a shift in Europe to a more homogeneous, centrally-managed Apple – much like it is in the U.S., but I’m not sure that it will work. Europe is a loosely associated collection of neighboring countries with starkly different cultures. The United States, on the other hand, are closely knit units with similar cultures. If […]
Specktone Retro iPod Speaker System
Speck Products has released their first hardware product for the iPod – the Specktone Retro. The Retro is a three speaker tabletop docking system for any iPod that is designed in the style of a retro table radio from the 50s. It’s constructed of real wood (most of the iPod speakers out there are made […]
Ask the PowerPage: PC or Mac Notebook?
As a frequent computer user, I cannot decide if I should switch between the ever so popular PC or the underdog, the Mac.
Alternative use of iPod Ratings Stars
The original iPod was a triumph of form and function. It looked great, its interface was simple and intuitive, and it stored and played thousands of songs in an attractive, portable unit. My first iPod was a ‘third generation’ 20GB model. It was the first model that I considered to have enough memory to carry […]