I thought you might find this interesting. I bought my MacBook the day they came out at the San Francisco Apple store. I’ve had major discoloration with it (partly because my work environment is so dusty). I was going to take it to the Apple Store (as noted they will replace or do whatever with […]
Day: August 22, 2006
At least five employees of Apple’s retail stores have been fired after admitting to having downloaded copies of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard from the Internet that were distributed to developers at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference two weeks ago. “Dozens” more also face termination, Think Secret has learned. Think Secret – Briefly: Leopard downloads prompt […]
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REVIEW: iSkin DuoBand for iPod nano
The DuoBand is an iPod nano armband from iSkin. The DuoBand is different than other nano armbands (like the XtremeMac SportWrap I reviewed in May) because it is comprised of a thin silicone iPod skin that snaps into a hard polycarbonate frame. Armband are a nice complement to the diminutive size of the iPod nano […]
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How Apple’s Firmware Leapfrogs BIOS PCs
Apple has leapt a generation ahead of other PC makers in adopting Intel’s modern EFI in its new new Intel Macs. An earlier article, Imaging MacBooks: Understanding MBR, APM, & GPT, introduced the idea of what’s different between the BIOS in today’s PCs and the new EFI in tomorrow’s. Here’s a more in depth look at what these differences mean, particularly for users of interested in using Apple hardware to run both Mac OS X and Windows.
The largest Apple trade show in Europe runs from 12-16 September, 2006 but neither Steve Jobs nor Apple will be making a keynote address at Apple-Expo in Paris next month. Some are reading too much into the decision claiming that the no-show is a snub of the French government for attempting to force Apple to […]