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Barefeats Compares MacBook Pro Units in Gaming Tests

An article on Bare Feats squares two 17″ MacBook Pro laptops, one based on a 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo processor and the other based on a 2.33 GHz Core 2 Duo processor, off against each other to determine the better 3D gaming machine: After several rounds of tests including Quake 4, Doom 3 and […]

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: Why iPhone should remain closed

Readers of this blog know that I’m a big fan of the Treo and still believe it to be the best smartphone for Mac users. However when people ask me what I think about my Treo, I usually respond: “The best thing about the Treo is that you can install any software you want on it. But the worst thing about the Treo is that you can install any software you want on it.”

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Updated: Apple Releases AirPort Extreme Update for Intel-Based Macs

As of Friday, Apple released a software update for the AirPort Extreme wireless networking card for the company’s current Intel-based Macintosh computers. The update repairs an issue discovered by the Month of Apple Bugs project that could crash a wireless network which could be triggered by the way the software handled wireless frames and how […]

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Software

The Flying Toasters Live On Via ToasterClone

A staple of the 80’s lives on in Mac OS X through ToasterClone. The Flying Toasters screensaver is now available as a free open source download from uneasysilence.com. The screensaver comes in both classic (black and white) and modern (color with some 3D elements) forms and is available for free as part of an open […]