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The MacBook Legacy: 2006 to 2011, Dan Knight, Mac Musings

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:45:29 +0000

Apple's original consumer Intel-based notebook, the MacBook filled an important niche until it was phased out in 2011.

May 16 in LEM history

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:45:29 +0000

98: iMac reconsidered - 01: The exclusivist Mac - Cubed - Troubleshooting - 02: SE/30 catharsis - Microsoft free - 03: SCSI and OS X on a beige G3 - 05: Failures: Apple III and Lisa - Bigger, faster, more - 06: MacBook - PowerBook 3400 still useful - 07: 3 GB in a MacBook - 08: Mac Pro beats HP and Dell - Limited USB power in Santa Rosa Macs

17" MacBook Pro on the Way Out or Changing with the Times?, Dan Bashur, Apple, Tech, and Gaming

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:38:26 +0000

No other MacBook rivals its expansion options, but is that enough reason for Apple to keep the largest MacBook Pro around?

3 Ways to Use Microsoft Office on Your iPad, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:32:40 +0000

You can't run Microsoft Office natively on the iPad, but one of these workarounds may do the job for you.

Swapless: Disabling Virtual Memory in Ubuntu, Austin Leeds, Low End PC

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:32:40 +0000

A slow hard drive slows virtual memory, and virtual memory can reduce the life of flash memory, so you may want to turn it off.

New iPad Design Apple’s Second Choice?, Updated iPad 2 Improves Battery Life, and More, iOS News Review

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 03:20:53 +0000

Also hack improves iPad editing, Netgear Genie printing app, dual tip iPad stylus, recycled iPhone 4/4S case, and more.

Tablets Out to Kill Laptops, New iPad vs. MacBook Air, $799 MacBook Air This Fall?, and More, The ‘Book Review

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 03:20:53 +0000

Also should Apple discontinue the 17" MacBook Air?, 2012 MacBook Pro may include SSD and bigger batteries, and more.

Safari 5.1.7 and OS X 10.7.4, How Flashback Works, Free Lion Boot Disk Tool, and More, Mac News Review

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 03:20:53 +0000

Also Chrome passes Firefox for #2 spot, use Android with your Mac, Amazon and Microsoft cloud services for Macs, and more.

Apple May No Longer Support Your Older Mac, but Microsoft Will, Simon Royal, Mac Spectrum

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 03:20:52 +0000

Believe it or not, Windows 7 and 8 can run nicely on Macs than can't run OS X 10.7 or 10.8 at all.

Good Idea Bad Idea Gets on the Bus, Dan Knight, Low End PC

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:20:46 +0000

Good idea: An industry standard bus. Bad idea: A bus nobody else uses.