Apple comes 'clean' on MacBooks
Apple has apparently had admitted that the discoloration on the wrist rests of some MacBooks (mostly white ones) is actually a manufacturing defect as opposed to a "cosmetic" problem...
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Jason D. O'Grady
Jason O'Grady is a journalist and author specializing in mobile technology. He has published six books on Apple and mobile gadgets and his PowerPage blog has been publishing for over 17 years.
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David Morgenstern has covered the Mac market and other technology segments for 20 years.
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Mac OS 10.4.7 update bonus: two-finger right click
A nice little bonus arrive with yesterday's release of Mac 10.4.7: two-finger right clicking for 15-inch MacBook Pro owners.
Where are the MagSafe adapters for cars and airplanes?
Apple's MagSafe power connector for MacBooks is revolutionary (except for a few issues, that is) but true mobile technologists spend a lot of time between wall power outlets and the lack of MagSafe adapters for cars and airplanes is starting to become a liability. Maybe Apple doesn't want us to use our MacBooks and MacBook Pros on the road?
Coming soon to a Mac near you: Woodcrest, Conroe and Merom
Intel used an event in San Francisco yesterday to launch their new server chip code-named "Woodcrest." (The official name "Dual Core Xeon" is not nearly as cool, but I digress.)
10.5 speculation runs wild; Photoshopper field day
Last Thursday a mysterious blogger named Trinity Rubicon posted some terrific screen shots he alleged were from Apple's unreleased Mac OS 10.5 (a.k.a. "Leopard"). The two shots, posted on a blogger account with no other posts, sent the Mac world into a fit of speculation and debate.
SightSpeed - an alternative to iChat
I've been writing all week about the pros and cons of iChat AV and the power of video conferencing in general. Today I want to take a look at a new option for video chatting that I recently discovered.
Fun with iChat AV
Judging by my column the past couple of days you'd think that I didn't like iChat AV or something. Au contraire!
IM is the new email
In response to my piece yesterday about video chat bugs in iChat AV, many of you IM'd me to suggest other IM clients for the Mac - the most popular being Adium X.
iChat AV needs a rewrite
iChat was once the pantheon of instant messaging clients with its delicious aqua interface, no obnoxious ads (like AIM) and a simple ease-of-use that's undeniable. But since the release of iChat AV (a.k.a. version 3) the application has added features at the expense of reliability.
Apple rounding up abandoned shopping carts
A friend recently told me about his experience getting a follow-up phone call from Apple after not completing an online purchase.