A couple tech blogs are talking about the idea of an Apple Macbook running iOS instead of OSX. Just to make sure we’re all on the same page, iOS is the operating system found on all iPads, iPhones & iPods. OSX is found on all Apple computers (iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Pro & Macbook Air/Pro). [...]
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I have to admit that I’m not much of a TV fan. I’d rather read a good book or tinker with my iPad instead of watching the ubiquitous boob tube with a big bowl of popcorn on my lap. Then again the world is full of people unlike me (not a bad thing, really) who [...]
So you’re in the market for an Apple notebook computer. If you’re looking to buy a new Mac notebook, your best choices (really the only choices) are the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro. A new 13-inch MacBook Air starts at $1,299 (the 11-inch starts at $999) while the 13-inch MacBook Pro starts at $1,199. [...]
You may recall, Apple made a big deal about their new connection/cable called Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt is like a USB cable, but much faster. The technology was announced in February, but it’s taken a while for device manufacturers to catch up. Finally, new Thunderbolt devices are popping up – external hard drives, adapters and video capture [...]
If you’re debating over spending a few extra dollars on the Apple Care warranty for your iPhone, MacBook or any other Apple product, let me help you decide: Yes, you definitely need the extended warranty. Apple Care Saved My iMac Display In March of 2007, I got my current iMac – the computer I use [...]
Worried about losing all of your precious and critical files on your Mac? I drove myself crazy thinking about all of the possible ways my iMac hard drive could break down and delete all of my photos, contacts, portfolio files, etc. Now that would ruin your day – Probably your year. “It’s time to get [...]
Have you ever seen a Mac Mini that looks exactly like a Mac Pro? Now you have. (That picture is a Mini Mac!). Hideo Takano has created a number of absolutely impossible modifications to the traditional Mac Mini and Mac Cube – yes, the Cube. Takano has reworked the Mac Mini into a flawless, tiny [...]
Ben wants to know which Apple monitor he should buy. (He asked the question in a comment over here.) Great question. FYI: Apple uses the term display instead of monitor as you can see on the left navigation of the Apple Store. I could care less what they call it, but this is AppleSlut.com so [...]
Here’s my 2 cents on this MacBook Air thing: The target market for the MacBook Air has got to be the business travelers… The workaholic, jet setters who skip from New York to L.A. brokering deals and earning ungodly amounts of cash. These upscale folks demand the lightest laptop imaginable and can write off the [...]
With all the chaos surrounding Macworld 2008, I forgot to mention the New 8-Core Mac Pro – The fastest Mac ever! (Don’t they say that every 6 months? Sure seems like it.) Could it be that Apple has some sort of exclusive deal with Intel that allows the Mac to promote and use the latest [...]