Archive for December, 2005
Friday, December 30th, 2005
While GeekBoy managed to hold of on his impulse to indulge in a little Apple goodness this Christmas season, I did not show the same level of restraint.
First off I decided that I had held out long enough on picking up one of the new video capable iPods and picked up a black 60 gig [...]
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Thursday, December 29th, 2005
Nothing as requested. I decided to wait until Macworld to make my mind up. I will either catch a good sale on some old stuff or get my hands on some new stuff. Could it be a Mactel? We will see. It was tuff but I’m ok.
-Geekboy
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Thursday, December 29th, 2005
Yes this is how I take a little editors note in one of the PC magazines I subscribe to. Once again PC geeks feel it’s important to take a jab at Apple and it product line. Now reviewing something and giving back a “true” review is one thing, nonsense is another.
In my Jan 2006 issue [...]
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2005
Hmm didn’t this happen a while ago? So why is it big news today?
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER FOR MAC USERS
In June 2003, the Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit announced that Internet Explorer for Mac would undergo no further development, and support would cease in 2005. In accordance with published support lifecycle policies, [...]
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2005
In keeping with the theme of exploring potential holiday gifts for the Machead in your life I thought I would direct you to JoyStiq.com, who has compilied a pretty good breakdown of the hottest computer games for the Mac platform.
I am not what you would call a "gamer", but I love my PSP, and when [...]
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Monday, December 12th, 2005
In putting together GeekBoy’s prospective Christmas wish list I got to thinking that I should share with you the Apple related items on my own list.
Now since I just picked up both a new iMac and iBook in the last few months my list is comprised of smaller, and undeniably less expensive items. The upside [...]
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Saturday, December 10th, 2005
My co-writer on the site, Geekboy, recently asked readers of his own personal blog, BananBits.com, for some advice on putting together his Christmas wish-list, seeing as how the holidays are right around the corner. His dilemma? What flavor of Mac goodness should he sink his X-Mas sweet tooth into? The choices; a new video capable [...]
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Saturday, December 10th, 2005
Even on a snow and slush filled Friday in New York City good things can happen, some magic can be made. With the holiday season upon us my customary role as "Tech Personal Shopper" has been kicked into over drive, providing me with plenty of opportunities to convert new users to the Mac platform, or [...]
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Thursday, December 8th, 2005
Reading the news this morning I came across this little bit of info. iTunes Video: NBC Universal Deal Struck
NBC Universal and Apple have struck a deal to make NBC-owned television shows, such as "The Office" and "Law & Order," available on the iTunes music store. The shows, trawled from NBC, [...]
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Thursday, December 8th, 2005
For a little over two years I have been using the same shoulder strap messenger bag made by Diesel. It’s served me well, carrying around whatever book I am reading at the time, that days NY Daily News, a surprisingly small umbrella, assorted magazines, some writing utensils (fancy way of saying a pen or pencil), [...]
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
A pretty frequent experience I have being such a proponent of Mac computers and OS X is being asked the famous question "why is a Mac better than my Windows computer at home?"
When you actually are a Mac user a question like the one above can sometimes result in sensory overload. I mean how can [...]
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
So my favorite web browser, Firefox, recently received a big upgrade, making the jump from version 1.0.7 to 1.5, bringing with it a host of updates and improvements such as;
Automated update to streamline product upgrades. Notification of an update is more prominent, and updates to Firefox may now be half a megabyte or smaller. Updating [...]
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2005
Last week Geekboy and I reminded you that Apple would be holding their "Feast After the Feast" event on Black Friday at both their their brick & mortar and online stores. Details of what exactly would be discounted were not revealed ahead of time, but anyone visiting a store in person or on the web [...]
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Friday, December 2nd, 2005
I just received my latest issue of Maximum PC December 2005. Inside I found an interesting article by Will Smith entitled “Making the Mac switch Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love OSX.” Naturally this caught my eye, as I’m a PC & Mac user. The article was very good and the author [...]
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