UPDATE: iMacs now in stock! Just a couple of minutes ago, Apple announced new, updated and upgraded iMacs. With faster processor speeds, more standard RAM, upgraded video cards (and the option for a powerful new video card, which Apple calls “the greatest graphics option yet”) , Apple can accurately say “iMac takes it all on.” […]
Apple announced revs (Mac speak for “revisions”) of the MacBook and MacBook Pro models today! Both take advantage of Intel’s Core 2 Duo Penryn processors, which are reported to be 40% faster than their current Core 2 Duo chips. Here’s an overview of the MacBook refresh: They include the faster processors, at 2.1 and 2.4GHz […]
If you haven’t yet gotten hands-on with the MacBook Air, you can do so now at either of our retail locations. I first saw the MacBook Air on a Macworld San Francisco Keynote live blog and lusted after it while pouring over tech spec pages and reading early reviews. The blogosphere has been ablaze with […]
Head over to Flickr to see our unboxing photos of the MacBook Air. It is definitely as light and thin as Apple portrays it to be; very exciting. Despite some initial negative reviews (we can all agree it doesn’t fit everyone’s needs), MacBook Air is selling well, and with seeing it firsthand, now we know […]
Apple preempted a potential Macworld keynote topic by announcing new Mac Pros this morning. PROCESSOR The new machines are the fastest Macs ever, thanks to eight-core processing power. The Mac Pros include 2 quad core Intel Xeon processors dubbed “Harpertown” processors. RAM The Mac Pros can now support up to 32GB of RAM (that’s right, […]
Our retail team prepares for the launch of Mac OS 10.5 Leopard tonight at 6PM! We’ll be demonstrating Leopard in-store on our demo machines so you can see what the excitement is all about. We have a limited number of copies of 10.5, so be sure to get there early to reserve yours!
QUICK LOOK View and read the contents of a file before you open it! As I move through the list, I’m trying to concentrate on the features of Leopard that will prove to be very useful to the user, rather than just an “eye candy-type” feature. While I LOVE the improvements to the interface and […]
MAIL Take notes, use personalized stationery within your emails and create to-do lists. Ah! I bet you can guess why I would love this feature. I enjoy being organized (or at least trying to be), and of course, I love to personalize my space. With the new version of Apple Mail, my inbox is headed […]
SPACES Quickly switch between groups of windows to make your desktop much less cluttered. I’m a fan of this, because I tend to work with certain groups of applications at the same time, while ignoring the others. It will be so nice to have separated sections such as a “design group,” which could consist of […]
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