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  • Review: BookEndz Dock For MacBook Pro

    Review: BookEndz Dock For MacBook Pro

    Posted on January 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Mac users really haven't had the chance to use a docking station. Most PC's come with an option for a docking station but Apple has never followed suit. Third-party manufacturer BookEndz has a suite of docks for Macs ranging from the first generation MacBook, to the PowerBook, all the way to the latest unibody MacBook Pro. Over the last couple of weeks I've been playing around with the BookEndz dock for the first generation unibody 15" MacBook Pro. Overall, the dock is well built. It adds some functionality that might be needed in the future, including extra USB ports, etc. Previous versions of the docks did have both a DVI port and a VGA port, so that you could hook up two external monitors to your Mac, but with this version, you can only hook up one monitor through the Mini Display Port.

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  • OnLive shows off UI and iPhone use in marathon tech demo (video)

    OnLive shows off UI and iPhone use in marathon tech demo (video)

    Posted on December 30, 2009 | No Comments
    Sure, OnLive has already done live demos of its "cloud gaming" service, but it never hurts to get another comprehensive 48-minute video on the subject. In a presentation at Columbia University, CEO Steve Perlman goes over the nitty gritty of how game streaming works, the OnLive user interface (11:53), an inevitable Crysis Wars demo (16:35), Brag Clips (17:49), and of course the iPhone app (19:31). Though cellphone integration is still limited to primarily spectating and social networking functions, PCs and Macs can get gaming via a 1MB browser plugin, or you can grab the microconsole streaming box for your TV, which Steve suggests might be given away for free with OnLive subscriptions. If you have any more unaswered questions, check out the audience Q&A at 33:14, and the full vid awaits after the break.

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  • Presenting an apple pie molded after an Apple computer

    Presenting an apple pie molded after an Apple computer

    Posted on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
    It’s an Apple pie. Get it? [Geek Crafts via technabob]

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  • Hey, look: It’s Jerry Seinfeld using a Mac! Someone call Bill Gates or something!

    Hey, look: It’s Jerry Seinfeld using a Mac! Someone call Bill Gates or something!

    Posted on October 29, 2009 | No Comments
    Remember those Microsoft ads from a little over a year ago, the ones with Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates trying on shoes? Of course you do; it's all the Internet talked about for days. I present to you this shocking photo: Seinfeld using a Mac!

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  • Attention: Plex for Mac now plays well with Snow Leopard

    Attention: Plex for Mac now plays well with Snow Leopard

    Posted on October 28, 2009 | No Comments
    It's been some time since I've written about Plex, the Mac-specific fork of XBMC that, well, is fantastic. It seems Snow Leopard somewhat borked the application, but the latest release is all fixed up. Have a peach.

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  • Psystar’s Rebel EFI allows you to install Mac OS X on any PC, no crazy Hackintoshing required

    Psystar’s Rebel EFI allows you to install Mac OS X on any PC, no crazy Hackintoshing required

    Posted on October 22, 2009 | No Comments
    You can almost hear Steve Jobs flipping out right now. Psystar, notable for its efforts to sell generic PCs with Mac OS X pre-loaded, has just released something called Rebel EFI. It's software that allows you to instal Mac OS X on generic PCs without having to Hackintosh said PC. (Hackintoshing isn't for the weak of heart!)

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  • Wait a minute: Maybe Microsoft is making the Zune software for Mac after all?

    Wait a minute: Maybe Microsoft is making the Zune software for Mac after all?

    Posted on October 7, 2009 | No Comments
    You probably know by now that at least some of us here at pretty high on the Zune HD—look at the lengths I went to get it up and running!—but I recognize that not every Mac owner is going to jump through hoops just to be able to use the device. But maybe, just maybe, Microsoft is finally ready to do what so many people have asked it to do: make a Mac version of the Zune software, thereby enabling all the Mac owners out there to use the portable media player a little more easily.

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  • Rejoice Mac-Berry users, Blackberry desktop manager coming to OS X

    Rejoice Mac-Berry users, Blackberry desktop manager coming to OS X

    Posted on September 3, 2009 | No Comments
    It's finally happened. After months, nay years of waiting, the Blackberry desktop manager is finally coming out for OS X. It's currently in beta, but it says version 1.0.0, so it is coming — although the current version appears to have leaked.

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  • Parallels Switch the Mac bundle lets you switch to Mac

    Parallels Switch the Mac bundle lets you switch to Mac

    Posted on August 25, 2009 | No Comments
    Are you ready for Windows 7? Remember, you need go out and get a really nice computer with a nice monitor and lots of hard drive space - basically you're going to have to get a Mac. Don't worry, though. It's easy to switch. Parallels is essentially a virtual machine that can run almost any version of Windows. The $100 software and hardware solution lets you drag everything from your old Windows PC to your Mac and then run almost all your apps natively under OS X. Viola!

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  • QuakeLive now supports Linux and Mac

    QuakeLive now supports Linux and Mac

    Posted on August 20, 2009 | No Comments
    quakelive-linuxI was talking just yesterday about RuneQuake, my favorite mod for the original Quake game. That led me on a trip down memory lane, complete with reminiscences about RocketArena, epic capture the flag battles, and how much fun first person shooters used to be. I IM'ed a buddy asking if he'd like to join me for a game of nQuake, to which he pointed me to QuakeLive. I pouted a little at how insensitive he was: QuakeLive doesn't work on Linux, so I didn't bother clicking over there. Oh if only I had! On Tuesday an update was released that brings QuakeLive to Linux and Mac!

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  • Look, GadgetTrak caught an evil iMac thief in Brooklyn!

    Look, GadgetTrak caught an evil iMac thief in Brooklyn!

    Posted on August 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Years ago, I read an article in 2600 describing a system that would track down your stolen laptop. Presumably it was all open source software, I can't remember. GadgetTrak, which is a company that can track down your stolen gadgets, including Mac/PC, iPhone, BlackBerry, and WinMo phone, has a fun success story that'll kill a few minutes.

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  • The Mac Versus PC Debate Has Never Been Clearer

    The Mac Versus PC Debate Has Never Been Clearer

    Posted on July 23, 2009 | No Comments
    “Our goal is not to build the most computers. It’s to build the best.” That was Apple COO Tim Cook two days ago during Apple's quarterly earnings call. Sure, it may sound like spin from an executive who doesn't have a better answer as to why Apple isn't competing in the low-end of the market, and thus, gaining market share. But it's not. You need look no further than numbers released today by NPD to understand Apple's strategy. Its revenue share of the "premium" price market — that is, computers over $1,000 — is a staggering 91%. This means that 9 out of every 10 retail dollars that is spent on PCs in that price range, goes to Apple, as Betanews' Joe Wilcox points out. That, for lack of a better word, is insane. Analysts and journalists are often quick to point out Apple's relatively low overall market share (less than 10%). But that completely misses the point of Apple's Mac business. If Apple wanted to make a range of low-end computers, it absolutely could. And such machines would sell like crazy, boosting Apple's market share. But there would have to be some trade-off in quality, and perhaps more importantly to Apple, to its high margins. And as it has proven time and time again, it has no desire to give up either.

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