News: “Apple Outlet Refurbished Apple MacBook Pro Laptops (13in, 15in, 17in Macbook Pro $999) at Apple Store”

Posted: March 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | No Comments »

Apple Outlet Refurbished Apple MacBook Pro Laptops (13in, 15in, 17in Macbook Pro $999) at Apple Store on Techbargains.com
Topics: MacBook, MacBook Pro

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News: “iPad 101: Reserve an iPad from outside the US”

Posted: March 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | No Comments »

iPad 101: Reserve an iPad from outside the US on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Topics: IBook, ITunes

Filed under: iPad If you’re living in Canada or Mexico — but close enough to the border to make a trip to a US Apple Store — Clean My Screen has posted instructions for reserving an iPad outside of the US . There are 23 steps in the guide, but…


News: “Plastic Logic Delays Que E-Reader”

Posted: March 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | No Comments »

Plastic Logic Delays Que E-Reader on Wired: Gadget Lab
Topics: IBook, ITunes

Plastic Logic, which was set to ship its large screen Que e-reader in April, is now delaying it to “sometime this summer.” The company sent notifications to pre-order customers late Thursday afternoon announcing the delay and saying it…


News: “Weekend Mac Madness: Save up to $254 off plus free shipping and printer at MacMall”

Posted: March 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Weekend Mac Madness: Save up to $254 off plus free shipping and printer at MacMall on Dealhack
Topics: Intel Core, Intel Core 2, MacBook, MacBook Pro

Mac Sale: save with discounts of up to $254 off plus free shipping on Apple MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mini, and Mac Pro Models at MacMall. For example, get the 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo 13.3-inch MacBook portable for $999 – $69 combined instant…


News: “Building a Pharo/Squeak VM from first PrinciplesAdrian Lienhard – Blog”

Posted: March 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Building a Pharo/Squeak VM from first PrinciplesAdrian Lienhard – Blog on Planet Smalltalk
Topics: Intel Core 2, MacBook, MacBook Pro, QuickTime

I’ve been building and modifying Squeak VMs for a couple of years, but each time I started afresh it took me considerable amount of time to set up a working toolchain . Changes in Pharo, VMMaker, platform C code, make files, in system libraries etc….


News: “Seven alternatives to the Apple iPad”

Posted: March 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | No Comments »

Seven alternatives to the Apple iPad on CrunchGear
Topics: Mac OS X, MacBook

Wait! Stop. Before you hand over Apple your credit card and pre-order the iPad , you may want to check out the other touchscreen options available now and in the near future. The iPad isn’t the only game in town. Sure, it might have a…


News: “Apple Store down globally: iPad pre-orders only or something more?”

Posted: March 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | No Comments »

Apple Store down globally: iPad pre-orders only or something more? on Engadget
Topics: MacBook, MacBook Pro

Ok, you know the routine: the Apple store goes down prompting blog posts to deflect the onslaught of tips. Commenters then ponder why Apple has to go offline to add updates before a flamewar breaks out with somebody accusing somebody else of being a…


News: “Solar-Powered iPhone Battery Case: Apple Approves”

Posted: March 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: | No Comments »

Solar-Powered iPhone Battery Case: Apple Approves on Wired: Gadget Lab
Topics: MacBook

Solar power combined with fancy-looking cases? The perfect storm for getting an end-of-the-week mention on the Gadget Lab. Today its the turn of the Novothink Solar Surge, an iPhone and iPad Touch case with a solar panel and a lithium-ion polymer…


News: “Alan Pope: Why (I think) Ubuntu is Better Than Windows”

Posted: March 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: | No Comments »

Alan Pope: Why (I think) Ubuntu is Better Than Windows on Planet Ubuntu
Topics: MacBook

When comparing operating systems people tend to roll out the same old reasons every time. I think those of us who use Ubuntu are already aware that we have less viruses than Windows, less malware, it’s free of cost and so on. I’m sure…


News: “Jan Ozer’s Flash Player vs. HTML5 Video Performance Tests”

Posted: March 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: | No Comments »

Jan Ozer’s Flash Player vs. HTML5 Video Performance Tests on Daring Fireball
Topics: Intel Core, Intel Core 2, Mac OS X, MacBook, MacBook Pro, Safari

Ozer draws the conclusion that Flash Player’s access to hardware acceleration is the key advantage to its superior performance on Windows. And, indeed, the best results in the whole test were for Flash Player 10.1 on Windows. (I wouldn’t…