News: “Refurb Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz 15″ Laptop for $970 + $10 s&h”

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

Refurb Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz 15″ Laptop for $970 + $10 s&h on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
Topics: AirPort, Intel Core, Intel Core 2, ISight, Mac OS X, Mac OS X v10.5, MacBook, MacBook Pro, SuperDrive

TechRestore.com offers the refurbished Apple MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz 15.4″ Notebook, model no. MB133LL/A, for $979.99. Add coupon code “TWEET” to your cart to cut it to $969.99 . With $10 for shipping, it’s the lowest total price we’ve…


News: “Top Deals of the Day”

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

Top Deals of the Day [April 10th] on MakeUseOf.com
Topics: IBook, Intel Atom, Intel Core 2, Mac OS X, Mac OS X v10.5, Pentium, Pentium Dual-Core

If you’re in the market for a new computer, laptop, mobile phone, games and other accessories; don’t waste your time searching online. We’ve taken the liberty of locating the best deals tech deals and unifying them into a single…


News: “Bordeaux (ver. Mac+2.0.0+Beta+2)”

Posted: March 6th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

Bordeaux (ver. Mac+2.0.0+Beta+2) on GnomeFiles.org
Topics: Mac OS X, Mac OS X v10.5, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro

A GUI configuration manager for Wine About this version The Bordeaux Technology Group released Bordeaux 2.0.0 Beta 2 for Mac today. Bordeaux 2.0.0 Beta 2 marks major progress over the older Beta 1 release. With this release we now support…


News: “5 tips for switchers”

Posted: February 23rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

5 tips for switchers on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Topics: Mac OS X, Mac OS X v10.5, MacBook Pro, IBook, PowerBook G4, MacBook, Safari, System Preferences

Filed under: Switchers, Tips and tricks Every now and then I’ll have an “I never knew about that” moment as I come across a setting or nuance in Mac OS X that I never realized existed. Take, for instance, character viewer, which allows you to display…


News: “MacBook For Dummies”

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

MacBook For Dummies on FlazX Last 10 Links
Topics: Mac OS X, MacBook Air, MacBook, Mac OS X v10.5

Got a new MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro? Want the scoop on Mac laptop basics, using Mac OS X Leopard, networking a laptop, or connecting your laptop to wireless devices? There?


News: “Wisair outs Wireless USB display dock for MacBooks”

Posted: February 8th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Wisair outs Wireless USB display dock for MacBooks on MacNN | The Macintosh News Network
Topics: Mac OS X, Mac OS X v10.5, MacBook

Wisair on Monday introduced a Wireless USB DisplayDock Set, allowing users to wirelessly connect their MacBooks to a desktop-like setup that include a monitor, speakers, a keyboard and mouse. The device connects to a USB port on any MacBook with Mac…


News: “Apple Remote Desktop 3.3.2 update now available”

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

Apple Remote Desktop 3.3.2 update now available on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Topics: Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Mac OS X v10.5, MacBook Air, Mac OS X v10.4, MacBook, Apple Remote, System Preferences

Filed under: Enterprise, Software UpdateFor management of large Mac deployments, one of the more venerable tools for administrators is Apple Remote Desktop. The application not only provides information on the status of every Mac on a network, but…


News: “HP Tablet Is an Interesting Sideshow, but Microsoft Has Bigger Issues”

Posted: January 6th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | No Comments »

HP Tablet Is an Interesting Sideshow, but Microsoft Has Bigger Issues on Microsoft Watch
Topics: Mac OS X, MacBook, Mac OS X v10.5

First, apologies for not live-blogging Ballmer’s speech; my laptop experienced the always-dreaded “technical difficulties” that basically turned it into a glorified word processor for much of the Microsoft CEO’s keynote address to Consumer…


News: “Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.6GHz 17″ Laptop for $1,750 after rebate + $14 s&h”

Posted: December 28th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.6GHz 17″ Laptop for $1,750 after rebate + $14 s&h on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
Topics: MacBook Pro, MacBook, Intel Core 2, ISight, Intel Core, Mac OS X v10.5, Mac OS X, SuperDrive

MacMall.com again offers the Apple MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6GHz 17″ Widescreen Notebook, model no. MB512LL/A, for $1,999.99. This $250 mail-in rebate cuts it to $1,749.99. With around $14 for shipping, that’s $1,285 less than Apple’s original…


News: “Snow Leopard, Time Machine, and Iomega ix4-200d”

Posted: December 9th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Snow Leopard, Time Machine, and Iomega ix4-200d on blog.scottlowe.org
Topics: Mac OS X, Mac OS X v10.5, MacBook Pro, Time Machine, Property list, Apple Terminal, Apple Filing Protocol, MacBook

Chad Sakac of EMC (visit his weblog here) recently sent me an Iomega ix4-200d storage unit. Considering that I didn’t need it for my VMware lab—which runs both EMC and NetApp storage arrays—I pressed it into service at home. I…