Category Archives: notebooks

2009 New 13″ MacBook Pro

June 9, 2009
There was a new 13″ MacBook Pro announced at WWDC 2009 yesterday.  They’re available starting today.  New features include: built-in (non-removable) 7 hour battery new Display (has better color, etc…) SD Card slot Firewire port up to 8Gb of memory up to 500Gb hard drive and a backlit keyboard. They also start at a lower price of $1199, but have faster processors than [...]
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Teaching Microsoft on a Mac

April 14, 2009
I was watching a session from MIX09 this morning titled “Deep Dive into Microsoft Silverlight Graphics.” The session was hosted by Seema Ramchandani and surprisingly (though, not too surprisingly) she was conducting the session from her 17″ MacBook Pro. She’s teaching the intricacies of a Microsoft product from the comfort of Mac. Wonderfully [...]
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MacBook modding

March 15, 2009
Useless but awesome: [via SmokingApples]
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Robin Harris: Unibody MacBook a flop? I hope not.

November 25, 2008
WOW: “Apple’s New Macbooks: flop or fiasco?”. A very bold statement sir, I’ll give you that.  But I can’t help but want to put you in the same category as this guy, Steve Ballmer, below.  Maybe that’s a low blow.  I’m just going to hope that you’re wrong on this one.
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Unibody MacBook protection: Incase’s Neoprene Sleeve

November 24, 2008
Just thought I’d give a quick shout out to Incase’s Neoprene sleeve that I bought this weekend.  It was relatively inexpensive compared to other cases/bags ($38 after tax), and it really feels like a quality sleeve.  The 13″ unibody MacBook fits very snug into the sleeve and there is a lot of padding. The sleeve will [...]
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MacBook performance tip: leave your battery in when plugged into AC

November 23, 2008
While running memory benchmarks and comparisons inside a MacBook, PCMag.com came across a performance issue when a MacBook is plugged in to the wall with the battery removed.  This is documented on Apple’s support site and they are fully aware of it.  In fact, they do it on purpose.  Why?  They downgrade system performance to [...]
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