G-DRIVE mobile — portable FireWire/USB drive for MacBook Pro Company: G-Technology Price: $150 for 500 GB I’m using both these portable Mac accessories today
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Small speakers don’t get any cooler than Ice from i.Sound. They are tiny, with a surprisingly robust audio. Power them via USB from your computer, or with a clever AC adapter
FastMac Dual 1.4 GHz G4 AGP processor upgrade
Review
Why upgrade an older computer? Macs are expensive. Especially if you’re talking about replacing one older tower with another. So is it worth upgrading an older G4? Guy takes a look at the 1.4GHz upgrade from FastMac to find out.
MyMac Podcast #126
Katrin Eismann and Rick Stringer
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Robert Hazelrigg joins Tim, Chad, and Guy for our roundtable discussion on the weeks Mac and Apple news. He also reviews a processor upgrade for the original iMac and the Crumpler Bag. David Cohen spends time responding to listener feedback – dodging potential Microsoft detection of running Vista in a virtual machine, and getting Bonjour for Windows working effectively on an Airport network. Plus John Nemo interviews Katrin Eismann, the author of Real World Digital Photography.
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crumplerbags (Super Annoying Website Warning)
FastMac
Variant Frequencies Podcast
Katrin Eismann
Photoshop Restoration & Retouching
Adobe Events
TruePower AC Laptop Adapter
Review
Construction is robust, and a movie on FastMac’s web site demonstrates how much abuse the cable and power briquette can withstand.
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Review
The most obvious appeal of a MacBook/MacBook Pro (aside from warming one’s lap in cold weather) is the ability to run from a battery, untethered from AC power sockets. Compared to PC laptops, Apple laptops have long suffered from relatively short battery life.
Read MoreDual 1.4 GHz G4 AGP processor upgrade – Review
Why upgrade an older computer? Especially one that’s over 4-5 years old? Why not just get a new Mac and keep up with the Jones? I’ll tell you why. Macs are expensive. Especially if you’re talking about replacing one older tower with another. The price for a new Mac Pro without any bells and whistles is $2200.