More proof of Mac Pro coming next week?

No Comments »August 3rd, 2006

Some spy photos taken from the floor of the Moscone Center, where workers are setting up for next weeks World Wide Developers Conference, are quickly circulating around the web. The image reveals a banner depicting a 64bit processor icon. This could be further evidence that Apple will announce the much anticipated Intel-based professional workstation at the event. Not that any further verification is needed, as we know almost for certain the Mac Pro (the official name for Apple’s PowerMac successor) will be unveiled. The reference to 64bit could also have something to do with OSX 10.5, codenamed leopard. We shall soon see.

Apple unveils more “Get a Mac” TV ads

No Comments »June 13th, 2006

Apple has quietly added three new TV spots to its current nationwide ad campaign called “Get a Mac”. As before the ads show the same two characters who symbolically represent a PC and Mac, played by actors John Hodgman and Justin Long, respectively. These particular ads I find much more humorous than the previous roll, especially the Out of the Box sketch. Funny stuff. See the ads here.

Turning An Old Dell PC Into A Mac

No Comments »May 20th, 2006

Ever since Apple ported OSX to the Intel x86 architecture, bootleg copies of the PC-compatible OS have flowed through peer 2 peer networks like a pandemic virus. In fact, an entire community of PC “Mac users” was born almost overnight, devoted to the cause of running OSX on mainstream PC hardware.

Being the curious lad that I am, I have longed to experience first hand how OSX 10.4 Tiger performs on generic PC hardware. All in the name of research of course. As I’m sure you have already figured out, I’m quite a Mac fan. However I still remain largely a PC user. Much as I love Apple and Macintosh platform as a whole, I still have a parallel affinity for the PC side of the computing market. Windows XP, despite its numerous flaws, is a viable and fairly reliable platform that I use daily, right alongside my Mac. It’s not politically correct to endorse Windows or Microsoft, but then again I’ve never been politically correct.

(Behold…the ancient Dell Dimension 8100…in all its…uh, glory?)
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Oblivion: What is it, Citizen?

No Comments »May 18th, 2006

There’s nothing I love more than an exceptionally well designed piece of software or game title. Bethesda’s hot new role-playing game, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, is quite simply the most innovative game I have played in years. It’s an instant classic that rivals such legendary names as LucasArts Jedi Knight series. Over the past month that I’ve played Oblivion I can’t put it down. I plan on writing a more lengthy review I’ve been working in my spare time, later in the week. But needless to say if you haven’t yet played Oblivion, run to your nearest retailer and buy a copy. You won’t be disappointed.

Apple Introduces “Mighty Mouse”

Comments OffAugust 2nd, 2005

Apple introudces its first multi-button mouse…”Mighty Mouse” that is. Odd rodent superhero references aside, this is a major departure from Apple’s defiance to multi-button mice. The company has long argued that a single-button mouse is easier for consumers to understand and manipulate.

Mighty Mouse retails for $49 and is currently available from Apple’s online store.

PowerMac G5 Clone PC Enclosure

1 Comment »April 13th, 2005

For those of you who lust longingly for a PC that looks like the PowerMac G5, I may have found your answer. Colorcases.com is offering a line of V-Tech / X-Focus PC enclosures for do-it-yourselfers that happens to bear a striking resemblence to a certain fuit-named company’s tower design, right down to the flat handle-style leg stands. The ATX towers are available in two colors (silver or black) and in two models; regular or deluxe. Prices start at around $86. Buy one while supplies last, or until Apple decides to sue.