This is an old review I wrote and never posted, but it’s still relevant today. My conclusion is up to date for 2011. Having just purchased and watched seasons 1 and 2 of The Tudors from iTunes (I missed them on Showtime), I was searching the net for other peoples thoughts on the quality of …
Category Archives: apple
Updated: IM Status Applescript
I previously published an Applescript I use to immediately update Adium, Skype, iChat status messages. I’ve recently changed it to allow more than three options (a limitation in the Applescript Display Dialog method). Find a copy below:
Airport Extreme
What a difference a new router makes. I’ve been using the old Apple Airport extreme, 2nd generation, for about 8 years now. It’s been rock solid, and provided wireless access almost 24×7 for the whole 8 years. Lately, things have been getting flakey. Trying to control my Mac Mini Boxee on the TV was laggy …
MacBook vs. MacBookPro
Does CPU speed matter for gaming on a Mac Laptop? The difference between, for example, 2.4 Ghz and 2.6 Ghz will be negligible when running the games. What will contribute to the smoothness and quality of the games the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and to an extent bus speed, CPU cache and RAM. When it …