Category Archives: Apple

Having to do with the company itself.

Using Your MacBook’s Trackpad to Full Advantage

You can do some pretty nifty things with the trackpad on your Macintosh laptop. To play around with trackpad options, go to the Apple menu in the upper left corner of your screen, select System Preferences… and when the preferences window opens, select Trackpad under the Hardware heading.

If you place your mouse over one of [...]

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The Apple iSnipe

For some time the computer punditocracy has been telling Apple they need to come out with a netbook computer in order to keep up with the Joneses. After all, if everyone else is making small, cheap computers with small screens and small keyboards, shouldn’t Apple be following suit?
If you’re an Apple watcher, the standard rejoinder [...]

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13″ MacBook Pros in High Demand

It seems the current average wait for a 2.53GHz 13″ MacBook Pro ordered online is 7-10 days. I’m not surprised. This critter looks like a nearly ideal workhorse for students of all stripes. It wouldn’t surprise me if a big chunk of the demand is due to the standard Apple Back to School promotion, wherein [...]

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Phone Support: Apple Trumps Dell & HP

It seems Apple has figured out how to consistently deliver better support than its competitors. This independent survey by Vocalabs reveals that Apple beat Dell and HP at support call satisfaction by a substantial margin.
This reminds me of buddy Spence’s recent #epicfail interactions with Gateway.

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Buy A Mac Now, Get Snow Leopard for $9.95 Later

The newest version of the Mac operating system, Snow Leopard (aka MacOS X 10.6) will hit the streets in September. Apple has shrewdly priced Snow Leopard at $29, which is a small price to pay for what looks to be the best OS Apple has ever created. But you can pay even less if you [...]

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