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Why Mobile Phones Make Bad iPods, and iPod, Therefore, iPhone?

In The iPod Phone Myth, I took apart the idea that mobile phones are a threat to Apple’s iPod. In Why Mobile Phones Make Bad iPods, I presented why mobile phones and music players are not the obvious match many analysts like to imagine. Here, I’ll examine how likely it is that Apple will turn their iPod into a phone.

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The Apple Core: Apple comes ‘clean’ on MacBooks

Apple has apparently admitted that the discoloration on the wrist rests of some MacBooks (mostly white ones) is actually a manufacturing defect as opposed to a “cosmetic” problem caused by improper handling by the owner (whatever that means). Cosmetic problems that don’t affect the functionality of the device aren’t covered by AppleCare. Read the rest […]

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MacBook Pro

How-To: Install Vista Beta 2 on a MacBook Pro

After a few false starts I have finally got a working Vista up and running on my MBP. This is assuming you already have a working copy of XP installed using BootCamp. Here is what I did: HOWTO: Vista on a MacBook Pro – Mac Forums technorati tags:Vista, MacBookPro

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The Apple Core: Mac OS 10.4.7 Update Bonus: Two-Finger Right Click

MBP-trackpad.gif A nice little bonus arrive with yesterday’s release of Mac 10.4.7: two-finger right clicking for 15-inch MacBook Pro owners. Originally reported at TUAW Apple’s 113MB update for OS X included this nice little feature for MacBook Pro users that previously had to install a hack to get the functionality. Read the rest of the […]

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One Solution for MacBook Discoloration: a Sticker

There have been pictures of white MacBooks with “oil” residue from hands resting on the notebook, and I can see small spots where this could eventually evolve into something nasty on mine. Enter the Marware Protection pack for the white or black MacBook. It includes a wrist rest and a microfiber laptop keyboard cover. It […]