Entries from May 2006
May 31, 2006
I always thought Microsoft’s best products were their keyboards, followed by a mouse or two. Then comes X-Box and finally some software, like Notepad :-)
But Microsoft decided to go one better, they expanded their great product range with Wireless Laser Desktop for Mac. Yikes! OK, I have MacBook Pro and require no external keyboard and [...]
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May 28, 2006
A very funny cartoon appeared in a Japanese magazine where Bill Gates is massaging Steve Jobs’ back. One would wonder what the talk is all about - BootCamp, Leopard, Office …
If I only could read japanese.
See the Kirai blog (in spanish) for the whole picture
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May 19, 2006
Google has finally included Australia and New Zealand in their maps service.
Google Maps Australia
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May 17, 2006
Early this morning (Australian time) Apple released long awaited MacBook computer, a replacement for the iBook and 12″ PowerBook line.
While I’m pretty impressed with specs and features, I’m a little puzzled why Apple hasn’t released Core Solo version, same as Mac Mini earlier this year. While performance surely would be down comparing to Core Duo [...]
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May 17, 2006
Today Apple released SMC (System Management Control) firmware updates for the Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and iMac. I’ve got to read about it earlier today while at work and updated my MacBook Pro as soon as I came home.
Even though I haven’t experienced any of the ‘known’ issues I am hoping that it will help [...]
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May 13, 2006
Good news from the house of Real Mac Software, the new version of RapidWeaver is due to break its wrap soon. While this is really not a new version but rather update, reading from the changelist I expect it to be same step as we saw when going from 3.1 to 3.2.
The most significant new [...]
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