Things related to Apple
After a particularly infuriating search effort for the Curious George soundtrack at the iTunes Music Store, I wrote this editorial about the store's messed up search functions. Oddly enough, the very day we ran the editorial, Apple updated the store's search functions, and the new functionality addressed every single issue I had raised. Talk about bad timing!
When I decided to purchase a new MacBook, I knew I'd struggle with one decision: black or white? One was $200 cheaper; one was much cooler looking. So which way did my wallet vote? Here's how things went a couple of days ago at the local Apple store.
Shortly after the unofficial method of running Windows XP on Intel-powered Macs was released, Apple released a public beta of Boot Camp, their own solution to the problem. Given that I'd just used the unofficial solution on the Core Duo mini, I was the logical candidate to do the same via Boot Camp. So I did, and wrote about the steps involved.
Before the days of Boot Camp, some very bright folks figured out how to get Windows XP running on Intel-powered Macs. I volunteered to give the process a test run on the Core Duo mini, and wrote about my experiences.
After receiving my first-ever Intel-powered Mac, a new Core Duo mini, I spent the better part of a week testing out the machine in nearly every aspect of performance I could think up. This started as a three-part series, but based on feedback from the first three parts, we added two additional sections. Here's how the entire series came out:
While not at the technical level of an Ars Technica report (I won't even pretend to have the skills to go there), this is a very detailed look at the machine from a somewhat typical user's perspective.
This blog entry covers my first-ever full week at a Macworld Expo (I usually just go down for a day or two).
Yesterday, Apple announced that they were switching the lineup to Intel chips. You can read my thoughts about the change in this opinion piece on macworld.com.