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Apple releases Boot Camp!

In a surprising move, Apple has released software that makes it super easy for people to install and run Windows on Apple machines. This is interesting on all levels. I can understand the benefits, but this is a huge risk as well. There are plenty of caveats to this. I wonder what’s going through Steve Jobs’ mind here. He’s clearly inviting a side-by-side comparison of operating systems by doing this, and hoping that hardware and looks alone will persuade people to buy a Mac. Now people will have a choice when purchasing hardware for Windows. Will they be willing to pay more for a Mac? We’ll see! I for one hope so. :-). Here is the link.

➡ Updated 2/17/08: We know what happened by now, don’t we? Apple’s become even more popular, and Boot Camp has been integrated into Leopard, the latest version of OS X.

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Possible problems with the MacBook Pro?

Apparently there are problems with the new MacBook Pro, such as overheating, loud cooling fans and whining sounds from the CPU/circuits. It doesn’t happen in all of them, and people are pretty happy with the machines that are working fine. But this is something to watch out for, in particular if you are thinking of plunking down some hard-earned cash for it. To their credit, Apple is doing what they can to fix the defective machines. I suppose glitches are to be expected when one switches to a smaller form factor AND an entirely new CPU. Here is the link.

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Gallery: 30 Years of Apple Gear

Gallery: 30 Years of Apple Gear: “Over the past three decades, the company has cranked out a boatload of breakthrough products, from the first PDA to the iPod — and lots of computers besides. Get lost in a monster gallery of almost everything Apple’s ever made. PLUS: Wired News’ full coverage of Apple’s 30th anniversary.”

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Why my Dell Inspiron can't go to sleep

I’d been having problems getting my Dell Inspiron 8500 to go into suspend and hibernation modes lately, and attributed it to yet more glitches in Microsoft software. I had been installing and uninstalling various software, and I figured the OS had gotten out of whack, although things were functioning just fine otherwise.

It wasn’t until I decided to unplug my Apple MightyMouse from the USB port that I discovered the problem was with Apple hardware, not Microsoft software… I had to smile… Here I am, an avid Apple fan, and the hardware’s failing me. Granted, I am using it with PC hardware… But it is funny nonetheless, and I wanted to share this in case any of you out there are having the same problem. What I do now is very simple: every time I need to put the laptop into hibernation, I unplug the mouse, and things work just fine.

Updated 5/9/2006: I’ve found out since that just about any external mouse plugged into this thing will cause it to stay awake. Unless the mouse is unplugged, it’ll stay on through the night. Not very good design…

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A short review of the .Mac service

I’ve been using .Mac since September of last year. I really like it, but it tends to be slow and I get errors when syncing files at times. I use it to sync my Calendar, Contacts, Bookmarks and Keychain across my two computers (my PowerBook at work and iMac at home.) It works great for that.

I also use to share photos with my family and friends, and to hold important files. I like it, but Apple should really work on making it faster and more stable. Until only recently, Apple made the bandwidth unlimited. Just last week, they stuck a blurb on the site notifying users that the bandwidth is now limited to something like 25 GB/month. More is available for an extra price…

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