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• Thumbs up or down for the new Macs?

  My current MacBook Pro is coming up on it’s one year anniversary.  It’s hardly old and in pristine shape.  I baby all the machines I have.  Scratch free is a good thing if you decide to sell.  But should I sell the one I have? Today... Posted Oct 14 2008, 10:42 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, Apple, Virtualization, Laptop Stuff, OS X

• I wonder if Apple solved their heat issues

  In a few more days Apple is expected to announce the details of their updated notebook line.  Speculation has been rampant about a variety of new features expected to debut.  Maybe Apple will have a tablet PC style device this time around. ... Posted Oct 11 2008, 08:57 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, Apple, Laptop Stuff

• Congratulations to Apple and at&t !!!

  Regardless of the hiccups today on activation of the Apple iPhone 3G, you have to hand it to Apple and at&t on what appears to be a pretty decent product launch.  I mean after all, how many people played “sick” or “hookie” today in order to stand... Posted Jul 12 2008, 12:10 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, Exchange Server, Mobility, Networking, Windows Mobile, Apple, PMP, Cell Phones, OS X

• Pity OS X doesn’t like 8GB of memory in my MacBook Pro

  I received a flurry of questions via email when I posted information the other day that I had 8GB of memory in my Apple MacBook Pro .  At the time of my post, I had only intended to boot the OS and see that it appeared to work correctly, recognize... Posted Jul 09 2008, 09:06 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Hardware, Virtual PC, Windows Vista, Networking, Apple, Virtualization, Virtual Server, Laptop Stuff, Linux, OS X, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• Testing My Apple MacBook Pro with 8GB of RAM

  Anyone out there have an Apple MacBook Pro with 8GB of RAM?  No?  Don’t tell me you are going to let a Microsoft Windows evangelist totally beat you to the finish line on this one!!! All kidding aside, I decided to pull the two Kingston 4GB... Posted Jul 05 2008, 05:40 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Hardware, Windows Vista, Apple, Laptop Stuff, Linux, OS X, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps

• Should I Be Evil?

  There's been a considerable amount of discussion lately about Apple, our image, and if Microsoft employees should buy Apple products.  There is no official policy that says I can't buy an iPod, iPhone or a Mac. But how does this look to you... Posted Jun 26 2008, 10:12 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, Apple, Cell Phones

• Who's your Daddy MacBook Pro? The ThinkPad T61p

  I've been hearing for months and months how great the Apple MacBook Pro is at suspending and resuming from sleep, and how Windows Vista sucks.  Don't believe it.  My Lenovo ThinkPad T61p thumped the MacBook Pro handily in my testing this afternoon... Posted Apr 17 2008, 08:58 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, Windows Vista, Apple, Laptop Stuff, OS X, x64 OS and Apps

• Who's the fastest OS in the land? WinXP vs Vista vs OS X

  Last weeks "interesting" Gartner report on Windows reminded me I had some unfinished business.  I've actually been waiting for Windows XP SP3 to release before I ran some tests, but I decided to go ahead and have some fun today while watching... Posted Apr 13 2008, 11:16 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Hardware, Windows Vista, Apple, OS X, x64 OS and Apps

• A picture is worth a thousand words...

  Share this post: Read More... Posted Feb 25 2008, 03:52 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, Windows Vista, Apple

• The new MacBook AirCraft is announced

  I'm grooving on the floppy drive. Required for Windows XP Bootcamp. Grin. Share this post: Read More... Posted Jan 28 2008, 11:49 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, Fun Stuff, Apple

• My MacBook Pro - first impressions

  I'm always like a little kid on Christmas. It doesn't matter if it's a boring hard drive being delivered or something more expensive. It's fun to track packages and watch for the delivery person. Then, it's time to open your present. Sean told me that... Posted Nov 03 2007, 03:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, Windows Vista, Apple, Virtualization, Laptop Stuff

• T-minus 7 days for Apple speculation

  It's less than seven days now before Apple pulls the covers off their next round of products.  We do know of course OS X v10.5 goes on sale at 6pm next Friday, but what else might they reveal at that time?  If you were Steve Jobs, what additions... Posted Oct 19 2007, 11:05 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, Apple, Laptop Stuff