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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

• 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

• Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac Released !

  Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2 features a redesigned user interface, improved customization options, and the ability to connect to multiple Windows-based computers at the same time. The following table lists the latest improvements... Posted Jul 03 2008, 11:49 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Networking, Management, Apple, OS X, Windows Server 2008

• Geeks rule – Don’t mess with my Mac

  Score one for the good guys.  Or in this case, good girlz.  An alert Macbook owner noticed her ID was logged in and she managed to remotely control her stolen Mac and take pictures of the thieves.  Busted!!! Full story at http://www.lohud... Posted May 12 2008, 12:03 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Apple, OS X

• Messenger for Mac 7 released - now available for download

  Messenger for Mac 7 is an integrated communications client that enables you to communicate with contacts within and outside your organization. Messenger for Mac 7 is a Universal application that is built to run on both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macs... Posted May 02 2008, 10:17 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Mobility, Networking, Apple, OS X

• 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

• Microsoft RDP Client for OS X - Beta 3 now available

  If you are running OS X on a Mac and want to connect to a Windows server or client machine via a remote desktop connection, you should download and try the latest beta.  I’m still on the previous release, but this caught my eye so I thought... Posted Apr 12 2008, 03:27 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server, Networking, Apple, Virtualization, OS X, Windows Server 2008

• IBM Discovers the IT "Ark" with Open Desktop Platform

  I read this article and thought to myself, "Cool!" Then reality set in. I've been waiting for Apple to enter the enterprise space for a while, though, knowing full well that there are a plethora of manageabilty issues related to deploying and securing... Posted Feb 12 2007, 01:23 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Apple, Platform, Open Source, Linux, IBM, OS, Enterprise, Cool, IT, Indiana Jones, OS X