Category Archives: Hardware

As I wrote about back in January, the stand-out item in the first Macworld of 2008 was, for me, the Time Capsule: a storage appliance combined with a wireless 802.11n router, including with network ports for tethered connections and a USB port for printers, external storage or other devices. Sounds like a pretty cool little [...]

Update: My order details Update #2: Track the iMac After submitting my iMac order, I got confirmation almost immediately that it was being processed – as expected. This is 2006 after all, and online transactions are pretty common these days. About 10 minutes later, I got a shipping confirmation that my order was being put [...]

Since I posted about selecting a 20″ iMac for my next computer purchase after years of PC servitude, I have done a considerable amount of research into the complete iMac lineup. I discovered that for graphic intensive work (like editing videos, working with Photoshop, Illustrator… things I do frequently), the nVidia GeForce 7600 GT that [...]

I started as an Apple users years ago when I got my first Apple ][ clone (an APCO), and later to various Macs that belonged to roommates before switching to a PC for work. 10 years later, I’m switching back.