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New Features In Snow Leopard

Mac OS X Snow Leopard was released on Friday, August 28, 2009 and includes many enhancements to the previous Mac OS X Leopard. This page describes the new features in snow leopard.

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History of the Apple Notebook

MacIntosh Portable

Apple first sold the MacIntosh Portable in 1989 at a cost of $6,500 per unit. The 15.8-pound computer had a black-and-white screen and full-size keyboard. Due to poor sales the unit was discontinued in 1991.

Powerbook 100, 140, and 170

Apple didn't stay out of the portable computer business for long and promptly released a three new models of Apple "Powerbooks" in 1991. The 100, 140, and 170 models introduced the trackball mouse to the Apple line and took on the more modern laptop appearance known today, with the mouse positioned toward the front of the keyboard panel, and the keyboard pushed back toward the screen.

Powerbook 500

By 1994 the Powerbook 500 series were on the market with faster speeds, active-matrix LCD displayers, stereo sound, and built-in Ethernet.

Powerbook 5300

Then one year later, in 1995, the Powerbook 5300 was released with a Power PC processor, replacing the previous 500 series. The 5300 was widely considered a large failure because a large percentage of the notebooks never worked, and an issue with exploding batteries triggered a large product recall and had the media calling the notebook the "Hindenbook".

Powerbook 1400 and 3400

In an effort to shake off the terrible press and reputation that stemmed from the disastrous 5300 notebook, Apple released the 1400 notebook in November, 1996. It featured a CD-Rom drive (or optional Zip drive) and had a storage space on the lid cover for paperwork. In 1997 Apple released the Powerbook ...

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Crazy Mac Haters Destroy a MacBook

Destroying Apple products appears to be a favorite pastime for many. There are several videos uploaded to YouTube showing people throwing their Apple computer out of the window, or otherwise destroying it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoeTlYojNk4

Recently, Daniel Tosh of Comedy Central destroyed an iPad as part of his show, Tosh.0. In the video, he places an iPad he received from Apple on a table, climbs the table holding a golf stick, and takes a swing, utterly destroying the iPad.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gA16Fq4SAo

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How to Install Windows 7 on a Mac Pro

Windows 7 X64 is a robust operating system which utilizes the high end MAC Pro hardware to provide a great and fast system. The steps above are necessary for most, if not all, users of Apple's hardware due to the incompatibility of the systems proprietary booting process.

The installation is not as complicated as it may seem, the process is quite simple as long as the steps are followed properly.

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Home Network

Introduction

For this guide we will go over what a home network is. I will list some common types of networks you may find in your home, as well as some uncommon types. We will go over some terminology that you may or may not know. This guide will also describe the basic components of a network and how they relate to home networking. There will be a short discussion on the different types of internet access and there differences. I will also go over some network hardware and software, that are in most peoples homes that they never think of.

You will find a table of contents under the fast facts. To the right of that in the side bar there is a glossary of all the terms discussed on this page.

To the left is the most common home network that you will find in a home. As you can see in this picture of network diagram. Lets go over the network diagram. At the top the internet is symbolized by the cloud. This connects to the DSL/Cable modem. Most people today buy a modem or get one from there ISP. This then connects to the hart of the home network the wireless router, also called a WiFi router. This is almost always purchased by the home owner. From here you connect the computers to the router ether by network cable or via WiFi. The computer to the right is connected by network cable as shown by ...

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Apple

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• TechZone: "Computer Buying Guide - PC vs Macintosh"

• Wired: How Apple Got Everything Right By Doing Everything Wrong (March 18, 2008)

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MacBook Pro

Apple refreshes the internal components of the Macbook Pro with some frequency in order to make sure it has the latest technology. Not all of these updates include changes to the MacBook Pro's physical casing. Instead, Apple chooses more often to refresh the internals of the device. According to the Apple news site, macrumors.com, an average of 200 days has historically occurred between updates of the MacBook Pro.

Latest Version

Announced on April 13, 2010, Apple announced the latest MacBook Pro update. It was a refresh of the internal components and did not feature any kind of radical redesign of the laptop's exterior. Speculation and rumors concerning the update were found all over the internet throughout the weeks leading up to the actual release of the laptops. Sites like MacRumors.com and AppleInsider.com were among those who occasionally posted news articles containing such information.http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/13/apple_releases_new_macbook_pros_with_intel_core_i7_i5_processors.html

Processor

• The refreshed line of MacBook Pros feature faster processors across the line. The faster processors used in the machines are still manufactured by Intel. The 13" model received a bump up in the speed of its Core 2 Duo processor. The 15" and 17" are now each available with Core i5 and Core i7 chips.http://www.macrumors.com/2010/04/13/inside-apples-new-macbook-pro/
• This update is significant, as these last two models were previously only available with Core 2 Duo processors. Although the Core chips have a slower clock speed on ...

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Gizmodo

"Kodak sent me an OLED photo frame. A thousand dollars! I sent it right back and said, 'I'm not going to review it. If I did, I'd only spend 800 words making fun of you.'"—Wilson RothmanCNN: In a recession, tech gadgets become a luxury (March 2, 2009)

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Mac Tips

Websites featuring Macintosh OS X Tips and Tutorials.

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