Apple Refreshes Entire Desktop Line
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009For those who like their Macs stationary, Apple rolled out updated versions of their entire desktop line.
Mac Pro: Apple’s top-of-the-line desktop system moves to Intel’s Nehalem architecture with support of triple-channel DDR3 ECC memory and a faster controller built into the Xeon processor. Apple says this will increase memory bandwidth by about 2.4 times and [...]
Progress Report on Drive-in
Monday, August 4th, 2008A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about my plans to set up a movie server using Flip4Mac’s Drive-in, running on a Mac mini. I now have that system running, and I’m pleased with the results.
I initially attached the mini to the older of my two HDTVs, a Toshiba with a glass tube, which is [...]
Building a Disc-Free DVD Library With Drive-in
Monday, July 21st, 2008When the Apple TV first hit the market, a lot of people asked, “Why not just buy a Mac Mini?” It was completely reasonably question, as a Mac Mini could fulfill the same role, and bring full computer functionality as well. The reasonable answer, of course, was price, as Mac Minis are at least a [...]