I’ve written before about how difficult it was for me to decide whether to go ahead and buy a PowerMac this Christmas or wait until the highly anticipated Intel-based macs come up. I thought I had made my decision, but Apple’s high publicity press announcement has me again questioning which of their computers to purchase. The announcement of an all new iMac has me wondering whether I should save a few $$ and pic up an iMac...

With rumors and speculations abounding online today many people are wondering what exactly Apple will be unveiling on the 12th of October. Apple e-mailed invitations to reporters for a special event next week, prompting speculation on the Internet that the company would unveil a long-rumored iPod that can display videos. However, another popular mac rumors site has stated that the event will more likely unveil new PowerMac and PowerBook...

With a possible Apple computer purchase on the horizon I found myself in a bit of confusion on the upcoming switch to Intel processors. For those who aren’t familiar with this news, the basic story is that Apple, after using IBM processors for quite some time, has decided to switch to Intel processors. The switch begins in the early summer of 2006 and should end by the end of 2007. So, with my mac purchase being somewhere around...

I just read an interesting article on Wired.com about people who can’t resist the urge to use Apple‘s wonderfully designed packaging materials in odd ways, such as furniture. I’ll admit that the times that we’ve received new mac hardware in the office I’ve had a longing to keep the boxes sitting around me, available for my every glance, but I’m not sure that I would use them as furniture. You have to draw...

Apple fanatics have been waiting for this week for a month or so now. Rumors have been flying of an iTunes-enabled cell phone, though the need for such a device is in question by many. This morning I got the chance to check out a webcast of the recent press conference held by Apple and I wasn’t dissapointed. It started when I visited Apple’s website and saw their new feature, a picture of a hand holding an increadibly small...

One of the not-so-strong compliants of Wintel users against the Mac has been the single-button mouse. Whether or not you see a 2-button mouse as necessary, it’s easy to see why this might be a problem for some people. However, Apple introduced today the Might Mouse, a reinvented multi-button mouse that has features never before seen on any mouse. This optical, touch-sensitive top, 360-degree scroll wheel mouse has received much...