Mac Mini Pro Mod

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

(Via 123MacMini.) Hideo Takano has posted some pictures and information about his Mac Mini Pro mod.

Now Over 50,000 Mac Open Source Projects

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

(Via MacTech Forge.) MacForge.net: Now Over 50,000 Mac Open Source Projects - Mac open source index has grown substantially - MacForge continues to present open source that runs on the Mac March 11, 2008 -- WESTLAKE [...]

MacBook Air Aflutter: Demand Stays Strong, Sold Out Often

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

(Via myapplemenu.) by Ken Fisher, Ars TechnicaIt might not be the iPhone, but the MacBook Air is selling much stronger than many of us wold have guessed. After a full month of being on the market, the MacBook Air is still a difficult commodity to obtain in some markets (not all), ...

MoodBlast 3.0.7.1 adds Pownce support

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

(Via The Unoffical Apple Weblog.) Filed under: Software, Internet Tools If you're a social-network-junkie (and most of us here at TUAW are to a certain extent), keeping all the services up to date has always been a bit of a chore. Thankfully, MoodBlast (written by our very own Brett Terpstra) arrived on ...

Crucial unveils 800MHz RAM for new Mac Pro

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

(Via MacNN.) Lexar Media today unveiled fully buffered Crucial 800MHz memory modules for the Mac Pro, available in 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB paired kits. The memory includes heat dissipation fins to balance the temperature, and feature a lifetime warranty. The new Mac Pro is capable of holding 32GB of memory, and ...

Apple Not Hurrying to Add Blu-ray Drives to MacBook Pro

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

(Via Wired News: Cult of Mac.) Apple has long been a supporter of Blu-ray, and with this week's demise of the competing HD DVD standard, some fans are starting to wonder when Apple will actually begin adding Blu-ray drives to its computers.

HandBrake 0.9.2 adds AppleTV Take 2 support

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

(Via MacNN.) A new version of the DVD ripping tool, HandBrake v0.9.2, has been released. HandBrake is open-source utility that converts DVDs into the MPEG-4 format. The new release incorporates many major and exciting changesóincluding full support for the AppleTV Take 2 and the latest iPhone/iPod Touch firmware. This release is ...

Associated Press reviews Apple TV 2.0: latest software update takes Apple TV to whole new level

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

(Via MacDailyNews - Where Mac News Comes First.) The latest incarnation of Apple TV, a white box the size of a hardback book that connects to your TV, is an attractive alternative...

The Mac helps bring science down to earth

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

(Via Apple Hot News.) Science Bulletins — high-definition visualizations that play on 12-foot video screens — help visitors to the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York understand highly complex processes affecting the earth and its inhabitants, such as the retreat of Arctic Sea Ice, the erosion and recovery ...

Fantom unveils eSATA, USB 2.0 RAID storage

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

(Via MacNN.) Fantom Drives today unveiled its new G-Force MegaDisk eSATA+USB external storage system with multiple RAID options. Fantom's external storage system includes NTI Shadow Backup for real-time continuous backup, and supports 300MB/sec transfers via eSATA or 60MB/sec via USB 2.0. user configurable RAID modes include RAID 0 (disk striping) for ...