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High Quality Visuals.

By Luke On May 8, 2009 Hardware | Tips 0 No Comments Tags: Accessories, Display

apple_cinema_display_hd Everyone needs a great monitor. Whether it be for video/photo editing, Graphics Design, Movie Watching, or Gaming. All monitors are not created equally. Shopping around and paying a little extra is often worth it in this field. Simply calibrating your monitor can often achieve better looking images and video. But that can only take you so far. If your looking for the best viewing experience possible, you may need a new monitor. Today monitors are advancing by leaps and bounds.

I have rounded up three of the better monitors that come pretty close to giving you what you pay for.

1.) 23″ ASUS VH236H – $199

2ms Response Time
20,000:1 Contrast Ratio
VGA,DVI, and HDMI inputs
160 Degree Viewing angle

2.) 20″ LG2053TQ-PF – $179

2ms Response Time
50,000:1 Contrast Ratio
DVI-D and VGA
170 Degree Viewing Angle

3.) 23″ HD Apple Cinema Display. – $250

The Specs of this monitor fail to give it justice. It is said to have some of the most accurate color reproduction to date and is still in high demand. It was released in 2002 and it still goes for over $250
It features a 1920×1200 Resolution and has a 170 Degree viewing angle.
Be careful though, it’s ADC (Apple Display Connector) Only. ADC to DVI adapters run around $80

How-to: set up dual-band WiFi

By Luke On May 1, 2009 Apple | Hardware 0 No Comments

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Here is a nice how-to from engadget that covers running a dual band setup in your home. The reason to do this is mostly related to all the clutter in the 2.4GHz spectrum. Follow this link for the details. How-to: Set up dual-band WiFi

Because everything you do is important…

By Luke On Apr 6, 2009 Apple | Gadgets | Hardware 0 No Comments Tags: Apple, OS X, Time Capsule

The 2TB Time Capsule from Apple. Leaving no bits or bytes unbacked up.

Rumor has it the it’s in the works, a 2TB version of Apple’s ever so useful Time Capsule. I don’t know about you, but if actually did important work I would be super ecstatic about this. 2TB, double what Apple currently offers, is enough for serious digital professionals to actually utilize. The higher capacity device also extends its abilities to backup multiple machines. This new 2TB model is actually a great investment for small companies looking to centralize and backup their important data.

No word on pricing or date of inception yet but you can find the full story over at engadget.com

New 17″ iMac for $899?

By Luke On Mar 21, 2009 Apple | Hardware | Rumor 1 1 Comment Tags: Apple, iMac

Evidence of a 17″ iMac has been leaked by the Apple education site.
While only mentioned in the educational section at the moment, a sub $1,000 desktop isn’t a horrible idea for Apple to introduce to the masses. 17″ can leave a little to be desired when watching HD movies and playing games but I don’t believe this one is meant for that. I have a feeling this is going to be directly marketed towards educational facilities.

There is no word on when or if this will hit the official Apple Retail store.

Expect integrated graphics and a not so high-end CPU.

You can find the details over at the Apple education site. Apple.com/education

Next Gen iPhone to sport video capabilities?

specs_box20080909 A recent article from AppleInsider is claiming that sometime this year (Late Spring/Early Fall) we will see some hardware updates to the iPhone. One of the updates being video support. They say their source is a very reliable one when it comes to Apple hardware.

Also, Engadget recently picked up on some goodies in iPhone OS 3.0. They have some screen shots for the new and upcoming OS that shows the option for video uploads to mobileme. Put these two stories together and it sounds pretty convincing that the iPhone will be getting video capabilities.

Now all we need is copy and paste….oh wait, that’s coming too!

The 1TB Mac Mini.

By Luke On Mar 9, 2009 Apple | Hacks/Mods | Hardware 0 No Comments Tags: Mac Mini

1tbmini iFixit.com has a great do-it-yourself bundle that allows you to upgrade your Mac Mini’s storage all the way up to 1TB. Mighty impressive, even if you do loose your optical drive.

Buy the Package here: ifixit 1TB Mac Mini Package

or, if your just interested to see who they do it, check out the how-to link here. 1TB Mac Mini installation Guide.

Breaking! Leaked Mac Mini, iMac and Mac Pro specs.

By Luke On Mar 2, 2009 Apple | Hardware | Rumor 0 No Comments Tags: Apple, DisplayPort, DVI, iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Pro

Mac Mini:

5 USB ports
1 Firewire 800 port
1 Mini DVI port
1 Display Port
NVIDIA 9400GM
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz (Base Model)
1GB DDR3 Memory
120GB HD

iMac

1 20″ Model and 3 24″ Models
Intel Core 2 Duo’s clocked @ speeds up to 3.06GHz
2GB DDR3 RAM standard on 20″ and 4GB Standard on 24″
Display Port for video out.

Mac Pro:

8-Core model reaching 3.6GHz per core
16-Core Configurations reaching 4.0GHz per core
Two Dual-Link DVI ports and one Display Port

All in all some very descent updates. Nice to see the Mac Mini finally getting some love. I’m sure the slowing economy renewed Apple’s interest in it’s lower end model.
While the Mac Pro is still just a dream to me, It’s nice to know they are staying on the ball.

Via MacRumors and OneMoreThing.nl

Power Management Tips for your Portable Mac

By Luke On Feb 19, 2009 Apple | Hardware | Tips 1 1 Comment Tags: Macbook, MacBook Pro, Tips

cycles-illustration20090106 Quick tips for keeping your battery in tip-top shape:

For proper maintenance of a lithium-based battery, it’s important to keep the electrons in it moving occasionally. (This means not leaving it plugged in 100% of the time
Fully charge and discharge your battery at least once a month.
Have a spare battery you don’t use to often? Don’t store it with more then a %50 charge. (if you store it fully charged for an extended period of time, the battery may experience some loss of battery capacity)
Be sure to store your notebook and battery at the proper temperature (Between 50 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit)

Looking for more info on battery management? Try Apple.com/Batteries

Retro Mac. Issue I -The Power Macintosh 8100

By Luke On Feb 13, 2009 Apple | Hardware | Retro Mac 0 No Comments Tags: Apple, Retro Mac

In this issue of “Retro Mac” we will be looking at the first Mac to break the 100MHz barrier. The Power Macintosh 8100. Introduced retromac Nov.3, 1994, the 8100 did not have the most inspired design. It was practical and powerful but Apple had yet to start it’s campaign for making computers that looked as good as they worked.

The 8100 sported a 1.44MB floppy drive as well as a 2x CD-ROM drive, clearly more the enough to handle all of your data needs.

Although it came standard with a mere 16MB of SIMM memory, the machine itself could handle a total of 264MB! This was made possible due the 8 RAM slots. I personally am very impressed to see a 15 year old computer flaunting 8 RAM slots.

The GPU sported 2 MBs of apple_powermac_8000 VRAM which where more then enough at the current time, however, if you were looking for a little more power you could utilize the four empty SIMM slots on the graphics card to double your VRAM from 2 to 4MB.

Stream media to your PS3,Wii,and 360 from your Mac.

More then likely either you or someone you know owns one. They are Muti-Media powerhouses. Great user interfaces and access to the internet make all of them ideal candidates for one thing. Media Streaming. That is, streaming your HD movies, tunes, and pics over your home network to your PS3,Wii, or 360. It may sound daunting, but these 3 little apps make it a breeze!

First up, Sony’s Playstation 3.

MediaLink. Your PlayStation 3 has been craving the media on your Mac. Finally, complete Macintosh and Playstation 3 integration is upon us. MediaLink can stream Music,Video, and Photos to your Mac. It does so by taking advantage of the UPnP technology of your router.

Enjoying your media through the PlayStation 3 has never been this easy, on any platform — and the Mac isn’t just any platform. Its our favorite platform, so we’ve taken great care to create a seamless solution. MediaLink can stream and copy the following formats to your PS3: MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV-MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4-H.264, DIVX, XVID-AVI, WMV, ASF-JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP-RAW, PDF, PS, EPS, TGA.
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