Apple has begun to cover both in-warranty and out-of-warranty repairs on hairline cracks that have surfaced in unibody versions of the discontinued MacBook line. The change now means Apple has ultimately acknowledged case design flaws, in every generation of MacBook hardware.
Have an old Mac? Like many, I asked Apple to follow Microsoft (for once) and offer a legacy OS for PowerPC systems, so they could continue to serve some use. Microsoft actually offers this to corporate customers, in the form of Windows Fundamentals. If you haven’t heard of Windows Fundamentals, it’s basically a scaled down […]
I have a problem. My Mac Pro, where most of my files are warehoused stored is on a slow Internet connection. Thanks to the wonders of monopolized Internet territories, I should have speedy uploads in the 2014 – 2016 timeframe, when LTE finally arrives in my area. My area was supposed to be greenlit with […]
I love it when I get to announce a new car. Okay, maybe I can’t take all the credit for this one. But, I do have the honor of sharing with the huddled masses two amazing new cars, including an entirely new nameplate. If it’s any consolation to GM, I’d be happy to put down […]
It’s no secret that the Mac App Store has a lot of unresolved issues. The looming, pushed back revised June 1 deadline for all Mac App Store apps to be sandboxed is adding to that series of issues. But I want to talk about one that’s about 18 months old, and that’s the Mac App […]
While testing out Windows 8 Media Center, I dusted off this Kworld ATSC-340U tuner that I got for free after mail-in rebate (or something like that). Luckily, I had the retail box, CD, and everything still inside… including an ultra-compact, albeit worthless TV antenna. Anyways, Windows 8 to my surprise failed to find a driver […]
I was able to breathe a major sigh of relief today. My aftermarket Solid State Drive (SSD) upgrade, installed in one of my laptops, lost its filesystem. I don’t know yet if the drive itself has failed yet, but so far… not looking great for the drive. Media reports peg SSD short-term failure rate at […]
Microsoft’s latest Internet Explorer 9 ad is actually pretty good. Unfortunately, whoever did the post-production in it for airing on TV, screwed it up completely. I’m referring to this ad, which you can watch on YouTube. Looks great, right? Now, watch it on TV. The television release of the same exact ad, which has been […]
One of the reasons PhoneNews.com has managed to roll with the punches all these years, and stay so relevant in the mobile sphere, is actually pretty simple. We eat the same dog food that the average consumer puts up with. I’ll let you in on a little secret… most of the mobile media doesn’t have […]
Update: This article was written in early 2012. Since then, there are great apps like MLPostFactor that make good on this prediction. See this article for an example and details. If you’re catching this article via search engines, it’s a follow-up to my previous article on the potential for Mountain Lion to run on machines […]