When you’re number one in a market, the pressure is always on to somehow remain on top, or even expand the difference between you and number two. Apple has to worry about that primarily with the iPod and iTunes. But since both are so far ahead of the rest of the market, it doesn’t seem […]

At the top of the list of Tuesday morning’s announcement of updates to the MacBook Pro line is that dual-layer burning SuperDrives and FireWire 800 are now available through the entire product line. These are two major criticisms of the previous versions of the 15-inch models. Other changes are predictable, based on the availability of […]

On the surface, Apple has a fairly complete line of products. If you want a relatively inexpensive note-book, for example, you spring for the MacBook, although some might not consider it so cheap. The MacBook Pro covers the rest of the line, but there are some who might crave for the really thin and light […]

I used to tell people they had to budget for a memory upgrade whenever they bought a new Mac. But that requirement is no longer as critical, except for the professional models, where the more RAM the better. In upgrading the Mac mini, the major change is an increase to 512MB of RAM, standard. The […]