If you’re buying a 15″ MBP from Apple’s online store, for $50 you can get an anti-glare screen, rather than the standard glossy. I’ve still never owned a glossy screen Mac laptop, but I’m not sure I’d shell out $50 to stick with a matte screen. More info at c|net.
Category Archives: Laptops
Privacy Filters
Have any MLS readers used a privacy filter for your MacBook or MacBook Pro? If you have, please feel free to add a comment and share your experience. An incoming 1L asked me if I had any recommendations, and I haven’t used a privacy filter since the mid 1990s.
Using Your MacBook’s Trackpad to Full Advantage
You can do some pretty nifty things with the trackpad on your Macintosh laptop. To play around with trackpad options, go to the Apple menu in the upper left corner of your screen, select System Preferences… and when the preferences window opens, select Trackpad under the Hardware heading. If you place your mouse over one [...]
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The Apple iSnipe
For some time the computer punditocracy has been telling Apple they need to come out with a netbook computer in order to keep up with the Joneses. After all, if everyone else is making small, cheap computers with small screens and small keyboards, shouldn’t Apple be following suit? If you’re an Apple watcher, the standard [...]
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13″ MacBook Pros in High Demand
It seems the current average wait for a 2.53GHz 13″ MacBook Pro ordered online is 7-10 days. I’m not surprised. This critter looks like a nearly ideal workhorse for students of all stripes. It wouldn’t surprise me if a big chunk of the demand is due to the standard Apple Back to School promotion, wherein [...]
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