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Great MacWorld Expectations

I don’t know what Steve Jobs will unveil at the MacWworld keynote on Tuesday morning. Nobody else knows either, but there are plenty of predictions. It’s a fun game. Will he roll out a subnotebook? Will a successor to the ill-famed Newton appear? What’s all this “Air” business about? Will iTunes be free, like air? [...]

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New Mac Pro Ahead of MacWorld

The new Mac Pro looks absurdly powerful, and it may be the machine designers, video professionals, architects and the like have been wanting. But it says something about the dominance of the laptop market that this serious update to the Mac Pro has been relegated to announcement before the MacWorld expo. Of course this was [...]

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Why the Voice of Reason is Missing the Plot

I’ve seen more than enough Mac v. Windows flamefests over the years. In fact, you could call me a connoisseur. There are several types of Mac v. Windows debates, ranging from Dueling Idiots (“PC users are mindless drones!” v. “MAC users are fags!”) to Geeks Counting Coup (“I custom built a box with an overclocked [...]

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The “Subnotebook” from Apple: One Rumor Becomes Many

You’ve likely seen one or more reports that the long-rumored Apple “subnotebook” will be unveiled in January at the Macworld conference. It is worth remembering that all of these reports stem from one AppleInsider article. This “hall of mirrors” effect is common, particularly in the Mac blogosphere. But it’s easy to forget that sometimes one [...]

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Leopard Student Pricing + Exam Software Warning

$69 for Some Students You may have already read this elsewhere, but just in case, here’s the scoop: Some schools are selling Leopard for $69. Reports from several Mac Law Students readers have confirmed this. So if you are interested in picking up Leopard, check with your student bookstore before you try the Apple Education [...]

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