With the release of Microsoft’s Zune a little over a week away, excitement levels are high. And why shouldn’t they be? This is the device which will overthrow Apple’s iPod, or at least give it a run for its money.
While I’ve been a loyal iPod user for years, even I can’t help but notice the [...]
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Category Archives: Hardware
Looking Forward to the Zune?
WWDC 2006 Keynote Impressions
Now that they dust has settled a bit from yesterday’s keynote, I think it’s time to give my opinions of it. First of all, it seems that the general consensus is disappointment. Speculated products weren’t announced, and neither were some of the speculated Leopard features.
Part of the problem might be our mindset. It’s easy to [...]
The Bigger Picture of AMD’s ATI Purchase
As you may have heard, AMD has purchased ATI. While this merger will possibly lead the way for AMD based graphic cores and other great things, I tend to see this as a potential problem for the tech industry as a whole; particularly people who build their own computers. See, Intel has pulled the license [...]
Coolgear’s 2.5-inch SATA to USB Hard Drive Enclosure
Like many people who own a MacBook, I upgraded the hard drive myself. It was cheaper to do it myself, and I could purchase my MacBook at an Apple Store instead of having to order a custom one online. Doing it this way also left me with the stock hard drive, which I figured I [...]
My MacBook After Almost Two Weeks
With all the problems that MacBook owners have been reporting, I thought it would be a good idea to give you the complete scoop of my new MacBook. As I’m slowly closing in on two weeks of owning a MacBook, I think I can finally say that I’ve given my MacBook enough time to show [...]