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Sunday, January 4th, 2009
by Matt Smith

While reading the boxee blog, I came across an interesting opportunity that I decided to take advantage of. boxee is selecting two users to accompany them to CES 2009 in Las Vegas. Requirements? They wanted to see a short, sixty-second video explaining why boxee is the ultimate media center platform. Here’s the final cut of [...]

Have You Heard of DisplayPort?

Sunday, October 19th, 2008
by Matt Smith

When Steve Jobs introduced the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros in Apple’s most recent media event, a surprising new feature was added to the lineup. All new Apple computers from this point forward will include a Mini DisplayPort port for audio and video transmission.
I have never been a huge fan of DisplayPort. HDMI is THE industry [...]

Sync iCal With Google Calendar

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
by Matt Smith

For those of you using Apple’s iCal in conjunction with Google Calendar, here are two great ways to keep them in sync with each other:
Spanning Sync will do a two-way sync with iCal either manually, or at scheduled time during the day. It installs as a simple System Preferences pane [...]

My Switch From Boot Camp to VMware Fusion

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
by Matt Smith

This is my official entry into the “My Switch to VMware Fusion” contest.
Software, regardless of operating system, is an essential component in any computing environment. Whether the program in question is coded for Mac or Windows, the bottom line is that users need to run what they need, when they [...]

Open Computer: Will They Close?

Saturday, April 19th, 2008
by Matt Smith

Recently, Psystar Corporation came out with a product originally called “OpenMac”, however, due to legal issues with Apple, it is now called “Open Computer”. The Open Computer is, simply put, a computer that can run ANY consumer operating system, including Mac OS X. Obviously, this opens a huge door of [...]

Apple Wireless Keyboard

Saturday, April 19th, 2008
by Matt Smith

I went to Best Buy yesterday and bought a new Apple Wireless Keyboard. It is by far the best keyboard I have ever experienced; everything about its simple design stands out from a mile. Nothing is present you don’t need. No overcrowding function buttons on the side, no obtrusive, clunky [...]

64 Bit Operating Systems: Is YOUR Software Ready?

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
by Matt Smith

I’ve been using Windows XP x64 on and off for about a while now, and have found that it is MUCH more stable and reliable than a standard 32 bit Windows build. Obviously, with most of today’s processors being 64 bit enabled, it will only be a matter of time [...]

Running OS X On Unsupported Hardware

Saturday, March 15th, 2008
by Matt Smith

I think that Apple really has some great ideas when it comes to product design and engineering. The new Mac Pro is absolutely beautiful and the iMac is a work of art (No, I’m not getting paid to say this). But I think there are some serious overpricing issues in [...]

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