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Will I get my Mac?

In a 6 hours, Apple is releasing some “fun new products”. Rumors abound. Of course. It wouldn’t be Apple without rumors.

Me? I’m, hoping for an Intel Mac mini. I’m wishing for it to be a media center - with all the ins and outs. But you can’t expect that, it would drive the prices too high.

And when they release the Mac mini, I can finally get the old iMac (teardrop shape, ruby coloring) off the kids for my office - the office without distractions, the one without internet. The one where I write.

Of course, that new Intel Mac mini may be a distraction in itself…

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What I want… the perfect portable computer

I want a palmtop computer with an 80GB hard drive, 512MB RAM, a full OS (not handheld version) but tailored for handheld usage eg pen interface.But what I really want to set this device apart from other handhelds, is a dock so that it connects to a mouse, keyboard and monitor when I’m at my desk.If anyone knows of such a device - let me know!


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Mac Tips - How To Install Apple’s Front Row - AndrewEscobar.com

Here’s something cool - getting Front Row up on any Mac with Tiger:Thanks to an update from Apple, Front Row can now be easily installed on any Mac running 10.4.4 Tiger.


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High tech table saw will never saw your finger off

It features a revolutionary safety system that stops and retracts the blade (within 5 milliseconds) upon accidental contact, drastically reducing the severity of user injury.


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Software - The Print Shop 2 getting rave reviews

This from Dr Bob Leviticus at Mac Observer:I don’t often dedicate an entire Rants & Raves column to a single product, but there’s so much that is cool about the latest release of The Print Shop for Mac (version 2) from Software MacKiev that I just couldn’t help myself.


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Totally reconfigurable Optimus Keyboard

Enter the extraordinary Optimus Keyboard, where each key has a built in full color OLED screen and can be configured to display what it does in the program you are in!


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LEGO creates new version of Mindstorms, NXT

Finally LEGO are showing some committment to Mindstorms after seemingly letting it almost die. And the exciting thing is it appears it will once again support Mac OS X. No word on Linux though.
After 8 years of waiting, the number one selling product from LEGO, LEGO Mindstorms, is getting a rehaul. The new version, called […]


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Macs - Windows guru buys his wife a Mac

But the truth is, I’ve owned one or more Macs since summer 2005, and I’m a big fan of Mac OS X, albeit one who is perhaps more honest about the system’s shortcomings than the typical Mac fanatic.


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Microsoft Buys Out Opera

I hope this isn’t true.
At the moment, the deal is almost through with Microsoft and Opera planning on locations for the browser’s research and development centers throughout the world. One of such locations includes India; other locations at this time are unknown.
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New Mac Mini Mods Site on Apple

The new section is called Big Ideas. From Apple: Mac mini packs so much power and versatility into its tiny case that it’s no wonder people all over the world are finding fun new ways to use it. Here we highlight some of our favorites.
It’s good to see Apple supporting the modders. Maybe they’ve got […]


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