Eliminate that MacBook Pro “whine? once and for all!….Or die trying

April 30th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Posted by Helper Monkey
There has recently been much discussion among the “early adopters? who rushed out to get the 1st generation of MacBook Pros. Apparently there is an audible “whine? sound coming from a good portion of these machines, and no one really has been able to come up with a good reason why. In […]

Apple releases Keyboard Update 1.0 for Intel Macs – Yet problems persist

April 27th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Posted by Dr. Macenstein
Apple today released the “Apple Keyboard Update 1.0? for early Intel Macs. The update claims it “addresses reliability of keyboard and mouse functionality?, and it is recommended for owners of the MacBook Pro, the iMac (Early 2006), and the Mac mini (Early 2006).
After installing the keyboard update on our Intel mini, we […]

Review: Popcorn 2 by Roxio

April 27th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Pros: Exports content to almost any portable player imaginable, “fit-to-DVD? compression gives great results, makes copying DVDs easy, best way to get video onto the iPod

Cons: Only works with non-copy protected materials, requiring the download of an app like MacTheRipper to achieve its full potential

Rating: 9 out of 10 (when used with a DVD ripping app like MacTheRipper)
Rating: 5 out of 10 (when used solo)

Review: The Stowaway Boomtube H201 speaker system

April 26th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Rating: 9.4 out of 10 - The bottom line is, if you can afford these speakers, you should get them, and if you can’t afford them, you should get a better job.

iTunes: 5 free episodes of O’Grady

April 25th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Posted by Helper Monkey
Now available on iTunes (FOR FREE), the first 5 episodes of the 2nd season of the awesome animated series O’Grady. O’Grady is Noggin’s first original animated program, and centers around the “weirdness? that surrounds 4 high school students and the town they live in.
The free episodes available are: JERKED, VACATION, […]

What’s up with the 17-inch MacBook Pro’s pricing?

April 24th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Posted by Helper Monkey
Or should I say the 15-inch MacBook Pro’s pricing?
As predicted by AppleInsider, Apple today unveiled the 17-inch version of its MacBook Pro notebook at the NAB conference in Las Vegas. Pricing starts at $2,799, for the following specs:
• 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo
• 1GB 667 DDR2 - 1 SO-DIMM
• 120GB Serial ATA drive […]