Macenstein

OK Apple, WTF is up with the combo drive?

One of the many items I am considering using to funnel my $100 iPhone rebate back into Apple’s pocket is a new MacBook. I’m basically looking for something simple to use as a blogging device, as I’m tired of spending countless hours in my basement office, ignoring the family while writing my lame articles. My hope is that a laptop would allow me to ignore my family from every room in my house, not just the basement. To that end, the MacBook seemed fine. As a... Read More

Review: NewerTech miniStack V2 and V3

Posted by Dr. Macenstein Above: The miniStack V2 (left) and V3 (right) I bought our Mac mini last year to serve as our kids’ computer, and at the time, it seemed the mini’s specs would suit their needs fine. They had no need for peripherals outside of a keyboard, and how were they going to fill up a 80GB hard drive, I thought? Well, they didn’t. But I did. In attempting to be a responsible parent, I placed the Mac mini in the living room so we could easily... Read More