Category Archives: Hardware

802.11n on a MacBook Pro Core Duo

By Ryan Stephenson | Published: February 20, 2007

Apple’s 802.11 wireless update came too late for the MacBook Pro Core Duo I purchased last year, as only the Core 2 Duo machines ship with 802.11n capability. Fortunately, you can upgrade a Core Duo-based MacBook to Support WiFi 802.11n yourself, which works for the MacBook Pro as well, and looks as straightforward as replacing [...]

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Apple 2007 Teaser

By Ryan Stephenson | Published: January 1, 2007

Apple sets the bar pretty high for 2007, offering a teaser on their home page a week before the Macworld Expo and Conference. Mac Rumors offers a list of often discussed hardware and software expected this year including: Apple Phone New Mac Pro iTV Leopard New Displays iLife ’07 New Video iPod I fear it’s [...]

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A Wii Legal Concern

By Ryan Stephenson | Published: December 19, 2006

It was only a matter of time. Nintendo releases an innovative console with motion-sensing controllers console sales quickly reach more than 400,000 in Japan, 600,000 in the US, continually selling-out shortly after stores open, successfully establishing success a few people online claim stories of controller straps breaking, flying remotes, and broken items on impact web-sites [...]

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Nintendo Wii

By Ryan Stephenson | Published: November 30, 2006

I didn’t expect to add the Wii to our distraction options this year, but one nonetheless sits connected to our TV. I can’t recall having more fun with another video game system. Sony and Microsoft may have superior hardware performance, but they’ve not once innovated with their consoles like Nintendo has with introducing a whole [...]

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Replacing my MacBook Pro

By Ryan Stephenson | Published: July 28, 2006

My computer needs to return to the mother-ship because I have a MacBook Pro with noise under the keyboard. Its left speaker also stopped speaking, so a replacement is likely in order. I expected some hassle from a first revision and I should be happy the replacement should have its kinks already worked out, but [...]

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Apple Boot Camp for Windows XP and OS X

By Ryan Stephenson | Published: April 7, 2006

Apple announced a public beta for a new utility called Boot Camp, allowing users of Intel-based macs (iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook Pro) to easily install and run Windows XP. Holy Shit After the contest to hack the EFI of the Intel Macs to run Windows, I didn’t think this was far off, but I certainly [...]

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Waiting on a package

By Ryan Stephenson | Published: March 8, 2006

Estimated delivery is March 9, 2006. I’m anxious.

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Good Mourning Hardware Failure

By Ryan Stephenson | Published: May 13, 2005

I ask for a few moments of silence for a hard drive, who’s time with us was all too short. Barracuda Seagate was a generous drive, always accommodating, and fast to respond when you needed anything. Barracuda is survived by Western Digital, Pentium the 3rd, and two clients who will miss Seagate’s music terribly. I [...]

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