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Tim Cook Talks iPhone, SDK, Unlocking, Apple TV

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Apple’s Chief Operating Office Tim Cook delivered a 45-minute question and answer session yesterday at the Goldman Sachs Investment Symposium. The Apple COO touched on many interesting subjects during the Q&A. The session is available for listening at:

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/goldmansachs08/ 


Apple Introduces New MacBook and MacBook Pro Model

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Apple® today updated its popular MacBook® and MacBook Pro notebook lines with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, larger hard drives and 2GB of memory standard in most models. In addition, MacBook Pro includes the latest NVIDIA graphics processors, now with up to 512MB of video memory, and Apple’s innovative Multi-Touch™ trackpad, first introduced in MacBook Air™. All Mac® notebooks include a built-in iSight® video camera for video conferencing on-the-go*, Apple’s MagSafe® Power Adapter that safely disconnects when under strain and built-in 802.11n wireless networking for up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g.**

The new MacBook Pro features the latest Intel Core 2 Duo technology with up to a 2.6 GHz processor with 6MB of shared L2 cache; up to 4GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory and up to a 300GB hard drive, plus NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with up to 512MB of video memory. Every MacBook Pro now includes a trackpad with Multi-Touch gesture support for pinch, rotate and swipe, making it more intuitive than ever to zoom and rotate photos in iPhoto® or Aperture™ 2 or browse web pages in Safari™; an illuminated keyboard that makes it ideal for dimly lit environments such as airplanes, studios or conference halls and a built-in ambient light sensor, which automatically adjusts the brightness of the keys as well as the brightness of the display for optimal visibility.

Featuring a gorgeous 13-inch glossy widescreen display, and with prices still starting at just $1,099, the new MacBook lineup comes in three models and includes faster processors and larger hard drives across the line; sleek white 2.1 GHz and 2.4 GHz models with 120GB or 160GB 5400 rpm hard drives and a stunning black 2.4 GHz model with a massive 250GB 5400 rpm hard drive, previously only available as an option. The 2.4 GHz MacBook models ship with 2GB of memory standard, expandable up to 4GB across the line.

Every MacBook and MacBook Pro includes a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing on-the-go; Apple’s MagSafe Power Adapter that magnetically connects the power cord and safely disconnects when under strain; the latest generation of 802.11n wireless networking for up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g; built-in 10/100/1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed networking; Bluetooth; analog and digital audio inputs and outputs; USB 2.0; FireWire® and a built-in SuperDrive®.

Every Mac in the Apple lineup comes with iLife® ‘08, the most significant update ever to Apple’s award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications, featuring a major new version of iPhoto and a completely reinvented iMovie®, both seamlessly integrated with the new .Mac Web Gallery for online photo and video sharing***. Every Mac also includes Leopard®, the sixth major release of the world’s most advanced operating system which introduces Time Machine™, an effortless way to automatically back up everything on a Mac; a redesigned Finder™ that lets users quickly browse and share files between multiple Macs; Quick Look, a new way to instantly see files without opening an application; Spaces, an intuitive new feature used to create groups of applications and instantly switch between them; a brand new desktop with Stacks, a new way to easily access files from the Dock and major enhancements to Mail and iChat®. .Mac members can use the new Back to My Mac feature to browse and access files on their home computer from a Mac over the Internet while out on the road.

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http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/02/26mbp.html 


Happy Birthday Steve Jobs!

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Today is Jobs birthday!  Happy B-day wishes from The Mac Space community!

Happy MacValentine's Day

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I hope everyone has a great Valentine's Day!

 


Windows frightens me to death, Macs at Grammy's

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According to Joel Singer, the audio engineer in charge of the Grammy Awards on Sunday, “”Macs play a large role in putting on the Grammy’s.

It takes a lot to put on a production on the scale of Sunday night’s Grammy Awards. To present the annual music industry honors to the attendees at Los Angeles’ Staples Center and to home viewers on CBS, show organizers use more than 450 microphones, 155 tons of lighting, 13,000 amps of power, 19 video screens, 94 speaker cabinets—and an endless amount of Macs.

You may have assumed that Macs played a large role in putting on what has become the largest audio production on television. But until you sit in on a rehearsal for the telecast, as audio engineers are hard at work mixing the 35 songs that will be performed during Sunday’s ceremony, and see how extensively Macs are involved in the process, it’s hard to fathom just how central the Mac has become to the Grammys.

Every piece of audio from the Grammy stage goes out to one of two remote mixing and recording trucks located behind the Staples Center. The main truck cost in the neighborhood of $750,000 to build, and it’s about as state-of-the-art a setup as you’re likely to encounter.

During Thursday’s rehearsal, it was easy to lose count of the number of Macs in the production truck. But there are 14 Macs on board, according to Joel Singer, audio engineer in charge for XM Production/Effanel. That includes MacBook Pros, Mac Pros, G5s, and a G4 capturing video from the stage. Singer said that the Grammy production team has always used Macs to produce the show’s audio, and it will continue to do so.

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New iPhones & iTouch Models

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Leopard Stationary Pack (for Mail)

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When Apple introduced Mac OS X Leopard software they added 30 professionally designed stationery templates to the Mail application. The templates can be used to send emails that include birthday greetings, and themed notes on stationary.  If the standard Leopard templates are not enough you can purchase Equinux’s Stationary Pack. For $29.95 you get an additional 111 templates!  You can purchase at:

http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?vend=equinux

New PINK Nano available!

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Apple just announced today a new PINK Nano - 8GB, $199! I want one!

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/01/22nano.html


10 Reasons Why I Loved MacWorld 2008!!

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1. The number of Mac Geeks per square inch under one roof!
2. The excitement of the Mac platform and “i” technologies are alive and kicking!
3. New Apple products - MacBook Air, Movie Rentals, Time Capsule, oh my!
4. The Apple booth presentations were great and packed with the Apple faithful.
5. Running into old Mac friends. It was the O.M.G. factor… Oh my god I haven’t seen you in 10 years!
6. Hearing about crazy rumors and insider gossip! (shhh I can’t tell you...).
7. The napping lounge!
8. Live Podcasts throughout the conference.
9. iPod gadgets galore! Check out the iLounge full reviews for their best of show, click here .
10. $50 bucks to visit MacWorld for the day – what a bargain! Breaks down - $10 pass (bought from Macworld.com), $25 (parking for the day), $10 (lunch), lunchtime conversations with my new MacFriends from Los Gatos, CA - priceless! Nice chatting with y’all.

MacWorld 08 Pictures Posted!

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Check out my MacWorld 2008 pictures!  Over 70 pictures to view click here.

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