Archive for the ‘Upgrades’ Category

Upgrading RAM on the new MacBook Pro (unibody)

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

After Apple generously replaced my ailing 2.4GHz MacBook Pro with the new unibody 2.4GHz MacBook Pro, I went from 4GB down to 2GB RAM. Even though the new MBP has a faster bus speed and better hard drive, I felt the shortage of RAM when using Final Cut, Photoshop ...

FiOS Upgraded for Free to 20/5mbps

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

When I signed up for Verizon FiOS a few months ago, I got the 15/2mbps service. I was told that Verizon was going to be increasing all its d/u speeds in retaliation to Comcast's announcement of upcoming 60mbps service in select areas. Rumor had it that my 15/2 ...

Replacing a Hard Drive in a MacBook Pro - The Good, the Bad, The Ugly

Friday, February 29th, 2008

After becoming accustomed to upgrading to newer MacBook Pro models every year, I finally convinced myself that I'd try hanging onto the same 2.16GHz laptop for a little longer, even if it was out of warranty and a whole 240MHz slower than the latest-greatest. I already had 4GB RAM ...

Replacing a Hard Drive in an Intel iMac

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

I recently bought a used 17″ iMac for use in my kitchen - Emeril & Iron Chef vids, recipes, iPhoto collection and, of course, iTunes. The iMac had 1GB RAM and a 160GB hard drive. I thought that might be enough, but once I transferred a few Emeril ...