Archive for the ‘Upgrades’ Category
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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