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 ...

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 ...