Hints turns eight...

Today not only marks Election Day in the United States (vote early, vote often!), but also the eighth anniversary of the launch of macosxhints.com. Obviously, a lot has changed in eight years, and the pace of hints here lately has slowed -- but that's not surprising, given the continuing maturation of OS X itself. But with roughly 12,000 hints in the database, we've covered a lot of OS X-related ground during those eight years.One thing that hasn't changed is the mission of the site: to share OS X tips and tricks with anyone interested in reading them. After all, it's the community that really makes the site work -- only about 1,400 of those 12,000 hints have my name on them. That's why every hint ever published is still available to anyone who wants to read them; what the community helps to build should always be freely accessible to that community.Thanks to all of you for making this site ...

published on Tuesday, the 4. November 2008, macosxhints

Will Better Graphics Hardware Make Apple Gaming Blossom?

Apple's new MacBooks had gamers singing their praises when CEO Steve Jobs unveiled them last month. The company dropped integrated Intel graphics chipsets in favor of Nvidia's new GeForce 9400M, which is also integrated but which promises more than a basic step up in 3-D performance.

published on Tuesday, the 4. November 2008, macnewsworld

FireWire-to-USB: MacBook Redeemer?

Apple’s decision to axe FireWire from the MacBook line is not sitting well with many users, to say the least. For high-quality audio and video transfers, FireWire is the standard for professionals and hobbyists alike. Though USB is technically capable of faster transfer speeds than FireWire 400 (480 Mb/s vs. 400), FireWire has greater effective [...]

published on Thursday, the 30. October 2008, apple-blog

Pocket Album Deluxe OLED 2.8 photo viewer ships

Digital Foci has launched the Pocket Album Deluxe OLED 2.8 photo viewer with a 4000-image capacity and playback on an OLED screen. The viewer's screen offers a brighter picture, with more contrast and wider viewing angles, than conventional LED screens. The screen is an active matrix, 2.8-inch display rated at a resolution of 320x240 and a contrast ratio of 10,000-1. It offers five hours of playba...

published on Thursday, the 30. October 2008, macintosh-news-network

WD My Passport Studio drives get FireWire 800

Western Digital released a new My Passport Studio portable drive with a high-speed FireWire 800 interface. The drive ships pre-formatted with HFS+ and includes high-speed turbo drivers for use with Mac computers, and is capable of working directly with the recently introduced Apple MacBook Pro as well as desktops equipped with the faster port. Other connection options include FireWire 400 and USB ...

published on Thursday, the 30. October 2008, macintosh-news-network

NVIDIA-based MacBook Airs Now Shipping

Multiple readers are reporting that the new version of the MacBook Air that was announced on October 14th is now shipping. The new MacBook Air uses the new NVIDIA-chipset which includes the GeForce 9400M graphics processing unit (GPU)...

published on Wednesday, the 29. October 2008, macrumors

LightScribe Design Center provides over 400 templates

LightScribe Direct Disk Labeling has launched the LightScribe Design Center, a web resource for accessing over 400 LightScribe label designs, including weddings, music, gifts, travel, photography and more. The designs are free and customizable, supporting adding photos and text. The Design Center also features a photo-labeling center, where users can combine photos and text for unique designs, a d...

published on Tuesday, the 28. October 2008, macintosh-news-network

GeForce 9400M to dominate notebook graphics?

Apple's latest MacBooks are poised to lose their graphics advantage in short order, a new report suggests. Acer, ASUS, Dell and HP have confirmed plans to launch notebooks with NVIDIA's GeForce 9400M integrated graphics chip, which has been described as substantially faster than many other integrated chips currently in use. Some of these companies claim that the 9400M could spread to as many as ...

published on Monday, the 27. October 2008, macintosh-news-network

Forum roundup: Applecare benifits, Mac mini no more

Rumors that production of the Mac mini will stop has caused concern for some members of the MacNN forums, and others hope that a better replacement is in the works. Forum goers debate the practicality of buying Applecare in response to one users question "is Applecare worth it?" Members discuss the performance differences between the 5400 and 7200 hard drive speeds in the new MacBook and MacBoo...

published on Friday, the 24. October 2008, macintosh-news-network

MacBook's GeForce 9400M capable of instant GPU switching

The new 9400M chipset in the new MacBook and MacBook Pro is capable of instant GPU switching and more, it turns out. It's just up to Apple to enable the features via software.Read More...

published on Thursday, the 23. October 2008, ars-technica