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Month: May 2006

  • Apple Releases the MacBook

    Apple has released the new MacBook, Apple’s Intel-based successor to the iBook line. According to MacMerc: Apple today unveiled the MacBook, a consumer notebook featuring the Intel Core Duo processor and a new 13-inch glossy widescreen display. With speeds up to five times faster than the iBook and up to four times faster than the…

  • Blogroll Dive: 5/15/06

    Here are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive: Bryan discussed the NSA’s recent collection of domestic phone call records. Bonnie discovered a simple, artistic, and addictive adventure game. Michael Heilemann discovered a collection of NASA space colony concept art. Khaled announced the launch of the Shuttle project and its acceptance as the future of the…

  • Newsvine Phase Completed

    Today marks the completion of MacManX.com’s Publicity Initiative: Phase 2, aka the “Newsvine Phase”. MacManX.com’s Publicity Initiative is an attempt to discover and deploy new methods to increase MacManX.com’s publicity in order to create a larger audience and [hopefully] inspire me to construct more posts on a regular basis. The “Newsvine Phase” began as a…

  • Favored Freeware: iStat pro

    iStat pro is the ultimate System monitoring Dashboard widget, consisting of 9 sections which can be minimized, expanded or closed. It features detailed information on CPU usage, memory usage, hard drive usage, bandwidth usage, CPU temperature, battery usage, system uptime, and fan speed. You’ll know exactly what’s going on inside your Mac! Pros: iStat pro…

  • Blogroll Dive: 5/8/06

    Here are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive: Michael Heilemann discovered a decent collection of Google Calendar tips. Khaled discussed Spring, updates to Broken Kode, and this year’s CSS Reboot. Jim launched a new version of jimmitchell.org. Michael Hampton ruminated on high gas prices. Orson discussed “American Soldiers and How We Use Them”. Sarah announced…