Stories by Ken Mingis

Five reasons not to make the jump to Leopard -- yet

Put down the credit card. Turn away from the Apple Store. Of course you want to jump on the latest Apple bandwagon and upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5, better known as Leopard. It has been almost two and a half years since its predecessor, Version 10.4 Tiger arrived, and the new operating system offers a slew of changes, including a revamped user interface, new apps, tweaks to older programs and numerous under-the-hood changes.

Safari: Tops for Macs

If you're reading this browser roundup on any of Apple Computer's laptops or desktops, chances are good that you're doing so with Apple's own Safari Web browser.

An already solid laptop just got better

It has been said that buyers should generally avoid the first year of a new model car, Version 1.0 of just about any application and most Rev. A computers -- especially Rev. A computers.

Apple updates MacBooks with Core 2 Duo chips

Apple Computer Wednesday announced upgraded MacBooks featuring a new generation of Intel processors that promise faster performance in the company's popular line of consumer-oriented laptops.

Apple adds new Core 2 Duo chips to pro laptop line

Apple Computer onTuesday unveiled upgraded MacBook Pro laptops that now feature Intel's new Core 2 Duo processors and hard drives offering up to 200GB of space. Apple officials said the new MacBook Pros are up to 39 percent faster than the models they replace, largely because of underlying changes to the architecture of the new processor.

A Mac fan takes on Vista

Earlier this month, when I found I could install Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1) on my MacBook Pro, I quickly took the plunge, practically chortling at the thought that my dual-core laptop could run Microsoft's next operating system. What better way to show that when you buy a Mac you get two computers in one?

The 24-inch iMac, talk about a wow factor

A few days ago, Apple Computer sent along one of its new iMacs for review purposes, offering up the 24-in. version just just released this month. (That's the top-of-the-line iMac powered, in this case, by an upgraded 2.33-Ghz Core 2 Duo processor, including the Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT video card with 256MB of video RAM, and stuffed with 2GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive.)

Hands on: Running Vista on a MacBook Pro

Ever since Apple Computer released its Boot Camp software in April, thus enabling Intel Mac owners to run Windows on their Apple hardware, I've been working with various permutations of Windows on my 17-in. MacBook Pro. There was the Boot Camp-enabled Windows XP installation, the Parallels virtualized version of XP (no reboot needed) and now there's Vista RC1.

Running Vista on a MacBook Pro

Ever since Apple Computer released its Boot Camp software in April, thus enabling Intel Mac owners to run Windows on their Apple hardware, I've been working with various permutations of Windows on my 17-in. MacBook Pro. There was the Boot Camp-enabled Windows XP installation, the Parallels virtualized version of XP (no reboot needed) and now there's Vista RC1.

Apple revamps iMac line, Mac minis

Apple Computer Wednesday unveiled a revamped line-up of its all-in-one iMac desktop computers, including a new US$1,999 top-end version that sports a 24-inch LCD screen. All of the new iMacs now use Intel's recently-released Core 2 Duo dual-core processors, code-named Merom -- with two build-to-order models available at chip speeds of 2.33GHz.

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