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It’s really hard for me to be objective about the iMac. My experience with them goes back nearly eight years, to the original introduction of the bondi blue model in the summer of 1998. Yes, it’s been that long, and I’ve remained fascinated as the product has matured.
The pear-shaped original was attractive, [...]

Unlike the release of the original 15.4-inch MacBook Pro, the announcement of a 17-inch version Monday morning seemed almost an afterthought. The announcement came in a press release, and the appropriate updates at Apple’s online store. The $2,799 price is also consistent with the model it replaces, and if you don’t look at the specs [...]

In the past, processor emulation has gotten a bad rap for good reasons. Consider Microsoft’s Virtual PC for the Mac, which epitomizes languid performance. But if you think it’s bad, try some of the other PC emulators, even the ones that are loudly proclaimed as Universal binaries fully compatible with MacIntels. Of course, way back [...]