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When it comes to office productivity suites, Microsoft Office is the undisputed champion. In terms of market share, rivals like WordPerfect Office from Corel and the open source OpenOffice.org fall way behind. It turns out that Apple’s iWork has quietly gained momentum – enough to crown it as number 2.
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Probably the most asked question about the Intel-based iMac and MacBook Pro is, will they run Windows XP? To date, there’s no conclusive evidence either way. So stop wondering – and do something about it! If you are successful in dual-booting Windows XP and Mac OS X on the new machines, you get the prize money – currently at US$2700.
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TIME Magazine has named the new Intel iMac as their Gadget of the Week. In their short review, TIME also covers the new iLife 2006 suite (iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD and the new iWeb).
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Mac OS X is a beautiful, stable operating system, but its performance could be better. It’s well and good if you get the new Intel iMac and the MacBook Pro (which are supposed to be 2-5 times faster than their predecessors), but what if you have an old G4 and G5? Don’t worry, The X Lab has a new FAQ on tuning Mac OS X performance.
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Roger Johansson takes on the myth of the overpriced Mac. PC users are quick to say that Macs are expensive, and of course that’s generally true. But are Macs worth the money? Definitely. For Roger, it all boils down to design and Mac OS X.
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There have been scattered reports of people receiving their new Intel-based iMacs. Ars Technica is doing their usual thorough job with a long review of the 17-inch iMac powered by Intel’s Core Duo Processor.
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In case you missed all the excitement of Steve Jobs’ Macworld Keynote earlier this week, you can now catch it in full glorius Quicktime – all 90+ minutes of it. Steve Jobs is a master presenter, so he’ll keep you entertained for most of the one and a half hours. Some people have mentioned that he’s a bit off-form this year, but it’s still miles better than any other keynote by other corporate figures.
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Kevin Lim and his friend Peter managed to get their hands (and camera) on an Apple MacBook Pro. They have recorded a 15-minute video which reveals some interesting information.
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In what seems to be an annual event, Apple has released the latest version of their consumer software suite,iLife. iLife ’06 has bug fixes, new features, and even a brand new application.
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As announced earlier today by Steve Jobs, the latest update to Mac OS X Tiger (version 10.4.4), is now available.
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