Operation Gadget

Category: Laptops & PCs

  • Is Windows XP with the “Bliss” Background Supposed to Be Teletubbyland?

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteJimmy mistook Windows XP for Teletubbyland: Does your toddler do that too? [ Image: Dave Aiello, in my Flickr account ] I started building a Windows XP virtual machine in VMware Fusion on my new MacBook Pro the other day. My 21-month old son Jimmy was really excited when he saw it and…

  • I’m a Proud Owner of a Penryn-based MacBook Pro

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt long last I have my new MacBook Pro computer. I bought it Tuesday at the Apple Store in Christiana, Delaware and unboxed when I got home. Apple announced improved MacBooks and MacBook Pros on Tuesday. The newer versions of the MacBook Pro have increased disk space such that it made…

  • Great Tip to Help Figure Out If Your PC is Compatible with Popular Games

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn Episode 45 of Tekzilla Daily, Patrick Norton pointed out a website called System Requirements Lab that can help you determine if your PC has the minimum or recommended hardware and software necessary to run dozens of popular PC games. I tried this myself and the way it works is to…

  • Countdown to My MacBook Pro

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI ordered my MacBook Pro on Sunday night. It’s a build-to-order machine with a 160-Gigabyte hard drive that’s based on the 2.2-GigaHertz Core 2 Duo, Santa Rosa-based MacBook Pro. If I get the machine that’s currently on the market, it will be 194-percent faster than my current Dell Latitude C810, the…

  • Prediction Regarding The Next Update of the MacBook Pro

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m late to the game of predicting when the next update of the MacBook Pro will be released, unless you count the fact that I waited until Steve Jobs made his Keynote presentation at MacWorld Expo in January instead of placing an order as an outright prediction. I think the next…

  • Gadget Links: No Time to Play Edition

    Reading Time: 2 minutesTop 7 Web Applications for Sending Large Files on Geekpreneur: “If you’ve ever had to send a large file to someone, you know the hardships that arise. Email services keep strict limits on attachment sizes. What’s more is that it’s often hard to send more than one attachment at a time. This…

  • Gadget Links: Between Hockey Games Edition

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Complete Guide to iPhone Car Integration on iLounge.com: A great article that covers nearly every accessory for using your iPhone in the car without violating the laws requiring hands-free use of mobile phones in many parts of the USA. [ via TUAW ] MacBook Air review round-up on TUAW: “Ah, it is…

  • I’ve Had Enough of the Endless Whining for 3G in Apple Products

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn listening to the podcasts emanating from MacWorld Expo in San Francisco this week, a few pundits lamented the fact that the MacBook Air doesn’t have 3G built into it. This is echoed by an article published on MacRumors called Lack of 3G a Deal Breaker… No, Not Talking about iPhone.…

  • Comments on Steve Jobs’ 2008 MacWorld Expo Keynote

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI expected to be wowed by Steve Jobs’ 2008 MacWorld Expo Keynote a lot more than I actually was. However, I was doing other things while the event was going on (real work), and the products that I was most interested in (mainstream Mac laptops) didn’t get addressed in this keynote at…