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 November 2007

 Wednesday, November 28
Matias Intros iRizer Notebook Stand
Matias today introduced the iRizer, a height-adjustable notebook stand designed to help prevent neck and wrist pain. You can adjust its height to 20, 30, 40 or 50 degrees. This also helps notebooks run cooler and quieter as the air circulates freely. The iRizer is priced at $40. Matias also includes a bonus gift, the MiniRizer, which is a smaller version of the iRizer...

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 Tuesday, November 27
Seagate's MacBook Hard Drive Destroying Data
InformationWeek - "A Seagate Technology hard drive sold with Apple MacBooks has a critical manufacturing flaw that often results in the permanent loss of data, a data recovery firm reported Monday. Retrodata said the problem is confined to Seagate 2.5-inch drives manufactured in China with a firmware revision of 7.01. The drives use a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) interface. To determine whether a MacBook has the drive, Retrodata recommends looking under Serial-ATA for the Revision in the computer's System Profiler."

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 Friday, November 23
Apple Posts Black Friday Deals
Apple has posted their Black Friday deals online. The one-day sale is for today only (12:01 AM to 11:59 PM Pacific Time). There are approximately fifty items on sale this year. And like previous years, most of the discounts are fairly modest. Here are some of the stand-out deals this year: MacBook: 2.0GHz $1048 ($51 off), 2.2GHz $1198 ($101 off), 2.2GHz $1398 ($101 off)...

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 Thursday, November 15
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.1 Update
Apple has released the Mac OS X 10.5.1 Update via Mac OS X's Software Update utility and on the Web. According to the company, this update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac. The following improvements for both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs are included...

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Apple Intros Final Cut Express 4
Apple today released Final Cut Express 4, a significant upgrade to its prosumer video editing software. Final Cut Express 4 adds support for the latest AVCHD cameras, allows mixing of standard and high definition content on a single timeline, includes the ability to import iMovie '08 projects, and gives users access to hundreds of sophisticated FxPlug cinematic effects and filters. According to the company, the new Open Format Timeline in Final Cut Express 4 allows users...

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 Wednesday, November 14
Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.4.11, iPhoto 7.1.1
Apple has released the Mac OS X 10.4.11 Update via Mac OS X's Software Update utility and on the Web. According to the company, the 10.4.11 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Tiger and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac. This update also includes Safari 3, the latest version of Apple's web browser. Other modifications in this update include...

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Review: MacBook Core 2 Duo/2GHz and 2.2GHz
Macworld - "Apple has once again updated its popular consumer laptop. The newest glossy-screened MacBooks look nearly identical to their six-month-old siblings, but a number of significant under-the-hood improvements have added new zip to this generation with no increase in price."

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 Tuesday, November 6
MacBook Performance (November 2007)
Primate Labs - "Apple quietly released new MacBooks last week which feature (among other things) the Santa Rosa chipset and, for some models, a slightly faster processor. I thought it'd be interesting to compare two black MacBooks, the new model against the previous model, to see how performance has changed."

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 Monday, November 5
Apple Releases iTunes 7.5 and QuickTime 7.3
Apple has released iTunes 7.5 and QuickTime 7.3 via Mac OS X's Software Update utility and on the Web. According to the company, iTunes 7.5 features the ability to activate iPhone wherever service is offered and support for Phase, a new interactive music game designed exclusively for iPod nano (third generation), iPod classic, and iPod (fifth generation). This release also includes bug fixes to improve stability...

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 Thursday, November 1
Apple Releases MacBook Pro Software Update 1.2
Apple has released MacBook Pro Software Update 1.2 via Mac OS X's Software Update utility and on the Web. According to the company, this update improves graphics stability and is recommended for all 2.2/2.4GHz MacBook Pro Models. The update weighs in at 14.4MB and requires Mac OS X 10.4.9 or or 10.4.10...

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Apple Updates MacBook and MacBook Pro
Apple today quietly updated the MacBook and MacBook Pro. The MacBook has been moved to the Santa Rosa platform and Intel GMA X3100 graphics. The rest of the specs are pretty much the same as the previous models. The 2.4GHz MacBook Pro now has the option to upgrade to a 2.6GHz Core 2 Duo processor for $250. Apple also added a 250GB hard drive BTO option for all MacBook Pro models...

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