Apple Announces MacBook Pro

Apple has announced the MacBook Pro, Apple’s Intel-based successor to the PowerBook line. According to MacMerc:
[The MacBook Pro ships with an] Intel Core Duo! [The Intel Core Duo contains two processors (aka "cores") on a single chip, which means that there will be] two CPUs in every MacBook Pro. [The MacBook Pro [...]


Apple Announces iMac with Intel Core Duo

Apple has announced a new iMac, powered by the “revolutionary Intel Core Duo.” According to MacMerc:
The design [of the new Intel-based iMac] is the same [as the previous model], and so is the price. The new Intel Core Duo is 2-3x faster [than the previous G5 models], [contains two processors (aka "cores") on a [...]


Apple Announces iLife ‘06 with iWeb

Apple has announced iLife ‘06, an update to its popular (and low-cost) digital-media-hub. According to MacMerc:
iLife ‘06 is a universal application suite, which means that it can run on both Intel-based and PowerPC-based Macs.
iPhoto ‘06: iPhoto is faster [and contains a new] “Podcasting for photos” feature (dubbed Photocasting) to easily share your photos online. [...]


Blogroll Dive: 1/9/06

Here are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:

Bryan has decided to employ the time-tested use of index cards for task management.
Owen is tired of receiving a static shock whenever he exits his vehicle and is looking for advice on how to avoid it.
Michael Heilemann launched the official Binary Bonsai Forums to handle all Kubrick and [...]


Favored Freeware: SubEthaEdit

SubEthaEdit is a powerful and lean text editor with advanced collaboration features. By combining the ease of Bonjour with the world’s best text collaboration engine, it makes working together not only possible but even fun.
Pros: SubEthaEdit is a solid and stable plain text editor. The Bonjour-enabled collaboration support makes this application an invaluable [...]