This article by George OU on ZDNet has just made me laugh out loud !
George claims that Apple’s launch of 4 versions of OSX over the last 5 years is a bad thing and Microsoft ( who havent really launched a major desktop OS release since Windows 2000 - XP was just a glossy layer [...]

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I am not sure if this is a problem with me or not, but I have noticed a strange performance issue with new Digg when viewed in Safari.
I have a new 2Ghz Intel iMac with 1Gb RAM yet when scrolling through a list of results returned by the Digg search it is hardly bearable… ! [...]

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In the world of software for Mac’s there are a number of applications that have the power to satisfy professional users whilst at the same time being simple enough for primary school students to use easily.
iStopMotion from Boinx.com is one such application. It is a very simple to use tool for creating stop motion movies [...]

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It seems the stream of positive reviews of Apples latest addition the MacBook is set to continue for a while yet, despite initial rumours of early teething problems with overheating and discolouration.
In this review on BBC News Alfred Hamida follows suit and suggests that the big names in the PC world such as HP, Dell [...]

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If you are familiar with the Outlook preview pane in Outlook 2003 you will probably use the option to display the pane on the right of the message list rather than underneath the message list, especially if you have a wide screen laptop. This layout is much easier to use than in previous versions where [...]

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Since the launch of Apples latest laptop, the Macbook, there have been a number of rumours circulating of users who have been experiencing overheating problems and constantly running cooling fans. It appears that one of these users discovered that the cause of this was that a small strip of plastic covering a vent at the [...]

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Neil Lee has again updated the Mac specific Firefox builds. These are specially compiled versions of Firefox designed to take advantage of the native features of the G4, G5 and Intel Mac’s and to wring the last ounce’s of performance from each specific platform whilst running this browser.
If you are running Firefox under OS X [...]

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If you have a new Intel Mac ( MacBook or iMac ) then you should really look at Parallels as soon as possible.
Parallels is a new Virtual PC product that uses the new Virtualisation technology built into the new Core Duo processors from Intel to deliver what must be the best PC within a PC [...]

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If you are one of the growing number of “switchers” who have seen the light and bought a Mac for home use but still have to use Windows PC’s in the workplace you may have come across this particular issue already.
You maintain a list of contacts phone and email details in Outlook contacts on your [...]

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The speculation is increasing on the Apple rumour sites that the next generation iPods will include more than just Solitaire and Parachute. These rumours have been fuelled by recent news that Apple have been recruiting experienced games designers for a "secret" new project. 

Gamespot amongst others have posted updates on this rumour.

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