New Apple Products 2006 - The Introduction of the Intel Macs by John Conanan
In the past two months Apple has released a number of completely new products, and more importantly has started their transition to the Intel processor. In this article I will detail the new product offerings and options available on each. The first new Intel product announced by Apple was the... Like the iMac, the new Mac mini looks exactly the same as the old Mac mini, but is completely different inside. ... New to the Mac mini is the Apple Remote, Front Row software, and the option of connecting the mini to your home television.

Converting to Mac: A Brave New World by Tim Priebe
Sunday, my Windows computer decided it would start going crazy, and began rebooting randomly. I decided that before it went any further, I'd better pull all my latest data off that computer and onto my Mac Mini. By the end of the evening, it was clear I was going to need a new computer. ... Plan A, then, was to slowly make the transition to using my Mac Mini, while simultaneously continuing to use my Windows computer. ... It's a common misconception that you can't get all the programs for Mac that you can for your Windows PC.

The iPod And How It Conquered the Mp3 Player by Gillian Todd
I’d imagine it’s pretty likely that you have heard plenty about the Apple iPod in the media. If you’ve got kids then they probably wanted one for Christmas and if you work in marketing or the music business then you have probably already had an iPod for years. ... iPod mini- Apple’s first iPod spin off was the iPod mini. ... iPod nano - Apple decided to discontinue the mini in 2005, to replace it with the ultra small iPod nano. ... These are 62% smaller than the mini players and feature coloured screens.

What Can You Do With A Mac Mini? by Jeff Heaton
If you have not seen the newest addition to the Macintosh line, it is worth taking a look. It is a very small computer that is only 6.5 x 6.5 x 2 inches. The Mac Mini is about the size of one of those internal CD-ROM drives you install into a PC. By far one of the smallest computers you can buy. ... However, if you want to record your own DVD’s you will need a Mac Mini with the optional DVD burner, which adds $100 to the price of the Mac Mini. ... Word Processing The Mac Mini comes with Apple Works.

Look and Feel of the Ipod by Bryan Miller
A big reason for iPod sales goes beyond its incredible functionality. Apple has been known for its aesthetics since it entered the personal computer market decades ago. In fact, one of the reasons that Apple Macintoshes (now referred to as Macs) have found such a loyal following among artistic... The iPod is about the size of a deck of cards; the iPod mini, a smaller version of the original iPod, is about half that size. ... A nice new feature of some of the latest iPod versions is that this wheel must be depressed by the listener in order for the song navigation to occur.

iPod Video - How Is It Different? by Mike Singh
Known as the fifth generation iPod, the Apple iPod video was introduced in the late 2005. Taking portable video entertainment to a different level than it ever has been, it features a color screen and video playback capabilities. A stunning and slimmer design than the iPod photo, this latest... The PC needs to have a USB port on Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP2, while the Macintosh also needs a USB port, running the Mac OS X 10.39. ... The click wheel has been the navigation wheel of the fourth and fifth generation iPod, along with the iPod mini and nano.

iPod Capabilities by Daniel Dwase
Software iPod Capabilities include playing: 1. MP3 audio file formats. 2. WAV audio file formats. 3.M4A / AAC LC audio file formats. 4. Protected AAC audio file formats. 5. AIFF audio file formats. 6. Audible audiobook audio file formats and 7. Apple Lossless audio file formats. ... This has drawn some criticism from the Mac community, since FireWire has been a standard feature on Apple Macs for many years, while USB 2.0 support was only added in October 2003. ... The iPod use 1.8 inch (46 mm) ATA hard drives (with a proprietary connector) made by Toshiba and the iPod Mini uses...

Five Computers With Soul by Ivan Cherevko
Boys and girls, Today I will tell you about five computers (in fact, two computers, a video game console, a MP3-player and a cell phone) that really have got the thing that most others lack—the soul. How often did you wonder—what distinguishes classy iMac from standard gray box computer out of... Even more, I disregard Mac Pro (which I still remember as Power Macintosh back from G3 days) as one of the most disgusting leviathans in computer industry. ... PlayStation's design was created by God's hand, PlayStation's CPU actually is mini-supercomputer of sorts, having eight independent...

Guide to Buying a Desktop Computer by Andrew Gates
With the rapid pace of technological developments, nothing has become as ubiquitous as the computer. Everyone's got one. And they are used for all manner of endeavour, by people of all walks of life. So, do you simply buy the computer that someone's selling? ... Historically, Mac computers have a reputation for greater stability that comes from a more robust operating system than Windows based computers. ... Although, with the advent of the dual core processor (an Intel chip now used by Mac) the differences are narrowed a little, there are still some choices that can help you favour one...