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Apple’s HD Cinema Display: Or, How I Overcame Monitor Envy

Written on September 22, 2009 by Liam Cassidy and 18 people have commented

In 1999 I was building websites with UltraDev and Drumbeat. I was playing with DHTML and a cool new thing called CSS. I was dropping the word “recordset” into conversations with other geek friends via the just-released MSN Messenger Service. I considered myself pretty technologically accomplished. But then one day a friend visited and used [...]

CinemaView Apple-Geared Monitors Get Refresh Before Release

Written on July 17, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 3 people have commented

I’ve had my eye on CinemaView monitors since they were announced, but was a little put off recently by the lack of any forthcoming news. Now, Collins America, the makers of the upcoming CinemaView Mini DisplayPort compatible monitors that you can actually afford without selling any of your children, are letting us know that they’re [...]

30″ LCD Showdown: Apple vs. Dell

Written on July 06, 2009 by James Dempsey and 34 people have commented

In my quest to upgrade an aging dual-monitor setup, a 20” main screen with a 17” screen off to the side to house application palettes, iTunes, etc., the only question in my mind was choosing between an Apple 30” Cinema Display and a Dell 30” UltraSharp Widescreen. In this article, I’m covering both monitors from an average user’s perspective – and you may be surprised what this Apple-fanatic found.

Sorry Apple Cinema Display, Your New Cousin Is a Cheaper Date

Written on April 15, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 12 people have commented

I don’t think I’m alone in visiting the Apple Cinema Display official product page every now and again and saving carts for later filled with LED goodness, even though I never intend to cash out because I can’t afford to. Apple’s displays are sexy, functional, and of tremendous build quality, but that price tag is [...]

A Widescreen Skeptic’s Lament — Portrait View Anyone?

Written on January 30, 2009 by Charles Moore and 24 people have commented

I was pleased that Apple resisted going to the ultra-wide 16:9 (WXGA/HDTV) screen aspect ratio that’s becoming popular in PC laptops for the new unibody MacBook revisions, sticking with the 16:10 (WXGA+/WSXGA) proportions carried over from the aluminum PowerBooks and older MacBooks.
By my lights, 16:10 is plenty wide enough, and I would actually prefer more [...]

No Excuses: Tracking Your Fitness On OS X

Written on December 11, 2008 by Foofy and 11 people have commented

It should be obvious that the blogging elves at The Apple Blog care about the fitness of our readers, especially at this dessert-laden time of year. If you managed to stuff yourself as much as I did at Thanksgiving you may be in need of some extra assistance ensuring that the only thing that gets [...]

Final Vinyl Makes Sound Routing and Recording Surprisingly Simple

Written on November 28, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 1 person has commented

Being a big fan of my Griffin radioSHARK I was disappointed when the developers dismissed all plans on cranking out an HD Radio version of the device. Given the extensive source tagging in the digital stream, they could have integrated both recording to iTunes and purchasing from iTunes with little effort.
Still wanting to experience HD [...]

A Mean Clean For A Glossy Screen

Written on January 10, 2008 by Sue Anderson and 17 people have commented

I have a two-year-old grandson who loves to touch my MacBook screen. And he is NOT into washing his hands (okay with me, he’s my grandson, he can do anything).
So I had to find a non-abrasive but effective way to clean my screen. The best product I’ve found — and believe me, I’ve tried everything — is a [...]