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Jeff Powell/Surfbits on February 28th, 2006

Care of The Mac Observer: On February 28th, 2006, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the new Intel-powered Mac mini and the iPod HiFi speaker system. Take a tour of the media event with this photo gallery including the Apple home office concept area. Several interesting announcements to digest and as usual, the proof is in [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on February 28th, 2006

Jobs introduced the new Intel-based Mac mini, Apple’s low-cost consumer desktop system. The base model features an Intel Core Solo CPU — a single-processor, single-core CPU. But the company is also introducing a Mac mini that features Intel’s Core Duo processor — the same kind of CPU that powers the iMac and MacBook Pro.

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Tim (Surfbits) on February 27th, 2006

I think it’s time that the blogs stop reporting every little hoax that comes along as the next big Mac virus!

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Over the years, we’ve had our fair share of Apple product hoaxes which usually hit the web right before some big Apple event such as MacWorld or one of Apple’s ‘special events’ like the one scheduled for tomorrow, February 28th. A lot of attention is paid to the rumor mongering and over the years, some [...]

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Jeff Powell/Surfbits on February 26th, 2006

Something a little humorous for you here on a Sunday morning at Surfbits.

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Tim (Surfbits) on February 25th, 2006

Here’s the 43rd episode of The MacReviewCast. Remember to send feedback and suggestions to surbits at gmail dot com, and also remember to vote for us at podcastalley.com. SurfBits.com is looking for a Mac blogger to help out. Send an email to surfbits at gmail dot com.

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Tim (Surfbits) on February 24th, 2006

As a reminder, today is the Friday Sale at Amazon. Save yourself the hassle of fighting the crowds in retail stores, have Amazon deliver it to your door.

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Tim (Surfbits) on February 23rd, 2006

I ran into a great first impression review of the MacBook Pro by an old friend, Dave Ciccone on Mobility Today.

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Jeff Powell/Surfbits on February 22nd, 2006

Mariner Write & Mariner Calc Review As reviewed: Version 3.7.1 If you’ve been around personal computers for more than ten years, you can likely remember a time when someone other than Microsoft dominated what became known as the ‘Office Suite’ of products. At the time, that term was used to mean programs like a word [...]

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Jeff Powell/Surfbits on February 22nd, 2006

If you are a fan if IP or Web Based TV, today is a very good day. The Democracy Player has been released and so far, it looks to be one fantastic Mac application. From the site: Download and watch all the best internet TV shows and videos in one powerful application. New channels arrive [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on February 22nd, 2006

Last month, while recording the the MacReviewCast, I was listening to Robert Pritchett from the maccompanion tell me about how great these new earphones were, the FS1 from Xtrememac. I was in shock because I had just gotten a pair sent to me for review from Xtrememac and they were nothing more then average and they carried a $149.00 price tag on them to boot!

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Tim (Surfbits) on February 18th, 2006

Here’s the 42nd episode of The MacReviewCast. Remember to send feedback and suggestions to surbits at gmail dot com, and also remember to vote for us at podcastalley.com. SurfBits.com is looking for a Mac blogger to help out. Send an email to surfbits at gmail dot com

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Tim (Surfbits) on February 17th, 2006

As a reminder, today is the Friday Sale at Amazon. Save yourself the hassle of fighting the crowds in retail stores, have Amazon deliver it to your door

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Tim (Surfbits) on February 16th, 2006

I’ve been reading a few stories on the web this morning about the first Mac OSX virus possibly being found in the Mac Rumors forum. I had to laugh, it’s not a virus, but a poor excuse of a trojan at best.

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Tim (Surfbits) on February 16th, 2006

The iTunes Music store has just given me a fit of nostalgia that will never be matched.

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