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Jeff Powell/Surfbits on April 30th, 2006

The already overused title of Web 2.0 has come to mean many things to different people but few will argue that a big part of what makes up this next generation web is the content, specifically user generated content. Having been online since the early BBS days (300 baud baby!), the previous 16 months have [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on April 30th, 2006

Here is the 53rd episode of The MacReviewCast. Remember to send feedback and suggestions to surfbits at gmail dot com, and also remember to vote for us at podcastalley.com. This is a special episode with the drawing for the prizes in our one year anniversary give-away!

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Tim (Surfbits) on April 29th, 2006

Here is the 52nd episode of The MacReviewCast. Remember to send feedback and suggestions to surfbits at gmail dot com, and also remember to vote for us at podcastalley.com. Listen to get in on our big 1 year anniversary give-away!

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Tim (Surfbits) on April 27th, 2006

We welcome back our Texas Connection on Surfbits Trent Armstrong . Trent continues his Mac Basic Tips with the third in the series.

If you have been using your Mac for a good bit of time, you pro…

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Tim (Surfbits) on April 26th, 2006

We welcome back our European Correspondent from Spain, Chris .

I hadn’t really noticed how few emails I get these days until I stripped out all the subscription, blog related, and bulletin ones t…

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Jeff Powell/Surfbits on April 25th, 2006

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Tim (Surfbits) on April 25th, 2006

Time is running out for your chance to enter in the big One Year Anniversary Give-A-Way for the MacReviewCast Podcast. We are doing the drawing for the prizes on Saturday April 29th at about 10 AM P…

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Jeff Powell/Surfbits on April 24th, 2006

What do you get for that Mac fan on your list who has everything? (Aside from the latest goodies from Apple which seem to be rolling out at a momentous pace over the last year or so) – How about a keyboard made entirely out of light that looks like it stepped right out of [...]

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Jeff Powell/Surfbits on April 24th, 2006

Regardless of how you may personally feel about the recent Boot Camp related news from Apple, there is little doubt that the potential ramifications are huge. When I first made the switch back to the Mac in early 2001, two things that I purchased in additional to everything from Apple, was Virtual PC and Microsoft [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on April 24th, 2006

Apple today unveiled its new 17-inch MacBook Pro notebook computer featuring the Intel Core Duo processor and an all new system architecture that delivers up to five times the performance of the PowerBook(R) G4. The new 17-inch MacBook Pro features a stunning aluminum enclosure just one inch thin, weighs only 6.8 pounds, includes a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing on-the-go, and the breakthrough Front Row media experience with Apple Remote. The new 17-inch MacBook Pro also features a MagSafe Power Adapter, invented by Apple especially for mobile users.

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Tim (Surfbits) on April 22nd, 2006

Here is the 51st 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. Listen to get in on our big 1 year anniversary give-away!

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Tim (Surfbits) on April 21st, 2006

Apple today announced an expansion of its successful recycling program, offering free
computer take-back and recycling with the purchase of a new Macintosh(R)
system beginning in June. US customers who buy a new Mac through the Apple
Store(R) (www.apple.com) or Apple’s retail stores will receive free shipping
and environmentally friendly disposal of their old computer as part of the
Apple Recycling program. Equipment received by the program in the US is
recycled domestically and no hazardous material is shipped overseas. Earlier
this week, Apple was named a “Forward Green Leader,” one of the top ten
environmentally progressive companies recognized by the Sierra Club and its
investment advisor, Forward Management.

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Tim (Surfbits) on April 20th, 2006

We welcome back one of our associate editors here on Surfbits, Chris the FriedGeek . Chris looks at another utility from Koingo Software called Alarm Clock Pro.
Alarm Clock Pro is a group of clock…

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Jeff Powell/Surfbits on April 20th, 2006

A little known fact, Microsoft is actually the second largest creator of Apple software outside of Apple itself. Blasphemy you say? Perhaps, but it’s true and David Weiss is there to take you on a tour of Microsoft’s Mac Lab. The tour is complete with a lot of interesting facts and photos from inside the [...]

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Tim (Surfbits) on April 19th, 2006

Apple(R) today announced financial results for its fiscal 2006 second quarter ended April 1, 2006. The Company posted revenue of $4.36 billion and a net quarterly profit of $410 million, or $.47 per d…

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