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Today's Topics:
1. Why Apple's 'consumer' Macs are enterprise-worthy (Monty Solomon)
2. Apple unveils octa-core Mac Pro (Monty Solomon)
3. Google Desktop for Mac released (Monty Solomon)
4. Windows expert to Redmond: Buh-bye (Monty Solomon)
5. The A-List of Mac Software (Monty Solomon)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 19:46:31 -0400
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Subject: [Medianews] Why Apple's 'consumer' Macs are enterprise-worthy
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Why Apple's 'consumer' Macs are enterprise-worthy
Not everyone needs a Mac Pro; sometimes a mini might do
Seth Weintraub
March 09, 2007
Computerworld
Not too long ago, ad agencies, design firms and other creative
companies were about the only businesses that widely deployed
Macintosh computers to their employees. But for a number of reasons,
word of the benefits of Apple Inc. hardware -- and software -- on
enterprise desktops is now spreading. That list of reasons includes:
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9012644
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 19:56:43 -0400
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Subject: [Medianews] Apple unveils octa-core Mac Pro
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Apple unveils octa-core Mac Pro
It's the only desktop offering dual 3-GHz Xeon quad-core chips
Gregg Keizer
April 04, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Apple Inc. today added an option to
its Mac Pro desktop line that lets customers build out systems
equipped with two of Intel's fastest quad-core Xeon processors,
marking the first time users have been able to buy a Mac powered by
eight -- yes, eight -- processor cores.
The Mac Pro, which starts at $2,499 for a standard-configuration
desktop machine with dual 2.66-GHz dual-core processors, jumps $1,498
when the option for two 3-GHz quad-core Xeon chips is selected. That
makes the cheapest eight-core Mac $3,997. Buyers at the other end of
the scale can also order a Mac Pro with two 2-GHz processors; that
model sells for $2,200.
Intel introduced the quad-core Xeon 5300 series processors last
November and aimed them at the server and high-end gaming PC market.
Other computer makers, including Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co.,
have been selling Xeon 5300-equipped servers and workstations since
then.
A Dell Precision 690 system configured close to the lowest-priced
eight-core Mac Pro -- two 2.66GHz quad-core Xeon chips, 1GB RAM, a
250GB drive, and no monitor -- checks out at $5,432.
Intel's Xeon line officially tops out with the 2.66GHz 5355
processor, which is the fastest chip that can be dropped into Dell's
Precision workstations. According to Intel, however, the brand-new
3.0GHz chip offered by Apple is now in "limited production" with a
low volume turnout.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9015583
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Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 19:58:44 -0400
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Subject: [Medianews] Google Desktop for Mac released
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Google Desktop for Mac released
It's designed to work with Apple's built-in Spotlight search tool
Jim Dalrymple
April 04, 2007 (Macworld) -- Google today released Google Desktop for
Mac, marking the first time the search giant has made its desktop
tool available to Mac users. While Mac users already have a built-in
search tool with Apple's Spotlight, Google said its utility will work
alongside the Mac OS X 10.4 feature perfectly.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9015521
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 20:29:46 -0400
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Subject: [Medianews] Windows expert to Redmond: Buh-bye
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Windows expert to Redmond: Buh-bye
Scot Finnie says "sayonara" to Windows, but his search for Mac
software continues
Scot Finnie
February 07, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Editor's Note: This is the third
installment of a series in which longtime Windows expert Scot Finnie
gives the Mac a three-month trial as his primary machine for work and
home use.
Bye-bye Windows! My three-month Macintosh trial has ended, but my
permanent gig with the Mac is just getting started. Apple's MacBook
Pro and Mac OS X are now my computer and operating system of choice.
If you give the Mac three months, as I did, you won't go back either.
The hardest part is paying for it -- everything after that gets
easier and easier. Perhaps fittingly, it took me the full three-month
trial period to pay off my expensive MacBook Pro. But the darn thing
is worth every penny.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9010759
In this series:
* A Windows expert opts for a Mac life
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9004803
* A Windows expert opts for a Mac life, Part 2
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9005712
* Windows expert to Redmond: Buh-bye
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9010759
* The Great Mac Software Hunt
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9012498
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 20:32:23 -0400
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Subject: [Medianews] The A-List of Mac Software
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The A-List of Mac Software
The very best Mac applications, tools, and utilities for the typical
work environment, based on informed, subjective assessment.
By Scot Finnie
The A-List Explained
These are the products of the A-List of Mac Software. They have been
evaluated rigorously on the basis of the educated, subjective
assessments of a professional software reviewer. Products selected
for the A-List are judged to be ideal for a broad range of the
Macintosh user community with some additional consideration given to
the specific needs of the reviewer. Following the A-List is a list of
products currently scheduled for evaluation to determine possible
inclusion. Products may be suggested for A-List consideration via
email.
The A-List of Mac Software is a work in progress that is by no means
complete. New programs are added frequently, and some have fallen off
the list to be replaced by others. Note: Products are evaluated
primarily on their efficacy for productive usage on end-user Macs
primarily in corporate or SOHO settings. For that reason, purely
consumer-oriented products - while they may appear on the list - are
not the primary current focus of A-List research. At some later time,
the list may be broadened to embrace consumer product categories.
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http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/best_of/mac_a-list.htm
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