Applelinks Tech Web Reader New MacBooks Edition XV
Apple Set For Record Mac Sales Despite MacBook Criticisms
What You Need To Know About DisplayPort
Apple Releases Fix For Quirky MacBook Glass Trackpads
Slork Plays MacBook Music
Apple Set For Record Mac Sales Despite MacBook Criticisms
<a href="http://www.macworld.co.uk/business/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=23549">Macworld UK's Mark Hattersley reports</a> that investment bank Piper Jaffray believes that Apple is on course for a record quarter of MacBook sales, notwithstanding that Apple has come under criticism for its latest refresh to the MacBook line, with many Macworld readers claiming that the laptops are too expensive while others have panned Apple's decision to remove FireWire from the MacBook range and to offer a glossy display on the MacBook Pro.
If Piper Jaffray's figures hold true, Hattersley observes, it would appear that none of these criticisms have stood between Apple's customers and a purchasing decision.
What You Need To Know About DisplayPort
Macworld's Peter Cohen reports:
Apple didn't just introduce new laptop... it also introduced a new term to the vocabulary of Mac users - DisplayPort. The Mini DisplayPort found on new MacBooks, the refreshed Macbook Air and 15-inch MacBook Pros replaces the DVI and mini-DVI interfaces found on older models. But is this another proprietary debacle like Apple's failed Apple Display Connector (ADC) interface? No.
For the full report, visit:
http://www.macworld.com/article/136196/2008/10/displayportfaq.html
Apple Issues Fix for MacBook Trackpad Woes
CNET's Tom Krazit reports:
If your new MacBook's glass trackpad was having problems recognizing your clicks, Apple has a fix available.
Apple has released a firmware update for new MacBook and MacBook Pro owners bedeviled by their glass trackpads.
For the full report, visit:
http://tinyurl.com/6nl3ou
Apple Releases Fix For Quirky MacBook Glass Trackpads
AppleInsider reports:
Apple has released a software update to address an issue where trackpad clicks would randomly go unrecognized on its latest notebook offerings: the MacBook (Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (Late 2008).
"This firmware update addresses an issue where trackpad clicks may not be recognized on MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) and MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) computers," the company said.
You can download and install the update from the Software Update mechanism built into Mac OS X.
Alternatively, you can download the update manually and follow a two part process: installing the firmware update [Download - 923KB] application onto your hard drive and using the firmware update application to update your trackpad's firmware.
For the full report, visit:
http://tinyurl.com/6ze4yx
Slork Plays MacBook Music
Cult of Mac's Giles Turnbull reports:
This is the sound of slork, the Stanford Laptop Orchestra.
All instrumentalists are equipped with a black MacBook and a hemispherical speaker pod made out of Ikea tableware.
You can check it out at:
http://cultofmac.com/slork-plays-macbook-music/4806
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