25.6GHz not enough? Mac Pro overclocking tool

30 June, 2008 (11:40) | , , , , | 2 comments

If you’re lucky enough to own a Mac Pro chances are you don’t find yourself sat staring at too many loading screens. If however, your 8 cores of 3.2GHz just don’t cut it anymore, ZDNet have the answer.
The ZDnet Clock tool is designed for overclocking Intel Mac Pros and Xserve machines, and allows users […]

8 Core Goodness - Arriving Soon!

29 May, 2008 (18:03) | , , | 7 comments

This maybe not ‘hot news’ direct from Apple, but it certainly is for me. I’ve taken the plunge and ordered my first ever Mac Pro.
My story of switching began in 2005 with a Mac Mini, I was over joyed to finally own a Macintosh. This soon was replaced with the very first Intel iMac in […]

Software updates galore!

9 April, 2008 (12:24) | , , , | No comments

With no hardware launches this Tuesday, Apple saw fit to release a collection of software and firmware updates for their Mac line.
Apple Aluminium keyboard firmware 1.0
First up is new firmware for the Apple aluminium keyboard. The update is for both the wired and wireless versions, and can be downloaded either from Apple’s website or […]

Mac Pro EFI update 1.3

29 March, 2008 (19:41) | , | No comments

Apple have released an EFI firmware update for their Intel Mac Pros, which:
This update fixes several issues to improve the stability of Mac Pro (Early 2008) computers.
To complete the firmware update process, please follow the instructions in the updater application (/Applications/Utilities/Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update.app). The updater will launch automatically when the Installer closes.
The update […]