Once again boredom got the better of me, and I found myself browsing through the wonderful world of Flickr. During my random clicking of all things Mac related, I stumbled upon one of the greatest things to grace my eyes since [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/20/your-unibody-macbook-not-jazzy-enough-laser-the-thing/feed/ 4 http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/17/mac-pro-ultra-mini-shows-apple-how-it-should-be-done/ http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/17/mac-pro-ultra-mini-shows-apple-how-it-should-be-done/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:34:45 +0000 Oliver Haslam http://www.the-iblog.com/?p=882 Along with a Mac netbook, a more powerful Mac Mini is the most wished for addition to the Mac lineup, especially for people like me who just don’t need a Mac Pro and already have a large screen making the iMac a waste of time.

Enter the Mac Pro Ultra Mini. A [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/17/mac-pro-ultra-mini-shows-apple-how-it-should-be-done/feed/ 3 http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/17/microsoft-using-macbook-pros-in-adverts-surely-not/ http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/17/microsoft-using-macbook-pros-in-adverts-surely-not/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:42:30 +0000 Oliver Haslam http://www.the-iblog.com/?p=880 I’ll admit I’m a little unsure about this myself, but never one to shy away from a sensationalist post, here we go….

While trawling through Digg trying to get into the whole thing (am I the only one who doesn’t use Digg?) I came across this post on HeHe2.net. There I found a [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/17/microsoft-using-macbook-pros-in-adverts-surely-not/feed/ 3 http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/03/exploding-notebook-batteries-ftw/ http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/03/exploding-notebook-batteries-ftw/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:21:26 +0000 Oliver Haslam http://www.the-iblog.com/?p=865 After reading this I’m now sat looking at my MacBook and considering buying a fire extinguisher !

This thread over on the Macrumors forum explains how one unlucky owner had the battery in his MacBook Pro EXPLODE ! Now that’s never a good thing !

I’ve never actually seen one go bad to [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/03/exploding-notebook-batteries-ftw/feed/ 2 http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/03/have-you-missed-any-macbook-gestures/ http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/03/have-you-missed-any-macbook-gestures/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:20:53 +0000 Oliver Haslam http://www.the-iblog.com/?p=861 One of the things I’m finding myself really liking about the new MacBook is the gestures used for things such as Safari navigation and image resizing. The new larger trackpads make it a pleasure to use, and even better than using a mouse.

On one of my recent internetz trawls I found a video over [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/03/have-you-missed-any-macbook-gestures/feed/ 0 http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/01/how-to-fix-your-macbooks-slanted-keys/ http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/01/how-to-fix-your-macbooks-slanted-keys/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:31:04 +0000 Oliver Haslam http://www.the-iblog.com/?p=859 I’ve had a read around the interwebs and it seems this is a common thing with the new Aluminium MacBooks and MacBook Pros, mine included. It’s not something that bothers me too much, but I know a lot of people don’t like it.

Basically, the keyboard’s keys are slanted to the left along the top. [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/11/01/how-to-fix-your-macbooks-slanted-keys/feed/ 2