Fire Sale on Previous-Gen MacBook Pros – Get’em While They’re Hot!
Posted by EsquireMac in Hardware on Oct 14th, 2008 | 1 comment
You may have noticed that today Apple released dramatically redesigned MacBooks and MacBook Pros.
I always like to check the prices on the old models after a nice refresh. I was pleasantly surprised to see 15-inch MacBook Pro’s as low as $1349! Yesterday, this bad boy would have set you back $2000. If you’re not pressed for the new model, hurry up and get yourself a steal.
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Bye Bye Back Button and So Much More
Posted by EsquireMac in Tweaks on Jul 23rd, 2008 | 0 comments
If you happen to be fortunate enough to be using a MacBook Air or a Penryn-based MacBook Pro with a multi-touch trackpad, then you can get a lot of use out of Multiclutch, a preference pane app that will let you customize-the-crap out of your multi-touch trackpad. I am one of those weirdos who always uses his MBP built-in keyboard and trackpad – even when sitting at his desk. I hate using an external keyboard and regular mouse. Anyway, from the horse’s mouth:
Basically, MultiClutch allows you to assign custom keyboard shortcuts in a given app to a given gesture. Want swipes to change tabs...
Dude, Firefox is Cool Again: Thanks, Mozilla
Posted by EsquireMac in Apple Applications on Jul 18th, 2008 | 0 comments
You may have seen my post last week about how Firefox 3 was making my MBP run about 10 to 15 degrees hotter than with Safari. Well, on Wednesday, Mozilla released its Firefox 3.0.1 update, and I just noticed that my MBP is running somewhat cooler than before the update. It’s only a couple of degrees higher than what I usually get from Safari. A quick glance at the release notes doesn’t reveal to me any obvious fixes that would have caused the drop in temperature, but whatever it was: Thanks, Mozilla! My lap appreciates...
Catch A Mac Thief With iAlertU
Posted by EsquireMac in Courtroom Apps on Jul 13th, 2008 | 0 comments
Earlier this week, I posted about Awaken, a neat little application I found a use for in the courtroom. Today, I’m talking about iAlertU. iAlertU is actually a pretty old app, having been out for about 2 years, and, as far as I can tell has never gotten out of beta. Nonetheless, the app is pretty simple and pretty solid.
This app will allow you to very simply alarm your MacBook Pro with your Apple remote. It actually chirps like a Viper car alarm. It utilizes your computer’s accelerometer, so the alarm will not only go off at the stroke of a key, but also if the computer itself is even...
A Small Firm’s Transition, Part I: Sharing Files
Posted by EsquireMac in Switching on Jul 12th, 2008 | 4 comments
This is the first post in a short series of indeterminate number about our small firm’s transition to a Mac-centric law office. Being a good 20 years younger than the next youngest person in our firm, I am, by default, the IT guy, or, “guy who does the computer thingies.”
When I joined my present firm about 1.5 years ago, I came packing my 15 inch Powerbook G4. The law firm had two dinosaur Windows machines – one for our receptionist, and one for our paralegal. My boss himself didn’t (and still doesn’t) use a computer at all for his law practice, even though his...
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