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  • It sounds like you do not have Linux installed yet so your best bet would be to go to the forums section of the Linux distro you want to install and ask them. Make sure you provide the technical details of the specific model of the Mac you have so i…
    in Linux WordPerfect 8.0 on Mac OS 10.6? Comment by troberts July 2010
  • Does anyone use the Mac mini to play EVE-Online? How well does the game play on the Mac? Does it look as nice on an HDTV as it does on a computer monitor?
    in Apple releases redesigned Mac mini with HDMI port starting at $699 Comment by troberts June 2010
  • 1 - It is the same size, area wise, as the Apple TV. Did Apple do this so they could be stacked nice and neat? If so, why? 2 - Reason for HDMI. Is it so games can be played on HDTVs (sound and video using one cable) Future updates to other App…
    in Apple releases redesigned Mac mini with HDMI port starting at $699 Comment by troberts June 2010
  • It, along with the MacBook, MacBook Air, and Mac mini, will stay Core 2 Duo until: 1 - Apple can replace it with an AMD chipset using the "Fusion" technology. 2 - Intel licenses, whatever it needs to license to NVidia, so NVidia can create a c…
    in Update 13" MBP to i series? Comment by troberts June 2010
  • With Valve releasing Steam for the Mac it makes sense to me for Apple to release a desktop computer geared more toward consumers instead of professionals and price it around $1500 and it will sell.
    in XMac next week? Comment by troberts June 2010
  • Now that Steam has come to the Mac, maybe Apple will give the Mac mini dedicated graphics with dedicated RAM. With as much money as Apple has now they can afford to throw their customers a bone and offer them something substantial. The ATI Mobility …
    in Best guesses for new Mac Mini specs Comment by troberts June 2010
  • If Clang/LLVM is mature enough then Apple can ditch GCC and provide Windows users with a complete Xcode IDE, or at least an extension to Visual Studio so Windows developers can create native Mac apps.
    in Microsoft's Steve Ballmer rumored to present at Apple's WWDC 2010 Comment by troberts May 2010
  • 1 - Bing will be the default search engine 2 - Windows get an IDE for developing iPhone/iPod touch/iPad applications 3 - Windows is getting an infrastructure that will allow Mac applications to run natively (yellowbox?)
    in Microsoft's Steve Ballmer rumored to present at Apple's WWDC 2010 Comment by troberts May 2010
  • I do not think there will be any mention of Mac OS X 10.7 until next year; however, I do see Mac OS X 10.7 and iPhone OS 5.0 having tight cohesion. iTunes will not get an overhaul until Mac OS X 10.7 comes out and Apple drops support for PowerPC …
    in Wwdc 2010 Comment by troberts May 2010
  • Is the iPad really that great or is it an OK product backed by a lot of hype?
    in iPad 3G remains completely sold out at US Apple retail stores Comment by troberts May 2010
  • Quote: Originally Posted by mcarling The case for a headless desktop Mac between the Mac Mini and the Mac Pro increases as the volumes of desktop Macs sold grows. However, most of the Mac growth is in laptops. I also have trouble figuring out…
    in So, the new Macbooks are here...what next? :) Comment by troberts May 2010
  • Hopefully, Apple will use AMD processors in the Mac mini in its next update. Apple could treat us right and use a mobile Phenom II X2 N620 (2.8 GHz) as the base CPU while offering the X3 N830 (2.1 GHz) and X4 N930 (2.0 GHz) as CTO options. If only o…
    in Apple in advanced discussions to adopt AMD chips Comment by troberts May 2010
  • 1 - 32-bit processors will not be supported, but 32-bit apps will run as usual. This will require Apple to provide EFI updates to all 64-bit processors that do not have it now. 2- Rosetta will not be an option. 3 - Xcode will drop support for…
    in 10.7 Predictions Comment by troberts May 2010
  • My guess would be late June or early July. Since the Mac Pro and Cinema Displays are due for an update, they might be released just before WWDC2010, or maybe even during the Keynote if Steve feels they are worthy of an introduction.
    in A new Mac mini ? Comment by troberts May 2010
  • I think it will get the same treatment the 13" MacBook Pro got, a faster C2D with the NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics. After that, I expect Apple to use AMD processors with integrated ATI graphics. We might even get to see the Mac mini get an X3 proce…
    in A new Mac mini ? Comment by troberts May 2010
  • Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 I really doubt the Mac Pro will change much. Rather I'm hoping Apple fills the gap in it's line up with a machine we all would love to buy. The fabled X-Mac if you will. Apple does need a more competitivel…
    in Intel 6-core i7-powered Mac Pro rumored to launch this month Comment by troberts April 2010
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Balthazar What are your thoughts about what should be in a new version and when it will arrive? Apple seems to release the iLife and iWork suites together and since they wrote iPad versions of the iWork suite apps I…
    in iWeb and the future of the iLife Suite Comment by troberts April 2010
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Res Aren't you describing the Macbook Air? The last time I checked it was selling nowhere near the numbers of the Macbook Pros... Not quite because the MacBook Air only has 1 USB port, no FireWire, and the audio is …
    in Will Apple phase out Optical drives and go with SD? Comment by troberts April 2010
  • Quote: Originally Posted by igxqrrl As a computer engineer, you must surely know that compilers can *and do* optimize for a particular target, even within the same ISA. Also note that while both AMD and Intel support x86-64, they each also suppor…
    in Apple in advanced discussions to adopt AMD chips Comment by troberts April 2010
  • Apple had to keep Final Cut Studio support for PowerPC, but Aperture is small enough that they can make it Intel-only. I expect the new version to be available sometime between the tablet's unveiling and the new versions of the iLife and iWork suite…
    in Is Aperture dead? Comment by troberts January 2010