One of the advantages of owning a Mac laptop or desktop is the low maintenance level inherent to the operating system. Whereas PC users are burdened with having to update anti-virus software, resolving disk fragmentation, and constantly having to apply security patches released by Windows, Mac users have it significantly easier. Here’s my sole pearl of optimization wisdom for Mac users to perform from time-to-time. Read more  

Counter-Strike Source is pretty much the only “graphics intense” game I play, and since many of Valve’s creations have now been ported to OSX, users are anticipating the day when framerates and overall performance on a Mac will be comparable to that on Windows. I’m not saying that Apple’s latest graphics update for Snow Leopard brings OSX up to par, but here are my OpenGL benchmarks before and after the update on my workstation.

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Whether or not you own an iPhone 4, if you’re aware of the latest reviews, you know that many consumers are complaining about dropped calls and weaker signals compared to their iPhone 3G/3GS. Apple has basically replied with two responses – a.) you’re holding the phone “incorrectly” and b.) there’s a software glitch which shows more bars than there really are. Read more  

Steve Jobs presented his keynote at WWDC 2010 a few hours ago, and I’ve come to one conclusion – the iPhone 4G has lived up to its hype. You can read up on the feature set and specifications on Apple’s website to see just why it might be the biggest thing since the first iPhone in 2007. Read more  

So it’s been brought to my attention that at least one person thinks I’m an “Apple fan boy.” I found this incredibly amusing considering how much I despise the fan boys myself, but let’s get one thing straight… I’m not. Read more  

HTML5 has been on the horizon for quite some time, but the breadth of Flash-based web applications has continued to expand over the last few years. Apple dealt their first major blow to Flash by not supporting it on their flagship tablet device, the iPad. This caused media giants like Vimeo, ESPN, Time, CBS, and Flickr to offer an HTML5 compatible (and therefore, iPad compatible) format for users. Read more  

I’ve been reading some health blogs dealing with the possibility of mandating devices like the iPad, iPhone, etc. for medical students. Apparently, many are under the impression that increasing the tuition by $1000 is justified if it enables students to carry around their digital textbooks, contacts, calendar, lecture notes, and “the Internet” in a portable device. Read more  

You’re building an OSx86 (“Hackintosh”) machine. You’ve got everything working great, but just can’t manage to add a powerful XFX 4890 graphics card to your rig. You’ve tried all the options at the InsanelyMac Forums, but still get garbled text upon a normal boot-up. Read more  

The more I think about it, I’m convinced that the guys in Cupertino are able to provide a rock solid mainstream operating system in Snow Leopard, fantastic developer APIs, and programs with useful, integrative feature sets. At the same time, it’s interesting to compare the rate of hardware advancement vs. software advancement in the general computing world. Apple makes great software, but since they release/update products in extended intervals, their hardware specs just can’t keep up. Read more  

Intel recently announced its “Light Peak” technology, a new mode of cabling (put forth by Apple) which will revolutionize the way peripheral devices, displays, etc. interact with your computer’s motherboard. With USB 3.0 looming around the corner (drivers have already been incorporated into the latest Linux kernel v2.6.31), I’m a bit skeptical about how cost effective transitioning to Light Peak will be for the traditional consumer. Read more