apple computers

11.23.09

How Can I Make My Computer Boot Up Faster?

By Amanda Schupak Posted 08.12.2009 at 12:01 pm 8 Comments

Good news for the busy and the impatient: It’s easy to speed up your start-up. PC users can boot up within 15 seconds using new “instant-on” Linux software like Presto ($20) and Phoenix’s alternative OS, HyperSpace ($40 per year), both of which bypass Windows at start-up while still offering access to e-mail and other frequently used programs.

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April iPod Fools?

By popsci Posted 03.16.2006 at 7:56 pm 1 Comment

For weeks now, Mac-o-philes have been slavering over the possibility of a redesigned Video iPod, rumored to be slated for release this spring. The latest whispers are that the device will be introduced on April 1, the 30th anniversary of the founding of Apple Computers, and that it will be approximately the same size as the current iPod, only with a full-size, horizontally viewable screen. Today I found this video that supposedly shows what it will look like. It's pretty neat-looking, but is it a hoax? My guess is probably. Who would leak this to You Tube? And could the click wheel really be a part of the screen like that? Wouldn't it get all smudgy? Huh. Questions abound... —Megan Miller

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READ MORE ABOUT > 30th anniversary, apple computers, click wheel, megan miller, whispers