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4:00AM Adam Pash | Mac tip: Quick Look is one of the best features introduced in Leopard, and although we’ve highlighted several Quick Look tricks, web site Mac OS X Hints highlights a great folder X-ray mode that’s completely new to us. -
Tweak Quick Look To See What Files Are Inside A Folder
4:00AM Adam Pash | Mac tip: Quick Look is one of the best features introduced in Leopard, and although we’ve highlighted several Quick Look tricks, web site Mac OS X Hints highlights a great folder X-ray mode that’s completely new to us. - 
Design
Glow Doodle Makes Painting With Light Simple
6:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows/Mac: Glow Doodle turns your webcam into an extended exposure camera, perfect for creating hand-drawn light streak art. More »
Fix
Clean Up And Revive Your Bloated, Sluggish Mac
2:00AM Gina Trapani | A few years back you dropped significant cash to switch over from the virus-laden world of Windows to a shiny new Mac, but over time it’s gotten slow and crufty. Let’s clean it up. More »
Money
7:02AM Angus Kidman | Apple’s relase of new iMac and Mac mini models today is bound to generate lots of enthusiastic commentary. What I can’t help immediately noticing is that despite the frequent suggestion that Macs have got more affordable, these are all still more expensive than Windows boxes. To take a single example: the new Mac mini (2.0GHZ Core 2 Duo, 1GB of memory, 120GB drive) is $1,049. For less than that ($999), you could pick up a Dell Studio notebook with twice the memory, more drive space and a 15.4 inch display (and a desktop would be even cheaper). Sure, you could argue that comparisons aren’t fair because of design or reliability or an extra Firewire port or whatever, but the general conclusion seems to hold across the range: for the same amount of money, your Windows box will have more grunt. More »
Apple’s New Macs: Not Much Chop In The Price Department
7:02AM Angus Kidman | Apple’s relase of new iMac and Mac mini models today is bound to generate lots of enthusiastic commentary. What I can’t help immediately noticing is that despite the frequent suggestion that Macs have got more affordable, these are all still more expensive than Windows boxes. To take a single example: the new Mac mini (2.0GHZ Core 2 Duo, 1GB of memory, 120GB drive) is $1,049. For less than that ($999), you could pick up a Dell Studio notebook with twice the memory, more drive space and a 15.4 inch display (and a desktop would be even cheaper). Sure, you could argue that comparisons aren’t fair because of design or reliability or an extra Firewire port or whatever, but the general conclusion seems to hold across the range: for the same amount of money, your Windows box will have more grunt. More »
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