T-Shirts!

June 9, 2012

Filed under: General,Meetings,New Products — steverea @ 5:51 pm

The CIDER Board has approve a T-Shirt for the picnic in July.

This is the design we’re working on.

At the June meeting, we’ll have a sign-up sheet with sizes to order, at $10 each.

If you can’t make the meeting, send an e-mail to acider@mac.com.

Third-generation iPad: What you need to know | Macworld

March 21, 2012

Filed under: New Products — steverea @ 7:46 pm

With Apple’s Wednesday introduction of the third-generation iPad, many of the questions people and pundits have spent the past few months obsessing over have been answered—but not all. We know it has a nicer screen, a faster processor, better cameras, 4G networking, and voice dictation. But even if you’ve read our live blog and our comprehensive review, chances are there are still bits of info you want to know. Here are all the details we’ve been able to dig up about Apple’s newest tablet.

Continue reading at: Third-generation iPad: What you need to know | Macworld.

Get your Mac ready for Lion

July 14, 2011

Filed under: New Products — steverea @ 11:25 am

From MacWorld Magazine:

Now that Apple has released to developers the golden master of Lion (Mac OS X 10.7)—typically the final non-public version before the official release—speculation is mounting as to when the next major version of OS X will hit the street. But the golden master signifies something more important on a practical level: It’s time to start getting our Macs ready for Lion.

Get your Mac ready for Lion.

Also be aware that the Rosetta technology that allows PowerPC applications to run on Intel Macs is not included in Lion.  That means any older PPC programs, like Quicken and AppleWorks, won’t run under Lion.  Links to article with workarounds are listed in the above article

Apple releases Thunderbolt-equipped iMac line

May 7, 2011

Filed under: New Products — Tags: — steverea @ 11:48 am

Apple releases Thunderbolt-equipped iMac line | Computers | MacUser | Macworld.