MacNewsBlog

We're back! We are still in the process of moving things around and getting our new internet connection installed so hang tight. I'll try to post things of interest and stuff that other news sites aren't covering. If you have anything you'd like to see covered feel free to contact me!

We just installed Movable Type 3.3 beta and so far so good. I'll post more about this after I've set everything up.

I wanted to try out FireFox 2 RC1 beta (BonEcho) but had a hard time finding the link to download this guy. Since I've found it, I'll post it here for all of you to try out as well!

Get it here: Nightly Builds.

As strange as it seems, Apple has decided NOT to sell the Education iMac to individual qualified purchasers instead opting to sell directly to schools.

From Macintouch:
Apple made a switch in its iMac for Education program, such that individuals can no longer buy the lower-priced model:

[Joe Chellman] My mom is a teacher, and her pink iMac just started crapping out after many years of service. I looked at the Apple store last night, saw the new 17" education iMac for $899, and thought it would be a good option.
Today I went back, and it was gone. According to the guy I spoke with on the phone at Apple, they have decided only to sell it to schools, not to individual educators. It's a shame, and I thought I'd pass the info along.

Over the past few weeks I've been having issues with my airport card in my MacBook Pro. After some extensive reading of Apple's Discussion/Forum and other forums, while also searching Google I found that many people had varying experiences with the MacBook Pro's built in AirPort Card. Problems ranged from dropped packets and slow connections to the airport card just not finding any base stations at all.

My problem was a strange one that had bothered me for weeks on end. You see at home I have a wireless network (Airport Extreme) that I use constantly. I also have a beautiful 23 inch Dell widescreen monitor that I regularly plug into. Because the monitor is so big I never need to use the screen thats on my MacBook Pro so it stays shut almost always. I have the same configuration at work except for the fact that I don't use the airport card and opt for a ethernet connection. At work I have no problem accessing anything at all. My wired ethernet connection gives me fast downloads and allows me to do my work without a hitch. At home its hit or miss.

Just thought I'd pass along this great deal I found on Amazon for a WD 250 gig external HD that has USB2 and Firewire ports!

* Instant addition of massive data storage capacity for PC or Macintosh
* Dual-option backup--automatic or on-the-spot
* USB 2.0 hub with two ports; one conveniently located on the front for easy connection of USB peripherals such as a keychain drive, printer, keyboard, or mouse
* 7200 RPM rotational speed and 8 MB cache for maximum storage performance
* Includes Dantz Retrospect Express backup software

Not a bad deal!