APPLEMATTERS REVIEWS

Review: Jeans

Jeans are the trademark look of the Apple culture, alongside VW Bugs and Starbucks coffee. Unlike most people, the purchase of said jeans was purely …(read more)

Building a PowerMac Media Center Part 4: What Applications You Need

As we get towards the end of building our PowerMac Media Center, it’s time to gather the applications we need that will drive our downloading, …(read more)

Marware Sportsuit Convertible for iPhone

Marware has taken their traditional design for the iPod—the Sportsuit Convertible—and applied it to the iPhone in an ingenious manner, but it does have some …(read more)

Review: Marware Sidewinder For iPhone

Traditionally, holsters haven’t been made for iPods and were exclusive to phones for the longest time. The same could have been said for the iPhone, …(read more)

Building Your PowerMac Media Center Part 3: The Powerhouse that Is the GeForce

Detailed in my previous postings, the video card is one of the core elements in creating a Media Center. Having one that isn’t up to …(read more)

FTFF

This is an acronym that most Mac users are very well aware of. Ever since the launch of Mac OS X in 2001, Mac users …(read more)

This Old PowerMac

Macs are known to last a long time when taken care of, but I had the pleasure of receiving a new Mac, well, new in …(read more)

Five Killer Apps for the Mac

Even though a lot of argument suggests the killer app has seen its day, some apps are still revolutionary enough to swing some folks’ buying …(read more)

Building a PowerMac Media Center Part 2: Readying for a Video Card

One of the most fundamental blocks in a Media Center is the video card, and a poor choice can cause loss in quality and performance, …(read more)

Building a PowerMac Media Center Part 1: Selecting Your PowerMac

My previous articles have focused on upgrading an older PowerMac to Leopard and outfitting it with a NewerTech G4 upgrade, but now it’s time to …(read more)

10 Ways to Get More Out of Leopard

Apple’s latest and greatest OS, Leopard, is barely a month old, and while the 300 new features may be too much to handle, these 10 …(read more)

Benchmarked: NewerTech G4 1.8 GHz Upgrade

Last week I went over upgrading a PowerMac with one of NewerTech’s fabulous G4 upgrades (single processor, 1.8 GHz), and the process was easy enough …(read more)