Apple News, Analysis and Podcasts
The current MacBook Pro 15-inch comes with two graphics processors or GPUs. The HD4000 is integrated into the Intel chip and the Nvidia GeForce GT650M is a discrete graphics card with 1GB of memory. The MacBook Pro 13-inch just comes with the HD4000. While the Nvidia card is much faster than the HD4000, it uses more battery power. That all may change this summer.
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 Apple has done a great job of picking high quality displays for its products and the new Retina displays are just another example of that. The bezel, or display frame, is an often overlooked part of the product as it sets the stage for how images on the display look.
Recently, Apple has been using a black bezel on most of their Mac products, from the MacBooks to the Cinema displays. The MacBook Air is the lone product with a silver bezel instead of black. Even the new MacBook Pro Retina has a black bezel instead of silver. On the iOS side, users are given a choice, but there is always a black version. While many will not make their MacBook choice on the color of the bezel, it should at least a choice. Which one is better?
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As Mac users we are a unique lot. We don’t conform and we certainly don’t want to look alike. That’s why laptop covers have grown in popularity over the years — they help set us apart. Until now, I’ve found these covers to be cute but not something I would feel comfortable bringing into a meeting with a client. Class and elegance are a must with my business tools. I’d also describe myself as a 20th century guy who enjoys 21st century luxuries. I like to read books made from paper. I like the feel of a real newspaper in my hands while I down a cup of Joe. Despite my day job (online marketing), I’m a throw back to days gone by. Therefore if I were to get a cover, it would have to somehow reflect these things about me. Well my wish has come true, with the new BookBook by twelvesouth.
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The MacBook Pro Retina represents the future for MacBooks in the coming years, sporting the latest technologies like Retina displays, solid state storage, SD card reader, USB3, and Thunderbolt ports. While looking at the specifications, one has to wonder what is next for these powerhouse laptops.
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It seems since TIm Cook took the controls at Apple it's been one ho-hum Keynote after another. Whatever happened to the day when Steve Jobs would say, "... oh, and one more thing..." and then that thing would be revolutionary. I remember when Steve did this in 2007 at MacWorld with the iPhone. It was totally awesome. Then three years later he did it again with the launch of iPad. However, since 2010 Apple has released new versions of existing products, making them better and better, but nothing revolutionary.
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Maybe you're like me and you have a relatively modern Mac. I bought mine in the Spring of 2011, but as you can see it was a late model 2010 MacBook Air. It lacks a few features the newer MacBook Airs currently sport: back-lit keyboard, new Intel iCore-series processors and a limit of only 4GB of RAM. But it works — matter of fact It works really well, however, one feature it lacks has bothered me since the day Apple released OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: It can't use Airplay.
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The Auto Show came to Portland last weekend January 24-27, 2013, which showcased the latest cars and trucks by most of the auto industry. They also had specialty areas for green, exotic, luxury, and tricked out autos.
This year, the guys of T-GAAP went to the show to check out to latest cars and trucks, but we also wanted to see if Apple had any presence at the show. What we found was indeed interesting.
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 Apple's new MacBook Pro 13-inch with Retina Display is expect to be released next month. Reports predict it will start at $1699 for a base model, which is a $500 premium over the current MacBook Pro 13-inch. The resolution is also predicted to be the same as a 30-inch Cinema Display, 2560x1600.
The technical specifications have not been leaked, but can be easily predicted by looking at the Current MacBook Pros and the new MacBook Pro 15-inch Retina.
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Hiroshima University has released a study claiming that looking a cute baby animals can increase productivity...
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 The function keys are rarely used by most programs on the Mac. So Apple added special commands for those keys instead. Users can control iTunes, display brightness, and launch Mission Control or LaunchPad. This has made those function keys much more useful.
For applications that use those function keys, there are several ways to get around these special functions. The Fn key can be used to switch between normal function keys and Apple’s function keys. With applications like Photoshop, using the fn key for function keys can create some weird shortcuts. How the fn is used can be controlled with the preference in the Keyboard System Preference panel. Yet, it would be nice to change the function key mode on they fly or be dependent on the current application. Now you can.
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