My Teacher's Switch from Boot Camp to VMWare Fusion

My teacher Mr. Bruce Frey, a technology teacher in my local high school, is a Mac person. He decided to switch to VMWare Fusion from Boot Camp. Mr. Frey really enjoys his new virtual machine. He especially likes the fact that VMWare Fusion detected his Boot Camp partition and ran with it. So, without further ado, here is the video!

You can get VMWare Fusion today at http://www.vmware.com/switchtofusion .

Apple Announces Updated MacBook and MacBook Pros

Apple today has announced updated models of their MacBook and MacBook Pro line of notebooks. I happen to be very excited about this as I plan to buy a MacBook, and now I can see that they are getting better as I wait. This is also good for some people who like Linux, strangely enough. Some people, particularly people from the Full Circle Magazine, have said that sticking Ubuntu on a MacBook is actually a great buy than, let's say, a System76 laptop. Now, if I buy I a Mac, I don't plan on sticking Ubuntu on it (or I might, who knows?), but if I get a Mac, I probably stick Ubuntu on my PC again, even though I had trouble getting it to work properly.

Anyway, I am excited that they made the MacBook and MacBook Pro a more attractive deal to consumers.

New iPod Shuffles At A New Price

Apple has today announced that their iPod shuffles, previously at $79 US, are now priced at only $49 US. A new model with 2 GB, as opposed to the 1GB model, is coming soon at a price of, get this, only $69 US. That's pretty amazing. Now the bar of entry has been lowered to an amazing deal. Sure you can probably get other mp3 players for a similar, maybe even less amount, but people who have a limited budget can enjoy the iPod name and the integration with the iTunes software and the iTunes Store. However, if you have bought an iPod shuffle less than 14 days ago, to the best of my knowledge, there is a price protection guarantee at the Apple Retail Store. So bring your receipt to your local Apple Retail Store and ask about it. I have heard that you can get some of your money back, so let's see how that goes...

Their marketing is so good, I even want one now. The thing is, I already have an iPod...

My Frustration With Apple Keyboards

I plan on buying a keyboard from Apple. They make very pretty keyboards. They changed the keyboards a few months ago, and they are really pretty. However, I find something wrong with the wireless version of this keyboard. They insist that if you want a wireless keyboard, then you also want a smaller keyboard. While I can understand the idea, they should have included an option to get a full-size wireless keyboard. The reason? I really like having a numeric keypad, as well as bigger keys. I have a desk that makes it difficult and a little unpractical to use a wired keyboard.

I guess I'll have to buy the older wireless keyboard from Apple, which is full-sized. Or, I will have to buy the Microsoft keyboard for Mac. If you ask me, I think Microsoft makes the best keyboards.

Why I Think The MacBook Air Is Not a Good Buy

The MacBook Air, Apples new Subnotebook computer, is soon to be released to people all over. But is it really a good buy? It really comes down to what you need. But, I'll tell you why I think getting the MacBook Air isn't such a good idea.

First of all, the MacBook Air is apperently the least powerful Mac in terms of processing power. The low-end Mac Mini's CPU clock speed is at 1.8 GHz. The MacBook Air's CPU clock speed is 1.6 GHz, but you can get 1.8 GHz at an extra cost.

The second thing is, the small hard disk it comes with. The capacity of the MacBook Air hard disk is 80GB. While it may not be reasonable to conclude that the MacBook Air will be someone's primary computer, people like me use only one notebook as our primary, and only computer. There is an option to add a 64GB Solid State flash drive, but doing so adds another $999 USD. The flash storage is simply not a good idea to get in any computer if unless you have a very good reason to get it.

The final thing is, the price. It costs $1799 US. That would not be a bad price for a good Dell or a MacBook Pro, but why pay that price for what's essentially a pretty, thin, seriously underpowered computer? If you want a good deal, get the plain MacBook or the MacBook Pro, not the MacBook Air.