Category: 620: Mac Treat #84, Top Ratings for Apple Notebooks, Top 10 Paid iPhone Apps, Mac Box Set Exclusive

I’m about to have a busy weekend. Tonight it’s dinner out then watching the new Star Trek movie, tomorrow after stripping my floor of Orange Glo junk I’m going to see the “Green Mountain Derby Dames”:http://www.gmderbydames.com/default.html (Vermont’s first roller derby league), and on Sunday I’m going to see Atmosphere at “Higher Ground”:http://highergroundmusic.com/, which is a…

As mentioned above, this week we’re offering a special low price on the Mac Box Set. The Mac Box set makes it easy to upgrade to OS 10.5 Leopard, which is the latest Apple Operating System, along with the newest versions of iWork ’09 and iLife ’09. Separately, these programs cost $290. The Mac Box…

If you’re like me (cheap), you look for the free apps in the iTunes App Store over anything else! For example, if there’s an app listed that actually costs money, you in turn look for the “lite” version. However, a lot of great paid apps are overlooked because it’s not clear if they’re worth the…

Kibbles subscriber Josh M. sent in the following tip, after reading Mac Treat #82 “How to Remove Custom Dictionary Entries”: A shortcut to check a definition (rather than editing an entry, which is what you were focussing on) is to place your cursor over a word, and click Command-Control-D. After a second’s hesitation, a drop-down…

Nice work, Apple! In Consumer Reports’ upcoming June issue, Apple tops all three categories for notebook computers. In the 13in category, the Unibody MacBook beat out 5 other notebooks–though the list included both the MacBook Air Solid State Drive and the plastic-cased MacBook in the #2 and #3 spots! In the 14-16in category, the 15in…

Time Machine is Apple’s easy to use automatic backup program built into OS 10.5 Leopard. The concept behind Time Machine is that it’s so easy to use, you just can’t help but use it. Time Machine is well-reviewed and is one of Leopard’s most popular features. It has saved my bacon on several occasions. To…

_Dear Friends,_ This week it’s Ed writing for Don, who is currently in New Orleans for an Apple Sales & Marketing Co-op conference. I’ve visited New Orleans many times, including a month-long stay about a decade ago. For all its troubles, New Orleans is a city I love. Immediately after Hurricane Katrina, I remember how…