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		<title>3 Reasons Why the New 13&#8243; Macbook Air is a MacBook Pro Killer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s release of the new Macbook Air lineup vaults the machines from &#8220;nice to have, but not enough machine to do any real computing&#8221; to &#8220;the future of laptops&#8221;.  I&#8217;m speaking more specifically about the new top of the line 13&#8243; model.  With the processor upgrade to the Core i5 and i7 &#8220;Sandy Bridge&#8221; line [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Logitech diNovo Edge (Mac Edition)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 18:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aside from being the sexiest looking keyboard on the market, the Mac Edition Edge now performs Mac-specific functions right out of the box while maintaining the same dreamy tactile response and perfect key placement I’ve come to love.]]></description>
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		<title>New Apple Chips: Maybe More Than Mobile Processors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 19:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Kelley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apple Minutiae]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With last year’s purchase of PA Semi, over $25 billion in the bank and all the new hardware hotshots including Mark Papermaster, Apple seems to have all the pieces in place to mount a serious effort to design and build its own chips.  The question is: For what?  I’m starting to believe Apple has a desire to make its own graphics hardware.  Here’s why...]]></description>
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		<title>Special Deals from Apple: Nearly a New Purchase Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Kelley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apple Minutia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[All in all, this was almost exactly like a new buying experience and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the “Special Deals” section of the Apple on-line store to anyone looking to save a few bucks on a “like new” Mac.]]></description>
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		<title>Mac Mini is WAY OVERPRICED Compared to Dell Studio</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How does Apple ever sell a Mac Mini when better hardware is available at half the price?  I love my Macbook Pro and OS X, but I'm not willing to pay a 90% premium for it!]]></description>
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		<title>To Eee or Not to Eee</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many reasons, some completely selfish on my part, my daughter needs her own laptop.  I want to get her a Macbook, but my wife and I are wincing over the price.  Is an Eee PC a viable option?]]></description>
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		<title>Enterprise Mac?  No Way (Not Yet Anyway)</title>
		<link>http://www.macnoob.net/blog/2008/09/enterprise-mac-no-way-not-yet-anyway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.macnoob.net/blog/2008/09/enterprise-mac-no-way-not-yet-anyway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Kelley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hardware]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As much as I love my Macbook Pro and use it at the office for almost everything, there&#8217;s no way I could consider converting our site to Apple.  As an IT manager, I have come to love the security and reliability OS X represents, but when I think about the logistics of converting our 120 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drobo Stress Test</title>
		<link>http://www.macnoob.net/blog/2008/07/drobo-stress-test/</link>
		<comments>http://www.macnoob.net/blog/2008/07/drobo-stress-test/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Kelley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hardware]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Working with tight budgets is a reality in today’s IT environment.  Stretching workstation life from three years to four, purchasing 14” laptops instead of 15” models and reducing staff has become the norm for many IT managers.  All to often, information technology is viewed as just a cost of doing business by executives instead of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Macbook Air:  My Next Apple Purchase</title>
		<link>http://www.macnoob.net/blog/2008/05/macbook-air-my-next-apple-purchase/</link>
		<comments>http://www.macnoob.net/blog/2008/05/macbook-air-my-next-apple-purchase/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 19:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Kelley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apple Minutia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My oldest daughter recently graduated from college.  We&#8217;re all very proud of her and decided to reward her for finishing in four years with a good GPA and two degrees.  When I asked her what she wanted, I was a bit surprised when she said &#8220;A Macbook Air&#8221;.  She&#8217;s always been a PC person and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Sleepy&#8221; Western Digital MyBook Saga</title>
		<link>http://www.macnoob.net/blog/2008/05/the-sleepy-western-digital-mybook-saga/</link>
		<comments>http://www.macnoob.net/blog/2008/05/the-sleepy-western-digital-mybook-saga/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 19:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Kelley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leopard]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[External hard drives have been a challenge for me on my Mac.  I&#8217;m pretty well-versed in the Windows &#8220;plug and play&#8221; methodology, but OS X either hides configuration options from the user or I&#8217;m too ignorant to know how to find them. As you might have read in one of my previous posts, I love [...]]]></description>
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