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Hello. I am Joel Marcey, author of this personal blog.
Check out my joint venture with acclaimed programming language instructor, Rex Jaeschke, called Programming Classroom
I am also owner of Twin Roots, a consulting and software development company.
Category Archives: Apple
In Search of Good Mac OS X Software for my Apple MacBook Pro
Please help me choose a good financial software package, blogging software program and anti-virus program for my Mac. Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Blogging, Mac, Software
Tagged Anti-Virus, Blog Writing, Finances, Microsoft Money, OS X, Quicken, Windows Live Writer
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Boot Camp 2.1 Update Gave Me Hell!
I have a MacBook Pro, 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM laptop. I can dual boot either into Mac OS X Leopard or Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit via the Boot Camp technology provided by Apple. So here … Continue reading
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) – Initial Impressions
OK, I have been able to “play” with Leopard a little bit and here are my initial impressions: My System MacBook Pro 15″, 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, 100 GB Hard Drive Best Feature Spaces. Having different … Continue reading
Pirates of Silicon Valley
I just watched Pirates of Silicon Valley (again). It was originally a TNT made-for-TV movie, it came out on DVD/VHS a few years back, and apparently it is on YouTube as well. For a techy person like me, this movie was … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Microsoft, Personal
Tagged Bill Gates, Computer History, Movies, Steve Jobs
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Goodbye Tiger, Hello Leopard
Today at 6 PM, where ever you are in the world, Apple lets yet another big cat out of its cage. Leopard, the next major Mac operating system update from Apple, will be delivered, bought and/or installed on many a Mac … Continue reading
Apple Will Allow 3rd Party Applications for the iPhone
This is good news! Why? Well, 2 reasons: Customers and developers alike have demanded this functionality, and Apple has seen the light. Applications that just run in the iPhone version of Safari was not going to cut it. My new business … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Development, Micro ISV, Technology
Tagged Apple, Development, iPhone, Programming
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Gateway One, an IMac killer!
Ha! Just kidding. I just noticed this on the Gateway site: http://www.gateway.com/programs/one/index.php But, it does raise an interesting question. Are we seeing the end of the “box” computer as we know it? Is this new sleek, efficient design going to … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Computers, Mac, Technology
Tagged Apple, future of computers, Gateway, Gateway One, iMac
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