Category Archives: Mac

Google Chrome is "Officially" Released; and Gmail is still in Beta?

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Joel Marcey

Well, talk about interesting. As seen in this article, Google has dropped the beta label from its web browser, called Chrome. Why do I find this interesting? Well, a product coming out of beta into release is actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Google, Mac, Technology, Windows | Tagged Beta, Chrome, GMail, Software | Leave a comment

Choosing an Online Storage or Backup Service

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Joel Marcey

Help me choose a good online backup and/or storage provider based upon a set of crtieria. Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Mac, Technology, Windows | Tagged Amazon S3, Backup, Box.Net, Carbonite, DropBox, ElephantDrive, iDrive, JungleDisk, MobileMe, Mozy, Online Backup, Online Storage, SkyDrive, Slicehost, Storage | 2 Comments

State of the Me – Quick Hits

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Joel Marcey

It has been a while since I have given a progress report of where things stand for me professionally. Back when I worked for Intel, I was mandated to give monthly status report. I am feeling nostalgic today. Here is … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Business, Career, Entrepreneurship, Mac, Micro ISV, Technology | Tagged Ideas, Professional Summary, Webhosts, WordPress | 1 Comment

Boot Camp 2.1 Update Gave Me Hell!

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Joel Marcey

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 →

Posted in Apple, Computers, Mac, Windows | Tagged Boot Camp, Software Updates | 3 Comments

Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) – Initial Impressions

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Joel Marcey

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 →

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Goodbye Tiger, Hello Leopard

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Joel Marcey

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 →

Posted in Apple, Mac, Microsoft, Technology | Tagged Leopard, Tiger, Vista | 5 Comments

Gateway One, an IMac killer!

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Joel Marcey

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 | Leave a comment

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