http://iboughtamac.com Safe haven for new Mac users Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:08:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last night, I decided to replace my hard drive. I had recently done it on my wife's 13" MacBook and it was super simple so I figured that my 17" (late 2006 model) would be easy as well. Boy, was I surprised when I downloaded the how-to guide. It was ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ibamcomments/~3/a4BC9NtIp24/ http://iboughtamac.com/2009/10/27/replacing-the-hd-in-a-17-macbook-pro/ This post has been a long time in the making. As many of you know, I love my Mac and all the apps I use on it are just as amazing. Since I am in the creative field, I didn't want to focus on the typical apps that I figured ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ibamcomments/~3/pFhYP2ESGI8/ http://iboughtamac.com/2009/10/15/my-favorite-mac-desktop-apps/ With iLife ’09, announced at Macworld 2009, Apple brought out some evolutionary new features to their popular suite of “digital lifestyle” applications. Whilst the updates aren’t ground-breaking and earth-shattering, they do add convenient functionality. iPhoto ’09 One of the biggest upgrades in the suite was to Apple’s photo-management app, iPhoto. In the ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ibamcomments/~3/JgLHYe8x7fM/ http://iboughtamac.com/2009/03/05/a-look-at-ilife-09/ Rumors are flying around about Steve's keynote speech for MacWorld 2008 being leaked to Wikipedia. I'm not sure if they are true, but if so, these notes look to be very exciting. Greetings! Welcome to Moscone Center Quick Overview: iPod/iTunes Today: 30 indie labels releasing their entire catalogs in iTunes Plus iTunes doing extremely ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ibamcomments/~3/zPOSxQXUSKU/ http://iboughtamac.com/2008/01/14/macworld-2008-keynote-notes-leaked/ August 7th was a day I won't forget. It was pouring rain, but I excitedly took the bus to my local Apple store to purchase the new iLife suite- iLife '08 - which Apple had released only a few hours earlier. I picked up the box, and I suddenly felt ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ibamcomments/~3/ukiDIIBqYmg/ http://iboughtamac.com/2007/08/24/the-imovie-08-controversy/ At the risk of making myself look like a complete noob once again, I am bearing my soul here in an effort to help someone else not willing to be as forthcoming as myself. I know that someone of my intelligence and experience should have discovered this LONG ago, but ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ibamcomments/~3/m3m7NKGTKq4/ http://iboughtamac.com/2007/03/10/trackpad-scrolling-on-a-macbook/ Keeping true to the tradition of keyboard shortcut posts, here's another essential list compiled off of the Firefox website. Those of you that are massive Firefox fans like me, know that having a reference list of useful keyboard shortcuts is important. Here, I have compiled a list of most of ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ibamcomments/~3/SrsMEQocbGI/ http://iboughtamac.com/2007/02/15/useful-keyboard-shortcuts-in-firefox/