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Mac Tip - Mixable versus Non-Mixable Modules
The Mac Pro 4,1 (when upgraded to Lion and above) and Mac Pro 5,1 can use 8GB and 16GB modules. These modules are a great upgrade for your machine, packing a large RAM upgrade into one slot, allowing you to boost your machine's memory incredibly high - but they present a unique challenge smaller sized modules do not have. 16GB DIMMs currently only come in a non-mixable (sometimes called registered) variety - at this time, there is no manufacturer producing mixable (or unbuffered) 16GB DIMMs. This means 16GB DIMMs can only be installed in your Mac Pro with other 16GB...
Creative Spot - Illustration Friday
Dealing with artist's block is a given for any artist, no matter your medium. Frequent advice is to just plow forward and create just for the sake of creating. At some point the passion will reignite and you can continue to burst forward. But if your creative brain is really dried up, it can be hard to even put pencil to paper, or to take the camera out in public and just start shooting. There are websites out there with keyword suggestions or theme suggestions to get you started in just being active and creating, even if the prompt is...
Mac Tip - What mAh Means for Batteries
Looking to purchase a Ramjet battery but confused by some of the terminology? Today we'll look at what mAh means and how it relates to the life you will get out of your battery. mAh is shorthand for milliamp hours, which is how electronic power over time can be measured. With a higher milliamp rating, the fully-charged battery is capable of powering a device for a longer amount of time, or capable of powering a device that consumes more power. Different manufacturers measure their battery capacity in slightly different ways, but for the purposes of a laptop battery, you can...
Creative Spot - Apple fighting to win back Adobe users
Last week, the LA Times ran a story detailing Apple's new campaign in which they are launching new updates to Final Cut Pro X, and a series of videos promoting why video professionals should be using Final Cut Pro - reaching out to the users they are acutely aware they lost to Adobe Premiere. The response so far from professionals seems to be skeptical, not only because they still feel a bit stung over the initial loss of features in FCP X, but because they feel like Apple has been ignoring them lately - with comments like "where's the new...
Mac Tip - Using your Mac as a server
Apple currently makes two machines that come in a variation intended to be used as a server. The Mac Pro 5,1 Server has multiple options: The Quad-core, the 8-core, the 6-core, and the 12-core. The other option is the 6,1 or 6,2 Mac Mini Server. There are clearly a few differences between the decision to use the Mac Pro or Mac Mini as your server. The Mac Pro is highly upgradable whereas the Mini has limitations on how far it can be upgraded due to it's size. The other major difference is that the 5,1 Mac Pro uses ECC DIMMs...