Glenn Wolsey

Mac mini. iMac. MacBook. MacBook Pro. Mac Pro – I’ve had them all. Since my first Apple product in 2004, I’ve experienced almost every machine in Apple’s lineup. I’ve owned consumer aimed iMac machines, powerful creative professional workhorse the Mac Pro, and three different portable machines each with their own unique attributes and use purposes.
My [...]

When it comes to its line of portable machines, Apple has been guilty of regular ‘first generation product’ issues. The initial MacBook Air (revision A) was no exception as users experienced a handful of problems on receiving the laptop.
Notable issues included reports of far less than the advertised battery life/expectancy, and extremely noisy system [...]

The feature set for the next iteration of Apple’s operating system, Snow Leopard continues to grow as the release date approaches upon us.
It has been reported that QuickTime Player X now supports playback out of the box for .flv videos, and furthermore: it can save those videos to m4v. Think about this concept little further, [...]

I’ll be first to admit I’m not the most responsible when it comes to the use of mobile technology while I’m driving. I’m constantly changing songs on the iPhone which plays via the auxiliary input in my car stereo, searching for directions on Google Maps, texting, and making phone calls.
The latter of the matters is [...]

Based on sales, Tweetie has been the elite iPhone application for Twitter since the App Store launched. Sitting in the top 20 paid downloads for months on end Tweetie has been exposed to a huge number of people, no doubt a major factor in why the announcement and release of the desktop application created so [...]

Introducing DroboPro. A brand-new 8 bay storage system from Data Robotics. The new Drobo Pro looks amazing for those with heavy storage requirements. It holds up to eight drives instead of four, uses a dual core ARM microprocessor and has the ability to survive two simultaneous disk failures.
It supports multiple operating systems and file systems [...]

Another repeat of MacHeist, another bucketload of poorly thought out criticism by bloggers toward the way the system works. For those not aware, MacHeist which is currently in the middle of its third ’season’ is a bundle of 12 popular Mac applications been sold for the low price of $39 (normal retail price of the [...]

When I purchased the 3G iPhone, I didn’t think twice about the feature-set changes from the original iPhone. I was simply excited at the fact New Zealand would be one of the launching countries of the new phone after more than a years waiting.
The two new phone features over the original – 3G and [...]

As a teenager it’s perfectly normal, and almost expected of ones self to view the power of bass in sound systems as a number one priority.
Sure, when I’m cruising around in the car with my mates I love a bit of punch in my system, but outside of the car I’ve realized there’s so much [...]

Apple’s new line of notebook computers have been well received by a vast majority of the online demographics, both in the blogosphere and on Twitter. The usual cycle of an Apple notebook computer followed this transition.
- Initial product release.
- Processor updates and faster bus speeds.
- Slight increase in hard-drive capacity.
- Rinse and repeat every 8-12 [...]

Apple today announced a new product to its display lineup, the 24″ LED Cinema Display which consumers have been waiting on for some time now. Entering the product line at a price of $899 the new display is poised to impress.
Compatible with MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro systems with Mini DisplayPort, yet we’re still [...]

When it was announced the iPhone 3G would be released in New Zealand a couple of months back, I was extremely excited having lived under over a year of rumors of the phone coming into the country.
Three days before its arrival in New Zealand, Vodafone NZ released a statement saying the iPhone would retail for [...]

I’ve been thinking abut the way I use the computer a lot over the past seven days. A majority of thinking has gone into the process so far and as the week has past, I’ve noticed developing trends regarding which applications I’m using most frequently.
While a switch to a MacBook Air may or may not [...]

I try out dozens of new applications each and every week, and get along well with a handful of software developers . Based on my experience with Macintosh software, I have my own standards and my own personal opinion on what makes a Mac application exceptional in its field.
My three points of consideration? Interface, simplicity [...]

After reading dozens and dozens of various posts related to the MacBook Air, the verdict is all over the board in regard to how the machine has been received by the community and general consumers.
After publishing my first thoughts, I came to the consensus that the MacBook Air had a lot going for it, and [...]

Will Shipley, head developer of Delicious Monster’s drawcard (well, only) application Delicious Library has received his new MacBook Air. Replacing his now old (and sold) 2.33Ghz Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro as his main coding system.
Really? Apple’s ’slowest’ computer is the new main coding machine for one of the most well known Mac shareware developers. [...]

Three months ago, I sold a top of the line workhorse machine, the Apple Mac Pro. Six weeks later, I sold the 4.1 million pixel wonder I had connected to it, more commonly known as the 30″ Apple Cinema Display. Why? The move to a complete portable platform had become more and more attractive as [...]

Macworld received its first baseline MacBook Air earlier this morning, and has posted initial benchmarks using its in-house Speedmark test suite courtesy of the lab.
The results are not mind-blowing as expected, slower than all other current model Mac’s in the open market. Including the MacBook Pro and the MacBook.
For this first set of tests, we [...]

After arriving back from Napier, New Zealand and sorting through a few dozen RSS feeds, I’ve come across a few cool things – one of them is the Macworld Keynote presented in high-definition Quicktime format, directly from Apple.
If you haven’t already watched the keynote, now couldn’t be a better time. In 720P (1280×720) at 30FPS, [...]

Unbelievably thin. Astonishingly slick. Knocking on excessively expensive. The new Apple MacBook Air has turned more than a few heads in different directions since its unveiling on Tuesday morning.
There are things in the MacBook Air that aren’t perfect, and some that aren’t even near acceptable. But these are the trade offs that must be had [...]