Glenn Wolsey

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

One of the smaller announcements of the day are the new applications released in a software update for the iPod touch. Mail, Maps, Notes, Widgets, Weather, and Stocks are all included in the iPod touch software update pack, which retails for $20 USD ($27 NZD). Like many other Mac enthusiasts, I purchased the pack immediately [...]

I’m still hard at work finishing up a NZ national computing course, hence the lack of recent blog activity. In the mist of an eventful past few weeks, I’ve sorted a solution to something which has been on my mind for quite some time, a reliable active photo storage system complete with a backup. The [...]

Most will remember the recent controversy surrounding the MacHeist 2 lead-up. Thankfully, this is in the past and the MacHeist 2 bundle is now for sale. It’s those two weeks again, the two weeks which were labeled as the week of indie Mac developers by many last year. This years MacHeist bundle features eleven popular [...]

Those involved in any kind of video work will be able to relate to the grueling chore of long encoding sessions, especially if you’re not on an exceptionally quick Intel based machine. Video encoding takes time, hogs your machines resources, and is a long and tentative task. I’m lucky enough to own a powerful dual-core [...]

I’ve randomly selected the three winners for last weeks competition to win one of three copies of BitClamp, the excellent encryption application for Mac OSX. BitClamp is a brand new $20 shareware application which allows you to encrypt files and folders to protect them from prying eyes. BitClamp is fast and easy to use. Simply [...]

I recently set out on a mission to track down an excellent 2.1 speaker system to hook up to my MacBook Pro for continuous playback of music through iTunes, and other various entertainment requirements. I’d heard a lot of good things about Altec Lansing’s FX6021 range, and had played with them a few times within [...]

Just dropping in with a quick note this evening, a little giveaway – it’s been a while since I last ran one. I’ve been in contact with Daniel Greg recently, developer of a brand new application called BitClamp. BitClamp is a brand new $20 shareware application which allows you to encrypt files and folders to [...]

The overall transition from a powerful desktop to a slim portable machine has been very smooth to date. I enjoy portability much more than the added power of the desktop machine, the MacBook Pro is one tool I don’t think I could go without now having used it for a few weeks. However, there has [...]

Malcor. Most of you probably know that name by now. No, Malcor wasn’t real. Malcor wasn’t me. Malcor was created by the guys behind MacHeist. Here’s the story. The whole idea of Malcor was to lead up into the MacHeist 2 story-line and first mission with a buzz. The guys really wanted to make season [...]

I have a constant flow of emails reaching my inbox subjecting RAM on a day-to-day basis. I struggle to keep up with all of these emails/questions, and see the need for a detailed piece on a few of the most frequently asked questions. Let’s start with a quick explanation of RAM for those who know [...]

For several years I’ve gone by the theory that it’s best to invest as much money as you can into a powerful and reliable desktop machine, while spending any leftover money on a less expensive notebook. This mindset was reinforced by my decision to purchase a Mac Pro earlier this year. Having my new Santa [...]

To sum it up in one simple sentence, I’ve sold my Mac Pro and am making the move to a much more mobile setup. A few weeks back I was approached by a company which I can’t reveal just yet about a sponsorship deal for a MacBook Pro. As I’ve been on-the-go and traveling a [...]

To put it bluntly, I’m rather stunned by a majority of the reaction to the release of Twitterrific 3.0 this morning by The Iconfactory. The two things which are creating controversy include the decision to include ads in the application, and the new registration structure put in place by the Iconfactory team. The list of [...]

Mail in Leopard was one of the features I was thoroughly looking forward to from day one when Steve and his team stood up on stage an announced it. Due to the fact that I receive so many emails day in day out, it was only normal that I was excited about the forthcoming changes [...]

When the first details of Leopard sprung onto the scene at WWDC 2006, Spaces was something which caught the eye for a second, and immediately disappeared from my mind. Even over the past few weeks when the official feature list was posted on Apple’s website and Spaces was featured as one of the main components [...]