The Summer of Mac Gems

This summer, the Mac Gems blog will feature a low-cost or free Mac program every day until the middle of August. Some programs will be simple, some will be niche programs, and some will just be programs that have been waiting too long for coverage. The one thing they have in common is that all are Mac Gems.

Toshiba lays claim to ‘world’s lightest’ laptopToshiba on Tuesday said it launched the ‘world’s lightest’ laptop, competing with the MacBook Air in the ultraportable market.
Firefox 3.0 released, servers overwhelmedFirefox 3.0 is now available for download, presuming you can actually get through to Mozilla's overwhelmed servers.

Product	Score	Price
15-inch MacBook Pro/2.4GHz	204	$1,899.00
15-inch MacBook Pro/2.5GHz	222	$2,478.00
17-inch MacBook Pro/2.5GHz	219	$2,679.00
13-inch MacBook/2.4GHz (white)	193	$1,288.88
13-inch MacBook/2.4GHz (black)	196	$1,479.00
13-inch MacBook/2.1GHz	180	$1,088.88
MacBook Air/1.6GHz	124	$1,650.65

Product	Score	Price
24-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.8GHz	268	$1,721.15
Mac Pro/8-core 2.8GHz Xeon 5400	314	$2,594.57
20-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.66GHz	254	$1,434.12
20-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.4GHz	230	$1,147.09
Mac mini Core 2 Duo/1.83GHz	159	$559.99
Mac mini Core 2 Duo/2GHz	172	$777.77

Product	Score	Price
24-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.8GHz	268	$1,721.15
15-inch MacBook Pro/2.4GHz	204	$1,899.00
15-inch MacBook Pro/2.5GHz	222	$2,478.00
17-inch MacBook Pro/2.5GHz	219	$2,679.00
13-inch MacBook/2.4GHz (white)	193	$1,288.88
13-inch MacBook/2.4GHz (black)	196	$1,479.00
Mac Pro/8-core 2.8GHz Xeon 5400	314	$2,594.57
20-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.66GHz	254	$1,434.12
20-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.4GHz	230	$1,147.09
Xserve (2.8GHz Quad-Core Xeon) (2008)
13-inch MacBook/2.1GHz	180	$1,088.88
Mac mini Core 2 Duo/1.83GHz	159	$559.99
Mac mini Core 2 Duo/2GHz	172	$777.77
MacBook Air/1.6GHz	124	$1,650.65

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iWork and Office: How to share files
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OS X virtualization options limited for desktop users
OS X does many things better than does Vista. Its restriction on virtualization is not one of those things.
Snow Leopard: Back to Basics
Apple's new Snow Leopard announcement -- no new features, just stability and speed improvements -- is music to Jason Snell's ears.
Fearless WWDC keynote predictions
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Ihnatko: WWDC goes mainstream
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Does Apple have an OS X update up its sleeve?
Rumor sites have speculated that OS X 10.6 could be previewed at next week's WWDC and released as soon as January’s Macworld Expo. Here’s one take on why this seemingly odd timing might make sense.

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Dj software for Mac?
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iWeb hyperlink to file problem
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Does anyone know a good DVD to PSP converter???
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iMovie '08 file help
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GarageBand Mix Down Blues :-(
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Mac Gems Weblog: Fantastic flash cards
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Cache Out X
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