When an Apple contact told me last night that there would be new Macbook Pros today, I was a little skeptical. But alas, Apple came through this morning releasing updated MacBook Pros. The MBP hasn’t received an update since it was released in January of 2006. The most notable additions include a Core 2 Duo processor and a FireWire 800 port.
The Core 2 Duo makes the updated MacBook Pros up to 39% faster than its Core Duo predecessors. They ship with 1GB RAM standard for the 2.16GHz models and 2GB for the 2.33GHz models. Memory is expandable up to 3GB. Optical drives run at 6x dual-layer while the 17-inch MacBook Pro gets an 8x dual-layer drive. Users have the option of a 200GB hard drive via BTO as well as a new accessory, the MagSafe Airline power adapter.
Google Releases Custom Search
Stealing the thunder from Rollyo, Google now lets users roll their own search engines through their Co-op service. Anyone can create a custom search engine by providing Co-op a list of websites to search. In addition users have control over how the results are displayed as well as the priority of the results. The Google blog has the story.
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Upon checking this out, three features stood out:
1) You can exclude sites that you do not want in the results.
2) You can easily do so using the Google Marker.
3) Anyone can volunteer to help.
So we decided to throw up an experiment to encourage everyone to mark spam sites to be excluded from search results.
Working together as a community we may be able to radically improve the quality of the search results (or perhaps just get in a blacklisting war?)
The result is Putch – http://www.putch.com
Actually, the MacBook Pros have recived an update (only one though) since their release. The came out as 1.83GHz and 2GHz models – before this update they were 2GHz and 2.16GHz.
I would know – I was so disapointed when they eliminated my 1.83GHz MacBook Pro from their line up.
Ah yeah I remember that.. but it was really soon after they launched it… like some people ordered the 1.83 and were automatically bumped up to the 2.0.
Not me – I ordered my 1.83GHz a few months after the orriginal release (maybe March?), and a month later they bumped up speeds, at the same time as the MacBooks were released as I recall.
Argh… Just my luck. I received a new 15″ MBP 2 weeks ago. So I miss out on Core Duo 2 and a Firwire 800 port. Argh. I should have waited…but then, who knew.
On the Google thing, is this a play to go after Delicious?
If I can now “mark” everyting I want to keep track of and then search for it later (only among my own marked sites), haven’t I just avoided the step of “tagging?” Why would I use delicious?
No I don’t think Google had any intent to pursue del.icio.us with this one.. much more along the lines of personalized search engines for use on any site as rollyo does.
@jerry – look at your order. you should be able to upgrade given its not a BTO (built to order) theres a 14 day and/or 30 day
http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/salespoliciesEdIndividual.html#Returns
im a month out. ;)
@oneighturbo: Thanks for the pointer…I’m outside 14 days, but I will call and see what they say….the worst they can say is “no”.
@oneighturbo: I don’t know who you are but I owe you big time. :-)
oneighturbo = mr. http://flickr.com/photos/oneighturbo/
@jerry – sounds like you have a MBP CD2 coming your way? Congrats! Thats awesome! Kinda cool how this whole cyclic net effect just worked.
I tried to wait but there was an edu iPod deal that ended on Oct. 16th so I had to jump at that.
as Paul pointed out thats my flickr page, click my name for my VW blog and http://www.coreybeaman.com for my personal blog.
Damn, and I just got mine from London Drugs.
I only have one question:
Is RSS incluided in these new Mac Book Pros or people can actually buy it thinking it will be reliable?
@oneighturbo: Yes. and again…thanks.
Phew Google is getting bigger by the minute… thanks for the update Paul.
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