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OWC Announces Industry’s First 16GB RAM Upgrade For Latest Apple Mac Mini Models | Other World Computing Blog

OWC Announces Industry’s First 16GB RAM Upgrade For Latest Apple Mac Mini Models

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

Other World Computing announced today through its in-house MaxRAM testing lab the first 12GB and 16GB Memory (RAM) upgrade kits available for the new Mid 2011 Mac mini models announced by Apple last week. These new OWC MaxRAM Kits, estimated to start shipping in seven days, join two existing and most popular memory upgrade sizes – 4GB and 8GB – that are available for immediate ordering starting at $37.99

OWC MaxRAM Memory Upgrades Up To 16GB for newly introduced 2011 models of Apple Mac mini and Mac mini Server with 2.0GHz, 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz and 2.7GHz Intel i5 or i7 processors:

Most Popular Memory Size Kits Immediately Available:

OWC 4GB DDR3 1333MHz Memory Kit (2 x 2GB memory modules) - $37.99 or as low as $33.99 after OWC offered factory 2 x 1GB memory trade-in rebate.

Up to $66 less vs. factory 4GB option for 2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5

OWC 8GB DDR3 1333MHz Memory Kit (2 x 4GB memory modules) – $79.99 or as low as $65.99 after OWC offered factory 2 x 2GB memory trade-in rebate.

Up to $234 less vs. factory 8GB options for all Mid 2011 Mac mini models.

Power-User Memory Kits for Available For Pre-Ordering:

OWC 12GB DDR3 1333MHz Memory Upgrade Kit (8GB + 4GB memory modules) - $749.99 or as low as $735.99 after OWC offered 2 x 2GB factory memory trade-in rebate. Replaces both existing factory memory modules for 12GB of total memory.

OWC 16GB DDR3 1333MHz Memory Upgrade Kit (2 x 8GB memory modules) – $1399.99 or as low as $1384.99 after OWC offered 2 x 2GB factory memory trade-in rebate. Replaces both existing factory memory modules for 16GB of total memory.

OWC Offers More Memory Choices For OS X Lion Users

While Apple’s official minimum RAM requirement for OS X Lion is 2GB, industry experts agree 4GB of RAM is the minimum that should be installed for optimum performance of typical daily computer usage. For more advanced uses such as graphics production, A/V editing, and/or running a virtual machine, 8GB to 16GB of RAM is highly recommended.

“With the largest lab of Apple computers outside of Apple, we’re pleased to continue our streak of being first to fully test and certify these new 12GB and 16GB options for Mac min 2011 and furthering their amazing capability,” said Larry O’Connor, Founder and CEO, Other World Computing. “Having our own on-site memory test lab ensures the quality, reliability, and capability not just for standard factory supported options, but also for development and certification of ‘MaxRAM’ memory upgrades to support user needs that require higher maximum amounts of installed memory otherwise not factory available.”

OWC MaxRAM Lab Confirms Performance And Compatibility

By maintaining its own lab with the industry’s most extensive collection of Apple Macintosh computers only second to Apple itself, OWC is uniquely positioned to develop memory upgrade kits that deliver maximum capacity, performance, and savings. OWC Memory Upgrade Kits are engineered with premium quality components and are fully tested and certified to meet, if not surpass, all Apple memory design and compatibility specifications and come backed by a Lifetime Advance Replacement Warranty.

30.12.11

Move Apps Out of the Applications Folder in OS X Lion

Dec 29, 2011 - 4 Comments

Move Applications out of the Applications folder in OS X Lion

Have you noticed when you try and move an application out of the /Applications folder in Mac OS X Lion you will end up creating an alias of the app instead? This is a security feature that is new to Lion, intended to help prevent accidentally deleting or moving apps, and in some ways it’s convenient way to quickly make an app alias.

If you want to move an app out of the Applications folder, hold down the Command key while dragging the app.

You will continue to need to enter the administrator password if you attempt to uninstall an app by dragging it into the Trash though.

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Mac Pro RAM

Max Ram:: 32GB-8x4GB (January 8, 2008, model Rev.A 16GB-8x2GB (2006 on August 7, 2006)
Arrangement:: 8 Slots for Rev.B 8 slots for Rev.A
What to buy:: 800 MHz FB-DIMM(Rev.B)** 667 MHz FB-DIMM (Rev.A)**
Brand:: Kingston is a popular choice, as well as modules with Micron, Nanya or Hynix chips. The important thing is that the modules must have the bulky licensed Apple Heatsinks on them, not just the slim Intel heatsinks.
Where to buy: Buy from a trusted online-source such as OWC or Locally
Price: Varies according to kits
How to install: Apple Instructions

The following are Mac Pro compatible Kingston RAM kits:

Mac Pro Workstation – From August 2006 to January 2008:
KTA-MP667AK2/1G 1GB 667MHz FBDIMM Kit (4-core and 8-core) Get Local Price
KTA-MP667AK2/2G 2GB 667MHz FBDIMM Kit (4-core and 8-core) Get Local Price
KTA-MP667AK2/4G 4GB 667MHz FBDIMM Kit (4-core and 8-core) Get Local Price
KTA-MP667AK2/8G 8GB 667MHz FBDIMM Kit (4-core and 8-core) Get Local Price

Mac Pro Workstation – From January 2008 to December 2008:
KTA-MP800K2/2G = 2GB 800MHz FBDIMM Kit Get Local Price
KTA-MP800K2/4G = 4GB 800MHz FBDIMM Kit Get Local Price
KTA-MP800K2/8G = 8GB 800MHz FBDIMM Kit Get Local Price

Mac Pro Workstation – From January 2009 onwards:
KTA-MP1066/1G = 1GB DDR3 1066MHz ECC DIMM (single) Get Local Price
KTA-MP1066/2G = 2GB DDR3 1066MHz ECC DIMM (single) Get Local Price
KTA-MP1066K3/6G = 6GB DDR3 1066MHz ECC DIMM Kit (3x 2GB) Get Local Price

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24.12.11

Web Design Categories | instantShift

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Cool Infographics - About

Randy is the author of the Cool Infographics blog that highlights some of the best examples of data visualizations and infographics found in magazines, newspapers and on the Internet.

The Cool Infographics blog has quickly grown to be one of the top sites in the information design industry. With an average over 3,500 visitors per day and 250,000 page views per month, the site has reached a Google Page Rank of 6/10.

DataScene Documentation

Introduction to DataScene

About DataScene
Licenses
System Requirements

Getting Started

Installation, Uninstallation, and Update of DataScene
Using Help
Quick Start Information

Tutorials

Tutorial 1. Interacting with the User Interface
Tutorial 2 - Working with Projects and Documents
Tutorial 3 - Creating Series and Graphs
Tutorial 4 - Manipulating Series and Graphs
Tutorial 5 - Manipulating Axes, Legend, and Titles
Tutorial 6. Working with Data Tables
Tutorial 7. Graph Animation
Tutorial 8. Series Functions - Part I
Tutorial 9. Series Functions - Part II
Tutorial 10. Real-time Graphing and Processing

DataScene Basics

DataScene User Interface
Dock Panel
Navigator
ToolBox
Messages Window
Project
Document

Data Table and Sequence

Data Table
Data Sequence
Column and Cell Formulas
2D Grids
Real-time Graphing and Processing

Series and Graphs

Series

Supported Series

Area
Arrow
Bar
BoxPlot
Bubble
Candle
Color Grid
Contour
Donut
Error
Error Bar
Floating Bar
Gantt
High-Low
Histogram
Horizontal Area
Horizontal Bar
Horizontal BoxPlot
Horizontal Histogram
Horizontal 3D Line
Image Bar
Joined Bar
Line
3D Line
Line Point
Pie
Point
3D Point
Point & Figure
Polar
Polar Bar
Radar
Smith
Surface
Tower
Triangle Surface
Vector
Volume
Water Fall

Graph Document
Graph Sequence
Graph Theme
Animation through Time Travel
Animation through Sequence

Series Functions

Series Functions

Supported Series Functions

Add
Average
Count
Cubic Spline
Cumulate
Differentiate
Divide
FFT
FFT Filter
High
Integrate
Low
Linear Regression
Median
Moving Average
Multiply
Nonlinear Fit
Standard Deviation
Subtract
Variance

Menus, Toolbars, and Dialog Boxes

2D Rectangular/Circular Grid Dialog Box
Animation Meter Editor
Animation Generator Dialog Box
Application Menus
Application Toolbars
Aspect Editor
Axis Editor
Brush Editor
Column/Cell Formula Dialog Box
Contour Mark Editor
Data Menu
Data Sequence Dialog Box
Data Sequence Editor
Double Collection Editor
Export Data Dialog Box
Export Graph Dialog Box
File Menu
Formula Editor
Frame Editor
Graph Menu
Graph Sequence Dialog Box
Graph Size Dialog Box
Help Menu
Legend Editor
Line Editor
Mark Editor
Panel Editor
Pen Editor
Point Editor
Print Preview Dialog Box
Program Options Dialog Box
Project Menu
Rich Text Editor
Refresh Linked Data Dialog Box
Shadow Editor
Sequence To Table Dialog Box
Series Axes Dialog Box
Series Components Dialog Box
Series Editor
Series Piece Editor
Text Data Source Dialog Box
Text Editor
Text Tool Editor
Time Travel Dialog Box
Title Editor
ToolBox
View Menu
Wall Editor

DataScene - A Scientific Graphing Software with Chart Animation, Data Analysis, and Real-time Data Monitoring

DataScene - A Technical Plotting, Animation, Data Analysis, and Data Monitoring Program

DataScene is a scientific graphing, animation, data analysis, and monitoring program. DataScene is developed with the latest generation graphical library and computational technology.

DataScene features an extremely powerful and user-friendly interface. The user can easily plot brilliant 2D & 3D graphs (Area graph, Bar graph, Contour graph, Pie graph, Line graph, Histogram graph, Surface graph, Polar graph, and more) with scientific, financial, and statistical data, manipulate, print, and export high quality graphs, analyze data with various mathematical methods (fitting curves, calculating statics, FFT, and more), create attractive graph animations for presentations, classes, and web pages, and monitor and chart real-time data with a few mouse clicks.

DataScene is an ideal tool for scientists, engineers, and office users to graph and analyze their data for publications, reports, and presentations.

Feature Highlights

	Plotting 39 types of graphs with brilliant graph quality.
	3D canvas for most graph types.
	Supporting a wide variety of highly customizable graphical elements, such as transparent color, solid brush, gradient brush, image brush, hatch brush with 56 textures, shadow, visual aspect settings, etc.
	Highly customizable and feature-rich graph axes, legend, marks, titles, and walls.
	Rich text graph annotations with a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) editor.
	Supporting 16 built-in graph themes and custom theme.
	Analyzing and processing data using column and cell formulas.
	Processing graphs with various series functions, such as Cublic Spline, Moving Average, Integrate, Differentiate, FFT, Nonlinear Regression/Curve Fitting, and more.
	Powerful math parser supporting various built-in mathematical and text functions, including special functions such as Bessel, Beta, Gamma, Error, Hypergeometric, etc.
	Creating chart animation using time-dependent mathematical formulas.
	Creating chart animation using sequences of business and/or scientific data.
	Monitoring, charting, and processing real-time data.
	Importing data from MS Excel, and various text file formats (any delimiters, CSV, and fixed-width columns), ODF spreadsheets, and MS Access databases.
	Exporting to a variety of graph formats: BMP, JPG, TIFF, PNG, GIF, EMF, PostScript, and PDF.
	Exporting animated charts to AVI and animated GIF for offline presentations (e.g., with PowerPoint), classes, and web pages.
	Super clean, friendly, context-sensitive, and configurable user interface.
	A rich set of graphical and data tools.
	Automatic graph update and result recalculation upon data source change.

Supported Operating Systems

Windows(98SE, NT, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, and Win7), Linux, and Unix/X11.

The Talk-o-Meter: Measure the Give and Take in Your Conversations

Conversation is an art. And, as with other art forms, creating a good conversation requires careful use of positive and negative space. In other words, you generally don't want one person dominating a conversation by talking all the time.

Technology to the rescue. The Talk-o-Meter is an iPhone app that's designed to give people feedback about how much they're talking in a conversation. You place your phone on the table and the app automatically recognizes the voices of the interlocutors and keeps track how much time each person spends talking. During the conversation, the screen displays the balance of talking time in 1-, 2-, or 5-minute intervals. If one person's talking much more than the other, you can see it on the screen. Right now the app only works for conversations between two people "who do not have similar voices and talk in a quiet environment." A version for conversations between more people is in the works.

It would be pretty passive-aggressive to pull this out when you sit down to coffee with a confessed chatterbox, but you could use it covertly if you're just curious about whether your conversations have an equitable give-and-take. We all like civilized discourse, right?

A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

5) Be Different: If you can avoid it, don’t use a bar chart, a line chart or a pie chart. This infographic of visualization styles is a great resource to help determine a good visual to use for your data. The different styles are grouped together by the type do data they are trying to communicate and in the interactive version, an example is shown as you mouse over each style.

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