Ruby 1.9.1 preview 1 was released yesterday. Though a binary distribution is not yet available for Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard), it is quite easy to install it from source. Firstly, make sure that you have Apple’s developer tools installed - they come on the same disk as Mac OS. Better still, download and install the [...]

It’s been a few years since the Indian Government has allowed citizens travelling abroad to bring in a new laptop duty free if they buy it overseas. So the question is, if you travel abroad or have friends traveling, is it worth it to purchase an Apple notebook abroad?
Below is a small matrix which shows [...]

Then this post just might be for you. Some resellers in India now have the 4th gen (aka ‘Nanochromatic’) 4 GB iPod nano available. These were created in limited quantities and have found their way to some stores in Asia and Europe. They are selling for Rs. 6,100.
Imagine in Bangalore is also offering discount [...]

Here are 3 little built-in apps that I recently discovered on the Mac OS. You can launch them from Applications/Utility or by typing in their names in Spotlight.
Grapher
Grapher clearly shows Apple’s historically strong presence in academia - especially sciences. Grapher, as the name implies, allows you to plot equations. You start Grapher, choose the type [...]

Apple officially announced the availability of the updated unibody aluminum MacBooks, MacBook Pros, MacBook Air and the 24″ Apple Cinema Display in India at a press conference in Mumbai this morning. We are told that the MacBooks and MacBook Pros are shipping today and the MacBook Air and the 24″ Apple Cinema Display will start [...]