I contributed a piece to the latest MacUser magazine (149-2) which is a step by step on upgrading your MacBook Pro to Solid State Storage – but with an additional twist; this one covers how to have both a traditional hard drive in your MacBook (for the massive iPhoto/iTunes libraries) whilst also having a smaller [...]

I’ve owned (and sold) just about every computer Apple has made since 2000. My current weapon of choice is the MacBook Pro. It’s the only solution when you need a bit of oomph but you also need to take it with you (I’ve tried but a Mac Pro won’t fit in my rucksack no matter [...]

In this related post, I made the argument that if you wanted to see a noticeable difference in the speed of your Mac or PC you should opt for an SSD drive over a conventional hard drive. If you care about performance there is currently no better value upgrade you can perform on your system. [...]

Whether it’s a PC or a Mac, it’s fair to say that everybody wants their machine to go faster. As such, I often get asked what the easiest way to speed up a computer is. And there’s a simple answer: buy an SSD drive. It’s worth pointing out here I’m talking about a real tangible [...]