One of the things that drives me crazy about setting up a new machine is getting everything set up the way I had it before.

Garageband has been one of the worst programs to set up for me, because every time I've looked into moving my loops and instruments over, I always get the 'you just need to re-install your Jam Packs' answer…but I've finally got it down to a few simple steps to make life good again without having to re-install. Read more on Moving All Your Garageband Loops, Instruments, and Settings To a New Computer…

Read more on Moving All Your Garageband Loops, Instruments, and Settings To a New Computer…

The Sony Vaio UX-280P Micro PC appears to be a dream come true. Carry your laptop around in your coat pocket. Use it while standing in line or at half time at the kids' soccer games. Wireless Internet pretty much wherever you are with Cingular's Edge network. Sony, where have you been all my life? I HAD to have one of these. Read more on A couple of days with the Sony Vaio UX-280P…

Today I installed Windows Vista RC2 on an old HP Pavilion laptop that needed rebuilding. Being the gear magnet I am, I love just about anything technology related that's new. This includes new software and OSs. I was impressed with how smoothly the Vista install went, getting me from initial install screen to the brand new desktop in what seemed like an unusually quick fashion, despite the 2 year old HP. Read more on Windows Vista in My Future?…

While cruising around the SlingMedia.com site tonight to grab the SmartPhone version of the player, I happened upon the link for the Beta Mac version – whoohoo! So far so good. More information after putting it through it's paces, but grab a copy here.

Read more on Finally, SlingPlayer for the Mac Users!…

So the MacBook Pro with Core 2 Duo is officially out now, on the Apple website. Apple is claiming a 39% speed boost, and offering twice the memory and a FireWire 800 port on the new machines. I've been wondering if these new machines will have that much of a jump in speed from the 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo model I currently have….gonna have to go visit the Mac Store and find out….when they get them, of course.

Pricing starts at $1,999 for the 15" 2.16 GHz model, and $2,499 for the 15" 2.33 GHz model, which are a available today. 17" model is available next week for $2,799.

via Gizmodo Read more on Bam! MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo Arrives!…

The Targus Mini Kaleidoscope Optical Retractable Mouse is a cool little mouse that is perfect for traveling around with your MacBook, or any other notebook you may be toting along. The 3/4 sized mouse sports a retractable USB cord making it ideal for keeping in a notebook bag with out getting cluttered up, or tangled in with the gazillion other gadgets in my bag. Of course, my kids love it for another reason…. Read more on My Kids' Favorite Mouse – The Kaleidoscope…

As more and more manufacturers get their ExpressCard EV-DO options out on the market, a great solution for MacBook Pro users continues to be the first card released, the Dell 5700 EV-DO ExpressCard. Read more on Dell 5700 ExpressCard – Still A Great EV-DO Option for MacBook Pro…