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Mac Setups: Photographer’s Home Office

Nov 4, 2012 - 12 Comments
Mac photographers home office

This weeks featured Mac setup is the home office of Ronny M., a professional photographer and videographer. Hardware shown includes: MacBook Air 13″ – 4GB, 128GB SSD iMac 27″ – 2.7Ghz Core i5, 16GB RAM, 1 TB HDD and 128 SSD, connected to two external displays Benq 17″ display on the left Samsung 19″ display … Read More

Mac Setups: A Vice President’s Desk

Oct 28, 2012 - 18 Comments
Mac VP desk

This great multi-Mac setup belongs to Terry R., a Vice President at a leading cybersecurity firm. You’ll find a wide variety of gear and software in use, with three different Macs and a handful of iOS devices, all of which provide an interesting look into how Apple hardware is used at the executive level. Hardware … Read More

Mac Setups: iOS & Web App Developer Desk

Oct 20, 2012 - 10 Comments
iOS App Developer setup

This weeks Mac setup comes to us from Chris C., an iOS and web app developer. Whether he’s writing code or designing a user interface, there’s plenty of great hardware in this beefy setup to get the job done: Macbook Pro with 15″ Retina Display – Core i7 2.6GHz,16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, GT650M 1GB Dell … Read More

Mac Setups: Simple Desk with a Great Apple Collection

Oct 13, 2012 - 6 Comments
Minimal MacBook Pro and iPad desk setup

The relatively simple Apple setup of Adranb is a bit of a contrast from some of the more decked out Mac setups we’ve shown lately, but that doesn’t make it any less functional, plus he’s got a great collection of Apple stuff that goes along with it.

Mac Setups: Chemistry Students Desk

Oct 6, 2012 - 7 Comments
Chemistry students Mac desk setup

This weeks Mac setup comes to us from Ryan W., a chemistry student in the UK who has a nice desk full of Apple gear. Hardware shown includes: MacBook Air (2012) – Core i5 1.7GHz, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD Mac Mini (2011) – Core i5 2.3GHz, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD LG IPS22V 22″ 1080p Display … Read More

Mac Setups: The DJ’s Desk

Sep 29, 2012 - 6 Comments
The Mac setup of a DJ

Macs have long dominated the realm of creatives, and musicians are no exception. This weeks great Mac setup comes to us from Vassilis T., a DJ in Thessaloniki, Greece. As you’d expect, the workstation is used to produce music, and the hardware shown includes: iMac 27″ (mid-2011) with 8GB RAM Pair of Stanton T62 turntables … Read More

Mac Setups: The Desk of a Startup Lead

Sep 22, 2012 - 17 Comments
Startup leaders Mac desk setup

Alex L. manages a startup in Brazil that builds web apps with Ruby on Rails, and, no surprise, he uses a bunch of great Apple gear to get the job done. Being a startup also means juggling a lot of hats, so beyond development the workstation gets used for design and film production. Hardware shown … Read More

Mac Setups: The Investigator’s Desk & Truck Workstation

Sep 15, 2012 - 18 Comments
an investigators Mac desk setup

This weeks featured setup is a really great two-for-one arrangement from Tim N., an investigator who was able to replace a bunch of different gadgets and hardware with some killer Apple gear both in the office and on the road. First up is his office setup, which includes some great Mac gear: iMac 27″ (2011) … Read More

Mac Setups: The Desk of a Contracts Attorney & Amateur Photographer

Sep 8, 2012 - 19 Comments
Contracts Attorney Mac setup

This weeks extremely impressive Mac setup comes to us from Albert M., a contracts attorney by day who is a serious amateur photographer in his spare time. With a range of powerful Apple hardware, tons of storage, and one of the best DSLR cameras around, this is one of those ultimate setups that could handle … Read More

Mac Setups: The Managing Director’s Home Office

Sep 1, 2012 - 18 Comments
Managing Director Home Office

This weeks featured Mac setup is the home office of Adam M., the Managing Director of a Canadian property consultancy. Adam works from home when focus is essential, and he’s got the hardware to support it: Mac Pro with 2.55GHz Quad Core, 6GB RAM Dual 27″ Apple Cinema Displays MacBook Pro 13″ for traveling and … Read More

Mac Setups: The Director of Software Platforms Desk

Aug 25, 2012 - 13 Comments
Sweet Mac setup of a Director of Software Platforms

This weeks awesome Mac setup comes to us from John K., the Director of Software Platforms for an R&D firm. The workstation is primarily used for software development for a wide variety of platforms, including iOS, Windows 7, Ubuntu, CentOS, and Open Solaris, the latter four of which run in VMWare on the Macs. Hardware … Read More

Mac Setups: The Desk of a Startup CEO

Aug 18, 2012 - 15 Comments
Startup CEO very clean and bright Mac setup

This ultra-clean and bright workstation is the Mac desk setup of the CEO of an (anonymous) internet startup. The Apple gear that gets the job done includes the following: MacBook Pro 13″- Mid 2011 – 2.7GHz i7, 8GB RAM, 1TB HD, OS X 10.8 iMac 27″ – Mid 2011 – 2.5 GHz i5, 12GB RAM, … Read More

The Mars Curiosity Rover is Basically a PowerMac G3 with Wheels

Aug 11, 2012 - 12 Comments
Mars Curiosity Rover is a PowerMac G3 on wheels

We already knew that NASA used a lot of Macs during the Mars Curiosity landing event, but hardcore Mac geeks will be interested to know the Rover itself is running on both hardware and software that Apple used not only in consumer Macs of yesteryear, but that Apple still uses today!

Mac Setups: The IBM Manager’s Desk

Aug 11, 2012 - 15 Comments
IBM Managers Mac desk setup

When you think of IBM, you probably don’t think of Macs, right? Well you probably thought wrong, because it turns out some IBM employees love their Macs! To prove that, here’s the awesome all-Mac desk setup of a manager at none other than Big Blue herself. Hardware shown in the picture includes: MacBook Pro 15″ … Read More

This Is What 100 Brand New MacBook Pro’s Look Like

Aug 7, 2012 - 7 Comments
100 MacBook Pro's from Kent College

Ever wondered what it would look like if you ordered 100 MacBook Pro’s? Now you know. These neatly arranged boxes aren’t from the living room of some eccentric Howard Hughes-esque Mac fan though, they’re Kent College’s fresh batch of MacBooks for the incoming student cohort this Fall. Each new student there gets a 13″ MacBook … Read More

NASA Used Tons of Macs & iPads for Mars Curiosity Landing

Aug 6, 2012 - 25 Comments
Mars Curiosity rover

Any Mac fan watching the Mars Curiosity landing last night probably noticed the abundance of glowing Apple logos on the desks of NASA engineers and scientists. Exactly how all the Macs participated in managing Curiosity from millions of miles away is unknown, but the overwhelming presence of MacBook Pro’s should tell you they played an … Read More

Mac Setups: The Traders Desk

Aug 4, 2012 - 18 Comments
Mac equities trader desk

Having tons of screen real estate tends to aid everyones productivity, but some tasks simply demand it. Case in point; the equities trading desk of Thomas W. with dual Cinema Displays. More screen space means more charts and more information, leading to smarter trades. Here’s the Apple hardware that’s making it all happen: Mac Pro … Read More

Mac Setups: The Art Directors Desk

Jul 28, 2012 - 10 Comments
The Art Director desk and Mac setup

This weeks Mac setup comes to us from Claus F., an art director from Denmark who uses all the Apple hardware for creating commercials, leaflets, tickets, DVD art, magazines, ads, and other graphics work. Hardware shown from left to right includes: MacBook Pro 1,1 (2006) – OS X 10.6.8 iPad 1 (2010) WiFi/3G – iOS … Read More

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