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Mac Setups: Computer Science Teaching Desk

Mar 17, 2012 - 14 Comments
Mac teacher setup

This Mac setup comes to us from Barry L, a high school computer science teacher in South Carolina. The Apple gear is used to teach AP Computer Science, Computer Programming, and Computer Science Research, and the classroom is gradually converting to Macs from a bunch of Dells running Windows XP, which will then be used … Read More

Mac Setup: MacBook Pro 13″ iOS & Web Development Workstation

Mar 10, 2012 - 4 Comments
iOS Developers Desk

This weeks Mac setup comes to us from Raphael C, who uses his Apple gear for iOS and web development. It’s a fairly simple setup, which is perfect for getting things done without too many distractions. Here’s the hardware in use: Macbook Pro 13″ mid-2011 model Samsung 22″ T220 Display Apple Wireless Keyboard Magic Trackpad … Read More

Mac Setups: iOS Developers Home Office

Mar 3, 2012 - 10 Comments
iOS Developers Home Office

Ever wonder what an iOS developers home office looks like? This great Mac setup should give you an idea. Coming to us from Henry in Florida, this setup is used primarily for iOS development and photography. There’s a lot of great Apple hardware here, including: 2011 MacBook Air i7 with 256GB SSD 2008 Mac Pro … Read More

Mac Setups: MacBook Air 13″, Samsung 25″ Display, and iPad 2

Feb 25, 2012 - 9 Comments
MacBook Air office

This classic Mac desk setup comes to us from Richard, who has a range of Apple gear to get work done. Shown in the picture is: Macbook Air 13″ resting on a mStand by Rain Design Samsung 24″ LED display attached to the MacBook Air iPad 2 sitting on an elago P2 Stand External 1TB … Read More

Mac Setups: iMac Amateur Music Studio

Feb 18, 2012 - 1 Comment

This weeks Mac setup comes to us from Ben, a graphic and motion designer from Italy who spends his spare time composing music. The hardware he uses for these pursuits includes: iMac 21.5″ Apple Wireless Keyboard Magic Mouse M-Audio KeyStudio 49 (Keyboard) AKG – K66 headphones Logitech speakers Great Mac setup Ben, thanks for sending … Read More

A Brief Look at How Developers Test for iOS Application Compatibility

Feb 12, 2012 - 4 Comments
Lots of iPhones, iPads, iPods, and Androids

Have you ever wondered how an iOS developer tests for application compatibility with the myriad of devices and versions of iOS out there? This picture from developer David Smith gives us an idea, as you can see it takes a lot of hardware. Four iPads, four iPod Touchs, four iPhones, each with a different version … Read More

Mac Setups: MacBook Pro 13″ & External LG 22″ Display

Feb 11, 2012 - 2 Comments
MacBook Pro Desk

This nice and clean Mac setup comes from reader Jason Y. and is used for graphic design and photo editing. Rather than going with the defacto Apple keyboard and mouse, Jason chose a wireless mouse and solar keyboard from Logitech, making it stand out a bit from the pack. Hardware shown in this setup consists … Read More

Mac Setups: Traveling MacBook Pro on a Rooftop in Goa, India

Feb 4, 2012 - 14 Comments

For those of us up north battling the cold winter, this Mac setup at sunset is sure to inspire some envy. Reader Pavel G is spending his winter in balmy Goa, India, and set up a desk on the rooftop of a house near the beach. Here’s the hardware he’s using to be productive while … Read More

Mac Setups: MacBook Air with a Thunderbolt Display

Jan 28, 2012 - 22 Comments
MacBook Air and Thunderbolt display

The MacBook Air is widely considered to be one of the best Macs ever made. It’s incredibly portable, but also powerful enough to serve as a workstation, and setups like this one sent in by Stephen V really show off the flexibility of the ultraportable Apple laptop. Combined with a Thunderbolt display, the MacBook Air … Read More

Mac Setups: Three Decades of Apple, From the SE/30 to the iPad 2

Jan 7, 2012 - 12 Comments
All-in-One Macs

Like any longtime Apple fan, I’m a sucker for retro Apple gear, and this great reader submitted Mac setup jumps across over three decades of Apple hardware, showing the evolution of all-in-one hardware from the late 1980’s to today. Macintosh SE/30 from 1989 iMac 233MHz from 1999 iMac 24″ from 2008 iPhone 4 from 2010 … Read More

Mac Setups: Huge Mac Collection

Dec 31, 2011 - 24 Comments
Lots and lots of Macs

Typically we try to just post workstations for Mac setups, but Rejean H sent in pictures of what amounts to a giant collection of Macs built up over the years, and we just had to post it. Ranging from some of the first Macs to be released, to the Macintosh Portable, Mac Classic, 20th Anniversary … Read More

Mac Setups: Mac Mini TV Setup, MacBook Pro, and iOS Hardware

Dec 17, 2011 - 5 Comments
Apple gear setup

This reader submitted Mac setup features a dual use Mac Mini and a MacBook Pro, as well as a bunch of great iOS gear. The Mac Mini connects to a TV to function as a digital hub for the household, alternating between the 32″ TV shown in the picture and a 55″ HDTV in another … Read More

Mac Setups: MacBook Air 11″ & iPad

May 21, 2011 - 10 Comments
MacBook Air 11 with an iPad using AirDisplay

Combining the MacBook Air 11″ with an iPad is looking more and more like the best way to create an ultraportable Mac setup. The iPad becomes a portable second display thanks to apps like AirDisplay and DisplayPad (App Store link), and the combined weight of an iPad and the smallest MacBook Air is about the … Read More

iPad Setups: Simple iPad and Keyboard Workstation

Oct 23, 2010 - 1 Comment

This is not quite a Mac setup, but it’s close enough given the product lines. Hey, it’s an Apple setup, right?

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