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Macs Macs Basics Reviews Tips & Tricks From Tom Nelson, your Guide to Macs On Tuesday, Intel announced the next generation of the Xeon processor, the processor of choice for Apple's Mac Pro and Xserve. Can new Mac Pros be far behind? Also this week, Apple iPad pre-sales are off to a brisk start. Did you order one or are you waiting until you can try one out? Stop by and let us know. Intel Xeon 5600 to Power New Mac Pro? Intel today unveiled the newest member of the Intel Xeon family: the 5600 series. The Xeon family of processors is the traditional processor of choice for Apple in its Mac Pro and Xserve line of computers... Read more Apple Store Now Taking Pre-Orders for the iPad Apple started accepting iPad pre-orders on Friday the 12th of March. Delivery for Wi-Fi only iPads is scheduled to start April 3, while Wi-Fi + 3G iPads are expected later in the month. So far, pre-order rates have been significant, with over 51,000 iPad models sold in the first two hours of availability... Read more What's Your Favorite External Hard Drive? One of the most popular DIY articles available at About: Macs is how to build your own external hard drive. With so many people reading this article, we would like to find out what your favorite external hard drive is. If you built your own, let us know which case you used and what size hard drive you chose. If you decided to buy a pre-made external, let us know the make and model. You'll find a 'Readers Respond' link near the bottom of the Build Your Own External Hard Drive article... Read more How to Copy iPod Music to Your Mac Over the weekend I received an email from a reader asking if the article on copying music from an iPod to a Mac was current for iTune 9.x. The answer is that iTunes 9.x requires a slightly different approach than iTunes 8.x to successfully use your iPod to restore music you may have accidentally deleted in iTunes. So thanks to the reader's prompting, here are the latest instructions... Read more Macs Ads Intel Xeon CPU Mini Macs Used G4 Laptops AMD Processor Old G4 Featured Articles Aperture 3 Troubleshooting: Aperture 3 Library First Aid Getting Surround Sound From Your Mac to Your AV Receiver How to Perform a Clean Install of Snow Leopard OS X 10.6 How to Remove Safari Plug-ins Sharing OS X 10.6 Files With Windows 7 Create an Emergency OS X Boot Device Using a USB Flash Drive   More from About.com Share Your Dog's Tale Share your tale of what it's like to live with a specific breed of dog - or even a mutt. Your submission will help prospective owners decide what dog breed is right for them. More > Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More> This newsletter is written by: Tom Nelson Macs Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Macs newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Reader to Reader: Share Your Opinions What Is Your Favorite Method for Ejecting a CD or DVD? What Role Does Your Mac Play in Your Home Entertainment Center? What's Your Experience With Apple Support? Advertisement