About Macs: Meet Thunderbolt and the New MacBook Pros

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Macs Macs Basics Reviews Tips & Tricks From Tom Nelson, your Guide to Macs March is turning out to be a great month so far. New iPads, new MacBook Pros, and a brand-new external interface called Thunderbolt. One of the chief questions about Thunderbolt is how to use it. The answer may well be that Thunderbolt will be used in ways that the folks at Intel and Apple never even dreamed of. Besides taking a look at Thunderbolt, this week's newsletter concentrates on providing a number of troubleshooting tips to help you fix Mac issues and keep your Mac in tip-top shape. Just What Is This Thunderbolt Thing? Ever since Apple announced the MacBook Pro 2011 last week, I've been getting questions about Thunderbolt; what it is and how to use it. To get to the root of the question, I wrote an FAQ called What is Thunderbolt High Speed I/O. Take a look and check out the basics of the Thunderbolt port, then come back here and we'll talk about a few possible uses for the port... Read more The New iPad 2 vs. the Features You Requested Back in January, we asked you to tell us which features and improvements you wanted to see in the iPad 2. We set up a poll that asked you to pick the top five features (out of 10 possibilities) that you wanted incorporated in the new iPad 2. Here is a list of the features you wanted most; the 'yes' or 'no' in parentheses indicates whether or not the iPad 2 includes that feature... Read more Troubleshooting Apple Mail Troubleshooting Apple Mail can at first seem like a difficult process, but Apple provides some built-in troubleshooting tools that can help you get your Mail application up and running quickly. When you're having trouble with Apple Mail, check out our Apple Mail Troubleshooting guides, which we've gathered in one place for quick access... Read more Eject CDs or DVDs From Your Mac Even When They Are Stuck The Mac doesn't have an external eject button on its CD/DVD drive. Instead, it offers several options for ejecting a CD or DVD. Most of the eject options are for routine day-to-day use. But what do you do when a CD or DVD becomes stuck? We're glad you asked. Take a look at our guides to ejecting CDs and DVDs... Read more Macs Ads Macbook Apple Mac Hard Drive Apple Macbook Screen Mac Troubleshooting Mac PowerBook Repair Featured Articles How Can I Repair My Hard Drive If My Mac Won't Start? Create a Spare User Account to Assist in Troubleshooting How Much Free Drive Space Do I Need? How to Fix a Spinning Pinwheel of Death How Can I Fix an Application That's Not Starting? Using Activity Monitor to Track and Understand Memory Usage   More from About.com Discover the Disney Dream Disney's newest cruise ship has something for every family member, from the Aqua Duck watercoaster to adults-only lounges. More> Cruise the Celebrity Eclipse The Eclipse features luxurious interiors, a spa, and the "iLounge" where guests can check email and create their own photo books. 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 © 2011 About.com   Mac News & Events Apple Unveils the iPad 2 Apple Steals & Deals: Sunday, March 6, 2011 Smoke: Tom's Mac Software Picks Advertisement