Apple News - New Mac Pro 2012?

Now that Intel had released their newest line of Xeon processors, all of them designed with 23nm CPU, Ivy Bridge is now targeting the low-end server, also known as microservers, and some for the high and mid range processors.

What this means is that Apple is likely to renew their product line of Mac Pros (for professionals) that hadn't been updated since 2009. Ever since 2009, Mac Pros were using the Intel Xeon 3000 family or the Intel Xeon 5000 family - which is adequate enough and still packs some punch today, but getting behind the technology improvements and breakthroughs.

This might be it. After a long time, Apple might release the new Mac Pro, working closely with Intel behind the scenes, ready to launch as soon as Intel updates their processor line and broadcast it to the world. This has been Apple Inc's strategy and it's just how they roll. This allows for maximum profit, partly by the buzz of Intel Ivy Bridge 23nm architecture.

This would be awesome. After being anticipated for a long time, they are really likely to refresh their Mac Pros. I am definitely looking forward that, and it would mean to the other video/graphic professionals that they could get back to Mac, being ensured the highest performance and lowest electricity consumption, with the connectors designed for future, more long-term improvements and enhancements that would allow for long time use of these Mac Pros. Maybe even a motherboard that could house the next generation CPUs. That would be awesome.

Some of the features expected/wanted:
Even more fully customizable interior
Updated software (OpenCL, OpenGL, etc) that would allow maximum use of the newest CPU and GPU
Intel Ivy Bridge CPU line from variety of ranges (high end to low end)
A Nvidia GPU - this is LARGELY needed due to release of Adobe CS6 and all their applications taking advantage in hardware and software acceleration with the implementation of Adobe Mercury Engine or stuffs like that in basically all of their Master Collection CS6 application suite. Also the newest AutoCAD and Maya would benefit hugely from faster hardware and updated software and firmware to support it!
A Thunderbolt port - this one's a bit too obvious!
Hopefully an addition of Blu-ray disk reader!
Everything else should be the same - similar prices, similar specs of other parts (maybe even more efficient power regulation), same disks, same RAM, and all those other factory parts that comes with the Mac Pro.

Hopefully you get an idea of what the new Mac Pro will be capable of along with its expected specs and features, and when it's going to be released/announced! (hopefully soon)

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25 Tips When The Youtube Starts Being Slow

Today for the blog I got ways to prevent Youtube from being slow and stop loading the movie/video you are trying to watch.
So the problem all begins when the red bar starts to catch up with the grey bar.
1. Youtube may not even load at all at the start of a video. In that case, refresh the page by pressing F5.
2. If it's still not loading, try scrolling up to 0:03 or some part of the video instead of letting Youtube load from the beginning.
3. Check your internet settings. Many of the times it is because of the internet connection problem.
4. But will it blend?
5. Many of the other times, it is the fault of Youtube. Close your browser and start again.
6. You should try disconnecting from the internet and connecting again. This clears the problem 90% of time.
7. If it still doesn't work, then try rebooting the internet router. Internet routers are also computers like your laptop, PC, iPad, etc, so sometimes it needs to be rebooted.
8. Oops, the router took an arrow to the knee.
9. Be an adventurer and restart your computer. This step might be horrendous for you if you're running Windows XP. Your computer is now safe to turn off.
10. Try unplugging your router with your Modem.
11. If it's still doesn't work, it is recommended that you contact your ISP!
12. KNIFE!
13. Try updating your system software and/or your browser software. This should have been the step 7.
14. Sometimes it is good to change video resolution lower. Try it.
15. If the red bar is still catching up, you need to scroll it forward instead of backward. The reason for this is that Youtube don't load movies/videos when the black bar is ahead of the red bar. Most of the time.
16. You were expecting something funny in this step.
17. Try smacking the computer like back in the ol' days.
18. If you are willing, replace some parts of the computer with newer parts, such as RAM(really important).
19. Smacking didn't help? Then try smashing! Word of caution: when smashing, only use the bats. Don't throw your sister onto the computer.
20. Clearing the computer might help. Drop it from the top floor.
21. One actually useful tip: delete some stuffs on your computer. It is proven that computer is more likely to malfunction and be slow when the 2/3rds of the disk is full.
22. Now back to the practical tips: ask your parents for some money, regardless of your age.
23. Infiltrate Microsoft and reprogram the whole OS.
24. Blow up the disk, and insert a new one.
25. If you're still having problems with loading a Youtube video, then blame the world because it's clearly their fault.

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