MacObserver has an <a href=”https://dave.shakenmartini.net/serendipity/exit.php?url_id=325&amp;entry_id=207″ title=”http://www.macobserver.com/article/2006/04/21.5.shtml” onmouseover=”window.status=’http://www.macobserver.com/article/2006/04/21.5.shtml’;return true;” onmouseout=”window.status=”;return true;”>article</a> stating that Apple has deliberately knobbled the speed of the X1600 video chip in the macbook pro - presumably for heat issues. Some keen users have used a beta utility under bootcamp windows to reset the speed of the chip and the vram back to normal speeds. However people have noticed that the fans turn on almost immediately. I think I would rather have a cool macbook pro rather than something that can play games quickly.

<a href=”https://dave.shakenmartini.net/serendipity/exit.php?url_id=326&amp;entry_id=206″ title=”http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/thumbnails/mapindex1-12.html” onmouseover=”window.status=’http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/thumbnails/mapindex1-12.html’;return true;” onmouseout=”window.status=”;return true;”>Worldmapper</a> is a set of maps that distort the land masses based on <a href=”https://dave.shakenmartini.net/serendipity/exit.php?url_id=327&amp;entry_id=206″ title=”http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/display.php?selected=2″ onmouseover=”window.status=’http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/display.php?selected=2′;return true;” onmouseout=”window.status=”;return true;”>Total Population</a>, <a href=”https://dave.shakenmartini.net/serendipity/exit.php?url_id=328&amp;entry_id=206″ title=”http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/display.php?selected=3″ onmouseover=”window.status=’http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/display.php?selected=3′;return true;” onmouseout=”window.status=”;return true;”>Total Births</a>, <a href=”https://dave.shakenmartini.net/serendipity/exit.php?url_id=329&amp;entry_id=206″ title=”http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/display.php?selected=13″ onmouseover=”window.status=’http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/display.php?selected=13′;return true;” onmouseout=”window.status=”;return true;”>Refugee Destination</a> and the <a href=”https://dave.shakenmartini.net/serendipity/exit.php?url_id=330&amp;entry_id=206″ title=”http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/display.php?selected=11″ onmouseover=”window.status=’http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/display.php?selected=11′;return true;” onmouseout=”window.status=”;return true;”>Population in the Year 2050</a>.<br />
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Some interesting maps in there - gives a good indication of the balance of power (wealth wise) versus the balance of people.