Chesapeake Systems has seen an exciting 2008. On top of this being our most successful year ever, we have also made major investments in our infrastructure and staffing.

If you visit our office, you will notice that our greeting area has been enhanced by complimentary hot and cold beverages for guests, including glasses and mugs that are free for the taking. Slightly less obvious is the addition of our “tech lounge,” a slick area where our technicians meet, brainstorm, prep systems, conduct R&D on new technologies, do paperwork, and yes, sometimes relax.

We’ve also finalized the location of our check-in and check-out areas for hardware repairs, so that is finally streamlined (and out of my office! -Nick)

The end of 2008 is upon us, and we thought it would be a good time to take a look at what did and did not happen in the world of professional Apple products during the course of the year. We’ll also review interesting decisions and announcements Apple has made during the year, and explore what we have to look forward to in 2009.

Apple’s professional desktop computer system, the Mac Pro, was updated in January of 2008, and has remained available at the same specification since then. Not much to report on! As an 8-core 64-bit system clocking in at 2.8GHz through 3.2GHz, it still represents a powerful system. However, many users would like to see more powerful graphics card hardware become available. We will see what Apple reveals in 2009.