How do you create a sense that the reality we all see and talk about isn't real, that it's just an illusion, that it's an expansive and cleverly devised hoax designed to dupe the masses into some sort of quiet worship of your creation — without even knowing it?

Under no circumstances should you expect to perform high-end graphic work on the MacBook. Testing in a design studio environment yielded a very frustrating few hours as the MacBook took forever to switch between applications and perform tasks.

Aperture 2 is a cataloguing and adjustment tool for large collections of digital photos that's geared more towards pro photographers. However, if you aspire to the profession or just take a lot of pictures, it does a similar job to Picasa or iPhoto — even though it's like comparing a VW beetle to an Aston Martin.