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Keep your eyes peeled for live news from WWDC this week! We’ll be posting pictures, links, content and commentary. Watch this post for all the good stuff!
Day One: Flight to SF from ATL is delayed until 7pm, from 4p. We’re off to a rousing start! Oh, and there is a thunderstorm starting up…yes!
Day Two: more [...]

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Unsanity has finally released a long-awaited update to ShapeShifter (the premiere theming tool for Mac OS X) that will work on Intel based Macs.
Rejoice, loyal fans!
So far, on our test system (a MBP), it is working beautifully. All themes seem to be working without issue, and there is, as usual, very little in the [...]

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Over the past few months, since the arrival of the Intel based Macbook series, there have been MANY widely publicized issues with them, including:
severe heat issues, with systems getting unbearably hot (MB and MBP)
high-pitched whining from inside the MBP
serious discoloration on white Macbooks
warping of the external casing and chassis
sleep and power issues
battery issues, including no [...]

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This Tech Tip is brought to you by the ‘Mac vs. Windows Society’…engaging in pointless battles since 11110111111!
Today’s tip is geared toward those of us (you) who work with their Macs and frequently save files that they need to send to others, including Windows users.
In some cases, it is necessary to make a couple of [...]

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Dear Apple.
We’ve owned iPods since the first version. In fact, aside from the Nano, we’ve had one of each generation/iteration to date. We’ve been fairly happy overall with your wonderful little music machine.
However, today we come to you, hat in hand, asking for a feature to be added to the next firmware revision (in particular [...]

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stainedBook.info: QA problems on recently purchased white MacBook
This is rather disturbing. Some new Macbook owners are reporting severe staining of their new systems. A quick Google search reveals many, many more reports, as does a quick peek into the Apple Support forums.

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[ED. NOTE: Changed to a BonJour configuration as suggested by the Parallels forums. This allows your computers IP address to change without causing drive mapping difficulties. Good call guys! ]
With the release of Parallels Desktop for Mac OS X, Parallels Software has opened up a whole new world to Intel Mac owners. By utilizing the [...]

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Parallels is amazing. If you have a Mac, it is HIGHLY recommended, and the price is very cheap right now, only $49!

Parallels Desktop for Mac is the first solution that gives Apple users the ability to run Windows, Linux or any other operating system and their critical applications at the same time as Mac OS [...]

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Imagine, if you will, a ziplock bag with a grape in it. Imagine holding the bag open, then slowly zipping the top of the bag closed. Can you visualize the bubble in the bag where it is filled only with air?
Now imagine taking one of those cheesy dehydrator things that Ron Popeil sells and sucking [...]

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What better way to kick off our ‘Time Out’ section than with an adorable little Macbook! I mean, kitten.

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