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Snow Leopard: The Installation Process

Written on August 27, 2009 by Chris Ryan and 21 people have commented

In addition to the numerous refinements that Snow Leopard brings, among the first you’ll notice is an easier installation experience. Some options that experienced Apple users have come to know and love have been changed or relocated, resulting in an experience that is far less intimidating than installing Microsoft Windows.
Traditional OS X users may be [...]

Apple Issues Fixes for Nagging Bluetooth, Hard Drive Issues

Written on August 20, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 5 people have commented

People with MacBook Pros who opted for the speedier 7200RPM HD customization option can hopefully rest easy today, since Apple yesterday released a software fix to resolve reported problems related to odd noises being made by the drives. It was accompanied by a second update to resolve ongoing Bluetooth quirks.
Back in July, users started posting [...]

240GB of iPod Storage, But Not From Apple

Written on February 05, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

If you’re feeling cramped by the iPod Classic’s 120GB of storage space, and you’re willing to either get your hands dirty or let others do the work and reward them handsomely for it, then you can double that capacity and get an iPod with 240 gigs of music and video holding goodness. There is another [...]

Regain Precious Hard Drive Space With Drive Genius

Written on December 10, 2008 by Charles Moore and 5 people have commented

An unheralded new feature Apple quietly added to OS X 10.5 Leopard is the ability to create, expand, or shrink hard drive partitions without erasing the entire drive. Several third-party applications can repartition drives as well, but it is a function that had never previously been built into the Mac OS.
Provided there is open, unwritten [...]

SimpleTech Duo Pro Hard Drive Offers Do-All Quad I/O Interface

Written on November 11, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 9 people have commented

Whatever system hardware you’re using, including the port-impoverished new 13″ MacBooks, SimpleTech’s new Duo Pro Drive should have you covered.
The Duo Pro supports a variety of different backup options, including Apple’s OS X 10.5 Time Machine as well as SimpleTech’s own Fabrik Ultimate Backup, and its aluminum and grey colored plastic case harmonizes with Apple’s [...]

What’s eating my disk space?

Written on July 18, 2007 by Matt Radel and 16 people have commented

Working on a MacBook Pro is a real joy. It’s a beautiful and amazing machine, and I don’t know how I ever got along without it. But I’m painfully aware of the pitfalls associated with working on a laptop – especially limited disk space. So when I let unneeded files or apps slip through [...]