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Fresh from Apple

Unboxings and first looks on products that freshly arrived at OWC from Apple.

[VIDEO] Unboxing & Teardown: The 27-inch iMac 5K (2020)

The new 27-inch iMac 5K arrived today quite unceremoniously, and we took no time jumping right in, opening it up, and voiding the warranty so you don't have to. You're welcome. Here's what Apple has to say about their newest offering: The all-in-one for all. If you can dream it, you can do it on iMac. It’s beautifully designed, incredibly...

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MAJOR UPDATE: Apple’s New 27-Inch iMac Goes All Out for 2020

Yesterday, August 5, 2020, Apple made a major update to the 27-inch iMac -- probably the last update that the venerable big-screen Mac will receive in its current incarnation. Future iMacs may feature a new design and will most certainly use Apple Silicon rather than the Intel CPUs found in the current model.

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6 Impressive Features of macOS 11 Big Sur Beta [FIRST LOOK]

The Rocket Yard recently featured an article in which I described some of the issues I ran into while installing Developer Beta 1 of macOS 11 Big Sur. When I was unsuccessful in installing the beta onto an external hard drive, I decided to use a MacBook Air I had on hand to run the beta software. In today’s article, I’ll describe some of the new features of Big Sur.

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Adventures in Installing macOS 11 Big Sur Developer Beta

Once the dust has settled from the excitement of the annual Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), it’s always time to start loading beta operating systems just to see how current apps work with them. If you only have one Mac and can’t “sacrifice” one to running beta software, it’s useful to install the operating system on an external drive, then boot from it when you wish to test the beta. That’s what I attempted...until it didn't work.

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How to Enable New Free Fonts in macOS Catalina

According to an article on Typography.Guru, Apple recently licensed a number of fonts from well-regarded type foundries and has made them available for free in macOS Catalina. In this article, we'll show you how to enable these new fonts on...

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