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Not everybody is running the “latest and greatest” versions of software. This is extra true when it’s something like Adobe Creative Suite, which can easily top a grand each time a new version comes out. While the extra features may be worth it to some (I absolutely love Photoshop CS5's "Content Aware Fill"), it may not be as useful for...
I thought that today I would try to clear up a misconception that I encounter fairly often on the topic of data storage. I'll start with a couple of examples: Say a customer is looking for a RAID solution like...
We’ve gotten a couple of emails from readers wondering how to get Time Machine to work with an AirPort. Well... theoretically, getting the DeLorean up to 88 miles per hour on a long stretch of tarmac would probably be fairly...
Over the last week or so, we’ve talked about the flooding situation in Thailand and how it will likely result in a widespread shortage of platter-based drives. In the wake of all this, a question has arisen: if you’re running...
About a month ago, we talked about how MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.2 "secretly" resolved problems that 2011 MacBook Pros were having with 6.0Gb/s SATA performance. Since we posted about the fix, we've been hearing from customers that some...
Most of the time, your average xpc has a longer useful life than its PC counterpart. Unfortunately, the fast evolution of technology means that, after a while, that older Mac may seem a little slow and may not be able...
