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Validating Data Integrity Key When Backing Up, Archiving

By Lloyd Chambers, Guest Blogger An overlooked aspect of data management is data integrity: are the files intact tomorrow, a year from now, on the original drive and backup drives, or perhaps even on a DVD or Blu-ray? Or after having been transferred across a network? Knowing that files/data are intact with no damage is a key part of any system...

Keeping Track of the ‘Traces’ of Apps on Your Mac

Have you ever removed an application or driver only to find out later there are still traces of it on your Mac? Perhaps you are just curious where files go during an installation? Fear not! Apple has made it very...

Teardown of Lower-Cost 2014 iMac Reveals Soldered Memory

As we reported earlier today, Apple has released a new $1,099 iMac model with new specs including a 1.4GHz Dual-Core i5 processor (vs. a 2.7GHz i5 Quad-Core processor in the $1,299 model), a HD 5000 Graphics card and a 500GB hard...

Splitting Your Data: An Alternative to Fusion

Solid State Drives have grown immensely in popularity over the years – and with good reason considering the performance they provide. In fact, I recently upgraded my own Mac mini to a speedy OWC SSD using an OWC Data Doubler kit....

Passwords, and how to get better at them

Recently, a friend of mine told me that her password had been stolen. A person got a hold of her password and had accessed her bank, email, and Apple accounts, as well as a few others with her personal information....

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