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Get the Mac mini Upgrade You Need Today

Another WWDC came and went last month, but with the focus completely on software, there were no new hardware releases to be found. A couple of weeks later, Apple released a new $1,099 iMac model but didn’t introduce updates to any other models in its Mac lineup. There has been no shortage of rumors concerning a refresh of the Mac mini...

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...

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....

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