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Intrepid Developer Gets OS X 10.8 to Run on MacPro1,1

So, are you a little bummed that OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion isn’t going to run on your 32-bit Intel Mac?  Well bucker-up, little buckeroo, ‘cause it turns out that there may be hope for you yet, courtesy of the “Hackintosh” community. Mac user “Jabbawok” managed to piece together information from various forums and other postings on the Web to put together...

Don’t be Surprised by Mountain Lion Requirements.

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is on its way, and we’re all looking forward to all the new features and tweaks that this latest version offers. Unfortunately, not every Mac user is going to be able to ugrade to Mountain...

Side by side picture of USB Type A 2.0/1.1 and 3.0 ports

USB 3.0 Brings a New(ish) Plug

USB 3.0 is now officially a part of the Mac. It offers great speed, simple connectivity, and backward compatibility. In effect, it's a faster version of the standard that we've had since the original iMac. The big departure for USB...

Resolve Random Mac Pro Memory Slot Utility Window Pop-Up

Recently, we've seen an increase in calls from bewildered Mac Pro users wondering why the Memory Slot Utility keeps appearing at start-up, even if they haven't upgraded their memory. Normally, this dialog box only shows up after you've changed the...

Flashback and your Mac

Chances are you know someone with a Windows PC, and chances are you have heard them grumble about the latest piece of virus or spyware that has infected their machine. In the past, Macs were relatively free from these worries...

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