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6 machines, 1 video – Removing the Optical Drive tray bezel

Its been a while, but we’ve got another video ready to go for you. This time around, we’re taking a look at one of our most common questions: how to remove the front bezel from a 5.25” optical drive. Why would you need to do this? It turns out that on every tray-loading desktop Mac since the QuickSilver, the opening...

Save Computer and Power with Surge Protector

As the summer approaches, more and more of us lucky folks with air conditioning will be sitting cool in the heat. For me, that means a lot of stress on my apartment’s very old electrical system and potential brownouts. To...

Stop the Flash before it starts!

Don’t tell some of the designers around here, but I really hate Flash content embedded into Web pages.  Sure, its great when you’re watching YouTube videos or listening to streaming music on sites like Pandora Radio. When you get to...

Resources for Mac OS X on a Netbook

I thought I'd follow up on a previous blog post by OWC Chris S. covering how to relocate your Home Folder for anyone with a machine that's tight on space with an in-depth examination on the use of Mac OS...

Running out of drive space in your 17″ MacBook Pro?

There are very few certainties in life. Death and taxes are, of course, the most popular, but right up there is the fact that - barring mechanical failure - your hard drive is going to fill up. With all the...

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