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MAJOR UPDATE: Apple’s New 27-Inch iMac Goes All Out for 2020

Yesterday, August 5, 2020, Apple made a major update to the 27-inch iMac -- probably the last update that the venerable big-screen Mac will receive in its current incarnation. Future iMacs may feature a new design and will most certainly use Apple Silicon rather than the Intel CPUs found in the current model.

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Unique and Free Way to Securely Manage Passwords on Your Mac

Your Mac has all the necessary apps to make a secure, free password manager – one that’s easy to use and maintain. Being able to “copy and paste” and “cut and paste” was all I needed to build my own secure password manager. I have tried several password manager apps and found them lacking in several areas. They don’t work the same way for each site. One used multiple copy and paste efforts just to work, and another was hacked – it could happen again!

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How Secure Boot and System Integrity Protection Guard Your Mac From Malware

Some users don't want to disable Secure Boot because they believe it disables all malware protection on their Mac. This belief is not correct, and Apple labeling the setting for disabling Secure Boot as "No Security" in the Startup System Security utiliy doesn't help. In this article, we tell you when and why it's okay to turn off Secure Boot.

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SoftRAID Lite for Windows: Elevating Protection & Performance

OWC announces the release of SoftRAID Lite and Lite XT for Windows. This is the first time SoftRAID is available for Windows users, who now have a cross-platform solution and can share RAID volumes between OSes. Available for purchase now; users who have previously purchased SoftRAID 5 Lite XT with their OWC solution will receive this Windows edition for free.

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Adventures in Installing macOS 11 Big Sur Developer Beta

Once the dust has settled from the excitement of the annual Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), it’s always time to start loading beta operating systems just to see how current apps work with them. If you only have one Mac and can’t “sacrifice” one to running beta software, it’s useful to install the operating system on an external drive, then boot from it when you wish to test the beta. That’s what I attempted...until it didn't work.

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OWC’s New Award-Winning ThunderBay Flex 8 Powerhouse Solution Now Shipping

Industry-first Thunderbolt™ 3 storage, docking, and PCIe solution for digital imaging, VFX, and video professionals. OWC today announced that its new ThunderBay Flex 8 media workflow solution, revealed at CES 2020, is now shipping. A cutting-edge approach for world-class Thunderbolt™ 3 storage, dollar for dollar, there is no better way for serious media professionals to handle their storage, connectivity, and PCIe expansion needs.

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What is Thunderbolt-Certified vs. Thunderbolt-Compatible?

Last week OWC announced another industry milestone with the introduction of the world’s first Thunderbolt™ 3 certified bus-powered storage enclosure – the OWC Envoy Express. Currently available for pre-order, it will begin shipping in August. The Envoy Express has generated a lot of...

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