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		<title>New hexcore Mac Pros on Tuesday, March 16</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Way, way back in November, the FairerPlatform.com brought you rumors about hexacore Mac Pros, brewing somewhere in the bowels of Apple&#8217;s 1 Infinite Loop campus. A fresh report indicates these new pro towers could be just around the corner.
A fresh rumor circulating on the interwebs posits that Apple refresh its Mac Pro on Tuesday, March [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fairerplatform.com/2010/03/new-hexcore-mac-pros-on-tuesday-march-16/</link>
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		<title>ClubMac merging with MacMall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The long-time Mac catalog reseller has been fading for some time and will formally go the way of the dodo on Thursday, March 18. In a note to affiliates, MacMall has announced the move.
On March 18,2010, ClubMac officially merges with MacMall.com. In this light, we wish to thank our … affiliates who have helped us [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fairerplatform.com/2010/03/clubmac-merging-with-macmall/</link>
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		<title>How to: Securely erase a hard disk, erase free space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Simply dragging a file into the trash and emptying it doesn&#8217;t mean that it&#8217;s gone. In fact, the file itself is still exactly where it was — here&#8217;s how to make files go away.
When you delete an item by putting it in Mac OS X&#8217;s Trash and then empty it, the file remains. The only [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fairerplatform.com/2010/03/how-to-erase-a-hard-disk-erase-empty-space/</link>
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		<title>Verizon to target iPad users with MiFi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rumors that the iPad would definitely be available on Verizon didn&#8217;t turn out to be, well, not very truthy — c&#8217;est la vie. But, according to an internal memo from the carrier published online, that doesn&#8217;t mean they&#8217;ve given up all hope of getting some of that revenue.
Even though AT&#038;T&#8217;s &#8220;unlimited&#8221; 3G plan for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fairerplatform.com/2010/03/verizon-to-target-ipad-users-with-mifi/</link>
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		<title>Ballmer praises Apple [really]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rumors that the Cupertino, CA-based Mac, iPod, iPhone and iPad maker is negotiating to replace Google search on the iPhone with Redmond&#8217;s Bing gain momentum as Microsoft&#8217;s CEO does the unthinkable — say nice things about Apple.
In front of a packed house at the University of Washington&#8217;s computer-science building, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer did something [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fairerplatform.com/2010/03/ballmer-praises-apple-really/</link>
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		<title>Free iTunes music for March 9</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Single of the Week
The lead single from the Ivy League-educated duo known as Kidz in the Hall, Jukebox is the antithesis of Paul Simon&#8217;s 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover. Atop a sparse club-banger with an undeniable, snaking bass line, rapper Naledge slithers around — doing his best to get pretty ladies to crack smiles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fairerplatform.com/2010/03/free-itunes-music-for-march-9/</link>
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		<title>Apple wants to start you up [unlock your doors]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tired of carrying keys for your home and car? Well, a recent patent indicates our favorite fruit company has applied for a wireless digital key application, just wave your iPhone at a lock and say, &#8220;Open, says me.&#8221;
Daily Record (UK) reports that Apple has applied for patent in the US that&#8217;s been dubbed the &#8220;iKey&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fairerplatform.com/2010/03/apple-wants-to-start-you-up-unlocked-your-doors/</link>
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		<title>Apple&#8217;s new iPad ad with [sarcastic] annotations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The bits in Apple&#8217;s just-aired Oscar iPad TV spot are hardly dry and the first parody has already arrived. Neil Curtis, the exhibitions company that took it upon take the mothership to task, has found some interesting inconsistencies in the ad.

Legs that magically grow pants and a Google Maps page that morphs into an ebook? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fairerplatform.com/2010/03/apples-new-ipad-ad-with-sarcastic-annotations/</link>
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		<title>Wanna win the documentary Oscar? Use Final Cut Pro</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to win the Documentary Feature Oscar, then you better be using Apple&#8217;s award-winning digital video editing suite.
Macworld UK reports that nine of 10 films nominated in the Documentary Feature category used Final Cut Pro to edit their movies. Of course, one of those nine one the Documentary Feature Oscar — The Cove [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fairerplatform.com/2010/03/wanna-win-the-documentary-oscar-use-final-cut-pro/</link>
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		<title>Best iPod prices: Refurbished 5G iPod nano from $129</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All current (5G) and previous generation iPod nano refurbs are in stock. As always, these Apple Certified Factory Refurbished units come with free shipping and a full warranty.
The functional differences between these two generations is that the 5G records video and has an FM receiver whereas earlier models do not.
• [p] 8GB iPod nano, $99 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fairerplatform.com/2010/03/refurbished-5th-gen-8gb-ipad-nano-129-16gb-149/</link>
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		<title>Marketplace: The best Craigslist client for Mac</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who&#8217;s spent more than a minute using Craigslist knows the meaning of &#8220;ugly.&#8221; The absolute leader in community classifieds excels at giving you that &#8220;1995 again&#8221; feeling and has a face that only a mother (and true believers) could love.
That said, of the two Craigslist clients I found (CL Multicity, $14.95, is an after [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fairerplatform.com/2010/03/marketplace-the-best-craigslist-client-for-mac/</link>
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		<title>iTunes: Free TV for March 5</title>
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Rules of Engagement
In the new season of Rules of Engagement, engaged couple Adam and Jennifer finalize plans for their big day, longtime-married pair Jeff and Audrey explore surrogacy in their own journey to have a baby and bad boy Russel is still on the prowl, often dragging his office assistant Timmy into his antics.

Get Flirting
Parenthood
Sarah [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fairerplatform.com/2010/03/itunes-free-tv-for-march-5/</link>
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		<title>Best Mac prices: $429 mini; $849 iMac, MacBook</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a bumper crop of under-$1,000 refurbished Macs available right now — nine unique configurations. Eye-popping deals include the $429 Mac mini, $849 20 inch iMac and the ever popular white MacBook for $849.
All of these refurbished Mac come with a free (after rebate) printer, free shipping and a full Apple warranty, making them great [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fairerplatform.com/2010/03/best-mac-prices-429-mini-849-imac-macbook/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,&#8217; coming to the stage</title>
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On the heels of rumors that the Apple CEO will cooperate in the creation of an authorized biography, comes the news that the Berkeley Repertory Theater in the form of &#8220;master storyteller&#8221; Mike Daisy will be offering up The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, a monologue that&#8217;s described as &#8220;provocative.&#8221;

In The Agony and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fairerplatform.com/2010/03/agony-ecstasy-of-steve-jobs/</link>
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		<title>Camino 2.0.2 updates Gecko engine, quashes bugs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With Google Chrome for Mac about finished, Camino hasn&#8217;t been much attention a late. Nevertheless, the lads have been hard at work, pushing out a point update that brings some significant changes.
CaminoBrowser.org has announced the release of Camino 2.0.2 (release notes), which contains the following improvements over version 2.0.1:

• Upgraded to version 1.9.0.18 of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fairerplatform.com/2010/03/camino-2-0-2-updates-gecko-engine-quashes-bugs-2/</link>
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