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[28 Oct 2013 | 4 Comments | 472 views]

Gonna say it again — Apple’s OS X Mavericks rollout, though not perfect, has been pretty darned smooth. However, some folks are reporting that Google Chrome scrolling only functions intermittently after applying the Mavericks upgrade.
And, there seems to some variability in …

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[28 Oct 2013 | No Comment | 4,878 views]

Apple’s OS X Mavericks rollout, though not perfect, has been pretty darned smooth. Of the relatively few issues that pop up repeatedly, the Mavericks SMB2 connection problem is perhaps the most vexing. Although there isn’t fix yet, there are workarounds.
The …

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[24 Oct 2013 | No Comment | 882 views]

Whether you want to be disaster ready or you’re an administrator that sets up lots of Macs, it is good to have a hard copy, or two, of OS X Mavericks. Here is a tutorial on the things you need …

Mac, Reviews, how to, Software »

[21 Oct 2013 | 2 Comments | 280 views]

Does your MacBook sound like a jet engine? iMac fans roaring after a hard drive upgrade? Boot Camp Windows whine? There is a easy and free app to take control of your noisy Mac.
Crystal Idea’s Macs Fan Control (MFC) is …

iTunes, Reviews, how to »

[18 Oct 2013 | No Comment | 388 views]

Sometimes when Apple does “stuff,” it’s cool and prescient, like killing the floppy in the original iMac. Other times, like MacBooks with no user serviceable parts, not so much. Recently, after updating to iTunes 11.1, many users were left wondering, …

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[6 Oct 2013 | 3 Comments | 1,728 views]

Delete stubborn files and leave your OS Mavericks Mac smelling lemony fresh! Some files simply will not delete. Sometimes it’s just one and other times your Mac gets stuck “Emptying Trash” for hours. Here are fast and simple ways expunge …

iOS, Reviews, how to »

[1 Oct 2013 | 2 Comments | 741 views]

As operating system rollouts go, or not, iOS 7 has been virtually trouble-free — a stunning achievement given the fact that hundreds of millions of people are already using every day. The iOS 7 Messages issue is the one (notably) …

Mac, Reviews, how to »

[28 Sep 2013 | 4 Comments | 1,881 views]

It’s not unusual for Geekbench benchmarks for unreleased Macs to appear on the Primate Labs website. However, whereas Apple has announced a 12-core configuration, today we have news of an 8-core 2013 Mac Pro model running an older (unique?) build …

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[22 Sep 2013 | No Comment | 523 views]

What is Multipath TCP (MPTCP)? On a very, very basic level it is how connectively should just work — your devices should automatically make the most efficient use of the network connections available. iPhones iPads and/or iPod touches running iOS …

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[21 Sep 2013 | 4 Comments | 1,261 views]

Samsung’s quad-core Galaxy S4 is faster and more powerful than the iPhone 5S and its puny dual-core chip, right? Actually, no. In fact, Apple’s custom-designed A7 processor is much more powerful. So forget about overblown spec sheets overloaded with half-baked …