Tag Archives: Ars Technica

What Did the Little Birdie Say…

…when his cage fell apart? Well, Andrew Cunningham said it, too, in Apple’s new $1,099 iMac is a MacBook Air in a desktop’s body, on Ars Technica: “The 2013 iMac isn’t getting an upgrade – there’s just a new cheaper, slower model … Continue reading

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Who are you and what do you do?

At The Sweet Setup: Every week we try to post a new interview with someone about what software they use on their Mac, iPhone, or iPad. We do these interviews because not only are they fun, but a glimpse into … Continue reading

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What Was Old Is New Again

Remember records, those vinyl discs that played music before CDs? Well, not only are they still with us, they’re getting more and more popular! Check out Megan Geuss’ article at Ars Technica: Largest vinyl record pressing plant in the US … Continue reading

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Further Heartbleed Info

I’ll add things as I find ’em, or as they’re suggested. And remember, always think, lest you be clinked! Brett Brennan, one of my brothers-in-law, is a major geek (big data, even bigger databases, that sort of thing) (come to … Continue reading

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More Mavericks Excitement

Ars Technica’s readers responded, en masse, about their “favorite” Mavericks issues; how do yours match up?

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Mavericks in (In)Action

Mavericks has been out about a month, now, and to no one’s big surprise, it’s not perfect. In After a month of use, we dish out our biggest gripes with OS X Mavericks, the Ars Technica crew achieves (I hope) … Continue reading

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They Just Don’t Make ’em…

Here we have a very strange juxtaposition: Yep!! That’s a MacBook Pro (with two big monitors connected) and an IBM *PC* keyboard!! And here’s why: Why I use a 20-year-old IBM Model M keyboard

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I Can’t Use *What* in My Password??

Ars Technica has a very interesting piece on passwords and the Web sites that require them (and, in some cases, have some very interesting [lack of] requirements): “The password creation process on different websites can be a bit like visiting … Continue reading

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