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Tag Archives: hardware
New Apple Gear
The announcement of a new personal computer is rarely a big deal. In most cases, new laptops are perhaps a little faster, a little lighter and have a tad more battery life than their predecessor. But the three new PCs … Continue reading
									
						Posted in Industry News, Reviews					
					
				
								
					Tagged Apple, hardware, Larry Magid, M1, Mac mini, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, The Merc, The Mercury News				
				
				
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		Rumour Mill
AppleInsider’s Neil Hughes contributes to the Mill this morning: Apple’s iMac lineup will gain a smaller 21.5-inch model with a 4K-resolution Retina display in the coming months, likely at the company’s annual October media event, a new report claims. He … Continue reading
									
						Posted in Apple					
					
				
								
					Tagged Apple, AppleInsider, hardware, iMac, Neil Hughes, rumors				
				
				
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		Managing Your Mouse Without a Cat
View image | gettyimages.com Your Mac mouse, of course! 😉 According to Ryan Dube, at MakeUseOf: Put into the wrong hands, the mouse could turn into one of the most dangerous things you can plug into … Continue reading
iPad Input
I love my iPad. After having had it for a couple of years, to say nothing of having had iPod Touches for more than five years, and using them all rather heavily, I still can’t type on them worth a … Continue reading
									
						Posted in General					
					
				
								
					Tagged Apple, Belkin, hardware, iPad, Kensington, Logitech, Microsoft, Stephen Hackett, The Sweet Setup, uo				
				
				
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		Macworld HELP DESK 01.03.2014
Just in time for the new year, Dr Breen presents 5 resolutions for a better digital life. Master the command line: Navigating files and folders provides a good introduction to dealing with UNIX, the workhorse behind the pretty OS X … Continue reading
									
						Posted in Tips					
					
				
								
					Tagged backup, command line, GarageBand, hard drive, hardware, HELP DESK, how-to, Lightroom, MacBook Pro, Macworld, man pages, music, OS X, photo editing, photography, photos, security, SSD, Terminal, troubleshooting, UNIX				
				
				
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		Macworld HELP DESK 07.26.2013
I had the same question Chris Breen’s Aunt Vilma had: “Why should I buy an iPad?” And I can tell you, from experience, that the first observation in his answer, “…you don’t truly understand how useful an iPad will be … Continue reading
