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Mac Hardware

Apple Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0 released

June 17, 2009

Apple released an update for all Macintosh systems with Bluetooth based on the Broadcom chipset. Find it here. This update provides bug fixes and better compatibility with the Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse and Apple Wireless Keyboard.

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Vintage and Obsolete Products listed

June 17, 2009

Apple published a list yesterday of “Vintage and Obsolete” products. Vintage products are items that are no longer supported, having been discontinued more than 5 and less than 7 years ago. Apple has discontinued hardware service on these products with the following exceptions: Products purchased in the state of California, United States, as required by [...]

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Safe Sleep and the ‘White Screen of Death’

May 16, 2009

MacBooks and the White Screen of Death MacBooks (amd MBPros?) have the ability to go to sleep. We all know that. Sometimes, they don’t seem to wake up. Usually a restart will take care of that. But every once in a while, pressing the power button will result in a blank white screen. This is [...]

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MacBook/Pro Unibody Problem with Headphone Jacks

February 28, 2009

Unibody Headphone Jack Problems iFixIt has an article about an issue with the headphone jacks in the new MacBook and MacBook Pro Unibody models. The connection can be very delicate, with the slightest movement of the headphone or speaker cable disconnecting and reconnecting the speakers. The Test iFixIt tested with high, middle and low-end headphones [...]

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Shopping for a new Mac? Get the best prices at AppleInsider!

February 11, 2009

AppleInsider.com has a Mac Pricing Matrix, updated regularly, which shows the prices for Mac models from Apple and a number of other vendors, and also gives the Education pricing. Below the table you’ll find additional savings with discount coupon codes for specific vendors. Savings can range from $50 to several hundred dollars, and the lowest [...]

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Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green Drive

February 3, 2009

Drive Capacity Goes Wild! HotHardware.com has a preview of the recently announced Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green Drive. It’s an unbelievable package… A single, regular 3.5” hard drive with TWO TERABYTES of storage. Wow! I need one. OR two. The drive is the WD20EADS drive, and comes with 32 GB onboard cache and power management [...]

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Macworld – Evolutionary, not Revolutionary?

January 3, 2009

The New Stuff at Macworld The Experts (that group who know everything) are of the opinion that there will be exciting new products at Macworld, even from Apple. Evolutionary Apple Michael Gartenberg, vp of JupiterMedia, a marketing research firm, who edits MobileDevicesToday blog thinks that Phil Schiller (standing in for Steve Jobs at the Keynote [...]

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Going to Macworld?

December 29, 2008

If you need a pass for Macworld, go to Other World Computing for a free pass, and discounted conference programs. ->unsolicited plug> I find OWC to be a great source for hardware, and use them for about 90% of my needs, and recommend them for my clients’ needs as well. I’ve never had a problem [...]

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Firmware updates for new MacBook/Pro

December 10, 2008

SMC and EFI Firmware Updates for Late 2008 MacBooks/MacBook Pro/MacBook Air MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.6 “This update fixes several issues to improve the stability of MacBook Pro (Late 2008) computers.” MacBook Pro 15-inch SMC Firmware Update 1.2 “This SMC Firmware Update improves the sensing and accuracy of the MagSafe Power Adapter indicator light, [...]

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Missing FireWire port on new MacBooks a problem?

October 15, 2008

What were they thinking? Apple doesn’t want people talking about it… all threads on their discussion boards mentioning the lack of FireWire on the new MacBooks have been deleted. Still, there’s lots of talk about it. Trouble for iMovie users No firewire port means that most iMovie users won’t be able to directly connect their [...]

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