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MacBook

Mac Sales On the Rise at Penn State

Mac sales seem to be on the rise at Pennsylvania State University where the Penn State Computer Store saw a significant jump in its sales of Macintosh computers this past summer as opposed to its summer 2005 sales, according to Robin Anderson, communications director of the university’s information and technology services. A recent study, conducted […]

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Software

The Apple Core: Apple releases OS X Security Update

Apple yesterday released Security Update 2006-007 for Mac OS X 10.3.9 through 10.4.8. The update, which is available in Software Update and from Apple Downloads, weighs in at 23.9 MB (for Intel) and is available in several flavors.

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MacBook

MacBook Users Reporting Trouble with External Keyboards/Mice

According to a recent post on MacFixIt.com, some users have reported troubles using external keyboards and mice with their MacBooks after waking the laptops up from safe sleep. The issue is sometimes accompanied by reports of underpowered USB ports. Some users have reported successful fixes in disabling the option “Allow Bluetooth Devices to Wake this […]

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hard drive

MacBook Pro C2D 7200 vs 5400RPM Drives

Bare Feats has posted an addendum to their article on the MacBook Pro C2D where they discuss: a) 2GB matching vs 3GB unmatching memory, and b) 7200rpm drive vs 5400rpm drive.

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MacBook Pro

MagSafe Stress Relief

Cable wrap and a zip tie to reduce the stress on the MagSafe connector.