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New Mac Pro available to order now

The new Mac Pro is finally available online in the Apple Store! Back in June, Apple gave everyone a sneak peek of the upcoming update to the Mac Pro at WWDC. You could probably hear the sound of geek jaws dropping around the world as Apple unveiled a sleek, black, tube-like device, as far as […]

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OS X 10.9.1 update drops

This one slipped by me. The App Store app on my Mac didn’t even register it. Anyway, lo and behold, 10.9.1 is out. Apple continues to add additional fixes to Mail for handling Gmail accounts. This one adds support for custom settings in Gmail. Here’s the complete change log; Improved support for Gmail in OS […]

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Apple and Bitcoin, oil and water?

One of my terrible regrets is that I didn’t hop on the Bitcoin train when I had the chance. I read about it, created an account, had one of my computers generate some coin (took forever), and decided it wasn’t worth my time to fart around with unrecognized virtual currency. If I had left that […]

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Apple updates iPhoto with version 9.5.1

This one is a pretty minor update, but important if you print a lot of photos from the app. The update fixes an issue that the company says could cause print previews to render incorrectly. The release notes also offer stability and performance improvements. The download is about 55MB and a free update to all current […]

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Apple includes US in 12 Days app giveaway

This is nothing new to European and Canadian iThing customers, but Apple has released the 12 Days app which offers 12 days of free downloads, including music, apps, books, movies, and more. The free items are only valid for 24 hours and some content may not be available in all areas. The promotion starts on Dec. […]