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How-To: Encrypt volumes on your hard drive

It’s understandable that you’d want to keep your personal stuff, well, personal. That being said, CNET’s mighty Topher Kessler has turned out a spiffy step-by-step guide as to how to encrypt certain parts of your Mac’s hard drive while keeping other parts open as needed using OS X’s Disk Utility and Terminal applications. Take a […]

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Apple releases OS X 10.8.4 12E55 build to developer community

OS X 10.8.4 is coming…eventually. Per 9to5Mac, Apple seeded OS X 10.8.4 build 12E55 to its developer community. Once again, the build contains no known issues and Apple asks developers to focus on Safari, Graphics, Wi-Fi, and Windows File Sharing. If you’ve gotten your mitts on the newest build and have any feedback to offer, […]

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Opera Next preview becomes available, company shows off leaner, Chromium-based browser

Here’s your chance to snag the next-gen Opera browser a bit ahead of schedule. Per iMore, Opera, is offering people a chance to download its latest desktop browser (version 15) for Windows and Mac, which typically happens ahead of a general release. Dubbed “Opera Next” as per usual, this time the browser was “made from […]

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Intel cites possible 50% battery life improvement in upcoming MacBooks under Haswell architecture

What a difference a next-gen architecture can make. According to PCWorld, Intel’s next-generation processor in Apple’s MacBook line could see 50 percent greater battery life thanks to the processors expected to go into them, according to Intel. In a media briefing ahead of the launch of its Haswell processor platform, Intel chief Rani Borkar said […]

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Happy Memorial Day from O’Grady’s PowerPage!

Ladies and gentlemen, the staff of the PowerPage will be taking Memorial Day off to spend time with friends and families. And while there’ll obviously be some Mac and iOS device use, they’ll also be in pursuit of tasty barbecue as well. So, take some time today, spend it with the people close to you […]