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Carbon Copy Cloner updated to 3.5.1

On Saturday, Carbon Copy Cloner, the shareware favorite for drive cloning operations by Mike Bombich, reached version 3.5.1. The new version, an 8.6 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Fixed an issue in which CCC was unable to save scheduled tasks after being updated. – Resolved a permissions issue related to accessing […]

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Cocktail updated to 5.3.3

On Thursday, shareware developer Maintain released version 5.3.3 of CocktailCocktail (Lion Edition), the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 3 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Added the “Use SRM secure delete” option to the “Force empty Trash” feature. SRM removes […]

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CrossOver updated to 10.2

CrossOver, the popular emulation program from CodeWeavers, has been updated to version 10.2. The new version, which is available as a demo, offers the following fixes and changes: – Added a workaround for a bug in Mac OS X 10.7. Many games running in a virtual desktop cause a crash. This can be resolved by […]

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How-To: Get around Mac OS X 10.6.3 update issues

The Mac OS X 10.6.3 update is out in its Software Update, Delta and Combo forms and a number of users (including the mighty Hawk of Applegeeks) have cited problems installing the update. In many cases, the user apparently has to sit forever with the spinning color wheel, or go blank to a blue, black, […]

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How-To: First Mac OS X 10.5.7 Problems Reported, Fixes Offered

Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5.7 update has been released, none of my Macs are on fire and I consider this a good thing. Still, there’s bound to be problems and the hep cats at MacFixIt have begun to collect reports on a couple of outstanding issues: Blue Screen This update may automatically restart your computer […]