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Cancelling AOL

Vincent Ferrari decided to cancel his AOL account. Little did he know how hard it was going to be. Click through to hear the audio recording of his phone call to AOL’s cancellation (a.k.a. “retention”) department. I had an AOL account years ago. I kept it around because many of the suits in my office […]

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Hacks Mac mini

Mac Mini Installed in a Toyota Prius

Jeremy Kusnetz has installed a Mac mini in his Toyota Prius and even hacked the touch screen to work with Front Row. Very impressive, my man! The quest to make Mac Prius. The first thing I needed was video in. There are a number of options here, I decided to go with the CAN-view for […]

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MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro Light Sensor Secrets

Mac programmer Amit Singh, who in February figured out how to access and manipulate the motion sensor in Apple’s laptops, has published an explanation of the ambient light sensor also found in the company’s latest portables. The ambient light sensor detects the amount of light in a room and brightens the laptop’s keyboard as needed. […]

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MacBook

Stained MacBook Info Site

This site was born as a way to give pressure to Apple regarding recent QA issues with the new white MacBook. Many people all over the world are complaining about stains appearing in their newly acquired piece of Apple hardware. Basically, many users around the globe are finding that their white MacBooks turn into a […]

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Opinion

.Macster!

Apple next needs to add community networked member profiles to .Mac. All the benefits of existing social networks, including meeting others with similar interests, would tie in well with the hyperblog content submission system and earned reputations.