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How-To: Reset Mac OS X’s Software Updater Function

As nigh-indispensable as Mac OS’s Software Update feature can be to locate and install patches for the operating system and supported applications from Apple, there remains the fact that some items might not install or the updater may not seem to work at all. Per MacFixIt, a user identified as “The Dragon” posted this comment […]

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Sleep Tips for MacBook, MacBook Pro Notebooks Published

Albeit generally reliable, putting your MacBook or MacBook Pro notebook to sleep can be a bit of a gamble. When you open the notebook back up, you want to make sure the computer will wake up again or your day just got that much worse. Over on the Apple Core, David Morgenstern has offered the […]

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How-To: Get Around Conflicts Between Back to My Mac and Time Machine

As nifty as Time Machine is, a number of users seem to be running into problems where the “Change Disk…” option for Time Machine is nonfunctional. Over on the Apple Discussion Board, user Joel_H offered the following description of the issue: “(After switching TM disks) I realized there were still things on my time capsule […]

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How To: Get Around Unibody MacBook Pro Freezes During Screenshots

As exciting and cool as your new unibody MacBook Pro may happen to be, there may be some bugs to sort out. According to MacFixIt, a number of users have posted to the Apple Discussions board complaining that the screenshot function on their late-2008/unibody MacBook Pro notebooks cause the system to freeze for a few […]

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Apple Posts Knowledge Base Articles to Help Access RAM/Hard Drive/Battery for Unibody MacBooks

Recently, Apple posted updated Knowledge Base documents referencing how to access the batteries, hard drive and RAM on the new unibody MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks. While the 13″ and 15″ computers come with a hatch that provides easy access (at least to the hard drive and battery), the 17″ computers do not have a […]