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Carbon Copy Cloner updated to 3.3.3

Late Tuesday, Carbon Copy Cloner, the shareware favorite for drive cloning operations by Mike Bombich, reached version 3.3.3. The new version, a 3.7 megabyte download, adds the following changes: – Fixed a “divide by zero” error that would cause backup tasks involving very few files to fail at the end. – Fixed a bug that […]

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How-To: Work around Safari 5.0 launch crashes

Since installing Safari 5.0 on Monday, my Macs have yet to catch fire and the basset hound has yet to start waltzing across the living room carpet with my cat. This may not be the case for everyone. Per CNET, after installing version 5.0 of the Safari browser, a few users are reporting the program […]

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SpamSieve Updated to 2.8.2

Michael Tsai’s must-have shareware program, SpamSieve, has just been updated to version 2.8.2. The new version, a 5.9 megabyte download, makes the following fixes and improvements: Improved compatibility with pre-release versions of Mac OS X. – Added Dutch, Italian, and Swedish localizations. – Made various code improvements and modernizations. – SpamSieve is better able to […]

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Roxio Toast Titanium 10.0.6 update released

Late Thursday night, Roxio released version 10.0.7 of its Toast Titanium authoring software. The new version, available here, adds the following fixes and changes: – iPad video export profile now available as device setting for video exports. – TiVo recordings (US only) can now be exported at 640×480 resolution. – Resolves issue where text entered […]

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MacBook owners report continued freezes with hard drives, workarounds offered

For a while now, assorted MacBook owners have noticed an intermittent 30-second freeze on their notebooks. Per CNET, this has usually been accompanied by a small clicking sound, indicating a problem with the hard drive. Apple addressed this issue by releasing a hard drive firmware update, but it appears similar problems are persisting. Over on […]