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Mac Sales On the Rise at Penn State

Mac sales seem to be on the rise at Pennsylvania State University where the Penn State Computer Store saw a significant jump in its sales of Macintosh computers this past summer as opposed to its summer 2005 sales, according to Robin Anderson, communications director of the university’s information and technology services. A recent study, conducted […]

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MacBook Users Reporting Trouble with External Keyboards/Mice

According to a recent post on MacFixIt.com, some users have reported troubles using external keyboards and mice with their MacBooks after waking the laptops up from safe sleep. The issue is sometimes accompanied by reports of underpowered USB ports. Some users have reported successful fixes in disabling the option “Allow Bluetooth Devices to Wake this […]

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Apple Shares Close at New High of $88.60

Shares of Apple Computer, Inc. closed at an all time high last Tuesday, rising $2.13 or two percent to close at $88.60 per share. Investors seemed responsive to recent analyst predictions that 14 million iPods will be sold within the current fiscal quarter. Speculation has also risen about an upcoming Apple cell phone, nicknamed the […]

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Software

CoolBook Bug Update Fixes CPU Setting Issue

Shareware author Magnus Lundholm has updated his program, CoolBook, a $10 application which allows the user to adjust the clock speed and voltage of Intel Core Duo and Core 2 Duo processors. A bug which was discovered and has been corrected in the latest version of the program, prevents the CPU from running at the […]

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MacBook EFI Firmware Update 1.1 Proves Troublesome for Users

A number of users have reported difficulties such as higher operating temperatures, device recognition issues and louder fan noises after installing the EFI Firmware Update 1.1 for the 13″ MacBook.