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How-To: How to check and manage battery usage under iOS 8

Ok, this is nifty. Or at least it’ll make Thanksgiving encounters with your relatives wherein they show you their iPhone, ask why it’s only getting 90 minutes of battery life and you point out the 67 open applications while wondering how you’re related to these people a bit easier. Per AppleInsider, a new new battery […]

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Tired of using English on your Mac? Try Klingon!

I ran across this tidbit on FairerPlatform, but I really should have already known this already (shame on me). Among the many languages your Mac can support and display, such as Latvian, Russian, and Swahili; believe it or not, it can also do Klingon, the well known warrior race from Star Trek. To use the Klingon […]

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MacBook fan noise control guide posted

You love your MacBook. In intimate ways. If your MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air has begun making excessive fan noise, PowerPage head honcho Jason O’Grady has penned a full guide over on The Apple Core as to which applications can best control fan speeds and the resulting noise. Head over, take a gander and […]

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How-To: Encrypt volumes on your hard drive

It’s understandable that you’d want to keep your personal stuff, well, personal. That being said, CNET’s mighty Topher Kessler has turned out a spiffy step-by-step guide as to how to encrypt certain parts of your Mac’s hard drive while keeping other parts open as needed using OS X’s Disk Utility and Terminal applications. Take a […]

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How-To: Get around garbled DVD playback in Mac OS X

This could be handy. If you’ve ever been watching a commercial DVD on your Mac and noticed a blocklike pattern covering its output, you’re not alone. Fortunately, the mighty Topher Kessler over at CNET has written a spiffy workaround guide as to how to get around this problem and clear up your DVD’s playback for […]