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How-To: Get Around MacBook/MacBook Pro Sleep Issues with Mac OS X 10.5.7

Mac OS X 10.5.7 has been out less than a week and, according to MacFixIt, a number of users have reported sleep issues with MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks upon installing the updated operating system software. Over on the Apple Discussion Board, reader “Roger G” reported the following: “The 10.5.7 upgrade (both with Combo and […]

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TechRestore Now Offering 500GB, 7200 RPM Overnight Drive Upgrade

Concord-based TechRestore announced on Tuesday that the company has begun offering the first 500 gigabyte, 7200 RPM overnight drive upgrade. The offer includes data transfer and free shipping wherein MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook users can have a new hard drive installed with cloned data and returned via free shipping. Clients also have the option […]

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OWC Releases Faster Internal Superdrives for 13″ MacBook, 15″ MacBook Pro Notebooks

Accessory provider Other World Computing announced the release of its new Mercury SuperDrive Internal Upgrade Kits for Apple’s 13″ MacBook and 15″ MacBook Pro notebooks. The new OWC Mercury SuperDrives offer faster burn speeds than factory – up to 8X DVD, 6X DVD-DL (Dual-Layer 8.5GB), 5X DVD-RAM, and 24X CD burn speeds with support for […]

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Software

TechTool Pro 5.0.4 Released

Over the weekend, Micromat released version 5.0.4 of TechTool Pro, its best-selling utility software for the Mac. The new version offers features and changes such as the eDrive, which allows users to create an emergency startup partition that includes TechTool Pro on one of your hard drives without the need to reinitialize your hard drive. […]

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How-To: Work Around Delays, Hangs in Time Machine

Let’s face it, Time Machine is a spiffy and useful thing as well as one of the main bells and whistles of Mac OS X 10.5. This isn’t to say it’s without its bugs and despite Apple’s best efforts, there are times where backups appear to hang or stall out sans warning. You may be […]