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The Apple Core: MacBook Pro fan control application

Last Monday I reported that it was possible to adjust the speed of the MacBook Pro’s fans via the command line. The hack involves modifying the plist files in AppleBlower.ktext and AppleFan.ktext. Essentially editing the speed values for both fans so they kick on a little sooner and run a bit faster.

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Apple Releases Mac OS 10.4.8

In addition to Aperture 1.5, Apple also shipped a major update to the Mac OS on Friday, 10.4.8. The update is available for PPC (31MB) and Intel (206MB). Combo and Delta versions are also available. The best way to get the update is via Software Update. What’s New in this Version The 10.4.8 Update is […]

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Aperture 1.5 Update Squeaks out as Promised

Apple slipped out the 1.5 update to Aperture late Friday, just inside of Steve Jobs deadline of before the end of the week. Aperture 1.5 may not show up in Software Update (it didn’t for me) and it requires that you have Mac OS 10.4.8 installed. You also have to register your copy of Aperture […]

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The Apple Core: iTunes 7.0.1 addresses Cover Flow, importing, syncing

As you’d expect with all the problems reported with iTunes 7, Apple today released an iTunes 7.0.1 update (25MB) for Mac and Windows users that is supposed to fix a number of problems with the popular music player. The software update doesn’t give an indication about what the update fixes: Read the rest of the […]

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The Apple Core: iTunes 7 and iPod 1.2 update confound users

When Steve Jobs announced iTunes 7 I couldn’t reload the download page fast enough. I was anxious to try out the first whole number upgrade to Apple’s venerable jukebox application in almost a year. In the 10 or so days that I’ve been using the new iTunes I’ve had little or no problems with it. […]