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Google Chrome updated to 23.0.1271.101

Hey, an update’s an update. Late Monday, Google released version 23.0.1271.101 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 56.5 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – This build contains the fix to a bug with sound distortion with microphone input: 157613. Google Chrome 23.0.1271.101 requires an Intel-based Mac with Mac OS X […]

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Cocktail updated to 6.2.1

On Thursday, shareware developer Maintain released version 6.2.1 of CocktailCocktail (Lion Edition), the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a 5.2 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Added ability to disable startup sound (System – Misc). – Addresses compatibility issues with USB […]

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QuarkXPress 9.2 update released

Oddly enough, QuarkXPress is receiving fairly favorable reviews these days. And if your life revolves around it, this may help a bit. On Wednesday, software developer Quark released version 9.2 of its QuarkXPress design application. The 1.03 gigabyte update, which can be downloaded here, adds the following fixes and changes: – Create a new project […]

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Perhaps the Greatest Thing Ever

It’s unassailably cool, a perfect combination of cats, programmable Arduino circuitry, LEDs, Twitter and the shell from your old eMac. Per creator Samuel Cox, you too can develop an eSleeper, which turned a hollowed-out eMac into a bed for his feline. Inside the shell is an Arduino Ethernet connected to an IR sensor, some LEDs […]

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Some MacBook Pro Owners Reporting Strange Noises, Errors with 7200 RPM Hard Drives

Some owners of Apple’s latest MacBook Pros with faster 7200RPM hard drives are reporting strange clicking and beeping noises along with performance issues. According to MacNN, though the cause of the problem is unclear, an Apple Support forum thread has many users suggesting that it is caused by an incompatibility between the Seagate hard drive’s […]