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Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 3: Storage

This short series will discuss some of the common problems that can slow your Mac down dramatically. In this installment we’ll look at hard drive performance. If you’ve eliminated RAM and processor performance, then the next thing to look at … Continue reading

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Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 2: Processor

This short series will discuss some of the common problems that can slow your Mac down dramatically. In this installment we’ll look at processor performance, also known as the CPU. If you’ve eliminated low RAM as the major reason your … Continue reading

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Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 1: Memory

This short series will discuss some of the common problems that can slow your Mac down dramatically. In this installment we’ll look at memory, also known as RAM. Over the years I’ve had probably hundreds of people say to me … Continue reading

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Using Apple Hardware Test on your MacBook, iMac or Mac Pro

Back in the good ol’ days, if you wanted to find out if you had a hardware fault with a Mac, you need to use the Apple Hardware Test CD that came with your Mac, or use the restricted Apple … Continue reading

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Dirt cheap iPod Touch for students when you buy a Mac

As you may know, Apple offers a nice discount to students in full-time education of around 6%. But you might not know that if you buy a Mac and an iPod Touch through the AppleStore for Education before 7th September, … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office 2011 Outlook for Mac catches up with Windows.

It’s been nearly 10 years since Microsoft last had a true Exchange compatible mail client, the much missed Outlook 2001. Office 2011 for Mac finally brings back a true replacement, not the crippled Entourage that we’ve been forced to use … Continue reading

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Ultra cheap refurbished Apple iMacs, MacBooks and MacBook Pros

It’s been a couple of weeks since there have been really nice deals on Apple Refurbs, but there are some real corkers today. The 27″ iMac refurbs are particularly attractive in my opinion, as they are quite rare to find, … Continue reading

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Improve performance of Macs with PPC chips

Older Macs used to use a type of chip family called PowerPC (PPC). You’ll probably know them as G3, G4 or G5 Macs. If you’re still using one of these machine, you’re probably noticing more and more that they feel … Continue reading

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Refurbished iPod Touch 119 quid, MacBook 719 quid, MacBook Pro 849 quid

Apple have some very nice deals on Refurbished MacBook and iPods at the moment. The iPods are probably because the new generation models are looming into view in the next couple of months… iPod Touch 8GB Current Generation – £119 … Continue reading

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Coping with MobileMe sync duplications

If you’ve used MobileMe on more than one device, you’ve probably had a few instances of duplicate items appearing in your Address Book. And once they are in there, they can hang arrange like the plague. So here’s a quick … Continue reading

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