Author Archives: Clive Sweeting

Mac mini 2018 RAM upgrade service

Posted on August 23, 2019

One pleasant surprise about the 2018 Mac mini is that the RAM* is once again upgradeable and you can fit up to 64GB RAM. This makes it potentially a good choice of machine for musicians, programmers and anyone else needing … Continue reading →

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MacBook Air and MacBook Pro keyboard repair

Posted on October 31, 2018

One of the more common problems we encounter is Macbook Airs and Macbook Pros with faulty keyboards, and almost without exception it’s because of liquid getting spilled on the keyboard. This typically means replacing the entire top case assembly, which … Continue reading →

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Macbook trackpad won’t click, respond or is broken? Beware…

Posted on July 13, 2017

A customer from Devizes recently gave me a MacBook Pro with a broken trackpad that now wouldn’t start up. Alarm bells immediately go off when I see a trackpad that won’t click, or is becoming increasingly hard to click… When Li-ion … Continue reading →

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Moving and copying Magento product reviews

Posted on June 16, 2017

When running an ecommerce business, you’ll often find yourself having to create a new product when an essentially identical product is released with an updated SKU, or when switching from a Grouped to Configurable product. But what happens to the … Continue reading →

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Can a Hackintosh really replace an Apple Mac?

Posted on June 10, 2017

You’re probably aware that Apple computers are built using the same standard parts that are used to create Windows PCs. You might not be aware that a standard PC can run the macOS, a so called ‘Hackintosh‘. An increasingly popular option for … Continue reading →

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iPod Classic data recovery

Posted on February 9, 2017

On a few occasions over the years I’ve been asked to recover data from one of the “Classic” iPods. With modern iPod Touch and iPhone this is typically a futile job if the customer hasn’t backed up via iTunes or iCloud. … Continue reading →

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Solid State Hard drive upgrade service

Posted on February 19, 2016

If you’re wondering what you can do to improve the performance of your Mac, there’s one thing above all others that will improve performance. Simply put, replace the internal mechanical hard drive (HD) with a Solid State Drive (SSD). Even … Continue reading →

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Magento security patch SUPEE-7405 and PHP5.3 compatibility

Posted on January 31, 2016

In late January Magento released a pretty monolithic security patch that covered a wide range of issues, but specifically addressed a number of severe XSS ( Cross Site Scripting ) errors. As is often the cause with patching Magento, there … Continue reading →

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Do Macs need anti-virus software? Yes, they really do…

Posted on January 31, 2016

Recently I was providing some On-site Mac support for a new client in Westbury. One of the first things I do with new clients is get a feel for how aware they are of security issues, and whether they use their … Continue reading →

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Apple Mac support in Edington, Bratton and Erlestoke

Posted on June 19, 2015

It’s been a busy few months here at Sweet-Apple whilst we moved a few miles from Corsham to Edington, a lovely village on the edge of Salisbury plain. We’ll still be providing Apple and Mac support to our old customers over towards … Continue reading →

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