Tag Archives: Apple

Apple cancels the XServe

Posted on November 7, 2010

Over the years at Sweet-Apple we’ve been responsible for installing, managing and remotely supporting a number of OS X Server installations for clients in and around Bath and Bristol. A good number of those were running on XServe, Apple’s rack-mounted … Continue reading →

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Disable Java in OS X browsers to avoid Koobface infection

Posted on November 5, 2010

As you may know, there’s been a lot of hot air created recently about the ‘port’ of the Koobface worm so that it can now infect Macs. Whilst it is possible that you might get the malware downloaded onto your … Continue reading →

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Refurb 21″ iMac for 749 pounds – saving 22%

Posted on October 23, 2010

Just a quick heads up – the Apple Refurb Store has a very nice deal on 21.5″ iMacs for £749 inc VAT. Please remember this is for the previous generation model, so you have a Core2 chip rather than the … Continue reading →

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Telephone and Remote Support for OS X Server in Somerset

Posted on October 9, 2010

We solved an OS X Server problem that no one else seemed able to – using our Mac Telephone Support and Remote Mac Support services. A Mac using design agency in Ilminster, Somerset gave me a call yesterday about a … Continue reading →

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OS X Security vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Flash

Posted on October 6, 2010

New vulnerabilities that leave your Mac open to potentially getting infected with “malware’ have been patched by Adobe. If you follow the Mac or PC security landscape, you’ll know that a very large number of exploits are targetted againt 2 … Continue reading →

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Why OS X sucks as a web development platform

Posted on October 1, 2010

So I thought it was time to end the external summer that is the Apple love in here at Sweet-Apple, and be a little bit controversial. As a whole, OS X makes an excellent web development platform – it’s got … Continue reading →

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30% off dirt cheap Airport Express, Airport Extreme and Time Capsule

Posted on September 28, 2010

Currently the Apple Refurb Store is selling a large number of Apple wireless devices at very big discounts. So if you want to be able to stream music to your hi-fi through an Airport Express, or wirelessly backup multiple Macs … Continue reading →

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Font problems with macrons and other Unicode characters…

Posted on September 17, 2010

I had an interesting little problem to solve last night for a customer in Bath having problems getting a macron character to show in a Quark Xpress 6.5 document. Fortunately it was resolved in a few minutes using my Remote … Continue reading →

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Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 5: Choosing a new Mac

Posted on September 12, 2010

In this short series we’ve discussed some of the common problems that can slow your Mac down dramatically. In the final installment we’ll look at how you can make informed decisions about what new Mac you should buy. Let’s assume … Continue reading →

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Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 4: Applications

Posted on September 11, 2010

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

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