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Mingis on Macs

New iPhones for thee, but not for me

Apparently, if I want to buy a new iPhone 3G S to replace my '08 iPhone 3G, I have to wait until October to do so -- unless I want to pay $499.

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My new SSD died, dare I try another?

A couple of weeks back I put an SSD drive in a base model MacBook in an effort to tart up my new laptop. Everything was fine until, suddenly, it wasn't.

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How to make a MacBook zippy -- just add an SSD (updated)

I recently inherited a base model $1,299 MacBook and wanted to make it a little snappier for day-to-day operations. So I snagged an OCZ SSD and swapped it in for the stock drive. Color me happy.

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Was Microsoft's Live.com trolling for Apple fans with snow leopard background?

Microsoft's Live.com featured a background picture of a snow leopard Thursday night, which had the Twittering classes, well, twittering. Snow Leopard is the code-name for rival Apple's next OS.

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My first Mac was a Performa

Even though the first Mac I owned is widely panned now as one of the worst ever, I was hooked.

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Why I love Apple's Time Machine

Water and computers do not mix. But when, on occasion they do, you'd better hope the computer in question -- in this case a 2006 Mac Book Pro -- has Time Machine installed.

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Flying with a MacBook Air? Be forewarned

MacBook Air owners who complained about getting through security at U.S. airports prompted the TSA to dig further. Yep, says the security agency, it looks different than the laptops TSA workers usually see.

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Keep me out of Apple stores

Why I should not go into an Apple store while out of town -- or any other time when I have my wallet with me.

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MacBook Air: Don't try this at home

Why take apart your shiny, new MacBook Air when the folks at iFixit have already done so -- and they have the pictures to prove it.

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Apple exec touts MacBook Air innovations

Having finally gotten my hands on a MacBook Air I can vouch for one thing: Thin is in.

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New Mac Pros and Xserves this week; so what's coming next week?

Apple's big announcements are usually saved for Macworld San Francisco. So what does it mean that the fastest Macs ever were unveiled the week before the Expo begins?

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The big story of '07? The iPhone, according to readers

Sure, readers thought the iPhone was a big deal -- no surprise there. But no one cares about privacy?

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802.11n, Leopard and MacBook Pro wireless woes: The follow-up

So did turning off IPv6 work?

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What's up with 802.11n and MacBook Pros?

I'm getting tired having to re-start my MacBook Pro (and my 802.11n base station) just to get a wireless connection. And I'm not the only one.

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Not only do MacBook Pros scream, some of 'em whine

The old rule of thumb about software, cars and hardware is to be wary of the first iteration of anything, a rule I tossed out the window earlier this month when I picked up my first MacBook Pro (see MacBook Pro, no con -- yet.) Not long after I posted that blog, I started noticing -- as have some other new MacBook Pro owners -- a high-pitched squeal emanating from somewhere around the keyboard. Then I started reading about other owners who had variations of the same high-pitched noise, which they described as a whine. Regardless of how you describe the sound, it can be really annoying. It was for me.

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