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Symptoms of a Fragmented Mac Hard Drive

February 27, 2013

No one can deny the fact that Mac hard drives are less prone to fragmentation than Windows, but we cannot say that Mac’s never get fragmented. Like any other hard drive Mac too gets fragmented over time, but its inbuilt safeguards defragment it time to time and never let you fell that it too needs […]

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AppleTV2 + Seas0nPass and problems entering DFU mode

February 14, 2013

Quick-tip for you AppleTV2 users out there, who likes to jailbreak using Seas0nPass. The instructions for Seas0nPass to enter DFU mode is Step 4: When prompted, connect your Apple TV to your Mac/PC using a micro-USB cable (leave power cable disconnected). Once the light on the front of the Apple TV begins to flash rapidly, […]

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Why Jailbreak your iPhone?

February 8, 2013

After a long wait for many Apple device users, a group calling themselves the “evad3rs” have released an untethered jailbreak for all devices currently running iOS 6-6.1. This includes the iPhone 5 and iPad mini models for the first time. Since the early days of the iPhone, Apple has been very strict in the way […]

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Precautions before defragmenting Mac

January 31, 2013

If you are noticing slow performance of your Mac, you need to take action for the health of your Mac and perform a defragmentation process. A defragmentation is the process of organizing fragmented files on your hard drive in continuous memory locations. With the passage of time, files get fragmented and scatter in your Mac […]

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Top Mac Antivirus Applications and Why You Need Any of Them

January 16, 2013

Mac Defender: The First Major Mac Threat? In May 2011, the Apple company encouraged its users to use added internet security protection. Why? Because of a new threat named Mac Defender. Mac Defender is a program that functions like a real spyware removal client. It will present itself as a pop up telling you that […]

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Apple will not make a cheap iPhone

January 11, 2013

Apple’s guy in charge of marketing, Phil Schiller, said in an interview recently that Apple has no plans of making a cheap iPhone: “At first, non-smartphones were popular in the Chinese market, now cheap smartphones are more popular and non-smartphones are out,” Schiller added later. “Despite the popularity of cheap smartphones, this will never be […]

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App Store reaches 40 billion downloads

January 10, 2013

Some impressive App Store numbers: 40 billion downloads since launch. Almost 20 billion downloads in 2012 alone. More than 2 billion downloads in December 20102. More than 500 million active iTunes accounts associated with App Store. Developers have combined built more than 775,000 apps and been paid over 7 billion dollars. Apple emphasizes that the […]

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How and Why to clone your Mac Hard Drive

December 28, 2012

A clone is a bootable backup of your Mac’s hard drive that provides redundancy for both your data and the Macintosh Operating System. You can keep backup in various form like Image, Clone etc..If you face system crash or data loss situation, clones provide a way to rollback your Mac OS X installation. Cloning Requirements: […]

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Learn How OS X Handles Slack Space and Internal File System Fragmentation

December 23, 2012

Fragmentation is a problem that develops subtly. The aftermath of severe file system fragmentation is inefficient use of disk space and consequently poor performance. There could be different types of fragmentation depending on the storage allocation scheme used by the OS. In general, fragmentation is classified into three types: internal, external, and data. Internal fragmentation […]

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iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy SIII

December 14, 2012

Are you in the market for a new phone? Or, with the holidays nearly upon us, are you considering getting one for someone you care about? Many people have struggled with deciding between two of the most popular phones this year, the iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy SIII. Let’s see how they each measure […]

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How to Easily Uninstall Java 7 on a Mac

December 4, 2012

Java 7 has caused countless headaches for Mac users around the world. The security vulnerabilities in Java 7 mean that some machines have been compromised by hackers who were able to break through the walls of security. In addition to the security problems, some Mac users running Java 7 have been plagued by bugs. These […]

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Role of OS X in Fine-Tuning Your Mac and Why You Need to Switch to an External Defragmentation Source

November 25, 2012

PC users tend to delve into a number of things while performing routine maintenance, including software updation, cache cleaning, and more. One of the important maintenance tasks that needs to be repeated periodically is drive defragmentation. A Mac user doesn’t need to wary of such things, as Mac has the ability to optimize itself without […]

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Remove duplicate files to free up Mac drive space

November 25, 2012

What are Duplicate files? Duplicate file means creating or making exact copy of same file. Your Mac system may be storing large amount of redundant data on the hard drive in the form of duplicate files. These files can affect your system performance and make it slower and sluggish. To keep your Mac running smoothly, […]

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Apple launches 2 iPhone 5 TV ads for Thanksgiving

November 22, 2012

Two new iPhone 5 TV ads were just released by Apple, for this year’s Thanksgiving. The first one is called “Turkey” and shows iPhone 5 snapping photos of a family eating Thanksgiving dinner and then sharing the photos on PhotoStream. Mmmm….pie! The second one is called Orchestra and shows how the microphone on the back […]

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Mac OS X 10.9 already being tested online?

November 7, 2012

AppleInsider claims that during the past few weeks they had visits from at least 30 users with OS X 10.9 as operating system. The current Mac operating system is OS X 10.8 “Mountain Lion”, released just a few months ago, but now it seems Apple has already started testing their next version of OS X. […]

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Windows Phone is the safest mobile OS – Android, not so much

November 7, 2012

According to Mikko Hypponen from software security company F-Secure, Windows Phone 8 is currently the most safe mobile operating system there is. Although Apple’s iOS is also commonly known as being safe, just as safe as BlackBerry for business use, it seems that F-Secure is giving the “safest” award to Windows Phone 8 at the […]

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MacBook Pro 13″ Retina – “For the Pro in all of us”

October 25, 2012

Apple has just released a TV ad for their latest addition to the MacBook Pro Retina line of great laptops! It’s the long-awaited 13″ laptop – and it’s gorgeous. Check it out:

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Five for the 5: Gaming on the Go with the new iPhone

October 24, 2012

So it’s finally here amongst us, Apple’s 5th (or sixth, if you’re counting) outing into the world of ubiquitously, voraciously enjoyed mobile technology. Boasting such genre-defining new attributes as its beautifully extended yet entirely accessible 4-inch 1136 x 640 retina display, its hardcore-diet-induced waistline, and of course a controversial new connector. That little list forgets, […]

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Mac maintenance and optimization Tips

October 22, 2012

Do you have any idea about “optimization” and “maintenance”and why Mac users follow these terms ? Actually these are the magical terms which a Mac owner uses to carve maximum out of his machine. Here we are discussing these techniques in details. How to optimize Mac drive? 1. Truly Remove Applications and Components:– When you […]

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Top 8 Reasons why Students Should Get Hands-on HD Experience With Canon Lenses

October 13, 2012

There has been an extensive hype about the challenge of shooting a flawless video. In response to this demanding contest, Canon offers various lenses to deliver smooth and constant video shooting. It has spent decades in optical industry. Its proven optical proficiency permits Canon to integrate the right type of motor for each lens. HD Experience: […]

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Will iPad Mini grab Android 7-inch tablet’s cake?

October 11, 2012

According to some reliable sources, Apple will launch the long-awaited iPad Mini on 17 October and begin to sell it on 2nd November. No doubt that iPad occupies the 10-inch tablet market without a rival, but the battle is pretty fierce in the 7-inch tablet market. Last December, Amazon launched Kindle Fire and it sold […]

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iPhone 5 beats Samsung Galaxy SIII

October 7, 2012

The new iPhone 5 from Apple beats the Samsung Galaxy SIII in not one, or two, but three different categories – documented here: Healthier The iPhone 5 contains less hazardous materials than the SIII. Faster iPhone 5 is faster than Galaxy SIII, both in terms of JavaScript performance and also video gaming. Sturdier iPhone 5 […]

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New Apple TV Rumored to Keep its Head in the Clouds

October 4, 2012

For several months now, Apple fans have been speculating that a television set from the famed company will be launched soon as a new option or upgrade to Apple TV. Some analysts did predict that Apple entering the TV set industry was a long shot – and sure enough, more reliable resources report that […]

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iPhone 5 Review

September 30, 2012

Excited to get your hands on Apple’s newest smartphone on its launch date? I hope you are ready to stand in line for several hours. Online pre-orders to receive the iPhone 5 sold out within an hour of going on sale. If TechRadar was correct that “this year’s launch was perhaps most important for Apple […]

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