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Continue reading â: New iMacs DOA or Cracked Screens
So it wasn’t just me. The iMac Core i5 cames with a cracked screen in the lower left, just like these reports! 27″ Core i7 iMacs Arriving DOA or With Cracked Screens? – Mac Rumors Engadget reports on a growing number of complaints from purchasers of Apple’s high-end 27″ Intel…
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Continue reading â: OWC Expresscard driver crash
Well not all is right as rain, my old Rosewill RC-605 uses Silicon Image drivers and won’t run on Snow Leopard, so I got a $20 OWC ExpressCard eSATA and it sort of works, but the driver crashes and the drive disappears on the latest Snow Leopard. How sad. Note…
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Continue reading â: Home Theater parts
Josh recommended some pieces to me: Samsung UN55B8500. A 55″ flat screen expensive, but the black levels rival plasma Universal Remote Nevo Q50. Expensive at $600, but its easier to use. Man I really just want an iPod Touch to work.
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Continue reading â: Apptix shared Exchange configuration
Well all the magic URLs changed when Apptix switched us to Exchange 2007. Here they are: cp.collaborationhost.net. This is the control panel where you can change user name and it also has your detailed configuraiton information mobile.collaborationhost.net. This is the ActiveSync address that you use to sync your iPhone smtp.collaborationhost.net.…
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Continue reading â: Home Theater Buying continued
OK, some more recommendations. Mythos SSA-50 is a single bar that projects surround sound. Nice because it is wall mounted and good if you don’t want wires going to the back speakers. TiVo HD. I have an HD XL which is $400. Just never use 1TB worth of disk space.…
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Continue reading â: Kemosabe
Urban Dictionary: Kimosabe Tonto greets the Lone Ranger with the expression “kemosabe”, which has also been written “Kemo Sabe” or “Kemo Sabhay”. The origin of this expression is somewhat unclear, but James Jewell, an early director of the radio series, said the name comes from a boy’s camp located on…
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Continue reading â: Apple Black Friday sale $100 off computers and iMac is fast
We picked up a new iMac core i5. Man is that 27″ screen wonderful and it is fast. Now for another $200, you get about 5% more performance with the core i7 đ Only thing missing is a Bluray drive…It basically shows the new iMac Core i5 is twice as…
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Continue reading â: Mac Mini will not screen share reliably
I’m trying to use a Mac Mini as a server for the Drobo. It is going to run headless. The main issue is that I am trying to use Screen Sharing to access it, but somehow the screen sharing hangs and the application is there, but there is no window.…
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Continue reading â: Rsync and Carbon Copy Cloner
The one application I really miss on Windows is a utility that makes it easy to run backups and synchronize important files like all your folders. It is called Beyond Compare and is amazingly fast. I’ve tried a bunch of utilities but they are unsufferably slow on a Mac. So…
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Continue reading â: The difference is service
I’m just amazed at the customer service differences that exist now. I’m willing to bet thy this eventually translates sinto loyal customers and more profits. But distinctions 1. I’m standing at te Apple Store. Bought an iMac. Screen was cracked when I opened it. In PC land this woul have…