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HelpFix: Running on empty
Sometimes the solution is too close to see. While you’re searching (and failing) to discover an obscure esoteric cure, the actual answer can be...
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Help 1Manage and play media from a NAS device
As computers have become more affordable and taken on increasingly important tasks in our lives, it’s common to have more than one of them on the...
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Features 2iCloud vs Wi-Fi sync: Which does what
Thanks to the combination of iTunes 10.5, iOS 5, and iCloud, you can sync data wirelessly with your iOS device. In fact, there are two ways to do...
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Help 2MacBook Air: The ultimate photog’s laptop
On paper, the MacBook Air appears to be the answer to many roving photographers’ dreams. It’s small and light enough to travel comfortably in...
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ReviewsIncase Compact Backpack
Incase’s US$79.95 Compact Backpack is a slim version of the company’s Nylon Backpack. The company has removed a few storage options and slimmed...
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Help 1Fix: Speed up a lagging Lion
Today’s tale is another episode in my occasional series of ‘detective stories.’ These show how I tracked down, identified and ultimately...
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News 5Exclusive: Apple ‘was Steve Jobs’ therapy’
Steve Jobs founded Apple from a desire to prove his self worth and overcome a personal struggle with being adopted, according to Jobs’ college...
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News 1Report: Apple to ‘overhaul’ all products next year
Apple will refresh all of its product lines in 2012 and is expected to have completed the process of choosing components for the next-generation iPad...
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Gadget GuideNeoprene Sleeves for iPad & Notebooks
These neoprene sleeves come in a range of superhero logo and colour designs with a padded body and soft-feel inner lining for extra, durable protection...
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Blogs 4Ditching Safari in favour of Chrome
I have long been a Safari devotee. But since the introduction of Lion – or more accurately the introduction of Safari 5.1 – Apple’s web browser...
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Steve JobsSteve Jobs interview: Insights and predictions, 1995
In April of 1995, Steve Jobs, then head of NeXT Computer, was interviewed as part of the Computerworld Honors Program Oral History project. The wide-ranging...
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ReviewsBelkin Cooling Lounge
Belkin’s Cooling Lounge is for those who like to use their MacBook while sitting on the couch or resting it on their lap. It has a cushioned base...
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BlogsSteve humanised technology
I used my first computer sometime during the late 1970s. It was an Apple II, and it amazed me. I was in elementary school, and it was at a friend’s...
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NewsCook touts Lion, Mac sales
Mobile products like iPhone and iPad may get all the attention – and drive huge sales – but Macs and Lion operating system are also generating...
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HelpFix iOS backup failure
Recently, when I attempted to sync my iPad in iTunes, the following message popped up near the end of the sequence of steps: After clicking OK, a...
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HelpCopy files from Mac to Kindle
I recently got a letter from Macworld reader Gerald A. Wingrove, who is intrigued by the Kindle but unclear how it works with his Mac. Since this...
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BlogsApp sandboxing is high risk
So far I’ve refused to get upset about the tight level of control that Apple maintains on its products, and by extension its developers and its...
