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Disable Dashboard and save RAM on your Mac

July 17th, 2007 by Brendon Chase

One feature that's been included in Apple's OS X Tiger operating system and above is Dashboard. In short, this application provides a platform to run mini-applications, or widgets, as Apple call them. If at any time you're using OS X Tiger you can press F12 and your screen will dim and your widgets will be displayed.

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CheckUp is your Mac's first-aid kit

September 8th, 2008 by Jason Parker

For a good way to keep your Mac running smoothly, we recommend CheckUp, a shareware system utility that lets you quickly view system stats in a visually appealing interface.

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Apple release new high-end desktops

April 5th, 2007 by Brendon Chase

Apple Australia today released a new range of high-end Mac Pro PCs with quad-core Intel processors.

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Apple trounces Microsoft in performance showdown

April 18th, 2008 by Liam Tung

Research which pitted Windows PCs against Macs found that Vista works better on a Mac.

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Cracking open the MacBook Air

March 6th, 2008 by Mark Kaelin

Ever wanted to see what makes an Apple MacBook Air tick? We crack one open in the interest of science.

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World's first performance memory for MacBooks

March 14th, 2008 by Ty Pendlebury

Apple fans rejoice! Corsair has announced what it is calling the "world's first" performance memory upgrade for MacBook and MacBook Pros.

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Apple updates MacBook, MacBook Pro lineups

February 27th, 2008 by Mike Ricciuti

Apple updated its MacBook and MacBook Pro lineups today with Intel's Penryn processors, while bringing multitouch trackpads to MacBook Pros.

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Apple previews OS X 10.6: Snow Leopard

June 10th, 2008 by Craig Simms and Alex Serpo

Apple has previewed OS X 10.6 at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, code-named Snow Leopard.

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Apple MacBook 2.4GHz

October 30th, 2008 by Ty Pendlebury

The 2008 Apple MacBook is a perfect amalgam of design and usability, and is able to beat many Windows PCs at their own game.

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Apple's new MacBooks: Which one is right for you?

October 15th, 2008 by Matt Hickey

Each laptop in Apple's Macbook range is geared toward a certain kind of user. We breakdown which is best for you.

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