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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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Macs get crypto key to government budgets

May 29th, 2008 by Liam Tung

Macs are a step closer to being accepted in government agencies, which usually require a full-disk encryption tool to protect sensitive data, after Check Point announced Pointsec for Apple's Leopard and Tiger operating systems.

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Apple releasing Leopard on October 26

October 17th, 2007 by Caroline McCarthy

After much speculation, Apple has confirmed that the next version of its Mac OS X operating system, Leopard, will hit stores on Friday 26 October, at 6 pm.

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Apple's Snow Leopard: What to expect

August 17th, 2009 by Erica Ogg

Mac OS 10.6 is coming soon with some small changes that you'll like a lot. Here's what you need to know about the OS "refinements".

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Apple shrinks its iPod Shuffle

March 12th, 2009 by Tom Krazit and Jonathan Skillings

Apparently the tiny iPod Shuffle wasn't tiny enough. Apple has unveiled a 4GB Shuffle that's half the size of its predecessor.

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Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6)

August 27th, 2009 by Jason Parker

Intel Mac users will like Snow Leopard's smartly designed interface enhancements, and its Exchange support is a must-have (especially with Outlook for Mac on the way). With a ton of technological improvements, Snow Leopard is worth the AU$39 upgrade fee.

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Learn to take screenshots in Mac OS X

July 10th, 2007 by Brendon Chase and Jeremy Roche

Taking screenshots on your Mac is a relatively simple task but not initially intuitive for novices. In this short tip we'll go over the basics for taking screenshots.

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Secure your data with TrueCrypt for Mac OS X

February 11th, 2008 by Jason Parker

This rock-solid free program for creating encrypted volumes has been a popular choice on Windows machines for a while. Now you can rest assured your files are secure on your Mac with TrueCrypt for Mac OS X.

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Clock is ticking on Apple's Boot Camp beta

April 11th, 2007 by Ina Fried

Those considering setting up a Windows partition on a Mac using the test version of Apple's Boot Camp might want to pay close attention to the licensing terms that accompany the beta software.

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Practical notes on installing Leopard

October 29th, 2007 by MacFixIt

Leopard is here but where do you start? In this article we have a short philosophical and practical guide to upgrading Apple's new operating system. Your ground of being should be caution and forbearance.

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