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With a ton of features and improvements under the hood, OS X 10.5 (Leopard) is a worthwhile upgrade. However, let’s face it - on an older machine, it could get a little demanding. Whether you are running OS X on an older machine or just demand the most out of your system, here are some Leopard performance tweaks you can do to get the most out of OS X 10.5.
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Re-Installing OS X, although easy to do, can be a big pain. Setting up OS X and then re-installing all your applications and running Software Update can take hours if not days. What about any custom settings, printers, and user folders? While this isn’t something you will have to do regularly, if your hard drive breaks or you did something you shouldn’t - like delete the Applications folder, you’ll need to re-install. The good news is that there’s an incredibly easy way to avoid the hassle of re-installing and here’s how to do it:
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Fall is the time of colorful foliage, going back to school, cooler weather and best of all, the return of your favorite TV shows. Personally, I don’t like to a locked into the network’s broadcast schedule. Nor do I care for inane commercials. Sure, you could buy a DVR or TiVo.. Or I can show you how to turn your iMac, MacBook or even older Macintosh desktop into a decent DVR solution.

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Apple likes to surprise the public with its product announcements. This secretive behavior has spawned many a rumor site, some of which have been sued for predicting actual products. While Apple has its reasons for doing this, this usually means one thing for the consumer - buying an Apple product can be a bit of a mystery. I’ve both benefited from this and suffered. Fortunately, from my experience and observations, I’ve come up with four guidelines to accurately predict if its a good time to buy an Apple product or if you should wait a month or two.
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