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You know the feeling when you go to turn your Mac on and it doesn’t work. It either doesn’t turn on, turns on but does nothing, works then locks up or just gets stuck. What do you do to figure out what is wrong with it?
How can you tell if the computer is ruined or just a little part needs to be fixed? Or, even cheaper, when re-installing the OS will fix everything. Continue Reading…
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Now that everyone’s thinking about saving money and spending less, a monthly fee to play World of Warcraft looks tougher each month to spend. For those of you who had to cut back and stop playing WoW, here are seven free alternatives to keep you sane. Continue Reading…
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Background processes are applications or parts of them that run in OS X without telling you they are there. You won’t see them in the Dock and while they don’t normally constitute a huge drain on your system, if enough of them are running, the can slow you down. Here’s how to stop them and speed up your system, especially if you have less than 2GB of RAM.
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Passwords are the keys to your online world. From Facebook accounts to your stock portfolio, bills and banking, they are something you don’t want the general public to know.
We all know the rules of making an over 8 character password with letters, numbers and a special character, but there’s another rule to follow: Don’t use the same password for every site you use. As demonstrated this week with the latest Facebook virus, it steals your password. What are the chances that it would also be the same password as your email and banking account? Actually, pretty good.
Yet, having multiple passwords isn’t easy for everyone to remember. Here’s some simple ways you can keep track of multiple passwords without going insane. Continue Reading…
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Garageband is free and powerful. While it may not have some of the really fancy features that professional level applications like Cubase, Logic, ProTools or Digital Performer have, Garageband is enough that you can produce quality recordings with it. Here are eight tips to improve the quality of your Garageband recordings and make it more than just a loop pasting program. Continue Reading…
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