Troubleshooting OS X Kernel Panics

by Tom Nelson If you haven’t experienced a kernel panic on your Mac, then consider yourself lucky. Actually, most Mac users have never seen the kernel panic screen, and that’s a good thing. But if you do someday come across the dreaded display of death, you’re going to want to know how to troubleshoot it [...]

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Apple Announces New iPad

by Tom Nelson Apple today unveiled the newest version of the iPad, as well as a new Apple TV. The new iPad has many new capabilities, but it’s lacking one important new feature: a new name. Going by just the moniker, iPad, it enters the market with the same name as the original iPad. This [...]

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Macs and Home Theater: Connect Your Mac to Your HDTV

by Tom Nelson With rumors that Apple will be introducing a new Apple TV or related product on March 7, I thought it might be interesting to see who is already using their Mac with their HDTV. If you don’t have your Mac connected to your home theater system but you’d like to give it [...]

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Have You Nominated Your Favorite Mac Product Seller for the Readers’ Choice Awards 2012?

by Tom Nelson This year’s Readers’ Choice Awards includes a brand-new category: Best Mac Peripheral Reseller. With this category, we’re asking you to nominate your favorite place to buy anything Mac-related: RAM, hard drives, printers, displays, and software; even Macs. We’ve received some interesting nominations so far, but there are many more Mac-related resellers out [...]

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Brother MFC-J430w – A Budget-Friendly Printer for the Mac

by Tom Nelson For years, Apple provided a credit of up to $99 when you purchased a qualifying Mac and printer at the same time. The days of buying a Mac and getting a free printer are over, which means if you’re looking for an inexpensive printer, you’ll need to do some comparison shopping, to [...]

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Review: Genius Navigator 905 Wireless Notebook Mouse

by Tom Nelson The Genius Navigator 905 is a small mouse meant for portable use with a notebook. As such, it must be able to meet the daily needs of mobile professionals who want a comfortable mouse, but who also need something small and easily stowed in a bag for travel. The Navigator meets those [...]

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First Day With Snow Leopard: Getting the Printer Working

by Tom Nelson I installed Snow Leopard yesterday, on the day of its release, and wrote an installation guide to help anyone else who is in a hurry to play with the latest OS from Apple. Today I spent my time getting things working the way I want them to. First up: getting my network laser printer [...]

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