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Snow Leopard: Its Here! (with photos)

August 28th, 2009 | Posted by promacnyc in Mac | News | Software Updates - (1 Comments)

Just got it, day of release. Here’s a photo of the actual box, front and back, US release. So the images (see post below) of the Portuguese release were very close. You might notice the Apple logo was missing on the Portuguese box front? The DVD Installer Disk looks identical to the previous photo posted. …
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Leopard, Mac OS X, OS X, Snow Leopard, software, Software Updates

Basic Mac Maintenance 101 / Self-Help Procedures

Some of my clients ask me if theres basic Mac Maintenance they can do themselves. The answer is “Yes” – and its EASY! Regularly perform “Repair Permissions” (via Disk Utility). Doing this It will help keep your computer healthier It takes only 3 Easy Steps: Locate Disk Utility (in Applications/Utilities). It may be easier to find with Spotlight. …
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Backup, can’t boot, disk, disk utility, errors, external Hard drive, hard drive problems, Mac, Mac OS X, OS X, permissions, Problems, repair, software, Software Updates, system, Troubleshooting, up, utility, won’t boot

What is Time Machine?

June 23rd, 2009 | Posted by promacnyc in Backup | Mac - (Comments Off)

If you have Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.x) on your Mac guess what, you have Time Machine (its built in!) So whats Time Machine anyway? Well its the name of Apple’s automatic Backup software that just works! For most of my clients, its what I recommend. I found this very good, detailed step-by-step description on …
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Backup, external Hard drive, Leopard, Mac, OS X, Time Machine