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  • Apple creates 2TB model of Time Capsule, drops the price of 1TB model

    This week, Apple quietly updated their Time Capsule line by adding a 2TB model alongside the existing 1TB model. These new 2TB models will cost a nice sized $499.00, while the 1TB model has been lowered to just $299.00. The specs on the new, larger model appear to be the same as the 1TB model that has existed for a while now, except for, obviously, the size of the hard drive. It doesn’t even appear…

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    Are you waiting until the last minute? Here are some ideas for the Macintosh owner close to your heart this Christmas. Check them out after…

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How to share an internet connection with your Mac

by Jake Gaecke on Dec 2, 2008 at 03:08 PM

Sometimes it’s useful to be able to share a wired internet connection from your Mac to other computers or devices wirelessly. Let’s say you want to browse the internet over WiFi with your iPhone at home, but you don’t want to buy a wireless router yet. Or maybe you have… Continue Reading »

New migration software pushed to Macs

by Bill Stiteler on Oct 19, 2008 at 09:57 PM

Perhaps underscoring the phasing out of Firewire on Macs, Apple has added the Migration and DVD/CD Sharing Update to Macs (OS 10.4.11 and 10.5.5) using the Software Update feature. The software, previously available with the Macbook Air and as a separate download, allows users to migrate from one Macintosh computer… Continue Reading »

Migrate your Mac (without Firewire)

by Bill Stiteler on Oct 15, 2008 at 09:09 PM

Is Apple phasing out Firewire? It certainly seems that way: two of the latest laptops, the Macbook and the Macbook Air, both ship without the Apple-invented technology, and the iPod, arguably Apple’s flagship product, hasn’t supported the technology for years (except for charging). This leaves a rather gaping hole in… Continue Reading »

Share the music, man!

by Bill Stiteler on Oct 2, 2008 at 05:54 AM

Got an Airport Express Base Station or an AppleTV? Got a whole mess of music on a central computer? Then you, my friend, could be streaming your music through your home stereo system, and Macworld tells you how: If you have an AirPort Express Base Station, string an audio cable… Continue Reading »

Apple releases AirPort Utility 5.3.2

by Mark Rowland on Jun 11, 2008 at 09:02 PM

Today, Apple released version 5.3.2 of its AirPort Utility. The update includes versions for Leopard (8.8 MB), Tiger (9.3 MB) and Windows (10.3 MB), and all updates are reported by Apple to improve general stability, performance, and compatibility with AirPort Utility and AirPort Base Station Agent for the AirPort Extreme… Continue Reading »

New 10.5.3 Seed, Release Just Weeks Off

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Apr 22, 2008 at 10:46 AM

Though most seem to be happy with Mac OS X 10.5.2, a select few, Steve Jobs apparently included, aren’t. Mac OS X 10.5.3 is on the fast track to release, as yet another developer build was seeded over the weekend. While 10.5.2 had widely publicized bugs it was fixing, 10.5.3… Continue Reading »

Mac OS 10.5.3 (9d19) Seeded to Developers

by Mark Rowland on Apr 13, 2008 at 11:22 AM

According to a Mac Rumors report, Mac OS 10.5.3 could be very near.  On Friday, the update was seeded to developers.  Starting in february with 10.5.3 (9d10), Apple has slowly been seeding more and more updates to developers, this time with probably the final version (9d19).  No intended date of… Continue Reading »

Apple: Fix AirDisk Backups. Now

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Apr 8, 2008 at 08:13 AM

After a recent Firmware Update causing Time Machine preferences to see Hard Disks attached to Airport Extreme Base Stations, many AEBS owners were ecstatic over the Time Capsule-like ability to do wireless backups. But as I personally found out when the Disk refused to mount on the fifth backup, this… Continue Reading »

Apple Rolls out Time Machine and Airport Update

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Mar 19, 2008 at 06:31 PM

Apple today rolled out a Time Machine and Airport combo update. It’s fixes some stuff, blah blah blah. But as soon as I saw “Firmware Updates,” I had a gut feeling that Apple had restored a long lost feature: backing up to Hard Drives attached to the Airport Extreme Base… Continue Reading »

Airport Express Upgraded, Perhaps Early?

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Mar 17, 2008 at 12:58 PM

In an odd move for Apple, they today released the new Airport Express, with 802.11n networking. Usually, Apple releases products on a Tuesday, and it seems that they may have decided to release the product early due to Saturday’s leak. The new Airport Express units are no different from previous… Continue Reading »

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