• A word of warning on SMART diagnostics

    I've just had a near-death experience with a RAID0 set of 4x3TB WD RE3s inside my speed-bumped 5,1 (booting off a separate SSD). They're just over 3 years old (Jan 2013), and have performed flawlessly til this morning...view more
    fearless
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  • Encrypt Files on Your Mac

    Lots of users save confidential information on their Macs. Private data needs to be protected and secured to prevent unwanted access and identity theft. Fortunately, Mac users have lot of possible  encryption opt...view more
    thunderzzz
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  • Viruses, Trojans, Malware - and other aspects of Internet Security

    DON’T PANIC!  But be aware that the Internet is riddled with potential threats to the security and well-being of your Mac or iOS device. No computer system is completely immune from possible attack, but App...view more
    Klaus1
    last modified by Klaus1
  • User Tip: Mac Pro silver tower (2006-2012) Replacement Graphics cards

    RE: Mac Pro silver tower (2006-2012) Replacement Graphics cards   1) Apple brand cards, 2) "sold in the Apple store" cards, and 3) "Mac Edition" cards ...   ... show all the screens, including Boot up sc...view more
    Grant Bennet-Alder
    last modified by Grant Bennet-Alder
  • User Tip: Creating a lean, fast Boot Drive

    One of the best speedups for any Mac that can support multiple drives is to create a Boot Drive, with only System, Library, Applications, and the hidden Unix files including Paging/Swap. This improves overall performa...view more
    Grant Bennet-Alder
    last modified by Grant Bennet-Alder
  • Sleep indicator light behavior

    Sometimes the sleep indicator light/power indicator light may behave oddly.   Apple wrote this support article to discuss the meaning behind those behaviors:   http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4167view more
    a brody
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  • Do not install MacKeeper

    Many users will see references to an application called MacKeeper on various web sites and via pop-ups on their browser. Not only is it expensive for what it purports to do (freeware applications that do the same or m...view more
    Klaus1
    last modified by Klaus1
  • What type of machine do I have?

    This is a Mac Pro:  This is a PowerMac G5:   Note the difference in the front in terms of the number of optical drive bays. Note they are both tower desktop machines.   For PowerMac post here: ht...view more
    a brody
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  • ..Step by Step to fix your Mac

    Hello and welcome to my User Tip     If this User Tip appears to be quite involved, it's designed to very through and systematic process to achieve success.    It's designed for those who already ...view more
    ds store
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