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The 80% Solution

Want to resolve 80% of the technical problems you will encounter with your Mac? Follow these two relatively simple steps:
1. Reboot your Mac and simultaneous hold down the command-option-p-r keys. If you do this properly your Mac’s screen will flash and it will cycle a reboot. Keep holding down the keys until your Mac chimes [...]

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Macs at the University of Oregon School of Law (Fall 2010)

Dennis Bishop, the Director of Information & Technology at the University of Oregon School of Law, has in the past been good enough to send me a breakdown of laptop use at his school. Now he has updated numbers for Fall 2010. Macs are doing rather well:
Student Platforms (all)
MacOS = 371 (67%)
Windows = 166 (32%)
Unknown [...]

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Assessing the iPad

I’ve been obsessing about the iPad for at least two years. In a post called The Perfect Law School Laptop in February of 2008 I suggested that a perfect law school laptop would:

Cost less than $2,000
Have sufficient power to handle daily applications
Incorporate truly exceptional WiFi
Use a 10″ – 12″ screen (so as to not get [...]

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Refurbished MacBooks and MacBook Pros

Apple is currently offering several MacBook and MacBook Pro refurb deals at the Apple Store online. Here are a couple of examples out of several:
Refurbished MacBook 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo – White for $849
13.3-inch glossy widescreen display
2GB memory
160GB hard drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
Built-in iSight camera
Refurbished MacBook 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo – Aluminum for [...]

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MacBook Pro 15″ Gets Anti-Glare

If you’re buying a 15″ MBP from Apple’s online store, for $50 you can get an anti-glare screen, rather than the standard glossy.
I’ve still never owned a glossy screen Mac laptop, but I’m not sure I’d shell out $50 to stick with a matte screen.
More info at c|net.

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