Category: 779: Boot Camp, Making Launchpad “Better”, Protect Your MagSafe Adapter

One of the most common things we see in our shop is MagSafe power adapters with damaged wire insulation and/or fraying where the thin cord meets either the power brick or the actual MagSafe tip. While many consider this the result of a design flaw (coupled with the fact that Apple __does__ offer free replacement…

I have been a long-time lover of organizing my apps by folder and putting them in my dock to access them more quickly. With the advent of Launchpad in Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion” (you don’t get it if you’re on an earlier version of OS X), I no longer need to clutter my dock…

When Apple switched from PowerPC processors to Intel Core Duo, they gave their systems the ability to run Microsoft Windows as well as Mac OS X. This was considered to be a big deal–people who were still on the fence about switching, or those who were still dependent on custom Windows applications, could have the…

Happy Tuesday, It’s vacation season, and more customers than ever are dropping off their computers for repair while they’re away. I’m a firm believer that one should be disconnected while on vacation, and every year around this time I smile that so many of you, our valued customers, are enjoying time away from email, Facebook,…