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News Archive for Monday, August 12th, 2013 Go to Current News Page
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2006 Mini T7600 (2.33GHz) CPU Swap and Mini 2,1 EFI Upgrade:
Added another 2006 Mini owner report on a Core 2 Duo CPU swap (T7600/2.33GHz) and EFI Update (2,1) to our page on 2006-08 Mac Mini CPU/EFI/Lion Upgrades. Also includes info on replacement Nylon Heatsink retaining pins which some have broken when swapping CPUs. |
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Previous Day's News Summary:
Friday August 9th, 2013 News Archive
- In-Depth Review of 11-inch Mid-2013 MacBook Air
- Review of IMSI TurboCAD Mac Pro 7
- Review of "Where's My Water" (iOS game)
- OS X Mavericks Depreciating AFP, SMB2 will be default
- Mac and Linux versions of Strike Suit Zero available
- Op-Ed: Apple's evolving view of "Pro"
- Apple Support/How-To/Troubleshooting Article Updates:
- Mac Basics: Automator
- FaceTime for Mac: About HD video calling
- iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match Availability
- Multimedia apps may quit with some 3rd party QuickTime components
- Other Tips/Tech/Reviews/OT:
- Best SSD Firmware Update Tools (and how to update firmware)
- Fake 'Apple Store Gift Card' emails serve exploits and malware
- Tiny twisted magnets could boost hard drive capacity 20X
- Secure E-Mail Companies Say There's No Such Thing Anymore
- Analysis: IBM and PA share blame in massive IT failure
- Review: The Place Beyond the Pines (Blu-ray)
- Movie Premiere: Elysium
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