Accelerate Your Mac News Archive for Wednesday Oct. 8, 2008

News Archive for Wednesday Oct. 8, 2008
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Another G5 Tower repair (due to coolant leaks) covered out of warranty
I've added another reader report on getting out-of-warranty coolant leak damage repaired at no cost (replaced Pwr Supply, LCS and CPUs) to the page on PowerMac G5 Coolant Leaks/Repairs. (Page includes reminders to check for leaks frequently, photos of the two LCS designs, notes on some reader's DIY repairs, etc.) Some lucky readers in the past got new Mac Pro replacement systems (sometimes I think due to availability of repair parts).

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Apple Support/Troubleshooting doc Updates
Troubleshooting a MacBook Air that won't turn on iPhone and iPod touch: An unknown error (13014) may occur after updating to iTunes 8.0.1 for Mac Mac OS X 10.5: Time Machine stops backing up to external disk Mac OS X 10.5: Using Time Machine and troubleshooting Time Machine issues Promise VTrak: RAID Head - Xsan (Metadata and Data) configuration script Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2: Setting Java Applet preferences

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Other News/Articles, Software Updates
802.11N Dual-Band Router Showdown (Apple, SMC, DLink, Linksys, and Netgear - the Apple 802.11n base did well although it doesn't have simultaneous 5GHz + 2.4GHz. I'm happy with mine.) Firefox Extension (NoScript) updated to block "Clickjacking" 'Clickjackers' could hijack webcams, microphones, Adobe warns - issues security advisory for Flash, but won't patch until later this month. (I'm not a fan of Flash and use restrictive settings in Flash Global Security Settings.) Updated World of Warcraft System Requirements (updated for "Wrath of the Lich King" expansion) VueScan 8.4.90 iPhone 3G vs. Blackberry enterprise scores are in Survey: 8% of US teens own an iPhone; 22% want one iBench 1.0.3 Another iPhone bug? EU directive (requiring removable battery) could change iPhone battery design impromptu 1.3 (Freeware audio/video development environment for composers, sound artists, VJ's and graphic artists) Second Life 1.20.17 A Better Finder Attributes 4.7.7 Opera 9.60 Rise & Fall: Civilizations At War Free Full Game (FYI for Bootcamp/Parallels/Fusion users) IBM Researchers Using iPhone App Store as Test Bed Showdown: BlackBerry Storm VS. iPhone 3G RIM's BlackBerry Storm: A New Take on Touch (tactile touchscreen) Hands On With The BlackBerry Storm EMC's Mozy Launches Online Backup For Business Macs Netflix adds $1 to monthly subscription for Blu-ray Intel says will defend patent rights against AMD Sprint CEO sees potential impact on WiMax from sour economy External 360 Blu-ray player already done? Report: Blu-Ray Coming to Xbox 360

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Recent Articles and Reviews
Listing/links to recent articles and reviews you may have missed.

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