My Passport Studio & Helium Portable Drives

On December 8, 2011, in Industry News, by Florence Ion

Storage is nice, but slow transfer speeds can stop youOne of the most essential tools in a Mac user’s arsenal is an external drive for backing up all that irreplaceable data, and the space wars are hard-fought battles, with manufacturers trying to…

Belkin Readies Thunderbolt Express Dock, No Expensive Apple Display Required

On September 14, 2011, in Industry News, by J.R. Bookwalter

It’s tough being an early adopter, such as those of us who jumped on board the Thunderbolt train earlier this year with a new Mac, only to discover there was so very little to plug into that I/O port. Among the many promises of Thunderbolt is a docki…

The Lifer: How the iPod Saved Apple

On August 9, 2011, in Industry News, by Rik Myslewski

Ten years ago, Apple Computer made a left turn into digital music players and discovered a superhighway to success. Rik Myslewski looks back at the last decade to show…Most folks say that May 6, 1998 — the day that Steve Jobs introduced the then-rev…

Lion passwords can be pilfered with new tool

On July 27, 2011, in Industry News, by Jeremy Kirk

A company that makes password recovery tools has released one that can snatch passwords from a locked or sleeping Mac running OS X Lion by plugging another computer into the Mac’s FireWire port.

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Mac Basics: How to enable Target Disk Mode via Thunderbolt

On July 1, 2011, in Industry News, by Mauricio Grijalva

Target Disk Mode is a feature that allows a Mac to act as an external hard drive. Until recently, you enabled Target Disk Mode by connecting two Macs together via FireWire. The new Thunderbolt port on the current iMac and MacBook Pro supports Target D…

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