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John F. Braun

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RE: Mac OS X is 64-Bit, Again
Thanks for the clarifications, guys. As indicated, another complication is that the EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) which communicates with the machine's firmware can be 32-bit or 64-bit, and there are 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the kernel.

RE: Want to Keep Your Mac Cool? Check Out smcFanControl!
[quote author="Terry" date="1248706084"]You should want people that they can seriously screw up their Mac with this. [/quote] Since this utility only lets you raise the minimum fan speed, and not reduce it, I'm not quite sure how this can seriously screw up you Mac.

RE: Opposing View: Little Snitch is Awesome if Used Well
Although I'll admit it can get annoying to have to deal with the dialog every time it detects a suspicious outgoing connection, you can instruct it to always allow a certain type of connection. After a while, it will only report on new apps that are doing something unusual.

RE: MGG 205: Live Questions, Battery Health, DOCSIS 3, and More!
Broken link fixed. Thanks!

RE: SMC Firmware Update 1.3 Adjusts MacBook Pro Fans
The fans went on full blast during the update, but are back to normal. I noticed my screen get brighter after the update (looked like another color profile was selected) but as soon as I brought up the Display System Preference, not even choosing anything, my screen went back to normal.

RE: Want to Keep Your Files in Order? Check out Hazel!
[quote author="doogie" date="1242733218"]Macbook Pro G4?[/quote] Fortunately, our tech support team has fixed the typo. Otherwise, that'd be quite a scoop!

RE: Verbatim Announces Speaker Keyboard, Store 'n' Go Micro USB Drive
Updated article with product links. According to the press release, the micro USB drive will support Mac, Linux and PC.

 

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