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Apple releases low-cost iMac for the education market

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 6th, 2013)

According to MacRumors, Apple has quietly released a less expensive low-end iMac for educational customers. The iMac model (ME699LL/A) features a dual-core Intel Core i3 processor, 4 GB of RAM, a 500 GB hard drive and 21.5-inch display. It ...

Users unhappy with no Apple response to NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 kernel panic issue

by Steven Sande (Mar 4th, 2013)

There's nothing more frustrating to a computer user than to have a software-related problem exist for more than a year without it getting fixed by the manufacturer. In this case the users are owners of early 2009 iMacs using the NVIDIA GeForce GT ...

Mac Hacks: Change your default Notification Center sound

by Erica Sadun (Mar 4th, 2013)

It's bad enough that a billion iOS devices all start chiming at me whenever I receive a notification. The OS X notification center plays that awful sound -- Basso, whenever my reminders trigger. Not sure what that sounds like? Open System ...

Weather Tab Pro brings graphical weather to your menu bar

by Mel Martin (Mar 4th, 2013)

There is no shortage of weather apps for iOS. On the Mac side, things are a bit more sparse, so I welcomed the arrival of Weather Tab Pro, a US$2.99 app for OS X. The app lets you create a list of cities, and then you can scroll an animated ...

Twitter Client Project: Hibari

by Erica Sadun (Mar 4th, 2013)

Echofon for Mac is no longer in development. TUAW's Twitter Client Project surveys popular desktop alternatives in highly subjective reviews. Hibari (US$9.99) offers a clean, visually pleasing Twitter interface. Unfortunately, as these things go ...

Seagate to stop making 7200rpm 2.5" pure hard disk drives

by Steven Sande (Mar 4th, 2013)

Anandtech has received confirmation from drive manufacturer Seagate that it will cease manufacture of 7200 RPM 2.5" hard disk drives later in 2013. These speedy small drives are most often used in notebook computers, where their high capacity ...

New iMac ship times improve to 1-3 days

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 4th, 2013)

For those waiting to get one of Apple's new iMacs, we've got some good news. Over the weekend, ship times for both the standard 21.5-inch and 27-inch models improved to one to three business days in both the Canadian and US Apple online stores. ...

Tips for Troubleshooting Automator Workflows

by Ben Waldie (Mar 4th, 2013)

Automator's great for streamlining time consuming and repetitive tasks on your Mac. It's easy. Just launch it, find a few actions, and string them together to form a workflow. Then, run your workflow anytime you want to perform that series of tasks ...