Mac users can easily check the SMART status of their hard drives and internal disk storage by using Disk Utility in Mac OS, offering a simple way to see if the disk hardware itself is in good health or is experiencing a hardware issue. This article will walk you through how to check SMART status … Read More
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While enabling and using FileVault disk encryption is highly recommended for security-conscious Mac users with modern hardware and SSD volumes, some users may decide they do not need to use FileVault for a variety of reasons, or perhaps they just want to disable it for another purpose. That’s what we’re going to demonstrate here, disabling … Read More
If your hard drive takes a dive, it takes your computer along with it. Drive Genius 4 is an ideal and easy way to make sure your hard is running at peak performance, spotting potential problems early and even bringing it back from the dead in the event of a crash. Today you can get […]
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For those of us with larger storage size iPhone and iPad models, backing up the device locally can be a burden on limited disk space. A simple solution to this storage dilemma is to backup an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to an external hard drive instead, where disk space is often more abundant. We’ll … Read More
Because even the newest devices get stepped on and dropped in toilets, Cult of Mac’s buyback program has been updated to include the latest Apple products. We’re proud to announce that the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, the iPad Pro, the iPad mini 4 and the 12-inch MacBook are now included in our buyback catalog, […]
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Cloud storage has matured into a reliable and sensible solution for keeping data secure and accessible. Also reliable is the high cost of that storage. Thankfully there’s a way to significantly drop the price just by reducing the access speed, like with Zoolz Cold Storage. They’re offering a terabyte of storage for life for just […]
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Tim Cook may have told us that the iPad Pro was the “biggest news in iPad since the original iPad,” but you wouldn’t necessarily know that based on the initial availability of the plus-sized tablet. According to a report, Apple is experiencing panel shortages for the device — meaning that it is likely that iPad Pro shipments will […]
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Making an iPhone is complex, for sure. Creating the hardware and software that rules our daily lives has been an ongoing, iterative process since 2007, when Steve Jobs revealed the first one. Since then and on up to the newly announced iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, the iPhone itself has improved bit by bit while […]
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No-one does ads with more consistent high quality than Apple. That’s why it’s kind of fun to go back to a time when getting the word out about new products was less about pushing out a sleek new video on YouTube and more about radio spots designed to give potential customers the hard sell. Stephen […]
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