I purchased the last pack of applications from the Macheist people, and I was burned by the Speed Download 4 (SD4) fiasco. TUAW has a good write up on it, but more exists.
the SD5 update was pushed down via the automatic updating system [built in to SD4 and switched on by default-CR], apparently catching [...]

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Another Tuesday, another Apple update. This time it is the big guns - The MacBook and MacBook Pro.

Apple today announced long-awaited upgrades for both its MacBook and MacBook Pro portables, adding Intel’s 45 nanometer Penryn architecture for its Core 2 Duo processors. All systems now include the larger Level 2 cache, SSE4 media instructions, and [...]

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We’re nearing the 4th season of BSG so now is a good time to learn how to spot a Cylon.
?Do they ask questions about classified subjects?
?Do they seem unusually strong, smart or self-assured?
?Do they say God instead of Gods?
?Have you seen them before, but you know it’s not the same person?
?Do you see them hanging [...]

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How to Protect your Laptop, MacBook or MacBook Pro
So you’ve just spent a small fortune on your new laptop? Money that could have gone toward gold plating your dog, cat or toddler. Although you missed on on the gold plating, you do have a wonderful new shiny laptop. All is well with the world - [...]

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Welcome to the Greatest Games of All Time
First lets get some classic preamble in here. You know, up the word count a bit. Stick with me, this might get interesting. Video Games have been around since around 1947-52, depending on your terminology.
What game types exist? Well they break down into a few distinct categories:
Action [...]

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I like TimeMachine, no really, I do. I think it is a good idea that has been poorly implemented. Hey, it is Apple, don’t expect it to be right on the first version. 10.5.2 is going to fix one issue, it will provide the ability to back up to disks attached to the Airport Extreme. [...]

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In part one I covered ‘Why use eSATA?’ In part two I’m covering ‘How to use eSATA’ The presumption is that you want to add additional external drives to your current setup. Maybe you are a laptop user or have run out of internal space in your computer but still want super fast disk access [...]

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Update: Apple has released this update that fixes the problem. After installing the update Time Machine will see and use USB drives attached to an Airport Extreme Base Station. No more hacks required.
Update 2: For an easy to follow guide on how to get this running see Michael’s post here.
Here’s the old post, you can [...]

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