Third party software or hardware for Apple devices. Third party means that the software or hardware is not made by Apple.
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How does TRIM Enabler work?
I recently bought a third part (OCZ) SSD and used Trim Enabler to, well, enable TRIM. I've noticed that some software updates can cause TRIM to be disabled, and have thus been curious about how TRIM ...
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Can Time Machine back up different data (or different exclusion lists) to different drives?
Mountain Lion includes a feature to configure multiple Time Machine locations and to back up to those locations when they become available (plugged in external drives, accessible network drives, etc). ...
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Is Other World Computing's 1.5TB Toshiba Aquarius laptop hard drive legit?
I have pretty high storage needs, which are constantly increasing. Fortunately, the largest drives available seem to be scaling with the amount of space I can occupy. The 1TB disk I currently have ...
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Is installing a HDD instead of SuperDrive safe?
It's pretty popular to replace ones optical drive* on the MacBook Pro with a HDD, but how serious are the risks?
*In most cases, you'd do this when installing a third-party SSD, but I'd like to leave ...
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Is the sixth-gen iPod classic compatible with recent Sony Dockstations?
I have a 6th-gen iPod classic (the first model classic) with an 80 GB hard drive. I have recently purchased a Sony Dockstation for iPods but I cannot make it work. Every time it connects to the dock, ...
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Is it possible to use a third-party remote with an Apple TV?
I was thinking about this earlier and thought I'd ask. Can third-party remotes be used with the Apple TV (any and all versions)?
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Are there any third party displays that have similar resolution and image quality to the Thunderbolt Display?
The cinema and thunderbolt displays are expensive. As such, I'm thinking about a third party display to attach to my MacBook. I currently have a Dell 24" monitor, but the color is waaaay off. The IT ...
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Is it possible to get digital audio output from a MacBook Air (2011), like on other Macs?
I know the audio line-out port on the MacBook Pro – and even older MacBooks and the Mac mini – sport a dual capability: in addition to providing the expected and obvious 3.5mm analog ...
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myCloud: Is self-hosting iCloud possible?
It seems that Apple is pushing cloud integration all the way now, but also that they have no interest in providing the ability to choose between their own server-side offering (iCloud) and what other ...
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Are there third-party keyboards that have the Apple layout?
Apple keyboards are different than PC keyboard because the Command ⌘ and Option/Alt ⌥ keys are switched. This causes a workflow disruption for me, because I use keyboard shortcuts for everything. I ...
