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Archive: 07-2011

• Apple Mac Mini 2011 teardown: Goodbye optical drive, hello Thunderbolt port

  Apple upgrades the 2011 Mac Mini with Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, more RAM, a larger hard drive, and a Thunderbolt port. But, they removed the optical drive.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | July 26, 2011, 4:15 PM PDT

• Reset a Mac admin password with the OS X Reset Password utility

  Bill Detwiler shows you how to reset a Mac OS X local admin password with Apple’s Reset Password utility.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | July 25, 2011, 8:17 AM PDT

• MacBook Air (2011 13-inch) Teardown: Evolutionary, not revolutionary

  Bill Detwiler cracked open the 13-inch 2011 MacBook Air. Inside the case, he found a few significant hardware upgrades, but the same basic internal layout.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | July 22, 2011, 11:44 AM PDT

• OS X Lion upgrade: Smooth, quicker than expected

  Apple’s download-only distribution for OS X Lion could have been and upgrade nightmare, but Bill Detwiler installed the Mac OS in under 45 minutes and with no problems.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | July 20, 2011, 1:49 PM PDT

• Toshiba Thrive teardown: Most laptop-like Android tablet

  The Toshiba Thrive’s full-size ports make it a very laptop-like device, but they also risk making it too big and heavy for some tablet users.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | July 19, 2011, 5:35 PM PDT

• Free Windows utilities you should download right now

  From defragmentation utilities to password reset tools, Bill Detwiler lists free Windows utilities that you should download right now.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | July 19, 2011, 12:43 PM PDT

• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 teardown: Daintiest of the Android tablets

  The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is sleek, sexy, and light, but also delicate and best kept out of harm’s way.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | July 13, 2011, 6:51 AM PDT

• Five blatant security mistakes you should avoid when setting up a wireless access point

  Bill Detwiler shows you how to avoid five blatant security mistakes when deploying a new wireless access point.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | July 12, 2011, 12:11 PM PDT

• Find unused computer accounts in Active Directory with dsquery

  Bill Detwiler shows you how to find stale AD computer accounts using dsquery and suggest ways to handle the ones you uncover.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | July 7, 2011, 8:47 AM PDT

• HTC Flyer teardown: A smartphone in tablet's clothing

  The HTC Flyer has tablet features, but this 7-inch Android device is built like a smartphone and seems to have been rushed through the design process.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | July 6, 2011, 12:52 PM PDT