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

July 26, 2011 4:15pm PDT

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.

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

July 26, 2011 4:15pm PDT

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.

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

July 25, 2011 8:17am PDT

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

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

July 22, 2011 11:44am PDT

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.

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

July 22, 2011 11:44am PDT

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.

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OS X Lion upgrade: Smooth, quicker than expected

July 20, 2011 1:49pm PDT

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.

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Toshiba Thrive teardown: Most laptop-like Android tablet

July 19, 2011 5:35pm PDT

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.

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Toshiba Thrive teardown: Most laptop-like Android tablet

July 19, 2011 5:35pm PDT

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.

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Free Windows utilities you should download right now

July 19, 2011 12:43pm PDT

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

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 teardown: Daintiest of the Android tablets

July 13, 2011 6:51am PDT

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

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

July 12, 2011 12:11pm PDT

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

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Find unused computer accounts in Active Directory with dsquery

July 7, 2011 8:47am PDT

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

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HTC Flyer teardown: A smartphone in tablet's clothing

July 6, 2011 12:52pm PDT

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.

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HTC Flyer teardown: A smartphone in tablet's clothing

July 6, 2011 12:52pm PDT

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.