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Month: March 2015

Put Your Commonly Used Wireless Networks At The Top Of The List

Posted on March 31, 2015July 14, 2023 by Tim Hannon in Networks

Do you know that your Mac automatically builds a list of every wireless network to which it has been connected? When your Mac wakes up, it scans the airwaves to see which networks are available and then runs through this list of known networks trying to find a match. For this reason, you should make sure that … Read more

Equip Your Next Mac With Enough Memory

Posted on March 29, 2015April 4, 2017 by Tim Hannon in Computer Basics, Hardware, Macintosh

If you’re going to be buying a Mac soon, please make sure you equip it with enough memory (RAM) when you buy it. Increasingly, Apple is soldering memory into the computer. The advantage of doing this is that computer cases can be thinner and one can get a bit better performance. The disadvantage is that it will no longer be possible … Read more

How To Recycle Styrofoam In Seattle

Posted on March 8, 2015January 9, 2025 by Tim Hannon in Recycling, Seattle

Do you have styrofoam peanuts or large blocks of styrofoam that you’d like to recycle? I order a lot of computer products online and unbox a lot of new computers that clients have bought. For many years, I’ve dropped off styrofoam peanuts at my neighborhood shipping company, Sip and Ship in Ballard. Many neighborhoods have private shipping … Read more

Apple Starts MacBook Pro Video Repair Program

Posted on March 1, 2015February 5, 2017 by Tim Hannon in Apple, Companies, Hardware, Macintosh

Do you own a 15″ or 17″ MacBook Pro? Does it suffer from distorted video, no video or random reboots? If so, the cause might be a defective video card. If this is the cause, Apple may repair it for free.

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