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Entries for January, 2010

How-To: Remove Applications from Startup (Mac)

To remove applications that start automatically when you boot up is a simple process on the Mac, however still one that I get asked by friends and family regularly how to control. To manage the applications that launch when you first boot up, follow these steps: Click the Apple Icon in the top left corner [...]

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How-To: Backup all files on your Mac or PC

Okay, I normally don’t come straight out with a non-technical answer to something like “what’s the best way to backup all my files?”, except that there is a really really simple way to do this. Backblaze is a backup-to-the-cloud service which costs $5 a month for unlimited backups. It deals with external hard drives, duplicate [...]

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