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Do you know it is possible to customize the icon of (almost) any file, folder, application, etc? In this article we will discuss the easy, fun way to personalize your dock and desktop in the Mac OS environment. Let's get started. 1) First things first: Find out what you want to change. As previously stated, this could be the icon for a file, folder, application or even a drive. For example, I

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     After using the Dvorak keyboard layout on a regular basis for just more than a year now, I have become well adjusted not only to the new layout, but to switching between Dvorak and QWERTY.  I find Dvorak very simple to use and easy to become fluent with. Logitech K360 White (before modification)      Late last summer, I ordered a Logitech K360 wireless

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You know those three buttons in the top corner of almost every window you use (whether in Mac OS or Microsoft Windows)? The red one is the same for both. Everyone know that clicking this button will close the window. The one with the minus sign (yellow in Mac OS X) is pretty straightforward. You click this one and the window minimizes into the dock. It is the third one (green plus sign in Mac

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This review is designed to bring to light some of the less promoted features of Apple's newest operating system, OS X Lion. After using Lion for about two days, these are changes that I noticed most evidently. Included are screenshots of some of the new changes. The differences will be discussed in order of how I noticed them. First, we'll start with autocorrect. 01) Autocorrect:  

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Although it is the most common keyboard layout, QWERTY is by far not the most efficient. Many people are unfamiliar with the highly efficient Dvorak keyboard design. Developed in the 1930s, the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard Layout is designed as an alternative to the sluggish QWERTY setup. Whereas it may prove difficult to learn a different keyboard layout in a QWERTY-dominated world, there are ways

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In my never-ending quest for a cable-free world, I stumbled upon this nifty wireless receiver. Essentially, it gives any iPod speaker system Bluetooth capability. This device simply plugs into the 30-pin dock connector of your speakers, allowing any Bluetooth audio device within range to send an audio signal. Previously, if I desired to play music from my MacBook, I would have to plug it into my

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Glyde.com is a new website devoted solely to the exchange of new and used games, music, DVDs and books. Their main attraction is that selling a game on Glyde is as easy as throwing it away. After making an account, a user can compile a virtual catalog of his or her personal media library. At this point the user may choose to list particular items for sale. The website will assign a market value

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     This is a comparative analysis of solutions for playing iPod music through a car stereo.      There are three primary way of transferring the audio from an iPod to the speakers. These methods are dependent upon factors such as: iPod model and compatibility, the car's audio head unit capability and the budget and preferences of the listener.    &nbsp

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Ever since 2004, Steam, the popular game management software was available solely to Windows users. Playing VALVE's world-class games was a joy when using a 22 inch screen backed by an NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512MB graphics card, however, if I ever wanted to use my MacBook, I would have to either reboot into Windows with Boot Camp or run VMware Fusion or some other virtual machine software. Such a

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The Good: Faster, more capacity, allegedly less energy usage than Hitachi 160GB 5400RPM. It loads Snow Leopard significantly faster than the previous disk. The yellow piece of plastic at the lower-right of the disk is essentially a parking spot for the read/write head. It prevents scratching of the disk and maintains the integrity of the head and arm by storing the head off to the side

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The iHome iP9 is a speaker/alarm system designed especially for iPod and iPhone and works with all iPod and iPhone models. The spacious display allows the user to view the time, activated alarms, and the current input channel; whether it be iPod/iPhone, Line In, AM, or FM radio. There are eight backlight dimmer settings, allowing the user to select the appropriate brightness for the room. The

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The Pure-Fi Express Plus failed to continue to operate properly after two days of use. It was promptly returned and exchanged for the iHome iP9, which will be analyzed in the next review.

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The Logitech Pure-Fi Express Plus is a speaker system designed for iPod and iPhone. It sports omnidirectional sound that really fills the room. The included remote is rather small and has the potential of being lost, however it contains all the controls necessary to command the system and skip songs. One downside is that the song selection must be made from the iPod itself, not the speakers. Once

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With Apple's latest Operating System, you get a fancier looking QuickTime with screen capture ability, and the network drop-down menu shows the strength of each network. Other user-interface features include a black menu that appears when you alternate (right) click something in the dock instead of white. Also, the stacks allow you to do a little bit more viewing. Some

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