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DIY: Apple Charging Brick Repair

May 29, 2017 // 1 Comment

The Apple charger has a design flaw which makes it possible to break the charging cable if one is not careful with handling it (ahem). The cable can flex against the [...]

APC SmartUPS 750 Battery Replacement

September 10, 2012 // 0 Comments

An alarm went off in the office recently. It took us a while to track down the source. After working silently for the past six years (so much so that we forgot we had it), [...]

Time Machine Setup

July 13, 2012 // 0 Comments

Yesterday we showed how easy it was to roll your own 3-terabyte external drive. Today, we will show how simple it is to set up and use OSX’s Time Machine feature [...]

What? Not upgrading?

March 16, 2012 // 0 Comments

Those who read RainyDayMagazine frequently know that we have been huge cheerleaders for the iPad since Day 1. Also, you will not find a more fervent group of Apple fans [...]

17″ Macbook Pro: upgrades

February 1, 2012 // 0 Comments

Most of us can get by just fine a computer that has been discontinued, as its computing power typically far exceeds the needs of most owners. With computers, things will [...]

Development Setup

September 22, 2011 // 0 Comments

If you develop software as a profession, then you know what it is like to spend a good part of the day in front of a monitor. Setting things up to maximize both comfort and [...]