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There are people, Mac fans even, that find the startup sound annoying. As a proud Mac owner, I don’t find the startup sound stressful or annoying in any way, on the contrary, not only that lets everyone know that there’s another Mac user in range but the sound itself indicates that the hardware startup testing has been successful.

Now, for all those who need to know how to disable the startup sound, there are 2 methods, the easy mode or the software mode.

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sweetfm-controlsweetfm-export-buyIf you’re not familiar with SweetFM, this nifty application acts as a controller between your iTunes and Last.fm. So basically, if you use both, then you will love SweetFM, especially now when the developer decided to make it totally free and open-source.

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pulptunes_logoIf you have a huge collection of music and it’s hard for you to make it portable, install pulpTunes! pulpTunes allows you to access your music from anywhere with a internet connection, connecting your home iTunes with yourself. Better yet, you can share your music publicly worldwide and let anyone know how many hours your spent downloading..err..buying music.

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Online security and privacy are the 2 most important aspects for a ‘healthy’ online life. If you also share a computer with 1 or more people, then those issues become critical and must be managed with care. It’s very important to keep your browsing history, activity and personal data private and your browser keeps most of this data in its files.

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We can’t say we didn’t expected that and personally, I’m surprised it happened now. While still the dominant software company, Microsoft started to lose ground for the Windows OS and people are more attracted to other platforms, such as Mac or Linux. Microsoft has Windows 7 in its sleeve, but nobody can predict at this point how much will Windows 7 repair what Vista collapsed.

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In a previous article, we told you that Apple advised its users officially to install anti-virus software for their Macs. It seems that the official Apple statement started alot of buzz on the internet and today, Apple removed its ‘advice’ from the site, stating that people misunderstood it. Well, lets see how the advice sounded, shall we?

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It seems like the number of cyber criminals is growing and it reached the Mac users. The Mac systems were unaffected for a long time, the worst case scenarios were trojans that needed several confirmation from the user, to be installed and infect the system. Now, things may be a little different, as Apple posted on their support site last month. Apple strongly encourages the use of security solutions, such as anti-virus software or anti-spyware.

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