8/6/2015 Apple/Mac/OS X News, Tips and Tech Articles

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More reports on 2009 Mac Pro 6-Core/12-Core CPU Upgrades (using 5,1 bootrom)
2 more reader reports on 2009 Mac Pro CPU Upgrades, both using 3.46GHz X5690 CPUs. One a dual X5690 upgrade and the other a single X5690. Updated the previous pages on 2009 Mac Pro 12-core CPU Upgrades and 2009 Mac Pro (single) 6-core upgrades. (Apologies to Jörg and Lyndon for the delay in posting.)

How to Stop pop-up ads and adware in Safari
(was titled "Remove adware that displays pop-up ads and graphics on your Mac")
iOS and OS X: Using Game Center behind a firewall

(Topic-based page of Tips, Troubleshooting & How-To articles for Mac/OS X/iOS Users.)

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Recent Updates, Tips, DIY Upgrades and Repairs:
List of Updates, DIY Repair, Upgrade articles, Tips and more you may have missed. (Topics range from OS/software updates and troubleshooting, to hardware upgrades and repairs.)

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2011 13in MacBook Pro with Mid-2012 Motherboard swap, Wifi/BT Upgrade
Articles about Mac/OS X vulnerabilities (firmware and DYLD_PRINT_TO_FILE)
Apple How-To/Troubleshooting Article Updates:
- Thunderbolt ports and displays: Frequently asked questions
- Mac Basics: Dictation lets you speak text instead of typing
- Troubleshooting Apple TV stops at the date and time screen during startup

For links to older news pages, see the Archives.

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