- Mon Dec 28 11:24 AM PST 2009 Fix broken Airport Extreme Time Machine backups after "Error 109"
A number of Snow Leopard users have run into a problem where upon backing up with Time Machine they get an error "109" claiming the backup disk image could not be accessed. Here's a possible solution for this.
- Sun Dec 27 12:05 AM PST 2009 Review: Drive defragmentation and optimization with iDefrag
iDefrag is a small utility with the single purpose of running drive defragmentation and optimization. It does this job quite well, and has become a reputable and complete option for people wanting to defragment and optimize their hard drives.
- Thu Dec 24 12:38 PM PST 2009 Track Santa on your iPhone
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has for the past 50 years taken calls from children who are eager to find where Santa is, and it can be seen via Google Maps on the iPhone.
- Tue Dec 22 10:07 AM PST 2009 Finder: Copying a folder not copying contents?
Some users are experiencing an issue with Finder where copying an existing folder to an external flash drive formatted for FAT does not copy the contents of the original folder.
- Tue Dec 22 7:48 AM PST 2009 KB Updates: MacBook pointers, slot-loading drives, and stacked computers
Apple has updated a few knowledgebase documents covering a few issues people may have with MacBook and MacBook Pro computers.
- Mon Dec 21 4:52 PM PST 2009 Apple releases graphics firmware update for new iMacs
Apple has released an update for the firmware of the Radeon HD 4670 and 4850 chipsets that are present in the new 27-inch iMac systems, addressing graphics flickering and image corruption problems.
- Mon Dec 21 11:32 AM PST 2009 Ongoing issue: Error 109 with Time Machine
A number of Snow Leopard users have run into a problem where upon backing up with Time Machine they get an error "109" claiming the backup disk image could not be accessed.
- Mon Dec 21 11:29 AM PST 2009 A quick note about the ubiquitous troubleshooting suggestion, repairing permissions
Though many issues with your Mac may indeed only require a simple trip to Disk Utility's repair permissions function, sometimes users find that a list of permissions are found to need repairing and never do.
- Mon Dec 21 8:36 AM PST 2009 CNET TV Apple Byte: Apple's future unfolds
CNET TV's Brian Tong takes a look at all the news in the world of Apple. This week, the future of Apple is broken down; Fusion versus Parallels for running Windows on your Mac; and a new function comes to older iPhones.
- Sat Dec 19 10:47 PM PST 2009 Weekly Utilities Update: SMART Utility, TimeMachineEditor, BlueHarvest, more…
Our Weekly Utilities Update report is a list of all the updates for many Mac utilities that have been released in the past week.




