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Opening up Psystar’s Open Computer

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Macworld Lab wanted to see how Psystar’s Open Computer running OS X compares to a native Mac, so it placed an order for the controversial system. The machine has arrived, and Lab director James Galbraith shares his first impressions.

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Traveling light while staying in touch

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Two of Apple’s recent releases—the iPhone and the MacBook Air—can come in handy if you’re on a vacation and want to stay connected without hauling a lot of electronics with you.

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Flying through time

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Rob Griffiths takes look back at the evolution of home computing power, as seen through various flight simulators.

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Dust kills

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Dan Frakes takes his own advice about Mac maintenance and winds up fixing a problem involving dusty internal components.

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New iMac has a need for speed

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Dan Moren takes a closer look at what the changes to Apple’s iMac offerings will mean to that desktop’s performance.

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iPhone battery life redialed

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See how the iPhone’s battery life might not be what you expect—at least under one set of unusual circumstances.

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Apple earnings on the horizon

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Apple gives the outside world a look at the company’s finances this week when it announces its earnings for its fiscal second quarter, the three-month period beginning in January and ending in March. Apple’s second-quarter earnings call will begin at 2 p.m. Pacific on Wednesday.

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Office 2008 vs. iWork ’08: Can they get along?

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We’ve compared Word and Pages, Excel and Numbers, PowerPoint and Keynote. But one question is still on readers minds: What about file compatibility?

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Apple and the homebuilt Mac community

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Rob Griffiths has a modest proposal about how to allow home-built Mac clones to flourish without harming Apple.

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Attack of the clones

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Florida-based Psystar is selling unlicensed Mac clones at prices far cheaper than Apple machines. Dan Moren thinks there's more to a Mac than just what operating system it runs.

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