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Slow Mac? Add More RAM

If your Mac is slow, often adding more RAM (also known as memory) can help. Most Macs ship from Apple with a limited amount of RAM but you can buy more and install it yourself.

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Map of All Our Mac Clients

This map shows the locations of all the Mac, iPad, and iPhone clients we’ve worked with so far in 2011.

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The Apple Genius Bar: Why It’s Great, and Why It’s Not

Here’s when you should go to the Genius Bar, and here’s when you should call a consultant like us for help.

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And yet another new one

I often say I see something new all the time in my work, and today it was my own computer who needed some expertise.

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how easy is it to return a drive? and who pays?

Sometimes, you have to be tough. Sometimes, it pays to be nice. I recently have had a run of bad luck with some hard drives, and so I needed to have them replaced under warranty. Western Digital had the easiest return process — you can go on their web site, enter a serial #, and [...]

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Do the Geek Squads Actually Know What They’re Doing?

An article by Charles Passy in today’s Wall Street Journal entitled “Can Big-Box Merchants Fix Your Computer?” is his tale of taking 4 computers to 3 different large retailers that offer computer repair, plus sending one away to a fourth company. The three retailers, Best Buy (Geek Squad), Office Depot, and Staples, all did varying [...]

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IvanExpert provides superior Mac, iPhone, and iPad support for small businesses and home users in New York City. We provide on-site help with a range of Apple computer and mobile issues.

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