Tag Archives: Apple

Upgrading a Base 2019 iMac 21″ to 32GB, 1TB SSD and i9 9900 CPU

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Grischa Ekart

Finally I found time and motivation to upgrade an absolutely plain iMac 2019 with 8GB, 1TB hard drive and a i3 8100 CPU to super specs. It’s the third iMac that I cut open to up the RAM / SSD … Continue reading →

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Silencing your iMac: Decrease Minimum Fan Speed to 1000rpm

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Grischa Ekart

NOTE: This guide apparently only works up to Catalina and does not work on Big Sur. I finally replaced my hard drive in my 2015 iMac 5k with a Samsung 860 SSD. Not an easy decision since you need to … Continue reading →

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Lost Web Passwords After Migrating to New Mac

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Grischa Ekart

After migrating to a new Mac, I found out that a ton of my web site passwords were gone or were out of date (I haven’t been using iCloud passwords or any other password app). The Migration Assistant seems to … Continue reading →

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Upgrade comparison: Mountain Lion vs. Windows 8

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Grischa Ekart

I have upgraded two MacBooks (Lion 10.7.5) and a T60 (XP SP2) to the newest operating systems, MountainLion 10.8.2 and Windows 8, respectively. Here are my experiences during the upgrade process: Mountain Lion Price €17,99 family license iTunes makes for … Continue reading →

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Apple’s pricing issue

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Grischa Ekart

Apple’s recent pricing and product range decisions reveal a lack of strategic consistency. Just a few examples of new products with overblown prices: MacBook Pro 15″ Retina: $2.199 MacBook Pro 13″ Retina: $1.699 iPad mini: $329 iPod touch: $299 The … Continue reading →

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The new iPad

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Grischa Ekart

My new iPad arrived today. I have never bothered to upgrade the first version to iPad 2 and the first impression of the hot new item confirms how sensible this was. Even in its new release, it is still remarkable … Continue reading →

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