Apple’s North Carolina data center isn’t online, but it’s already the world’s dirtiest. Like all previous Greenpeace media grabs, this latest report is based on estimates, which is a polite way of saying that they’re guessing. That said, who could’ve guessed that they would name the company most likely to attract headlines as the biggest polluter?
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Where was your Mac made? Chances are it was assembled in China, but where over there? If you’ve ever wondered about the minutia of your particular Macintosh or Apple mobile device, here’s a (potential) way to to find out more.
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Apple’s all-purpose music jukebox also comes with a slickly implemented visualizer that’s super easy to extend and here a 10 great plugins to get you started down the road to hallucinatory bliss. I’ve tested each of these iTunes visualizer plugins listed on an Early 2008 MacBook running Mac OS X 10.6.1, a.k.a. Snow Leopard, and iTunes 9.0.1.
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Have you ever gotten your favorite CD or DVD stuck in the disk drive in your Mac? Had a CD or DVD inserted improperly, only to make the sounds of a dying yak and get jammed up? Had difficulty having iTunes read your disc? Chances are the answer to these and many other common questions is a resounding yes.
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