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		<title>New Apple Recalls: 1tb iMac (2011) Seagate Hard Drives &amp; MacBook Bottom Case</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another new recall added to my recall list: 1TB Seagate Hard Drives in some 2011 iMacs. See the details here on Apple&#8217;s site (and enter your serial number to see if you have a bad drive): http://www.apple.com/support/imac-harddrive/. Also, this one got by me somehow, some MacBooks shipping between Oct 09 and April 11 are being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corewerkz.com/2011/07/26/new-apple-recalls-1tb-imac-2011-seagate-hard-drives-macbook-bottom-case/</link>
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		<title>How to clean the inside of your iPad 2 Smart Cover</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just discovered a great way to clean off the dust that accumulates on the microfiber (inside) part of the iPad 2 Smart Cover:]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corewerkz.com/2011/07/12/how-to-clean-the-inside-of-your-ipad-2-smart-cover/</link>
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		<title>New Apple Recall Added to List : MacBook Hard Drives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Problem Model: MacBook Problem component: Hard Drive How to identify if you have the problem: &#8220;Flashing Question Mark&#8221; with certain hard drives. Processor speed = 1.83ghz, 2ghz, or 2.16ghz. HD Capacity = 60gb, 80gb, 100gb, 120gb, or 160gb. My guess is at least Seagate drives with firmware 7.01 and 3.CAE (or 3.XXX) are covered, since [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corewerkz.com/2011/01/10/new-apple-recall-added-to-list-macbook-hard-drives/</link>
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		<title>Moving from Quicksilver to Alfred (Mac App Launcher)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been using Quicksilver (free) as my app launcher for the past few years. I&#8217;ve been highly accustomed to it&#8217;s abilities and shortcuts, but have grown sick of it&#8217;s little bug: pasteboard pops up at random times (for the past year!). Searching around, I needed to find an app launcher that did what Quicksilver [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corewerkz.com/2010/11/15/moving-from-quicksilver-to-alfred-mac-app-launcher/</link>
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		<title>InfoWorld picks up Google Places Missing Reviews story!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.infoworld.com/t/business/google-place-glitch-has-business-owners-hurting-307]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corewerkz.com/2010/11/05/infoworld-picks-up-google-places-missing-reviews-story/</link>
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		<title>Google Places Has Lost Thousands of User&#8217;s Reviews</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This isn&#8217;t the first time, but it&#8217;s the longest period of missing user review&#8217;s yet. At least a few dozen people have been caught up in this mess and at least 2000 reviews have gone missing. On Oct 25th, a Google employee posted this (and this) on the Google Places forum: &#8220;We suffered a temporary [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corewerkz.com/2010/10/30/google-places-has-lost-thousands-of-users-reviews/</link>
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		<title>Does my Mac have a built-in Apple Hardware Test?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that your Mac may have come with a pre-installed diagnostic test? Back in the days, you had to boot from the Apple Hardware Test disc that came with your Mac. For the past year or two, Apple has pre-installed these tests so you can run them without a disc. Wondering if your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corewerkz.com/2010/05/27/does-my-mac-have-a-built-in-apple-hardware-test/</link>
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		<title>Use Scale Calibration Weights to Ease Start-up Commands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a quick tip for other Mac repair technicians: use a 50 gram scale calibration weight to hold down keyboard buttons (like option, or shift). They fit perfectly on all Mac keyboards and only cost $5 with shipping. You can find one of these weights on Amazon.com.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corewerkz.com/2010/01/31/use-scale-calibration-weights-to-ease-start-up-commands/</link>
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		<title>Picture: PCs Make Me Sad :(</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Made this a few months ago for a desktop background and figured some other Mac fans may like it. I was inspired to make it when I had to fix a broken PC &#8211; something I haven&#8217;t had to do for years since I started doing only Mac repair. Right-click here to download full size [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corewerkz.com/2010/01/30/picture-pcs-make-me-sad/</link>
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		<title>Quickly and Neatly Open Two Pre-Specified Finder Windows Via Applescript</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several times a day on my Plex Mini I was opening the same two Finder windows (the &#8220;new downloads&#8221; folder and the &#8220;tv shows&#8221; folder) to make sure stuff in &#8220;new downloads&#8221; was being automatically transferred (using Episode Linker) to my &#8220;tv shows&#8221; folder. Well, instead of manually opening the two Finder windows, resizing the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.corewerkz.com/2009/11/08/quickly-and-neatly-open-two-pre-specified-finder-windows-via-applescript/</link>
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