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    The Mac Hardware Report: About those Audio Jacks!

    September 24th, 2009

    In talking with David Biedny for an episode of The Tech Night Owl LIVE, I came to realize that he had twice encountered a hardware issue similar to one I’ve faced. That’s the ease with which the audio input or output jack on a Mac note-book can break. Here’s what I mean: My 2006 17-inch […]


    Prices, Profits and the Bill of Materials

    June 29th, 2009

    Whenever Apple releases a new product, folks will sacrifice one of these gadgets in order to dissemble the component parts and attempt to determine their identity and cost. On the basis of this information, and a few educated guesses, we’re supposed to know exactly how much Apple really spent on each unit. Recently, for example, […]