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Relocate your Home Folder in Leopard and later.

Monday, December 29th, 2008 | Author: OWC Chris S.

Relocating your home folder is a little-used technique that can help you maximize your computer’s potential or just make your data more secure.

Its a little trick that anybody can do, and its potential uses are limited only by your imagination.

We show you how at: http://eshop.macsales.com/Reviews/Framework.cfm?page=Tips/relocate3/relocate3.html

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OWC Announces New Upgrades & Accessories For Modbook – World’s Only Tablet Based Mac

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 | Author: OWC Grant

Custom configure with up to 6.0GB memory, up to 750GB in HD space, Add a Dual Layer & more - New orders for custom Modbook solutions now shipping without delay

December 16, 2008, Woodstock, IL — Other World Computing (OWC®) http://www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company, announced today the availability of new performance upgrade options and same day to 48 hour shipping for the Axiotron Modbook®, the world’s only Mac-based tablet computer that lets users draw and write directly on the screen. OWC is the exclusive US-based distributor for Modbook, as well as being fully certified to convert existing MacBooks® into full-featured Modbooks via the Modservice program.

Upgrades Offer Additional Performance, Capabilities

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A Green Catalog

Thursday, December 11th, 2008 | Author: OWC Grant

If you are an OWC customer, no doubt you’ve received a catalog from us. The reaction to this relatively new program (we’ve mailed 4 times now) has been very positive in many aspects, but a few folks have taken us to task over how this communication tool compromises our commitment to the environment. So…here’s a few facts to consider (before I hit you with the coupe de gras factoid!)

  • we only use FSC-certified, 30% PCW paper (with a high cost premium over “virgin” paper).
  • we only use the highest % soy based inks available that deliver the best drying/appearance results.
  • as such, we have been authorized by various governing organizations to display eco-friendly logos in the catalog.

Now…dig this…according to a study done by the USPS, “the carbon footprint of mail is practically the same as the carbon footprint produced by a household electric coffee maker. In other words, mail does not have a major negative environmental impact.”

OK…I’ll dive into the pool with those of you that are skeptical of studies that make the originator of the study look good. But if you were to look at the complete study, there’s a lot of validity to the findings.

Bottom line, for those of you that are familiar with our environmental stewardship commitment via our LEED-certified building, RoHS certified products, free battery recycling program, etc. I hope you would agree we are certainly doing our part to lessen our operations’ possible impact on the environment.

OWC Makes Gift Giving Easy With Holiday Specials Page

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 | Author: OWC Grant

80 suggestions starting at $2.99 offer something for every gadget lover on your list

December 10, 2008, Woodstock, IL — Other World Computing (OWC®) http://www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company, makes gift giving simple with a Holiday Specials page at http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/Holiday_Specials/2008/.  With 80 suggestions starting at $2.99 to suit every budget, products featured on OWC’s Holiday Specials website range from iPhone/iPod accessories to performance boosting memory for the latest MacBook and MacBook Pro “Unibody” notebook computers.

“With one of the biggest on-line catalogs of Mac, iPod, and iPhone products and plenty of time to ship before the holidays, OWC is the one-stop shopping choice for holiday gifts,” said Other World Computing CEO Larry O’Connor. “Whether it is making legacy to the newest Macs faster with a memory upgrade, adding a SuperDrive to burn DVDs and CDs, or getting more iPod and iPhone functionality, OWC has what you need for everyone on you

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Newertech Announces Voyager – World’s First “Quad Interface” Sata Hard Drive Docking Station

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 | Author: OWC Grant

Turns Any 2.5″ or 3.5″ SATA I/II Hard Drive up to 2.0TB into an External Drive Mac & PC Plug and Play Ready – Boot and Swap Drives

December 2, 2008, Woodstock, IL — Newer Technology, Inc. (NewerTech®) http://www.newertech.com, the leading developer of PC, Macintosh®, iPod®, and iPhone® performance upgrades and accessories, today announced NewerTech Voyager, the world’s first “Quad Interface” SATA I/II Hard Drive Docking Station with support for four interfaces:  FireWire® 800/400, USB 2.0, and eSATA.  NewerTech Voyager turns any 2.5″ or 3.5″ Serial ATA (SATA) I/II hard drive up to 2.0TB into a fully bootable and hot-swappable external drive solution.

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