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Ask TUAW: iMac processor upgrade, 27" iMac as display, wireless input devices, and more

TUAW Nov 26 09

Filed under: Features, Troubleshooting, Ask TUAW

Happy holiday, and welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about upgrading an iMac processor, using the 27" iMac as a display, sharing a Magic Mouse and Bluetooth keyboard with a Linux machine, and more. As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). Full story...

Tagged: apple weblog, comments section, happy holiday, imac processor, intel, keyboard, linux,

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