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Macworld If you have an old cheese-grater Mac Pro, you probably dont want to part with it. SO you look at it and wonder what youre going to do with it, since it cant be upgraded. Seems like a waste to throw it out, and you wont get nearly enough to make it worth selling. Well, a Canadian mechatronics enthusiast understands your predicament and has set out to do something about it. Stefan Bond has launched the Mac Pro 7,1 (A1991) ATX Conversion Kit project on Kickstarter. The kit can be used to i

Macworld Apple has finally brought a touch interface to the Mac, 43 years after the first commercial PC with a touchscreen, the HP 150 . Its a momentous event in Apple history, one that longtime Mac users never thought would come. The new laptop is going to be mainly referred to as the touchscreen MacBook Pro, and theres a lot of talk about the feature. But if you think of the new laptop only in terms of its touchscreen, youre missing the point. Theres a reason why Apple calls it the MacBook Pro

Macworld Apple rarely arrives first to the party, but it tends to deliver an innovative twist when it eventually catches up to its rivals. AirPods , Face ID , Apple Watch , even the iPhone Duo werent the first of their kind, but they stood out for their leaps in design and functionality. However, as the launch of Apples first touchscreen MacBook Pro just proved, thats not always the case. Commercial touchscreen laptops have been around for almost two decades. Despite that, standard models have r

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Macworld TL;DR : Get AI stock ratings and a full personal finance course with the lifetime Financial Freedom Bundle on sale for $69.99 (reg. $598). Most investing apps give you charts and earnings data, then leave the decision to you. A financial advisor will make the call for you, but you pay for that advice every year. The Financial Freedom Bundle pairs Sterling Stock Picker with the Pro$per finance courses , and a lifetime subscription to both is on sale for $69.99 (reg. $598). Sterling Stock

Macworld Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the iPod . If I could, Id pull out my old iPod out of storage and give it a once over on this occasion, but sadly its long gone. However, Apple provides the next best thing: a virtual iPod on the Apple Music website. This Apple Music iPod isnt in plain sight. Its hidden, and to find it, you first have to use the Apple Music website, not the Music app on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. Then you have to go to a webpage that produces an error message, which

Macworld TL;DR: Get a refurbished 10.2-inch iPad 8th Gen with a case and charger for $104.99 (reg. $269.99) during Deal Days. A new iPad costs a few hundred dollars. That price is hard to justify for a tablet youll mostly stream shows, read email, and play games. If you missed Prime Day, we have Deal Days, Macworlds version of Prime Day, right here, and a refurbished Apple iPad 8th Gen with a case and charger is on sale for $104.99 (reg. $269.99). This Grade A refurb arrives in near-mint conditi

Macworld TL;DR: Get a refurbished 13-inch MacBook Air with a Retina display and 12-hour battery for $267.99 (MSRP $1,399). A new MacBook is a big expense for a laptop you might only use for browsing, email, and documents. This refurbished 2018 MacBook Air has a 13-inch Retina display and a grade-A rating, and its on sale for $267.99. The coolest part? It comes in a unique, sleek gold color. A 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 turbo-boosts to 3.6GHz, enough for browsing, document editing, and light