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crash-time: throw away that paperclip!

Are you ready to pull out a chrome-plated pistol and blast your iMac to kingdom come every time it crashes? I feel your pain. Because the iMac uses a USB keyboard, the control-option-power key function will not force-restart your computer. So, like a contortionist, you walked around (or climb over) the comuter, open the door, and stick an unfolded paperclip into a termite-sized hole--all just for the pleasure of unfreezing your frozen computer. But alas, a new product, iButton ($9.99), promises to make all that hassle a thing of the past. Read about it here.

Tue, 29 Feb 2000 03:42:44 -0800