{"id":2240,"date":"2008-11-30T18:30:55","date_gmt":"2008-12-01T01:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macnightowl.com\/?p=2240"},"modified":"2008-11-30T16:52:33","modified_gmt":"2008-11-30T23:52:33","slug":"newsletter-470-preview-not-everything-from-apple-just-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2008\/11\/newsletter-470-preview-not-everything-from-apple-just-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter #470 Preview: Not Everything From Apple Just Works!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every few days, I see a message floating above the desktop asking if I want to sync something on my MacBook or Mac Pro. 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