It's amazing. If you ever need to know anything at all about any Mac or other Apple product, it will tell you. Including the release date, max and min OS, startup chime, EVERYTHING.quadriplegicjon said:Thanks.
Jasoco said:Just saying if you had it, you wouldn't be having this problem now.
*You're welcome. What did you decide to do? It has been 3 years, maybe it's time for a new machine anyway? 3 years seems to be the average usage span I get out of my Macs before I retire them. The MacBook was the only one that ever actually had a problem. (Aside from a HD failure under warranty in my first iMac G3.
Burger said:I'd love to upgrade, but aside from being a bit quicker and beterer, there isn't much that a new machine would give me. I'm moving overseas soon and don't really want the expense, plus I always said that I'd keep the old girl around as long as she worked ok. Battery is pretty hosed, but other than that she's tip top.
When I took it into the service centre to get the logic board replaced (not my cost) the techo said he'd never seen that model in such 'near new' condition, so I guess that counts for something.
Well, if it still runs fine for now, maybe it'll hold out until you can upgrade. Just realize technology doesn't last forever. And keep backups.Burger said:I'd love to upgrade, but aside from being a bit quicker and beterer, there isn't much that a new machine would give me. I'm moving overseas soon and don't really want the expense, plus I always said that I'd keep the old girl around as long as she worked ok. Battery is pretty hosed, but other than that she's tip top.
When I took it into the service centre to get the logic board replaced (not my cost) the techo said he'd never seen that model in such 'near new' condition, so I guess that counts for something.
mrkgoo said:I have the same model and have been wanting the gpu to fail so i can get it fixed, but well, if it isn't broken....
It,s been running well.
Btw, where are you moving to?
Burger said:Might move to Europe for a bit. British parents and all. See what happens
Jasoco said:Well, if it still runs fine for now, maybe it'll hold out until you can upgrade. Just realize technology doesn't last forever. And keep backups.
Make sure its actually sleeping. Calibrate the battery (apple.com/batteries)asdad123 said:My girlfriends Mac is draining quite a bit of battery while in sleep mode (about 15% an hour).
The doesn't seem right to me. Any advice apart from taking it to an apple store?
Wat? No, of course not!Ken Masters said:I just installed Microsoft Office on my mbp, did I make a big mistake? (will is start slowing my laptop down?)
You can't.Ken Masters said:How do I make a window take up the entire screen? when I press the green + button on the top left corner it just makes the screen smaller and moves it to the side
The green button is an autoresize, not a maximise.Ken Masters said:How do I make a window take up the entire screen? when I press the green + button on the top left corner it just makes the screen smaller and moves it to the side
mrkgoo said:The green button is an autoresize, not a maximise.
To make a window take up the maximum real estate available, you drag the bottom right corner.
You argue that no maximise is a bit backwards, but apps that need it, the green button does that, and most other apps don't really need a full screen mode. Mac os x has been designed to have windows everywhere haphazardly. I remember when I was still on windows and I was observing a mac user have multiple apps open, even when not using them, and dozens of windows scattered about. I didn't know how you would keep track of everything. I only understood when I started doing it myself n mac os x.
Ken Masters said:fair enough
Ken Masters said:How do I make a window take up the entire screen? when I press the green + button on the top left corner it just makes the screen smaller and moves it to the side
Install BetterTouchTool.Ken Masters said:How do I make a window take up the entire screen? when I press the green + button on the top left corner it just makes the screen smaller and moves it to the side
jts said:Install BetterTouchTool.
Enable Window Snapping.
Drag a window to the top and watch it maximize.
edit:nvm just noticed this has been mentioned already.
qwerty2k said:Anyone use a Momtentus XT hybrid drive in their Mac? worth the money?
Futureman said:is there some kind of file transfer mode on OS X? I seem to remember some way you can hold F3 or something while booting, and that puts it into a mode where you can copy the HD if the computer is messed up?
My friend's MacBook won't boot into OS X, and we are trying to figure out a way to back up the HD inside.
http://unsanity.com/haxies/wsxRS4- said:Is there a program that lets me right click on the title bar of a window and it minimizes not to the dock but just the title bar? On windows it's called Winroll, and I'm sure there was an Mac alternative or something of the same thing.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661is there some kind of file transfer mode on OS X? I seem to remember some way you can hold F3 or something while booting, and that puts it into a mode where you can copy the HD if the computer is messed up?
quadriplegicjon said:Hold down 'T' while booting, and it boots into Target Disk Mode.. which basically makes it an external harddrive.
giga said:
I have one and find it very good.qwerty2k said:Anyone use a Momtentus XT hybrid drive in their Mac? worth the money?
mrkgoo said:I have one and find it very good.
I used t have a default 250gb, but when I out grew that I purchased a seagate external hd 640gb and installed it into my MacBook pro. It slowed my commuter down majorly. I then purchased a 500gb hybrid ssd momentus xt. Now it could've just been going from the crap drive to a good one, but my computer now flies. It's like a large portion of the benefits of an ssd when it comes to stuff like opening apps, but at a fraction of the cost and retaining the large storage sizes.
Don't get me wrong, i'm sure a true ssd is much better, but the hybrid does appear to be a good improvement.qwerty2k said:you're severely tempting me
Windowshade X should do that. Windowshading was actually a feature of Mac OS 8 I believe, then Apple removed it because of the Dock and Expose.RS4- said:Is there a program that lets me right click on the title bar of a window and it minimizes not to the dock but just the title bar? On windows it's called Winroll, and I'm sure there was an Mac alternative or something of the same thing.
What does it say under the menu?Sentry said:Anyone know wtf is going on here?
It stayed like that for a while when I logged in, and then changed back to black.. does it mean anything or just a glitch? Thought it may mean I need a battery replacement or something. :x
System 7. It was a feature in the Mac OS since 1990 until OS X came out and minimization replaced it.ascii42 said:Windowshade X should do that. Windowshading was actually a feature of Mac OS 8 I believe, then Apple removed it because of the Dock and Expose.
edit: beaten
http://guides.macrumors.com/Force_Eject_a_Stuck_CD_or_DVDPatrick Bateman said:So, my iMac doesn't want to give me my CD back, I tried everything from pushing the eject button on the keyboard, on the screen, restart while pressing eject, restart while pressing the mouse, using terminal, but the Mac just won't get the CD out.
At first the Mac couldn't even read the CD at all, then at some point it could and now it's able to play the music on it, but whenever I want it to eject the CD the drive sounds (?) as if it's spinning and preparing to eject, yet it just reloads the CD and iTunes pops back up every time.
Is my Superdrive fucked or are there any software solutions?
kr2t0s said:I tried looking this up on the internet and couldn't either find a solution for itunes10 or all the solutions involved some random server which seemed like overkill.
Looking for a way to take one 'master' itunes library (on my iMac) and have some of the music on 2 laptops (both os x).
I'm sure many people have this problem but I can't find a solution.
Thanks in advance!
It said calculating time remaining I think. Oh and those icons are for (from left ro right) Anxiety, Caffeine, [volume, battery], and my Binary clock app.Jasoco said:What does it say under the menu?
Also, what are all the icons there?
jts said:
If you can afford it and have the space for it, 27" is the way to fly. It's large, but its resolution goes with it, so instead of feeling excessive, you'll just feel comfortable about having all that real estate to work and play with.centracore said:After the positive experiences with OS X on my 2008 MacBook and now 2009 MacBook Pro I've decided to get a 2010 iMac. Two things are currently holding up my purchase though..
Should I get the 21.5" or 27" model?
The 27" model seems like it would be excessive, like sitting right in front of a 55" HDTV to play video games or something. Maybe it's something you get used to though? I just don't want to buy one or the other and regret it later.
Should I buy new or refurbished?
I've been browsing the refurbished section of the Apple Store and I should be able to save $200 - $250 on current iMac models if I go with refurbished. Does anyone have any experience with ordering refurbished products from Apple? If so, what is the condition and quality they come in? Can you tell that it has been used before by someone else?
Well, I guess you have to get it serviced.Patrick Bateman said:Tried out everything, nothing works. The CD-image just fades away, the drive starts to work, nothing comes out, but instead the Mac reads the disc again and the CD-image pops back up.
centracore said:After the positive experiences with OS X on my 2008 MacBook and now 2009 MacBook Pro I've decided to get a 2010 iMac. Two things are currently holding up my purchase though..
Should I get the 21.5" or 27" model?
The 27" model seems like it would be excessive, like sitting right in front of a 55" HDTV to play video games or something. Maybe it's something you get used to though? I just don't want to buy one or the other and regret it later.
Should I buy new or refurbished?
I've been browsing the refurbished section of the Apple Store and I should be able to save $200 - $250 on current iMac models if I go with refurbished. Does anyone have any experience with ordering refurbished products from Apple? If so, what is the condition and quality they come in? Can you tell that it has been used before by someone else?
jts said:Well, I guess you have to get it serviced.
I have absolutely no idea, but if I had to guess, I'd say they will only check your superdrive. They do that to iPods and iPhones because their contents are supposed to be safe and backup'd on iTunes.Patrick Bateman said:Do I have to backup the whole hdd? Or don't they delete everything like when you give your iPhone or iPod to the service?
Should I delete it in fear of them seeing any data?
jts said:I have absolutely no idea, but if I had to guess, I'd say they will only check your superdrive. They do that to iPods and iPhones because their contents are supposed to be safe and backup'd on iTunes.
You should have backups at all times anyway - especially for your computer
As for privacy, set a password on your account and check the user permissions for your private contents, and you'll be good to go I think (not sure).
Call your local service and ask them that.
Patrick Bateman said:Hmm, MacOS doesn't give me any option where to back it all up. I only have a NTFS-formated external HDD that it can't see.
Patrick Bateman said:So, it doesn't matter what unless it's FAT32-formatted? How much GB minimum?