This seems to have started by the nubbins on the upper left and upper right of the screen hammering down on the edge of the keyboard. It's all crackly and little pieces of the top plastic are coming off.
The latch that holds my MacBook Pro appears to be broken. it no longer stays shut. This is a bigger pain than it might seem because after I shut it, the lid pops back up a centimeter and the mac wakes up. So I come back to a dead machine. Thank heavens for my timbuktu bag which holds it snug.....
Just got my 3g iPhone. While out and about today, I tried to send a video from my Nokia E70 via Bluetooth, but Nokia can't see the iPhone, even though Bluetooth is clearly on and iPhone says 'Now Discoverable'. The iPhone sees the Nokia, but refuses to pair with it. When I got home, I tried connecting to my laptop via Bluetooth. That can't see the iPhone either. Is this some kind of insane Jobsian device lockdown OR do I have a faulty handset OR is it a software problem that will will be fixed with a forthcoming update (I hope a swift one)? Just seen a similar thread about the original iPhone that would suggest the answer is (a). I do hope not.
If it is, then how else can I connect my Nokia to the iPhone locally to transfer data between them. One of my main reasons for getting an iPhone DESPITE its (current) lack of video was because I thought I could use my exisitng phone to shoot video and transfer it across via Bluetooth while on the move.
And, again, if it is locked down in this way, then what on earth is the rationale behind preventing users from doing something like this that harms no commercial interests whatsoever?
In particular, dust and crumbs and hair find their way between and under the keys. On other laptops this has occasionally culminated in some keys not working as well. In those cases I've pulled off the key itself, cleaned underneath it, and then pushed the key back on. While this is fine for ad hoc cleanings under single keys, I'm wondering if there's a better way to do general cleaning on a regular basis. Laptop grooming?
It normally wakes up just fine, but sometimes the screen remains off. For some reason it's not recognizing the trigger to end sleep mode. The solution for me is either to hit the brightness key (F2) a bunch of times (this worked on my old Powerbook), or hold down the shift button while touching the trackpad or space key (Macbook Pro).
I'm sure Apple could come up with a very elegant solution to docking their notebooks. Simply push it in and instant access to power, USB, external monitor, etc...
I have a 2003 ibook G4 that's been working fine for the last four years or so. Until yesterday. When I press the power button now, nothing comes up on the screen (it remains completely black as if it were shut off). There is no "i've just turned on" chime either. All that happens is that the fan (i guess) starts blowing like crazy - this whirring, buzzing, blowing sound with air blowing out of the back. If I leave it like this it will simply continue indefinitely. It's really quite loud and frightening. If i try to shut it off by holding the power button down nothing happens either. To stop it I have to unplug the cord and pop the battery. Does anyone have any idea what's going on? Is my computer finally just dead?
I'll be toodling along with 14% or so left on my battery and it will all of a sudden sleep and not come back on. Plug it in and it wakes back up with0% on the battery indicator. Not so good.
I've got the earlier version of the 15" MB Pro that doesn't have Firewire 800. I've got FW800 RAID boxes I was using with my old powerbook, and now that I'm getting back into recording (with a firewire audio interface) I'm hurting on performance through the built in FW400 channel. Obviously that's also because I'm using a single channel for both these functions. I could try and sell it for a new one with FW800 built in, but I'd like to explore the expansion option first. Anyone have experience with this?
Reviews at lowerendmac and xceler8 your mac are confusing, conflicting, and generally unhelpful. But someone out there has to be doing this...
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