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#11:
Get your macbook screen repaired.
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Macbook Podcast Episode #65
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#65:
News:
Snow Leopard seeded to developers.
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Macbook classroom:
Force Eject a CD or DVD that is stuck in your Mac:
Every once in a while you may find that you have a CD or DVD stuck in your Mac that just refuses to eject. There are a few things that you can do to force you Mac to eject the disk.
1) First, try iTunes. Sometimes the iTunes eject button will work, even if your Finder eject button, or keyboard eject button won’t.
2) Open Terminal.app and type “drutil tray eject” - this will eject the disk tray most of the time.
3) If you’re still having no luck, you can restart your Mac and hold down the mouse button. Keep your finger pressed down until the disk ejects, or the login screen appears.
If you’ve tried all three of these, and you’re still having trouble - you may want to call Apple Support.
Little Snitch 2 review:
Little Snitch informs you whenever a program attempts to establish an outgoing Internet connection. You can allow or deny these connections, or define rules to handle future attempts automatically. Little Snitch reliably prevents your private data from being sent out to the Internet without your knowledge.
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Macbook Podcast Plus Episode #10
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#10:
Clean OS X installs again.
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Podcast Episode #64
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#64:
News:
Apple has released Security Update 2008-007.
New Macbooks
At their
Notebook Media event today, Apple announced new 15" MacBook Pros
with improved graphics performance, and glass Multi-Touch
trackpads.
Starting at $1,999, the MacBook Pro uses the latest Intel Core 2
Duo processors available, running up to 2.8 GHz, and a new graphics
architecture that allows users to switch between the NVIDIA GeForce
9400M integrated graphics processor for better battery life and the
powerful NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT discrete graphics processor for
higher performance.
Features include:
- Unibody enclosure
- Mini DisplayPort for Video out
- Two NVIDIA graphics chipsets: 9400M and 9600M GT
- Instant-on LED-backlit displays
- Glass Multi-Touch trackpad with new Multi-Touch gestures
- User accessible hard drive
- $1999. 15.4" Glossy Display, 2.4GHz, 2GB RAM, NVIDIA 9400M +
9600M, 250GB HD.
- $2499. 15.4" Glossy Display, 2.53GHz, 4GB RAM, NVIDIA 9400M +
9600M, 320GB
HD.
At their
Notebook Media event today also, Apple announced two new MacBook
models which have adopted new all-metal enclosures, improved
graphics performance, and glass Multi-Touch trackpads.
Features include:
- Unibody enclosure
- Mini DisplayPort for Video out
- NVIDIA graphics
- Instant-on LED-backlit displays
- Glass Multi-Touch trackpad with new Multi-Touch gestures
The old low end $1099 MacBook will remain in Apple's product line
and fall to $999, while the new MacBooks will provide the following
price points:
- $1299. 13.3" Glossy Display, 2.0GHz, 2GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce
9400M, 160GB HD.
- $1599. 13.3" Glossy Display, 2.4GHz, 2GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce
9400M, 250GB
HD.
Apple
introduced their first LED-based Cinema Display today.
The 24" LED Cinema Display adds a built-in iSight video camera, mic
and speakers. Other features include:
- Mini DisplayPort
- MagSafe connector that powers and charges your new MacBook.
- Three self-powered USB ports
- 1920x1200 resolution
- LED screen
The new screen is priced at $899 and will be available in
November
Also the MacBook Air got some minor updates which now includes new NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics and a faster architecture to provide robust support for 3D games and enhanced performance. Starting at $1,799, MacBook Air is available with a 120GB 4200 rpm hard drive, a 50 percent increase from the previous generation, or a new 128GB solid state drive.
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Installing OS X on new hard drive.
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Podcast Episode #63
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#63:
News:
Apple has
released an update to iTunes to version 8.0.1. The update is
available in Mac OS X's Software Update.
iTunes 8.0.1 improves stability and performance and provides a
number of important bug fixes, including:
• Seamlessly plays the current song when creating a new Genius
playlist.
• Improves syncing spoken menus to iPod nano.
• Addresses an issue of deleting HD TV episodes when
downloading.
• Improves checking for updates from the App Store
• Improves accessibility with VoiceOver.
• Addresses problems syncing Genius results to
iPod.
Apple has also
released the Apple TV 2.2 update. Apple TV owners can download the
new updates from their Apple TV's by accessing the "Update
Software" menu option in their Apple TV's settings.
Aside from addressing some security issues, Apple has also included
support for features introduced in iTunes 8.0, including Genius
playlists. Features discovered by our forum members include:
- Music Video playlists
- Genius playlists
- On-the-Go Playlists
- Standby Option
- HD TV Show Playback and
Purchase
TUAW believes
that the upcoming MacBooks will indeed be powered by NVIDIA
chipsets and will be delivered on October 14th.
A source tells them that Nvidia is showing off new MacBooks to
their employees, and word is going around that the new versions
will be released as soon as October 14th. Apple was first rumored
in July to be incorporating alternative chipsets in future laptops.
While Apple would still be using Intel CPUs to power their laptops,
the support chips (including graphics) were said to be supplied by
a company other than Intel. NVIDIA topped some lists as the most
likely supplier. A subsequent report from MacSoda pointed
specifically to the use of the MCP7A-U chipset in future
MacBooks.
Such a move would address user complaints about the use of Intel's
slower integrated graphics chipsets in current MacBooks. The move
would also prepare Apple's laptops for the release of Mac OS X Snow
Leopard which will allow applications to utilize the more powerful
graphics processing
units.
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defaults write
-g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool TRUE
To turn revert the command:
defaults write -g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool
FALSE