Dirty Macbook

My macbook became dirty very fast at the parts where my wrists rest and the trackpad. How do i get rid of the stains?

yeevon wrote:
My macbook became dirty very fast at the parts where my wrists rest and the trackpad. How do i get rid of the stains?
Have you tried sulphuric acid? j/k.
Try iKlear Apple Polish instead: http://www.klearscreen.com/iKlear.aspx
ETA: I remember reading that Apple recommended Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (http://www.mrclean.com/sites/enUS/mrclean/products/newmagiceraser.shtml) to clean the exterior of iBooks. I can't imagine that MacBooks are much different; they seem to be made out of the same kinds of materials.
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16/03/2010 14:47:54 pkgutil[1170] Updating receipt 'com.apple.pkg.BaseSystem' path 'System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleBluetoot hHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeDirectory' on '/' with actual metadata from '/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleBluetoo thHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeDirectory'.
16/03/2010 14:47:54 pkgutil[1171] Updating receipt 'com.apple.pkg.BaseSystem' path 'System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleBluetoot hHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeRequirements' on '/' with actual metadata from '/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleBluetoo thHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeRequirements'.
16/03/2010 14:47:54 pkgutil[1172] Updating receipt 'com.apple.pkg.BaseSystem' path 'System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleBluetoot hHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeResources' on '/' with actual metadata from '/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleBluetoo thHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeResources'.
16/03/2010 14:47:54 pkgutil[1173] Updating receipt 'com.apple.pkg.BaseSystem' path 'System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleBluetoot hHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeSignature' on '/' with actual metadata from '/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleBluetoo thHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeSignature'.
16/03/2010 14:47:54 pkgutil[1174] Updating receipt 'com.apple.pkg.BaseSystem' path 'System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleBluetoot hHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/version.plist' on '/' with actual metadata from '/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleBluetoo thHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/version.plist'.
16/03/2010 14:47:54 pkgutil[1175] Updating receipt 'com.apple.pkg.BaseSystem' path 'System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDKe yboard.kext/Contents/CodeDirectory' on '/' with actual metadata from '/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDK eyboard.kext/Contents/CodeDirectory'.
16/03/2010 14:47:54 pkgutil[1176] Updating receipt 'com.apple.pkg.BaseSystem' path 'System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDKe yboard.kext/Contents/CodeRequirements' on '/' with actual metadata from '/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDK eyboard.kext/Contents/CodeRequirements'.
16/03/2010 14:47:55 pkgutil[1177] Updating receipt 'com.apple.pkg.BaseSystem' path 'System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDKe yboard.kext/Contents/CodeResources' on '/' with actual metadata from '/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDK eyboard.kext/Contents/CodeResources'.
16/03/2010 14:47:55 pkgutil[1178] Updating receipt 'com.apple.pkg.BaseSystem' path 'System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDKe yboard.kext/Contents/CodeSignature' on '/' with actual metadata from '/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDK eyboard.kext/Contents/CodeSignature'.
16/03/2010 14:47:55 pkgutil[1179] Updating receipt 'com.apple.pkg.BaseSystem' path 'System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDKe yboard.kext/Contents/Info.plist' on '/' with actual metadata from '/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDK eyboard.kext/Contents/Info.plist'.
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16/03/2010 14:47:55 pkgutil[1181] Updating receipt 'com.apple.pkg.BaseSystem' path 'System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDKe yboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeDirectory' on '/' with actual metadata from '/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDK eyboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeDirectory'.
16/03/2010 14:47:55 pkgutil[1182] Updating receipt 'com.apple.pkg.BaseSystem' path 'System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDKe yboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeRequirements' on '/' with actual metadata from '/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDK eyboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeRequirements'.
16/03/2010 14:47:55 pkgutil[1183] Updating receipt 'com.apple.pkg.BaseSystem' path 'System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDKe yboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeResources' on '/' with actual metadata from '/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDK eyboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeResources'.
16/03/2010 14:47:55 pkgutil[1184] Updating receipt 'com.apple.pkg.BaseSystem' path 'System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDKe yboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeSignature' on '/' with actual metadata from '/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDK eyboard.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeSignature'.
16/03/2010 14:47:55 pkgutil[1185] Updating receipt 'com.apple.pkg.BaseSystem' path 'System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDKe yboard.kext/Contents/version.plist' on '/' with actual metadata from '/System/Library/Extensions/AppleHIDKeyboard.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBHIDK eyboard.kext/Contents/version.plist'.
[[MARKER NOW I REBOOTED AND THE KEYBOARD DID NOT WORK]]
16/03/2010 17:24:43 /System/Library/Input Methods/KeyboardViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/KeyboardViewer[313] CGSKeyTranslateInitialize: KLGetCurrentKeyboardLayout or KLGetKeyboardLayoutProperty is not available, fall back to USA keymap
16/03/2010 17:55:06 /System/Library/Input Methods/KeyboardViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/KeyboardViewer[337] CGSKeyTranslateInitialize: KLGetCurrentKeyboardLayout or KLGetKeyboardLayoutProperty is not available, fall back to USA keymap
[[MARKER NOW I WILL TRY TO INSTALL A FIRMWARE UPDATE, BUT IT WILL STATE THAT MY SYSTEM DOESN'T NEED IT. SO NOTHING DONE]]
16/03/2010 21:27:26 /System/Library/Input Methods/KeyboardViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/KeyboardViewer[433] CGSKeyTranslateInitialize: KLGetCurrentKeyboardLayout or KLGetKeyboardLayoutProperty is not available, fall back to USA keymap
16/03/2010 21:33:37 Installer[462] Opened from: /Volumes/MacBook MacBook Pro Keyboard Update/MacBookMacBookProKbdSU.pkg
16/03/2010 21:36:52 /System/Library/Input Methods/KeyboardViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/KeyboardViewer[490] CGSKeyTranslateInitialize: KLGetCurrentKeyboardLayout or KLGetKeyboardLayoutProperty is not available, fall back to USA keymap
17/03/2010 07:13:25 /System/Library/Input Methods/KeyboardViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/KeyboardViewer[662] CGSKeyTranslateInitialize: KLGetCurrentKeyboardLayout or KLGetKeyboardLayoutProperty is not available, fall back to USA keymap
[[MARKER AND HERE IS AFTER I RESTORED THE OLD AppleHIDKeyboard.kext...]
17/03/2010 07:44:23 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[182] ([0x0-0x60060].com.apple.KeyboardViewer[662]) Exited: Killed
17/03/2010 08:21:55 com.apple.kextcache[271] AppleHIDKeyboard.kext does not declare a kernel dependency; using com.apple.kernel.6.0.
<END OF LOGS>

It is never a good idea to mix system components like kext's from different OS X versions. If you right-click on for instance the AppleHIDKeyboard.kext & choose "Show contents" you will see that it is a bundle composed of many individual files. Many of these files contain information about files in other OS bundles. Similarly, other OS bundles may contain info about the files in this bundle. This tells the OS what +set of files+ it can & can't use for various functions.
IOW, kext's are not self-contained, functionally independent items. When you replace one with one from a different OS version, its info about other files usually won't be right. This can & very often does cause problems. Some are minor but others can cause progressively greater problems, eventually damaging the OS enough that it becomes inoperative.
So, your fix is almost certainly "dirty."
It's also not addressing the source of the problem. There is nothing wrong with Snow Leopard's AppleHIDKeyboard.kext file (version 1.2.0). Snow Leopard works perfectly well with my & thousands of other users' MacBooks. The cause of your problem could be many things, but this is not one of them. If you can accept that, there are several things you can do to find the cause, starting with running the Apple Hardware Test to see if it finds up any problems with your MacBook.

My Macbook experience

I've had my Macbook for almost two weeks, and after spending a lot of quality time getting to know it, I thought I'd share my thoughts for anyone who is on the fence.
I've never had a laptop before. I loved playing with my friend's Powerbook 12" whenever I had the chance, but I always thought the Powerbooks/iBooks were too underpowered for the price. The iBooks were total crap to me, especially after I played with one on display. I hated the clicker on the trackpad and was disappointed with the screen resolution and brightness (on the PB too). Seemed cheap, felt cheap, and technically was cheap. So when I got a computer last year, even though I wanted a laptop, I got an iMac. I loved that little guy and even though the Superdrive gave me some problems with reading discs and the fans got loud sometimes, I have to admit it was hard to say goodbye to it. I sold it on Craigslist with plans to get a Macbook.
I ended up getting the White 2.0 Macbook and upgraded the RAM to 2 gigs. I love the way this thing is built. Everything seems to mesh well together, from the screen to the keyboard, to the case. I have to admit, I had serious reservations about buying a white laptop. I've already had my girlfriend get ink on my wristpad (wash your hands before using it!) and scrubbed it off with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Consequently, you can see some of the finish has worn off if you tilt the Macbook to the right angle. Drives me crazy, but if it ever gets worse Applecare said that you can replace it for $89. Not bad. The keys are great and they feel better than the Powerbook's and more responsive. The trackpad is HUGE! I love having a two-finger right click and can never imagine having a laptop without it or two-finger scrolling.
This computer is a champion. It takes almost everything I can throw at it. It still impresses me every time I download or watch a movie and can do anything else without seeing a major slowdown. I don't get bummed everytime I have to restart, since restarts now take only 20 seconds. No joke. Photoshop CS (not CS2) seems to work pretty good. Of course my G5 runs circles around it with CS, but not very big circles. It's usable, but I generally close everything else when I use it. Universal apps FLY on this thing. iLife '06 is really impressive, especially since my girlfriend is a shutterbug and we play a lot with iPhoto. Frontrow...it's cool, but not that great. I downloaded MediaCentral and have only demoed it, but it seems like everything Frontrow could be. Search for it! I was seriously worried about the GMA 950 integrated graphics when I bought this computer, but I don't think it's a big deal now. I don't play computer games much, that's what my Xbox 360 is for. I downloaded Civilization 3 and find that with the RAM installed it works great. Oh and this thing is quiet! My G5 had fans that drove me nuts when I was trying to sleep. I'd describe myself as having very sensitive hearing and when the fans kick up during installs they are still quieter and less annoying than my G5 was. You never hear them during normal use unless the temps get over the 80 degree barrier. Even then they stay on for only about 30 seconds while the temps drop.
So what don't I like? This is my second Macbook. The first one had a terrible trackpad button and was flimsy and didn't register clicks well on the sides.It's been said before, so I won't drive it home, but this guy is hot. Yes you won't be able to keep it on your lap for a long time, but it's better that way. That heat can make you sterile, so use a desk or a lap stand. I'm buying one soon. The hard drive is small. So small I can imagine few people will not upgrade it. I was going to buy a bigger drive this week, but there was a deal on a 300 GB internal drive (that I made into an external)...and I was overdue for a backup. I can say that upgrading the memory is easy, but you have to really push the sticks in there pretty hard. Hard enough to leave marks on your finger for a while, but if you're lucky you only have to do it once. The screen gets dirty and scratches easily. The case does too, but you'll get over it.
This is a great computer for the money and a more than worth successor to the iBook/PB 12". I have no problem recommending it to anyone who asks. It does have some downsides, but it's a Macbook Pro minus the graphics card for almost $1000 less! Seriously, this little computer can outpace my year old G5 and costs the same as it did when I bought it. It's the most functional, flexible computer I've ever had. Barring serious problems down the line, I'm really happy with it!

your mackbook experience sounds really lame!
Actually his MacBook experience comes off as very knowledgeable and believable, especially for an experienced Mac user.
check out the inquirer, do a search on the macbook,
read(big key), you'll see all the problems that you
have are the same as eveyone else.
The Inquirer isn't really a reliable or well-respected source for Mac users. 95% of all MacBook users haven't had problems, its the small majority of who have and of those, the largest majority don't even own or use a MacBook and are here trolling.
i really like the part about apple wanting to charge
you $89 to replace their faulty finished case.
Hey, you screw up the case and want it replaced, $89 is a small price to pay. Try getting a replacement for one of Lenovo's newer ThinkPads and you're talking $250 and up. I own three of those machines and haven't opened them since buying my BlackBook.
as for runnig hot, that's a HUGE problem. it's a
laptop, not a desk top, it should be on your lap!
remember all that cash-money you paid to have a
laptop??
No, it's a notebook dubbed a "MacBook" and it is no hotter than any other laptop on the market today. Dell notebooks are hotter as are ThinkPads. And with the latter you have to run an MS operating system which makes them a poor choice for the notebook user.
So when are you going to stop using your Microsoft machine and actually buy a Mac machine?
Tim...

Macbook Leopard Update- Hard drive not recognized?!?!

Question- What do you think caused this problem, and how can I best fix it?
(See below for information)
Well, I finally decided to update to Leopard. I put the disk in my Macbook, and everything went smoothly as it verified the installation DVD- until the end of the verification, that is. A message screen would pop up telling me the disk was dirty. "Okay," I thought,"No problem." I was a bit puzzled, though, because the installation with the same Family Pack disk went fine on my father's Mac. I cleaned the disk, and tried again. And again. Each time, I was greeted with the same message at the end of the verification. Frustrated, I took the disk and my laptop to Best Buy, hoping someone could help me there. We ran the installation again... to no surprise, the same problem occurs. This time, though, when we quit the installer and try to reboot, after the gray screen with the apple at the beginning, we are greeted with a black screen with one command line. NOT GOOD! We rebooted the computer again, this time starting up with a disk to check the permissions and hard drive. The diagnosis: The permissions on my Mac are screwed up, so it's not recognizing the hard drive. The Best Buy guy claims the permissions have been messed up since I bought the Mac, and everything will be just fine and dandy after I transfer the data to another computer, install the Tiger disk that my Macbook came with, update to Leopard, then transfer the data back to my Mac. I'm taking my Mac to the closest Apple store (about 2 hours away) for advice from the pros on Saturday. Until then, I'm hesitant to even turn the thing on, out of fear it will spontaneously erase the data or something to that extent.
Question: (in case you forgot)What do you think caused this problem, and how can I best fix it?

Unplugging worked!!!
I have no idea what PRAM is but someone said that unplugging your computer resets it so, I thought I'd give unplugging a shot. So, I shut down my computer and unplugged it. I also unplugged the power on the HD. (because I wasn't sure which one they were talking about.)
Anyway, I went away for about five minutes.
I came back plugged in the HD power first. Then, I plugged in the power cord for the computer and turned it on.
As soon as I logged in I was asked if I wanted to use my external HD for Time Machine backups.
I saw the icon for the HD on the Desktop where is belongs. I can open the drive and access the files with no problem.
Try this if you haven't yet.

I dropped my Macbook Pro and now the battery is swollen, should I bring it to the genius bar?

My Macbook Pro fell off my bed (approx. 3ft) and dented the left side of the front left corner on the battery meter. Besides the damage everything seemed okay for a little while until I kept getting a erratic curser track pad. I kept cleaning it thinking some dirty or oil may of got on it or in the edges, but long story short I found out my battery is swollen and thats the reason for the erratic curser. The drop and dent impacted the battery causing it to swell. I feel that I just need a new battery. I purchased my macbook from the apple store and still have applecare. However I've researched online a bit and saw some people posted that if you drop your macbook, Apple will void my coverage. I also read that when people have had a swollen battery and applecare, they just brought it into the Genius bar and they went to the back and brought them a new battery. I've been super nervous to go see them as I've spent the extra bucks on Applecare and did not get any use of it. If anyone has had this issue or knows about it, please let me know!!
MacBook Pro 13" 2012, Mac OS X (10.9.3)

I dropped my Macbook Pro and now the battery is swollen, should I bring it to the genius bar?
Yes !
I would take it in before it gets worse and breaks something.
Genius reservation http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
on-line https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action
check warranty https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do

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