Graphics suddenly go very dark on my iPad 2

This has just started to happen when I have been using safari the graphic go very dark even with maximum brightness and the contrast is also very weird turning off and on brings it back to normal then it happens again. Any advice appreciated.

If it's just Safari then try clearing its cache : Settings > Safari > Clear Cache (and Clear History)
If that doesn't work then try closing Safari completely and then re-open it : from the home screen (i.e. not with Safari 'open' on-screen) double-click the home button to bring up the taskbar, then press and hold any of the apps on the taskbar for a couple of seconds or so until they start shaking, then press the '-' in the top left of the Safari app to close it, and touch any part of the screen above the taskbar so as to stop the shaking and close the taskbar.
A third option is a reset : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.

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MacBook screen randomly gets very dark

My MacBook is from 2007, so it is old and has its problems. I am currently in college and use my iPad primarily for school work. Thank God I got this iPad a few weeks ago because I did not know my computer would have such a huge problem! When I turned it on one day, it was all normal, and randomly the screen got so dark, it looked like the computer had shut down on me. I knew it was still turned on though because the little light was indicating that it was on and it was still making the cd drive/booting up sounds. After a while, I noticed that the screen just went very very dim, because I could still slightly see the webpage I was on. Turning up the brightness of the screen did nothing to help, same with restarting the computer. Sometimes the screen would come back to the normal brightness, until I would go to do something on the internet and it would go very dark again. It's so unpredictable, I don't even want to deal with it anymore. But there are some things for school I just need my laptop for rather than my iPad and I really need some help trying to fix it!! I seriously cannot afford to buy a new MacBook right now, so I need to get this dim screen fixed so this computer can last me the rest of the semester.

It sounds like screen is failing. There is no fix if this is the problem.
Try Resetting the SMC
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
There are special deals for students. You can get a MacBook Air starting around $750.
If you do purchase a new computer, get 8GB RAM. RAM is soldered in and you can't upgrade later.
Check out Apple's Special Financing link.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/finance/instant_credit

System Suddenly Running Very Slow

Hi All,
For some reason recently my iMac has started running extremely slow. Had an issue with Photoshop (my fault) and so reset Photoshop. I noticed after that working with a fairly large file in Photoshop in adding an effect when the effects window was open above the Photoshop file I was working on the text/graphics would disappear or appear to be wiped away if I moved the effects window over the open Photoshop file. Put it down to the fact that the file was large and my Mac was having difficulty with it. However since then I am now sure it's something worse. Playing a high def quicktime video with another open app causes the beach ball. Also opening Final Cut now takes ages and today a warning kept popping up saying out of memory when I was only playing an audio track in the time line with no video. Final cut windows also seem to have elements missing as what happened in Photoshop. I am running Onyx at the moment to see if it helps but I'm concerned. Permissions have been repaired a number times since then. I have also reset the Pram and SMC after this problem started. This was for another issue which is my iSight which stopped working a few months after getting my Mac. Was hoping things might change but oh well. Checked sys profiler and everything seems to be ok RAM/Hard drive etc. Even ran Tech tool to check the drive and all ok. Please help! Really worried as this is my work comp. Just a note, I'm running iStat and the CPU's don't seem to be overstrained in any way nor the temp overly high however the dual cores seem to run 1 at a time rather than sharing the load. Can't remember if that was the norm.

You may have to increase the amount of chip RAM installed in the Mac.
That is faster than VM swap temp files to/from the hard disk drive and
would be used by higher functions, in addition to the virtual memory.
Depending on the model of computer, the RAM may be upgraded to
a higher total than 4GB. There also may be a need to check/test the
computer to see what other underlying issues could cause the problem.
A 'suddenly running very slow' outside of the demands of photoshop,
could point to some other kind of problem; troubleshooting may help
locate the source. Console logs from the time interval these issues
appeared to gain predominance should be looked into.
There also may be some larger temporary files not appearing to take
up free-space; but they may be holding back memory, in caches. In
some instances, a restart into SafeBoot, and repair disk permissions
could help, then restart normally. Or just the suggested re-start...
Good luck & happy computing!

My video is streaming through every program as being very dark?

After using photobooth for about 5 minutes, I went to set a picture I had taken as my account picture. When it switched to system preferences, it showed the picture being set as my account picture. When I went back to photobooth, the picture was suddenly very dark. Any help? I've tried most everything I can think of.

Hi,
If the original video card fan has not been operating properly the video card may have overheated. Besides, it's pretty old. Flickering and banding are symptoms of a video card in distress or impending failure.
But first, follow the advice you've been given, test the Monitor.
If you decide it is the video card, forget replacing the fan, just but another card. There are many available on Fleabay. The video card is easy to replace, see this:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75312
Tell us what happens.
Regards,
Dave

The camera turned to show image very dark

My PC camera was working probably, but it just turned to show the picture in a video chat or what ever very dark in night eaven if i turn the room light on, so please i need a serious help

Presumably a hardware acceleration issue. Update your graphics driver.
Mylenium

My iMac has suddenly become very slow to wake from "sleep." Why? How can I fix this?

My iMac has suddenly become very slow to wake from "sleep." How do I fix this and what is causing the problem? Even the mouse wakes very slowly.

Try these basic troubleshooting steps.
1. Quit all app scompletely and restart the iPad. Go to the home screen first by tapping the home button. Double tap the home button and the task bar will appear with all of your recent/open apps displayed at the bottom. Tap and hold down on any app icon until it begins to wiggle. Tap the minus sign in the upper left corner of the app that you want to close. Tap the home button or anywhere above the task bar. Restart the iPad.
Restart the iPad by holding down on the sleep button until the red slider appears and then slide to shut off. To power up hold the sleep button until the Apple logo appears and let go of the button.
2. Reset the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons.
3. Go to Settings>Safari>Clear History, Cookies and Data. Restart the iPad. Restart the iPad by holding down on the sleep button until the red slider appears and then slide to shut off. To power up hold the sleep button until the Apple logo appears and let go of the button.

Itunes store Background very dark, can not read information

Itunes store Background very dark, I can not read information. It is not possible, to order; I cannot reset my account questions.
New Instalation iTunes make no change of my problem.
Juergen

Did you use your latest backup to restore our information after you restored it "as new iphone"? If yes, try to set it up "as new iphone" without using the backup after that. Your backup may contain corrupt files causing your problem.
Set up as new device: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137 and http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3828
Restore and set up as new
Launch iTunes and connect your device.
Select the device in the source list.
In the Summary tab, click the Restore button.
Wait until iTunes has completed the restore process. If you encounter any restore errors, please see Update and restore alert messages on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
When iTunes provides the Set Up Your iPhone/iPad/iPod touch screen, choose Set Up As New.Setting up your device as new will overwrite the current backup.

HT201272 The screen on my iphone has suddenly become very sensitive and mutes all the time?

The screen on my iphone has suddenly become very sensitive and mutes ny calls all the time I know there was a bug fix but don't know how to find it?

If your screen is flickering, you might have a hardware issue there. I would take Macie to the doctor and have her checked out.
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