Keyword questions from the newbie

Would anyone mind helping me figure out if there are conventions for entering Keywords into pdf Metadata? I have been having a conversation on another forum about Keywords for images and there is some question in my mind as to whether I should use quotes around a term such as "plate of shrimp" or if I should just use Plate Shrimp. One poster said they were avoiding using spaces for some reason and that they use PlateShrimp.
Anyway, am I correct in assuming that all this goes back to how google searches Metadata in pdf's and/or images??
Does anyone know where to find some of the conventions or standards associated with this? For instance, doesn't google search the /content/ of the pdf and if so wouldn't a keyword have to be /different/ from one in the METADATA? Or ostensibly google would rank a keyword /higher/ and the other Maetadata in a pdf would be associated with Contact and/or Copyright info?
I am a total newbie with this so I am trying to winnow things down here with a little help if possible. I've been able to find info on IPTC Metadata but my assumption is that this only relates to images.
Thanks.

greene77 wrote:
1. Is there a "recent documents" on a Mac?
Only under the programs you use like Pages.
2. When I have a disc in the notebook and I pick up the computer is it normal for the disc to grind inside the unit? It sounds like a garbage disposal.
This happens because you move the macbook and the disk is spinning. If you don't tilt it this usually is OK but tilting causes the noises your hearing and it is damaging the disk.
3. What is the American flag in the bar at the top right of the desktop? It wasn't there yesterday.
It is the input menu for special characters and keyboard viewer if both are turned on under system preferences. Look under International Input Menu.
4. Can I run Final Cut Express on the Macbook without problems, or should I have gotten a Pro?
Yes I use it and it works fine. Max out your RAM for the best results.

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Questions from a Newbie - Please Help by Responding

Okay, I just received a new iPod (30GB, black) as a gift and have a few questions.
I apologize in advance for any repeat in them (with respect to being answered in other posts), but I am confused and have a headache from trying to read all of the links provided in responses, etc. I just want to understand procedures is all. I know the questions may seem trivial, but I am a complete newbie at this iPod thing.
(1.) Could someone please explain the entire authorization/deauthorization details to me with respect to iTunes and various computers.
Specifically, if I download a song from the iTunes store on my desktop, how do I get that same file on my laptop and then authorize my laptop to play the song? From what I gathered in reading, I have to authorize my laptop to play the iTunes song downloaded on my desktop, but I do not understand how I transfer the song to the other computer's iTune software?
Do I burn files to a CD, disk, etc. and then transfer via that method and then authorize the songs in iTunes, so that the songs are in both places (desktop and laptop)? Could someone give me step-by-step instructions on this, or link to somewhere that does?
(2.) Could I have different songs on my desktop versus laptop, connect my iPod to one or the other, and send the songs to the iPod? From what I read, I believe the answer to this is yes (I believe I am permitted to connect my iPod to up to 5 different computers to load music from iTunes?).
Should I do this, do I need to authorize anything or just connect my iPod to the computer?
Thank you in advance for any response(s) offered.
Again, I apologize for reposting these questions, but I am having a hard time pulling everything together into a succinct answer I can follow.
Sincerely,
wkkunkle
Windows XP Pro

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
1) There are many options. Here are some of them...
iTunes: How to copy music between authorized computers
Once the file is on your laptop, just play it in iTunes. iTunes will ask you for your iTunes Music Store account information and then authorize your computer.
2) This is what you have to do...
Using iPod with multiple computers
Authorizing is really only for the music store and purchased songs, not for iPods and which computers they connect to.
btabz

Some questions from a newbie...

Hello,
I just switch to the Adobe Design Suite and bought LightRoom too. Since I worked more than 25 years with Corel I have some questions:
01. Is or will there be facial recognition? (like in "Elements")
02. When adding photos from a card is there a way to add the coordinates from a GPS log to the photos?
03. Does noise reduction work with exif values (iso, camera model etc) from the specific photo or is it a "general" reduction?
04. Is there a place I can download more web/HTML templates?
05. When adding keywords and other meta data, can they be used in other programs too? (Will they show up in other graphic programs?) Or is it a specific "LightRoom" thing?
Thanks for any help,
Theo

Hello Pete,
Yes, I do understand that it will take time. But I must focus on Photoshop and Dreamweaver first since these are the programs that I use most of the time on a daily basis. I worked with the demo versions too to get an impression of what I was about to buy.
I worked with a DW version from Macromedia and used Corel for more than 25 years. Since CorelPaint was crashing all the time and more and more people were complaining, I switched radically to Adobe. The reasons I had, besides the crashing, is that I could start fresh and use it with my children now. They have to use it for school purposes etc. Also I believe that Adobe is leading in the world and makes it more universal for us to work with. I found a lot of stuff on the internet like manuals etc. and will go into that soon. I'm aware of the fact that posting here is best done with problems not covered in help, but of course I tried the find it first myself. I must add that although we speak and read English fairly well, the technical aspect is sometimes harder for us to understand and find in English. But again, since it's used so much over the world we choose the English versions.
Seeing the helpful answers I got, I'm glad I posted it.
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Top 3 questions from a newbie

Hi folks, I have performed a basic search and didn't turn up an answer to these so am looking for some guidance please.
I love my Nokia Lumia 800 and think Nokia Here (nee Maps) and especially Nokia Drive (which I use every week) are awesome but here are my three questions/requests and hope Nokia is also monitoring these posts.
1. Could we please be told if Nokia are working on a way to use your address book contacts to set a destination. I used to have this on Windows Mobile 6.5 and most other smartphone OS's have this. I find it hard to believe that Nokia with such innovation and being a recognised leader in mapping that this isn't available.
2. Can someone tell me how to enter a junction of two roads into Nokia Drive and Nokia Here as every combination I have tried doesn't seem to work e.g. High street and Bond street
3. Could we please be told if Nokia are working on a way to use a separate volume / audio session to avoid impacting any playing music when using Nokia drive or maps, this will allow a driver to lower the volume of the GPS app and leave the music at the correct level without impacting it. I used to have this on the Smartphone TomTom software on Windows mobile 6.5 also
Thanks and apologies if these questions have already been dealt with elsewhere

About n°1: the method I was told to use does not work:
To navigate to contact: from the contact list, open a contact, click on "map home address", this starts Here maps, then click the "directions" button, then enter, then choose the car, this starts Here Drive.
The problem with this method is that at the "direction" step, the destination is not is exact address you're heading to, it's just the town.
So I still haven't found a way to do that. It seems pretty simple for Nokia to repair the missing link between here maps and Here Drive: just set the full address in the "destination" text field mentioned above.

A few questions from a newbie!

Hello!
So, I am VERY new to using Mac productions and I just got my Macbook recently.
I have a few questions that may seem to have a very simple and obvious answer but like I said, this is all new to me...
1. Do I have to install a anti-virus/spam program? If so, which one?
2. Time Machine- this is the program to back up files right? when I try to set it up it doesn't give me any options for a back up disk.
Anything else that I should defiantly know please let me know!
Thanks so much!
Alanna.

Alanna J wrote:
1. Do I have to install a anti-virus/spam program? If so, which one?
Not unless you want to. I have had Macs for 2 years and never had a problem. This is a good one if you decide to install one. ClamXav
2. Time Machine- this is the program to back up files right? when I try to set it up it doesn't give me any options for a back up disk.
You need an external hard drive attached to use with Time Machine. This explains it.
Mac OS X 10.5: Using Time Machine and troubleshooting Time Machine issues
Anything else that I should defiantly know please let me know!
This is info that will help you get the best life from your battery.
It is OK to leave your battery hooked to the charger most of the time. The only time I unhook mine from the charger is when I calibrate or for a few minutes to use in another room. Have you calibrated your battery yet? You should calibrate every two months or so to keep the battery fully functioning. If you use your MacBook infrequently, it’s best to re-calibrate the battery at least once a month.
It is best not to use your battery unless you need to. Some people have hurt their batteries by charging then discharging every time they use the MacBook. This will age a battery very fast and cause you to buy a battery sooner than you should have too. Don't discharge the battery just because you used it. Li-Ion batteries prefer small charges over big ones. Use it and then plug it in as soon as you can. The only time my Battery is ever fully discharged is when I'm doing a calibration.
The following links have good information about the MacBook and the care of it's battery.
Apple: Tips for maximizing your Notebook battery charge
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Look here and here for some good tips about battery care.
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Pages DTP questions from a newbie

Hello. I'm new to Pages 'page layout' but have used other low-end DTP products on Windows (Serif's PagePlus was pretty good). I'm under pressure to complete a document but can't seem to figure some things out. I hope someone can help with these questions.
1. Is it possible to 'autofit' text into a text box. With a fixed document I find it difficult to fine tune the last page so that the text and images fit OK. In other applications I think the software was able to fine tune the font size so as to include all the text of to avoid clipping a word or two.
2. Can I permanently 'lock' design and text elements together, so that they will always move, and maybe even change size together. At least I'm thinking of e.g. a photo with its caption. I know I can select both and for that time move them together, but I can't see a way to make that relationship permanent. Can I permanently lock them together? Can I 'lock' a complete page?
3. Is it possible to use a 'reference' to an image held elsewhere on my hard disk? Ideally I'd like to be able to have my Pages document reflect changes (e.g. colour adjustments) to the master source image. For example in Serif PagePlus it would only 'embed' images below a certain size, and bigger images were just 'linked' to in the master DTP document.
4. Is there any Apple or third-party application that can convert a Pages DTP document into a web page?
Thanks.

1 and 3 I fully understand, but I'm not clear about your explanation in 2. For example if I place a photo in a layout and then add a caption beneath it, are you saying that there is some way I can 'lock' them so that they behave as a unit?
Probably a limitation on my side, but I don't seem to understand what you want to do :
1) are you asking if a frame with a photograph and a frame with a caption for the photograph can be grouped, and that the grouped frames can be automatically moved if more material is added above the group in continuous single column mode (wordprocessing mode), or
2) are you asking if the frame with a photograph and the frame with the caption for the photograph can be grouped and can be automatically moved if more material is added above the group in discontinuous multiple column mode (layout mode)?
The problem lies in the way the problem is posed, so to speak. While you would want (1) because in continuous single column mode there is no concept of fixed co-ordinates for frames, you would not want (2) precisely because in discontinous multiple column mode there are fixed co-ordinates for frames.
A story that starts in a frame on page 3 might skip page 4 and continue in a frame on page 5. If the positions of the frames you defined did not preserve their fixed positions, the concept of flowing copy from one frame/column to another frame/column would not work.
There appear to be problems in Word for Macintosh 2008. If I understand the MacWorld review roughly right, and I may not have done so, then the behaviour is still that of wordprocessor when the application is used in layout mode, and that would have to be a bug (not that Pages does not have its fair share of those, of course).
"The first time I ran into any limitations in Word was when I started to add floating objects—such as pictures and callout text around which text flows. For starters, its image-editing tools aren’t very good. More significantly, when I changed a column of text, the floating objects in it refused to stay in place. Instead they moved around as if tied to the text they were originally placed next to, destroying my layout. If I selected all the text in a document and deleted it or replaced it with text from the Clipboard, floating objects within the original text disappeared, too. In other words, if you make any major changes to a document after inserting floating objects, you’ll probably need to completely re-create your layout."
Reference:
http://www.macworld.com/article/132901-2/2008/04/office_word.html

Question from a Newbie wireless user

Please excuse the naivete of this question. I'm completely ignorant on everything pertaining to wireless internet. My old Powerbook 400mHz G4 Titanium has never had wireless of any kind until this week when I bought a PCMCIA wireless adapter. Never used wireless, don't know anything about it.
I started following the instructions on the PCM adapter this morning to get it all set up. I plan to toggle back and forth between wired internet at home and the wireless adapter when I'm out on the road.
I was surprised when I saw the window where I enter my settings that there were no less than ten different internet services flying around the room in my house! I guess I have a lot of wireless neighbors and I could easily access their bandwidth.
I imagine the same would go when I'm in town sitting in the library. They welcome you to use their internet access, but it's in a busy end of town and I'm sure I'll see numerous services available there too.
So I'm clueless on this topic. Again, I've never used wireless internet before - but I've read about these guys who've been arrested in front of coffee houses for stealing bandwidth at WiFi hotspots when they weren't paying customers.
What's the deal with sitting in your living room and using your neighbor's internet access? I know it's not ethical and we should all get our own, but what are legalities? And say I hopped on to someone's internet access +quite accidentally+...how does one get caught if you do it quietly? And have people actually gotten into trouble beyond these two guys that made national news?
I guess my main question is exactly how careful do I need to be to set the correct access service when there are ten immediately available in a public place? Can I just click on whatever signal is strongest and log on without fear of being caught?
I hope somebody knowledgeable can set me straight on this.
Thanks.
-JOHN
ps. Here's the news item on these guys stealing wireless internet access:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2007/05/michigan-man-arrested-for-using- cafes-free-wifi-from-his-car.ars

You may find this technical article I've written helps you:
http://homepage.mac.com/rfwilmut/notes/wireless.html
It is fairly long, but it was originally written in response to some questions from a non-technical friend, and so I've tried to keep it as straightforward as possible.

Displaying random questions from the backend

Hi,
Is it possible to randomly select a question and display it on the page with different options. Say for example, if I have a question and that has three values as answers which are to be displayed in radio button style, will it be possible to display it dynamically by selecting the values from tables?"
The questions and the options are stored in the table.

Hi Suzi,
Radio buttons can appear vertically or horizontally on a page - to set them horizontally, you need to specify "Number of columns" on the radio item's definition. As you won't know exactly how many items there will be, you can just set this to the highest possible number of options.
When the page is submitted, you should have the question number (created using the random number generator I mentioned before) plus the value of the option selected - this would be the return value for the item rather than the display value, so if the user sees "Yellow", but the return value is "1", then the item is set to 1 not Yellow. How this gets onto the database will depend on how you have set the page up. Most likely, you would just have a simple page process that does something like:
BEGIN
INSERT INTO ANSWERS (QUESTION, ANSWER) VALUES (:P1_QUESTION, :P1_ANSWER);
END;This should be conditional on a Submit button
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Question from a Newbie/AudioBooks

Hi, I had a Motorola phone with iTunes and recently purchased a Blackberry Curve 8310. My question is how can I get the audio books I purchased from the iTunes store to open on my Blackberry? or any other reader????
Please help...I really don't want to purchase the same books from another source. Thank you all for reading my post.
Gloria

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http://help.adobe.com/en_US/as3/mobile/flashplatform_optimizing_content.pdf
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/packagerforiphone/packagerforiphone_devguide.pdf
http://forums.adobe.com/community/labs/packagerforiphone?view=discussions&start=0
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Question from the Blog: slideshow music

We had the following question come from the Photoshop.com blog that covers the Gallery changes:
Question: "When I try to create a express slideshow it will let me pick out a template then I can’t add music or get a timeline or anything else for that matter !! Have talked with your tech. help people & that got me no where ..."
Answer: Our slideshow engine did change recently, and the ability to add music, as well as the default slideshow experience, changed. In the case of music, it is not available at the moment (but we realize that it's a really nice feature to have. For the time being, you can create excellent slideshows with music and transitions and effects, using either Photoshop Elements or Premiere Elements, and share those on ps.com).
The default sharing slideshow also changed, from that 3-D floating model to the new Midnight theme. The primary driver for that change was to drastically improve the loading time for the slideshows, and in fact, the slideshows now load in a fraction of the time, and offer a superior viewing experience with real full screen, as opposed to the previously limited large view available in the former model. But we're adding new themes and templates all the time, and we understand the appeal of a deep, interactive experience for sharing slideshows. Again, in the meantime, until new themes come available directly online, you can choose from a variety of very interactive and fun themes if you share photos and video directly from Photoshop Elements or Premiere Elements to Photoshop.com.
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Update Questions from a Newbie--)))

Just got my new iMac Intel last night! Yippie!!! This is the first Mac for me. So far I love this puppy!
Here's my questions:
I have seven updates to get: 6 are actual Applications and the last one is the latest OS X update to 10.4.5 from 10.4.4
Should I just try one update at a time or can I have confidence in d/l all and installing all at the same time?
My past computer experiance is 20 years, of WinDoz, some Amiga and some linux. IM not very unix savy and mainly have a hardware background.
At this stage IM being very carefull. Im sure you can relate--)))
Thanks in advance for your input.

Even though yor Mac is new, before installing a major OS Update such as 10.4.5 you should update your backup - which may not be important at this point since your Mac is only 1 day old so this is for future reference.
I do the following before installing a major OS Update.
Update my backup.
Boot from the Tiger install disc that shipped with my Mac and at the installer window after selecting my language, navigate to Disk Utility via the installer menu bar.
* Select Macintosh HD in drives and volumes window.
* Select the First Aid tab in the Disk Utility window.
* Select the Repair Disk button on the First Aid tab.
If any problems are reported and successfully repaired, run repair again until no problems are reported.
After Repair Disk completes, quit Disk Utility and it will return to the Installer. Quit the Installer and when prompted, select Restart.
Although my PB was new (received last November), I ran Disk First Aid repair on the hard drive before installing all available updates via Software Update and DFA repair discovered a minor hard drive directory problem that was successfully repaired so don't assume your hard drive is in perfect working order even though it is brand new.
Disconnect all external peripheral devices except for a keyboard and mouse.
With all applications quit, launch Software Update. I've never experienced any problems installing all available updates at one time.

A Few Pre-ordering Questions from a Newbie.........

I have never pre-ordered a phone before so here's a few questions I have and maybe you have too.....
1. I am not the primary account holder on my Verizon plan, will this be a problem when pre-ordering?
2. Can I pre-order from the Verizon site or Apple site at 12:01PST/3:01EST?
3. Is one site better than the other to pre-order from?
4. Is there an option for pre-ordering a phone to pick up at the store?
I think that's all I have for now.
Any answers would be appreciated. Thanks

DaniGrl wrote:
I have never pre-ordered a phone before so here's a few questions I have and maybe you have too.....
1. I am not the primary account holder on my Verizon plan, will this be a problem when pre-ordering?
you must be the primary or an account mnager to pre-order
2. Can I pre-order from the Verizon site or Apple site at 12:01PST/3:01EST?
yes
3. Is one site better than the other to pre-order from?
some say yes, some say no
4. Is there an option for pre-ordering a phone to pick up at the store?
last time only apple allowed this for pickup at apple stores
I think that's all I have for now.
Any answers would be appreciated. Thanks

2 Questions from a newbie

Hi all, I just switched and am totally new to OSX. I've think the Mini is a miracle of innovation and design. I love it.
My 2 Q's, which are not Mini questions per se, are these...
1. In Safari, when I view a webpage, the text is a bit small for me. I know I can use the Apple key with "+" to increase it. Works fine, however if I close Safari and re-open it, it defaults back to the original size. I also have found that in the advanced settings you can change font size. This works for certain webpages such as Yahoo, but for most others, like for example, CNN.com, this doesn't work, and when you re-open Safari, you have to re-adjust the size. No biggie, certainly, but any ideas??
2. I got one of those "mighty mice." Nice. Can I program any of the keys to close an app? I know that in the Sys Preferences you can program the mice keys, to Expose, Dashboard, Application, etc. But can it be programmed to close? I know I can press the Apple key with W, but is this possible to do this from the mouse?
Thanks!
Tim

Welcome to Apple Discussions Switched
1. I did a bit of a search on MacUpdate for a shareware application that might do this, but I didn't see anything right off You might try a search of either MacUpdate or VersionTracker for "Safari" & see if any can change the setting for you.
2. I use SteerMouse to configure additional options on my Mighty Mouse. You do need to remember though that unlike Windows, closing (⌘ + W) all active windows in an application does not quit the application. You need to Quit the application - ⌘ + Q or from the application menu.
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Miscellaneous - Questions from a Newbie

I just got my iPhone this week and some questions popped up. I know that some of them might fit better in other categories than "basics"...
1. Sync with Outlook - I was under the impression that the iPhone syncs up with Outlook but:
a) How can you mark an Outlook Appointment as "privat" so not everyone in your company who has access to you calender can read it?
b) Why are no documents synced, which are in a Calender Appointment save in Notes? (The Text in Notes will sync, but no PDFs for example...)
c) When I reply to an E-Mail, the info that an when I replyed is not saved in Outlook
d) in Outlook I can mark e-mails with priorities... this is not shown on the iPhone
e) can the Auto-reply or Out-of-the-Office message set or changed from the iPhone?
2. Mail
a) I have differnt E-Mail accounts and would like to use different signitures for each account... the is an App, but thats too complicated. Is there a way to have an automated signature for each acount (this should be a basic feature!!!)
b) Can I save e-mail attachments in specific folders? (eg a word doc)
3. Media
a) How can i created different Folders in the photoalbum, so I can sort them and don't have to scroll for ages...
b) Can I get access to the Folders on the iPhone, so I can copy (for example Music) for differnt sources to the iPhone?
c) Is there another Sync programm than iTunes?
d) Can I delete Apps which I don't use (eg. Weather, Stockmarket...), but which are allready installed when i bought it
4. Sounds and Alerts
a) Can i create my own ringtones (eg an mp3)?
b) Can I add other alert sounds (for E-mails for example)
c) How can I change sounds for different Events (New Mail, Alert...)?
5. Connectivity
a) Can I sync the iPhone over bluetooth?
b) Can I use the iPhone as a modem for my laptop? how?
c) If stolen, can I remotely delete it or search it via GPS?
6. Battery
a) is it normal that when you use push mail and make a couple of calls a day the battery only last for max. 20 hours?
Thats the first lot of question from week one... Thanks in advance for replys and the awaiting answers
Axl

I can answer some of them:
Is there a way to have an automated signature for each acount (this should be a basic feature!!!)
No
b) Can I save e-mail attachments in specific folders? (eg a word doc)
No. You can't save attachments - just view them
b) Can I get access to the Folders on the iPhone, so I can copy (for example Music) for differnt sources to the iPhone?
No. The iPhone cannot be directly accessed like a hard disk. There are third-party apps that allow this to a certain degree, but you can't add Media to the iPhone via this method.
c) Is there another Sync programm than iTunes?
Not really. There's some that may do some features, but not a complete replacement for it. What's wrong with iTunes?
d) Can I delete Apps which I don't use (eg. Weather, Stockmarket...),
No. But you can move them to a different Home screen.
a) How can i created different Folders in the photoalbum, so I can sort them and don't have to scroll for ages...
http://www.question-defense.com/2009/08/15/how-to-create-photo-albums-on-your-ip hone-on-a-windows-xp-computer/
a) Can i create my own ringtones (eg an mp3)?
Yes. Google "create iPhone ringtone" for a variety of options
a) Can I sync the iPhone over bluetooth?
No.
b) Can I use the iPhone as a modem for my laptop? how?
Yes, although it depends where you are. See:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3574
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2756
c) If stolen, can I remotely delete it or search it via GPS?
Yes. See MobileMe's "Find My iPhone" feature:
http://www.apple.com/mobileme/features/iphone.html
a) is it normal that when you use push mail and make a couple of calls a day the battery only last for max. 20 hours?
Quite possibly. Battery life seems to be reduced in the latest firmware and lots of people are awaiting a fix from Apple.

Four questions from a newbie!

Hey, I have a few questions to ask actually about my macbook pro...
When I bought my MBP, I ordered one with 120 GB, but when I got it and checked the hard drive, it said it has 111.5 in total. Am I missing something or did they just happen to forget to put 9.5 GB in my hard drive? I don't know if this is a normal issue or otherwise. There also seems to be a flux in hard drive space even though I haven't installed anything (even automatic updates).
Also, I'm moving away for college so I'll be an ocean away from my house. In case I wanted to repair my MBP, should I bring the box it was delivered in? I really don't know the process, but that box is quite unwieldy, and space is an issue on the plane...so I need to know if its necessary to take that box with me for a repair service.
I also have this buzzing noise emitting from the left speaker whenever I plug in the power adapter. I know this is a prevalent problem (from what I've read) in older MBPs, and since I just got mines this week, I don't know if it's normal or what. Also is heating an issue? Whenever I leave the laptop on my lap, the area in which the battery is placed (as well as the entire back and speaker area) heats up. I don't know if it's a common thing or not...
I know I asked a lot of questions but thanks in advance!

I'll try to answer as best as I can....
1. This is normal, the "missing" space is taken up by the operating system and various system components... even when you format the drive, there will be some missing, it is completely normal.
2. You do not need to bring the box, apple will send you a shipping box if you need to send it in, or you can bring it to the apple store closest to you. Do however, bring your system disks that came with the computer, as those are always good to have.
3. This may be the whine that is common, there are a couple variants of the whine, read through here and see which one is yours and then the repair option would vary from that. You could always return your MBP for a new one though since you are within the 14 days... The MBPs do run how, you might want to invest in one of the products such as iLap that help with that, however, if you can handle it, then it should be fine. This is common with these units.
4. AppleCare is auto enrolled, they used to send you a little license agreement and CD with techtools on it, but I don't think they do that anymore since the box that you buy in the store has a non-intel CD inside.. you are enrolled if it says you are enrolled, and thats all that really matters, after all, you can always call apple for questions.. If you do exchange your MBP though, be sure to have them transfer the apple care to the new serial number as well...
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