Leave the charger on all the time?

Is it wise to leave the charger on during the night while I'm not using the mac? Should I unplug the charger and get it back on the next day.
I take the Mac to school and don't use the charger while I'm there.

Marco Alexandre wrote:
Is it wise to leave the charger on during the night while I'm not using the mac?
that fine, read this: http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html

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Hello,
I have a first generation time capsule running 802.11n (b/g compatable) and the airport expresse's are the newer 5ghz models. I have 3 airport express's and I have the range that I need. I can run the time capsule using 802.11n 5ghz, but I loose the range and can't connect to all of the airport express's. My computers and mobile devices run 802.11n. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to increase the network speed. Would the new airport extreme fix the problem?
Thank you

Unfortunately, you are experiencing one of the downsides to 5 GHz. That's because the higher frequency 5 GHz signals are much weaker than 2.4 GHz signals.
After all, you always have to give up something to gain something else. In the case of 5 GHz, you gain potential speed but in return, you must give up penetration power and distance capability.
In order to work well, 5 GHz signals need to almost have a line-of-sight relationship between devices. Unless you can achieve this, you will do much better to leave the Time Capsule running at the 802.11n (b/g compatible) 2.4 GHz Radio Mode and allow the Express devices to "extend" that network.
As for the location of the AirPort Express devices in an exended network, that is critical for best performance. That's because the Express can only "extend" the quality and bandwidth of the signal that it receives. Post back if you need a few more tips on how to find the best location for the AirPort Express devices.
Would the new airport extreme fix the problem?
Unfortunately, no.

Edit JTable Date Cell, press Enter, the Time Cell changes to GMT time!

Has anyone seen this strange behavior? I try to edit a Date Cell in JTable (orig. value 10/02/2000) and change it to (10/03/2000), I press Enter. But, the value of my Time Cell in the next column, same row which I never edited (orig. value 00:05:00) changes to approximately my system time in GMT (16:28:48).
This is an excerpt from my TableModel which get called from setValueAt():1734 javax.swing.JTable, JTable.java. In the code below, the debug statement prints out:
row, col = 0,0
Value in SubTableModel = 10-02-2000 16:28:48
Value should be "10-02-2000" since I did not edit the time cell at all. And why is row and col both zero?
public void setValueAt(Object value, int row, int col) {
try {
((ITableCellAdapter)adapters.get(col)).setData(getRow(row),col);
System.out.println("row, col = " + row + col);
System.out.println("Value in SubTableModel = " + value.toString());
((ITableCellAdapter)adapters.get(col)).setValue(value);
catch (PropertyVetoException badSet) {
System.out.println("could not set value");
fireTableCellUpdated(row,col);
How can I force it to set the date cell's new value only and leave the time cell alone?
I've also seen that sometimes my date entry gets lost, the old value still showing, what am I doing wrong? I've seen a bunch of bug parade listings about terminating edits within a JTable being buggy, is this related?
Any help on this is most appreciated!

Did you find the solution to yuor problem?
Has anyone seen this strange behavior? I try to edit
a Date Cell in JTable (orig. value 10/02/2000) and
change it to (10/03/2000), I press Enter. But, the
value of my Time Cell in the next column, same row
which I never edited (orig. value 00:05:00) changes to
approximately my system time in GMT (16:28:48).
This is an excerpt from my TableModel which get called
from setValueAt():1734 javax.swing.JTable,
JTable.java. In the code below, the debug statement
prints out:
row, col = 0,0
Value in SubTableModel = 10-02-2000 16:28:48
Value should be "10-02-2000" since I did not edit the
time cell at all. And why is row and col both zero?
public void setValueAt(Object value, int row, int
nt col) {
try {
((ITableCellAdapter)adapters.get(col)).setData(getRow(
ow),col);
System.out.println("row, col = " + row +
+ row + col);
System.out.println("Value in SubTableModel = "
del = " + value.toString());
((ITableCellAdapter)adapters.get(col)).setValue(value)
catch (PropertyVetoException badSet) {
System.out.println("could not set value");
fireTableCellUpdated(row,col);
How can I force it to set the date cell's new value
only and leave the time cell alone?
I've also seen that sometimes my date entry gets lost,
the old value still showing, what am I doing wrong?
I've seen a bunch of bug parade listings about
terminating edits within a JTable being buggy, is
this related?
Any help on this is most appreciated!

Is there a way to get iCal to put the time of each event on Monthly view without going in and editing each event?

When I enter a new event on iCal with the time, it leaves the time off of the Monthly view and in order for me to glance at the times of the day's events I have to click on each event or go into the event and edit it again putting the time on, for it to show. Is there a way to get it to show without doing this?

Sorry. Only after posting did I see that this question has been asked already and the answer given. Please ignore this post.

ICal won't stop taking the times out of my event names

I make my calendar events as follows: "10:00 doctor appt"
This makes it so I can see the time at a glance and means that I didn't forget to put a time. I also like feeling entirely in control of my calendar.
However, iCal keeps taking the time out and adding it to the state of the event, which I don't like. I don't mind it changing the state as long as it leaves the time in the text. I've tried to find a way to turn off this functionality, but I can't find a checkbox for it. I've been having to manually fix the text on each event once or twice before the time will stay, which is extremely annoying. Is there any way to get the text to stay that I've missed? If not, can Apple please include a fix for this in their next update? Thanks.

Betafly,
Generally speaking, I enter my events in the "Month" view.
Try entering the event by typing "doctor appt at 10:00" This is what is displayed when I use that entry method:
If the "Month" view window is too small the time will not display, so make sure that the window is large enough to display the time.
Also, open Calendar Help and look for "Add events to calendars." That will help explain various text entry techniques.

Is it bad for the battery if i leave my nano 5th on the charger all the time?

Is it bad for the battery if i leave my nano 5th on the charger all the time?

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is it okay if i leave the battery charges all the time or should i charge in a special way??

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I have a new Mac Book Pro Retinal. Should I leave the charger connected while I am at my desk or should I disconnect the charger and all the battery to full cycle?

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My iPad is less than a year old, still under the one year limited warranty, though since I don't know the exact problem, I don't know if my problem is covered. I have spoken to AppleCare agents 3 times, during all of which my conversation was cut off. In my last conversation I was told to do a complete reset, which I have now done. Problem is, I am now stuck on the set-up screen, as I cannot get above a 2% charge, meaning that my ipad cuts off long before I'm able to do a restore using iTunes, iCloud or even set it up as a new device. So, basically, I now have a $600 coaster... and I'm not happy about that. Especially since I'm nowhere near an Apple Store. I also bought the iPad at Wal-Mart, which I guess was a mistake, because once 30 days have passed, they couldn't care less about helping me. What do I do now? And please, don't throw a bunch of technical jargon at me.. I won't understand it and it'll just frustrate us both if I try. Thanks!
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Can I leave Powerbook on all the time and music pauses when disc ejects.

I have had an imac at home for the last 4 years and always left it asleep when not using it so I could acces my itunes quickly. I have just upgraded to a Pbook G4 17" and am concerned now that I may not be able to leave it on. I read Apples guide to battery use and they say not to leave it plugged in all the time. I thought this was a machine that could be used all the time? Am i safe to leave it plugged in asleep through the day and night with say 3 to 4 hours use in the evening?
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Is it safe to plug in charger all the time ?

my question is that is it safe to plugin charger all the time ? when i am using laptop on charger it is using battrey or the charger power ?
if i use laptop with pluged in is it safe ?
need expert opinions

Yes. It's safe to leave it connected.
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Any problem leaving my MacBook on all the time for the new AppleTV?

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