Macbook Pro Retina Brightness

I love everything about my new macbook except for one main thing - the screen brightness seems to be dimmer than I'd like it to be, especially in a well lit room. I constantly find myself reaching for the increase brightness button only to find it's already at the highest setting! It's kind of annoying...it's like an itch I can't scratch.
Is there a way to calibrate the screen to be brighter than the preset max brightness? Maybe they set it to be lower to save on battery life?

No I don't think there is a way to make the screen brighter than what you turn it all the way up to. I have heard stories of problems with Retina Display MacBook Pro's screens where they got dimmer and eventually burned out, so you may want to go to the Apple Store to get it checked out and see if you need a replacement Retina Display MacBook Pro. I would say it could be the ambient light sensor turning the screen down automatically but you said when you try to turn it back up it's already at the screen's full brightness so I don't think that's the case.
Here's a Apple Support Communities disscusion on this topic: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4034848?tstart=0
Here's an article I found on the MBP Retina Display "Burn-In" issue: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Major-Issue-Discovered-in-MacBook-Pro-with-Retina -Display-277558.shtml
Hope this helps,
- Daniel 

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Macbook pro retina brightness fluctuating?

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It does that by default to adjust for ambient light and to take into account power considerations when running on battery.
System Preferences > Displays > Automatically adjust brightness

When I turn on or restart my Macbook Pro Retina 15", my entire screen flashes completely bright yellow for a few seconds and then it goes to the normal Welcome screen. How do I fix this??

Hi Everyone,
This problem just started today. When I turn on or restart my Macbook Pro Retina 15" (Mid 2012 version), my screen is light gray like normal, and then after a few seconds my entire screen flashes completely bright yellow for a few seconds, and then it goes to the normal Welcome screen (where I choose to login as myself or a guest user). This suddenly started today and has not stopped since. This keeps happening every single time I turn on or restart my computer.
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Now, when I go to the App Store "Updates" section, it says the following under "Updates Installed in the Last 30 days":
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-iTunes (Version 11.2) installed May 15, 2014
-OS X Update (Version 10.9.3) installed May 15, 2014
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-Security Update 2014-002 (Version 1.0) installed April 22, 2014
I'm wondering if this flashing bright yellow screen upon bootup is related to the fact that my laptop installed the OS X Update and the iTunes Update two times each? Or is this new problem totally unrelated? It's just that this problem started a day after these 2 updates were installed twice.
My Macbook Pro Retina 15" (Mid 2012 version) is otherwise working fine at least as of now. The only issue so far is this flashing bright yellow screen every time I turn on or restart my computer.
If anyone could please help me fix this so that my bootup screen doesn't flash completely bright yellow anymore, I would be forever grateful!
Thank you so much for reading this and for any help you can provide.
hope everyone is well,
Elaine

Hey everyone in Apple world!
I figured out how to fix the flashing yellow screen problem that I've been having on my MBP! Yessssss!!!
I found this super handy website with the golden answer: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
I followed the instructions on this page and here's what I did:
Resetting NVRAM / PRAM
Shut down your Mac.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command (⌘), Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.
I went through the 6 steps above twice, just to make sure I got rid of whatever stuff was holding up my bootup process. Since I did that, my MBP boots up just like normal. No flashing yellow screen anymore!!
(Note that I arrived at this solution when I first saw this page: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570?viewlocale=en_US)
Let me know if this works for you!
Elaine

Late 2013 Macbook Pro Retina 15" screen brightness is dull?

I winder if someone can help me with a issue regarding my machine.
I have recently had my early 2013 Macbook Pro retina replaced with the late 2013 model and found that the screen brightness at maximum is (or appears) to be somewhat less?
Can any anyone help?
Regards

The low-end 15” rMBP with a 8 GB or RAM and a 256 GB SSD costs $2,000.
The low-end 15” rMBP with a 8 GB or RAM and a 512 GB SSD costs $2,300.
With 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD it costs $2,500.
The high-end 15” rMBP with a 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD costs $2,600.
All cost $500 dollars more with a 1 TB SSD.
So the SSD size is not a differentiating factor unless you prefer 256 GB.
If you think you need 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD then you might as well spend the extra $100 for the high-end model.
The high-end model will make a difference on gaming and graphics-oriented applications.
They tend to run other applications at about the same speed.
Both models are rated with 8 hours of battery life.
Benchmarks on PhotoShop comparing memory sizes: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5659174?tstart=30
The speed was about 10% different between 8 GB and 16 GB models.
On other applications your mileage may vary.
Application benchmarks:
http://www.macworld.com/article/2059215/15-inch-retina-macbook-pro-review-a-tale -of-two-laptops.html
The low-end and high-end performed the about the same on non-graphics oriented applications.
Graphics oriented benchmarks:
On the Cinebench OpenGL benchmark the high-end was about twice as fast.
On the Unigine Heaven Benchmark benchmark they ran at about the same speed.
On the Unigine Valley Benchmark benchmark the high-end was about 1.5x as fast.
Message was edited by: hands4

Bright(dead pixels) replacement policy macbook pro retina

Yes i have had it tested and it is a confirmed hardware related pixel problem. I have 4 bright green pixels on my macbook pro retina 15 inch which is very annoying when you are working in (the dead pixels are in the middle of the screen!)processing applications like the kinect/photoshop. And this meets apples policy critera and according to it i should receive a product replacemnet not a simple screen replacement( the product is the macbook pro not the screen) and the apple stores in india say that they do not follow this policy, no where on the internet or anywhere have i heard this. Apple is renowned for its worldwide support, but it from one place and have similar support everywhere. I bought the laptop(the highest end with 16 gb ram for my projects, 2.7) whoch costed me about 4000 US dollars now when you pay that much you cannot live with people opening your laptop and replacing some parts in it(remember the unibody part?). And i am also experienceing burn in issues for a long time( due to the inferior screen that i was provided with- yes the LG display). I am really annoyed and will take the laptop to honk kong where i bought it from and will not settle without a product replacemnet per se apples policy. Again india seriously??

http://http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/04/apple-dead-pixel-stuck-pixel-policy/
link to the policy and how it is supposed to happen

The screen on my MacBook Pro Retina has horizontal lines and has a brightness flicker every few seconds since june 2013 upgrade of airport utility.

The screen on my MacBook Pro Retina has horizontal lines and a flicker every few seconds this happened after this weeks Airport Utility 6.3 upgrade.

Hi John,
I would take your machine into a Apple service center. Its highly likely a hardware issue. The most likely issue being the display has failed. If there is no external damage to the machines display they will replace the whole display under warranty for you.

Macbook pro retina doesn't turn on for a day or two

Macbook Pro Retina 13-inch Late 2012
2.5GHz Intel Core i5
OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)
So this is a weird one... I recently purchased a used Macbook Pro Retina and the previous owner had upgraded the hard drive for a bigger size. My macbook worked great for a few days but then one night I closed it and the next day when I opened it, it would not turn on. I tried rebooting the battery (SHIFT+CONTROL+OPTION and POWER) then hitting power but NOTHING. At one point, I heard a clicking sound when I would leave the power button down. Then... two days later I push the power button just because and BAM! The screen comes on. (I didn't hear the start up sound, and it wasn't like it restarted.) It was as if the screen brightness was all the way down but then came back. (I kept trying to adjust that too before it turned on).
I don't understand!!! Two days later, same thing happened. Then again, it turned back on a day later.
The only thing I noticed that was weird was when I connected it to my tv with HDMI cable. The laptop screen would freeze and get distorted and I would have to force a restart (the black screen with the apple would appear and the loading bar as if I would updating the software).
I'm soooo confused and I don't want this to keep happening. I would appreciate any type of help or advice!!

Hi RACan2,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand that your MacBook Pro has had some strange startup and power issues. In this situation, To begin troubleshooting, I would recommend reading over and working through the attached article.
If your Mac won't turn on - Apple Support
Best regards,
Joe

New MacBook Pro retina 13" arrived - first impressions and questions!

My new MacBook Pro retina 13" arrived today, two weeks earlier than the promised delivery date. My version is the 2.6 GHz i5, 512 GB SSD and I maxed the RAM out to 16 GB, since there is no upgrade later. I also customized the keyboard, since I live in Japan but prefer the US keyboard.
I posted unpacking photos and initial comments to my blog: http://lerner.net/new-macbook-pro-arrived/
I want to talk about some of those points, and ask some more detailed questions here. I hope others find the questions useful.
1. The keyboard is extremely nice. I like it better than the Bluetooth keyboard I have for my iMac right now. It has a nice feel to it.
2. No dead pixels! As some of you might now from old messages, I get really paranoid about new Apple notebook computers. If I find even one dead pixel it gnaws at me and I call Apple and complain until they exchange it for a perfect screen. Well I’m happy to report that I went through thorough pixel tests in white, black, red, blue and green and all the pixels seem 100% perfect. Yay!
4. The speaker seems quite nice. I played some music, and it sounded very beautiful to me, with good volume. I know some reviews of the MacBook Pro criticize the speaker quality, but it sounds as good or better than any of the speakers I currently have. I was quite pleased with that.
5. The retina display is very beautiful of course. I don’t need to have it turned up anywhere near the maximum brightness. There is a very good illumination range.
6. Because of the SSD drive, start up is very quick. Also it makes no noise at all. And it’s very light. I’m glad I went for the 13 inch pro model. It was just a little bit more expensive, and just 200 g heavier. I can see this replacing my iMac with the external monitor I bought.
Some questions:
Q1. Do I need protection pads for the hand rest to prevent discoloration over time? My old MBP 17" would get black-blotchey after a while. Eventually I got the top case replaced under AppleCare and protected it with pads. That was the late 2006 model. Is the construction material the same? Will my nice metal body lose its metallic finish and show dark blotches over time without protection?
Q2. What are the best practices for battery use and sleep? My iMac is on all the time and only the display sleeps. I hear it's not best for the lifetime of the MacBook Pro to leave it connected all the time. Yet I need to run my daily CCC (Carbon Copy Clone) complete bootable backup, which runs at 3:30 am every day. So it seems I need to keep it plugged in all the time. Any suggestions here, regarding both battery charging and also turning it off vs putting it to sleep vs power nap vs leaving it running all the time like I do with my iMac?
Q3. Is the "put hard disk to sleep when possible" meaningful at all for SSD?
Q4. Is there a sleep indicator when the lid is closed? I didn't notice any.
Q5. I notice I can view my iMac's music and TV library and everything plays instantly. That’s just wireless right? Because I have sharing turned on on my iMac I suppose. It seems as fast as if it were on my MacBook Pro though.
Q6. A strategy question: I wonder if I should migrate from Time Machine and carry along years of garbage and wasted disk space, or just install and move things as needed. I'm tempted to do the latter and start afresh. Especially since a lot of stuff is in the cloud already: Evernote, Dropbox, etc. Initial installation of some apps, like Parallels Desktop and Office might take some time, but I bet I would save a huge amount of disk space. Yet the Migration tool which uses Time Machine is supposed to be good.
I guess that's it for now.
Thanks,
Doug

hands4 wrote:
Q6 (Migrate using Time Machine?)
If you don't want to automatically bring over everything, I would use CCC to clone the old system drive and then use that clone to drag the wanted files onto the new machine. I would treat that CCC clone as a read-only archive until you were sure there are no additional files you want to migrate.
I use a combination of CCC and Time Machine to backup my Mac. CCC provides the reliability of simplicity and quick booting should the internal drive fail. Time Machine's incremental backups have saved my bacon several times when a file "disapeared" or I saved a modificaton that I needed to reverse. However the complexity of Time Machine during full restores can be a problem. I have had Time Machine full restores fail at which time I was very happy I had a second backup to fall back on. It is prudent to maintain more than one backup.
I agree completely about using the combination of CCC and Time Machine and it sounds like you and I use it the exact same way, and for the exact same reason. I hae also had Time Machine full restores fail (particularly with Apple Mail) and was very glad to also have the CCC backup.
The only thing I'm concerned about is making sure I grab everything I need for particular applications. For example, I'm not quite sure what all needs to be copied over from CCC to the new computer for Office 2008, which I am still running. It might be easier in that case to re-install certain software.
Thanks,
Doug

Battery Life on MacBook Pro Retina 15" purchased 1 week ago

Hello Dear Community,
About a month ago I purchased a MacBook Pro Retina 15" and after 1 week I noticed the battery was lasting for about 2-3 hours of web-browsing. It turned out the battery was defective and Apple sent me a new one.
4 days ago I received the new laptop and I switched it on, did all the updates and installed Google Chrome.
Here is my problem (or maybe I'm just being a bit paranoid):
The battery was at 80% when I put on a movie. I was with standard out of the box settings, full brightness and volume at max. After the 2-hours movie battery was down do 21% which seemed a bit odd, but I thought it was expected with full brightness and volume.
After that I was web-browsing ordering a pizza, went on facebook and watched 4 movie trailers which all and all took about 25 minutes maybe, but this got the battery down do 10%.
Is this normal, because this is my first purchase of an apple product? Somehow losing 10% in 25 minutes seems a far cry from the promised 8 hours of web-browsing promised in the description.
Very much appreciate any help with this!
P.S: Apple Diagnostics found no issues.
Regards,
Incr3dulous

Incr3dulous wrote:
I have 1 question though: Isn't it harmful for the battery to keep the MBP connected to AC with the charger at full battery?
NO, NO NO!
I keep my MBP connected to the charger most of the time. Monthly I will use it with just the battery and connect the charger again when at the 40%± charge level. That will keep the battery happy.
P.S: How much do you usually get out of your MBP while browsing?
Which one? I have three of them. The 2010 is the most energy efficient and I would expect it to last perhaps 6+ hours with very moderate use. The 2006 has a smaller replaceable battery and I would expect 4.5 maximum at very moderate use.
Watch a video and the times will be cut in half.
Ciao.

MacBook Pro Retina 15 - Eyestrain and Headaches

Hello all!
I would like to come back to the eyestrain topic. This problem was discussed intensively, and I've been following the long thread about LED causing eyestrain on MacBooks, but I don't know if we reached a conclusion.
Well. I bought a MacBook Pro Retina 15 (Mid 2014) three weeks ago and since then I have eyestrain, headaches, red eyes and dry eyes daily. I've never felt such things in years working with computers.
Like some people, I think that I don't have issues with LED screens. My old laptop has a glossy LED screen, I have LED TV in my house and I never ever had such symptoms!
I've directly contacted Apple Support too, but the only thing they've told me is that I should have my eyes checked, since there is nothing wrong with the machine. ****! My eyes are not the problem too! I am 29 years old, and I wear reading glasses, because I have small degree of myopia.... my lens have a special coating anti-glare and with UV protection (Crizal). But nothing seems to help me to have a painless experience using the rMBP. Due to that eyestrain, I went to an opthamologist, but he hasn't found anything wrong with my eyes!
I feel tremendously sad, frustrated and disappointed that this is happening with me (and other people), even more when this is my first Apple product. So sad.
Well, guys. I don't know what to do anymore! I tried everything that I could: went to the doctor, increased and lowered the resolution (i am using Best for retina now), increased and lowered the screen brightness; tried to use f.lux app and Shades. And these symptoms appears both when using the Intel Iris as the GT 750M. I'm using Mavericks, but tried the Yosemite too.
Nothing worked!
I still don't tried to put a screen protector, but I guess that also will not work. By the way, someone knows a good screen protector to test?
Besides, anyone knows if this issue is due the LED backlid, software related, PWD, refresh rate or what? Anyone reached a conclusion? Or, more important, anyone knows how to fix it?
Apple never expressed respect. And although we are the exception, I think it would be important to have a satisfaction about what is happening. And not just talk that the problem is in our eyes.
I would not want to get rid the machine - I liked it very much! But I think that sell this Mac is the only way to me. I don't want to stay with a computer that I can't use like I want, because it is hurting me.
This is very disapointing... so if anyone could help me, I'll be very glad.
Thank you, guys!
Sorry for any inconvenience and my english, it's not my native language.

The best option is an appointment at an Apple store genius bar and have the technicians diagnose the problem.
Ciao.

Macbook pro retina boot failure

Just got my new Macbook Pro Retina. Migrated my applications and data from my Macbook Air. Everything worked great. Apple Update advised that new updates were available. I accepted and ran the updates. Now it gets a kernal panic at boot. Can boot into Safe Mode however. I used Command R to reinstall OSX but that did not correct my problem. Same kernal panic persists. Am reinstalling OSX one more time. Understand the error is due to a Thunderbolt Driver update but don't understand why the reinstallation of OSX did not fix my problem. Pretty depressing to purchase a brand new computer only to have it fail within moments of getting it due to software. Couldn't reach Apple Care this evening.

You have my sympathies. I bought a MacBook Pro Retina. I tried to migrate my data 10 times in at least four different ways with no luck whatsoever.
Apple tech support wanted to help but couldn't. Try this. Try that. Nothing worked.
I blame Apple. Why would you put a new port, Thunderbolt, into a new computer without also putting adapter cables into production. It's a $20 part. It not a matter of easier to use it's a matter of use at all.
The Thunderbolt to ethernet was just not up to the task of a 250gb data transfer.
I couldn't use Time Machine because some other bright Apple engineer never thought that someone would use Time Machine to migrate their data. I got an error message telling me it was not possible to go from my 2 year old MacBook Pro to the new one. So they knew there was a problem but they didn't bother to fix it.
After wasting 12 hours, I had to rebuild my system by hand. Something I haven't had to do for the last 6 years. I'm still trying to get my house of cards back to where it was.

Macbook Pro Retina - Your computer restarted because of a problem

Hi there,
I've recently experienced problems with my Macbook Pro Retina(A1398) with freezes. It's very often and randomly freezing and it gets hot on the top of the back in the middle. When I start it up it freeze again at the spinning wheel, but I can use hotkeys to login and stuff, but the screen stays on spinning wheel I can hear sounds, when I click aswell and adjust the brightness on screen and key-light.
I got this message on latest freeze - I force shutdown the computer when it is frozen.
Should I turn it in a genius apple store or is it software related?
Best Regards,
Michael
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BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
13D65
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI 677.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 217.92.1
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 153
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 217.92.1
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.6.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.7
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.2.4f1
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily 98.20
com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal 8.2.6
com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman 8.2.6
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.6.1f2
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.7fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91.1
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.11d1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.5.26
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 98.20
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.5.26
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com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.6.1f2
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com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 660.4.0
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com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
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com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
Model: MacBookPro10,1, BootROM MBP101.00EE.B03, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.3 GHz, 16 GB, SMC 2.3f36
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Built-In
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, PCIe, 1024 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434314753364D465238432D50422020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434314753364D465238432D50422020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xEF), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
Bluetooth: Version 4.2.4f1 13674, 3 services, 15 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0
Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD SM256E, 251 GB
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 23.4

Hi Csound1,
Seems like it's not uninstalled correctly
Here's the report you asked for
EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)
Report generated 30. jun. 2014 18.17.29 CEST
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro10,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
16 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)
Color LCD 2880 x 1800
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 0 days 0:2:20
Disk Information:
APPLE SSD SM256E disk0 : (251 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 250,14 GB (131,35 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files:
/etc/hosts - Count: 20
Gatekeeper:
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions:
[loaded] com.f-secure.kext.fsauth (1.0.0d1) Support
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[loaded] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist Support
[running] com.f-secure.aua.plist Support
[loaded] com.f-secure.clstate-periodic.plist Support
[loaded] com.f-secure.fsavd.dbhelper.plist Support
[running] com.f-secure.fsavd.plist Support
[loaded] com.f-secure.fsmac.firewall.plist Support
[loaded] com.f-secure.fsmac.fsupdated.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[loaded] com.sonos.smbbump.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
[loaded] com.f-secure.trasher.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist Support
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
SpeechSynthesisServer
Sparrow
Dropbox
F-Secure Anti-Virus for Mac
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.3 - SDK 10.6 Support
ViewRightWebPlayer: Version: 3.3.0.0 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 60 Check version
Safari Extensions:
Page Rank: Version: 1.0.0
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE) Support
Java Support
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
      3% WindowServer
      1% fontd
      0% Google Chrome
      0% SystemUIServer
      0% dpd
Top Processes by Memory:
180 MB Dock
164 MB Google Chrome Helper
164 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
131 MB Finder
115 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
11.34 GB Free RAM
3.01 GB Active RAM
456 MB Inactive RAM
1.20 GB Wired RAM
368 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

Can the late 2013 Macbook Pro Retina 13" power 2 external Dell UltraSharp U2713HM monitors at full resolution?

Hi, I'm looking at buying the current Macbook Pro Retina 13", but I'd like to use it with 2 Dell UltraSharp U2713HM monitors http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&kc=305&l=en& oc=U2713HM-Black&s=dhs&sbc=dell-u2713hm
My plan was to use the the thunderbolt ports to the monitors DisplayPort plug. Can the 13" Macbook Pro drive 2 external screens @ 2560x1440 I'm happy to shut the macbook lid if necessary.
If the 13" can't do it, can the 15" model with it's discrete graphics card?
The Dell UltraSharp U2713HM – it’s everything you could want in a 27” monitor – screen brilliance, comfort and eco-consciousness all rolled into one
27-inch (diagonal) VIS with LED backlight
WQHD resolution, 2560 x 1440 at 60 Hz (Max)
178°/178° ultra-wide viewing angle
In-plane switching technology
Customizable brightness from 50 to 350 cd/m²
Factory calibrated color report
More than 99% sRGB (deltaE < 5)
DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI, DVI and VGA and USB 3.0 ports
Pivot, tilt, swivel and height adjustable (115mm)
Arsenic-free glass and mercury-free LED panel
Why not the Apple Thunderbolt screen, well I prefer a non-reflective screen in the office, but If I can't do it with the Dell's can it be done with 2 27" Thunderbolt monitors from the 13" Macbook Pro?

In a word, yes.
The video out capabilities for the 13" and 15" retina MBPs are the same.
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Cleaning heat sink on Macbook Pro Retina after liquid spill... HELP!

Hello all...
My wonderful boyfriend spilled about 3-4 tablespoons of orange juice on my Macbook Pro Retina (15in) on Thursday. Right over the left speaker and onto the ESC, ~, brightness up and down, 1, 2, 3, TAB, Q, W, Caps Lock, and A key. It also dripped down and got into the vent. I immediately (like within 1 second) grabbed it and turned it upside down, and wiped it up while holding it upside down. I then turned it off and held it upside down for some time, and let it sit open and off after that. I turned it back on the next day and had no apparent issues. (However today some of the keys have been "crunchy", so I think I better clean them...)
I couldn't get it to the Apple store until yesterday because of Hurricane Sandy and not having power or anything. I had the genius check it out. He could only take off the back without having to charge me anything and he said that none of the liquid sensors were tripped in the back of the computer but that there was some dried up orange juice in the heat sink (but apparently not really anywhere else which he said makes me the luckiest person in the world). He took a photo on his phone and showed me... just some residue and orange juice that looked "dried up" in like 5 or 6 of the vents. He said that I could try to clean it myslf with alchohol wipes and a toothpick at my own risk. But I am very nervous as I am not exactly tech savvy... I watched videos on how to take the back off, but the part about disconnecting the battery and all gets me nervous. My question is, do I have to disconnect the battery to just gently clean up the heat sink with a little toothpick and alchohol wipes? Do I have to ground myself? What do I do?
Also, how necessary do you think it is to even clean it up? Could the heat sink need to be replaced in the future from this? Is it really a big deal? I'm looking for honest answers, since I felt like the genuis guy had too much liabality to say anything to me about anything.
Unrelated, what are the chances that liquid got through the keyboard to anything more sensitive to liquid? The genius couldnt really give me an answer. I have noticed just as I am typing now that sometimes it seems that the cursor of where I am typing will just jump back to the end of the previous line when I hit the Caps Lock key... it's very strange and I'm getting agita just thinking about it. Could that be a problem with just my keys getting stuck somewhere or a bigger problem with hardware being damaged... help and THANK YOU!

When i start any game the CPU goes up to 90° in 2 minutes and the computer shutdown after at least 5 min.
I found a solution. after a lot of research i checked that my fans are working on the minimum means at 2000 rpm even when the games are on. so i install it a software called smcFancontrol that u can control ur fan speed and i make it up to 4000 pm (you can do it with iStat menu too) and i tested my computer. I Have been playing on my macbook pro since this morning and there is no problem of overheat or shutdown.
Is it normal that we need to change the fan configuration or control to play a game that was working fine before.?
for cooling my machine i have a mStand Rain design http://www.raindesigninc.com/pic_high%20res/mstand_macbookpro_keyboard_perspecti ve_unibody.jpg

Wait to buy macbook pro retina 15"

Does anyone know if the LG displays on retina are still used on the newest macbook pro's order via apple site? I feel that these issues along with the fact that they dont have the Haswell gen processors seems that spending 2k plus dollar or even 3k would be an unwise move by anyone. If anyone has ordered a newest macbook pro retina from apple please let me know.

I've noticed many improvements in the retina display. People say that brightness is lower, I say not. People say it looks pixelated, I say not. See these screenshots I took (bottom = retina).
And zoomed in even more...

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