Nice MacBook, but what's with the HD?
Yeah, I have a 60GB HD....but, when I click on the HD properties, it says 38.9 GB free. Do the programs actually take up that much room? Not that it's a problem, on my last computer I only used about 5GB, but I'm just wondering where it went. I am definately not going to return it though. Just wondering.
Yes they do, but a lot of it is not needed. You can do a full reinstall (not too bad if you just bought your MB) and customize it to remove unwanted languages (I removed all of them - english is default) and any unwanted printer drivers (surely you don't use printers made by all those companies?). You can also remove any unwanted programs such as MS Office trial, maybe you don't use Garageband or iMovie HD for example. This saves a lot of space.
If you don't want to re-install you can remove the features manually, its just more hassle. To remove the Languages without reinstall, there is a program called Monolingual that will do this - i haven't used it so I don't know how good it is.
If you ever want to install Windows with bootcamp or parallels, these can eat through your HD space, so removing unwanted features is definitely useful in that case.
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When scrolling vertically there is an horizontal line which causes distorsion of the screen. I do not have noticed such concern on my iMac or on my macbook. What happen with the macpro ?
MacPro bought in 2010
MacBook Pro
MacBookPro7,1
Intel Core 2 Duo
2,4 GHz
Nombre de processeurs : 1
Nombre total de cœurs : 2
Cache de niveau 2 : 3 Mo
Mémoire : 4 Go
Vitesse du bus : 1,07 GHz
Version de la ROM de démarrage : MBP71.0039.B0B
Version SMC (système) : 1.62f6
Numéro de série (système) : W804853GATP
UUID du matériel : 716CB476-983B-5C43-B363-988FB608C01C
Capteur de mouvement brusque
État : Activé
System:
Mac OS X 10.6.7 (10J869)
Darwin 10.7.0
Video DIsplay Card
NVIDIA GeForce 320M :
Jeu de composants : NVIDIA GeForce 320M
Type : Processeur graphique (GPU)
Bus : PCI
VRAM (totale) : 256 Mo
Fournisseur : NVIDIA (0x10de)
Identifiant du périphérique : 0x08a0
Identifiant de révision : 0x00a2
Révision de la ROM : 3533
Moniteurs :
LCD couleur :
Résolution : 1280 x 800
Profondeur de pixels : Couleurs 32 bits (ARGB8888)
Miroir : Activé
État du miroir : Miroir matériel
Connecté : Oui
Intégré : Oui
Is that what you asked ? Do you need other data ?
Note that I have also strong distorison when running slides show with iphoto.
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I bought the Keynote app for my MacBook, but when I open the application and try to install it, I get an error message saying that the application will not work with my MacBook. What gives? And, can I please request a refund? ($19.99 = a week's groceries).
Thank you for your help! - I did try looking for all available specs about Keynote on the Apple iTunes website, and found nothing that could help me. HELP!1
Close all iWork applications
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Uninstall Keynote; this must be done with an application remover tool to delete the installation properly. Appcleaner is known to work correctly for this purpose, it is free and can be downloaded from here: Appcleaner Download
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empty the trash
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shutdown the Mac and restart. After the start up chime, hold down the shift key until the apple logo appears
let the Mac complete the start up procedure completely, it will take longer than usual as the hard drive is being repaired
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Reinstall Keynote by logging into the Mac App Store using download / install -
I ordered my macbook pro online along with the apple care but apple says that the care will not be phyically sent. What does this mean? Is there something I need to do?
Since you're ordering both the computer & AppleCare directly from Apple, Apple Care will automatically be registerd. Thus, nothing for you to do other than enjoy your computer.
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I want to install a new hard drive on my 2008 MacBook but do not have the instillation discs that came with my computer. Can I use instillation discs from a 2009 or 2010 MacBook? The hard drive I am planning to install is a WD Scorpio Black 500GB SATA 2.5'' internal hard drive.
Sometimes they do work - i've done it before. I have a late 2008 Macbook Uni and used the install dvd of my 2009 Macbook White and it worked.
Why not just clone your hard drive? It'll save you a lot of time doing a clone rather than doing a clean install.
Unless you're having issues with your old set up or your old hard drive is dead.
You can download Carbon Copy Cloner - install your new hard drive in a external usb enclosure (around $10) and clone fromt here then test it before you install it in your Macbook.
Once you've done the swap, you can install your old hard drive in the USB enclosure and use it as a backup drive.
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My Mac computer druns on and everything but it stay with the white screen only, what do I do
I have a Mac Pro laptop & it turns on but it stay with the white screen all the time & I just took it to fix what do I do?
You are in the iPhone forum. You get better answer on the Mac forum.
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My Macbook air charges fine with the Thunderbolt screen connection but only sometimes with the 45 W chargers. It seems to be the combination of the chargers and the computer. I was thinking whether the Thunderbolt screen has a larger power supply which easier activates the computer to actually receive the charge. It reminds me a bit of the Nokia Lumia 800 telephone, which when totally exhausted needs a strong charger to be activated again. I am as frustrated as most others. I have got two chargers, and both of them sometimes work, other times not. Sometimes, they start working after a while. Is Apple meanwhile coming up with a solution or advice how to handle such situation?
I just got my ATD and late 2011 MBP up and running. I've not tried running without the power adapter from the ATD plugged in, but I just tried and didn't have any problems with the display not waking. You may want to take your query to the ATD forum - https://discussions.apple.com/community/peripherals/thunderbolt_display - perhaps someone there has experienced a similar issue.
Good luck,
Clinton -
Having mail 4.5 issues- open mail and get a new features message that says in order to use the new features, I must import existing messages into the new version first in order to use mail 4.5. Just recently put in MAC OSX 10.6.7. Once it imports I am to click done to start using mail, but end up with the rainbow wheel of death and it also says you cannot use mail until the import is finished? Now What?
Is Mail still "spinning"? If it's been doing that for a while, I'd kill it, using either Activity Monitor or the OS X application picker. Then relaunch Mail and see what happens.
Two "by the ways":
1) Your system details mention an PPC iMac. Since a non-Intel Mac can't run OS X 10.6, you seem to have another Mac. You might want to consider updating your system details.
2) You seem to have been misled by the poor labeling of the message composition fields on this forum into trying to enter your entire post into the "subject" field. In the future, just enter a summary of your post there and the main text into the field below it. -
Everytime I try to open firefox, it just doesnt open up. no matter how many times I click it. I tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it, but it continues with the same problem. what should I do?
You can disable autoupdate by following these steps:
Go to main menu > Tools > Options > click on Advanced tab > click on Update tab and then click on the round radio button that says ''Never check for updates (not recommended: security risk)''
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my husband bought ipad 6mos ago in dubai for my daughter unluckily the ipad got snatched at redeem but almost damage with the dent and got no power, what should i do?please help. that i pad is very much important to us,only the box i have here, what should i do if they dont allow to fixed it?
You can try taking the iPad to an authorized service center in the Philippines:
https://locate.apple.com/ph/en/
but since the iPad sold in the UAE is specific to that country (the government there requires that Facetime be blocked), a Philippine service center may not be able to service your iPad. You can ask though. If they cannot help, then you would probably need to send the iPad back to the UAE for service.
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Just bought a 3TB Time Capsule for a small office. Will have 4 users with MacBooks. What would ne the best setup for time machine individual backups and internet sharing in a secure way?
Set up each Mac for Time Machine backups in the normal way. Time Machine will keep each backup separate on the Time Capsule, so users will only be able to see the backups of their own Mac.
Yes....there are convoluted workarounds that might allow one user to see the backups of another.....IF...they know the administrator password of the "other" Mac.
As far as Internet sharing, all users will have access to the Internet if they have a wired or wireless connection. If a Mac connects using wireless, it is possible to limit the time that they are allowed to connect to the network.
For example, you might limit the ability to connect to the wireless from say each Weekday from 8 AM to 6 PM.
With a wired Ethernet connection, you cannot limit access times to the Internet. -
What's with the Itunes showing quicklinks box on the WIndows operating systems and all ? What's with the store not working on windows?
Perhaps try the iTunes Store loads partially or returns "Error 306" or "Error 10054" section in the Specific Conditions and Alert Messages: (Mac OS X / Windows) section of the following document:
iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting -
I use iCloud. I have an iPhone, Apple laptop, and I recently bought an iPad. I can view the pictures I take on my cell phone on my iPad. But what about all the pictures I took on my phone before I bought my iPad? How do I view those on my iPad?
POP: yahoo, aol, comcast/time warnder/road runner
Imap: google, hotmail, and more including icloud.
If you want to use multiple devices - move to imap, I would even say "exchange", but Google does not support free exchange anymore, since January of that year. So Ironically Icloud or Hotmail would be my choices right now.
To find out more about what happens to you, search on Google "difference between pop and imap" -
I have an iphone 3G & MacBook Pro. Recently my iCal won't synch from phone to macbook but it will synch the other way round. Any ideas?
Hi, have you been able to solve the problem? I'm struggling with the same thing. What is even more strange: When I sync from iPhone to MacBook it doesn't show the entry in iCal. When I then sync the MacBook (without having changed or entered anything on the MacBook) to the iPad the original event from the iPhone is transferred to the calendar on the iPad. It seems as if the MacBook transports the iPhone calender entry to the iPad but it doesn't show it on the MacBook at all. I've checked all the settings in iTunes, they seem to be alright, so I'm confused. It worked perfectely in the past.
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Where's the music on iTunes, and what's with the quality and compatibility?
I'm just curious as to whether anyone else has had this issue or not: Does anyone else feel like, after searching for specific songs, there's just little to nothing in the database? I feel like most of my searches are pointless because iTunes has either no data of my requested search and/or only has bits and pieces of it.
Another question I have: After having a slightly successful search, why am I left with low quality tunes? I mean, you can hear the compression... badly. (I know it's not my speakers)
Last question: If I'm paying for the song, shouldn't I be allowed to download a universal file? iTunes uses a unique format that no other application uses. In other words, more money has to be spend for m4a to mp3 converters (unless you're a cracker [not a racial comment]).
To me, I value iTunes and its team, so I'm sorry if I've offended anyone. I understand there are contracts involved with the artists and it's hard to please ALL of the subscribers. But seriously, where's the music on iTunes, and what's with the quality and compatibility?
Custom Windows XP Pro Negative, I am a meat popsicle.Today I thought of finally putting lyrics on my songs. So I've been quite some time busy doing that, then I tried it on my iPad (2) and I can't find them. Just as the people above say. Then I went to search where I can find them and I found this page. I'm really dissapointed and I don't understand how something like this could happen. So I hope Apple will fix this soon.
(I'm just posting this so that Apple will do something about it)
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