Tiny insect in my display!

Believe it or not, it looks like I'm not the first to post something like this but I thought I'd give it a shot regardless. I have a 24" LCD display (the LED display) and when I sat down to work today, I noticed a tiny bug crawling around. When I tried to get it off the display, I realized he was behind the glass. I've tried blowing compressed air into the few spots where I can on this thing but no luck.
Anyone have any ideas at all???

Turn the screen off and place a light source near the screen. Leave like that for a while and hope.
That's the method I successfully used to keep my Dell 24" clear of thunder bugs or what ever they are called (all my previous screens have them inside).

Similar Messages

  • The youtube player buttons are tiny in the retina display Macbook Pro 15 on windows 8 (boot camp).

    Running windows 8.1 (preview) and the most recent version of Firefox and Flash Player (both downloaded today).

    That's a screen shot comparing the display in internet explorer and firefox.
    Thanks, cor-el, but this issue is with the windows version of firefox.

  • Tiny icloud display on PC

    ll of a sudden the size of the icloud display on my PC is very tiny- all other application displays are normal including other mail clients and web browsers- how do I fix this?

    Thanks for your input.  And your suggestion about read-only access was one I tried but didn't meet the needs of keeping our calendars together.
    However, I think that I may have solved my challenge quite by accident.
    Before I installed iCloud on the PC I turned on iCloud on her iPhone and mine, then I turned on iCloud on both of our IPads and verified that any entry on any device propogated to the others.
    I then installed the control panel for iCloud on the PC and found my challenge of either all from outlook or nothing; calendar, contacts, and tasks.  Having experienced challenges with a previous try I did not want to sync contacts, so I left everything unchecked.
    I had previously be doing syncs with itunes and outlook and when I went back in to do another sync I discovered that doing a sync updates my pc calendar without using the iCloud application and since all 4 devices are synced via the iCloud, I can make changes on any device and they will show up on all others.
    The only drawback is the PC must be synced through ITunes before any changes show up but I can live with that.
    Regards RLW
    Message was edited by: rlw0217 OOPS, the four devices are syncing but the pc is totally out of the picture now.  UGH

  • My late 2007 Mac Book Pro has tiny vertical lines in the display intermittently.

    Intermittent, tiny vertical lines in display of my refurbished Mac Book Pro late 2007 , A1226 model.
    Have replaced the actual display screen.
    Apple Genius Bar tested hardware and all OK, although the display was working by the time I got there.
    It is fine right now, I am using it for this post, but is hard to read small letters and numbers when it acts up.
    Even when the lines appear the display shows bright and crisp on any external monitor.
    Does anyone have any insight to this problem?
    Thanks !

    It could be the inverter cable or board is beginning to get frayed.
    If attaching an external display shows the lines, you know the problem is direct to the videochip itself.
    Some games are videochip specific in their requirements and may trigger the issue anyway, if the videochip is not on their supported list.

  • Will a hardshell case provide some protection for the display for my 15" Retina MBP?

    I am concerned about how fragile the display is. I purchased my MBP w/retina display in August, and about a month ago I got a line through the display. It had never been dropped or hit, whatever - and when I brought it in, they noticed a tiny crack in the display. They said this can occur by simpling applying to much pressure with your thumb and forefinger! Eeks!
    Needless to say, I do not want this to happen again. I am obviously going to use more care when handling, but was wondering if a hardcase would help provide some extra protection for the display - or if the rigidity would actually hurt the display upon application. I'm looking at the Speck smartshell now.
    Thanks!
    Kensey

    I am concerned about how fragile the display is. I purchased my MBP w/retina display in August, and about a month ago I got a line through the display. It had never been dropped or hit, whatever - and when I brought it in, they noticed a tiny crack in the display. They said this can occur by simpling applying to much pressure with your thumb and forefinger! Eeks!
    Needless to say, I do not want this to happen again. I am obviously going to use more care when handling, but was wondering if a hardcase would help provide some extra protection for the display - or if the rigidity would actually hurt the display upon application. I'm looking at the Speck smartshell now.
    Thanks!
    Kensey

  • Real live bugs in my monitor

    I thought I was seeing things, but I got my daughter to confirm it. I currently have a real live bug in my monitor! Yes, a thunder fly on the inside of the glass - a tiny insect crawling around INSIDE THE COMPUTER.
    I can only see it against a white background and it does not move with the window when I drag the window around the display. It is definitely live and moving. I kid you not.
    What I want to know is - will it do any harm? If so, how can I get rid of it?

    HI,
    One would think it would die of natural causes considering no access to food and water.
    Doubt it will do any harm.
    thunder fly
    I can't pass this up. Similar to a "lightning bug"?
    Carolyn

  • Upgrade or replace mid-2009 MBP for 4 year doc program

    My question:
    I'm new to this forum - thanks in advance for your help!
    I love my 5 year old MBP, and I loved the one I had for 5 years before it. I assumed I would buy a new one for this doctoral program that starts in 10 days, which I expect will take 3-4 years to complete. I am flummoxed by what Apple has done with the MBP line (SSD drives with tiny storage capabilities, retina displays I worry will prompt massive storage needs as apps upgrade to take advantage of them, and most offensively the soldering of HD and RAM to the motherboard), and really questioning whether any of the machines they are now selling will be useful to me during my 4 years at school. I am leaning toward buying the maxed out version of the last non-retina model while I still can.
    Should I upgrade my existing machine (hard drive, OS, what else?) or buy that last MBP model that isn't soldered shut before they discontinue it (and maybe upgrade it anyways)? Will the new machine be significantly better, or even more upgradeable, than my current one?
    Concerns that make me hesitate to buy a new machine:
    Hard drive size and upgradability: This is by far the biggest issue. My current machine's hard drive is overloaded and I think that's the biggest problem for performance right now. I refuse to pay through the nose for a way-too-small (smaller?!), non-upgradable, hard drive, no matter how fast it loads entertainment apps. This is my only computer and I will not carry around a separate storage drive. The retina machines are not an option for me for this reason (I'm also anxious about the upcoming storage demands for apps with retina capabilities). I made peace with the idea of having a separate external optical disc drive, but that's pretty awkward when I want to watch a movie in bed or on a plane!
    What has the MBP lost since 2009?: I think I read something about the current MBP model not having speakers - I love my speakers! They aren't necessary to do my schoolwork, but I love them just the same. What else has disappeared on the MBP since 2009? I'm paranoid that I may have missed other changes since it's been so long since I paid attention to the product line.
    Value for the money: If I'm going to spend $1,300+ on a machine I expect significantly better performance. I can't tell if the newer machine with it's faster (though not as fast as the retina machines) processor will be much faster, or much better in general. Buying it basically saves me the trouble of figuring out all of the details for how to upgrade my current machine, which is worth a lot to me. But will the new machine really be better? How so? By how much? Will I be able to upgrade it in the future beyond what Apple offers now (1TB hard drive/512 GB SSD), OSx Mavericks, 8GB RAM, Intel Core i7)? If it is really going to be better or offer more longevity, I'll snatch one up in a heartbeat, because I expect it will be a couple years before those SSDs are big enough to satisfy me. And I'll let Apple max it out for me for $300 because it will save me the trouble of doing so while I'm preparing for school.
    Retina second thoughts: Am I crazy for not wanting the retina machine? Maybe I should wait for the SSD to come down in price so one of those machines are more practical (though still not upgradable?!). Or even get one with 512 GB SSD and plan to upgrade in 2 years?
    Refurbished option: Should I look for a refurbished non-retina 15" MBP? I like the 13" screen, but think there were bigger upgrade options on the last 15" one.
    About my current machine:
    I bought my baby new in 2009 for my master's program and he has been incredibly good to me. My only regret now is that I didn't upgrade to the fastest processor at that time - if I had I wouldn't be posting this because I'd just be upgrading. He started slowing down around 2011 so I upgraded the RAM, OS, and I think even the Hard Drive (80 to 160GB?), and at that time I got a new battery and power cord due to a recall. 10 months ago I took him in because he had become painfully slow and the Genius re-installed my OS, but I have noticed a bit of that slow-down returning lately. Google Chrome, Google Apps, MS Office, and iTunes are by far my most used apps, but I do like to open a million tabs in Chrome at once while doing research. I value his speakers because I love music but I do have speakers at home so maybe speakers aren't necessary? He has been tossed around quite a bit - I bought him a neoprene sleeve back in the day but never actually used it and he's definitely taken some nasty spills without any protection.
    Complaints about my current machine:
    Hard drive storage: My biggest issue is that I had a huge surge in data storage (video and photo for a special project) over the past year and didn't take the time to upgrade his hard drive to make space, so now I have a mess of data in a borrowed iPad and multiple external drives. I want to dump all of that onto the same machine, and it easily fits onto a 1TB external drive, but I do not want to keep it there indefinitely. I like having all of my storage on one machine and I am not ready to buy into the cloud beyond Google Apps. Can I upgrade my hard drive to 1TB or even 500MB? How much does that cost, and what else in my machine will be affected by this change? Should I be looking at SSDs? What are the implications for going that route? Where would it go physically and what would I be giving up?
    Speed: He is a little bit laggy sometimes, especially when I open a million tabs on Chrome when I'm researching. I don't switch back and forth between a ton of different programs so startup speed doesn't bother me a ton, but he is a little slow there too.
    Battery life: It isn't awesome. It's sufficient but waning for sure.
    I spilled water on him: This just happened recently and right afterward I noticed that the track pad is a bit buggy now. It is just a little off of what I expect it to be and sometimes refuses to let me navigate. I haven't tried my wireless mouse since that happened but I imagine that will work fine, and I'm hoping it will go back to normal (open to suggestions to fix that for sure!) soon.
    Google Chrome crashes: This has been recent. I've had 20+ tabs open and seen crashes somewhat often. I didn't have this problem before.
    He runs hot: I think this is worse since the 2011 upgrades, but honestly doesn't bother me as long as he's safe to use.
    He runs loud sometimes: I can hear the fans pick up and kick in sometimes when he's working hard, but it doesn't bother me too much.
    Glossy screen is obnoxious: I never bought an anti-glare screen cover to deal with this as I had originally planned. And no, I still don't want a retina MBP.
    Possible physical damage from rough handling: I have been rough with him over the years without a case and I worry that he is on his way to some type of physical damage that hasn't shown up yet.
    My current machine:
    13" MacBook Pro Mid-2009 Model
    Processor 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
    Memory  8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
      2X Size: 4 GB
      Type: DDR3
      Speed: 1067 MHz
      Status: OK
    Graphics  NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB
    Serial Number  WQ9240Y466D
    Software  OS X 10.8.5 (12F45)
    NVidia MCP79 AHCI - Hitachi HTS545016B9SA02:
      Capacity: 160.04 GB (160,041,885,696 bytes)
      Model: Hitachi HTS545016B9SA02    
      Full to the brim and overflowing      
    Running OSX 10.8.5
    I am considering purchasing this machine:
    MacBook Pro, 13-inch Item Price: $1,319 (This is the education pricing for this model, plus I would buy seriously discounted AppleCare and MS Office)
    Available to ship: 1-3 business days
    Hardware
    2.9GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
    8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM — 2x4GB
    1TB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
    SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
    Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide
    Accessory Kit

    Whygirl,
    it reads as though an internal disk upgrade (and possibly a battery replacement) would suffice for you, and those two together would be far less expensive than a new MacBook Pro. Yes, you could install either a HDD or a SSD in place of its current internal HDD. You could look at the Hitachi Travelstar 7K1000 as an example of a suitable 1 TB HDD; SSDs are more expensive per unit of storage than a HDD, but might be worth the extra cost if your apps are disk-bound. (I put a Samsung 840 PRO into my 13-inch Mid 2010 model, and it’s been working well.) Note that Chrome might be responsible for the extra heat (and the extra heat is responsible for the increased volume from the fans kicking in); Chrome isn’t optimized for use on 64-bit versions of OS X, like 10.8.5.

  • Satellite Pro L300 1AI LCD screen backlight not working

    Hi All,
    I have a Satellite Pro L300 1AI running Windows Vista the computer boots up and works fine but the backlight on the screen does not appear to be working.
    Are there any settings in Vista that can affect this (other than the Fn key command on the keyboard and the settings in Control Panel)? Strangely it only seems to have happened since i installed Skype but I can't see how that could possibly affect it.
    Any help is gratefully appriciated...

    Hi
    Whats wrong exactly? Is notebooks display brightness too low?
    Do you see everything on the screen like behind a thick fog?
    Well, usually the FL inverter controls the display backlight and if the FL inverter starts to malfunction then you would get the problem like this one.
    There is no other solution as to replace this FL inverter.
    Its a tiny part behind the display frame I think its a job for an ASP technician
    Greets

  • How to Zoom in and Out on PDF files in Safari?

    Safari help is not helpful since it gives inaccurate information on how to Zoom in and Out on a PDF file that has opened in Safari. The help says to control click the page and choose the zooming level you desire. However control clicking the PDF file in Safari brings up a save page box. I tried some of the other keys with clicking and they did not work. Thanks in advance to those who helped me save a PDF file to the desktop so I can view in Preview.- But often I just need to be able to zoom in to read the tiny text that is displayed.

    Thanks for getting back to me-
    the website I am trying to zoom into a PDF on is:
    http://www.beedocuments.com/software/Timeline/screenshots.html
    I click on one of the screenshots- it loads into a safari window.
    When I control key click on the image- a pop up menu comes up asking me to save the image to deskotp- add it my image library and 2 other save options. No zoom in or Zoom out. I only have an apple pro mouse and my track pad- so right clicking isn't an option.

  • 4K TV not recognized correctly: MacBook Pro Mid2014 15" reports a Samsung UE40HU6900 4K TV as 8K (7680x4320). This results in an ugly, washed out image half the size it should be. Is there a fix for this? (OSX 10.10.1)

    MacBook Pro Mid2014 15" reports a Samsung UE40HU6900 4K TV as 8K (7680x4320).
    This results in an ugly, washed out image half the size it should be. If you turn off scaling everything is tiny as 8K are displayed on a 4K screen. To get the actual 4K resolution you have to turn on scaling. Still 8K is transferred to the device, but doubling the data lines makes the picture look washed out and create obscure effects for line borders.
    Did anybody encounter this problem before? Is there a fix for this? (OSX 10.10.1)

    You have the MacBookPro6,2, the Edsel of Macs. It may be covered by this program:
    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010): Intermittent black screen or loss of video
    Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine tested.
    Print the first page of the panic report and bring it with you.
    Back up all data on the internal drive(s) before you hand over your computer to anyone. If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
    *An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed.

  • Improving Ibook to TV picture quality?

    Hi.
    I have tried hooking my ibook G4 with my TV (32" CRT) as an external display using the video adapter and a composite video cable.
    Its really only good for viewing pics and video. Web pages and print are unreadable. Is there any way of improving the quality? Is it because of the lack of digital connection or the non-LCD/plasma TV I am using?
    Thanks!
    - John

    If anybody is still following this thread I still haven't quite given up yet! I thought I would just try dragging ten photos out of iPhoto on to the desktop. I then inserted a CD and dragged the ten photo icons directly into the CD icon. Lo and behold when I played this CD, via my DVD player, to my standard definition widescreen TV the picture quality is excellent. It at least has proved to me that it is possible to get good quality TV results from a DVD. The big drawback is that each image takes 3-4secs to scroll down the TV screen which is not acceptable. I presume this is because the method I used has loaded the original full resolution image to the DVD. I thought I would then try 'exporting' the same 10 images to the desktop using the JPEG/MEDIUM/MEDIUM settings and dragging the photo icons to the CD icon exactly as before. When displayed on the TV the picture quality is very poor but of course composes much quicker.
    My tiny compact camera can display these original images on TV perfectly adequately and composes the next photo instantaneously. Amazing! I now conclude (probably completely incorrectly) that to obtain a good quality image via DVD to TV the original full resolution image must be used even though the TV itself doesn't need this. Presumably the image data is corrupted if the iMac is used to reduce the resolution. Is there no simple answer to displaying good quality pictures on a TV screen?
    regards Malcolm Sheppard

  • Dust underneath the screen l

    I own a NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra.
    I have been taking excellent care of it ever since I got it (about 8 months ago). However, there are several little pieces of dust or something that made their way underneath my screen lens. They are extremely annoying to be seen there, and I am not too happy with the fact that they could have gotten there in the first place.
    It's also embarassing to mention this, but a few days ago, even though I keep the area around my mp3 clean, I noticed a little tiny insect crawling under my screen lens. No, this is not a joke topic. Unfortinately, it really happened.
    Thats how unfortinate this situation of mine is.
    If there is a way in, there must be a way out... any suggestions on how to clean under my screen lens? Or even where I can go to get it cleaned? Please help!!
    Thank you.

    You have two options.
    . To use canned air or similar to literally blow the dust away.
    2. To open the player and manually clean it, voiding your warranty if you still have one of course.

  • Dont Judge - I just upgraded to Snow Leopard. My computer is performing so much faster. Is this because of the upgrade? Also, what is the name of the latest software, please.

    After a long time, I have just upgraded to Snow Leopard. My computer is seemingly running so much faster, could this be because of the upgrade? The reason it took me so long in the first place is I could not find the location to delete all the used memory. I happened to luck upon a place just the other day that said "all media". From there I was able to go through and get rid of approximately 15GB worth of memory. My computer has been saving multiple copies of all my images. I do not know how to make this stop happening. Has anyone had this experience?

    10.6 is faster than 10.5 because of updated video drivers, however the machine will slow down if you upgrade OS X past 10.6.8 as 10.7 and 10.8 are more hardware demanding operating system verisons.
    Also 10.7 and 10.8 will not run your PPC based software or older Intel software, requiring all new purchases.
    From there I was able to go through and get rid of approximately 15GB worth of memory
    What you did was free up 15GB of storage space on your boot drive which if a boot hard drive is getting near full will slow down the comptuers performance. Ideally it's best to stay under 50% filled, but never more than about 80%.
    Your "memory" actually refers to the RAM which the processor uses as temporary storage space while it works on things.
    Why is my computer slow?
    My computer has been saving multiple copies of all my images. I do not know how to make this stop happening. Has anyone had this experience?
    Sometimes the duplicates are actually thumbnails, or tiny versions for rapid display in programs like iPhoto with the smaller images to preview before you click the larger version, so they will always be recreated.
    Hopefully you didn't delete the original larger files by accident.
    The "All Images" is particularly dangerous if not used wisely.
    Also it might have been you forget and duplicated the images at one time or another.
    https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro?view=documents

  • "Current Song" Ideal for Update

    I wasn't sure where to post this but for the future updates of itunes I think it'd be a good option to include to have the current song playing listed on the top dock bar (where File,Edit etc. are) It would be cool if it stayed up there on all windows (like how the battery meter for the macbooks does) but it would be just as helpful to have on only the itunes one. Because I like to minimize my windows a lot and in order to see what the song title is that is playing currently I have to go click it all the time and that can get annoying after a while. where as if it was on the top dock I could just command+tab to the itunes program and see it (this wont bring up any windows for the program that you "highlight" that you have minimized so it currently is useless for minimized programs)

    Do you know about the Zoom command for your iTunes window? It's in the Window menu, and creates a tiny iTunes controller that displays the currently playing track.

  • Fax communications are not queing up in SOST

    Hi All,
    Any idea why Fax communications are not queing up in SOST after systems are unicoded? The Production system which is not yet unicoded (but upgraded) does not have this issue. There Faxes are queing and then sent as normal.
    Regards,
    Sanj.

    I guess I found the cause. I had the minimum font size set to 14 instead of the default 12. After changing it back to 12, the Direct Message button and grey info box are looking OK. However the text shown in the discussion threads is very tiny and inconvenient to read. It's not a problem with my sight.
    I think the web designer should put into consideration, that a font size of 12 is very tiny on high resolution displays, such as 1900 x 1200, unless you press the nose to the display. The idea cannot be to display as much info as possible. For instance, there is no need to write the word Directly in "Go Directly To". Same way it is not necessary to use the word public in "This is a shared public page", or simply leave it out completely.

Maybe you are looking for