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Could be one of two things: 1.) Faulty hardware. The trackpad could somehow "think" it's been touched. Difficult to test, I'd say. You'd have to somehow deactivate the trackpad completely and use a mouse for that. 2.) Some software kicks in and wakes the screen. Much easier to test: Just clean...

There are two important points, which I hope you'll think about, even if your brain's programmed to ignore them... 1.) If you want your apps to be on your iPhone only and not on your MBP, you're *_not_* using the iPhone and your MBP as intended. The intended use - whatever it is _you_ want to...

Hm. I'm not sure I find it _that_ funny. The idea's nice, but the execution I don't find that good. I think a much better sketch could've been made _without_ the birds and pigs talking at all.

Yes, a couple of models could only address 3 GB of RAM. You can use MacTracker (google it) to identify your model and see all of its specs.

That depends. Apple can do both. Usually, they'd simply not show you newer updates until you do the current one. I'd simply read a little more about this specific update and problems with other applications (as has already been suggested, Soundtrack in some versions might have problems after...

Sounds to me like the last user has been removed. You could start from the Installation Disk, like Doctor X suggested, and check with "Reset Passwords" what accounts are listed there. Hopefully, you have a Time Machine backup. Then you can simply reinstall Mac OS X and let the computer be...

Because it's the _one_ option for PPC Macs to still support newer iOS devices and iPods, I think it's hilarious that Apple doesn't sell it anymore. I'm glad they dropped PPC support from SL, though, for reasons of a general "moving forward". _Because_ it's still an OS that has use (exactly for...

Maybe it's easier to understand the other way 'round: If the internal screen is broken and you open the MacBook, the MacBook *thinks* it still has the internal screen and uses it as your main screen.

wrong forum for such questions. Read the board rules.

You don't drag it out, you leave it there. It's a function of the system through which you can access another computer's (PC or Mac) optical drive, which has to be shared. Either way: It's not something to be removed, but something to be left alone. ;) It shouldn't bother you.

It wasn't a personal attack. It was a metaphor for a badly-installed computer (with a typo, I'm sure she meant "graphics"...). My MacBook Air's like a teenage lyricist wannabe's show-off computer, i.e. it's set to graphite, has a greyish background and most of the time, TextEdit's the...

We're an official Apple Service Provider ourselves, and I _do_ know about how Apple can be b*tchy about these things. And it _is_ a problem if two parts simply don't like to work with each other. It's a typical case of rock and hard place: The _rest_ of the notebook is covered under Apple's...

But that's a _very_ specific case. Generally, the user still has warranty for the whole machine from Apple (exception: the SSD) and warranty for the SSD by the maker of said SSD and for the installation of the SSD from the technician doing it. (If that's yourself, then that's your thing.) I've...

I've basically moved to macupdate.com ever since it popped up, as I found its layout to be easier on the eyes, anyway. Here's to the hope that c|net doesn't find a way to gobble that up as well...

While I don't think such petitions help much, I too feel it's not the best of Apple's moves currently. But... The whole thing feels like only one shoe having dropped. I don't think Xserves _ever_ were bestsellers. They served a point, though. If you _wanted_ them, they were available. There are...

Although Steve Jobs apparently emailed back a person questioning whether AirPrint was cancelled and said he shouldn't believe everything on the internet, apparently Mac OS X 10.6.5 was released without support for AirPrint via shared printers. The feature officially only works with new printers...

And all that is why I personally think encryption is simply toooooooooooooo much hassle and I adhere to my 1.).

You'd need an installation disc that came with this new(er) iBook G4 or a retail Mac OS X installation disc. An older one that came specifically with another Mac wouldn't work. (The one you're using seems not to know about the trackpad used in the particular model.) You might find more...

Well: Update your system AND your signature now! ;) ... There was a time when I simply put 10.4.x instead of 10.4.6 or 10.4.7 I believe. If rumours come true, we'll see 10.6.6 in very early 2011 (for the Mac App Store), so I wouldn't wait too long with updating your sig. ;)

If it's absolutely necessary, I'd go with a firmware password and FileVault. However: Over 90% of people don't belong in the "absolutely necessary" category, and for those I advise the following: 1.) Don't leave your notebook unattended, don't let it get stolen. If you adhere to this point, no...