Seems like every few months we get an Apple update that fixes the problem that certain MacBook users get where the first letter typed does not appear. it happened again after the 10.6.1. update for me and looks like Apple has acknowledged the problem again, and issued a firmware update for the keyboard, again. Check [...]
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_issing the first letter you type? again…
Posted: 31st December 2009 by tcg in Apple, Mac OSXTags: keyboard firmware update, Mac OS X, Macbook
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Gaming on a MacBook, or any Mac for that matter
Posted: 27th January 2009 by admin in Apple, Mac OSX, softwareTags: gaming, Macbook, osX
My favorite blood-related niece mentioned to me the other day (via facebook, since we never actually see each other anymore – nudge nudge) that games for the Mac are hard to find. I was perplexed a little by that comment until i started to ponder it more deeply, and yes, in fact she was right [...]
Replacing a MacBook Logic-board
Posted: 17th January 2009 by admin in Apple, computersTags: logic-board, Macbook, repairs
Always one to enjoy a challenge, when i had the opportunity to dissect a MacBook that stopped working due to a logic-board failure, i anxiously jumped at the chance. Besides, i figured, its already broke, what more could i do? haha. So the MacBook in question stopped working and was diagnosed as having a “bad” [...]
New Apple Notebooks – is it possible to be half-elated?
Posted: 14th October 2008 by tcg in Apple, computersTags: Apple, Macbook
I’ve been waiting for today for a little while, watching the rumour sites about the impending event, and then last week it was confirmed, today Oct 14th was the day, Apple’s “spotlight turns to notebooks” event. Being a consumate tech geek, i had to sit and read the play by play on Engadget’s website – [...]
Do’s and Dont’s
Posted: 7th January 2008 by admin in backup, hardware, Mac OSXTags: ibook g4, Leopard, Mac OSX, Macbook, Monoligual
Do you ever do something only to have it blow up in your face, or not work, or just make your life miserable and wish you could hit the undo button, but there just isn’t one? This was the case for me twice last week. My first screwup was installing Leopard on a G4 iBook. [...]