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sounds about right to me. mine idles at about... 1,105 Views / 4 Replies  
sounds about right to me. mine idles at about 55-60°C and the fan kicks (audibly) at about 75° in some processor intensive times. it's been doing this for a year with no problems, so i would assume...
Posted by muaddib420, on Mar 21, 2007 at 03:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
awesome, my computer just did this, i thought... 33,386 Views / 5 Replies  
awesome, my computer just did this, i thought "what the heck is this?!" my macbook was looking and acting like it had spyware or something. thanks for the info, it put my mind at ease and it...
Posted by muaddib420, on Mar 17, 2007 at 11:11 AM, in macOS
if you want some solid protection, here's a... 2,799 Views / 21 Replies  
if you want some solid protection, here's a plastic case that encloses your entire computer:
The Apple Store (U.S.) - Speck SeeThru for 13-inch MacBook (http://tinyurl.com/yue66f)

it's sold at an...
Posted by muaddib420, on Mar 3, 2007 at 02:40 AM, in Mac Notebooks
yes, it's a power saving technique. you can jack... 422 Views / 1 Replies  
yes, it's a power saving technique. you can jack the brightness back up by hitting F2.
Posted by muaddib420, on Jan 1, 2007 at 11:58 PM, in Mac Notebooks
considering the macbooks have just recently been... 649 Views / 3 Replies  
considering the macbooks have just recently been updated to core 2 duo processors, and it's apple's best selling computer, i doubt that it'll be updated in any major way. you could always buy it 14...
Posted by muaddib420, on Dec 29, 2006 at 07:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks
the macbooks run hot to the touch, especially... 643 Views / 4 Replies  
the macbooks run hot to the touch, especially underneath near the power plug. that's normal. it's designed to minimize fan use i believe, so it disperses the heat to the case. which makes it...
Posted by muaddib420, on Dec 26, 2006 at 06:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks
it's the right specs so it should work out fine. ... 546 Views / 2 Replies  
it's the right specs so it should work out fine. PNY is a known company of pretty good repute. i'd splurge for two of them, go ahead and max out at 2gb, don't do like i did and buy two 512...
Posted by muaddib420, on Dec 26, 2006 at 06:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
problems of the "earlier" macbooks:... 3,372 Views / 8 Replies  
problems of the "earlier" macbooks: discoloration, random shutdowns, CPU whine, fan mooing. these have mostly been solved, so you'd mostly avoid these if you get one of the newer core 2 duo...
Posted by muaddib420, on Dec 16, 2006 at 01:30 AM, in Mac Notebooks
also, you could try camino, another web browser... 18,607 Views / 41 Replies  
also, you could try camino, another web browser made specifically for macs by mozilla.

Camino - Mozilla power, Mac style. (http://www.caminobrowser.org/)
Posted by muaddib420, on Dec 16, 2006 at 01:24 AM, in Mac Notebooks
firefox crashes for me all the time, so now i... 18,607 Views / 41 Replies  
firefox crashes for me all the time, so now i just use safari, which seems more stable. firefox used to give me the spinny beach balls just about every day so i'd have to force quit...
Posted by muaddib420, on Dec 15, 2006 at 11:07 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i found the twofinger click to be way too... 675 Views / 8 Replies  
i found the twofinger click to be way too cumbersome to use.

i downloaded and later purchased this program called sidetrack. it's a replacement trackpad driver that's more powerful than the one...
Posted by muaddib420, on Nov 28, 2006 at 01:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
really, you shouldn't be hearing the fan at all... 2,427 Views / 4 Replies  
really, you shouldn't be hearing the fan at all if you're just surfing around at non-flash-intensive websites. the only time my fan becomes audible is when i'm ripping a CD or watching a flash video...
Posted by muaddib420, on Nov 21, 2006 at 04:19 PM, in Mac Notebooks
good luck, you won't regret going Mac. i bought... 499 Views / 1 Replies  
good luck, you won't regret going Mac. i bought a gateway laptop (ugh) a week before the macbooks came out. sold it on craigslist and bought my macbook. best decision i've made in a while!

the...
Posted by muaddib420, on Sep 20, 2006 at 11:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i agree with ducatisteve, you can safely leave... 2,264 Views / 4 Replies  
i agree with ducatisteve, you can safely leave your macbook on all night. one thing i would add is to invest in a laptop stand such as this:

Targus Podium CoolPad�...
Posted by muaddib420, on Sep 20, 2006 at 11:05 AM, in Mac Notebooks
also, this may be blasphemy to a lot of macheads,... 800 Views / 8 Replies  
also, this may be blasphemy to a lot of macheads, but sometimes i find that a good old fashioned reboot does the trick.
Posted by muaddib420, on Sep 16, 2006 at 10:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
great place with good website with good reviews: ... 587 Views / 3 Replies  
great place with good website with good reviews:

Newegg.com - Buy Computer Parts, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras, and Electronics (http://www.newegg.com)
Posted by muaddib420, on Sep 8, 2006 at 07:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks
i like the glove one (#2). i wouldn't worry... 876 Views / 8 Replies  
i like the glove one (#2). i wouldn't worry about the zipper, it seems there's a nice layer of padding there seperating it from the computer.
Posted by muaddib420, on Aug 31, 2006 at 12:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks
go ahead and make the plunge. i would recommend... 1,197 Views / 10 Replies  
go ahead and make the plunge. i would recommend this computer to anyone without hesitation. sure it's not perfect and there are potentials for problems, as with any other complicated electronic...
Posted by muaddib420, on Aug 22, 2006 at 03:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
i would seriously consider not using your laptop... 506 Views / 2 Replies  
i would seriously consider not using your laptop to run such a processor intensive program 24/7. sure you could get away with it, but the more heat you produce, the hotter it'll get and the more the...
Posted by muaddib420, on Aug 22, 2006 at 02:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks
i just think that you lied about why you wanted... 3,855 Views / 56 Replies  
i just think that you lied about why you wanted to exchange it, which is wrong. but that's just me. i had discoloration also, but i just went there and they nicely replaced the defective part. i...
Posted by muaddib420, on Aug 20, 2006 at 10:41 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i'm glad you got what you wanted in the end, but... 3,855 Views / 56 Replies  
i'm glad you got what you wanted in the end, but i think you did a crappy thing getting there. just my opinion, but you really sounded like a jerk and if i were the manager of the apple store, i'd...
Posted by muaddib420, on Aug 19, 2006 at 08:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks
read my post about discoloration. take it into... 676 Views / 4 Replies  
read my post about discoloration. take it into the apple store, be nice, explain the problem and they'll take care of it.
Posted by muaddib420, on Aug 18, 2006 at 03:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks
My Experience Getting Discoloration Fixed 562 Views / 1 Replies  
hey all. just wanted to tell my experience with my white 1.83ghz macbook and it's discoloration. i have a week 19 mackbook, bought a couple of days after it came out from the apple store here in...
Posted by muaddib420, on Aug 18, 2006 at 03:44 PM, in Mac Notebooks
idle hasn't changed (but mine wasn't really... 16,825 Views / 133 Replies  
idle hasn't changed (but mine wasn't really running hot) from 58-60. but load is about 8-10 deg lower! yeah! can't hear the fan at all, the processor whine kind of drowns it out LOL. oh, and...
Posted by muaddib420, on Aug 18, 2006 at 07:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i'd just pop in the old 512 apple ram, retry... 825 Views / 8 Replies  
i'd just pop in the old 512 apple ram, retry firefox and see if you get any of the slowdown. if it's OK, then you know it's the new RAM. also, does this slowdown occur in safari?

another thing...
Posted by muaddib420, on Aug 17, 2006 at 10:34 AM, in Mac Notebooks
been thinking about getting this or the... 1,746 Views / 23 Replies  
been thinking about getting this or the mightymouse BT. how's the response time, is there any lagging? how's the precision? i'm using a mighty mouse usb right now, i like it, but i think logitech...
Posted by muaddib420, on Aug 9, 2006 at 11:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks
the website www.iusethis.com is good for browsing... 1,204 Views / 9 Replies  
the website www.iusethis.com is good for browsing a ton of mostly free mac programs.

must haves for me:
transmission: torrent downloader (no spyware)
flip4mac universal: streaming windows...
Posted by muaddib420, on Jul 28, 2006 at 03:12 AM, in Mac Notebooks
works GREAT so far on my macbook. i must say, i... 3,186 Views / 15 Replies  
works GREAT so far on my macbook. i must say, i was really tired of seeing gray metal. this is so cool! i'll gladly pay the 20 bucks when this is out of beta.
Posted by muaddib420, on Jul 27, 2006 at 10:41 AM, in GUI Customization
i use the dashboard. some of the widgets are... 1,172 Views / 14 Replies  
i use the dashboard. some of the widgets are pretty useful. nothing you couldn't live without or anything, but still, useful. here's a good one:
...
Posted by muaddib420, on Jul 26, 2006 at 12:11 AM, in Mac Notebooks
there's a pretty low tech fix to this by putting... 970 Views / 6 Replies  
there's a pretty low tech fix to this by putting a piece of paper under the trackpad button. you do this by removing the battery. here's a link, it's worth a try and better than sending it in, IMO....
Posted by muaddib420, on Jul 26, 2006 at 12:01 AM, in Mac Notebooks
yes you can. it has a mini-dvi output just like... 857 Views / 6 Replies  
yes you can. it has a mini-dvi output just like the macbook has. you just use a mini-DVI to DVI adapter. it has native support for extended desktop.
Posted by muaddib420, on Jul 20, 2006 at 10:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks
my macbook started discoloring around week 3 (i... 2,122 Views / 30 Replies  
my macbook started discoloring around week 3 (i have a week 20 build). it's very slight and i really have to look at it, but it's definitely there, on the left wristpad. it's not annoying enough for...
Posted by muaddib420, on Jul 19, 2006 at 11:58 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i was also in the same boat: windows user. some... 1,245 Views / 13 Replies  
i was also in the same boat: windows user. some experience with an apple IIe way back when i was in college and a dorm roomie had one. also, i had never owned a laptop either.

i've had no...
Posted by muaddib420, on Jul 19, 2006 at 11:51 AM, in Mac Notebooks
download the torrent from here ... 1,203 Views / 14 Replies  
download the torrent from here

http://tinyurl.com/j3z5o

then use the torrent program transmission to get the flip4mac universal. works for some websites, but still a bit buggy. not sure...
Posted by muaddib420, on Jul 14, 2006 at 11:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
joke: that's a bit worse than mine. i would go... 1,510 Views / 12 Replies  
joke: that's a bit worse than mine. i would go ahead and take it in.

i think i'm going to wait. i'd hate to have to part with my macbook for a few days. plus, the discoloration has seemed to...
Posted by muaddib420, on Jul 13, 2006 at 03:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks
here ya go... http://tinyurl.com/q6ddv 1,007 Views / 12 Replies  
here ya go...

http://tinyurl.com/q6ddv
Posted by muaddib420, on Jul 13, 2006 at 08:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks
yeah, deleting all of the garageband preloaded... 1,777 Views / 14 Replies  
yeah, deleting all of the garageband preloaded songs really saved a gig or two. i also trashed the microsoft office suite. there is a program that uninstalls the unused languages that is supposed...
Posted by muaddib420, on Jul 13, 2006 at 08:24 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i've updated to 10.4.7 the day it came out via... 34,449 Views / 72 Replies  
i've updated to 10.4.7 the day it came out via the control panel software update. haven't had any problems. i decided AGAINST updating my quicktime, which came out later (i never use quicktime...
Posted by muaddib420, on Jul 6, 2006 at 02:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Sticky: here's my setup! sorry about the bad resolution,... 1,705,974 Views / 4,099 Replies  
here's my setup! sorry about the bad resolution, it's my phone... :hmm:

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i47/muaddib420/DSC00180.jpg
Posted by muaddib420, on Jun 29, 2006 at 10:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks
couldn't get to it last night, but tonight i'm... 1,319 Views / 14 Replies  
couldn't get to it last night, but tonight i'm home all night and will try out different configurations and report back. :)
Posted by muaddib420, on Jun 29, 2006 at 12:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
no, but i will try this tonight and report back. ... 1,319 Views / 14 Replies  
no, but i will try this tonight and report back. i was going to anyway to see if the new .7 update changed the artifacting.
Posted by muaddib420, on Jun 28, 2006 at 08:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i hooked up my macbook (white 1.83ghz, 1gig ram)... 1,319 Views / 14 Replies  
i hooked up my macbook (white 1.83ghz, 1gig ram) to my viewsonic vp201b 20inch monitor using the adapter i got from the apples tore. there were artifacts on the external monitor when the screen was...
Posted by muaddib420, on Jun 27, 2006 at 09:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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