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here's another photo from another user on the... 5,825 Views / 81 Replies  
here's another photo from another user on the apple.com/support forums.

http://img235.imageshack.us/my.php?image=213yk.jpg
Posted by force838, on Jun 12, 2006 at 12:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks
just tried the magic eraser. doesn't work. i... 5,825 Views / 81 Replies  
just tried the magic eraser. doesn't work. i was afraid to scrub too much though.
Posted by force838, on Jun 11, 2006 at 06:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
good job! i've found that you don't have to push... 4,325 Views / 51 Replies  
good job! i've found that you don't have to push as hard if you use a"rocking" motion back and forth on edges. this seems to get it in with less force.
Posted by force838, on Jun 11, 2006 at 12:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Drivers Updates for my Macbook?? 446 Views / 1 Replies  
probably newb question, but how does my macbook update video graphics drivers? i'm a switcher, so i'm pretty used to going to the vendor's website (or a site like guru3d) to get the newest and...
Posted by force838, on Jun 8, 2006 at 10:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i bought the lower end white macbook in store and... 5,509 Views / 79 Replies  
i bought the lower end white macbook in store and then upgraded with 1gig of ram i ordered from newegg. it's my first mac, and i must say i LOVE this laptop! i installed windows xp using bootcamp...
Posted by force838, on Jun 8, 2006 at 12:20 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Faster Browsing in Firefox 808 Views / 4 Replies  
wow, i just installed this optimised version of firefox for mac/intel. subjectively, it feels WAY faster than regular firefox and a million times faster than safari.

try it out:
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Posted by force838, on Jun 6, 2006 at 06:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
don't know about editing movies, but i watched an... 1,034 Views / 5 Replies  
don't know about editing movies, but i watched an HD movie (actually, a HD 720p recording of "Lost") on it in full screen and it would hiccup every once in a while. nothing major, but kind of...
Posted by force838, on Jun 6, 2006 at 04:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks
man, i would've given up a long time ago. gotta... 11,877 Views / 136 Replies  
man, i would've given up a long time ago. gotta give it to ya, you must really love apple. i would've just gotten a refund (which i'm sure they would've given to you just to get you out of their...
Posted by force838, on Jun 6, 2006 at 09:07 AM, in Mac Notebooks
wow, seven different macbooks. that means 6... 1,170 Views / 11 Replies  
wow, seven different macbooks. that means 6 returns. i would've given up at 4 :P

good luck with your white one. i've got a 1.83 white model and i love it. it's mooing right now as i type...
Posted by force838, on Jun 3, 2006 at 12:50 PM, in Mac Notebooks
do you have any third party trackpad driver... 695 Views / 5 Replies  
do you have any third party trackpad driver installed, i.e. sidetrack?

i've got sidetrack installed, and i've set it up so that the right side of the trackpad is used for vertical scrolling. ...
Posted by force838, on Jun 2, 2006 at 02:34 AM, in Mac Notebooks
replacing the ram on a macbook is very simple. ... 619 Views / 3 Replies  
replacing the ram on a macbook is very simple. the only tricky part is getting a small enough screwdriver (precision phillips head #00) and pushing the ram in. it takes some pushing to get it in...
Posted by force838, on Jun 1, 2006 at 12:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks
get sidetrack. it's a trackpad program where you... 5,328 Views / 85 Replies  
get sidetrack. it's a trackpad program where you can program one of the corners to right click. you can also assign the right (or left) side as a scroll area for webpages. i found the double...
Posted by force838, on May 31, 2006 at 11:46 AM, in Mac Notebooks
cool, taco, thanks for the info. i'm sure i... 6,106 Views / 13 Replies  
cool, taco, thanks for the info. i'm sure i could get it replaced too, but, really, it doesn't bug me enough to justify all the trouble and reinstalling all my programs.
Posted by force838, on May 30, 2006 at 03:16 PM, in Mac Notebooks
you'll need a #00 phillips head. i got mine from... 493 Views / 3 Replies  
you'll need a #00 phillips head. i got mine from home depot for 5 bucks for a set of interchangable heads. look for something that says "precision screwdriver" in the tools section.
Posted by force838, on May 30, 2006 at 10:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i bought "cheap" ram from newegg and had no... 1,125 Views / 8 Replies  
i bought "cheap" ram from newegg and had no problems with it. check out corsair value ram from newegg. i only got 2 512 sticks, but they cost 49 dollars each.
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Posted by force838, on May 29, 2006 at 09:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i'm thinking of getting an external hard drive... 836 Views / 6 Replies  
i'm thinking of getting an external hard drive also, but i'm leaning towards a NAS (network accessable storage) so i can plug it into my network and be able to access it from my clunky windoze...
Posted by force838, on May 29, 2006 at 01:06 AM, in Mac Notebooks
my vote would be to go ahead and take the plunge.... 1,524 Views / 17 Replies  
my vote would be to go ahead and take the plunge. of course it depends if you really need a new computer or not. if your old laptop is sufficient, then wait. i've had my macbook for a week now and...
Posted by force838, on May 29, 2006 at 12:59 AM, in Mac Notebooks
no it's not just you. i've noticed this too. ... 6,106 Views / 13 Replies  
no it's not just you. i've noticed this too. especially the "down" arrow key. it's not as responsive as the number/letter keys. it happens in all programs, so i think it's a design issue. :eek: ...
Posted by force838, on May 27, 2006 at 11:50 AM, in Mac Notebooks
ok, so i recieved and installed my two new sticks... 2,646 Views / 39 Replies  
ok, so i recieved and installed my two new sticks of corsair value ram 512 mb. 49 bucks a stick at newegg. so far so good. mac and windows both recognizes it. boy it makes surfing the web sooooo...
Posted by force838, on May 25, 2006 at 07:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
just checked mine, no laminate. but then again... 1,271 Views / 9 Replies  
just checked mine, no laminate. but then again my MB was running pretty nicely (between 57-65 degC surfing the web, 70 under load).
Posted by force838, on May 25, 2006 at 02:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
i'm getting my 2 sticks of 512 mb corsair ram... 2,646 Views / 39 Replies  
i'm getting my 2 sticks of 512 mb corsair ram tonight. (see link to newegg in my previous post). i'll install, test and report back tonight. it's a great deal, and, with overnight shipping, only a...
Posted by force838, on May 25, 2006 at 09:51 AM, in Mac Notebooks
the paradox is the more beautifully crafted a... 1,371 Views / 22 Replies  
the paradox is the more beautifully crafted a machine is, the pickier we become of the tiniest "problems" and we magnify them way beyond proportions. it has something i think to do with the fact...
Posted by force838, on May 24, 2006 at 03:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks
wow, that easy huh? thanks! i guess i'm... 634 Views / 4 Replies  
wow, that easy huh? thanks! i guess i'm schooled by the windoze method of pain-in-ass uninstalling things.

i'm loving my mac more every day! :D
Posted by force838, on May 24, 2006 at 11:08 AM, in Mac Notebooks
How do i uninstall the promo microsoft office?? 634 Views / 4 Replies  
i tried to uninstall the microsoft promo version of office yesterday but ran into some problems. this is my first mac, so pardon if i sound like a total newb. what i did was go into the office...
Posted by force838, on May 24, 2006 at 10:53 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i got 2 of these corsair 512 sticks from newegg. ... 2,646 Views / 39 Replies  
i got 2 of these corsair 512 sticks from newegg. do you think i'll have any problems with these?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145008
Posted by force838, on May 24, 2006 at 10:36 AM, in Mac Notebooks
dude, you're my hero. i was going to do it this... 3,381 Views / 38 Replies  
dude, you're my hero. i was going to do it this weekend, but i chickened out. my macbook isn't even running hot, right now, i've been surfing the web for about 45 minutes plugged in and coreduotemp...
Posted by force838, on May 22, 2006 at 09:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks
coreduotemp giving me between 65-70 under normal... 26,526 Views / 184 Replies  
coreduotemp giving me between 65-70 under normal web surfing conditions with brightness all the way up and the power cord plugged in.

subjectively, my macbook feels hottest on the back upper right...
Posted by force838, on May 19, 2006 at 09:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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