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MBP keys not working - can I fix this? 922 Views / 1 Replies  
I have a first-generation 15" MacBook Pro. Recently, three of the keys on the keyboard stopped working (specifically, the up, down, and left arrow keys). I think it happened around the time of a...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Feb 26, 2010 at 11:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks
iPod nano not responding to buttons, rebooting randomly 1,057 Views / 0 Replies  
My iPod nano (current gen) restarts every time the hold switch is toggled off, every time it's plugged in or unplugged from the computer, and randomly when I'm listening to things.

That wouldn't...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on May 31, 2009 at 04:03 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I know... Windows makes me sad :( As soon as... 1,821 Views / 12 Replies  
I know... Windows makes me sad :(

As soon as I boot up, I notice that the computer is significantly hotter in windows than in OS X. And I need cooling even more in Windows, cause that's where most...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Oct 27, 2006 at 02:28 AM, in Alternative Operating Systems
I guess that would be why they call it a "release... 3,248 Views / 65 Replies  
I guess that would be why they call it a "release candidate" ;)

Downloading now... I'm a camino user, but I use firefox in windows. I'm looking forward to seeing if this version is faster than...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Oct 25, 2006 at 12:26 AM, in Applications
No, I haven't heard about that. Where can I find... 1,821 Views / 12 Replies  
No, I haven't heard about that. Where can I find it? And does it work in Windows? That would be perfect.
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Oct 24, 2006 at 02:31 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
FYI, in case anyone else experiences the same... 1,821 Views / 12 Replies  
FYI, in case anyone else experiences the same problem, it was a temperature problem. After my last post, I tried propping the computer up to give it more air underneath, and put an ice pack...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Oct 23, 2006 at 04:15 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
My first thought was a power supply problem, but... 1,821 Views / 12 Replies  
My first thought was a power supply problem, but I don't see how that would happen... I've got two power sources, the battery and the AC adapter. I've tried using both the new battery, the old...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Oct 16, 2006 at 12:16 AM, in Alternative Operating Systems
I can now rule some things out. I've done the... 1,821 Views / 12 Replies  
I can now rule some things out. I've done the following:

a) upgraded from Bootcamp 1.1 to 1.1.1
b) reformatted the windows partition and reinstalled windows
c) installed a game on the internal...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Oct 15, 2006 at 01:26 AM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Games crashing in Win XP 1,821 Views / 12 Replies  
I realise this has already been discussed to some extent, but I haven't seen the problem described exactly like this, nor have I found a solution that worked for me. If I missed something, feel free...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Oct 13, 2006 at 11:46 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Huh, I don't know why I didn't notice that DVD... 669 Views / 3 Replies  
Huh, I don't know why I didn't notice that DVD Player can step forward... maybe I only tried backward. Odd to only have one.
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Aug 23, 2006 at 12:14 AM, in Applications
Quicktime-like DVD player 669 Views / 3 Replies  
Don't get me wrong, I like the built in DVD player app, but there's something missing. My very favourite Quicktime feature is the ability to step forward and backward frame by frame using the arrow...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Aug 22, 2006 at 11:17 PM, in Applications
Darn. Sorry for reposting a known issue... I had... 509 Views / 2 Replies  
Darn. Sorry for reposting a known issue... I had read about the battery exchange, but the reason Apple has posted is overheating and swelling, so I was hoping this was something else that could be...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Aug 20, 2006 at 12:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks
MBP battery problems 509 Views / 2 Replies  
Lately I've had a problem that seems like it's something wrong with the PMU, but I don't know anything about that sort of thing. When my battery runs out, my MBP doesn't sleep, it just dies. When I...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Aug 19, 2006 at 01:08 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm not very familiar with a laptop's internal... 4,123 Views / 40 Replies  
I'm not very familiar with a laptop's internal anatomy. Is the logic board attached to the processor? If so, do you think sending in my 1.83 GHz MBP will get me a 2.0 GHz replacement? That would sure...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Aug 2, 2006 at 12:39 AM, in Mac Notebooks
It worked! Yay! Thanks :D 811 Views / 4 Replies  
It worked! Yay! Thanks :D
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Jul 29, 2006 at 12:08 AM, in macOS
That would work well, except that I didn't copy... 811 Views / 4 Replies  
That would work well, except that I didn't copy the movies folder, I moved it. When I moved it, it lost its icon, but it was still a move, and the old folder is gone from my Home folder.
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Jul 28, 2006 at 03:46 PM, in macOS
Fooling the sidebar, and restoring default icons 811 Views / 4 Replies  
First question: I have two folders that I use fairly often stored on an external HD connected to my MBP. I'd like to have these two folders in Finder's sidebar for easy access when the HD is plugged...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Jul 28, 2006 at 12:12 AM, in macOS
Don't feel bad... I would have done the same if I... 1,930 Views / 6 Replies  
Don't feel bad... I would have done the same if I were trying now, I'm sure. Luckily for me, the SMC update hadn't come out yet when I installed bootcamp, so it wasn't there to confuse me. By the...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on May 24, 2006 at 11:20 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
There are third party programs in windows that... 4,968 Views / 5 Replies  
There are third party programs in windows that let you access HFS, but keep in mind that if you format your windows drive in FAT32 instead of NTFS, OS X can read and write to it.
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on May 24, 2006 at 11:12 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
I use AutoHotkey, and I wrote a script that sets... 9,686 Views / 8 Replies  
I use AutoHotkey, and I wrote a script that sets Left-Ctrl+Click to Right-Click, Left-Cmd to Right-Ctrl, and Right-Cmd to Alt. I find it allows me to use windows the same way I would use OSX. I can...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on May 21, 2006 at 09:25 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
I don't find bootcamp to be inconvenient (except... 5,402 Views / 13 Replies  
I don't find bootcamp to be inconvenient (except for the fact that I have to use windows, of course). I'm generally working in either windows or OSX for an extended period of time; I don't think I've...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on May 21, 2006 at 09:09 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
I'm not sure why it's saying you need to update... 2,403 Views / 9 Replies  
I'm not sure why it's saying you need to update your firmware, but I can answer your other questions. To uninstall anything in OSX, simply drag the application to the trash. Unlike in windows, what...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on May 21, 2006 at 09:01 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
To answer my own question, USB webcams do indeed... 1,050 Views / 1 Replies  
To answer my own question, USB webcams do indeed work with Bootcamp. I just missed a step when setting it up for use with MSN Messenger.
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on May 21, 2006 at 08:52 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Technically, iChat and AIM are compatible for... 992 Views / 6 Replies  
Technically, iChat and AIM are compatible for video. It didn't work for me, but I have a hunch that was a firewall problem on the other end. You can also use Yahoo IM, which works on both Macs and...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on May 21, 2006 at 06:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Webcams in Bootcamp 1,050 Views / 1 Replies  
I know iSight still doesn't work in XP, but has anyone had any luck with external USB webcams? I haven't been able to get mine working (I've used it on windows computers before), and I'm wondering if...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on May 21, 2006 at 05:48 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
I'm surprised you haven't heard the fans... they... 1,602 Views / 18 Replies  
I'm surprised you haven't heard the fans... they rev up pretty strongly for me when playing Fable in windows. If you're really pushing it and you can't hear the fans, maybe there's something wrong...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on May 11, 2006 at 07:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I think bootcamp only allows you to make the two... 4,070 Views / 4 Replies  
I think bootcamp only allows you to make the two partitions. You can, however, format your windows drive as FAT32, and then you can both read and write to it from OS X. I find that's sufficient, as I...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on May 4, 2006 at 08:46 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
I don't have any experience with this myself, but... 13,358 Views / 5 Replies  
I don't have any experience with this myself, but I think what you're supposed to do is boot up into disk utility (hold D during startup with the OS X disk in the drive). Failing that, what did you...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on May 4, 2006 at 08:42 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
In fact, it seems to do that by default. I was... 1,544 Views / 2 Replies  
In fact, it seems to do that by default. I was quite annoyed by it until I figured out how to change the default.
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on May 4, 2006 at 08:33 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
I paid the canadian equivalent of about USD$94... 1,273 Views / 12 Replies  
I paid the canadian equivalent of about USD$94 for a 1Gig stick.
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 28, 2006 at 11:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Where would one get liquid nitrogen for home use?... 3,020 Views / 17 Replies  
Where would one get liquid nitrogen for home use?

I use it for biological laboratory applications at school (flash freezing tissue samples and keeping them cold), but a litre of it is gone in like...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 25, 2006 at 10:13 PM, in Hardware Hacking
Reasons people have uncovered so far for the... 6,383 Views / 9 Replies  
Reasons people have uncovered so far for the "files cannot be moved" error:

-you've installed parallels workstation, and the virtual drive for xp can't be moved. Delete the virtual drive until...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 25, 2006 at 01:10 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Bah... and it's still not possible to go from... 9,775 Views / 45 Replies  
Bah... and it's still not possible to go from NTFS to FAT32 without wiping the partition, right? I don't want to reinstall. :hmm:
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 23, 2006 at 11:18 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Have you tried any other browsers? I haven't... 1,125 Views / 12 Replies  
Have you tried any other browsers?

I haven't had this problem, but I just switched to mac and didn't use firefox for very long before switching to camino. In the week or two that I did use...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 23, 2006 at 09:06 PM, in Applications
If you're still getting the same login screen,... 983 Views / 11 Replies  
If you're still getting the same login screen, how do you know it's booting from the DVD instead of the hard drive? I'm a relatively new mac user myself, but as far as I know you shouldn't get a...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 23, 2006 at 08:49 PM, in macOS
My experiences: If you've installed and set... 9,775 Views / 45 Replies  
My experiences:

If you've installed and set up parallels and then try to set up boot camp, and you get a "cannot move files" error, it's the parallels virtual partition that it's complaining...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 23, 2006 at 06:31 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
The MacBook (intel ibook) will also almost... 607 Views / 5 Replies  
The MacBook (intel ibook) will also almost certainly only be available in the 13.3" size, so another consideration is what size he wants. There are pros and cons to both 15" and 13", essentially...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 23, 2006 at 03:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Back on topic a bit, would it void our warranty... 3,869 Views / 51 Replies  
Back on topic a bit, would it void our warranty to re-clock the video card?
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 23, 2006 at 09:17 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Haha. Until I got my MBP, I was running XP on a... 1,549 Views / 9 Replies  
Haha. Until I got my MBP, I was running XP on a machine that I bought with Windows 98. I think it was actually like 2 years old by the time I bought XP, and it lasted me almost another 4 years after...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 22, 2006 at 11:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Perhaps otherbuddy doesn't yet know that Vista... 1,549 Views / 9 Replies  
Perhaps otherbuddy doesn't yet know that Vista isn't going to use EFI as previously planned. That would have required new hardware, right?

On the original topic, I was trained on Statistica, so...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 22, 2006 at 11:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Your favourite online Canadian retailer 903 Views / 10 Replies  
So, I'm pretty new to the mac world, and I'm discovering that it can be hard to find mac-related things outside of major centres (which pretty much describes most of Canada). There's apple.ca of...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 22, 2006 at 07:16 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Probably the best thing to do in this situation... 638 Views / 3 Replies  
Probably the best thing to do in this situation would be just to delete all personal files and non-default applications. Won't be as good as new, but probably sellable, especially if the buyer...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 21, 2006 at 01:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I like the keyboard. As for the speakers, I've... 1,048 Views / 10 Replies  
I like the keyboard. As for the speakers, I've found that they're just fine when I'm sitting at the computer, but crappy when I want to use frontrow to listen from across the room. Makes sense, I...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 21, 2006 at 01:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I just want to chime in to say that the side view... 3,869 Views / 51 Replies  
I just want to chime in to say that the side view of the T60 above looks really freakin' ugly. I'm glad my laptop is so much prettier than that.
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 20, 2006 at 12:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I know this is an annoying solution, but have you... 966 Views / 10 Replies  
I know this is an annoying solution, but have you tried reinstalling the OS? It seems that if you're to the point where you're considering sending it back, that would be worth a try.

Btw, since...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 20, 2006 at 12:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
This may be too obvious, but when you took the... 12,563 Views / 98 Replies  
This may be too obvious, but when you took the pictures comparing screen brightness, did you crank the MBP's brightness up to max and turn of the ambient light-related dimming? I didn't have a PB...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 20, 2006 at 12:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yeah, sounds like a software problem to me too. 965 Views / 3 Replies  
Yeah, sounds like a software problem to me too.
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 17, 2006 at 10:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Does it still do that when you disable the "allow... 795 Views / 5 Replies  
Does it still do that when you disable the "allow bluetooth devices to wake this computer" option?
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 16, 2006 at 08:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Knights of the Old Republic on Intel? 997 Views / 3 Replies  
I have a new MacBook Pro, and I decided I wanted to try playing some games on it. I thought this game looked like fun, and my old PC was too old to run it. It looks like a great game, but I'm having...
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 16, 2006 at 04:22 PM, in Gaming
I don't know about you, but my MBP has rubber... 1,039 Views / 11 Replies  
I don't know about you, but my MBP has rubber pads right next to the latches, in addition to the ones on the outer edge of the screen.
Posted by Barefoot Matt, on Apr 14, 2006 at 09:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks
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