11/06/2011

[macsupport] Digest Number 8536

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Re: modem/router question with Magic Jack

Posted by: "Jim Smith" jas1931@gmail.com   jimmacsmith

Sun Nov 6, 2011 1:22 pm (PST)



I have a cable modem that has 4 Ethernet ports. I'm with Times Warner (Road Runner). It was installed recently. It is a Motorola Surfboard SBG6580.
I don't know for sure but I would think you just could add a router or switch.

Jim Smith
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On Nov 6, 2011, at 2:57 PM, Louise Stewart wrote:

> I have a G-4. I want to try out Magic Jack Plus since it can be used
> without plugging into the computer. For a Mac user, the computer must
> be Intel to use Magic Jack and mine isn't. So, I ordered Magic Jack
> Plus and started hooking it up. BUT it seems that my modem has one
> Ethernet slot and I'd need two so the MJP can be plugged in, or else
> I'd have to switch back and forth between having a phone or having
> the Internet on my computer.
>
> My modem says: RCA by Thomson, Digital Broadband, Model DHG-535-2. On
> the back, there's a place where the computer plugs in, then two
> telephone slots, one Ethernet slot, a USB slot and the slot for the
> cable cord. This modem came from Comcast when I subscribed about 3-5
> yrs ago.
>
> I called Magic Jack and was told I needed a modem with two Ethernet
> slots. I told them they should say that in their advertising.
>
> So I went to Fry's Electronics yesterday. A salesman who seemed very
> informed said modems don't come with two Ethernet slots, that I'd
> need to buy two things he showed me: Motorola Cable Modem PLU 6726555
> for $99.99 and a Netgear N300 Router PLU 6069588 for $69.99. He said
> installation is a bit complicated and they can come do it for $99.99.
> If all this is needed, that doesn't make Magic Jack such a good deal.
> Plus, it's here on a 30-day trial to see how I like it. I already
> don't like it if I have to spend all this money to know if I like it.
>
> I plan to get a Mac MIni but other things are taking precedent right
> now. The Fry's guy also said my current RCA box (installed by
> Comcast) won't work when I get the Mini Mac, that I'd need these
> newer contraptions.
>
> Then, it occurred to me today that since I have a modem, why would
> the Fry's guy say I need this new one? Couldn't I just get a router
> and get that hooked up to my current modem? I have noooooo idea about
> ANY of this, being a total non-technical sort.
>
> Can anyone give me info on what I need to do?
>
> Louise

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Re: modem/router question with Magic Jack

Posted by: "johnvphoto" jvlist@comcast.net   johnvphoto

Sun Nov 6, 2011 2:16 pm (PST)





--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, Louise Stewart <veggie236@...> wrote:
>
> I have a G-4. I want to try out Magic Jack Plus since it can be used
> without plugging into the computer. For a Mac user, the computer must
> be Intel to use Magic Jack and mine isn't. So, I ordered Magic Jack
> Plus and started hooking it up. BUT it seems that my modem has one
> Ethernet slot and I'd need two so the MJP can be plugged in, or else
> I'd have to switch back and forth between having a phone or having
> the Internet on my computer.
>
> My modem says: RCA by Thomson, Digital Broadband, Model DHG-535-2. On
> the back, there's a place where the computer plugs in, then two
> telephone slots, one Ethernet slot, a USB slot and the slot for the
> cable cord. This modem came from Comcast when I subscribed about 3-5
> yrs ago.
>
......

As Denver Dan suggested the cheapest route is a Ethernet Switch...

Alternately if you eventually see yourself using wireless ( WIFI ) for a laptop or iPod/iPad, you could add a wireless router that has two or more Ethernet connections in back.

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Re: modem/router question with Magic Jack

Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com   randybrucesinger

Sun Nov 6, 2011 4:32 pm (PST)




On Nov 6, 2011, at 11:57 AM, Louise Stewart wrote:

> I plan to get a Mac MIni but other things are taking precedent right
> now. The Fry's guy also said my current RCA box (installed by
> Comcast) won't work when I get the Mini Mac, that I'd need these
> newer contraptions.

I don't know if your old cable modem will work or not, but I can tell
you that Comcast has upgraded to Docsys 3.0 (Data Over Cable Service
Interface Specification), and your older cable modem is likely only a
Docsys 2.0 model. Upgrading to a Docsys 3.0 cable modem will give
you significantly greater speed for no additional service cost.

Comcast's Docsys 3.0 system is backwards compatible with Docsys 2.0
equipment. However, if your RCA cable modem is so old that it is
using Docsys 1.1 or 1.0, it may or may not be backwards compatible.
(All versions of Docsys are supposed to be backwards compatible, but
in practice they aren't always.) My old Docsys 1.1 cable modem
wasn't, and I had to upgrade. However, if you are currently using
your cable modem with Comcast now, I don't see why getting a new
computer would make it stop working.

> Then, it occurred to me today that since I have a modem, why would
> the Fry's guy say I need this new one? Couldn't I just get a router
> and get that hooked up to my current modem?

Yes, if your cable modem currently works fine, you should be able to
use it to connect a new computer to the Internet. Or with a router to
connect more than one computer to the Internet.

Let me make some things clear.

An Ethernet switch is what you use to network two or more computers
together.

A Router is what you use to connect two or more devices to your cable
modem and the Internet.

An Ethernet Switch, by itself, will not allow you to connect anything
to your cable modem and the Internet. However, you can purchase a
Router that includes an Ethernet switch, allowing you to connect more
than one device at a time to your single Internet Router. In fact,
these are common.

I don't have any experience with a MagicJack. Does it connect to
your computer, your network, or your router? If it connects to your
computer, you don't need anything other than a cable modem to be good
to go. If it connects to your network, then you will need a Switch.
If it needs to connect directly to your cable modem, then you need a
Router/Switch combination to connect both it and your computer to
your cable modem.

In my experience, cable modems (not DSL modems) that include a router
and an Ethernet switch aren't as common. For instance, a search on
Amazon for combination cable modem/router/switch turns up a couple
that are Docsys 2.0, but none that are Docsys 3.0 and none that
support Gigabit Ethernet.

See:
http://ask-leo.com/
whats_the_difference_between_a_hub_a_switch_and_a_router.html
or
http://is.gd/MjOEsD

http://www.nutt.net/2004/11/20/difference-in-hub-switch-bridge-router/

Here is currently one of the most popular Docsys 3 cable modems:
Motorola SB6120 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 eXtreme Broadband Cable Modem
http://is.gd/ZyNdkF

Here is an excellent wireless "N" router/Gigabit Ethernet Switch
combination:
D-Link DIR-655 Extreme N Gigabit Wireless Router
http://is.gd/MR9iGn

I hope that this all makes sense.

___________________________________________
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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Re: easiest way to download iBooks from iPad to computer?

Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net

Sun Nov 6, 2011 1:37 pm (PST)



Hal,

What's your computer, Mac or Windows? And what is your OS version?

Usually that is done with iTunes. At least for me going from MacBook Pro to iPhone.

iCloud might also do it, that is why I as what your computer is.

Common folks this is a mixed computer and mixed OS community.

Brent

15" MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz, early 2008, Mac OS X 10.7.2 & 10.6.8,
& iPhone 3GS, iOS 4.3.5, nearby.

On Nov 6, 2011, at 7:14 AM, halboye18 wrote:

> What's the best --easy + dummy-proof - way to download iBooks on my iPad to my computer? Anyone have experiences to share?
>
> I appreciate your assistance, hal

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Re: New (refurb) early 2011 MacBook Pro 2.0 Quad Core: 1 surprise, 1

Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net

Sun Nov 6, 2011 2:06 pm (PST)



Jim, I'm glad you found a better way.

Not knowing what model specific stuff their might be, I would __guess__ that running the Combined Updater would take care of those issues. But I have no specific knowledge that would guarantee that.

That is why I'm glad you found a better way.

Brent

On Nov 6, 2011, at 8:19 AM, jamesrob@sonic.net wrote:

>
> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@...>
> wrote:
>
> > Jim,
> >
> > Try using SuperDuper to clone your 10.6.8 drive to the partition, if
> there is the room for it.
> >
> > (some stuff clipped)
> >
> > Brent
>
> I'm still puzzled by some inconsistencies.
> At the Genius Bar yesterday, the (quite knowledgeable, as best I could
> tell) Genius told me not to do that, because there was stuff in the
> System and Library that's machine-specific, so that a clone SL 10.6.8
> boot volume from a Core 2 Duo MB Pro might not be able to run a Quad
> Core i7 MB Pro. HOWEVER, my 10.6.8 external FW boot drive was created
> from my retail SL install disk running on my Core 2 Duo machine (mid
> 2009, 2.8 Ghz), and it's able to boot the new quad core i7 machine into
> SL (I don't know if Software Update is smart enough to configure
> external drives to have "universal boot" capability, but that's one
> possibility).
> The Genius told me the Apple Store could neither sell me nor give me a
> SL Install DVD for my new early 2011 refurb that arrived with Lion
> installed and no SL install DVD. He did suggest I might be able to
> obtain one from Apple. He also installed SL on my empty partition for
> me. I've subsequently used Setup Assistant to transfer my "stuff" from
> the old MB Pro. One surprise (again, machine-specific stuff): I needed
> to reinstall VMware fusion.
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

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Re: New (refurb) early 2011 MacBook Pro 2.0 Quad Core: 1 surprise, 1

Posted by: "Bill B." bill501@mindspring.com   kernos501

Sun Nov 6, 2011 7:18 pm (PST)



At 12:10 PM -0800 11/6/11, Daly Jessup wrote:
>Do you mean SL Server, or plain SL? And HOW did you finally do it?<

SL server. I have the 10.6.3 retail disk. I installed it in Fusion on a Core 2 Duo MBP and then kept using Software Update until it said everything was up to date. I copied the SLS virtual machine from the Core 2 duo MBP to the ~/User/me/Documents/Virtual Machines on the Early 2011 i7 quad MBP. It seems to work, but I have not used it long.

I've seen rumors that the 10.6.0 retail SL server install disk doesn't do a CPU check and will work, but cannot confirm this from experience.

_________

But, I'm also trying to see if I can get Snow Leopard to work on the i7 by installing 10.6.0 retail on an external HDD, upgrading it to 10.6.8 and then cloning it to the i7 MBP after making sure I can start up from the eternal drive and its stable (and Eudora works) and manually copying my user folder. I cloned the Lion install from the i7 just in case I need it.

Be sure to remember to use Customize on the SL install and check Rosetta (and Quicktime 7, if you use QT Pro) when doing a SL install. I could not get Rosetta to install on the i7 when I forgot and tried to install it from the 10.6.0 retail install disk. The installer crashed when I tried. It may have been a fluke, but I decided to do it over.

I hope this works. I'd rather use SL than Lion.

Bill

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Re: Plenty of space, but "file too big to copy": will iDefrag help?

Posted by: "jamesrob@sonic.net" jamesrob@sonic.net   jamesrob328i

Sun Nov 6, 2011 2:11 pm (PST)





--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@...> wrote:

> Use iDefrag to defragment the free space. Simpler and faster than defragmenting the whole drive.
>
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I didn't know that was possible. For some reason the publishers of iDefrag don't make a separate pdf manual for the program. They say its all in the online help. However, if you run iDefrag from the Boot volume, iDefrag does sort of a limited soft boot to control what the system can do while iDefrag is doing its thing. One thing you cannot do while this is going on is read the documentation.

In may case, I had a few stray blocks occupied smack dab in the middle of the free space, It took iDefrag 4 hours to massage the entire boot partition, but after it was done I could copy the VM file from the old MacBook Pro to the new one. I started my file copy with the two laptops both on the same WiFi subnet. Finder told me the file copy would take two DAYS!

I stopped that, popped a 1000bT patch cable in between the two machines, and the file copy was completed in about 20 minutes, The VM now runs fine on the new Mac. Surprisingly, Microsoft hasn't complained about it running on a different machine with a different processor.

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Re: Plenty of space, but "file too big to copy": will iDefrag help?

Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com   jimdoc01

Sun Nov 6, 2011 4:27 pm (PST)



>> Use iDefrag to defragment the free space. Simpler and faster than defragmenting the whole drive.
>> Jim Saklad
>
> I didn't know that was possible. For some reason the publishers of iDefrag don't make a separate pdf manual for the program. They say its all in the online help.

I distinctly remember defragging free space, but I can't find it now, at least not in iDefrag.

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Swollen battery in MacBook

Posted by: "Ken" avlisk@cox.net   avliska

Sun Nov 6, 2011 2:46 pm (PST)



The 13 month-old, replacement battery in my 3 year old MacBook is pushing the battery cover outward by almost 1/4". The Apple Store says it's OK as long as the keyboard and trackpad continue to function. What think the rest of you? Is it dangerous?

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Re: Swollen battery in MacBook

Posted by: "Rob Frankel" rob@robfrankel.com   robfrankeldotcom

Sun Nov 6, 2011 2:53 pm (PST)



At 10:46 PM +0000 11/6/11, Ken wrote thusly:
>The 13 month-old, replacement battery in my 3 year old MacBook is
>pushing the battery cover outward by almost 1/4". The Apple Store
>says it's OK as long as the keyboard and trackpad continue to
>function. What think the rest of you? Is it dangerous?
>

Hence the misnomer "Genius bar". Go back and demand a replacement.

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Re: Swollen battery in MacBook

Posted by: "Keith Whaley" keith_w@dslextreme.com   keith9600

Sun Nov 6, 2011 3:02 pm (PST)



Rob Frankel wrote:
> At 10:46 PM +0000 11/6/11, Ken wrote thusly:
>> The 13 month-old, replacement battery in my 3 year old MacBook is
>> pushing the battery cover outward by almost 1/4". The Apple Store
>> says it's OK as long as the keyboard and trackpad continue to
>> function. What think the rest of you? Is it dangerous?

> Hence the misnomer "Genius bar". Go back and demand a replacement.

Depends on who did the replacement, I'd say, but...if it was the Genius
Bar at the Apple store, absolutely so! Replace it.
Certainly a new replacement battery comes with a more than one years'
warranty.

I would NOT proceed with a bulged battery cover, still working or not,
no WAY!

keith

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Re: Swollen battery in MacBook

Posted by: "Ken" avlisk@cox.net   avliska

Sun Nov 6, 2011 3:04 pm (PST)



They said since it was replaced once already, they would charge me for a second replacement, even though it lasted only 13 months. But, again, they said it's OK like this. It looks scary.

> I would NOT proceed with a bulged battery cover, still working or not,
> no WAY!
>
> keith
>

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Re: Swollen battery in MacBook

Posted by: "Keith Whaley" keith_w@dslextreme.com   keith9600

Sun Nov 6, 2011 3:14 pm (PST)



Ken wrote:
> They said since it was replaced once already, they would charge me for a second replacement, even though it lasted only 13 months. But, again, they said it's OK like this. It looks scary.
>
>> I would NOT proceed with a bulged battery cover, still working or not,
>> no WAY!
>>
>> keith

In my non-professional opinion, a bulged battery of ANY kind is a failed
battery. Period!

Ask for the manager, whatever, but in some way let it be known you're
regusted with their attitude!

Much good luck.

keith

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Re: Swollen battery in MacBook

Posted by: "Kunga" kunga@futuremedia.org   taylor_barcroft

Sun Nov 6, 2011 3:14 pm (PST)



I had a swollen MacBook battery that kept the trackpad button from working and it was replaced for free 2 years into the just expired 3 year AppleCare. But if that replacement is already swollen again Apple should replace it even though it's out if warranty. Call AppleCare about it.

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On Nov 6, 2011, at 2:46 PM, "Ken" <avlisk@cox.net> wrote:

> The 13 month-old, replacement battery in my 3 year old MacBook is pushing the battery cover outward by almost 1/4". The Apple Store says it's OK as long as the keyboard and trackpad continue to function. What think the rest of you? Is it dangerous?
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Re: Swollen battery in MacBook

Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com   jimdoc01

Sun Nov 6, 2011 4:29 pm (PST)



> The 13 month-old, replacement battery in my 3 year old MacBook is pushing the battery cover outward by almost 1/4". The Apple Store says it's OK as long as the keyboard and trackpad continue to function. What think the rest of you? Is it dangerous?

I would insist on showing it to a more senior individual, and continue up the line as needed.

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Re: Swollen battery in MacBook

Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com   jimdoc01

Sun Nov 6, 2011 4:31 pm (PST)



>> I would NOT proceed with a bulged battery cover, still working or not, no WAY!
>
> They said since it was replaced once already, they would charge me for a second replacement, even though it lasted only 13 months. But, again, they said it's OK like this. It looks scary.

Take pictures.
Show them to a senior repair/service guy at the Apple Store.
Tell him/her that your next stop is the Consumer Products Safety Commission.

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Re: Swollen battery in MacBook

Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com   randybrucesinger

Sun Nov 6, 2011 4:40 pm (PST)




On Nov 6, 2011, at 2:46 PM, Ken wrote:

> The 13 month-old, replacement battery in my 3 year old MacBook is
> pushing the battery cover outward by almost 1/4". The Apple Store
> says it's OK as long as the keyboard and trackpad continue to
> function. What think the rest of you? Is it dangerous?

Apparently it isn't dangerous, and the information that they gave you
is correct.

However, in some cases the Apple Store will still replace such
batteries for free. Have a look at this thread:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2072132?start=0&tstart=0

___________________________________________
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Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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Re: Swollen battery in MacBook

Posted by: "Barry Austern" barryaus@fuse.net   barryaus

Sun Nov 6, 2011 4:45 pm (PST)



At 3:14 PM -0800 11/6/11, Keith Whaley wrote:

>
>
>Ken wrote:
> > They said since it was replaced once already, they would charge
>me for a second replacement, even though it lasted only 13 months.
>But, again, they said it's OK like this. It looks scary.
> >

Their logic escapes me. They replaced a defective product with
another defective product and now they say that is good enough? I can
understand it if in the interim the warranty has run out. Has it? I
am pretty sure that Apple will cover an out-of-warranty repair for 90
days, so if the warranty did run out during the time you had that
second battery and it has been over 90 days (You said 13 months) then
you are out of luck. (Other than their attempt at goodwill.) In other
words, if you had the standard one-year warranty it is one thing, but
if you have AppleCare, still in force, you DO have a leg to stand on.

>In my non-professional opinion, a bulged battery of ANY kind is a failed
>battery. Period!

I do agree here. A bulged battery can be a leaky battery, and what
would THAT do to the computer?

>Ask for the manager, whatever, but in some way let it be known you're
>regusted with their attitude!
>
>Much good luck.

I reiterate that: good luck.
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Re: Swollen battery in MacBook

Posted by: "Ken" avlisk@cox.net   avliska

Sun Nov 6, 2011 4:51 pm (PST)



Interestingly, when the original swollen battery was replaced at the 2 year mark, the Apple Store said they would have replaced it free, whether I had Apple Care or not. (I had it then.) Now that Apple Care expired last month, they say they won't replace it free. They also said a typical MacBook battery only lasts about a year anyway.
So, paying for a new battery every year is just about as expensive as Apple Care over the 3 years. Lesson to learn here is to renew Apple Care every 3 years. I live and learn.

--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, "Randy B. Singer" <randy@...> wrote:
>
>
> On Nov 6, 2011, at 2:46 PM, Ken wrote:
>
> > The 13 month-old, replacement battery in my 3 year old MacBook is
> > pushing the battery cover outward by almost 1/4". The Apple Store
> > says it's OK as long as the keyboard and trackpad continue to
> > function. What think the rest of you? Is it dangerous?
>
> Apparently it isn't dangerous, and the information that they gave you
> is correct.
>
> However, in some cases the Apple Store will still replace such
> batteries for free. Have a look at this thread:
>
> https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2072132?start=0&tstart=0
>
> ___________________________________________
> Randy B. Singer
> Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
>
> Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
> http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
> ___________________________________________
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Re: Swollen battery in MacBook

Posted by: "Barry Austern" barryaus@fuse.net   barryaus

Sun Nov 6, 2011 5:04 pm (PST)



At 12:51 AM +0000 11/7/11, Ken wrote:

> Lesson to learn here is to renew Apple Care every 3 years. I live and learn.

Too bad you can't. AppleCare is a one-shot deal. You have to buy it
while your warranty is still in effect, in other words, within the
first year, and it extends the warranty an additional two years, for
a total of three.
If, however, you think you will be buying AppleCare, you are better
off buying it in the first 90 days after purchase. Apple gives free
phone support on their computers for just 90 days, not the full year
of warranty, but AppleCare extends that for the full three year
period.
--
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barryaus@fuse.net

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Re: Swollen battery in MacBook

Posted by: "Kunga" kunga@futuremedia.org   taylor_barcroft

Sun Nov 6, 2011 5:22 pm (PST)



There are no AppleCare renewals. To keep AppleCare going you have to buy a new Mac plus new AppleCare for it.

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On Nov 6, 2011, at 4:51 PM, "Ken" <avlisk@cox.net> wrote:

> So, paying for a new battery every year is just about as expensive as Apple Care over the 3 years. Lesson to learn here is to renew Apple Care every 3 years. I live and learn.

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Re: Swollen battery in MacBook

Posted by: "Ken" avlisk@cox.net   avliska

Sun Nov 6, 2011 5:47 pm (PST)



I wasn't aware of this. I'm living and learning a lot today. Thanks, folks.
Ken S.

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> There are no AppleCare renewals. To keep AppleCare going you have to buy a new Mac plus new AppleCare for it.
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> Taylor Barcroft
> Santa Cruz CA
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Re: Swollen battery in MacBook

Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com   randybrucesinger

Sun Nov 6, 2011 6:26 pm (PST)




On Nov 6, 2011, at 4:51 PM, Ken wrote:

> They also said a typical MacBook battery only lasts about a year
> anyway.

Interesting blog about this:

<http://sustworks.blogspot.com/2010/02/thoughts-on-batteries-and-
laptops.html>

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Re: iPhoto question

Posted by: "Oneal Neumann" wardell.h.s@gmail.com   newalander

Sun Nov 6, 2011 6:59 pm (PST)




On 2011 October 30 at 20:27, Anna Larson wrote:

On 31.10.2011, at 00:52, Oneal Neumann wrote:

> Don't presume that photos imported from the Net contain Exif data, Anna.

Thank you very much for drawing my attention to this, I thought indeed that since they had been uploaded by someone they must also contain some Exif data.

> I use the iPhotos Information as much as possible. I'm fast approaching 20-thou photos and I need to be able to track people, situations, etc.

Do you notice any slowdown in performance by so many photos?

Do you have any problems with Faces that so many people have complained about? Anna

Should have answered this sooner, Anna.

My iPhoto app seems as fast as ever, even with the number of photos I have onboard. I must state that I use ImageWell as a batch picture-size reducer. All pictures in iPhoto are 500-by-375 pixels.

I have a backup folder where I keep the original pictures, which I have my camera set to take at 5M. Those turn out to be 2592-by-1944 pixels in size, which is plenty big enough for hard copies (or blowups) if I wish.

I don't use any face-recognition mode. Oneal

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EFI Boot Drive?

Posted by: "Bill B." bill501@mindspring.com   kernos501

Sun Nov 6, 2011 7:23 pm (PST)



While trying to get Snow Leopard on an early 2011 i7 MacBook Pro, while using option-Restart to chose a startup drive, something called "EFI Boot Drive" with a black HDD icon with s silver spiral ont it appeared. I tried starting up from it, but nothing happened.

I wonder what this was? It's disappeared now.

Bill
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