Posts Tagged ‘macbook pro’

You insert a CD or DVD into your Mac’s SuperDrive and it spits it right back out at you. You might think you’re in for an expensive optical drive replacement, but there is one last resort that could fix it. A few weeks ago, one of my family members came to…

Does your Mac’s battery not last as long as when it was new? Users experiencing noticeably shorter battery life on a MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air can take a few steps to determine it’s health and overall condition. It’s completely normal for…

The Kanex iAdapt HDMI V2 lets Mac users connect their Mini DisplayPort equipped computer to an HDTV, HD projector, or AV receiver. Newer Macs support both audio and video output over a single cable. The evolution of Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapters…

A common complaint amongst MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro owners is the seemingly low “maximum” volume level of the built-in speakers. It’s frustrating, but there are a few ways to get around it. Although some may blame…

The long-awaited new product from Kanex – a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter that supports audio – is finally available for sale. We got our hands on one early and have been giving it a workout for the past week. If you’re interested…

Those big, spacious trackpads on Apple’s recent notebooks were built for fancy finger maneuvers. It just so happens that the two main Mac internet browsers – Apple’s Safari and Mozilla’s Firefox – were built the same way. Although a…

Owners of Apple’s new unibody MacBook Pro notebooks with 7200rpm hard drives are suffering widespread problems, including beeping, clicking, and freezing. Apple’s still working on an official solution, but there is a way to fix…

Apple’s current generation of Macs come with glossy LCD screens, which are much more reflective than the matte screens that preceded them. If you own one of these machines, you can turn glossy into matte one of two ways…

The first batch of Mini DisplayPort to HDMI video adapters for unibody MacBooks started popping up earlier this year, but there was one glaring flaw: None of them supported audio. A new product slated for August will fix that. Apogee Inc., a manufacturer…

The slot-loading optical disc drives in MacBooks and iMacs are definitely more elegant than those flimsy trays on most computers. The part that’s not so elegant is when a stubborn CD or DVD gets stuck! Over the years, a ton of different methods for…

It was a fairly slow news week overall in Appleland. No juicy new products, but there were rumors galore about a DRM-free iTunes Store and the imminent 10.5.6 update coming sometime during the week. Alas, none of it was true. Someday…

An upcoming video adapter will allow new unibody MacBooks and MacBook Pros to be connected directly to high definition television sets. Since Apple introduced the new aluminum MacBooks and MacBook Pros a couple months ago, there…