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I've been using my MacBook Pro (2.0) for a few days. Powerpoint is just unacceptably slow. It takes a long time to open up and then usability is low. There is a horrible latency when typing in a text box. Doing any action takes at least twice as long as Powerpoint on the old Powerbook (whi...

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Hello to everyone! Today is national Leopard day! The day that Leopard OS 10.5 finally came out and is now being sold! You all have had plenty of time today to pick it up, now tell me your results. 1. Is it worth getting for my MDD machine which again is a dual processor 1.25 w/2GB memory and t...

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That the reason for the VERY little diffrence between the MacBooks and MacBook Pros...especially the 15" is because apple is prepping for the merom transitions?.My theory is apple will switch the MBPs to Core2 Duos VERY soon whilst the MacBooks will continue with the Core Duos till at least MWS...

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Hi guys,I am wandering is that necessary to get an AppleCare Protection Plan? It seems like MacBook Pro has many problems. I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars to repair my Mac after one year, I don't want to buy a Warranty for nothing, either.Thanks MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.5.2)...

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Hi all,Our company develops software for Windows Management in the Enterprise space, and I spend most of my time demoing the software in a VMware environment.A while ago, someone recommended that I should look at buying a high spec MacBook Pro, and installing Windows Vista and VMware Workstatio...

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For some reason when I download a PDF file it always opens up in Acrobat 6 Pro, which takes forever to open.How do I get the system to use Preview ? Powerbook G4 1.67 1.5GB ram Mac OS X (10.4.8) ...

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Hello!I Have Ordered A New Macbook (white) And Was Just Wondering If Most Macbooks Have The Yellow-Grey Discoloration Problems. It Seems Like Every Post Here Is About That And I Am Quite Worried About It. What Are My Odds Of Having A Good Macbook Or A Bad Macbook?Thanks In Advance!PowerBook G4...

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I finally decided to get one. The low end mac book with 2bg ram and 120 gb hd. now i have one question. what can i use to prevent staining? this is pretty much my fear now, that my new white macbook will become stained. so what have you used the has worked? and i dont want anything that is perm...

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I was attempting to update my software on my Macbook today, and it prompted me to provide a username and password. I put in my password, and it was rejected. I went into System Preferences, and changed my Master Password. I then attempted to update my software again, and my password was again r...

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I am a Computer Science major and recently purchased a MacBook Pro (15"). I will need to bring it back and forth between class and my dorm room a good deal.In my dorm I have a monitor (using DVI), USB printer, keyboard/mouse, iPod, external hard drive (firewire), and speakers.Thats a lot of wir...

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I'm wondering if there is a way to start up my computer from being shut off with the lid closed. It's a real hassle to have to open up the lid to turn it on, let it load, turn on the external display, and then close the lid to put it in sleep before waking it up for only the external...

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Hi everyone,My Mac is just under a year old and i have 260 cycles on the battery and its full charge capacity is 4490 ma-h, which is about 80% its original design capacity of 5500 ma-h.I'm really starting to notice the decreased battery life, but I'm not sure if this is normal or not....

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i ugraded from .6 to .8 ran the firmware update and i am still having problems with the random shut downs... MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.8) ...

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I am going on a trip and dont want to bring all my DVD's with me, it there a way to copy them to my hard drive so I can watch them later?...

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Hi all,i bought a macbook pro 17inch at the beginning of january in another country. Now i need have a problem and i need to have a UK keyboard. Does anyone know where i can buy one' (i can fit it by myself)thank you very much! MBP C2D 17"/3GBRAM/160HD Mac OS X (10.4.8)...

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HiI have been having some issues with the Built-in Audio on my MacBook:When I have headphones/external speakers plugged in the audio works perfectly, however, when I unplug them, I get a red light shining out of the headphone socket and it won't let me use the internal speakers. I assumed...

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I have a network set up at home. I can see my XP computer on the network and copy files over to the mac computer using the mac. I cannot seem to copy files from the mac to the pc using the mac. From what people say, it might be that the XP computer (NTFS) will not accept anyting from the mac. I...

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Hi,Just bought a MBP and setting it up. Myself and my partner will be using it, so i've set up accounts for the both of us (both as administrators). So i copied my itunes tracks over and loaded office for mac - all good so far. But when i go into my partners account - nothing is there. No...

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sigh, i was torturing by my built-in isight saying that"Photo Booth cannot open because no camera is attached or the camera is in use by another application. Make sure your digital video camera is properly attached and turned on. If you are using the camera with another application, close that...

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+Computer:Apple MacBook*2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo*2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB*250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm*Double-layer SuperDrive+Software:Logic Express 8+Interface:M-Audio FireWire Solo Mobile Audio Interface * 24-bit/96kHz sample rate support * XLR input with 48V phantom power, gain con...

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I've been looking around the discussions, and on the Internet.I want to buy a Hiatchi Travelstar 7200RPM 100GB Hard Drive.I've found a few, some are sata and some are ATA?Is this one compatible?http://www.techstore.co.uk/browse.php?a=p&prodLineID=77051If not, can you give me a lin...

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So I have vista enterprise installed on my mac pro via bootcamp, but I would like to access it through parallels. I managed to install it to a virtual drive, but I cant make it access my bootcamp installation from parallels.how can I do this? Mac Pro 2.66/Quicksilver 2002 933; (42" LCD, 20" ACD...

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Checking in to see if anybody else is having this issue and what may be causing it;My computer is only a few weeks old and keeps getting a series of grays overlaying the screen and then this massage comes up in several languages:"You need to restart your computer. Hold down the power button for...

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Hi Everyone,Firstly please forgive my ignorange!I am trying to connect my mac to my router via the built in ethernet cable... however nothing is happening... i have tried fiddling about with all the settings in the network preferences (i could get it set up with the airport without too much pro...

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hi i was wondering about how to use my mac with my plasma?i would need the mini cable to vga for my tv but would the video fit the full screen of the tv or would it just be a small box because of the mac graphic card? hp 8120 Windows Vista 4gen ipod 16g ipod touch,macbook 10.5.1 osx 2.2 core2du...

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Today I took my white macbook out of sleep and a thin purple line appeared down the center of the display. Unlike the boot up lines I've been hearing about, this line stays constant while the computer is in use. It stays despite what program is being used, or if the screen resolution is ch...

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hey guysi've noticed when i have an application open.. for instance say Firefox, if I have two of them open I cant figure a way to easily switch between them..i mean, if you have to Firefox windows open i'm having to drag/move one to get to the one underneath iti tried hitting the com...

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can i watch HD or blu ray DVDs on my macbook? 2.0GHZ White Core Duo Macbook 1.25GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.10) white 30GB ipod Video ...

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When I get my MacBook, I want to use the digital audio output for music. I've heard that audio plays through both the internal speakers and the audio output line on MacBook Pros when XP is being used via Boot Camp. Does this hold true with the MacBook? G4 Cube Mac OS X (10.4.4)...

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Hello, I'm a professionnal videomaker and I'm thinking about buying a MacBook Pro 17" to use it as my main computer. Would that be a good choice? I use FCP and Motion a lot and and regularly work with HD. I heard there are concerns about the integrated video memory.Are there any PCI e...

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