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Ask TUAW: Silencing iPhone notifications, remote control a PC, printing over the internet, and more
Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about controlling a PC over the internet, silencing iPhone email notifications at night, replacing a MacBook Pro SuperDrive with a hard drive, printing over the internet, setting iCal a...
Tuesday, Nov 17
This just in: MacBooks are more reliable than netbooks
Excel nerds rejoice! What you see above is the result of a laptop reliability study conducted by third-party warranty shop Squaretrade. The study looks at over 30,000 notebooks over the course of 3 years to determine the final reliability statistics. The results may not surprise you; for...
Wednesday, Nov 11
Hey! Lego my Apple!!
The stickers come on a square sheet of vinyl, ranging from about 4 to 8 inches, so most of them will even fit on the 13-inch MacBook. I know they say these are custom made for MacBooks, but I'm tempted to order one and try it on the back of my 24-inch aluminum iMac, since I'm guessing the effect wou...
Monday, Nov 9
Time names Apple MacBook, iPod touch among best travel gadgets
It's strange that the iPhone wasn't included, since its connectivity isn't limited to Wi-Fi as the iPod touch is. It's even stranger that several apps also made the list, like Yelp (tap the masses for dining tips) [iTunes link] and the Zipcar App (find a quick-and-easy rental), but not the...
Wednesday, Nov 4
TUAW Gift Guides: Gifts for tech-savvy women
originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
TUAW Review: Kanex HDMI + audio adapter works fine but costs extra
In operation, there's not much to worry about: I plugged in all three ports to a unibody MacBook Pro and connected an HDMI display, then went to the normal Mac OS X Displays preference pane, where I found a full assortment of resolutions for my enjoyment. The top few 'television' options may...
Monday, Nov 2
Mac OS X 10.6.2 rumored to block Atom support, foil netbook OS X booting
In a move sure to rile up the crowds of people (including our very own Erica Sadun) who have converted cheap Intel Atom-powered netbooks into tiny MacBook-like hackintoshes, several sites are reporting that Apple will kill support for the battery-sipping CPU in the next release of Snow...
Putting an SSD upgrade in a 24" iMac
SSDs, or solid-state drives, are all the rage in portables these days. They come in MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs directly from Apple (with the appropriate upgrades, of course), and we've seen people upgrade their old-school mechanical drives, hack in a second drive to take advantage of...
Sunday, Nov 1
Think those warranty parts are new? Think again
This doesn't just apply to iPhones and iPods; it actually applies to any part they put into your Apple product. The logic board they put into your MacBook Pro: refurbished. The optical drive they put into your iMac: refurbished. The DC-In Board they put into your PowerBook G4: refurbished. Th...
Friday, Oct 30
Five Gifts for the Mac AV Geek
Last thing, Santa: if none of those other things will fit in your bag, could you just get me a big, fat iTunes gift card? I've got nearly US$120 worth of songs I want to upgrade to iTunes Plus so I can stop worrying about DRM nonsense on my previous purchases and get higher-quality music in the p...
Tuesday, Oct 27
Space geeks love MacBook Pros
The coverage was being provided by former CNN talking head and well-known aviation enthusiast Miles O'Brien (center), veteran TV reporter David Waters (at left), and Astronaut Leroy Chiao (at right). While the weather didn't cooperate for the launch this morning, that gives TUAW read...
Monday, Oct 26
Is the MacBook Pro about to receive a quad-core speed bump?
With all the news circulating around about updated Apple hardware, you might be asking yourself "What about the MacBook Pro?" Apple certaintly hasn't forgotten about its high-end notebook computer, and details are starting to slip out that the MacBook Pro might be receiving a speed bo...
Friday, Oct 23
Steve Ballmer's Windows 7 pitch features MacBook Pro in the background
Talk about embarrassing. Steve Ballmer guest hosted on NBC's Today Show yesterday to talk about the Windows 7 launch. Sadly for Steverino, Matt Lauer talked a lot about Apple and the iPhone. Even worse, sharp eyes noticed an NBC-produced graphic in the background with a Windows 7 logo appea...
Win a Square Trade accident-coverage iPhone warranty from TUAW
Two weekends ago, Diet Coke was accidentally spilled onto my MacBook Pro Keyboard. The machine, a Core Duo 15" that was among the first of the Intel Macs rolled out, suddenly didn't work the way it used to. Luckily, damage was restricted only to the keyboard: caps lock, shift, b, h, and num loc...
Saturday, Sep 12
MacBook Car-nage: Surviving a drive-over
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Tuesday, Sep 1
Have a MacBook running Snow Leopard? Give someone your Autograph
Up to this point in time, if you wanted to "sign" an electronic document (other than a secure PDF), you either had to scan your signature with a scanner and import the resulting graphic into your document, or purchase a digitizing tablet. Ten One Design, the same folks who brought us the Pogo...
Monday, Jun 15
Multi-touch coming to older MacBooks? Not so fast.
MacBook Air (all models) Early 2008 MacBook Pro Late 2008 17" MacBook Pro Unibody MacBook (all models) Unibody MacBook Pro (all models) If you have a MacBook Pro manufactured before early 2008 or any plastic MacBook, then Snow Leopard or not, multi-touch isn't coming your way...
Wednesday, Apr 1
TUAW 2006
Filed under: Hardware, Humor, Apple History Here's hoping that a "real" iTunes phone appears from Apple sometime in the future. Will Vista beat Leopard? We'll just have to see if Leopard has the goods to compete with Vista. Apple Stock: How high can it go?
Wednesday, Mar 4
TUAW Review: The Haptique hard shell case
Removing the Haptique from the packaging and attaching it to my shiny aluminum MacBook could not have been easier. You just slide the MacBook into the bottom piece, then attach the top piece and that's it. Once done, your MacBook fits snugly inside its hard protective case ready for the bump...
Thursday, Nov 20
Patch: This just in: Santa Claus has his own iPhone app - The Unofficial ...
Apple TV update 2.3 released · Psystar gets countersuit dismissed, case heats up · Apple redesigns Support Downloads pages · LED Cinema Displays now available · Apple releases Trackpad firmware update for MacBook and MacBook Pro ...
Monday, Nov 10
TUAW Review: RadTech Sleevz and ScreenSavrz
ScreenSavrz is a small piece of fabric (the same Optex Super80 fabric that the Sleevz are made of) that keeps dirt and oil from the keyboard/trackpad from messing up your screen. You simply place it over the keyboard/trackpad area, and close the lid. In addition, the fabric can be used to kee...
TUAW Review: RadTech Sleevz and ScreenSavrz
originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Thursday, Oct 16
Opinion: APC's ten things you didn't know about the MacBook
For machines that have only been in users' hands for 24 hours or so, the hits just keep on coming for the new unibody MacBooks. APC magazine has posted a "ten things you didn't know" review, covering some surprises and some well-we-thought-so's for the laptops.
Sunday, May 25
Opinion: Thinvelope for MacBook Air
Since the MacBook Air was introduced with its iconic envelope commercial there have been a variety of envelope style cases. However, the Thinvelope from BeyzaCASES is really in a class by itself, combining high quality leatherwork with what looks like an extremely elegant design. Over a...
Tuesday, Mar 11
Patch: MacBook Air, Mac Pro updates available
Who says this Tuesday arrived without updates? MacBook Air users can launch Software Update this morning and find SMC Update 1.0, which adjusts the use of the (very tiny) internal fan. If you've been having fan issues with your Air, let us know if this patch knocks them out.
Thursday, Aug 9
Patch: MacBook Pro Software Update 1.1
Filed under: Software Update, Apple, Macbook ProApple is pumping out updates at a furious rate as of late. The latest update from Cupertino is the MacBook Pro Software Update 1.1 which 'provides important bug fixes and improves stability with Motion 2 and Motion 3. It is recommended for all...
Friday, Jul 13
Patch: MacBook Pro EFI Firmware 1.3 out, may cause issues
Filed under: Hardware, Odds and ends, Software Update, Troubleshooting, Macbook ProApple released an EFI firmware update for MacBook Pro yesterday, so if you haven't grabbed it yet, it should be available in MacBook Software Update. The release isn't a big one, but is supposed to fix a d...
Saturday, Jun 9
TUAW Best of the Week
NYTimes: iPhone SDK at WWDC? We may yet see an open development environment for the iPhone. Students get free iPod nano with every Mac The deal is back. MacBook Battery Charger/Conditioner Charge a backup battery and your MacBook at the same time.
Friday, May 25
Mini-Review: Power Support Track Pad Film
Filed under: Accessories, Hardware, Reviews, Macbook Pro, MacBookWhile attracting dirt and grime is a hazard of owning a notebook, the neat-freak and 'oh my gosh this is expensive computer equipment' portions of my brains have always been bothered by how icky my MacBook Pro can get ove...
Saturday, Mar 24
TUAW Best of the Week
Apple Releases iTunes 7.1.1 Lots of welcome bug fixes in this latest update. Quicktime gains Apple TV export Check out the Export options in QuickTime Pro. There's a new setting for Apple TV. Ars: 'Leopard will be late' Leopard may be delayed.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
