The hinge that allows the lid of my macbook to stand upright has dislocated from the base of the laptop. Is there anything I can do? [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 6 answers

Whenever my Macbook Pro goes to sleep, it won't wake up. [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 9 answers

What bag do I get for going back to grad school? [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 15 answers

Why did one of my key combinations stop working on my MacBook Pro? [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm looking for suggestions for a cheap mic I can plug into my MacBook to record spoken word into GarageBand or Audacity. [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2008 - 8 answers

Looking to buy a MacBook through Apple's education store. I need it for the upcoming school year. I'm stoked on the free iPod-touch but heard an upgrade is coming very soon. Is it worth it to wait for the new line of laptops? Does anyone know when this is expected to happen? [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2008 - 15 answers

I have the first generation intel MacBook with this keyboard. Some of the F keys have special functions like volume up/down, and screen dimmer controls. The newer keyboard has additional functions like play/pause, next song, previous song, etc. I want to add the functionality of the new keyboard buttons to my old MacBook's keyboard. Is there software that will do this? Is there some other solution? Thanks!
posted on Jul 15, 2008 - 6 answers

display/resolution problem with monitor/macbook [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2008 - 3 answers

First-time laptop buyer: What accessories do I need? [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2008 - 22 answers

How can I increase the range of my brand new Linksys WRT600N wireless router so that my wife's Dell Inspiron 1505 gets a better signal? My former router, a 3 year old Linksys model (WRT54G) seemed to send a much better signal, and I bought this new router thinking I'd see improvements a-plenty, but noooooo, and documentation is sorely lacking. Help! I really don't want to go back to the WRT54G, since surely this new router is more capable when set up properly, right? [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2008 - 15 answers

We're having some problems with our wireless network, and I can't figure out what the problem is. [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2008 - 8 answers

I just got my Macbook back from the Apple Store today after they replaced the logic board on the unit. I've noticed that every song I play in iTunes seems to skip. Finding this odd, I opened up the Activity Monitor and looked at disk usage. It seems like whenever a read to the disk is made, iTunes seems to begin skipping. Furthermore, I have the same problem after trying to play mp3's via mpg123. I'm worried that the skipping could be a sign my hard drive might be failing. I recently installed a brand new 250 GB hard drive from Newegg about a month and a half ago, so I'm somewhat skeptical. Is it a reasonable concern?
posted on Jun 20, 2008 - 4 answers

Halp! Need advice on a storage solution for a man with media! [more inside]
posted on Jun 12, 2008 - 5 answers

Macbooks; I'm going to university this September to study a music technology course, all their computers are macs, I'd like to buy one so I can take my work home. For music recording and production, which macbook is most suitable for me? [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2008 - 19 answers

Macfilter: Thinking of buying a 12" G4 Powerbook, is this irrational thinking? [more inside]
posted on Jun 9, 2008 - 24 answers

For those of you with glossy laptop screens, do you use glossy external monitors, too? [more inside]
posted on Jun 8, 2008 - 10 answers

Why won't my girlfriend's MacBook start? It went to sleep when we did, last night, and when she got up this morning it was just: BLACK. [more inside]
posted on Jun 8, 2008 - 10 answers

Where can I get a cheap(er) battery for my aging 2 year old Macbook? I have tried Apple, but the price is pretty steep! I'm in Australia (Sydney specifically), if that makes a difference.
posted on May 29, 2008 - 6 answers

Logic board died on my friend's two-year-old MacBook (one year out of warranty). Should she pay for repair ($700 + labor), or sell the carcass for parts and buy, say, a used iBook? [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2008 - 13 answers

When I close the lid of my White 13" MacBook and apply some pressure to the top, as when carrying it, there is some flexibility that is the screen bending slightly. Is this dangerous for the screen or is it designed to withstand that pressure?
posted on May 26, 2008 - 7 answers

For the life of me, I can't seem to burn a dual-layer DVD+R on a Mac. [more inside]
posted on May 25, 2008 - 10 answers

Why can't I connect to the internet when using the XP partition of my Macbook? [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2008 - 4 answers

I'm running OS X Leopard on my beloved shiny Macbook and there's one thing that I find irritating. I love using F9, F10, F11 etc to bring up Exposé, Dashboard and the Desktop, but every now and again they suddenly stop functioning. It's normally when the computer's been on for a few days - I hit the keys and nothing happens. So I check in Keyboard Shortcuts of the System Prefs, and all the boxes in the "Dock, Exposé and Dashboard" are magically unticked. I can tick them again, and everything's fine and dandy for a few days. Alternatively, I can reboot and it's back to how it should be. (For a while...) Why is this happening, and how can I stop it? [more inside]
posted on May 20, 2008 - 6 answers

Recommendations and instructions for easy-to-use Mac software to make a 5-minute slideshow / video (with music) of 100+ photos. I need to vary the time of some of the photos - Lightroom isn't sufficient for this task. [more inside]
posted on May 18, 2008 - 22 answers

I can't get my Mac laptop's internal speakers to work -- they just stopped one day. When I press the volume adjust buttons, the little bars don't move, and the classic circle-with-bar-through-it appears. I've checked the volume in System Preferences, and the "mute" button is not selected by accident. [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2008 - 9 answers

Why does my 13" MacBook's fan start running full speed when watching online video from sites such as youtube? Is there anything I can do about it?
posted on May 15, 2008 - 11 answers

Why, when I drag the fleshy (i.e., not furry) part of my cat's paw across the trackpad on my MacBook, does the cursor not respond? [more inside]
posted on May 15, 2008 - 35 answers

My MacBook keeps waking itself up from sleep mode. Sometimes it gets "stuck" in a loop doing this over and over. It happens even with the screen closed. Any idea what's going on? [more inside]
posted on May 15, 2008 - 8 answers

My Macbook Pro was stolen. Just about the only non-shitty thing about it is that I keep my huge iTunes library on an external drive. All the music files are on the drive, but the data files (library.xml) were on the stolen Mac. I have another Macbook. What's the simplest way I can rebuild my library on it? [more inside]
posted on May 8, 2008 - 13 answers

I have been given a Kingston Data Traveller Secure Privacy Edition thumbdrive for use at work. Is there any way of hacking it for use with OSX? [more inside]
posted on May 8, 2008 - 6 answers

MacBook acting strange. Help! [more inside]
posted on Apr 29, 2008 - 8 answers

I have Photoshop CS3 on a fairly new Macbook and for the last few days it's been running unbearably slowly (it takes around 3 minutes just to save a file). Everything else on the Mac seems to be working fine including Illustrator and Indesign so it must be a problem with Photoshop specifically. I tried reinstalling it but it had no effect, now I'm out of ideas.
posted on Apr 28, 2008 - 14 answers

i'm about to embark on a document-imaging and archiving project. i have dozens of handwritten notebooks, a 7 megapixel camera, tripod, macbook, and large external drive. is iphoto going to be useful for this? (or sketchy i may use a separate iphoto library on an external drive?). are alternative software/strategies preferred for managing all these document images? (in case it matters, i'm not interested in putting them online at this point).
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 12 answers

Macbook- DVI question: How to avoid "hum" sound interference on stereo cable with DVI/HDMI cable hooked in? [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 4 answers

How to make my Macbook Pro sleep? [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 4 answers

MacBook DVI output connected via adapter to my TV results in nothing. [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2008 - 17 answers

Gaming on a MacBook: what games would run well in OS X on a 2.2GHz MacBook (with GMA X3100)? [more inside]
posted on Apr 7, 2008 - 12 answers

MacRepairPrice Filter : Trying to figure out on which deal is the best, being the proud owner of a macbook (MAC OSX version 10.4.11), now about a year old, I wonder wether or not i should go for the extra 2-year guarantee, which will cost me 200€ a year. [more inside]
posted on Apr 6, 2008 - 5 answers

Two, almost certainly related problems: My MacBook has taken to turning itself off while still showing as having a high battery charge. It has turned itself off while showing it at 36 minutes of battery time left. coconutBattery says that my current battery capacity is only at 54% of the original. Anything I can or should do about this? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - 12 answers

How to access information and files embedded in Microsoft Onenote on a Mac? [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2008 - 3 answers

Should I be worried that I always seem to get "Page Outs" from my MacBook's RAM? [more inside]
posted on Mar 25, 2008 - 17 answers

I want to run Folding@Home on my MacBook Pro, but I want it to only fold while plugged in. Is there a way I can do this? [more inside]
posted on Mar 24, 2008 - 6 answers

The multi-touch trackpads on the new MacBook Pros are cool and all, but are they $750 cool? [more inside]
posted on Mar 23, 2008 - 31 answers

White macbook question. My macbook's cover has become all scratched up. Is there any way I can polish the plastic or in any way minimize the scratching?
posted on Mar 23, 2008 - 8 answers

Help me rock out some automation on my spankin' new MacBook! [more inside]
posted on Mar 21, 2008 - 6 answers

How do the on-board speakers on the new MacBooks compare to the ones on the MacBook Pro? [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2008 - 9 answers

Help! I had some super glue drip onto the lid of my Macbook Pro. Is acetone based nail remover a wildly dangerous thing to try to use on the aluminum surface of my precious laptop?
posted on Mar 20, 2008 - 13 answers

PCtoMacFilter: Is there an easier (faster) way to get my 37 gigs of music stranded on my PC formatted iPod onto my new Macbook than copying it to a PC with 3rd party software, burning it to dvds, and then ripping the dvds onto the Mac? Apple says "no," but please tell me they are wrong.
posted on Mar 15, 2008 - 14 answers

Which would make a better Mostly-Always-On-Mac: a Mini, or a MacBook running with the lid closed? [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2008 - 15 answers

how can i close my macbook without making it fall asleep? [more inside]
posted on Mar 10, 2008 - 15 answers