Apple's line of Macintosh portable computers, first introduced in January 2006.
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“Home” and “End” HotKeys in Vim INSERT Mode with MacBook Pro
I am pretty new to Vim and to Mac, I have a MacBook Pro with Retina Display running OS X 10.8.3, which do NOT have naive Home, End, PageUp and PageDown keys.
I know the Fn + arrow keys can work in ...
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Mini DisplayPort to DVI/VGA Adaptor for projectors
I was wondering if anyone could gimme some advice on buying a "mini-displayport to VGA adaptor" for my MAC BOOK PRO 13" to use with projectors for presentation purposes. The Apple price for the ...
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different MacBook battery models since 2008?
I am wondering if Apple changed the form factor of their MacBook (Pro) batteries since Early 2008?
I was planning to replace my broken MacBook Mid 2010 Unibody with a used MacBook Pro from early 2008. ...
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Could my non-booting laptop be the result from spilling juice 1.5 years ago?
A year and a half ago I spilt a little juice onto my mac laptop, although after cleaning up the mess, the laptop seemed to be working fine. Moreover, I took the laptop to the ICT department, they did ...
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Anything to watch for when buying a 2009 MBP?
I have the option to buy a 2009 13" MBP for $500 - mid 2009 with the 2.53 GHz C2D. At this point, I'm leaning towards it (I'd be using it for iOS development). I know it's been well taken care of.
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if i delete photos on my camera roll on my iphone will it delete the photos on photo stream on my macbook pro?
If I delete photos on my camera roll on my iphone 4s will it delete the photos on photo stream on my macbook pro?
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Audio input/output splitter for MacBooks without changeable input/output jack?
From what I can understand, in the latest iterations of the MacBooks, what former was an input/output 3.5mm jack, now only can be used for input. However, it's possible to use certain headsets (for ...
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Were the 2009 MBP's affected by the NVIDIA problem?
I am considering purchasing a mid 2009 Macbook Pro - 13", 2.53 GHz.
However, someone advised me to beware of the NVIDIA graphics card problem they had in 'that time frame'. As I understand, the ...
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Reinstall MacBook's OS X
I have a bit of a problem with MacBook Pro.
Currently it's running Mac OS X 10.8.3, but I want to install from DVD Mac OS X 10.5.2, which is for this MacBook Pro and was reinstalled few months back. ...
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Completely Removing Mac OSX from MBP
I have a 2009 MBP that runs Linux Arch and OSX on a dual boot. I have no use for OSX on this machine. I installed it 12 months ago, and straight after installation I set up Arch via BootCamp and have ...
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Any reason not to run my Macbook Pro upside-down in clamshell mode?
My MacBook Pro gets stupidly hot when I'm working on it normally (not clamshell). I am worried that the heat could damage the screen if I use it in clamshell mode.
I thought that I could place it ...
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Speech Commands with Eclipse java for speakable
I'm running Mac OS X 10.7.5 on my MacBook Pro and love the Voice Commands / Speakable Items feature.
I also have a lot of custom commands that I use by writing applescripts and putting them in either ...
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How to I get Parallels to use a mapped drive for the user folder?
I have Parallels running a copy of Windows 7 within a Macbook Pro. By default it appears to share the Mac home directory like this:
\\psf\Home\Documents\
...which causes issues for a few bits of ...
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How to disable the docked Finder monitor pop-up on OS X?
Attached is the screen shot of annoying screen monitor round cornered box, not sure what thats called. I dont know how it appeared!!! I wanna disable it. The Command+option+escape window doesn't show ...
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Why is my MacBook Pro slow? (2010 model)
I have a 2010 MacBook pro 2.26 GHZ, 2GB Ram. Let me detail a bit of background first.
I had it running Leopard, and had the same issue with it running slow. I got annoyed with how it was running, so ...
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Can I add 16 gigs to the 13 inch non-Retina MacBook Pro?
The latest updates to MBPs non-retina say they can support upto 8 gigs of RAM. I had a mid-2011 13 inch MBP which I upgraded to 16 gigs.
The 13 inch MBP has 2 RAM slots. Has anyone successfully ...
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2011 Macbook Pro - GPU dying?
I have a 2011 MBP, 2.2 GHz, 8 GB, AMD 6750M, 512GB SSD that I installed myself. No AppleCare. Recently, I have had these weird glitches showing up shortly after I connect an external screen:
What ...
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Momentary freeze in Mac OS X on USB device atachment
This seems to have only started recently, but every time I attach a USB device or removable media (SD Card) to my Mac Book Pro running OS X 10.8.3 there is a freeze in the mouse cursor for a few ...
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Macbook Pro not Starting
I have a MacBook Pro and from the last week I have been unable to turn the machine on properly. First it displays the Apple logo and shows this message
I've done a lot of research and tried things ...
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Command + R not working on Snow Leopard reboot
I am trying to install OSX (10.6) from disk, but before I do I want to format the hard drive which requires the Disk Utility from the disk.
I am pressing Command + R at start up, but the MacBook is ...
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Why won't Macbook Pro list the spec to be able to use 16GB instead of 8GB? [closed]
I had a mid 2012, 15 inch Macbook Pro (non-Retina), and the specs says it can support maximum 8GB: http://support.apple.com/kb/sp649
But my coworker had a 4GB version and he was able to have the ...
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Macbook Pro Early 2011 15 inch, Mountain Lion Booting issue
My Macbook Pro is not booting normally. I tried many options but no success. If I try to recovery mode or try to boot from USB, a blue screen appears. So I can't do fresh install. I checked hardware ...
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Local name changes every 10 - 20 minutes
I have just bought a new MacBook Pro after my previous one died ( mother card seem to had been the problem). In this one like in my previous the computer's local hostname keeps telling me that the ...
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Is there a way to hibernate macbook then switch to windows?
I have installed Windows7 by bootcamp on my Macbook, however, every time when I want to switch to Windows, I have to reboot the machine completely. That means I cannot keep my current workspace when ...
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How many fans does a 2.26 GHz 15" 2009 MacBook Pro 5,5 have?
I have a 15" MacBook Pro 2.26 GHz purchased in late 2009, model "MacBookPro5,5".
The FanControl PrefPane reports
Right Fan: -1 RPM
Does this model only have one fan, or does it have two?
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iMessage, FaceTime, Back to my Mac not working (Mountain Lion clean install)
After doing a clean install of Mountain Lion on my MacBook Pro (13" unibody, MacBookPro5,5) and upgrading to 10.8.3 I'm having trouble with iMessage, Facetime and Back to My Mac. I am running Little ...
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What's the noticeable speed difference between these two Mac computers? [closed]
Someone wants to trade his new iPhone 5, his 20" iMac, and some cash for my 15" Macbook Pro. Here are the specs for my MBP and his iMac:
My Early 2011 15in Macbook Pro
2.2GHz i7
4GB Ram
AMD Radeon ...
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Disable oscillating light on MacBook Pro when in sleep mode
This is not the same question as Can I disable the lighted Apple logo on the back of my MacBook Pro?
When I shut the lid of my macbook pro, it goes into sleep mode. When it is in sleep mode, there ...
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Canon imageclass MF4420w printer cant work with mac osx 10.8
There seems to be no legit drivers available for the Canon MF4420w imageclass printers which dont seem to work.
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Dilemma about replacing the battery in my 17" MacBook Pro mid-2010
After 3 years my mid-2010 17" MBP model is telling me it's time to replace the battery. The current one (model A1309, FWIW) has had ~1000 cycles now and can't hold the charge reliably anymore.
Being ...
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Can't install an OS on 2008 Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro
I've got a MacBook Pro from 2008 with an Intel Core 2 Duo. I installed Ubuntu 10.10, then installed Debian 7 Testing. Debian 7 was fine, but for some reason the red and blue were swapped (green was ...
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How to disable battery charging?
From the pmset man page:
POWER SOURCE ARGUMENTS
-g with a 'batt' or 'ps' argument will show the state of all attached power sources.
[…] Certain Apple battery calibration tools may ...
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Black Screen after installing RAM in MacBook (early 2008)
I've tried installing 2 x 2gb DDR2 PC2-6400 modules into an early 2008 MacBook. After installation the machine booted into a black screen, with no chime.
I tried reseating the RAM, same problem. I ...
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Wifi network not showing up
I have a weird problem, and internet isn't really helpful on that one.
I have a macbook pro and a wifi network. The macbook pro can see plenty of wifi network around, but very rarely mine.
The wifi ...
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Should the Sudden Motion Sensor be disabled with a hybrid hard drive?
I've read that it's ok to leave the SMS on with non-stock hard drives, but I've also seen that it can crash an SSD.
I have a Momentus XT with 4GB of solid state memory and 500GB of spinning platters.
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USB Port of Macbook frequently stop working
One of the two USB ports of my Macbook Pro stop working frequently.
Once I reboot the computer, then two USB ports work well.
But one of them (always the same one makes the problem) stops working.
I ...
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Macbook Pro as a wireless bridge? (Private hotspot from external wifi connection)
While travelling, it would be convenient to set up a wifi hotspot from my Macbook, which would share the wifi internet with my phone and tablet (wifi <-> Macbook <-> wifi). This would make it ...
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screen with “cloud” spots and freezes
I have a macbook pro that is getting some error, I can work with him for a while but then e freezes and some "cloud-like" spots appear on the screen.
What can be its problem?
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Boot Camp 5 drivers will not install in Windows 8
I have a Macbook Pro Early 2011 and I had Windows 7 installed on it through boot camp.I recently upgraded to windows 8 by using an upgrade CD. When I upgraded I had Boot Camp 2.3 installed and that ...
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Script MBP keyboard backlight to full brightness?
I've been searching around and trying some simple apple scripts, but have been completely thwarted in my attempts to set the MBP keyboard backlight to full brightness from any sort of script or ...
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Change Mac settings depending on situation
I use my mac as a lightweight laptop at college, but when I get home I plug it in to charge and plug in 2 external monitors and use it for more power use. Some things that really annoy me are ...
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my macbook pro screen has yellow tint [closed]
I recently replaced the DC Jack of my macbookpro A1286 (because the old one got burnt).. everything worked fine the first day.. i left my laptop to charge all night, the next morning it looked like ...
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USB device accidentally ejects with the slightest disturbance
This is extremely annoying. 2009 MacBook Pro running OSX 10.7.5. I have an external hard drive connected via USB for Time Machine purposes. This device, and anything else connected via USB, frequently ...
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Replacing optical drive in macbook with SSD: does it matter where the SSD drive is installed?
I've just replaced my MacBook Pro's optical drive with an SSD. I used OWC's Data Doubler kit. I've moved my OS and all my data onto the SSD, and I'm now using it as my boot volume.
In other threads, ...
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VPN and Wifi start with same 192.168.1.x
On my Macbook Pro I have recently added a VPN connection to the server at work. Now, my Wifi network at home uses the following IP block: 192.168.1.x as does the VPN from work.
So when my MBP tries ...
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Time Machine Backup causes Macbook Pro to hang
My Macbook Pro has suddenly started acting pretty funky. I will be running Blender for a few minutes and then it will turn on the fans and they will start getting faster and faster. I checked the CPU ...
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Selling macbook, best/fastest way to delete data?
I need help to erase all of my data from my computer...
Selling 2009 Macbook pro w. Lion.
I don't have the startup disks.
So I've created another admin account and am trying to delete mine from ...
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Assign app to desktop only when secondary display hooked up
So, I've been looking for a way to set up an application in Mountain Lion to be assigned to a particular desktop only when a secondary display is connected.
As a web developer, my web browser is my ...
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Screensaver kicks on while typing
Running 10.8.3 on MBP with two external displays (TB-connected HDMI for the first external and USB/j5-connected HDMI to the second).
With my mouse NOT in a corner and while typing, my screensaver ...
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mac crashed while installing mountain lion - cable disconnect
I downloaded mountain lion on my mbp which is run by snow leopard atm. I started to install it and waited for the installation to end. When it came down to the last 12-11 minutes, I ended my ...
