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What are some effective ways to save power when using my MacBook Pro?
I have an Early 2011 MacBook Pro (Core i7, 8GB RAM) with Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8.2).
What are some effective ways to save power? I am looking to maximise use of the battery - from a full charge - on ...
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How can I keep my Mac awake AND locked?
I want to leave my Mac awake overnight so it syncs 4GB of data from Dropbox. I need to prevent the machine from going to sleep because that pauses the Dropbox sync
I've been using Caffeine to keep ...
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Why do I have to reboot my iMac and Wacom Cintiq after sleep?
I have an iMac and a 24 inch Wacom Cintiq. When I put the iMac to sleep, it freezes and I have to restart both the iMac and the Wacom Cintiq.
How can I get around this?
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Easy way to disable processor cores on the fly
Hey i'm looking for a fast way to disable processor cores of my macbook to save power when i'm stranded away from a charger. I'm away that instruments can do this from it's preferences, but that's a ...
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What is the data corruption risk of force shutting down a running Mac?
Eg when the power supply is cut or someone presses the power button for 5 seconds? How big of a risk am I taking to my data? Is it a 1% chance of corrupting data? I know most mac these days have a ...
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Is there a safe way to shut down a Mac that doesn't have a keyboard or mouse?
I'm trying to safely shutdown a Mac desktop that does not have a keyboard or mouse connected to it any more, after hardware damage to the only keyboard and mouse in the house. It also does not have ...
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Does closing the lid put a MacBook Pro to sleep? Would it hurt the computer if I carry it around without shutting it down?
When I first got my MacBook Pro, it took less than 30 seconds to start up. Now, after several months, it takes about two minutes to startup and I can tell that it is not as responsive when using some ...
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Battery issue with MacBook Pro 13 inch (Early 2011)
So, around June 2011 I finally had the chance to buy my first Macbook Pro (13 inches, i5)
But recently, I've noticed something wrong with my battery!
Actually with only 2 months of use, I was under ...
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Unexplainable large number of cycles of MacBook Battery
My battery is a year old, but it has 189 cycles. Why is this? I always use my MacBook with the charger plugged in and very rarely without the charger.
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Monitoring power consumption on Mac
The Android OS monitors the power consumption of running apps and hardware (display). As you may guess, this is a useful feature as it allows to track down energy greedy apps.
Is there an application ...
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I am only seeing 1:50 of estimated run time on a new MacBook Pro battery. Problems?
I have bought brand new MacBook pro 15-inch model with highest specifications in this June. I have also installed newest Mac OS, Lion.
However, how it could be strange, when cable is not plugged it, ...
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How to retrieve current wattage info on OS X?
Is there a way to retrieve the current watt usage info on OS X Snow Leopard? I'm using mid-2010 iMac, so I'm not looking for just battery-related apps.
Does OS X even monitor power usage? Do I need ...
