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Does anyone know if you can get the apple student discount at bestbuy in canada?
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Oct 1, 2014 19:02
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I'm planning to get a Mac mini for development (Xcode for iOS and Eclipse for android). But I also want to be able to run about 4 VMs (dev servers) at once with VMWare Fusion. Will a fully spec'd out mini with fusion drive be able to handle this at reasonable speed?
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Oct 1, 2014 19:21
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bsaber posted:I'm planning to get a Mac mini for development (Xcode for iOS and Eclipse for android). But I also want to be able to run about 4 VMs (dev servers) at once with VMWare Fusion. Will a fully spec'd out mini with fusion drive be able to handle this at reasonable speed? The quad i7 mini with 16GB and an SSD will handle that no problem.
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Oct 1, 2014 19:32
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What about the fusion drive? Will that be enough or should I go with the SSD?
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Oct 1, 2014 19:50
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bsaber posted:What about the fusion drive? Will that be enough or should I go with the SSD? If you're at all price sensitive, you'll get the best bang for your buck ordering it with the terrible stock HDD and replacing it with a 256 or 512GB SSD after you get it.
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Oct 1, 2014 19:53
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Well I could get the SSD but I wanted the space that the fusion drive offered. Thanks for the advice everyone!
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Oct 1, 2014 22:48
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Twerk from Home posted:Browsers can suck up as much memory as you let them now. If you have bad browsing habits with a billion tabs and are trying to do something like photo editing during it, you will run out of memory with 4GB. When you get low on memory, OSX will free memory applications allocate as a cache, ie, cached content of previously open tabs. If that's not enough, OSX will then swap out the least used memory. You may run out of RAM, but it's unlikely you'll run out of memory. If you're actually editing photos and switching between all of those tabs then you will notice a slowdown. If a number of those tabs are rarely used they'll get swapped out to the SSD and you'll never notice.
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Oct 1, 2014 23:07
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Apropos of the Mac mini, what's the likelihood that Apple's been waiting for Broadwell in order to cram it into a fanless (or at least much less temperature-constrained) enclosure half the size of the current one? The chassis' been long overdue for an update and, given that it's been two years since the last refresh, it's not unreasonable to expect them to pull a Mac Pro with it. It's gotta be either that or they've been hitting a wall with how they're gonna make one that can run that 5k display we've been hearing about. 
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Oct 2, 2014 00:03
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Does anyone have a KVM switch that they'd recommend? I need to switch between a desktop and laptop. Amazon's selection is somewhat bewildering, as well as having a surprising amount of VGA ones.
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Oct 2, 2014 17:16
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MrBond posted:Does anyone have a KVM switch that they'd recommend? I need to switch between a desktop and laptop. Amazon's selection is somewhat bewildering, as well as having a surprising amount of VGA ones. http://synergy-project.org/ Best KVM ever, and it's free software... unless you plan on closing your laptop and only using one monitor, in which case this won't really help. edit: Holy crap the guy has started charging for it! But it's just $5 though. Easily worth the price if you need that kind of solution. GreatGreen fucked around with this message at 17:39 on Oct 2, 2014 |
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Oct 2, 2014 17:35
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GreatGreen posted:http://synergy-project.org/ I actually do leave the laptop closed 
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Oct 2, 2014 17:48
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MrBond posted:as well as having a surprising amount of VGA ones. Just FYI, most, if not all servers still ship with VGA since there's literally no reason to upgrade the technology; most KVM switches are for that market so that's why you're seeing that large abundance.
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Oct 2, 2014 18:05
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MrBond posted:Does anyone have a KVM switch that they'd recommend? I need to switch between a desktop and laptop. Amazon's selection is somewhat bewildering, as well as having a surprising amount of VGA ones. I have this one at work: http://www.amazon.com/Targus-SuperSpeed-8-Tablet-Compatible-ACP71USZ/dp/B006FXVT6K/ I usually use it with a Lenovo ThinkPad, but have used it a couple times with my MBA and haven't had any trouble with it. It's been a pretty reliable dock overall.
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Oct 2, 2014 18:42
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rufius posted:I have this one at work: http://www.amazon.com/Targus-SuperSpeed-8-Tablet-Compatible-ACP71USZ/dp/B006FXVT6K/ Oh, that's more a straight up docking station right? I'm looking for a DVI KVM switch to swap back and forth between 2 physical machines. Thanks though! Martytoof posted:Just FYI, most, if not all servers still ship with VGA since there's literally no reason to upgrade the technology; most KVM switches are for that market so that's why you're seeing that large abundance. Oh, I guess that makes sense. I'm still a bit surprised there's a big market for 2-port VGA KVM switches as I'm imagining a rack full of mounted servers, so something more like a 16-port KVM switch, but I clearly don't operate in that market 
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MrBond posted:Does anyone have a KVM switch that they'd recommend? I need to switch between a desktop and laptop. Amazon's selection is somewhat bewildering, as well as having a surprising amount of VGA ones. I've used this IOGear one for 3.5 years with a Mac mini and a Thinkpad: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002TQYSN8/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Generally works great. I like that the only thing I need on my desk is the little switcher unit. And there's no lag after switching until the keyboard and mouse reconnect, which I've seen with other units. But my one complaint is that I couldn't get it to work with Logitech's unifying receiver. I think the KVM hooks into the USB keyboard to do the hotkey switching, and the unifying receiver acts like a hub and messes it all up. Mouse wouldn't work at all in OS X. So that limits your mouse choices, although I have managed so far. I would read the reviews of any model carefully for this. Also I have never gotten it to do the "hold down keys while you power on" thing. Have to plug keyboard in directly when that is needed. smackfu fucked around with this message at 19:31 on Oct 2, 2014 |
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Oct 2, 2014 19:29
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I use Synergy + my monitor's input switches, and a USB 3.0 switch with a hub because I hope to either have a proper dual monitor setup or to figure out how to not need my other computer at all, but that might be a pipe dream given the full disk encryption used making it tough to virtualize.MrBond posted:I'm still a bit surprised there's a big market for 2-port VGA KVM switches as I'm imagining a rack full of mounted servers, so something more like a 16-port KVM switch, but I clearly don't operate in that market necrobobsledder fucked around with this message at 19:39 on Oct 2, 2014 |
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Oct 2, 2014 19:35
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Also if you feel like your 13" rmbp is not buttery smooth on 10.9/10.10 during desktop animations or what not, you can try non-hidpi 1920x1200 with some 3rd party software. You basically end up with a high enough res where things are still sharp while having fluid everything.
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Oct 2, 2014 21:56
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How can people even see with that high of a resolution?
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Oct 2, 2014 22:06
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You have to set minimal font size to like 18~22 in safari, but besides that the amount of columns in excel is great though.
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Oct 2, 2014 22:36
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MrBond posted:Oh, that's more a straight up docking station right? I'm looking for a DVI KVM switch to swap back and forth between 2 physical machines. Thanks though! It was early. I am a dumbass. Apologies.
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Oct 2, 2014 22:39
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So I dropped my bottle of medicine all over my rMBP 13". On the positive side, it was a bottle of pills. On the negative, they were small pills. One of them got into the air holes above the keyboard where the function keys are at. It's been like this for about 2 weeks now. (I figured out one was still in there once I started using my laptop around campus). How dangerous is this for my laptop? Since I don't want to open up my laptop myself, how much would this cost as a service?
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Oct 2, 2014 23:47
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Well I mean there's always the chance that it forms a pill habit.
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Oct 3, 2014 00:31
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Avocados posted:So I dropped my bottle of medicine all over my rMBP 13". On the positive side, it was a bottle of pills. On the negative, they were small pills. One of them got into the air holes above the keyboard where the function keys are at. It's been like this for about 2 weeks now. (I figured out one was still in there once I started using my laptop around campus). If they're gel caps I would worry, but otherwise it's fine. If you want it out take it to an Apple Store and they'll definitely remove it for free.
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Oct 3, 2014 01:01
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Can't you just unfold a paperclip and fish it out?
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Oct 3, 2014 01:14
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IUG posted:Can't you just unfold a paperclip and fish it out? The logic board is close to many of those vent holes, and it isn't completely "off" until you disconnect both the AC adapter and internal battery. Not a great idea to go fishing around with a metal object until you do that.
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Oct 3, 2014 02:08
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I'm in the middle of writing a paper and some keys just stopped working randomly. No spills, drops, bumps anything. Just typing and then the diagonal row of 2, w, s, x stops working. I'm on a deadline so unless this a known issue with a quick fix I can't get into an Apple Store today.
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Oct 3, 2014 14:36
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Time posted:I'm in the middle of writing a paper and some keys just stopped working randomly. No spills, drops, bumps anything. Just typing and then the diagonal row of 2, w, s, x stops working. I'm on a deadline so unless this a known issue with a quick fix I can't get into an Apple Store today. if you're desperate to meet your deadline, plug in a USB keyboard, and get it fixed later.
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Oct 3, 2014 15:29
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Time posted:I'm in the middle of writing a paper and some keys just stopped working randomly. No spills, drops, bumps anything. Just typing and then the diagonal row of 2, w, s, x stops working. I'm on a deadline so unless this a known issue with a quick fix I can't get into an Apple Store today. Well, if it's a MacBook Air, it could be that one of several flex cables is bad or the trackpad is defective. Your deadline must be pretty bad to forget to tell us what kind of Mac you have.
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Oct 3, 2014 15:55
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My 2009 MBP is dying. It won't turn on unless plugged in and loses power immediately if the plug is pulled. Trying to get it to start up again is a matter of some voodoo of disconnecting/connecting the magsafe a dozen or so times until it seats just so that the light turns on. Needless to say, this has limited my mobility with the thing quite a bit. I'm due a new one, but if I can limp this box along until the end of the year that would be even better. Any thoughts on how to diagnose/repair what's going on here? It's not the only thing that makes me think it's at the end of it's life, but it's the most immediate and impactful. Failing that, on the subject of new MBP models: it looks more economical to buy a cheaper model with a more expensive processor and just do the memory upgrade myself. Am I wrong there? Are there any particular setups that are known to be avoided in particular? I don't *think* I want an Air, but I've never really used one. I feel like I'd break that thing.
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Oct 3, 2014 16:37
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Fix posted:Failing that, on the subject of new MBP models: it looks more economical to buy a cheaper model with a more expensive processor and just do the memory upgrade myself. Am I wrong there? Are there any particular setups that are known to be avoided in particular? You can no longer upgrade the memory on rMBP and MBAs at all, SSD or RAM. Get the machine that you need at the time you purchase it. The Air chassis is excellent and it seems extremely durable. My wife has dropped hers several times, banged it into things, and tossed it unprotected in backpacks and it holds up incredibly well.
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Oct 3, 2014 16:58
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Fix posted:My 2009 MBP is dying. It won't turn on unless plugged in and loses power immediately if the plug is pulled. Trying to get it to start up again is a matter of some voodoo of disconnecting/connecting the magsafe a dozen or so times until it seats just so that the light turns on. Needless to say, this has limited my mobility with the thing quite a bit. I'm due a new one, but if I can limp this box along until the end of the year that would be even better. It's very likely a dead battery. Not sure whether Apple sells 2009 macbook batteries though.
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Oct 3, 2014 17:03
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GreatGreen posted:It's very likely a dead battery. It would surprise me if they didn't. They still sell batteries fro 2009 Macbook non-pros for sure, but I got one from China for $30 instead and it came with the tri-wing screwdriver you need to replace it.
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Oct 3, 2014 17:05
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^^^ Hmmm.... Best place to shop for that kind of thing?Twerk from Home posted:You can no longer upgrade the memory on rMBP and MBAs at all, SSD or RAM. Get the machine that you need at the time you purchase it. Oh! Well that's unfortunate. Thanks, guys. Shopping I will go.
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Oct 3, 2014 17:06
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Twerk from Home posted:It would surprise me if they didn't. They still sell batteries fro 2009 Macbook non-pros for sure, but I got one from China for $30 instead and it came with the tri-wing screwdriver you need to replace it. Cool, didn't know there were alternatives that inexpensive out there. How long have you had that battery and how does its performance feel?
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Oct 3, 2014 17:07
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GreatGreen posted:Cool, didn't know there were alternatives that inexpensive out there. How long have you had that battery and how does its performance feel? It's been in there just over 6 months now, battery life is better than when the machine was new, but I'm not sure how much of that is because its a slightly higher capacity battery and how much is because newer versions of OSX have gotten more efficient. It came from some ebay seller with a bunch of positive feedback and was called "Battery For Apple MacBook 13" A1342 Unibody Rechargeable A1331 020-6809-A". Note this was a white plastic macbook, so you will need something else for your MBP of course. As a side note, we replaced it because the machine was constantly dying even when the battery indicated it had some charge, the Apple store diagnosed it as a bad battery but the problem kept happening even after we replaced the battery. Apple then diagnosed it as a bad logic board, but figuring I had nothing to lose I opened it up, poked around, taped down a loose internal connector with scotch tape, and it hasn't turned off unexpectedly since then. It gets used really heavily, so it can't be that fragile a fix. Scotch tape seems to hold up really well. Apple would have replaced the battery for $129 and the logic board for $349.
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Oct 3, 2014 17:15
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Twerk from Home posted:It's been in there just over 6 months now, battery life is better than when the machine was new, but I'm not sure how much of that is because its a slightly higher capacity battery and how much is because newer versions of OSX have gotten more efficient. It came from some ebay seller with a bunch of positive feedback and was called "Battery For Apple MacBook 13" A1342 Unibody Rechargeable A1331 020-6809-A". Note this was a white plastic macbook, so you will need something else for your MBP of course. FYI if you have access to it, I believe Kapton tape is the stuff that's actually meant to go into electronics. It's meant to work better with the adhesive and high temperatures. It's the yellow-ish stuff that's already inside the Mac when you look.
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Oct 3, 2014 17:55
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I want to upgrade my MacBook Air ssd since I'm low on space. I see DIY kits around, but which ones are credible? I'm looking OWC's for now.
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Oct 3, 2014 18:27
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PaganGoatPants posted:I want to upgrade my MacBook Air ssd since I'm low on space. I see DIY kits around, but which ones are credible? I'm looking OWC's for now. Lots of people reporting the OWC drives dying on them on the Mac forums. More than other SSD's? Who knows. I'd buy an OEM drive on eBay (that's what I did to upgrade my rMPB).
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Fix posted:My 2009 MBP is dying. It won't turn on unless plugged in and loses power immediately if the plug is pulled. Trying to get it to start up again is a matter of some voodoo of disconnecting/connecting the magsafe a dozen or so times until it seats just so that the light turns on. Needless to say, this has limited my mobility with the thing quite a bit. I'm due a new one, but if I can limp this box along until the end of the year that would be even better. Check your magsafe port for a staple or pencil lead or something. Happens more often then you'd think.
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