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Got the MacBook back!!

Poramate Ongsakorn — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:21:38 +0000

Got the call this morning that the MacBook is ready so I went and pick up the MacBook. They replaced the fan, SuperDrive and the whole top case which includes Keyboard and Trackpad. Very Happy The MacBook now looks like new and doesn’t make noise anymore. I’m glad that I got the AppleCare Protection Plan (~$200 well spent). Now I can continue the work and research…

Taking MacBook into Apple Store to fix the LOUD noise coming from CPU fan….

Poramate Ongsakorn — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:16:33 +0000

Going to take MacBook in to fix the loud noise coming from the CPU fan. It is constantly really loud now. I woke up because of the sound at night… The MacBook is 1 year and 4 months old. I’m glad that I got the Applecare Protection Plan else I might be looking at getting a new laptop instead of fixing it.

The problems is the following:

Very LOUD CPU fan noise (Enough to woke me up at night)
Problems with SuperDrive – 50% DVD Burning failure (I’ve burned a lot, probably around 600 DVDs)
Cracks at the corner of the top case
Sometime the Amber light at MagSafe connector won’t lit up while charging.

UPDATE: Just got back from Apple Store, I got a new 60W MagSafe adapter and Apple took the MacBook in to replace the fan and will check the dvd for the problems. Apple will also replace the top case. They said it will take 3-5 business days to complete. Hopefully I’ll get it back soon, won’t have a computer to use and work for a few days… See the attached Work Authorization…

Stop iPhoto from opening when plugging in iPhone

Poramate Ongsakorn — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:45:52 +0000

1. Open /Applications/Image Capture.app
2. Open Image Capture menu/Preferences…
3. Choose “No Application”

That’s it

Setting up BIND DNS server on Mac OS X

Poramate Ongsakorn — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:17:51 +0000

To speed up DNS resolving.
Link: macosxhint.com

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.0.1 Update

Poramate Ongsakorn — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:30:41 +0000

This update fixes critical issues in Office 2008, including issues that might cause Office 2008 applications to stop responding or quit unexpectedly.

Released: Tuesday, March 11, 2008

.dmg file size: 114mb

56k modem: 9hrs 56min

More Details: MacFixIt

Download

Little Snitch 2 Public Beta – Free Until October 10, 2007

Poramate Ongsakorn — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:15:33 +0000

Public Beta

Little Snitch 2 is currently in beta. To run the beta version you can use the following license key:

32WXLW0-W10P10GXW12GW1YN-LMX2ZH7N3G

This license key will expire on October 10, 2007

www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/public-beta.html

Convert .flac to .mp3 on Mac

Poramate Ongsakorn — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:00:54 +0000

Try Max

MenuMeters – Nice menu bar system monitor

Poramate Ongsakorn — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:15:48 +0000

MenuMeters is a set of CPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring tools for MacOS X.

Link

Test!!

Poramate Ongsakorn — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:00:32 +0000

Test posting from MarsEdit

Pretty easy program to use for managing weblog.

Great Apps to check for available Mac Applications update

Poramate Ongsakorn — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:40:11 +0000

Try this..

AppFresh is an utility that keeps all applications on your Mac up to date by checking the internet for new releases and makes downloading and installing them a breeze.

AppFresh covers software updates from Apple and third parties and can be used as a replacement for Apple’s own Software Update application to provide one central place to make sure you’re up to date.

metaquark.de/appfresh/