Thermal Pads – Ant Food?
Every computer that houses a processor, will have some form of thermal compound to wick heat away from the processor’s core to a heatsink or heat pipesthat conduct the heat generated by the processor’s core out of the unit….
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Firmware Restoration For Intel Macs
Lately, there have been a slew of firmware updates coming down Apple’s automated Software Update network. As a result, inexperienced users may wreck their Macs completely when the firmware update installation instructions are not adhered to. Potential firmware updaters must…
IEEE 802.11n Cards In New Intel Core 2 Duo Macs
Apple has always been on the frontier of consumer electronics. Being one of the first to introduce IEEE 802.11g WiFi protocol in their consumer electronics line. Or popularly known as the Airport Extreme form factor, which represented…
Apple iBook And PowerBook G4 Battery Recall
iBook and PowerBook G4 owners/users are strongly advised to check your batteries against the list of affected batteries. Apple has determined that certain lithium-ion batteries containing cells manufactured by Sony Corporation of Japan pose a…
Battery Care And Keeping Charge Cycles Low
There are a plethora of myths about batteries. Lithium-ion or Nickel-based batteries, they all share one thing in common – charge cycles. Apple’s definition of ‘charge cycles’ can be found at Apple’s Lithium-ion Battery care page and it…
PowerBook, Resetting Power Management Unit (PMU)
If you press the power button on your Mac portable and it fails to power up, it can be due to a misbehaving Power Management Unit (PMU). One of the self-help remedies is to reset the PMU…
Intel-Based Macs By Early January 2006
Following our recent article, Apple Hardware | The PowerBook Development Life-Cycle, Appleinsider reports that next generation Intel-based Macs are slated for launch as early as January 2006 during January’s Macworld Expo in San Francisco. Beginning with Intel-based…
Apple Desktops And Portables Takes PC Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Awards
We’re pretty sure Steve has more reason to smile these days; Apple’s range of desktops and portables have scorched the competition. In this year’s PC magazine survey for desktops and portables, Apple wins hands down in…
12″ & 14″ iBooks Given A Boost
Even the iBooks have gone supernova these days with Apple’s latest re-introduction of these popular entry level portable Macs. The range has now been limited to 2 default models; one for each sized iBook with…
Apple 12″ iBook Vs 12″ PowerBook
When it comes down to purchasing an Apple portable, probably the toughest decision will always be the one where an individual has to choose between a 12″ iBook or a 12″ PowerBook. At press time,…