As the title of this article suggest, we’re on the topic of the perceived “sudden battery drain”. In our experience, there is always the odd Mac newbie who exclaims this when they notice the battery meter in their menubar suddenly drop its readings. This is usually followed by a panic dash down to their local […]
Its relatively, ‘easy as pie’ to print from a Mac to a printer attached to an Airport Extreme base station but how do we do it from a Windows PC? Well, there are some additional steps and a download to commit to but after that, it comes down to being Read More
Since the latest Mac OS X 10.4.8 updates, some Macs have been affected with a strange malady. Unlike before, the Macs suffer an inability to automatically re-connect to preferred WiFi networks that have already been saved in the system’s WiFi list. This has been commonly reported to occur whenever the Read More
Most folks are happy as bunny rabbits with the ability to purchase music from the iTunes Music Store (ITMS). Who wouldn’t be? Its great. Click and download… legally. The rest of us who don’t have ITMS in our country are just begging for it to come sooner than Read More
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. Whether its a portable or a desktop. Macs are Read More
Most of us, at some point or other have inadvertently got a CD/DVD stuck in our Mac’s optical drive. This is an issue that has been compounded with Apple’s decision to produce Macs that come equipped with nothing other than slot loading optical drives. From unbalanced CD/Read More
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 be aware that a firmware update actually makes changes Read More
If you currently own a working PowerBook G4 or an iMac G5, a brief check on your purchase receipt should reveal that your Mac is most likely more than 2 years old. The fact that its still working and serving your needs is great but you may be in for a Read More
A little known, or reported bug has surfaced with the introduction of Intel Macs. Until now, MacRiot is unable to confirm whether this is an official bug but some MacIntel users have reported the inability for Mac OS X Tiger to remember the background colours set for particular Finder windows. Read More
Although, not publically announced to the usual media fanfare, Apple has published a support document admitting to having shipped iPod Videos containing theRavMonE.exe virus that affects only Windows systems. The virus is reported to not have any impact on Mac systems or the iPod itself. The affected iPod Video Read More
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