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So many MagSafe adapters - who knew?

So many MagSafe adapters - who knew?MagSafeAside from form factor compatibility, what about electrical compatibility with MBA?RE: So many MagSafe adapters - who knew?A larger capacity power adapter will work on a MBA, as long it fits in to the port, into a lower powered devices. For example, a new...

Tags: MagSafe Adapter, adapter

Discussion threads 2008-02-11

Where are the MagSafe adapters for cars?

Where are the MagSafe adapters for cars?Buy an inverterAnd use your regular wall wart.MagSafe adaptor for external batteryI stumbled upon this nifty accessory while doing another search. I might just buy one.[b]MacBook Cable/Adapter and Tip for External Battery Packs[/b][i]This new cable and tip allows the Battery Geek Battery Packs to...

Tags: Notebooks, message board, inverter, Apple MacBook, MagSafe Adapter

Discussion threads 2007-02-09

Where are the MagSafe adapters for cars and airplanes?

Where are the MagSafe adapters for cars and airplanes?MagSafe adaptor cableWhat Apple needs to do is product a short adaptor cable with a MagSafe connector on one end, and a female "PowerBook" power connector on the other. This would allow users to use *existing* mobil power adaptors with the...

Tags: Notebooks, MagSafe Adapter, inverter

Discussion threads 2006-06-28

MagSafe being withheld from third parties?

MagSafe being withheld from third parties?Kensington a no-mag-goWhen informing when there will be a magsafe connector/tip for my Kensington AC/auto/air adapter they informed me that there probably will never be one! This maybe due to the fact that the adapter is only 65W but they had no info on alternatives.Maybe...

Tags: Notebooks, MagSafe Adapter, MagSafe, Kensington, adapter, patent

Discussion threads 2006-03-20

Additional Resources

Camping with your Mac 2.0 (HyperMac mini review)

In June I wrote about some essential gear to bring while camping with your Mac. This is a follow-up based on a camping trip I took with my family this month to Olympic National Park in Washington. I thought I'd share couple of tips from a recent...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Car, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Battery, USB, Apple MacBook Pro, HyperMac, Engineering, Notebooks, Smart Phones, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Camping with your Mac

After having just returned from the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee I wanted to share a few tips about what to bring if you plan to bring your Mac and iPhone for that matter on a camping trip. Moisture is the enemy of all electronics. When...

Tags: Car, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple MacBook Pro, FastMac, Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-16

A case for rugged laptops?

I'm not a gentle laptop user. They get tossed in my car, jammed in my bag, and slid off my lap. My white MacBook is only white in a few spots now (the keyboard and wrist-rests a fairly disgusting shade of gray). Kids, however, make me look downright...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Laptop Computer, Netbook, Computer, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-06-03

News to know: Homebrewing, Google options, Windows, Smartphones, Oracle

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Perlow: Extreme PCs and "Homebrewing": Rest in Peace Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Extreme PCs and homebrew systems are here to...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Camcorder, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Smartphone, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Software As A Service (SaaS), E-mail, Podcasts, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Emerging Technologies, Online Communications, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-03-10

News to know: Homebrewing, Google options, Windows, Smartphones, Oracle

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Perlow: Extreme PCs and "Homebrewing": Rest in Peace Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Extreme PCs and homebrew systems are here to...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Camcorder, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Smartphone, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Software As A Service (SaaS), E-mail, Podcasts, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Emerging Technologies, Online Communications, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-03-10

More troubleshooting tips for your MacBook's MagSafe power adapter

More troubleshooting tips for your MacBook's MagSafe power adapterWow, what a pain!!I've never had a laptop fall off a desk with the "old" barrel type plug and I [b]certainly[/b] don't have to worry about all those troubleshooting instructions! Yikes! Talk about unintuitive!i know a lot of people with a magsafe...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, MagSafe Power Adapter, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2009-03-09

More troubleshooting tips for your MacBook's MagSafe power adapter

Apple updates the technical note on the MagSafe power adapter technology used on its MacBook lines of notebooks. There are a surprising number of things that can go wrong. by David Morgenstern

Tags: Adapter, Apple MacBook, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2009-03-09

New high-end MacBook Pro has 8 hour battery

Apple has announced an upgrade to its high-end MacBook Pro line of notebook computers. The unique thing about this model is that it uses a custom-made (read:expensive) non-removable 95WHr battery to achieve an estimated 8 hours between charges in a small package. Other...

Tags: built-In, Apple MacBook, Battery, Video, Apple MacBook Pro, Engineering, FireWire, Corporate Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Firmware updates released for all new MacBooks

Apple tonight released a rash of SMC and EFI firmware updates for all the new "unibody" notebooks: including the (Late 2008) MacBooks, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs. The updates are only for the new Late 2008 MacBooks though â€" not for all MacBooks. If you need the updates, they will...

Tags: Firmware Update, Apple MacBook, Firmware, System Management Controller, TUAW, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-12-10

Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks

Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooksWhere are the Apple zealots ?What lies are they going to spread now?RE: Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooksThe longer you work with both notebooks, the more you realize that the MacBook is simply better.And the MacBook will run Windows too...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, Dell Computer Corp., notebook, lid, USB Devices, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-15

In the 'it's a feature' department: Caps Lock keys

If you've noticed a change in the behavior of your Caps Lock key on new Apple machines, that may be the sign of a feature, not a bug. Apple on Friday posted technical notes about the Caps Lock behavior of the "new" aluminum Apple Keyboard (2007) ...

Tags: Function, Adapter, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Outlet, Caps Lock Function, Keyboards, Notebooks, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-03-24

Apple refreshes its MacBook Pro lineup

Apple on Tuesday updated its MacBook Pro notebook lineup with the biggest additions being the latest Intel Core 2 Duo chips, more memory and the multi-touch trackpad that's found in the MacBook Air. Apple also updated its MacBook lineup. Apple rolled out a 2.4 GHz, 15-inch MacBook...

Tags: Spec, Apple MacBook, Detail, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-02-26

3 days from Shanghai

I'm typing away here on my new MacBook, freshly arrived today from Shanghai, via Anchorage and Indianapolis. A mere 3 days after it left the factory in China, I received a tracking notice on my phone from FedEx that it had been delivered and signed for by my favorite...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Jury, Teacher, Touchpad, Desktops, Linux, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-02-14

So many MagSafe adapters - who knew?

A recent Apple technote details the correct MagSafe adapters for various flavors of MacBooks. While most look alike, some have different power ratings. Released on Sunday, the support document shows the part numbers and images of the MagSafe adapters, AC plugs (the "duck head" adapter) and power...

Tags: Adapter, Apple MacBook, MacBook Air, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-02-10

MacBook Air Diary-Day 5: Battery observations

Apple quotes the MacBook Air as having a 5 hour battery, but as with most OEM statements about battery life, it should be taken with a grain of salt. The battery life figures quoted by most manufacturers are measured under perfect, almost never practical, circumstances. They usually...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Battery, Engineering, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc.

Blog posts 2008-02-04

Keep your MagSafe power plug clean

Keep your MagSafe power plug cleanIs Apple the only one that uses magnetic power adapter? [nt][nt]RE: Keep your MagSafe power plug cleanI don't see any mention of the many negative comments on the apple site about the magsafe burning up over time - has this been fixed, or is it...

Tags: MagSafe

Discussion threads 2008-01-30