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Excess thermal paste causing high temps in MacBook Air (updated)

Excess thermal paste causing high temps in MacBook Air updatedWell, as they sayToo much of a good thing can be bad.Hacker computerThey must switch the CPU with a hacked CPU.Geek-tech globs it on.Thermal grease is only there to fill...any gaps due to imperfections in the heat sink and the cpu...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Federal government, Thermal Grease, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., assembler

Discussion threads 2008-04-30

Thermal grease theory

Thermal grease theoryI hope you were kidding...I hope you were kidding with the question "Should Apple have done this in the first place, or is the MacBook Pro designed with the extra thermal grease to keep the fan from coming on?"Let's see, design a system that won't conduct heat away...

Tags: Semiconductors, theory, Thermal Paste, grease, thermal grease, chip, heat sink, sink

Discussion threads 2006-05-01

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Der Frankenputer: A Last Hurrah at System Building

It all started with two extra Opteron CPUs and RAM and a bunch of hard drives which I had lying around, that mushroomed into a Build-Your-Own monster PC project. Like a modern day Victor von Frankenstein, who digs up bodies in graveyards in order to bring his...

Tags: PC, AMD Opteron, Amazon.com Inc., Power Supply, CPU, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-08-12

Genesis-41 2.2 (Mac)

HP-41CX pocket calculator with all its functions, modes and features Multi bank memory management, X-Functions and the Timer module Overlays support including an overlay editor allowing the creation of customized key labels HP-IL mass storage emulation with raw LIF files import/export capability Mass storage device includes a real-time LIF directory...

Tags: ROM, Emulation, Apple Macintosh, User Interface, RAM, LaurentSpohr Software, Printers, Storage, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-06-03

FX-602P programmable calculator (S60) (Mobile)

DescriptionFX-602P Simulator is avery precise simulation of the classic CASIO FX-602P programmablecalculator and and all it's accessories. This simulation is not atoy but but a full features simulations of almost functionality ofthe original calculator and it can be used as a full featured andfully programmable scientific calculator.Used as a calculatorthe...

Tags: Mobile, Bug, Martin Krischik Softwareentwicklung, DescriptionFX-602P Simulator, FX-602P Simulator, Printers, Symbian OS, Operating Systems, Hardware, Peripherals, Software

Software downloads 2009-01-23

FX-602P programmable calculator (UIQ3) (Mobile)

DescriptionFX-602P Simulator is avery precise simulation of the classic CASIO FX-602P programmablecalculator and and all it's accessories. This simulation is not atoy but but a full features simulations of almost functionality ofthe original calculator and it can be used as a full featured andfully programmable scientific calculator.Used as a calculatorthe...

Tags: Mobile, Bug, Martin Krischik Softwareentwicklung, DescriptionFX-602P Simulator, FX-602P Simulator, Printers, Symbian OS, Operating Systems, Hardware, Peripherals, Software

Software downloads 2008-12-14

UU-OSU Laminates 5.0 (Mac)

The UU-OSU Laminates application is laminated plate theory software for the Macintosh. Graphical editing of the laminate. You see a picture of each ply of the laminate; you can click to add or change plies, you can cut and paste plies to edit the laminate. Laminate analysis of all standard...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Strain, Analysis, Fiber, John A. Nairn, UU-OSU Laminates Application, Network Technology, Networking

Software downloads 2008-09-14

Mac OS 10.5.2 = Apple Vista?

Mac OS 10.5.2 = Apple Vista?Wow!Jason who also publishes the Power Page blog is an avid Mac user. That Apple koolaid must stunt mental growth.i think you need to look again most of the blogers on zdnet arei think you need to look again most of the bloggers' on...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, osx, Mac OS 10.5.2, Apple Vista, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

News to know: Microhoo; Adobe; MacBook Air; OLPC; RIAA

Notable headlines: Microsoft: We'll raise our bid for Yahoo, but can't make up our mind yet. Techmeme Jason O'Grady: Excess thermal paste causing high temps in MacBook Air Ryan Stewart: Adobe Open Screen Project Dan Farber: IBM...

Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Advertisement, RIAA, Apple MacBook, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, 3G, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Professional Development, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Career, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-01

Excess thermal paste causing high temps in MacBook Air (updated)

Remember the thermal paste problem with earlier MacBook Pros that was reported back in May 2006? Well, it's back. Read more about the grease problems in my earlier reports: Thermal grease theory - 01 May 2006 Thermal grease and the MacBook -...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple MacBook, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2008-04-30

Xbox 360 unreliability costs Microsoft $1 billion

Xbox 360 unreliability costs Microsoft $1 billionNone of the aboveThanks very much, I prefer real life.Microsoft's $1 billion tube of haemmoroid cream...to soothe the burning ring of death...I think Microsoft used the same people to apply the thermal compound to their GPU's as Apple did with the MacBook storage heater.ParallelismMicrosoft's...

Tags: Game players, hardware failure, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, Microsoft Xbox 360

Discussion threads 2007-07-06

Cracking (Cracking open the Alienware Area-51 7500)

Cracking (Cracking open the Alienware Area-51 7500)100 watts? Don't you mean more like 1000?Umm, most systems that are cutting edge are going to require over 400 watt power supplies - don't you mean something like 1000 watts?Just doesn't have the same effect as opening a Macintosh...Just doesn't have the...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Processors, Alienware, PC, computer, Cracking Open, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2007-05-09

Apple guru combats month of bugs

Apple guru combats month of bugsGoodvolunteering quite commendable, and stepping up to the challenge, beyond what most commercial entities would do. To play devil's advocate, Cisco for example, might just deny and threaten against the flaw announcers.Why does Landon hate Apple so much?Just curious. It is obvious that there...

Tags: Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-01-03

Comparing the temps of a Core Duo to a Core 2 Duo

Comparing the temps of a Core Duo to a Core 2 DuoDon't bother to think about it NZHow many OSX apps do you need to have before you can admit that there's been a "first OSX application?"BTW who wants to pay $399 for XP SP3, er "Vista" anyway?This article and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Core Duo

Discussion threads 2006-11-22

(Inside the Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro)

(Inside the Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro)yawnAny comments? Has the thermal paste mess been cleaned up?

Tags: Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro, Core 2 Duo MacBook, Intel Core 2 Duo

Discussion threads 2006-11-08

The Apple is still shining

The Apple is still shiningGo Apple !!Apple's shift to Intel and invigorating the PC and notebook business with cool design will stoke the overall market.Look for Apple wannabee's to come out with great industrial design and resurrect competition on home electronics based on common X86 building blocksThe TV CommercialsAre definitely...

Tags: Notebooks, Engineering, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-07-20

Some MacBooks have premature age spots

Some MacBooks have premature age spotsFigures...I don't have these issues with my Windows Vista Ready Dell notebooks. They run like a champ and keep me quite warm in the winter as well. This just goes to show: if you want art deco computers, buy an inferior Apple machine. If you...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft OS, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., operating system

Discussion threads 2006-07-01

MBP 33 percent battery bug

MBP 33 percent battery bug85% for me!mine shuts down at 85%! it has been a nightmare because the abrupt shutdowns happen without warning or ability to save. i have had to recreate a lot of work.Macbook Pro batteriesI ordered my Macbook Pro right after the MacWorld SF 2006 Keynote ended...

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, battery, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2006-06-01

Thermal grease and the MacBook

Thermal grease and the MacBookno need to waitI guess we'll have to wait for the die hards to re-apply the grease on their MacBooks.it really doesn't matter what cpu and even what heatsink you're talking about, so we dont have to use a macbook specifically to know the end result...

Tags: Processors, CPU, grease, heatsink, Apple MacBook, compound, processor, paste, Thermal Grease

Discussion threads 2006-05-22

Thermal grease and the MacBook

Readers of The Apple Core remember the recent issue about the amount of thermal grease or paste that Apple applies to the chips in the MacBook Pro. There's pretty decent evidence that over-application of the paste is causing MacBook Pros to run hotter than they should. It appears that...

Tags: grease, Apple MacBook

Blog posts 2006-05-21