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With your MacBook on and running, plug in your external monitor and turn it on (if the monitor isn't already on).

Depending on the way you have your display prefs set, you'll either be in mirror mode or extended desktop mode. If in extended desktop mode, change to mirror mode. If in mirror mode, keep it that way.

 

Close your MacBook. The whole system (including external display will go to sleep).

Take any kind of USB device and plug it into the MacBook (usb keyboard, mouse etc). This will wake up the external monitor and the MacBook. You should have your desktop displayed on your external monitor at its full resolution (as long as it's equal to or less than the MacBook's highest achievable resolution, I think).

 

Now, you don't have an external keyboard and mouse, so how do you control the MacBook? Well, just open the MacBook up now. The screen will stay off (and it is off, not just dimmed), but the MacBook's keyboard and trackpad will be fully functional, controlling the pointer on the external monitor's desktop!

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Nkps

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As an IT helpdesk personnel, my experience when a person gets an error msg, the problem lies in the user. So when someone ask me if they should get a mac or windows, I check their IQ before recommending.

check what IQ?

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Genie47

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All Macbooks are registered. Its a little more complicated than a PC notebook. When you sell your Macbook, the new owner details have to be registered at Apple as well. Its not GPS. If you report the Macbook lost or stolen, once the thief goes online, the Macbook's position is reported. You as the original owner can even remotely activate the Macbook's camera and see who is thief who is using it.

 

You can capture it and use it as evidence together with the IP location. It happened before. Some college girl lost her Macbook. She presumed stolen. Then the Macbook reported its position and she remotely activated the camera. It was her best friend who stole the Macbook. frown.gif

 

So you might say, don't go online. Come one, what's the use if you have a stolen computer that cannot go online. I must say the user support and protection that Apple puts around the Macbook is impressive.

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Miles

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As an IT helpdesk personnel, my experience when a person gets an error msg, the problem lies in the user. So when someone ask me if they should get a mac or windows, I check their IQ before recommending.

 

For some people, they think only in a single dimension.

The moment you ask them to think different, and they cannot adapt to it, that is no good. So, they go back to their old way of working resisting change, even if its for the better.

 

Just like the iPhone. It changes the convention of how a mobile phone should be used. And since it does not do certain things a mainstream phone does, it is regarded as not so good. To me, it is the best mobile phone i have ever used. It's like carrying a Netbook/phone/music player/blackberry/personal media(video) player/digital ebook/portable game boy/digital camera/holy bible & concordance/etc.... all in one... maybe in future they can put easylink card into the iphone as well...

 

For those who need to work on Windows software on Mac OS, you can run Mac OS and windows software at the same time if you get this --> Parallels. link as follows.

http://www.parallels.com/en/landingpage/ds...CFQ5aegodSWaJPg

 

Another alternative is run boot camp... but it defeats the purpose of using a Mac.

 

Having said that, i think windows XP is still one of the most stable and best OS ever produced by Microsoft. To date, i have never had blue screen using win xp at all.

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The XP vs Vista debate is just like running shoes. Just when you got a comfy shoe to run in, the maker in an attempt to make improvements screws up the formula in the next gen design.laugh.gifunimpressed.gif

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but eventually, the maker will always win, because when there is no choice, you'll have to use the only option left... which is likely to be Vista.

 

Unless they release Win7 next year (but unlikely since the RC1 is not even out yet... more like still in alpha testing phase).

 

in fact, i didnt even update to the XP sp3 ... dont think some interface change and IE8 is going to affect me that much. i dont use IE anyway... firefox and safari provides better user experience (tho safari gobble up lots of memory just like FF2). and i still prefer the stable sp2.

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Davidklt

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Thanks. it works!

 

With your MacBook on and running, plug in your external monitor and turn it on (if the monitor isn't already on).

Depending on the way you have your display prefs set, you'll either be in mirror mode or extended desktop mode. If in extended desktop mode, change to mirror mode. If in mirror mode, keep it that way.

 

Close your MacBook. The whole system (including external display will go to sleep).

Take any kind of USB device and plug it into the MacBook (usb keyboard, mouse etc). This will wake up the external monitor and the MacBook. You should have your desktop displayed on your external monitor at its full resolution (as long as it's equal to or less than the MacBook's highest achievable resolution, I think).

 

Now, you don't have an external keyboard and mouse, so how do you control the MacBook? Well, just open the MacBook up now. The screen will stay off (and it is off, not just dimmed), but the MacBook's keyboard and trackpad will be fully functional, controlling the pointer on the external monitor's desktop!

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Hi,

 

I'm using the 3G iPhone and yes, fully agree that it's an awesome phone. I was using O2 lli Xda before the switch. O2 is good, but iPhone, I feel, is in a different league.

 

To David, I think you will enjoy using Mac. I've a Mac-Mini at home, and life is good. :)

 

Enjoy!!

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As an IT helpdesk personnel, my experience when a person gets an error msg, the problem lies in the user. So when someone ask me if they should get a mac or windows, I check their IQ before recommending.

 

Does that mean.

"Wow, i am impressed. everything just works! none of that silly windows error msg any more! "

 

Mac users are smart because has no error msg ? [laugh]

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Just a note to your association of XP sp3 to IE8 and interface change.. XP sp3 does NOT have IE8 or any interface changes. It does update some important security aspects and quite a bit of stuff that is useful and important in a corporate network.

 

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936929

 

For end users like me and you at home, the important parts are probably the bug fixes and perhaps support for WPA2 for Wi-Fi.

 

Just my 0.02 cents.

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