eh..hikari is a SHE? +_+ been calling her bro all these while haha

i bought momentus xt from her, got problems too. somehow cannot boot internally (externally no prob). i chat with seagate customer service and they ask me to send it back for a replacement. so i sent it back to her but until now havent got my replacement +_+

most mac apps doesnt need to be 'installed'. u just download a .dmg file, which is something like an .iso file. double clicking the dmg will mount a virtual volume, and inside that volume is the app u want to 'install'. just drag that app to the Applications folder (u can drag anywhere, but then better juz put every app in the application folder right?) and that's it simple eh

next just eject the volume. it's up to u if u want to delete the .dmg file or not, u dont need it anymore

i'd recommend you watch the videos here. very useful

http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/

difference, well macbook air dun have dvd drive, less space, smaller screen (for rm3299), no ethernet port (for internet LAN cable). but it's lighter n thinner.

what are you studying? different courses has different needs kindly provide us with more details. and ur budget of course

yes you can. during the 1st time boot (if im not mistaken) there will be an option to restore from a time machine backup. just use that

insert the OSX dvd that came with the mac. restart, and press n hold C after the boot chime, until a grey apple logo appears (looks similar to how it'd normally boot, but this one will take quite a long time). then juz follow the instructions on how to install OSX

no need to make 2 partition. just format the hdd to mac os journales and that's it. it wont remove smartware. actually more people are asking how to remove smartware haha

also, u dun need to set a specific size for time machine. just plug in the time machine, and do ur 1st backup 1st. all ur backup files will be kept in a single folder. u can store ur other stuff on the drive as well, without formatting it. just dun disturb the backup folder

up until the point where ur hdd is full (backups + ur other stuff), then time machine will delete ur backups starting from the oldest one. so the bigger ur hdd, or less other files u store in it, the more backups ur time machine can hold

clear? also i'd recommend getting a drive with firewire800 for time machine. much faster speed

it's probably a kernel panic. did u get something like this? http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/8337/lolappxc8.png

it can be a lot of reasons but normally it's because of a faulty RAM. what u can do is, take out one 2gb n use ur computer normally, see if u still get the same problem. if no, then probably the RAM u took out is faulty. if yes, proceed:

put back the first 2gb u took out, and take out the other 2gb, then use ur computer again to check for kernel panics. if no, then the second RAM is probably faulty. if yes, either both RAMs are faulty or something else is giving u these problems

u can search for instructions to change ur RAM at ifixit.com

welcome

haha not confirm RAM prob la...likely only sometimes software problem also can cause it

oh ya i forgot about the bolded part

regarding the folder, yes, im sure no need to partition. that's how im using mine right now. im using the 1TB mybook studio too. only 1 partition, n i just put my stuff there. i dun see why keeping it at another partition would be beneficial in any way mind explaining?

time machine stuff is all in one folder. isolated enough for me

well i dont have a new mac. but i've just bought a new hdd and i just restore from my time machine. all went smooth

10.6.6 is out, together with mac app store

go update mine is 151.2 MB

get the model number and google it. it should say whether it's "802.11a/b/g" or "802.11a/b/g/n". yes N can go further

if u google around, every hard disk got problem with every computer haha

momentus xt should work w/o any problems. no specific reason why it shouldnt. but then see ur luck lah

doubtful. it's still kinda new. juz buy now n have fun with it, no need to think too much

is defectivelasagna light n sexy? haha

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u probably cant fit a normal RAM stick in the already packed MBA anyway, that's why they have the RAM chips directly soldered to the motherboard. if u want 4gb, upgrade when purchasing. might take longer for ur unit to arrive lah

ppl still use MSN? ;p i abandoned it when i switched to mac in 2006. clients are very unstable...those that are stable, had ugly interface lol

can always look for 2nd hand if u want it cheaper. since the MBA is still new, even the 2nd hand ones should be in a good condition

1st of all, congrats! haha well the thing is most of us here are previously windows users, n while we still use windows nowadays, we prefer OSX. since macs (as in any macs, not just macbooks) can run windows as well, seems like a no brainer ;p

aaaanyway everyone needs a computer today. if u say it's interfering ur social life, just stop playing games. u cant play most games in OSX so that shud be a good thing? hehe.

about ur value question, no. even the old ibook (before 2006) stil sells >rm800. current macbook, after 1 year, i think still can get more than 2k for it

conclusion: sell the acer, use the money to find chicks (yes its relevant), enjoy ur social life w/o having to worry about antivirus, defrags, n having to keep up with the latest games lol

eh i dont think any macbook can fry eggs while watching youtube mine doesnt really heat up

got one spec that makes all the difference: operating system

and that trackpad

u have a very2 small chance of getting virus/worms/spyware/adware/trojan

well at least no huge cases la. i remember maybe 3 years ago there was an OSX-specific trojan included with a cracked torrent of adobe CS4. but u still need to manually install the trojan. i think that was the most 'serious' case....which is not serious at all