does any 1 have magic disconnect issue? i have update the OS to latest and as well i change the new battery for the mouse. but it will disconnect after couple minutes. any solution except i bring back to MAC service center?

I don't use a Belkin but a firewall shouldn't have this effect. Is this a new problem? Did you just get the Belkin? Was it working before?

One option is to keep the Belkin's firewall off and turn on the OSX firewall on your individual Macs. Honestly we don't even know what protection the Belkin's firewall actually affords you.

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Added on December 31, 2010, 9:30 pmWhat Mac is this? I've been using my Magic Mouse with a MBP for about 2 months now. So far no disconnection problems.

Have you tried to re-do the bluetooth pairing?

This post has been edited by soonwai: Jan 1 2011, 12:12 AM

yes i have done the pairing again but it have d same problem

Assuming it's not a hardware prob, the only thing I can think of is interference from something at the same freq. Are you on SL? All updates installed?

before i start using my Macbook, the problem exist but not that frequent. When I started using WiFi with my Macbook, it becomes worse. So, I followed your advice and turn on my Mac's firewall. Turning off the modem's firewall...will it really made the hacking easier? My computer and laptops...they won't be infected with virus or something right? Thanks btw.

Hi guys...

I do not know either this is rite place to ask or there is another thread for new fans of Macbook like me...

I just want to know what is different between Macbook and Macbook Air? If I still study, what should I get?

send back to apple store yesterday and they also hv d problem v my mouse as well...and they juz replace a new 1 for me and say it is hardware issue ...i ask them wat is d issue they told me is somekind of reception problem in d mouse .

you might get flamed for asking this kind of questions.. it has been asked a lot of times in this thread..

But anyhow, if you need us to help, do provide us more info like your financial status (if money is a problem, else people will be suggesting getting the most expensive model ), what is your usage gonna be more on (video editing? Or just plain surfing? Or just for facebook? Or you play games?, etc etc)

if you want to know the difference, Apple has made this pretty easy for everyone.

http://www.apple.com/asia/mac/ Check here!

I was wondering. Can I restore a time machine back up to a new mac? Sister taking my current one and I'll be getting a new one.

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

Awesome. Also is there a way to format my machine for my sister to use?

You either reformat the Mac and reinstall OSX with the OSX DVDs that came with it or
just create a new user for you sis and remove your previous user. Just remember to specify that you want the files to be deleted when you remove the user.

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Added on January 4, 2011, 12:06 amMacBook Air. Much cooler than the plain old MacBook. Cool factor will be especially important since you're studying. I assume somebody other than yourself will be funding the Mac. If possible, get the 2.13GHz one and at least 128GB SSD because 64GB will probably not be enough. You might want the 13", doing serious work on the 11" is really frustrating and tiring.

The lighter weight also helps. You'd probably be carrying books and other stuff right? Anyway you don't want to leave it in the dorm if you're staying on-campus. It'll probly be stolen in the blink of an eye. If it's light, you can carry it with you all the time.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Jan 4 2011, 12:06 AM

And also remember to DEAUTHORIZE any i-devices you have associated with iTunes on the computer so that you have an extra unit to link with iTunes. This is not necessary if you do not need more than 5 computers connected with each i-Device

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

but if u store stuffs outside your <USERNAME> folder.. then it will be considered as shared files right?

@mememe12 nope, only files placed in Macintosh HD > Users > Shared can be accessed by all other users.

hey guys..
jus wana ask..
anyone experience issues with their MBP13"
where.. when u boot up the power button, there's a loud long beep before it shows the Apple logo?
happened to mine twice... wonder wat's wrong
do advise...
thx.

@miaka_tama that's a firmware upgrade. usually, you just need to tap the power button (~1 second) and your Mac will power up.

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self...#Macintosh_POST
> http://www.hddoctor.net/what-do-the-mac-sy...beep-code-mean/

Hey guys,
I am going to buy a WD HDD for Time Machine backup and some other storage.
How can I organize the HDD so that I can still keep the WD SmartWare(thinking of make 2 partition)?
And, how much size should I reserve for Time Machine?
Will Time Machine remove old backups?

Hi all, I hope someone couldbhelp me for my problem here!
Today all of the sudden my Mac hang when I was watching movie, it freeze and a black screen pop out, asking me to hold power button to shut down my Mac.

After that, my Mac become slow whenever I'm doing any click or whatsoever.
After a while it hang again, I did another force shut down.

Now even I want to press next song in my iTunes I also need to wait for a few second for it to action. My Mac is MacBook white late 2009 with 4 gb ram. Anyone can teach me what to do?