![]() ![]() At the time I couldn’t repeat the behaviour, but I was able to confirm this with my 15″ Macbook Pro and my 32GB Wi-Fi iPad.Įlectronista has a post reporting that Adobe has a new Flash preview release dubbed “ Gala” (10.1.81.3). He emailed me about 3 weeks ago to say he was seeing this behaviour when he got an iPhone 3GS near that part of a 15″ Macbook Pro. Maccast listener Connor really deserves the credit for discovering this quirk. No mystery, no magical forces, just science. I believe it’s the magnets in the iPad speakers that act like the magnets in the Macbook Pro lid and cause the Macbook Pro to think you shut just the lid effectively putting it to sleep. Viola! The Macbook Pro should go to sleep. Now the key to triggering it with the iPad is to place the back of the iPad, specifically the area just under the iPad speaker holes, over that section of the Macbook Pro. It does appear to be a little further in, more toward the keyboard so I assume it gets pulled out to the edge when you close the lid activating the switch. The sleep switch also seems to be magnetic and about the same distance down along the right edge of the Macbook Pro top case just behind the right speaker grill. There are also a bunch of magnets along the top edge of the screen, but those appear to be there just to hold the Macbook Pro lid shut when it’s closed. ![]() If you take a paper clip and place it about 1/3 of the way down the right edge of the Macbook Pro screen it will stick to it. It’s seems to be a magnetic switch that activating to put the Macbook Pro to sleep when the lid is closed. Subscribe to the Podcast Feed or Get the MP3 or Enhanced AAC Path Finder – The advanced file browser for Mac OS X. BearExtender n3 giveaway winner.Ĭircus Ponies NoteBook – The Easy Way to Get Organized on the Mac. What if I don’t want to multitask? Converting DVDs. Apple steps up “mergers and aquisitions”. Apple’s iPad Camera Connection Kit surprises. Production issues reportedly delaying iPads and Macbook Pros. Skirmishes in the North re-ignite Flash War. Update: Apple appears to also be offering a special build for the new Early 2011 MacBook Pro, specifically addressing FaceTime performance issues, graphics stability, and external display compatibility.A podcast about all things Macintosh. Mac OS X Server v10.6.7 Update Combo (1.15 GB) Mac OS X v10.6.7 Update Combo (1.12 GB) The public release is the same Build 10J869 that was seeded to developers one week ago.ĭirect links for the various downloads on Apple's support pages are still going live: įor information on the security content of this update, please visit. Address various minor Mac App Store bugsįor detailed information on this update, please visit this website. Resolve an issue when transferring files to certain SMB servers Improve the reliability of Back to My Mac The 10.6.7 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that: The update offers a number of fixes implemented since the release of Mac OS X 10.6.6 in early January. Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.7, the seventh maintenance update for Snow Leopard, via Software Update. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |