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Help turning 5g off? — #1

I know this sounds like a dumb question, but I am having a lot of trouble turning off my 5g ipod. The documentation says I should press and hold the play/pause button. Not always…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Juneappal

Help turning 5g off? — #2

weird, that should work. try holding it until it turns off or just pause it and it'll turn off by itself. you're not losing battery life unless you leave it playing.
MacNN Troubleshooting by dahcar

Help turning 5g off? — #3

I never turn my iPod off. I just put it on hold and let it go to sleep by itself after a couple of minutes. I don't have any particular problems with battery life, etc. Now, if you…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Icruise

Help turning 5g off? — #4

I have the same issue with my 30GB photo. There doesn't seem to be a fix.
MacNN Troubleshooting by discotronic

Help turning 5g off? — #5

On another forum, someone told me today to make sure that the finger with which I am depressing the play button is absolutely still - that seems to help a little. Thanks for commi…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Juneappal

Help turning 5g off? — #6

Not a problem I'm glad you brought it up. I have been meaning to take mine in to the Apple Store and have them look at it. Since I still have 28 days left on the warranty, I might…
MacNN Troubleshooting by discotronic

Help turning 5g off? — #7

Well hell. I made the decision to restore my iPod when I got home from work to see if it would fix the problem. It won't restore and now the iPod won't mount. I keep getting an err…
MacNN Troubleshooting by discotronic

Skype and echo on Macbook — #1

I am on a Macbook and I tried talking to my g/f on skype. I can hear her fine and it sounds great but she hears an echo, I am thinking obviously that the mic is picking up her voic…
MacNN Troubleshooting by money69

Skype and echo on Macbook — #2

The easiest work around I've found and used is to use some headphones. I'm not aware of any settings within Skype that would fix the echo (noise cancellation).
MacNN Troubleshooting by MRTrauffer

Skype and echo on Macbook — #3

The only way to get around is to use an external mic. That'st he downside of internal mics. Why not flex that new Bluetooth option with a new BT headset?
MacNN Troubleshooting by eatinwokout

4G 40GB pooped out on me! — #1

Gah! my trusty companion suddenly went into cardiac arrest! I was doingt a restore on it to clear it out and reload my songs ( since my library now surpasses its storage capabilit…
MacNN Troubleshooting by tillin

4G 40GB pooped out on me! — #2

instant update: problem solved, my firewire connector cable bit the dust as far as transfers go apparently. it still charges when connected to a power adapter however. weird. the…
MacNN Troubleshooting by tillin

MacBook Thermal Paste — #1

I decided to take the plunge and reapply the thermal paste on my macbook. I searched the net and found the following link iFixit Thanks to that information, disassembling the macb…
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MacBook Thermal Paste — #2

This thread is worthless without pix. P.S. I went thru that iFixit page and it definitely doesn't seem like a snap. Doable for a n00b like me, but not a snap. I'm not keen on voi…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Eug Wanker

MacBook Thermal Paste — #3

I don't trust those number at all unless you exactly replicate the conditions and use of the laptop at when it was running at the higher temps. So far there are reports going arou…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Socially Awkward Solo

MacBook Thermal Paste — #4

Perhaps the thermal paste issue is overblown, but I can confirm that in my PCs, even the original Arctic Silver would best standard thermal goop by several degrees (or more at maxi…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Eug Wanker

MacBook Thermal Paste — #5

I'll give you the 5 degree drop but these people are reporting 20. I have a feeling it is the way they are measuring it. They have the MB running all day doing whatever, take a t…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Socially Awkward Solo

MacBook Thermal Paste — #6

I duplicated my usage pretty accurately. Here's another statistic My macbook before the surgey was idling at 57c - just on, no activity no interaction. It got to that temperature…
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MacBook Thermal Paste — #7

Quote: Originally Posted by Socially Awkward Solo I don't trust those number at all unless you exactly replicate the conditions and use of the laptop at when it was running at t…
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