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Stupid Pro Keyboard Dead — #3

Sigh. I don't think Applecare covers spillage. I refurbed an old pro keyboard from the G4/400 and removed the old keycaps, cleaned the mess up and put newer keys from a keyboard …
MacNN PowerPC by Todd Madson

Stupid Pro Keyboard Dead — #4

I'd wait a while longer. Maybe by Monday you will be back in business. I had an older pro keyboard that i got from a friend that barely worked due to chocolate, soda and a variety …
MacNN PowerPC by gdiddy

Stupid Pro Keyboard Dead — #6

So is it a "Pro Keyboard" or just "Keyboard"? (Look on the back.) G5's all shipped with the non-pro one. Anyhow, 10 hours isn't anywhere near long enough for it to dry out to the…
MacNN PowerPC by tooki

Stupid Pro Keyboard Dead — #7

I second tooki's suggestion. Practically all keyboards sold today use capacity switches (including the Apple Keyboard and the Pro Keyboard) -- and water or moisture might render th…
MacNN PowerPC by OreoCookie

Stupid Pro Keyboard Dead — #8

what about pouring some silica gel into the keyboard? Maybe it'll help absorb the water sooner, and after a few days just shake the balls out
MacNN PowerPC by Djliftinlive

Stupid Pro Keyboard Dead — #9

New ones are dirt cheap, even here in 'Rip Off' England. If it doesn't work after a couple of days, just buy a new one. Its no biggy.
MacNN PowerPC by Grrr

Stupid Pro Keyboard Dead — #10

I ended up buying one out of the refresh bin at the Apple store for $19 over the weekend. IF I'm lucky the old one might dry out enough to use it for my old G4 - it was in pret…
MacNN PowerPC by Todd Madson

Stupid Pro Keyboard Dead — #11

Quote: Originally Posted by OreoCookie I second tooki's suggestion. Practically all keyboards sold today use capacity switches (including the Apple Keyboard and the Pro Keyboard…
MacNN PowerPC by tooki

iPod not showing in Finder or iTunes — #1

The last time I tried to eject my iPod it froze the system, so I did a hard restart. Both iPod and iBook have both since worked fine, but I plug my iPod into the computer tonight f…
MacNN Troubleshooting by willed

iPod not showing in Finder or iTunes — #2

any other firewire stuff connected...and showing up in system profiler? try unplugging the ipod cable from the mac, try another restart. firewire on my mac gets cranky sometimes, …
MacNN Troubleshooting by fisherKing

iPod not showing in Finder or iTunes — #3

It looks like ever since Apple released the new iPod updater a ton of people have had the same problem....Like me. My iBook G4 doesn't mount my iPod...nor does iTunes recongnize i…
MacNN Troubleshooting by yeequon

iPod not showing in Finder or iTunes — #4

Yes this is just a plain fact. MY ipod charges when connected to the PowerMac G4 with the firewire cable but the desktop and itunes don't see it anymore. I see as with everyone e…
MacNN Troubleshooting by DocBlueDog

iPod not showing in Finder or iTunes — #5

Just got off the phone with amazing tech support guy at www.ipodresq.com - He talked me through this without having to send in my ipod. AMAZING. (This is a second hand description.…
MacNN Troubleshooting by DocBlueDog

iPod not showing in Finder or iTunes — #8

i just got a new ibook g4 and all 12gb of my music is on my ipod, nowhere else, so i'm not about to do anything that would require restoring it until that music is safely on my ibo…
MacNN Troubleshooting by bourgeoisie

iPod not showing in Finder or iTunes — #9

well, the same thing happened to me, i switched my battery, updated os x, and now itunes doesnt see the ipod anymore. i tried this, but it doesnt seem to work for me
MacNN Troubleshooting by blackstar

iPod not showing in Finder or iTunes — #10

oh yeah, i have an older ipod 40g i think 3G, when i press menu and center button nothing happens, but when i push menu and play, the apple logo pops up, but still i didnt change m…
MacNN Troubleshooting by blackstar

Windows XP on Mac Book Pro — #1

Earlier today there was an article on MacNN about installing Windows XP on a Mac Book Pro. Now the article is gone. The article referenced the following page: http://neosmart.ne…
MacNN Troubleshooting by namannik

Windows XP on Mac Book Pro — #2

because the author was admittedly talking about theoreticals. The original macnn article talked about it like it had been accomplished. The person who wrote the instructions admit…
MacNN Troubleshooting by uicandrew

Windows XP on Mac Book Pro — #3

I saw that same page linked to by a bunch of mac blogs before people realized that he had NO idea what he was talking about.
MacNN Troubleshooting by Icruise

Windows XP on Mac Book Pro — #4

Yeah, the guy that wrote that really has not followed the issue very well. His plan would fail at step 1. Also, there is a solution to the brickified iMacs. Apparently, there is…
MacNN Troubleshooting by clbell

Windows XP on Mac Book Pro — #5

Why would someone want to do this ? One of the main reasons for buying a Mac is to get away from the horrors of Windows..
MacNN Troubleshooting by dsteinman
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