June 20, 2011 - Hammondsport Mac Users Group ATTENDING: Tom B, Jerry L, Larry T, Dorothy E, Bob G.
We all watched with awe as Jerry dissected his MacBook Pro and removed its heart..hard drive. We were even more amazed that he got it it all back together and it worked - - - actually just a couple screws and cover to change the HD. Those Apple engineers are good. See Jerry's special tools.
How A HD Works (The Engineer Guy) - 5min video for those who need to know the details iStat Menus - a set of 8 separate and highly configurable menu extras that let you know exactly what’s going on inside your Mac. View realtime stats for CPU, Network, Date & Time, Disk Usage, Disk Activity, Sensors (fans & temperatures), Memory and Battery. Each menu extra comes with many different display modes, customizable colours, font sizes and widths.
TIP - boot up from your backup clone by holding down 'Option' key when restarting.
iCloud - Apple to drop MobileMe in June 2012 but no mention of website hosting capability (iDisk) MacBook Thief Caught - owner had installed Hidden on mac before theft and was able recover it. Embedding YouTube video - may soon be a felony!
50-Compartment Sorting Tray - very handy for computer repair work and keeping track of a zillion screws - $7.36 - see picture 18-Compartment Sorting Tray - another good place for your loose screws - see picture 54-piece Bit Driver Set - from iFixit - $19.95 - see picture
HUMOR
Hammondsport Mac Users Group - Hammondsport, NY 14840 - www.hportmug.com
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