Graphics Issues on Late-2011 17″ MacBook Pro
byI had read about there being a widely-reported issue with 2011 MacBook Pro’s having graphics chip failures but I had been lucky as to…
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How to Replace the Display on Late-2011 17-Inch Unibody MacBook Pro A1297
byFollow along as I replace the entire display assembly on my Late-2011 MacBook Pro. I accidentally dropped a scissors over my MacBook and it…
How to Fix Stripped Torx Screw When Removing VESA Mount Flange From 27-Inch iMac
byI acquired a bunch of 27-Inch Late 2011 iMacs that had been mounted to the wall and therefore they came with Apple Vesa Adapter on…
How to Upgrade Hard Drive on MacBook Air Mid-2011
byMy boss was running out of space on his Mid-2011 13-Inch MacBook Air so we decided to install OWC’s after-market 480GB SSD upgrade along…
How to Upgrade the Hard Drive on Your Mac, Install Mavericks, and Copy Your Data Over
byThis post isn’t about how to physically upgrade the Hard Drive on your Mac (ifixit.com gives a great tutorial here) I wanted to give an…
How to Fix a Flickering Screen on a 15 MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo
byIf your MacBook Pro’s screen flickers when you adjust the angle of the screen then you likely have a short in the inverter cable,…
How to Replace Apple MacBook RAM with Non-Apple-Specific RAM
byApple may make you feel like you cannot put non-Apple branded RAM in your MacBook but RAM is the same and you can put…
HP Copies The MacBook Pro
byI was just in Costco and had to do a double-take at how familiar HP has designed their laptops to look just like Apple’s…
How to Repair a Fraying MacBook Power Cord – Take 2
byPreviously (here) I wrote a blog post on how to repair a fraying MacBook power cord and took the easy way out–by simply supporting…
How to Learn and Use Keyboard Shortcuts in Mac OS X
byCommand-S to save I love finding time-saving tricks to help me do things faster. This is especially true of repetitive things. Keyboard shortcuts are…