Life is a State of Mind » Mac http://blog.scottnolan.org ideas, thoughts, rants Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:19:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Audio problem fixed on my MacBookPro http://blog.scottnolan.org/2011/02/07/audio-problem-fixed-on-my-macbookpro/ http://blog.scottnolan.org/2011/02/07/audio-problem-fixed-on-my-macbookpro/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:59:32 +0000 snolan http://blog.scottnolan.org/?p=2090 Audio stopped working on my work-provided MacBookPro recently, and I was able to fix it by reading this thread and applying the suggestion (I used a coffee stirring stick/straw).

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3255575

Basically using my regular stereo headset confused the headphones/digital audio port into thinking I was connected for digital audio only.

]]> http://blog.scottnolan.org/2011/02/07/audio-problem-fixed-on-my-macbookpro/feed/ 0 Wow, new Mac Mini is much better http://blog.scottnolan.org/2009/03/03/wow-new-mac-mini-is-much-better/ http://blog.scottnolan.org/2009/03/03/wow-new-mac-mini-is-much-better/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:21:24 +0000 snolan http://blog.scottnolan.org/?p=1271 The new Apple Mac Mini is much better than previous models. It’s improvements are subtle, and anyone making a quick glance might miss the changes, but here is a summary:

  • The switch from embedded Intel graphics to NVIDIA GeForce 9400M is a huge energy savings; the new Mini uses only half the power of the old one, and gets much better graphics performance as a bonus. It also has two display connections out of the box; which is a big bonus for people wanting small nettop servers and desktops.
  • Maximum memory configuration is now 4GB using 1066MHz DDR3 sticks; that is a big boost where it is needed for small servers.
  • Firewire 800 port means that you can externalize your storage to your favorite high speed RAID array or even just a bunch of really cheap, really large capacity drives; but you get the fastest speeds available via the Firewire 800 bus.
  • With both Mini DisplayPort and Mini-DVI video out, and “Combined optical digital audio output/headphone out” this should be an excellent contender for a media center if you can convert the A/V outputs to HDMI or Component Video and Digital Audio out for an amplifier.

The entire new Mac desktop line includes NVIDIA graphics for lower power consumption and better graphics. Nice.

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