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Unibody White Macbook turning yellow (late 2009)

tenshinoneko — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:04:03 GMT

Hello,

This is my first post on macrumors ^^

I have a white unibody macbook (late 2009) which i loved <3 but now this is the second time i am having this problem, some keys and the palm rest are turning yellow >.<

The first time i experienced this problem, I went to the apple store and the genius told me that nobody is complaining about this problem, that i am the only one that was experiencing it, but they still decided to change the keyboard + cover.

I got it a little more of 2 weeks back and the keyboard is again becoming yellow, and the right palmrest is already turning yellow. This time i bought the iklean (or whatever its called) and wasnt of much help.

Is anyone else having the same problem?

about me: i'm a gamer so i use the W, A, S, D, ESC, enter, and arrow keys a lot. And i use the computer more than 5 hours a day. And no i don't smoke or drink coffee (well thats what the genius asked me the first time i went there, i even had to change soaps because thats what they were blaming.....)

Thank you so much for reading this, and i would be happy to get any replies :D

Slow Network Transfers

ATLChris — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:00:43 GMT

Hey everyone, I just bought a Wireless N router (Netgear WNDR3700) I am connecting the router on the 5G band, but only seeing transfer rates of 57k. This is a network transfer from my MBP (Unibody) to device that is wired (ethernet) to the router.

I have a Wireless N MBP card, the router is top of the line Wireless N router, what is wrong?

Is there some settings I need to tweak in my MBP??

iPod touch Question

Skater Jake — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:53:31 GMT

Ok, so I have an iPod touch and I have some pictures on there that I don't want... I want them all gone. No pictures on the iPod touch at all! I need to know how I go about doing this. Like, step by step. I'm using a Macbook Pro with Snow Leopard with the newest version of iTunes that came with the computer. I also don't want the albums there like "Photobooth" and all that dumb stuff. I'm just lost with this. Please tell me this step by step. It's much appreciated. :)

Jake

Creating other folders instead of inbox, trash, sent , and drafts

brothermatt — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:52:50 GMT

Can you, and if so, how do you create new mail folders instead of the default folders - inbox, trash, sent and drafts.

Norwegian shops overwhelmed by iPad pre-orders

MacBytes — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:43:39 GMT

Category: News and Press Releases
Link: Norwegian shops overwhelmed by iPad pre-orders
Description:: none

Posted on MacBytes.com
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Pizza hut & papa johns; doing it wrong

icedmocha — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:42:55 GMT

Both of these apps are absolutely horrid to use. Why?

Pizza hut is worse ye because even if you want to avoid the app they force you to their unacceptable mobile app. If you want to order a pizza you have to create an account; with a strong password to boot! Why can't I order a pizza without creating an account and password and agreeing to your crappy marketing? I won't be ordering pizza from your store.

Papa johns app is peculiar, and not in a nice way. Log in to the mobile site and it may or may not show you prices and promotions. Sometimes prices dot show until the end of the order. Again, unacceptable, I'm tired of navigating my way through it.

Cause its snowing in Febuary.Hannity/Limbaugh attack "Man Made Global Warming"

macfan881 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:42:21 GMT

So since were having this crazy weather in the atlantic coast which is normal this time of year Hannity and Limbaugh are now saying that this shows that Global Warming is some how a Hoax..

http://mediamatters.org/research/201002090032

there really getting desperate :D

How do I restore user/system library folder?

applebomber — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:35:37 GMT

Help me please I accidently deleted my user library folder on my MacBook. And Soon after I restart my mac I have to create a new admin account but then after I made one the apple intro video shows up again and I have to create new account .so how do I restore back the library folder?

Adobe: 7 million people attempt to download Flash each month...

MacBytes — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:35:02 GMT

Category: News and Press Releases
Link: Adobe: 7 million people attempt to download Flash each month to their iPhones
Description:: Adobe unleashed a pretty damaging statistic in the whole �You Suck� , �Well you smell!� thing going on between Apple and Adobe right now. Apparently despite Steve Jobs� claims that Flash is on the way out, Adobe reports that over 7 million iPhone users attempted to install Flash on their iPhones in the month of December alone.

Posted on MacBytes.com
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Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.7 Update released

MacBytes — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:32:26 GMT

Category: Microsoft
Link: Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.7 Update released
Description:: "This update improves security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code."

Posted on MacBytes.com
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Best Usenet Client for Tiger

Macuser23412 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:31:45 GMT

Hey guys,

I'm new to Usenet am on Mac OS 10.4 - Tiger.

For those of you who still use Tiger, or who remember using Tiger - do you have recommendations on what a good usenet reader is?

I've heard of Thoth
I've heard of Igrabnews

Does anyone have a recommendation of what they've enjoyed using?
(Yes, I will be using this thing called NZB files, on occasion).

Apple Lures Developers Away From Nintendo, Sony

MacBytes — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:27:24 GMT

Category: Games
Link: Apple Lures Developers Away From Nintendo, Sony
Description:: none

Posted on MacBytes.com
Approved by Mudbug

What should I do with iMac 27 inch core i7 from Ebay missing 4GB RAM/Applecare?

aneftp — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:20:34 GMT

First of all I purchased a 27 inch week 51 core i7 from a power ebay seller, MacMan812 (I've seen his posts on macrumors). He seems legit and I've actually talked on the phone with him last week about my shipping status and he promptly emailed me back the fedex tracking number.

So I received the package today. It's brand new, sealed in the box (as described). I was hoping for a wireless keyboard and wireless magic mouse but it came with the wired keyboard and wireless magic mouse (no big deal since I wasn't a big fan of the wireless aluminum keyboard on my 24 inch alumn iMac previously).

Now the more pressing issue is it's missing 4GB of RAM. He advertised 8GB of DDR3 memory and the system only reads 4GB. For me to purchased an additional 4GB DDR3 RAM would cost between $100-120 online and it's missing the 3 year AppleCare.

What should I do?

Thank god this iMac doesn't have the "yellow tinting" as reported by numberous macrumors member so I'd like to keep this computer. But I've only had the computer for 3 hours so I've heard the yellowing could occur the more you use the computer. But I am missing 4GB DDR3 RAM and the 3 year AppleCare.

I left MacMan812 a voicemail a couple of hours ago and also send him an email.

Do you think it's reasonable to ask for at least a $150 refund credit to my original purchase price (I paid $2459 for the iMac which is supposed to have 8GB RAM/3 year warranty). I get a $196 bing.com cashback. I have 3 days to return the computer.

Or if he doesn't respond, should I file an ebay dispute since the item is obviously missing RAM/Applecare?

I was impatient and wanted an iMac now instead of waiting for 2-3 weeks to have it shipped. Price wise, I would have paid almost the same from ebay or apple.com (since I get a little educational discount).

Can't connect to Google Talk (not Voice) regardless of app

OrangeCuse44 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:14:17 GMT

iPhone 3G, FW 3.1.3. I've tried eBuddy and BeejiveIM to try and connect to Google Talk but have had no luck. I've changed my Google password to see if that was the issue but to no avail. I've tried numerous times to connect and am out of ideas, any help is much appreciated.

Looking for way to force youtube to play H.264 instead of Flash

gumbyx84 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:11:15 GMT

Hey all. I know this might be a question asked before, but I cant find any posts about is using MRoogle. So here I am to ask for help.

I know its possible to watch Youtube vids using H.264 MP4 codec instead of flash. As most of the videos I watch are recent uploads (last year or so) they have SQ and HQ H.264 version available. As Flash eats up system resources worse then anything I can think of at the moment, I am trying to find a way to force the videos to play in MP4 format. I know ClicktoFlash has this option for Safari, but I am trying to find out if there are any other ways to do this without user input (for playlists). I use YousableTubeFixURL for Chrome and Firefox which has the option to do this, but no matter what option I choose, it always plays using Flash. I know FF doesnt have a built in MP4 player, but I though I heard of a way to get VLC or Quicktime to play it.

So is this actually possible or am I dreaming? If anyone could help me out, I would greatly appreciate it.

PS I know I can sign up for the HTML5beta, but I know it will causes issues with some of my GreaseMonkey scripts.

PSS As someone has already made this mistake, I will clearly say that I am aware of ClicktoFlash, but seeing as it doesn't support Chrome/Chromium or Firefox, it is not an option for me.