If you're updating core software (OS, etc.) and your computer powers down in the the middle of the update, badness can ensue (like not being able to boot into your OS).
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If you're updating core software (OS, etc.) and your computer powers down in the the middle of the update, badness can ensue (like not being able to boot into your OS).
Dial-up? What the hell is that?
I remember using dial up 10 years ago...
Dial Up is using the internet at your house by
1 UnPlugging your home phone line
2 Plugging the line into you MBP
3 Putting in the account name and password
3.5 Pressing connect and wait
4 Facebook fully loads in 5 minutes(chat disabled, even on Opera with OperaTurbo on)
5 Running speed test and the results are 56k
6 Prays that nobody calls your home phone so your internet connection wont disconnect
Using a weaker power adapter can't hurt your battery. It will simply take longer to charge it.
You're responding to a 2 year old post.
Here's your answer:
Dial-up? What the hell is that?
Don't revive those words...I remember sitting next to the wall socket asking my mom and dad "Are you on the phone? I want to use the internet" then waiting like 5 minutes for my more IBM Think Pad with like 333mhz Pentium II processor load windows. Once complete I would grab for my 700minutes of internet that I grabbed as a sample from Block-Buster and for whatever reason decided not to use this one as a frisbey, coaster for drinks or to prevent hot candle wax from hit the table. Pop it in, weight for the machine to produce more sound than a Jet taking off and log in via this archaic web browser...Oh God make it stop the memories they hurt!
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just so people wont get confused by wrong answers
or is it that 2 years ago, Apple recommends its notebook users to leave it charging as much as possible?
I have used my Macbook as a desktop machine leaving it plugged in 24/7 without calibration for a long time (over a year) and I did get an expanded battery. Not sure if it is related or not, but anyways it's a not a good thing to do especially without draining the battery at least once a month.
Well it would explain why my battery never stays at 100% when plugged in (it slowly loses about 3-4% over the week until I unplug it and use the battery. And it keeps about 100% for half a day before it loses battery percentage again).
So, I don't know for sure if it is true or not, but in my experience, it would at least explain why my battery never stays charged even when plugged in.
That post is over 2 years old. As you can see from reading the rest of the thread, I have learned otherwise, although Apple still does not recommend leaving your MBP plugged in all the time.
It is learning things like this that prompted me to do extensive research and create this: