Fing's Journal

09/25/2010 12:42 #52829

DIY Fixes for tech stuff

For some time now the MacBook Pro that is over 3 years old has been making a grinding noise on the right side. I knew it was a fan of some sort but figured I would just deal with it. The problem became increasingly worse and when my screensaver or a few apps that were CPU intensive fired it the sound was very annoying. I did some research and found that the MacBook Pros have 2 fans, one on the right and one on the left. I ordered up a new fan from ifixit.com which was only 70 dollars with shipping and handling. The shipping and handling was 20 dollars but could have been less with just regular mail delivery. I was a little apprehensive since usually when you take something a part it is a pain to get back together the way it once was.

I followed the directions they have on their website carefully and everything went well. The MacBook Pro is as good as new once again and quiet as well.

One more thing I remembered from a visit to the Genius Bar. If you want to stress test your CPU open a terminal window and type "yes" followed by the enter key. That will kick up your CPU enough to make you fans start up.

Who knows maybe you can find something on the site that is worth fixing.

09/10/2010 23:44 #52702

Shit like this makes me want to never use Windows again

i feel that Bill Gates would have to much class for something like this. I would not put it past Balmer however.

paul - 09/11/10 11:12
That's so crazy but I guess it gets the publicity. The reason I hate windows is because of things like this: (e:paul,52637)

09/08/2010 19:28 #52683

Despite the mild blight

this is probably the last harvest as the plants are starting to die.

tinypliny - 09/09/10 23:30
So pretty!! They look like they were sweet, were they?

jbeatty - 09/09/10 09:39
Wow, those look great! I really want my own garden.

paul - 09/08/10 20:41
Those purple ones look crazy.

08/24/2010 20:47 #52555

first run published to estrip

should have waiting longer after dinner but not bad

tinypliny - 08/25/10 11:30
I am tempted to get a data plan just for this feature. Has to be interesting since I think my walk tracks would resemble those of a drunken loon on 2" heels soon.

paul - 08/25/10 09:48
If you had it drop more markers on the way you can see the stats at that point. I am not sure why it does show the altitude. I think it is in the KML file and it shows up in the interface on the phone. Must be a bug in the google maps API?

paul - 08/24/10 23:52
Nice. You run looks a lot more orderly looking than mine. I am dashing like a rabbit being chased by a fox.

08/22/2010 19:55 #52528

oh palm pilot

i found this in the basement last week. If it only could update via a network it might be fun. perhaps i can find a project for this.

tinypliny - 08/23/10 20:25
Back in the day, there was this X Files episode where rat boy would control Skinner's circulation with the Palm Pilot of Death. Man, I loved that show! I wish I could go back to the time when I watched those episodes for the first time (on Sunday evenings at 18:30) and didn't know all the plots by heart!
:::link:::

heidi - 08/22/10 22:49
I have a Palm Tungsten C available for projects if you'd like it. And a Palm Centro. I