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[aryayush]

As for how to preserve your battery longer, just never turn the notebook off. Don’t shut it down. Whenever you’re done for the day, just shut down the lid and it will go into sleep mode. Leave it that way. It’s convenient and works as advertised.

 

[Pat]

As for how to preserve your battery longer, just never turn the notebook off. Don’t shut it down. Whenever you’re done for the day, just shut down the lid and it will go into sleep mode. Leave it that way. It’s convenient and works as advertised.

It is definitely very convenient. I have not shutdown my macbook since 2 days now My crappy Compaq Lappy used to get hot within hours, but this ones running cool even after 14 hours of continuous usage. Although I agree its convenient to put it to sleep rather than shutting down, I am wondering how it helps in preserving battery longer

 

[jamesbond007]

Me a firefox fan too for ages now even before it was given the name Firefox!! I switched to Safari, it was hard to dump something that I've used for years but once I started using it I liked it and now I am a total Safari convert. Honestly I am a convert to all the default Mac Apps.
If there is one functionality that I really really miss in Safari, its got to be the ability to use Safari in Offline mode. The only way to work offline in Safari seems to be to save a page as web archive, which is horrible and pain in the ass. I hope developers add this functionality in Safari 4

 

[goobimama]

It is definitely very convenient. I have not shutdown my macbook since 2 days now My crappy Compaq Lappy used to get hot within hours, but this ones running cool even after 14 hours of continuous usage. Although I agree its convenient to put it to sleep rather than shutting down, I am wondering how it helps in preserving battery longer

Haha! You have no idea. The secret power of the kool-aid. Trust us on this one.

 

[yash]

@preshit so you use hazel? I am having a problem with hazel when I first install it, I try to run the 'old files rule' that should label all files added one week ago as red. but it doesn't do it. Why? I test the 'new file' rule, and it matches all the files sitting in my downloads folder. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[preshit.net]

Actually, I've been using Hazel only for a few weeks now. Have just configured it to monitor my downloads folder for .torrent files, move them to a designated folder and open in Transmission and .dmg files to the DMG folder. I use the old files rule and it works for me well.
You might want to ask Ashwin. He's the housekeeping specialist.

 

[superczar]

Yayay..
My white MB is gone, now need to wait for the Al Book .. Another week to go though

 

[preshit.net]

A week's wait for what? Aren't they available in Chennai yet?

 

[goobimama]

@Preshit: That torrent thing can be done via Transmission itself. I mean, make it monitor your downloads folder and trash the files automatically.

 

[preshit.net]

Yes Yes. I know that. But I don't want to trash the files, but keep them together in a folder. And I first discovered the feature in Hazel, so still using it.
Plus, I need to add more rules now that I'm getting an external HDD.

WD 500GB FireWire 400 - Rs. 5500

 

[superczar]

A week's wait for what? Aren't they available in Chennai yet?

got a small trip lined up next week, so might as well save some cash since Apple has a global warranty anyway

 

[aryayush]

It is definitely very convenient. I have not shutdown my macbook since 2 days now My crappy Compaq Lappy used to get hot within hours, but this ones running cool even after 14 hours of continuous usage. Although I agree its convenient to put it to sleep rather than shutting down, I am wondering how it helps in preserving battery longer

It probably doesn’t. I don’t know.

My point is that it’s so darned convenient that going through the motions of saving everything and shutting down your Mac and the booting it up and launching all the applications every time you need it just to potentially make the battery last a couple more months is just plain… well, stupid, IMHO. If someone told you that your car would give you the best performance in terms of mileage if you drove it at around 40 KM/h, would you drive it at that speed all the time?

I bought my Mac about three years ago and haven’t given a second thought to what’s up with the battery and have not had to spend a dime on it yet. Even if it does go in the crapper one day (and I’ll have no way of knowing whether it did so prematurely, mind you), it will have been worth it for all the years of just shutting the lid when I’m done and popping it open and getting back to work in an instant.

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Guys, I’m planning to buy a Drobo this January. It’s Rs. 25,000 without the hard drives. Should I go ahead?

 

[preshit.net]

The Drobo unit looks terrific with all the lights and would compliment the Mac, but just one question. Why?

 

[jamesbond007]

@Aryayush

Why in the world do you need a Drobo ?? Do you have any specific need for such a setup ??
Its definitely got some great advantages but the question is necessity or splurge ??

I am buying a 1TB external Drive very soon... I can't believe I've gone crazy!!!

 

[yash]

It probably doesn’t. I don’t know.

My point is that it’s so darned convenient that going through the motions of saving everything and shutting down your Mac and the booting it up and launching all the applications every time you need it just to potentially make the battery last a couple more months is just plain… well, stupid, IMHO. If someone told you that your car would give you the best performance in terms of mileage if you drove it at around 40 KM/h, would you drive it at that speed all the time?

I bought my Mac about three years ago and haven’t given a second thought to what’s up with the battery and have not had to spend a dime on it yet. Even if it does go in the crapper one day (and I’ll have no way of knowing whether it did so prematurely, mind you), it will have been worth it for all the years of just shutting the lid when I’m done and popping it open and getting back to work in an instant.

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Guys, I’m planning to buy a Drobo this January. It’s Rs. 25,000 without the hard drives. Should I go ahead?

I'm now on my third battery on my macbook pro in less than two years of owning it. And none of the previous two batteries had even exceeded 100 cycles.

And yeah, go splurge on the drobo man! I would totally worship you if you got the drobo! muhaha!

@preshit, could it be that Hazel only registers files as being added a week ago AFTER hazel has been installed?

Can you try adding a folder that hazel wasn't monitoring before and see if the old files rule works?

 

[preshit.net]

Tried a test. Works.

 

[aryayush]

The Drobo unit looks terrific with all the lights and would compliment the Mac, but just one question. Why?

@Aryayush

Why in the world do you need a Drobo ?? Do you have any specific need for such a setup ??
Its definitely got some great advantages but the question is necessity or splurge ??

I figured it would be convenient and expandable, you know. I could start off with two hard drives of 1TB capacity each and then just plug in another one as and when the need arises. Plus, there’s the fact that you’re insured against hard drive crashes and stuff, something that I’m very afraid of. Since it supports FireWire 800 now, I see very little reason not to buy a Drobo now. The only two factors are price, which I do not think is very high if it is indeed as awesome as everyone seems to think, and those lights, which I’m willing to overlook. There are fourteen bright lights in a variety of colours right on the front face of the device—it’s a nightmare!

You guys don’t think it’s worth the price? Is there any cheaper alternative?

I'm now on my third battery on my macbook pro in less than two years of owning it. And none of the previous two batteries had even exceeded 100 cycles.

Haven’t you realised this by now? Steve Jobs hates you!

And yeah, go splurge on the drobo man! I would totally worship you if you got the drobo! muhaha!

Wow, I’ll buy it for this reason alone then.

 

[superczar]

whats the point.. i am assuming you need it just as a centralized repository for all your media fils (and other shared stuff)

just get any cheap NAS enclosure instead and map it as a shared drive (or connect to server and add as a login items in leopard)...any half decent NAS is like a connect and forget thing and it wouldnt matter if you use drobo or some no-name box..

And If you really need RAID then you could also look at the RAID compatible My Book world edition boxes which support USB/Firewire/NAS access and come at a much cheaper asking price

 

[yash]

Haven’t you realised this by now? Steve Jobs hates you!

I just find solace in the fact that he doesn't love you either. I say you should take your dvd drive to macworld and throw it at him when he gets on stage! That'll get his attention!

Tried a test. Works.

I just read this on their site. And that explains it all. *www.noodlesoft.com/faq.php#U5

 

[aryayush]

whats the point.. i am assuming you need it just as a centralized repository for all your media fils (and other shared stuff)

just get any cheap NAS enclosure instead and map it as a shared drive (or connect to server and add as a login items in leopard)...any half decent NAS is like a connect and forget thing and it wouldnt matter if you use drobo or some no-name box..

And If you really need RAID then you could also look at the RAID compatible My Book world edition boxes which support USB/Firewire/NAS access and come at a much cheaper asking price

Woah, I didn’t understand a word of that!