If You are free this weekend...

If you happen to pass by Cityhall area...
You may like to drop by The Esplanade to check out my new works...

Special apology to LQ.

Opps Sorry...
I can't help but blog about my Mac.
Please bear with me until my Mac Hype is over..

Meanwhile...I will try to talk about other things
whenever I can.

Aimless Life...

I need a job soon.
Not that I do not enjoy my current carefree life...
But I do not like the idea of my depleting bank figures...
So low that it has hit an all time low...
And I actually have expenses to come in December
when my parents come back to SG in December for holidays.

I can starve and eat less...
And scrimp on myself...
But not my parents.
I have the responsibility...

Being so broke that i am not even willing to travel unneccessarily.
Or eat out.

I need a job soon.
Anyone has lobang?
PArt time jobs?

Mac Book Pro Overheating and wrong battery life indication-MYSTERY SOLVED!

Suddenly, I notice a dip in my MBP's battery life.
From fully charged of 5 hours to fully charged of 2.3 hours.
Which is SCARY!
And the all time noticeable overheating of my Mac recently.

I became a bit paranoid and read up over these issues.
Apparently, my MBP heat up for no reasons while others is because
they are using it intensively...

I install iSTAT which is a very cool feature
for my dashboard to check my MBP's overall health.
To my astonishment...
My MBP is hovering at 78 degree celsius
when i was only reading some article online...
WITHOUT ANY OTHER APPLICATION RUNNING.

I am pissed.
This MBP is only 1 month old.

I couldn't undertand why my MBP can heat up to 78 degree Celsius..
when it is not doing anything except for opening
ONE FIREFOX WINDOW to read articles for apple support.
My MBP reach 78 degrees in less than 10 minutes after switching ON.
And...the strange thing is...
system IDLE at 50%

I am not doing much...not even listen to itune..
But is already using 50% of the system???

I am determine to find out why.

After reading all the articles regarding battery defects and overheating..
I am convinced my MBP is not perfect.
I have decided to call APPLE first thing at 9am.

But but...before that...since i couldn't sleep in the middle of 5am.
I begin to play around with my iSTAT.....
The application that shows temperature and performance of my MBP.
I make some new configuration to display processes of application...
and...

HMM....something strange showed up.
My canon ip5200 showed up...and running at 98%???
Huh? since when is my printer printing?
It wasn't even plug in.
I open my printer in finder and found that I had a print error on RUNNING mode
on my MBP since a monday...an article which i din print becos of a print error.
It was left opened.
UNTIL NOW?!

which explains why my MBP runs 50% even when IDLE
and heats up to 78 degree C in less than 10 minutes...

I cancel the print job and close my printer application...
Immediately...
in less than a minute...
My MBP's temperature drops...
It used to hover round 77...and stays there
It is 72 after a few minutes...
And finally rest to a comfortable 54 degree celsius...

And another miracle happens.
My battery life...showing 2.44 hours when fully charged...
mentioned earlier on...
JUMPED! to 5.3 hours like it used to.
WALA!

2 problems solved!

Though I am still a bit puzzled that the printing error
was not cancelled after shutting down...
I am glad there is nothing wrong with my baby.

AND SO...
Mystery is SOLVED.
Weird battery Indication and heating issues are due to
Unattended printing error that is left opened.

False alarm.
But learn something YET AGAIN!

Old vs New MBP

The introduction of the new mac book pro did waver my love
for my newly bought but listed "OLD" mac book pro.
Because, if for the same amount of money can buy a better laptop...
WHY would I have bought a "OLD" version just 3 weeks ago.

Fortunately...
All the statistics and report of the new mac book pro...
Shows that I made a right choice.

First of all,
I do NOT like the new GLOSSY screen.
It is actually a glass screen.

Though I really like the unibody features...
But it did not make the new mac book pro any lighter...
in fact heavier though insignificantly..
as for size...

The New MBP is actually larger in base size,
and only 0.05 inch thinner...
0.05 inch is like..
PLEASE...you won't notice the diff unless you measure it.

Of course the new MBP has lot of upgrade in many ways...
And I love the new GREEN notebook concept..
PVC and Mercury Free...

However, for the same price...
I can only afford what i have now..
for the spec I need.

I can't ask for more.
I can only love what i have now.
And I do.