How do I connect my white macbook up to my samsung hdtv?

Q. I have a regular white macbook 2007 model i think (not a macbook pro!)
I need help on what i need to plug it up to my tv with audio to watch movies?

A. Call the Apple Store to find out what kind of connection you have. (1800-MyApple)

They will be able to help you. I have a mini-dvi to HDMI converter that allowed me to connect a macbook to the hd tv; however, you may have to start at regular DVI if you don't have the mini-dvi port... either way, apple will be able to help you.



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What extras should I consider getting on my Macbook for College?

Q. I will be purchasing a macbook for college in a few months. Do you suggest a macbook, or a macbook pro? What about the amount of memory I need? Extra programs? Basically, if you were to buy a new macbook, and could customize it to be the perfect college tool, what would you suggest getting? Thanks for your help in advance!

A. Let's do a comparison of the Macbook versus the Macbook Pro.

CPU
Core 2 Duo 2.26 Mhz (Macbook)
Core 2 Duo 2.53 Mhz (Macbook Pro)
The Pro edition has a CPU that is a little bit faster but the 2.26 Mhz CPU should be sufficient for running the most demanding software unless it you are working with a large amount of data like in video editing applications.

SCREEN
13.3 inch, 1280 X 800 (Macbook)
13.3 inch, 1280 X 800 (Macbook Pro)
Large enough to work comfortably but not so heavy so that it is a pain to lug it around campus.

HARD DRIVE
250 GB (Macbook)
250 GB (Macbook Pro)
Plenty of storage for all your software. It can store a lot of data too. Unless you have a massive collection of MP3 music, high resolution pictures or video files, this is more then sufficient. If you need more storage, you can always use an external hard drive or USB flash drive.

MEMORY
2 GB (Macbook)
2 GB or 4 GB (Macbook Pro)
The base 2 gigabytes is sufficient to run all Mac OS 10.6 applications I can think of unless once again you are working with very large files or doing a lot of multi tasking. Then you can go with the Pro and opt for the extra memory.

GRAPHICS
nVidia GeForce 9400 (Macbook)
nVidia GeForce 9400 (Macbook Pro)
Good mobile GPU for most games at a 13" monitor resolution. Capable with video & graphics editing. Insufficient for some games which demand a powerful GPU. Games like Crysis for example.

PORTS
2 - USB 2.0 (Macbook)
2 - USB 2.0, 1 - Firewire 800, 1 - SD card slot (Macbook Pro)
The SD card slot comes in handy when you want to take your memory card out of your digital camera and view it right away with the Macbook Pro. If you do not work a lot with digital photos, the Macbook is fine. You can also purchase external memory card readers.


The two systems are very similar as you can see. If you are on a budget, go with the Macbook as the drawbacks are very few. If you want to splurge on a faster system to last longer, go with the Macbook Pro. Both are great choices.


ACCESSORIES
Wireless mouse (does not have to be a Mac mouse)
Laptop bag (get padding + handles + shoulder strap)

SOFTWARE

Microsoft Office (pay)
- includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage
- has a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation & organizer/e-mail software
- very powerful
- very popular with Mac & PC users

Apple iWork (pay)
- includes Pages, Numbers, Keynote
- has a word processor, spreadsheet & presentation software
- fairly powerful
- compatible with MS Office formats

OpenOffice (free)
- includes Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base
- has a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, illustration & database software
- http://www.openoffice.org

Miro (free)
- it can play almost any video format
- very popular video player
- http://www.getmiro.com/

iTunes (free)
- listening to music
- syncing with your iPod/iTouch/iPhone

Burn (free)
- write movies to VCD or DVD
- copy data to CD or DVD
- http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html

Seashore (free)
- user friendly graphics software
- ability to edit, fix, manipulate photos or graphics
- http://seashore.sourceforge.net/

Pencil (free)
- draw on your computer like you draw on paper
- animate your own cartoons
- http://www.pencil-animation.org/

Drawberry (free)
- powerful vector graphics drawing software
- very popular, has lots of downloadable clipart
- http://raphaelbost.free.fr/DrawBerry.html

Xee (free)
- picture viewer & organizer
- http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/19978

Skype (free)
- instant message
- free voice chat for computer to computer talk

Adobe Photoshop (pay)
- powerful graphics editor
- many filters and effects

Xtorrent (free)
- bit torrent client for you to share and download files

Dreamweaver (pay)
- powerful web design & creation software
- supports HTML, CSS, javascript, php, flash

Flash (pay)
- create multimedia content for the web
- animation, steaming audio, video
- supports actionscript

Games
- The Sims 3
- Spore
- Civilizations IV
- SimCity 4
- Second Life
- Age of Empires III
- Guitar Hero World Tour

How can I restore my Macbook to factory settings?

Q. I need to fully restore my MacBook to its original settings - completely blank. I accidentally deleted all the application on there so at the moment it is pretty much useless. The disk drive is broken so I can't really use that? It was originally Tiger, I have the Tiger disk, but I upgraded to Leopard, which I also still have to hand.

Is it possible to blank it without using the disk drive? Or any suggestions how I could go about it?

A. I had the same exact problem last month. I deleted some stuff and i was basically screwed, Since your disk drive isnt working im really not sure what you can do. I used the install CD and i started the computer i held the OPTION button it brought up the lion cd and i was able to do a full wipe and restore. I think you will have to get your disk drive fixed before you can do anything. One thing i can think of is trying to somehow take your boot cd and burn the install file on it to an external dard drive. Then you can pulg in the external into your macbook and hold option and it should let you access your hard drive with the install lion file on it. from there you should be able to delete and re install lion. I hope this helps and good luck!