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How-to: How to get around “Black Screen of Death” on dual-GPU MacBook Pro notebooks

Ok, this could be useful. Per the mighty Topher Kessler of CNET, a workaround has been found for MacBook users who noticed a pretty annoying black-screen bug on their systems, in which the computer would appear to be running but would not show any output on the display. To get around this issue, people were […]

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Ars Technica testing shows evidence of lowered battery life under Mountain Lion for some MacBook Pro users

Well, patches and updates DO tend to exist for a reason… Per Ars Technica and a test conducted by the web site, there may be evidence that Apple’s new operating system is draining batteries significantly faster than the previous OS X Lion, as the publication’s test unit lost some 38 percent of runtime after having […]

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gfxCardStatus utility allows dynamic switching between MacBook Pro graphics cards

Although Apple’s current MacBook Pro notebooks allow you to switch between graphics processing units in order to optimize performance and battery life, Apple doesn’t really provide an easy way to manage the different GPUs on the system, and if you like to tinker you may find the utility gfxCardStatus useful, both for newer and older […]