well I finally got it... a few questions.

TheInvsbleMan · TheInvsbleMan #1 (**permalink**)

06-20-2007, 11:58 PM

I finally bought what my specs say haha so far I love this laptop, but I have a few questions... actually just one for now.

when I close the lid what happens? does it go into a low power mode? shut down? etc... also can it charge while it is in... whatever state it is in?

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #2 (**permalink**)

06-21-2007, 12:01 AM

It is sleep mode. Everything is shut down and stored in memory so when you open the lid it starts up immediately. You can charge the laptop at any time

Netty4mac · Netty4mac #3 (**permalink**)

06-21-2007, 12:02 AM

Congrats on your new MBP!!

todd51 · todd51 #4 (**permalink**)

06-21-2007, 12:10 AM

MBPs are aawesome

Congratulations on the new toy!

remain · remain #5 (**permalink**)

06-21-2007, 12:12 AM

Actually, it's not just Sleep. It's also Safe Sleep, which in the Windows world is known as "Hibernate."

What happens is it goes to Sleep, but at the same time, it saves the RAM's content onto the hard drive (Safe Sleep).

If you re-open the lid in normal circumstances (i.e., the power is not cut off until the next time you turn it on),
it will just wake up from Sleep normally.
The "waking up" process will happen almost instantaneously.

But if the battery runs out or anything happens that would stop the "Sleep,"
then next time you re-open it, it will awaken from "Safe Sleep" (loading the RAM from the hard drive).
In this case, the "waking up" will take a little longer.

TheInvsbleMan · TheInvsbleMan #6 (**permalink**)

06-21-2007, 01:04 PM

Thanks for the help. Umm question 2.... When I play a widescreen movie it still has the bars on the top and bottom... I thought with a widescreen monitor widescreen movies would be full screen

Stretch · Stretch #7 (**permalink**)

06-21-2007, 01:07 PM

Movies are shot at a 16:9 aspect ratio, your screen is 16:10, which is why there are bars.

TheInvsbleMan · TheInvsbleMan #8 (**permalink**)

06-21-2007, 04:17 PM

yet another question... in iPhoto, is there any way I can view my photos by the folders I originally had them in... rather than just broken down by year? I have them all arranged into folders from when I tranferred them over and if I go into pictures in the finder I can still see all the folders but I mean actually in iPhoto. help would greatly be appreciated

TheInvsbleMan · TheInvsbleMan #9 (**permalink**)

06-21-2007, 04:49 PM

yet another one popped up... is there any program for the Mac that will allow me to clip music files? I like to make my own ringtones for my phone and I would like to be able to select 30 second clips of the song and save the clips.

**edit**
never mind on this I just realized the program I used to use on Windows is available for Mac... Audacity is the name in case anybody else needs to know

DoubleCap · DoubleCap #10 (**permalink**)

06-21-2007, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TheInvsbleMan

yet another question... in iPhoto, is there any way I can view my photos by the folders I originally had them in... rather than just broken down by year? I have them all arranged into folders from when I tranferred them over and if I go into pictures in the finder I can still see all the folders but I mean actually in iPhoto. help would greatly be appreciated

Yes, drag the original folders from your HD into the left pane of iPhoto. You should see a folder pop up. This is what I mean: http://missig.org/julian/images/iphoto-flickr.png - take a look on the left.

trpnmonkey41 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 22, 2003 Location: Hamilton College Posts: 7,003 Mac Specs: 20" iMac C2D 2.16ghz, 13" MacBook 2.0ghz, 60gb iPod vid, 1gb nano	06-21-2007, 12:01 AM It is sleep mode. Everything is shut down and stored in memory so when you open the lid it starts up immediately. You can charge the laptop at any time Don't forget to use the new User Reputation System
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remain #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 27, 2006 Posts: 440 Mac Specs: Power Mac G5 Dual 1.8 GHz	06-21-2007, 12:12 AM Actually, it's not just Sleep. It's also Safe Sleep, which in the Windows world is known as "Hibernate." What happens is it goes to Sleep, but at the same time, it saves the RAM's content onto the hard drive (Safe Sleep). If you re-open the lid in normal circumstances (i.e., the power is not cut off until the next time you turn it on), it will just wake up from Sleep normally. The "waking up" process will happen almost instantaneously. But if the battery runs out or anything happens that would stop the "Sleep," then next time you re-open it, it will awaken from "Safe Sleep" (loading the RAM from the hard drive). In this case, the "waking up" will take a little longer. Cog 0.07 audio player - cogx.org AAC, AIFF, APE, FLAC, M4A, MP3, MPC, OGG, SHN, WAV, WV, tracker formats, VG music formats, cue sheets, M3U & PLS, Growl, Last.fm, Apple Remote Latest Nightly Build (0.08) (new interface!) - Got ideas? Report bugs?
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Stretch #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 13, 2007 Location: Central New York Posts: 4,614 Mac Specs: 15in i7 MacBook Pro, 8GB RAM, 60GB SSD, 500GB HD	06-21-2007, 01:07 PM Movies are shot at a 16:9 aspect ratio, your screen is 16:10, which is why there are bars. Blog and Photo Gallery: http://philolin.me/ Currently running OS X 10.8.2
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TheInvsbleMan #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 05, 2007 Location: Ypsilanti, MI Posts: 274 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.4GHz 4GB, iPod Classic 120GB	06-20-2007, 11:58 PM I finally bought what my specs say haha so far I love this laptop, but I have a few questions... actually just one for now. when I close the lid what happens? does it go into a low power mode? shut down? etc... also can it charge while it is in... whatever state it is in?
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todd51 #4 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	06-21-2007, 12:10 AM MBPs are aawesome Congratulations on the new toy!
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TheInvsbleMan #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 05, 2007 Location: Ypsilanti, MI Posts: 274 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.4GHz 4GB, iPod Classic 120GB	06-21-2007, 01:04 PM Thanks for the help. Umm question 2.... When I play a widescreen movie it still has the bars on the top and bottom... I thought with a widescreen monitor widescreen movies would be full screen
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TheInvsbleMan #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 05, 2007 Location: Ypsilanti, MI Posts: 274 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.4GHz 4GB, iPod Classic 120GB	06-21-2007, 04:17 PM yet another question... in iPhoto, is there any way I can view my photos by the folders I originally had them in... rather than just broken down by year? I have them all arranged into folders from when I tranferred them over and if I go into pictures in the finder I can still see all the folders but I mean actually in iPhoto. help would greatly be appreciated
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TheInvsbleMan #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 05, 2007 Location: Ypsilanti, MI Posts: 274 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.4GHz 4GB, iPod Classic 120GB	06-21-2007, 04:49 PM yet another one popped up... is there any program for the Mac that will allow me to clip music files? I like to make my own ringtones for my phone and I would like to be able to select 30 second clips of the song and save the clips. edit never mind on this I just realized the program I used to use on Windows is available for Mac... Audacity is the name in case anybody else needs to know
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