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Using Macbook As Desktop?
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<blockquote data-quote="walkerj" data-source="post: 800161" data-attributes="member: 9385"><p>I've been using my Macbook as a desktop for about two years now. Dual monitor even with Samsung Syncmaster 225BW elevated above with the Macbook's internal in a vertical configuration.</p><p></p><p>Bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse on desk tray, USB and firewire external disks, USB hub to hook in my printer, scanner, card reader, camera, iPod, Wacom; external speakers and microphone plugged into their respective ports.</p><p></p><p>Every morning when I go to work (yay!) I have a whole checklist ritual to "undock" it from all the gear: Eject external drives, unplug speakers (and microphone if hooked up) disconnect USB hub, disconnect USB drive, disconnect Firewire drive, disconnect external monitor (all windows leap down to internal screen), shrink Dock (because internal screen is smaller and I make the Dock big when running the external) turn off bluetooth mouse (because it will wake up the Macbook if I don't turn it off before I put the Mac to sleep), disconnect power cord, close lid. Takes about a minute to go through. Wrap power cord and throw power block and wireless mouse in bag, confirm 'breathing light' to make sure it's asleep, put in bag.</p><p></p><p>At work I go with just the built-in screen, power, and bluetooth Mighty Mouse.</p><p></p><p>When I get home it's same ritual in reverse. Used to be with Tiger all the windows would leap back to the external monitor when it was plugged in, but it seems with Leopard Apple made that feature go away. It recognizes everything immediately though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="walkerj, post: 800161, member: 9385"] I've been using my Macbook as a desktop for about two years now. Dual monitor even with Samsung Syncmaster 225BW elevated above with the Macbook's internal in a vertical configuration. Bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse on desk tray, USB and firewire external disks, USB hub to hook in my printer, scanner, card reader, camera, iPod, Wacom; external speakers and microphone plugged into their respective ports. Every morning when I go to work (yay!) I have a whole checklist ritual to "undock" it from all the gear: Eject external drives, unplug speakers (and microphone if hooked up) disconnect USB hub, disconnect USB drive, disconnect Firewire drive, disconnect external monitor (all windows leap down to internal screen), shrink Dock (because internal screen is smaller and I make the Dock big when running the external) turn off bluetooth mouse (because it will wake up the Macbook if I don't turn it off before I put the Mac to sleep), disconnect power cord, close lid. Takes about a minute to go through. Wrap power cord and throw power block and wireless mouse in bag, confirm 'breathing light' to make sure it's asleep, put in bag. At work I go with just the built-in screen, power, and bluetooth Mighty Mouse. When I get home it's same ritual in reverse. Used to be with Tiger all the windows would leap back to the external monitor when it was plugged in, but it seems with Leopard Apple made that feature go away. It recognizes everything immediately though. [/QUOTE]
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