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So my mac book all the sudden would not turn on. I took it apart and with a light tester tested for power. After touching one of the power things Not sure what its called but it made it turn on. After turing it on I tried to shut it off. The power button is not working. It is not stck, or dirty. Please if you know anything i would very much appreciate it.

Moosey Flathead asked:


Mac TV commercials say that a Mac is more stable and gets fewer viruses than a PC. Is this backed up by solid test data? Where is the data that shows that a Mac is more stable and gets fewer virus infections than a PC running Linux?

The Mac operating system which is Unix based seems to be akin to Linux. I don’t see how there could be a big difference.

Jules asked:


I’m looking for software that will thoroughly test my Mac’s CPU, GPU and Memory. The results of these tests will be posted on a website which I plan to launch soon, but I just don’t know where to find software that’ll do that.
Alternatively, are there any hardware tests that I could do without using software (such as running multiple applications to test memory, running a 2D then 3D animation for the GPU, and encoding a video for CPU?)
If you have any suggestions, just post them, even if they don’t match all the criteria.

Psy-nox asked:


Inside a Mac G4, on the side of the motherboard closest to the front, there is a wide connector that does not have anything attached to it. There is also a silver short cable with a very small connector on the end. What are these two things? things for testing?

Gobo760 asked:


So I recently downloaded MemTest from http://www.memtestosx.org because a bunch of sites online were saying that it was the best program for testing RAM on a Mac. So I ran the test in single-user mode (where your Mac turns in to one big Dos looking screen), but now I have no idea where the test results are stored. Does anyone know how to view the results? Any input would be HUGELY helpful!

Thanks in advance.

Starving Student asked:


I want to download the Mac version of Rhino, but kind of scared since it says it may damage my comp.. granted they are still working out the kinks and testing it out.. but I am just curious if anyone has tried it.

I already have Rhino on my PC side, but I highly prefer it on my Mac side so I can work swifter with my Mac programs.

Any advice helps and is appreciated. THANKS!

Oscar A asked:


I know that i have Nvidia for the graphics AMD k8 processor. I’m running Windows 7 right now. If you need me to run some test or any more information contact me and thank you in advance.

Daniel asked:


Ive read several testing reports for the mac vs pc and it is evident that Mac beats PC in everything tested but the one question that hasnt been answered for me is Mac better for games like Warhammer and World of Warcraft or is PC better?

linda asked:


I want to know if taking a computer technicians course is worth the money and what kind of things I would learn in class.
So far I know how to take apart a computer and replace broken parts with working parts, diagnose a problem using the Apple hardware test, and install an OS on a new computer and after I’ve replaced a hard drive. My goal is to get my Apple certification by June.
amacmedic: Whats the best Apple course to take?

SomeoneWhoNeedsAnswers asked:


I’m needing some sort of program that runs IE on Mac. I’m not interested in IEv5 I need it to be recent as I need to do testing in browsers. I’m not sure if I’m on an intel or not. I got a PowerPC G5 so anything that will work with that would be awesome.

If any of you are on a Mac and have successfully ran a current version of IE let me know how.
EDIT: I don’t have an intel.