The new Macbook Pro Retina! Stop by and see it for yourself!

We’re getting a NEW demo of the MacbookPro with Retina display! Stop by this week to try it out and see what all of the hype is about!

A reminder that tomorrow ww will be hosting our student led ipad demonstration from 9am-11am. All sweatshirts are buy one get one half off (of equal or lesser value), and if you print out a copy of out facebook page, you can receive a discount on any “Middlebury Mom” or “Middlebury Dad” mug or shirt! Stop by to see it all this weekend!

ipad demo

Lately, we have seen plenty of students, faculty and staff coming in to purchase a new power adapter for their Mac.  Many times, the cord is lost, stolen, frayed, or otherwise damaged.  Occasionally, one of the prongs on the magnetic end gets bent which renders the power adapter unable to connect and/or charge correctly.  We have the different power adapters for each Mac available here in the Bookstore.

More often lately than in the past though, we have run across a weird and irritating dilemma for the Mac user.  The System Power Management Control has needed resetting which results favorably in many cases, fixing the problem of the power adapter not charging the Mac.  This procedure is quite easy and anyone can do it. So, before you purchase a new power adapter for your Mac that you may or may not really need, follow these simple steps to reset your Mac’s SMC.

Before resetting the SMC

1. Press Command + Option + Escape to Force Quit any application that is open (first save anything needed saving)
2. Put your Mac to sleep by clicking Apple in upper left corner, then selecting Sleep.
3. Restart your Mac by clicking Apple in Upper left corner again and selecting Restart.
4. Shut Down your Mac by clicking the Apple in upper left corner and selecting Shut Down.

If your Mac isn’t responding press and hold down Power Button for 10 seconds.  Now you can follow these step by step instructions for Resetting the SMC.

For Mac’s that you should not remove battery on your own (no easy access to battery)  MacBook Pro’s later than 2009, all MacBook Air’s,  and the white MacBook (late 2009)

1. After making sure Mac is shut down, plug in power adapter to Mac and power source.
2. Press Left Side Shift + Control + Option Keys and the Power Button all at the same time holding for a moment.
3. Release all the keys and Power Button at the same time.
4. Press the Power Button to turn Mac on.
5. Notice if LED light on power adapter is on and power adapter is starting to charge battery.  This is a good indication if you need to change the power adapter or not, a defective power adapter will not be charging the battery.

For intel-based Mac’s that the battery is accessible to change yourself.

1. After making sure Mac is Shut Down, unplug the power adapter.
2. Remove battery.
3. Press and hold the Power Button for 5 seconds.
4. Release Power Button.
5. Attach power adapter to power source and Mac and insert battery.
6. Press Power Button to turn Mac on.
7. Notice if LED light on power adapter is on and power adapter is starting to charge battery.  This is a good indication if you need to change the power adapter or not, a defective power adapter will not be charging the battery.

Our Apple Authorized Tech is located right here in the Bookstore at the Apple Desk for your convenience for any Mac related issue.  He is available Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons.

Check out this helpful article! They key may lie in downloading Adobe Reader. Click Here to check out the Adobe site and to download reader. Hopefully you can be reading E-books on your Mac in no time!

There is still time to get your FREE $100 Apple BTS Gift Card!

This Friday, September 21st is the last day to get in on all the free Apps, music and books with the $100 Apple BTS Gift Card!

Stop by and get your new Mac with the Free $100 Apple BTS Gift Card or get the New Pad and get the Free $50 Apple BTS Gift Card!

is the final day of our promotion for recieving a complementary giftcard for iTunes, iBookstore, or the App store with the purchase of a Mac or iPad! Buy a Mac and receive a $100 card or buy an ipad and get$50 for new apps, songs, and books to start your year off right! With education prices you save even more. Stop by today and have a look!

We are offering a FREE $100 Apple Back-to-School Gift Card with the purchase of a new Mac

or

get a FREE $50 Apple Back-to-School Gift Card with the purchase of the new iPad

We have all the latest models in stock, click the link or come in and check them out!

Occasionally we get in those individuals who have never experienced Mac before and are looking at buying a laptop or an iPad.  They play with a Mac here in the store and feel like they are “In the Fog”.

There are a great many tutorials that are available to help you get used to the Mac world including the verbiage which is different than that of the PC and Windows world.  Almost daily, we have someone that needs help learning how to do this or that on the Mac or iPad.  I am creating a link for some basic Apple Tutorials below that are step-by-step instructions along with the video.

Apple Tutorials

Our Library and Information services has also provided a link to tutorials for Faculty, Staff and Students.  These tutorials are by Lynda.com and have been provided for Middlebury.  Simply click to link below to get to the LIS Helpdesk- Lynda at Middlebury information page, then click on the link go/lynda

These tutorials are for such a broad range of subjects that you can type in what subject you would like to learn in the search space provided at the top of the page.  So simply type in Mac and you will have a large list to choose from that are rated for beginners, intermediate or all.  You will then be able to select the Switching to Mac tutorial at the top of the list. Each tutorial is 2 to 3 minutes long within the selections for Switching to Mac. This allows you to learn in steps as time allows.

Lynda.com at Middlebury