APPLE FRONT ROW REMOTE BATTERY INSTALL

Install the HardwareGrowler extra package.ġ.

Encrypt my home directory with System Preferences -> Security -> FileVault.

Enable the Use secure virtual memory option in System Preferences -> Security -> General.

Enable full keyboard shortcuts by checking the All controls option in the bottom of the same Keyboard Shortcuts screen.

Disable the Front Row keyboard shortcut by using System Preferences -> Keyboard & Mouse -> Keyboard Shortcuts and disabling the Hide and show Front Row shortcut.

Disable the Front Row remote by using System Preferences -> Security -> General and checking the Disable remote control infrared receiver option.

Secure the screensaver by using System Preferences -> Security -> General and checking the Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver option.

Change the battery lifetime display with Show -> Time.This way the Apple store geeks can have that account should there need to be any repair work done. Create an applecare account with an easy, but secure, password.

APPLE FRONT ROW REMOTE BATTERY UPDATE

After account creation, run software update and get all the latest updates installed first.Now, on to the actual system setup, documented here for posterity. Of course, the obvious question is why buy another laptop when I’ve already got a nice 15-inch MacBook Pro that work provides? The answer there is easy: I don’t want to do anything personal, even development, on the work provided machine. I also sprung for a spare battery to try and help get a little closer to the awesome battery life of the 17-inch model. And, the unibody model is only 4.5 lbs, so 2 lbs lighter will be a lot nicer to carry around. I had a 2.0 GHz 13-inch MacBook a couple of years ago when the first Intel-based models came out and I do remember the screen resolution, while not abundant, was more than adequate for browsing, e-mail and even development.

I had planned on buying a 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro, and very nearly did, but luckily sanity won out and I remembered how much of a hassle it was to carry around those giant things, even if they are only “only” 6.6 lbs. I bought another Mac today, a nice 2.4 GHz 13-inch unibody MacBook.

Apple front row remote battery