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Use Intel iMac 17″ Core2Duo with External Display Only

Recently, I had the problem that the TFT display module of an 2008 17″ Intel iMac refused to work properly: The whole image was inverted and the right half stayed completely grey.

Tagged with: apple, hardware, imac, Mac OS X
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Using a MacBook with Bootcamp in Windows XP with an External Primary Monitor

Today I came across the problem that I needed to use a MacBook with our multi-touch table the Virttable. Therefore, the screen of the MacBook must be enhanced onto a video projector that has been attached to the DVI port

Tagged with: bootcamp, macbook, Multi-Touch, windows xp
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MBP Keyboard Assembly: Backlight illumination with FTIR

Today I have made an interesting discovery: my 2008 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro is using frustrated total internal reflection (FTIR) for the illumination of its keyboard. The background to this discovery is that I spilled a bit of salad dressing

Tagged with: apple, ftir, LED, Mac, MacBook Pro, Multi-Touch
Posted in apple, Mac, Multi-Touch
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I am a PhD student in Computer Sciences at the Goethe University of Frankfurt working at the RheinMain University of Applied sciences. In my PhD work I focus on Authoring Aspects of Multi-Touch and Tangible User Interfaces.

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